School update
kdo711
matters to him :-)).
Brent is settling in. He does go to the high school every day for geometry.
At first it looked like he was going to have to repeat Algebra 1 but the two
schools worked it out so he could get Geometry at the high school. Brent was a
little anxious about the high school thing but the kids thought he was a
freshman -- he's fine now.
Cole -- I think the teacher and I will have many differences of opinions
:-(((. Friday folder from the first week -- first paper was a colouring
assignment. Cole coloured everything the right colours but the teacher made a
point of scrawling across the top in red pen "Messy". Cole has never coloured
in the lines.....he never will. It wasn't really that bad for something done
the first week of school. Anyways -- even if it was messy, I think it would
have been more effective to write "Good job on the colours -- work on colouring
neater!" It was the first week of school!!! UGH. I hate rigid teachers. I
did contemplate making an appointment with the teacher and a guidance counselor
to find out more information on the teacher and her style...BUT.....Cole will
manage and he does need to learn how to deal with all kinds of people not just
nice ones :-))). (She may be nice I know -- but come on -- first week of
school and we start with the negativity with no positive reinforcement.)
Someone warned me the school is 'old school' meaning, strict, by the
book......blah. Hate that stuff. They focus on volume of work, and the ends
-- not the means. My goals for Cole are to continue the joy of books, the
love of learning and the excitment that discovering new things can bring. This
teacher doesn't seem to have the same enthusiasm -- if any -- for the joy of
school. IT's all business and its boring. Her newsletter is truly indicative
of her style. Can't wait for that first parent/teacher conference -- LOL. I
will be volunteering to help out in the class. This is one of those times I
think I want to see what goes on in the classroom. Hopefully I'm totally
wrong on this one -- hopefully !!!
Monique
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Maria T3
>Brent was a
>little anxious about the high school thing but the kids thought he was a
>freshman -- he's fine now.
>..BUT.....Cole will
>manage and he does need to learn how to deal with all kinds of people not
>just
>nice ones :-))).
Yes, important lesson to learn early on. They will have rigid bosses later on
in life. That's what I always told my kids when they had tough teachers. I feel
it allows them to fit in better with people of authority. They don't take it
personally...they understand it's the personality of the teacher...has nothing
to do with them. Some are laid-back, some are tightly wound.
~ Maria ~
~ It's hard
to hear pride. Caring is real faint----like a heartbeat. And pure
love----why, some days it's so quiet, you don't even know it's there.
~~Erma Bombeck
Stolynn
point of scrawling across the top in red pen "Messy". Cole has never coloured
in the lines.....he never will.
Monique..I agree with you about watching this teacher. Both of my kids weren't
much into coloring. Jared especially. He colored whatever to get the job
done. He's still not worried about how things should be colored...it's how HE
likes it. You know that you'll have to reinforce the positive issues since it
doesn't sound like the teacher will. Good luck.
<b><font color="#FF0000">Lynn
Best friends are the siblings God forgot to give us. <b><font color="#FF0000">
Susan
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Science is organized knowledge.
Wisdom is organized life.
--Immanuel Kant </font>
donna
she thought she needed readiness. I was shocked...I thought she was fine. I
asked why and the teacher said, "She colored Santa's face green." When I got
home, I asked Kelli why Santa had a green face...and she said...
HE WAS SICK!
Needless to say, readiness never came into the picture!
kdo711
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>HE WAS SICK!
>Needless to say, readiness never came into the picture!
>
LOL Kelli knew what she was doing all along.
Katie
by God, they respected her and were the best prepared students in the city for
7th grade........I guess I'm a little old fashioned when it comes to ahhhhhhh,
never mind, you get the picture.........
<b><font color=#FF0000>~*~Katie~*~</font color>
<font color=#0000FF>I believe that friends are quiet angels
who lift us to our feet when our wings have
trouble remembering how to fly.
THLCCL1
>I can't comment on 'mean' teachers.........as my mom was considered 'mean',
>but
>by God, they respected her and were the best prepared students in the city
>for
>7th grade........I guess I'm a little old fashioned when it comes to
>ahhhhhhh,
I feel the same way about teachers.
