Dance Exams
The three older kids completed their tap dance exams this afternoon. There was a lot of nervous energy in the house all morning, but surprisingly few fights.
They came back with wonderful scores - there was a 96, a 97, and even a 100%. I'm not assigning names to any of these, because the 96 was disappointed, and the 97 burst into tears about not also getting 100, like Other Child did.
We were very impressed with them. We were told that this examiner was a fairly tough one, and, reassured the teacher, "Getting a 95 is like getting 100 with this examiner."
It seems we have a perfectionist in our midst. However, the important part from my perspective was that their practicing was almost completely self-motivated, that they helped each other practice, even across grade levels, and that they obviously gave it their best in the exam room.
As we told them, this is practice for getting a driver's license, passing job evaluations, and completing the myriad of skills testing that happens in the work world today.
They came back with wonderful scores - there was a 96, a 97, and even a 100%. I'm not assigning names to any of these, because the 96 was disappointed, and the 97 burst into tears about not also getting 100, like Other Child did.
We were very impressed with them. We were told that this examiner was a fairly tough one, and, reassured the teacher, "Getting a 95 is like getting 100 with this examiner."
It seems we have a perfectionist in our midst. However, the important part from my perspective was that their practicing was almost completely self-motivated, that they helped each other practice, even across grade levels, and that they obviously gave it their best in the exam room.
As we told them, this is practice for getting a driver's license, passing job evaluations, and completing the myriad of skills testing that happens in the work world today.
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