Comments | lrstrobel: From the *facepalm* department

lrstrobel

From the facepalm department

May 26, 2005 10:40

There's a new first grader in my class. Yup. School is over two weeks from today, boys and girls, and there's a new student.

Don't ask. I can't explain it, nor do I want to.

wilkinsburg, frustrations

Comments 7

greenpear May 26 2005, 08:06:56 UTC

He better be a fast learner.

fiannaharpar May 26 2005, 08:07:17 UTC

Their parents treat them like luggage?

Poor kid.

alfiechat May 26 2005, 13:45:22 UTC

How can you grade on 10 days attendance. That seems a bit unreasonable. Would you have let them in if you were the school administrator? I feel bad for the kid too. No time to meet people, make friends, etc. Yanked out of their comfort zone and plunked down somewhere. sigh, YOu had it right, Jen, their parents are treating them like luggage.

ka3ytl May 26 2005, 08:10:01 UTC

we had two students that left here and ended up at their new school 8 days before the end of the school year. The school refused to admit them. Seemed reasonable to me.

lrstrobel May 26 2005, 08:14:24 UTC

Yeah, but not Wilkinsburg!! Bring 'em on!

ecwoodburn May 26 2005, 10:59:57 UTC

Buh. How on earth do you grade on 10 days attendance?

dfiresto June 5 2005, 08:22:55 UTC

Those are such a pain in the neck and you feel so bad for the kid.

I don't know if this is your situation, but here quite often it's kids from Korea because the parents relocated for a job and the Korean schools end a couple of weeks earlier than we do. The parents want them to get a head start on intergrating into their new school.