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It was
amazing to see that my teen son received an ‘A’ in his English
Literature/Composition class. However, at home, his knowledge was not
reflective of what he learned in school. I discovered this in a recent
conversation we had.
During
Christmas break, when my son was tired of playing his video game he announced,
“Ma, I’m going over Cam’s house.”
My face
turned into a frown as I said, “That sounded more like a statement than a question.
You’re supposed to ask if you can go, not tell me. Didn’t you learn about
sentence structure in class?”
“Yes, I know
how to form a sentence and that WAS a question, you just didn’t hear the
question mark.”
So I guess I
didn’t listen intently enough (insert sarcasm). I think my sons next lesson
will be in the use of the exclamation mark, when I tell him, “Go clean your
room!”
Have you
experienced an unexpected lesson from your child lately?
