Whoops--this isn't my first, and I can almost guarantee it won't be my last, but I made a mistake referring to Valley View Center as "Valley View Early Learning Center." I apologize, but am a little proud of myself for at least getting the district correct, York Suburban.
And last week, I got to be a "senior guest" for my granddaughter Samantha in Miss Smith's kindergarten class. (Check, Check, I got those names right, Yeah!!)
As I sat there soaking in everything about the class, I was more and more amazed and mesmerized as the afternoon went by. When I thought back to my kindergarten days, back when we used stone tablets, the comparison is almost laughable. I honestly don't remember actually learning how to read even one word until first grade, and then it was run, skip, and I believe jump, and the only characters in our reality world were Sally, Alice, Billy, Spot and another easy-to-spell character, whose name has escaped me.
Today's students sort of "jump" right over the one-syllable words, and "skip" over such easy names, and hit the ground "running" with multiple syllable words and names.
Imagine what this generation is going to accomplish!! What a privilege it was to witness what's ahead for this country. This school is progressive and contemporary as I'm sure many are around our York County.
There was one thing that hadn't changed so much however. One little boy asked about snack time. I guess it has happened before, as Miss Smith stepped aside to reveal, and have the student actually read a sign that read, "YES WE WILL HAVE SNACKS" I guess stomachs haven't evolved so much.
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