martinis and magnets: sipping parents stress to survive
Sandra Tsing Loh is a pretty funny lady; I especially like her piece on the This American Life Best-of compilation, Lies, Sissies & Fiascos – it’s pretty funny! But this stuff is even funnier.
Sandra, along with fellow LA parent Christie Mellor, is organizing martini playdates for parents interested in sending their little possibly-genius children to magnet schools in Los Angeles.
The parents just don’t know where to start! Test baby Benedict in vitro or wait it out to start a 5 a.m. pre-preschool practice face puzzle regimen circa age 2.7? And speaking of those numbers - how do those even work? If baby Cabana Anne is .2% Cherokee princess, do you multiply that to her 10 white points or to the total score?
As I recall, the hard part was withstanding the long waiting lists, not adding up your potential points. If you’re that confused by this stuff, I hope you’re sure about Baby Einstein’s IQ score. Then again, as the child of parents who were at one time interested in sending their little possibly-genius child to magnet schools in Los Angeles, I can’t help but wonder how my parents would’ve felt about these events 20 years ago. They don’t drink much, so a tasty cocktail or two might’ve been enough liquid courage to save me six years of half-assed public schooling on illegal steroids.
That’s like a lifetime in to-and-from school bus ride hours. Damn you, Sandra.
Sage wrote:
Ah, funny. LA magnet schools are really an experience. Besides the rather amazing education one gets, the idea of driving for over 20 minutes to get to high school rather than walking 5 should not be encouraged. especially with alcohol. I mean, what advice could one give? “You should lie about your child’s ethnicity for 3 more points. You don’t have another child? Quick, adopt one who is already in the school for another 4!”
Posted on 23-Jan-07 at 12:34 am | Permalink