She had brown hair and was wearing a pink dress. Well, the principal told us that some of the teachers would be getting aides. And then at the end of the day, our teacher told us that she was one of them. Then there was Anna's story. Her voice broke, and she hid her face in her hands.
Kindergartners are especially susceptible to the dire pronouncements issued by the system.
You trustingly put your little baby on the school bus the first morning of kindergarten, but the child who gets off that bus in the afternoon has become a Child of the System. She is an upstanding citizen of the elementary school. Not only is she brainwashed by the system authorities, but she sees that you are lacking in many of the skills necessary to get you through the deluge of homework assignments, parent-teacher conferences and science fairs sure to be coming your way. Take the notices, for example. Your kids will bring home enough of these to make you wild with anxiety.