You and I have had the most FASCINATING conversations about testing and poverty and rich people…

After our first conversation, I came across this cartoon – which inspired more conversations…

Tonight I came into your room (when you were supposed to be putting on your jammies) and heard you talking to yourself. You looked up at me and said, “I’m just trying to explain this cartoon about testing to myself.”

I was fascinated, so I said “Let’s hear it.”

So you started talking and we ended up talking for another long time – you were thinking deeply – “So you really don’t mean poor… (you remembered from yesterday or the day before), “you mean different. It’s about being different.”

Then we talked about rich people wanting to stay rich and therefor poor people needing to stay poor as an explanation of privilege. “I don’t like rich people,” you said.

“We are rich people” I reminded you. “What we can do as rich people is to think deeply about these things and not participate in things that hurt others.” You nodded… thoughtfully.

We talked about what the test would have looked like if the fish would have written it….

I love being your Mom.