Dear History Fair...

Dear History Fair -

 

Please refer to my note to the Science Fair.

 

Sincerely,

A non-history Mom

Dear Science Fair...

Dear Science Fair -

I will try to not have an attitude about you this year. I know you are not to blame for being required of my 8thGrader who has no interest. I know that you are there as a tool for middle school teachers to get students to do something "hands on" for learning. I know that designing and completing a project, whether one is "in to it" or not, is a good skill to have because not everything in life is going to be something we want to do, but we have to do it anyway.

But could you at least give us an idea that is interesting enough to hold his attention? That won't be complicated? That he will actually do without complaint or needing to be bribed or cajoled? And that I won't have to fuss at him about?

Sincerely,
A non-science mom