Vander Linden Musings

Gerritt made it into the ALPS program in our school district. ALPS= Accelerated learning program for students. This program is not held in every school so next school year all of the boys will be changing schools. I’m sure Jake and Gerritt will have another adjustment period- making new friends again- but this will be good for Gerritt. The Utah school system seems to tailor to the children that need extra help- which is good for them- but not so good for children like Gerritt that thirst for knowledge. His teacher has been extra AWESOME this year trying to push him and get him to learn more on his own. She’s been great, but not all teachers are going to be so willing to work with him.

Anyway- he’s really excited. It’ll be interesting to see how he reacts when he realizes he’s one of many smarty pants kids. I hope he stays excited!