Brilliance is a Humbling Experience!

I sent home a math test the other night.  I was very impressed with myself, because I had crafted a thoughtful cover letter for each family -- four differentiated versions of the positively worded letter indicated the level of the student's demonstrated understanding of the math concepts in this unit, and asked families to sign and return the bottom portion, so I would know they had seen it.  A highlight of my parent communication indeed!

Ahhhh, but had I only considered the consequences of such a letter...

You see, although I had included the child's or family's name at the top of each letter, the tear-off at the bottom left space only for the signature of an adult.  It was an interesting way to spend my lunch period, hunting down which student each of the 17 encrypted tear-offs belonged to. (At least tomorrow I can use process of elimenation to help with the stragglers, hehe.)

 I must confess, my brilliance can sometimes be a difficult burden!