We met Erik’s teacher today, and I think everything may be ok. Of course, I thought that last year too and we know how that turned out.<\/p>\n
Maybe the principal really did take my notes into consideration. I asked that Erik be placed with someone who understands wiggly boys. His new teacher has two sons, ages 6 & 9. No guarantees, of course, but I’m guessing she will have a broader picture of boys than last year’s teacher, who only had a toddler daughter.<\/p>\n
I posted the teacher’s name on FB and got two encouraging replies from moms who have had boys in this teacher’s class. I know one of the boys pretty well (he’s our closest neighbor), so am feeling much more confident about this year.<\/p>\n
So the teacher can handle boys, but can she handle bright children? That is the other piece of the puzzle. Erik taught himself division yesterday. He’s no expert yet, but most first graders are still using their fingers to add single digit numbers. How is she going to handle it when she’s trying to teach them the basics of subtraction (their big push at the beginning of the year, I think) and he is begging for something more advanced? Time will tell, I suppose.<\/p>\n
Guess I better go to bed and stop posting. Mike is giving me the sigh. I have to get up early tomorrow and go to a Campfire training all day. I really hope Erik enjoys Campfire more this year and I am not wasting my time. At least we have a much better idea of what we are doing so we should be able to do a better job of mapping out the year and getting the kids out in nature. I kind of wish I didn’t have strong moral convictions and could just send him to Boy Scouts, but I have never been one to compromise on things that are important to me so I just can’t do it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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