Do you realize in many other countries, kids as young as 4 or 5 have to take aptitude tests that determine what kind of careers they'll have as adults? That is to say...what color their collars are gonna be? Blue? White? Brown? Pink? Green even? Oh I don't know what colors they use these days.
Anyway it just hit me today that we have that here too. Except it's not anywhere near as explicit. We call it Advanced Placement/Gifted or Talented/Mid Year Programs here, designed, in a nutshell, to challenge smarter kids who are more likely to be successful in college and future careers.
Also, short notes on other things I've learned:
Numero uno:
It blows my mind but apparently measures of success have nothing to do with intelligence. We live in a society where people who daily use improper grammar in every sentence can work in the education system. Or you can have a completely successful chain of restaurants without knowing a whole lot aside. Or you can be incredibly smart as far as education goes--4.0 at a major university and be struggling to get a dead-end job or otherwise be completely at a loss to get a job.
Numero dos:
I have a very comparatively soft voice. My voice cracks when it attempts to get even half as loud as some of the more experienced teachers.
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