Approximately once a month, each child in Julia's class has an opportunity to be the "special person." On that day they bring in a special show and tell item, they lead morning calendar and they are the line leader for the entire school day. In the world of preschool, it's quite a big deal.
One of the things Julia continues to struggle with is walking in line. It is not that she cannot walk straight in line. Nor is it that she talks while walking in line. Her greatest offense, according to the teacher, is that she allows a large gap to fall between herself and the person in front of her. Although I have been teaching for quite a while, I am embarrassed to say that I needed her teacher to spell it out for me. "You see," she told me, "With the large gap it's like there a whole new line. This allows Julia to be the line leader of all the children behind her."
I mentioned it to a friend who replied, "What's wrong with that; the world needs more leaders."
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