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Pastimes : Precious Memories!Kids make me smile! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Neenny who wrote (766)	8/30/2001 12:40:13 AM
From: calgal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1309

Jane: Have fun getting your 4 ready for school. After all of this first week, I am prepared for anything and it confirms to me that maturity matters. Most of the children are five or six. My son just turned 5! He is really bright, but that maturity factor really does matter. He is just so tall, but that is not a reason to start school early. I am willing to "let him learn," but I do not know if I will change schools, take him out or let him try again in a year. Okay, let me vent! She grades the children 4x per year, with "E" being Excellent. However, she rarely gives "E's," especially early in the year. My opinion: some children are always going to be "E's." I am not saying my son, but maybe, because he is bright. I want him to be fairly graded. He loves Math and he is counting everything. I really thought Math would be a favorite subject. It was one of mine. He reads all the numbers on TV commercials. That is funny. He loves Science. He loves to sing. He is a leader. Now, I have to work on the focusing part, since he is so young. Yesterday, he got reprimanded because he talked too much. I always made friends with the person next to me and the teacher ran out of people to put next to me. I did talk to the teacher and I asked her what her goals for the year were. She said, "to see the children read, and to teach them to be kind." I haven't seen that in a week. I see a lot of rote and little enthusiasm for children. I know I expect a lot. I was saying today, to her, when I was a Senior in College, I did my student teaching. My Supervising Teacher told me,"I know you have a very strong Academic background, but most of these children have flunked at least two grades. So, we will throw out the rules and work on self-esteem." This was in Rural Indiana. My Mom's 5th graders and my 4th graders became pen-pals. My Mom's 5th Graders were the children of Silicon Valley executives and they had everything. My 4th graders got things like new shoes for Christmas. They had nothing. They were very poor. It was quite a lesson, for me. I still write my Supervising teacher. She is "one of the people in life that influenced my life and taught me immensely." After one week of observing my son, I can see where I will keep my options open. I will let you know how it goes. The year is not set in stone. I know that your children are excited to start a new school year! What about Kevin? :)Leigh