"Mom, I think we need some new pancake syrup. The viscosity is too high in this one."
— Delta, age 12
Geez, I had a decent vocabulary at her age, but I doubt I knew what viscosity was until high school — probably about the time I learned how to put oil in my car.
I had to look it up.
Heh. Yeah, my daughter told her 5th grade teacher she was being “facetious.”
Now you know why NCLB is irrelevant.
Too funny! (Maybe if you microwave it, the viscosity will decrease to a level acceptable for Delta… 🙂
I suspect these young ladies knowledge about “viscosity” and “facetious” had nothing to do with the school system Doc.
Probably has a lot more to do with parents who are committed to their kids education and actively involved in that education.
Actually oneutvol, I asked Delta where she learned that word, and she said they’d studied it in science class (proceeding to further define it as “fluid resistance”).
“Probably has a lot more to do with parents who are committed to their kids education and actively involved in that education.”
Which was precisely my point. NCLB cannot address the major predictor of success for children in school–home life.
The importance of education when properly applied at home enhances the educational experience when given just an opportunity to learn at the school.