Here we are, it is school time. No time to stop for anything. Meetings, homework, teachers calling, automated school calls, IEPs, nurses from school calling, notebooks to fill out, lunches to make. It just never stops. The kids are excited. The calendar fills up faster than fast. It is just on turbo speed at all times.
Funny, it seems that all of our children love school. They get up ready to go and they just like being there. This year the school hours changed and I am really not liking that at all. The younger children do not leave until 8:30 and if you can even believe it, they get home at 4:45 pm. Merrill beats them home most days.Of course just to keep you on your toes a bit more, we now have late starts every Thursday morning. So they all go one hour later. At least last year they were on Fridays and that was better all around.
All of this change is for the betterment of the education system. I have to wonder that when you are sitting at number 50 as a state in education, how will it really effect the children in the long run. Will we move up to....let's say.....47. In the meantime, homework seems to go later, kids seems to be hurried more, mom is not getting dinner on the table at 5:30 as before. Change. I guess the only real thing we have all come to expect is change.
The up side is always that they love school. Back To School night was last night. They were excited to go. Each teacher was greeted as if they have known them for their entire lives. The smiles were a mile wide. The book fair is also at school so each child got the treasured book to love, unless you are Joey and then you got the "must have" poster and it did not even include Superman.
It was a strange evening though. This time we met on the blacktop outside of the school. No chairs, just parents standing while each teacher introduced themselves. It was cold and really not at all comfortable. But to their credit, rather fast.
So we are off. A new school year, children a bit older, wiser and ready. A new baby to brag about to all that will listen. I am looking forward to a great year.
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Funny, it seems that all of our children love school. They get up ready to go and they just like being there. This year the school hours changed and I am really not liking that at all. The younger children do not leave until 8:30 and if you can even believe it, they get home at 4:45 pm. Merrill beats them home most days.Of course just to keep you on your toes a bit more, we now have late starts every Thursday morning. So they all go one hour later. At least last year they were on Fridays and that was better all around.
All of this change is for the betterment of the education system. I have to wonder that when you are sitting at number 50 as a state in education, how will it really effect the children in the long run. Will we move up to....let's say.....47. In the meantime, homework seems to go later, kids seems to be hurried more, mom is not getting dinner on the table at 5:30 as before. Change. I guess the only real thing we have all come to expect is change.
The up side is always that they love school. Back To School night was last night. They were excited to go. Each teacher was greeted as if they have known them for their entire lives. The smiles were a mile wide. The book fair is also at school so each child got the treasured book to love, unless you are Joey and then you got the "must have" poster and it did not even include Superman.
It was a strange evening though. This time we met on the blacktop outside of the school. No chairs, just parents standing while each teacher introduced themselves. It was cold and really not at all comfortable. But to their credit, rather fast.
So we are off. A new school year, children a bit older, wiser and ready. A new baby to brag about to all that will listen. I am looking forward to a great year.
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Comments
This cracked me up! Dare to dream, huh! (especially in this state!)
Actually, 3 years ago I was so frustrated with the school system here in Nevada..."no child left behind!" They're right in the sense that many are pushed ahead when not even ready. My daughter was a prime example. As a result of what I felt was a failing system, I decided to homeschool my children. Not an easy task.
So much bureaucracy!! They actually have tried to acuse me of not teaching my children....Seriously! You should have left my child behind, because now I'm cleaning up after you!
Sorry, had to vent.
Missing you...been home sick...don't worry...I'll get your syringes.
;-D
Marylea (Mare)