He's 9, not 517

All week we've been doing benchmark tests, which are a district assessment. Most of my kids get the test read aloud to them as an accommodation (except the reading test, of course), so it's been pretty tedious. This morning was the Social Studies' test. In Texas, like most other states to be sure, Social Studies gets kind of lost and forgotten during the day because of the rigorous demands of the Math and Language Arts curriculum. So I didn't exactly know how my kids would do.
 
Sure enough, the very first question said something like: "In 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail in search for: _______" and there were choices A, B, C, D. I read the question. I read the answers. Then one of my students raised his hand and, in total bewilderment, said: "But how do I know? This long time ago. I only born 2000 !!!!!!!!"
 
Yes, indeed. Maybe that one shouldn't count ...

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Super response! Love, dad

Rebekah said...

that is TOO cute. there's nothing cuter than that. oh my goodness. i wish i could've seen that. wow. :)

Randy et Jan said...

Did you manage not to laugh? Mom

Anonymous said...

exasperation with the education system at the age of nine! remarkable!

~JO

Sarah Garb said...

I mean really--the only "history" that's relevant is that which happened in one's own lifetime ;)

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