Random Thoughts XI (Eleven Pipers Piping)
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Today is off to a great start! I woke up, saw the Cubs won, I could walk without pain for the first time since Saturday and had a great workout!
Went to HS conferences for a few of the oldest's classes. She is in an Honors Science class and does not like the teacher. She isn't "teaching", just telling them things and not explaining the why. Daughter does not like the teacher. Conference with her was like an awkward date with nothing to say, she was kinda flighty. I was going straight to her volleyball game after so had on a volleyball pull over. She asks me, "oh are you a coach?" Um, no.
I know this is just a result of laundry, but I give myself a mental high five whenever I pull one of my wife's long dark hairs out of my boxers.
It's a good thing the Nats catcher lost his mind for an inning, because every time we get to Cubs bullpen, it's like "get me off this ride now!" Davis redeemed himself though.
Our HS conferences are very poorly attended. You make an appointment with the seminar teacher, and then can see any of the teachers when they don't have an appointment. Never has been a problem getting in with any teacher, even when we had three in the high school. And in a small school, sometimes a teacher taught all three kids in the same term.
At this point though, most of them will refer to one of the kids by one of his brothers' names.
lol at my old high school they were going to do a USA theme for the student section but had to change it because it was " too controversial"... smh some people these days.
The two boys that I brought into our blended family are 19 months apart in age. However, the older was a December baby and the younger a late July birthday, so it worked out that they were back to back in school (when the older was in first, the younger was in kindergarten). The problem was they were light years apart in personality and classroom demeanor. The older is the slow, steady, methodical, empathetic type; the younger is the mercurial, motormouthed, too smart for his own good, oblivious type. If you could get the younger focused on a topic, he was golden. It was getting him focused that was the issue. Sadly, teachers continually expected him to be a rock like his brother. I ended up in a battle with the fourth grade teacher because she actually kept talking about older son during the conference for younger son. She just couldn't separate them into two wholly distinct children.
The two boys that I brought into our blended family are 19 months apart in age. However, the older was a December baby and the younger a late July birthday, so it worked out that they were back to back in school (when the older was in first, the younger was in kindergarten). The problem was they were light years apart in personality and classroom demeanor. The older is the slow, steady, methodical, empathetic type; the younger is the mercurial, motormouthed, too smart for his own good, oblivious type. If you could get the younger focused on a topic, he was golden. It was getting him focused that was the issue. Sadly, teachers continually expected him to be a rock like his brother. I ended up in a battle with the fourth grade teacher because she actually kept talking about older son during the conference for younger son. She just couldn't separate them into two wholly distinct children.
Our oldest son was every teacher's dream. Never misbehaved in class, never even chatted with someone when he shouldn't, a bit shy, and incredibly smart. Next son, also very smart, but chatty in class and very social. Every teacher but one appreciated second son helping other students when they asked, but every year, the Spanish teacher would go on some rant about how he just wasn't like his brother. Several of his classmates told me he was the only reason they passed Spanish IV because he was more helpful than the teacher.
Our oldest son was every teacher's dream. Never misbehaved in class, never even chatted with someone when he shouldn't, a bit shy, and incredibly smart. Next son, also very smart, but chatty in class and very social. Every teacher but one appreciated second son helping other students when they asked, but every year, the Spanish teacher would go on some rant about how he just wasn't like his brother. Several of his classmates told me he was the only reason they passed Spanish IV because he was more helpful than the teacher.
Comments like these can be incredibly painful for many children. Kids compete in many ways, and those who think their siblings are somehow "better" or more loved or appreciated can be damaged very deeply. I think this was a very poor statement on the teacher's part.
Who is your principal? Roger Goodell's wife?
I had around 6 better replies to this, but it would likely have sent this thread straight to the cave.
Our oldest son was every teacher's dream. Never misbehaved in class, never even chatted with someone when he shouldn't, a bit shy, and incredibly smart. Next son, also very smart, but chatty in class and very social. Every teacher but one appreciated second son helping other students when they asked, but every year, the Spanish teacher would go on some rant about how he just wasn't like his brother. Several of his classmates told me he was the only reason they passed Spanish IV because he was more helpful than the teacher.
It's cool that your son's classmates were willing to accept his help. It takes a certain personality to prevent "helping others" from becoming "being a know-it-all".
The funny thing about Friday the 13th. FinnAir does a flight every Friday the 13th flight number 666 to Helsinki whose airport identifier is HEL. Flight 666 to Hel.
Fortunately at our high school, the kid isn't at the conference.
We are lucky that all of our boys have similar talents and have won similar awards. However, the oldest was a National Merit Scholar and got a 36 on the ACT. Following him was a tough act.
Damn, I've been tooled by Carvers.
The guidance counselor has actually enlisted all of my boys to help kids with their math and she gives them credit for it on their community service. The second son used to get frantic calls to help people with Chem II as well. I think it helps that my kids are all involved in sports too and aren't particularly great in some of the sports they play. I think it might be a problem if they did everything well.
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