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spending the recent past writing report cards
for the kinder
always a fascinating trip down memory lane
seeing how far they’ve come already
an unlimited distance still to go
the good, the bad, and the unexplained
all the good hearts, dramas, tears, and laughs
each their very own person
learning as we go.
all of us.
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*more of frank the puppy’s report card:
“We sent him there because he is truly the most energetic puppy I have ever met,” his mom told Newsweek. “Our older dog needed a break,” she joked.
When Frank came home with the report card, she was in stitches. “I thought it was hysterical when I saw it because I can only imagine that Frank is probably the class clown that’ll do anything for a laugh and that’s definitely his idea of the best time,” she said.
Described on the card as the “life of the party,” the report also says that Frank loved wrestling with his buddies.
“It makes my heart so happy to know that he has so many pals at preschool,” said Spahr. Working on etiquette skills in his preschool class, the report also told Frank’s owners that his best friends are Daisy, Cooper, Vader, Hudson, and even a dog named Angus Beef.
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“my report card always said, ‘jim finishes first and then disrupts the other students.”
-jim carrey
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credits: newsweek magazine uk, alice gibbs
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So cute! Hi Frank!
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isn’t he the best?!
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yes!
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hilarious. thanks for sharing.
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my pleasure
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I still have some of my school reports stored in the loft. My mum kept them all, and I found them when she died.
Best wishes, Pete.
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a treasure to look back at
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What fun to have such a sweet puppy
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he must be a riot to live with )
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Absolutely 👍🏼
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Aww sweet! ((((🐶))))🌈
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<3
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a gem of a post, Beth: loved both reports; I laughed and laughed at the puppy one and Jim Carey’s comment: always the clown :) a chuckle before bedtime :)
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yes, and good comic relief for all the time spent doing the kinder reports, not that far off, they are funny characters )
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I bet they are; kids are comic characters :)
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they are so naturally funny and uninhibited
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Amazing 😍😍
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A fabulous furry report card … 🐶
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<3
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Wonderful! I’m glad Frank has buddies to play with — as he sounds amazing, but also tiring :)
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probably why he is sent to day care )
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I never relished report card time, Beth. My father first looked for the ways I had fallen short, is the way I recall it, while I preferred to take a day to chart my successes.
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I like your perspective better
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Such a lovable, energetic dog! So cute!
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Awwwww
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Sounds like a smart dog Beth and a very well adjusted and happy.
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I’d think so too
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Just look at that face! You know he is energetic and fun-loving! I have all my report cards from Grade 1, up! :)
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that’s so great, I have a couple and they’re fun to look at, both said I was so quiet –
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There might have been a mention or more of my talkative nature…
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well, I really made up for my early quiet nature later, and people don’t believe me when I tell them about my quiet past )
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Haha! I hear ya. Some “bloom” later in life :)
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Happy happy dog!
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exuberant !
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The most wonderful and surely most unexpected school report card! Reminded me of this little tale when my boy was still very young and quite unruly. He brought home his school report booklet and under ‘behaviour’ it said: z. gut (rather, but not totally ok). When I questioned him about that, he said: But mummy, you don’t understand, it means ZU GUT (too good)….. isn’t it all a question of perspectives? :)
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hahahaha – perfect answer
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Oh yeah, he was and is very good at this. He learned it from two masters….
And the z. gut meant ZIEMLICH gut…. hence the z!
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<3
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Frank looks like the life of the party…
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absolutely no doubt
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Border Collies. Gotta love ‘em!
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how they love to live life fully is so great
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Delighted he’s such a happy social guy. (It must be the name – all the puppy Hanks we know are cheerful dynamos)
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something about them !
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Beth, this walk down memory lane made my morning! This is brilliant, fun, and epic! Love it! 🐾💛
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I’m so glad and thank you!
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You’re welcome!💛
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My son’s dog, Parker (named after Spiderman’s secret identity), is the most exuberant dog I’ve ever met and one of the sweetest. I bet he and Frank would have a total blast. That would be really fun to watch.
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oh, wow, would they ever!!
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Fun!
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thanks –
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Yay, Frank! Cher xoxoxo
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frank rocks!
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Frank, you do look like you’d be the life of any party!
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Oh….love it! And the Jim Carrey confessional/quip…oh yah…I can see that. Brilliant and disruptive. Open-hearted and patient teachers rock! 😜
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This is a great post, Beth.
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thanks so much –
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I often wonder who finds whom the most entertaining… The dogs or the humans.
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I feel it may be mutual )
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It is…
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Hehehe… that Jim Carrey! A genius!
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he so is!
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Great report. Frank is a good boy.
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frank sounds fab
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In kindergarten I got, “Martha shows leadership potential” I know that’s a spin for something I probably don’t want to know. Frank is wonderful.
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bossy and opinionated? and has people follow her. what’s wrong with that?
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I’m neither bossy nor opinionated now. I think as a kid I was pretty bossy. I always had ideas of stories and plays and I wanted people to participate. I had very clear ideas of how they should go. 🤣
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I’m not saying you are, or even were, at all, just some teachers cannot handle the organizers/ones with a vision, like a film director
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I know you’re not, Beth. :-) It’s true. I learned a lot about teaching from all my years in school, especially that I wasn’t going to stand in the way of my students. Later I got, “Works well independently.” 🤣 All those comments on my report cards played out in my working life. It’s so funny!
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and I was very quiet, until I wasn’t, and then – no stopping me. but I read early and wrote early because I really wanted to, and that has stayed
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❤️ I was disruptive when I was bored. I think self-directed learners must be a little challenging for elementary school teachers.
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I love my out of the box-ers the most of all
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I would have loved to have you as my teacher.
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it seems like what I was meant to do, I recognize myself in them and it affirms all of us
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❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Beth, your love of teaching your little people shines in this post. You are definitely following your passion in life and our kids are the better because of YOU.
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<3 thank you so much, Audrey
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I’ve never heard a dog described as “the life of the party,” but I think I’d take pride in having such a well-appreciated puppy.
Why does Jim Carrey’s report card comments not surprise me? Because I taught children just like him. They’re not bad or mischievous kids; they’re simply divergent and creative thinkers who get bored easily.
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exactly! I agree with all of this
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How wonderful. A Party Dog. Gotta love it. And your wee ones all showing you who they are. So sweet.
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animals and children are very open about who they are
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That’s a very cute report card. Congratulations Frank 🏆🏆🏆🥇🥇🥇
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he’s clearly the class clown
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Cute Frank
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he really is
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How lovely!
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thanks –
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I love this! 😀
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thanks, Jennie
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The post scored twice with Frank and Jim Carrey!
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double whammy
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Adorable. And that dog’s precious face in the photo… Perfect. He looks like a ton of fun.
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how could he not be?) )
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Truly.
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Aww cute! <3
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<3
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