Today was the day that the 5th graders went to "JA Biz Town". It's a program put on my Junior Achievement that schools take part in. Basically it's a little city set up and the kids get to go through what it's like to be an adult...working and getting paid for it, sending a package, eating, banking, and doing a little shopping. Kaleb was really excited for this day and even spent some time picking out just the right thing to wear. His teacher told them to dress in "dress code or better". Last night gathered his navy pants, button-down shirt, socks, shoes (not tennis shoes...picked the brown "nice" ones for this special day), and his watch. This morning he was too excited to sleep so he was actually awake when I got up at 4:45am. He stayed in bed trying to sleep but couldn't so he came downstairs all dressed up just before I left at 5:45am. He looked SO NICE and was so proud of how he'd picked all his clothes.
His job at JA Biz Town was a "laboratory technician". This was not his first choice but he was happy to work in a lab like me. His first choice was to work in the restaurant because he loves to cook. While doing their activity for the day he had to go to work, take his breaks (including lunch which meant going to the restaurant and eating there), getting paid for his work, sending a package at the post office, stopping at the bank to deposit his money, and going to the store to purchase something. He had a great time today but had a funny story to tell. He told me he almost got a ticket from the police because he was "speeding". He said that he was rushing to the bank because he didn't have that much time and he needed to get to the bank still to deposit his check and then head to the store to make his purchase. Guess that happens to all of us at one time or another so he got a good taste of life with work, errands, and responsibilities. It was a great learning experience for him!
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