So, Emily is very excited that she has been selected to attend a Talented and Gifted class at her school once a week. More so than the other two, she is very aware of social status and "keeping score". She is a very kind and compassionate kid, but winning is a very important part of her day. Being designated as gifted is perceived by her as a big "W".
So she was explaining to me in great detail, and with great enthusiasm and emphatic hand gestures, all about the teacher, the classroom, the curriculum, who else had been selected, etc, etc, etc. The process by which students are identified as "gifted" is apparently not perfect. About five minutes into her soliloquy, I noticed that her fly was down.
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