reading the room

I ' m going to be out of town for four days next week (see:yesterday ' s post), so I signed up to be the " parent reader " for Nina ' s kindergarten class today. Because of guilt. Oh yeah, also I wanted to promote literacy and volunteer my time and surprise my kid at school. But mainly guilt.I ' ve done this " parent reader " gig a few times in the past, and I ' ve learned a few things along the way. The first time I did it this, when Cal was in Pre-K, it took a lot more planning and schedule swapping (I was still working full time back then), so it was a higher pressure situation all around. I actually had to get some kind of special dispensation from the teacher to switch slots, since " parent readers " were supposed to come inonly for the kids ' SUPER DUPER ALL ABOUT ME SUPERSTAR week, and on Cal ' s original week I was work-scheduled up to the gills. (Cal went to a private school in midtown Atlanta at the time, and as a general rule I ' ve noticed private schools are much less understanding about parents not being able to drop every damn thing and show up midday for stuff on short notice.) But anyway, that first time, the book I brought was...well, Ithought it was a good idea. It was one of Cal ' s favorite books. It was by Dr. Seuss. We had a big hardcover with pictures that everyone could see, even all the way in the back. I loved this book as a kid myself. Right here:MAJOR ERROR. First of all, the book is 64 pages long. Second of all, it hasway too many words. Third, t...
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