Yes! I feel grateful that my kiddo is taking the less competitive route through high school and pursuing the things that light them up. They will still have a pretty awesome resume at the end but it will be in service to the peers and teachers that they have committed to, not the college process.
I had a Hamlet moment this morning, but with the Odyssey, trying to summarize it for Josie! I started to fumble -- Peloponnesia?! Trojan?? -- and then reached for my good ol' phone. Talk about an intellectual curiosity killer.
I loved this! And the part about adulthood leading you away from a version of yourself you thought would always be there?! Oof.
Yes! I feel grateful that my kiddo is taking the less competitive route through high school and pursuing the things that light them up. They will still have a pretty awesome resume at the end but it will be in service to the peers and teachers that they have committed to, not the college process.
I had a Hamlet moment this morning, but with the Odyssey, trying to summarize it for Josie! I started to fumble -- Peloponnesia?! Trojan?? -- and then reached for my good ol' phone. Talk about an intellectual curiosity killer.
I loved this! And the part about adulthood leading you away from a version of yourself you thought would always be there?! Oof.
Love this! I know just the student I'm going to forward this to!
thank you so much for reading!
Amen!