Well last week was parent teacher conferences. Being a teacher in the school district gives me the inside perspective on this time honored tradition. All teachers schedule conferences for each and every student in the fall. This is the "feel good", nice to meet you conference, love your child so on and so forth, these drag on for 3 nights. Then there is the February conferences-a one night only show. Soooo which parents get picked to come back in for a February conference? Yes you guessed it, parents of kids with some concerns. Since A has started school we are honored to be invited to the February conference.
First of all know that I am writing this to share a story-a laugh- and in no way am I mocking my oldest son who has the kindest heart and deepest emotions and can engage anyone in a conversation about all kinds of creepy crawlies.
So this is how the night opens up as we walk in the door. Teacher says, "Well I just want you to know you gotta love A's enthusiasm, he was so excited about not burping today after doing it frequently yesterday!" Ahhh, first of all call it what it is, belching, second this is not going to be good.
Overall the kid is proficient to advanced in reading (way to go for having reading recovery way back in first grade), and is moving into the 4th grade multiplication facts. We didn't discuss writing and spelling-think she stopped while she was ahead. The issue is the silly, off-task, class clown behavior that is occuring more frequently-big sigh of relief it has not been a year long event. We discuss, plan and come up with ideas for home and school. The kid is motivated, the first day goes well, he earns his perks at home. All is well, we will keep plugging away he at control and knowing getting a laugh isn't always the best thing and me at acceptance, support and love.
Oh and Q now has his future profession picked out-Marine Biologist and surfing-yeah I know better save our money now for really expensive college or support him while he is a beach bum.
3 comments:
You survived conferences! Do the teachers have as much anxiety as the parents at those spring meetings? As you can imagine, we have been invited to those before, too. Always it is the same, silliness, goofing around, being off-task, having the magical ability to get the whole class off-task....on and on. My comfort is that these could be audio recordings of my very own teacher conferences...and I turned out ok, right???
yep, you just gotta love him for who he is. kids don't belong in a box, and God made A the way he did because that's that way He wanted him. it's something i remind myself all the time. you know him for all the awesome qualities he has...you know him best. he's a great kid, you're a good mom. i bet he would love to hear all the things you love best about him. i did :)
Yeah, the teachers get just as nervous, and even more nervous knowing the parent is a district teacher! I say, if that is her only issue with A, then he is doing really great!
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