Feeder Schools and Intake

The kid comes in.

He peers over his shyness to a table full of people frantically filling out forms.

His teacher is there, reluctantly telling lies about him.

Everyone smiles and the questions are asked.

What do you want for a fun elective?

You can have that fun elective if you go to summer school and pass and not miss three days.

When?

Every morning from June 10th to July 21st.

When?

It starts at 7:30. Its over at 1:00.

Sure, I will agree to do anything.. just get me out of this room.

Sign here... what am I signing?

Oh there is a translater.. yes its in Spanish.

Do you want to play sports in High School?

Yes, you are on the Jr. High team.

You want keyboarding..yes that is the same as computers.

Does your mom understand her rights?

(In his mind.. what is the principal doing here?)

And...my speech teacher...I just call her speech teacher.

And there is this other guy from the High School.. he says that he is a speech teacher too. Am I going to have speech there too?

I really don't know how to ask that question..

Whoops its over we are out of the room. Its time for the next group to come in.

Thats the way it was going today

:) Pat