Project School in Freefall

Evelyn is bored to tears. Yes, actual tears. In the timed reading test the teacher said that
she read 160 words/minute and read "like a grownup". But the class is working on sight word flashcards with words like "though" and "because". Math has included such challenges as filling in the numbers that come before and after a given number. Evelyn is at the new school now. The upside is that there are no discipline problems in the class. The downside is that if we try to move her to the 4th grade that will probably mean a different school.

Clem has red dot duty tomorrow for talking in line. She was squirming on my lap and seeming ashamed when she told me. I said that if we'd had red dots in school I would have spent a lot of time on them for talking. That made her happier. She says that what got her in trouble was telling a boy in her class he was in the wrong line. No talking means no talking. Who cares if you are being helpful? The thumb is in the middle now. Still ticking down.