Comments | sadie_sabot: kindergarten update

sadie_sabot

kindergarten update

Sep 30, 2007 23:00

this is an update to the plea for help and support re: kindergarten form last week, which can be found here ( Read more... )

cacs, nvj

Comments 8

violachic October 1 2007, 12:16:53 UTC

Yeah, don't be a hands-off parent :-) My parents were really hands-off in a lot of ways, and I think my early schooling would have gone a lot better if they had been involved. Sounds like everything is going pretty well so far- that's a great school that will do Langston Hughes poems and sing about Rosa Parks.

sadie_sabot October 1 2007, 14:19:28 UTC

my parents were totaly hands off, too, and I think I suffered for it.

the music stuff made me all weepy.

livsmama October 1 2007, 14:34:13 UTC

OH, that make s em feel better! Thanks for updating.

I think I am going to steal this paragraph:and I also told them that dd has been socialized to be kind and respectful and compassionate, and my goals for her are not about academics (she'll be fine academically; i have no worries at all about that) but that she be able to maintain that way of being and not lose it in the mes sof anti-social behavior from other kids.
For our "goal setting" conference of Thursday. (all the kids get one, not only those with hands-on parents.

I think you are making great decisions :)

livsmama October 2 2007, 17:01:17 UTC

thank you! The meeting doubled as our goal setting session, but, yeah, goals? I want her to be happy and to survive school with our value system in place. she'll read and count, I have no doubt.

doonya October 1 2007, 21:23:51 UTC

Good for you! I'm glad it is working out. Like I said before, I wish the parents in my school were as involved as you are! salam

sadie_sabot October 2 2007, 17:03:25 UTC

thank you!

loudestyeller October 2 2007, 01:14:28 UTC

Thanks for updating! I've been thinking about N as I watch all the kids hitting college and getting socialized or r-socialized. One boy came to my office hours basically to tell me that it was weird to be in a class where he could express a different opinion than me and not get sent to the principle's office. (But he was at a conservative Catholic school, and he chalked it up to that - I don't know, since I went to grade school at teh buddhist school my folks started. Though we did wear uniforms.)

sadie_sabot October 2 2007, 17:03:13 UTC

LOL, I can't even think about college! Ideally N will decide to ditch school once she's about 12.