Just recently I was talking to a friend about the education of our children.
My favorite saying is, “You get out of it what you put into it!”
If you send your child out the door in the morning and open the door at the end of the day, they won’t get much out of their education.
Should you walk your child in everyday so that EVERYONE in the building knows who you are? Probably not, but knowing what is being taught each week is very helpful. Many schools have early library hours so that you and your children can work together to find books on their reading levels and even take AR (Accelerated Reading) tests. Some teachers enjoy having guest readers come into the classroom.
Many schools have active websites where course material and grades (password protected) can be viewed. Although my children get nervous when I check their grades on Friday evening before answering the weekly question, “Can I have a sleepover??”
I bet you have asked, “What did you learn today?” and have gotten, “Nothing!”
At dinner time talk about what they are learning in school. We ask “tell one good thing about your day. . .” We have learned some interesting things this way. Sure, they might say “lunch time” , but then you can talk about their nutritional selections and who they sat with during the meal. I have found that the children enjoy hearing about our “good thing” during our day too.
On a recent Friday morning, I saw one mother hand her teacher a bag of cookies and smiled as she told her to have a nice day. “Hmmmm,” I thought, not a bad idea. Teachers are human and need to be treated as such. A kind word goes a long way.
Have a nice day! j
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