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Old 04-24-2013, 09:00 AM
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In second grade I was given the assignment of writing a report on American Indians. It was the first such assignment and I did not want to do it. I recall some crying about it. My college educated mom, in her best my child is not going to fail an assignment role, basically did the whole thing for me. I got an A and the teacher wrote that I did the work she would expect of a fifth grader. For years we all teased Mom that with all her education she only produced fifth grade work.
Very cute story. Your mom was "under cover" and trying to think like a second grader.....so she outdid herself, actually. Hope you did future reports yourself....

I remember the American Indians in second grade and then all the explorers, etc.......in each subsequent grade.