In return for handing over a king's ransom each month JC's pre-school kindly provides a quarterly progress report. This is an A4 piece of paper with various development skills listed for us to monitor her progress. In the touchy-feely education speak of the modern era, there are three categories: B (beginning to develop), D (developing) and H (Highly developed). Apparently parents of 3 year olds aren't ready for terms such as "fail" or "no chance they'll be able to do this before they are 18".

Of course JC is naturally brilliant at almost everything she does but even my parental bias can't help but notice on certain skills she is lacking. For example in JC's world the number system is 1,2,6,7,11,12, giggle. In that order. Sometimes 3 creeps in, but 6 has pride of place after 2. To say her numeracy skills are beginning to develop is fair. Her reading skills are very strong. She will often read books to PB. These sessions consist of JC making PB sit down, picking up the book, opening it and proceeding to read. However what she reads tends to have on a remote link to the actual words on the page. Instead the narrative tends to follow the pictures on every third page, with a rapid "The End" and closing of the book. I would class that as Highly developed.

I'm looking forward to the next report card:

Tying shoe laces.....B
Counting.....D
Bashing sister over head.....H
Sharing with others.....D
Nuclear physics.....D
Parallel play.....H
Telling everyone at random times they are either her friend or not her friend.....H
Developing poverty allieviation programs for Africa.....D

It's a good school.