Here We Go

The start of a brand new week brings with it memories of a full weekend, and consequences of letting loose and having a little too much fun. In my world, the concept of "too much fun" rarely exists, but considering the fact that I have a paper due tomorrow, that I have yet to start... yes, too much fun over the weekend. But then again, when you are a student, any time that you aren't reading or writing something you're having too much fun, so...

Anyway... today, I will be buckling down into some analysis and churning out a 5 page paper. I also have my first parent/teacher conference with Miss J's teacher this school year. I don't really know what to expect during this visit. I would like to hear all good things, but its been a semi-rough half of 1st grade. I've gotten a couple of notes sent home that have resulted in some lengthy emails between her teacher and I. One of which, I had to explain to her teacher why its not a good idea to refer to my kid as "violent" just because she and a classmate had a physical altercation. Miss J is no angel, but she's not intentionally hateful to other children either. For me, "violence" not only implies intent, but it also implies that physical altercations have been a regular occurrence, which hasn't been the case. She actually tried to psychoanalyze Miss J because she told her that she plays video games with a friend. I proudly wrote her ass an essay with a counter argument and she realized that perhaps "violent" really wasn't an appropriate term, and that perhaps she did jump to conclusions about Miss J being corrupted by "violent" video games. Sigh... the joys of making sure that your children don't fall victim to being tracked in a bad way during those vital years in school.

Geez, the day is cut out for me, and its only Monday. What's on your agenda?

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6 comments

Beauty in Rare Form

November 16, 2009 at 4:21 PM

Yeah, you have to let me know how that goes with the Bitch b/c I really don't appreciate that. I didn't know that you guys hadn't met yet.

It absolutely amazes me the way they look more to OUR kids for (mis)behavioral patterns versus academic patterns. So, I guess she's a threat now because she doesn't like anyone infringing on her personal space. Whatever! In other shoes, that would be viewed as "she's a spunky little thing", but that's all I will say on that.

I doubt that she will tread those waters again once you are done with her though. But hey, maybe that's the lesson she needs for the 2009-2010 school year :-)

Glad you enjoyed your weekend...

Note: Post meeting, this may be a solid topic for Moms of Hue

Peace,

Barbara

November 16, 2009 at 6:03 PM

Yeah, I didn't wanna meet with her about that particular note because I personally don't want to be sitting face to face with her at all. She just genuinely rubs me the wrong way. She actually rubs a couple of parents the wrong way when it comes to being able to communicate certain things.

From the meeting today, I can see that, in a way, she feels like she is a SUPER authority on child development and takes pride in her "analysis".

Someone talks about something similar to this already on MOH, and I don't wanna recycle anyone else's ideas!

Jewelry Rockstar

November 17, 2009 at 6:25 AM

Oh I remember the joys of emailing and meeting with "well-meaning" teachers. It seemed that every year I had to have a discussion with a burned out teacher about something she was sure she knew about one of my children (funny how it was always the women teachers). Anyway, now the only one I have discussions with about my children's progress is me and their dad, and it's equally frustrating. You should see me fuss myself out over sentence structure, adding and subtracting integers, emotional outbursts, and striking a balance between extra-curricular activities and school lessons.

Even with me homeschooling, I think fussing myself out is less stressful than emailing those teachers, and then having to sit across from them all year long at different events. Uggh.

Barbara

November 17, 2009 at 9:52 AM

They are always well-meaning, aren't they? Lol. You lucky lady. At least when you have to fuss with yourself, you know that "yourself" ALWAYS has your children's best interest at heart and that there isn't any kind of underlying motive going on. No kind of "save the children" festering, lol.

I'm finding it hard to actually go in there and volunteer =/

Unknown

November 19, 2009 at 9:42 PM

well, as someone who doesn't have children but is very passionate and feel very strongly about the way youth are related to and categorized in the US school system, i thank you for setting the woman straight.

Barbara

November 20, 2009 at 1:42 AM

Thanks Tie. Its a frustrating process, but going through it is a must!