Hop-along Boy

W. Bruce Cameron

Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in 2006.

Though I’m generally a responsible parent, I didn’t really become concerned about my son’s ability to get into a good college until I saw his grades in pre-school.

His academic performance was mostly satisfactory. He received smiley faces in Listens to Story Time, Holding a Pencil and Hanging Up His Jacket. His teacher wrote glowingly that my son had “stopped eating the paste” and was “very good with glitter.” This made me proud — some of the most important leaders in history have had trouble with glitter!

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