It's important to get into a bit of routine for back to school. It helps with getting the kids in the school mode as well as organizing yourself into the school grind. The lunch boxes. The school bus pick up. The field trip forms.
Here are a few tried-and-true tips to help with back-to-school:
I don't believe in giving an end-of-school -ear gift to every person in your child's academic life. However, one person I do acknowledge is the school bus driver. I trust this driver every singlebday with the life of my child. In traffic. In snow. In rain. In ice. This (very minimally paid) person has a great responsibility. And I appreciate that. Which is why I have a few gift ideas for your school bus driver...
Hot topic...perhaps. Important topic...yes. Timely topic...well how do you know when is the RIGHT time? Should sex education be taught at school or at home?
What grade is the right grade to talk sex? How young is too young? You want your kids to be informed about their bodies but you don't want your kid to be the one telling all the other kids the story of the birds and bees at recess. ?
As parents, we tell our kids to play nice together. If you don't have anything nice to say - don't say it. Recently, another mom criticized something I said behind my back...and here I thought...put-downs were just in playgrounds.
Aren't we all in this together?! Aren't we all just "real moms" trying our best to "keep it real"? Is it right to get up in the morning...put on your Miss. Judgy Pants...and walk the street? (you too can find Miss. Judgy Pants - in the clothing section next to Ms. Smart Ass Undies).
Is there such a thing as a bad teacher? The out-to-lunch-lady who "educates" your kids? The teacher who prefers to talk sports more than teach math? A teacher who just doesn't give an "F"?
I think there is a "bad" in every profession - from doctoring to teaching. Bad happens. What can you do?
So why does it get so itchy-under-the-skin when you get a bad teacher?
