If you’re looking for something stressful, look no further than the New Orleans School system and the lottery-like admissions system. We think Isabel is pretty dang smart and amazingly verbal with a great vocabulary for a 2.5 year old so we went to get her tested so we could get some pointers on how to continue her current trajectory and keep her challenged in school/at home.
During the testing, Dad had to go to the other room and I got to listen in to the testing but couldn’t see what was happening. Here are a few of my favorite Question & Answer pairs.
Tester: What goes in a cup?
Isabel: COFFEE! (Neither jake nor I drink coffee)
Tester: Who wears a crown?
Isabel: ISABEL!
Tester: Who else wears a crown?
Isabel: Joss! (One of Isabel’s friends)
Tester: Okay. Isabel and Josh. And who else?
Isabel: No, Isabel and Joss.
Tester: What grows in the ground?
Isabel: Mud.
Tester (to dad during a break): I think she knows how to count, but i can’t get her to do it.
Dad (to Isabel): Isabel what do we do before we jump in the pool?
Isabel: ONE! TWO! THREE! (Jumps). ONE! TWO! THREE! (jumps twice) ONE TWO THREE! (Jumps again)
Dad: But sometimes we have to count to a higher number before we jump. What about 20?
Isabel: ONE TWO THREE! (Jumps) FOUR FIVE SIX! (Jumps). 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 18, 19, 20 (Jumps again).
Dad: Close enough. Looks like you have lots of energy
Isabel: Let’s run!
