Exams

Daughter just finished her exams today. Over all, things went well for her. She’ll be able to go to high school. Son 1 still has 4 more orals. This morning he had to figure out the volume of a cone in space with only certain points on a plane provided. He also had a question on probability. It was something like: What’s the probability of your dad understanding even 30% of that first question? He did not know whether to be loyal or truthful. One of those hidden integrity questions.

Last night, 17 neighbors came for a good-by party. Irish Mary, husband Robert and kids are moving to the other side of town. It provided a moment to speak with daughter’s dean, also invited. He’s concerned about the direction of Swiss education, claiming kids are arriving at finals without a clue. He blames everyone: politics, parents, teachers, students, the war in Iraq (oops, wrong discussion). When I expressed how happy I was with our children’s learning experience in the public schools, it was like water on parched earth. It had been a long time since he’d heard that one.

BTW, thanks for the prays about the faith conference. God listened.