On a more positive note, it's Sunday so that means more goodies at Designer Digitals.
Here's what I have up in the store today...
OH and more news...I decided to let Jessica go to a traditional Junior High. For those who don't know, I'm a teacher at a Charter School that I love. My children have been attending the same school for two years now. This particular school goes to up to 8th grade and I was insistent on the girls completing all the way through 8th grade. Jessica was really set on going to Junior High...she was excited to go but since I hated my Jr. high experience and I liked the school she was already at, I told her no. Last week we were walking around the track at the jr. high that she WOULD be attending and they were having registration. I saw how sad and disappointed she was seeing all of her potential peers walking past us. I decided that I would let her make the decision. She has really shown me over the last few months how mature and responsible she is. She is amazingly strong and lets NOONE intimidate her. She is firm in what she believes in and I trust that she won't let anyone pull her into any compromising situations. I'm really proud of who she is becoming. She is so excited to be going. Tomorrow she gets to try out for volleyball and we went school shopping for normal clothes (she wore a uniform at the Charter School). School starts one week from tomorrow. She can't WAIT! She will get to be in Honors English and have so many opportunities that she didn't have at the Charter school because of our financial and size constraints due to being a Charter school. SO...it's a change but we are excited!
Have a great week!
Leora
4 comments:
That's a hard decision isn't it? Looks like you made the right one! Hope your dreams get better...
Hi Leora... I found your blog through the blog train (even though I don't have a blog! LOL!) I was a teacher for 6 years prior to 'retiring' with my daughter two years ago. Management is always stressful for teachers, and always takes tweaking because each group of students is so different! I am sure that you have a system in place, so I won't go into that whole thing... there are a million of 'em and they all work for some people- consistency in use being the key, of course. I will give a tiny hint of advice, though, that I found to be really important at the beginning of the year. I made a concerted effort to make a positive comment regarding each child's behavior each and every day. I actually checked it off on my clipboard! This is especially important for those students that have a hard time with behavior (or have in the past)... sometimes they get so used to being recognized for being bad they forget that they don't have to be! Recognizing them for being a positive role model gives them the opportunity to be proud of something other than their ability to cause chaos, and sometimes that is all it takes...
Good luck as you begin the new year... as much as I ADORE staying home with my daughter, I always have a hint of nostalgia at the beginning of the year. Can't help it!
Congratulations on having such a great daughter and for trusting her to make this decision for herself. WTG.
I hope your anxieties are soothed as your school term begins - I know anticipation is always worse than reality. Tough job - letting go of control of a teen, isn't it? It sounds as though you made the right decision, though. Good luck!
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