Madison wrote a sweet card to her teacher - it was a letter letting her know that because she was such a great teacher, Madison herself wanted to be a teacher some day as well. This might be the first time we've seen any thought from Madison about what she wants to do when she grows up. As a parent, you're looking for those skills you believe your child has, those things that tend to come naturally. She seems to enjoy math, and she's good with the precision of spelling and grammar as well. It's more of a mechanical mind, one that enjoys tinkering quite a bit, building things and creating stuff. She obviously has a creative side as well, enjoying drawing, dancing, and of course playing music. But even with music, especially piano, there is of course a math side to things. All that said, despite creativity she exhibits, I say she leans a little towards left brain. How else can you explain today, when Mommy found her making up her own math chart? It was a multiplication table. Apparently, the one in her book does not feature anything with the number zero. So Madison did her own table, this one with zero, and of course all the other numbers as well.
Which reminds me of her sense of justice as well. She knows the rules and knows what is fair. When she sees injustice, she springs to action. This is sometimes a good thing, and other times an opportunity to learn about letting it go. The number zero was tossed aside in the school book's multiplication table, so Madison became an advocate, and gave that number a sense of value. Even though, by definition, it has no value. But at least it will feel better about itself.
So anyway, you have these thoughts as a parent: engineer? architect? lawyer? At this point, her early choice is teacher. Although I do now suddenly remember once upon a time that she mentioned working in the church. Either of these later choices is noble, as she wants to help others. No argument from us. The hope, of course, is that she finds that vision of what she wants to do a whole lot earlier than Daddy did.
Today was a busy day with work for Daddy, and a winding-down sort of day for Madison at school. She's in a grade level where there aren't many end-of-the-year tests, so school for her these last two weeks is sort of based on review, and themed out for fun. She's loving it. She's getting up actually by herself - without an alarm clock. This is a device Mommy and Daddy absolutely need. But here comes Madison roaring down the hall, ready to go. She's dressing herself up, all excited for school. And this comes only now, at the end of the year. Still, she thinks it is a good idea to get an alarm clock. Perhaps there is a Frozen-themed one out there...
Which reminds me of her sense of justice as well. She knows the rules and knows what is fair. When she sees injustice, she springs to action. This is sometimes a good thing, and other times an opportunity to learn about letting it go. The number zero was tossed aside in the school book's multiplication table, so Madison became an advocate, and gave that number a sense of value. Even though, by definition, it has no value. But at least it will feel better about itself.
So anyway, you have these thoughts as a parent: engineer? architect? lawyer? At this point, her early choice is teacher. Although I do now suddenly remember once upon a time that she mentioned working in the church. Either of these later choices is noble, as she wants to help others. No argument from us. The hope, of course, is that she finds that vision of what she wants to do a whole lot earlier than Daddy did.
Today was a busy day with work for Daddy, and a winding-down sort of day for Madison at school. She's in a grade level where there aren't many end-of-the-year tests, so school for her these last two weeks is sort of based on review, and themed out for fun. She's loving it. She's getting up actually by herself - without an alarm clock. This is a device Mommy and Daddy absolutely need. But here comes Madison roaring down the hall, ready to go. She's dressing herself up, all excited for school. And this comes only now, at the end of the year. Still, she thinks it is a good idea to get an alarm clock. Perhaps there is a Frozen-themed one out there...
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