Tuesday, September 04, 2012
It was the first day of school from Primus and
Secundus. The years have flown by. Primus is a senior and Secundus is a
junior. Every year has had it challenges
and this year will be the college application process. I don’t know if this is going to be anything
like I expected it to be.
My children are human.
In some ways they are bright. In some ways they are dumber than moose
poop. I guess much the same can be said
of me. My wife, well she isn’t dumber
than moose poop, not ever. The maze of
admissions with grades and test schools will never reveal who my children are
to the people on the other end of the pipeline.
How can a dry sheet of paper convey the work ethic of an ASD kid or his
wry and witty sense of humor? Funny
that, ASD kids are not known for their biting humor, but Primus’ tongue is
rapier sharp.
The thing is words on paper and raw scores aren’t going to
tell you what that boy is all about. It is my hope he finds a place in this
world, a good place, where he can be of benefit to our greater community. He believes in public service although there
are flashes of cynicism that I see.
Sometimes I am convinced that his Aspergers is an evolutionary step in a
better direction. Less deception, less
artifice, more of this is what is and this is what is not.
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