I think strict is good. Structure is good.
I'm not for squashing one's creativeness, but I am for keeping kids in line and
respecting their teachers. The "rules" kids learn in school prepare them for
the "rules" in life.
If you let a kid slack when he's a kid, how will he be prepared to deal with
all kinds of people when they enter the workforce? Somewhere along the way,
that child is going to have to deal with a difficult boss or co-worker.
**Kate**
THLCCL1
>that child is going to have to deal with a difficult boss or co-worker.
I forgot to add, if a parent questions a teacher's methods in front of a
child, no matter how small the comment, that child picks up on the parent's
doubt of that teacher's ability and they have no respect for that teacher.
Kids are smart.
**Kate**
Sea si
Then again, I'm that strict teacher that some parents don't like.<g> But I do
have to say that most of the parents that couldn't 'stand me' at the beginning
of the school year thank me at the end of the year or the following school
year. I respect my students but strongly believe in being strict when it comes
to following rules, self-responsibility and showing respect for peers and
adults. Following this belief along with maintaining structure and consistency
always makes for a successful year and successful students. Being strict has
never impeded my student's creativity. I encourage it and allow it on a daily
basis.
<< I feel the same way about teachers.
I think strict is good. Structure is good.
I'm not for squashing one's creativeness, but I am for keeping kids in line and
respecting their teachers. The "rules" kids learn in school prepare them for
the "rules" in life.
If you let a kid slack when he's a kid, how will he be prepared to deal with
all kinds of people when they enter the workforce? Somewhere along the way,
that child is going to have to deal with a difficult boss or co-worker.
**Kate**
>>
Lupe
~Laughter can be more satisfying than honor; more precious than money;
more heart-cleansing than prayer~
kdo711
>I think strict is good. Structure is good.
Ah big difference between being mean and being strict or having discipline.
Last year Cole had a Kindergarten teacher who was amazing. She was so sweet
but that class was the best class of 5 years old I had ever seen. . It was
wonderful to see the kids in her class when we did activities and stuff -- she
was amazing.
kdo711
>never impeded my student's creativity
Having strong discipline in a class and being 'mean' are two different things.
Brent and Paul had this teacher who didn't have much discipline in the class
but was mean. The teacher was negative and critical. The kids were stressed
out and frustrated. Being anal, mean and negative is not necessarily being a
strict, disciplined teacher.
kdo711
Katie
>have to say that most of the parents that couldn't 'stand me' at the
>beginning
>of the school year thank me at the end of the year or the following school
>year.
Exactly! My mother had students who came back to her 6th grade room when they
were in junior high and high school all the time and thanked her for her
strictness and preparing them for the next phase of their schooling. She even
had students who would come back with personal problems and ask for her
advice.....it pays off in the long run.
Nettorfret
>>.BUT.....Cole will
manage and he does need to learn how to deal with all kinds of people not just
nice ones :-))). <<
I have taught both the boys this, it's 'life'.
Having said that I will say I am grateful to Ryan's 2nd grade teacher. He had
a terrible habit of doodling all over his papers and I kept trying to tell him
he is going to be marked off at some point for sloppiness. I talked with his
teacher about it and she told me to just give him a little pad that he could
doddle in while working. Some kids just think better when doodling or, ya never
know he may become a famous artist some day !! :))
Also he had a strict teacher in 5th grade which for him I think was needed,
he hated it while in her class but admits now that he learned quite a lot from
her.
I understand laying down the rules with a firm hand at the beginning, but are
there rules to coloring ?? Sorry (g) this is coming from and art student that
is totally into abstract art !!
<I><font color="#993300">~*~Nettie~*~</I>
<b><font color="#CC6600">Trouble is part of your life, and if you don't share
it,
you don't give the person who loves you a chance to love you enough.
-- Dinah Shore
Nettorfret
home, I asked Kelli why Santa had a green face...and she said...
HE WAS SICK!
Needless to say, readiness never came into the picture!
LOL !! It needed to be green..!
Kar00710
I'm an adult doodler. ;)
...Kar
Nettorfret
I'm an adult doodler. ;)
...Kar
(g)
I doodle more when I have a lot I am thinking about