Alright alright alright... Laura has given me an assignment (to blog/update on-goins) and I simply can't NOT do it! damn teachers... j/k I love teachers.
Speaking of teachers, I did have a great conversation with this guy who is studying to be an elementary school teacher... its gives me hope to know that despite the poor pay and large class sizes that there are still people out there who are passionate about the future of our kids.
This is the 2nd week of the 2nd term...report cards arrived last saturday. A couple of weeks ago Andres Language Arts teacher said Andre was the best writer he had ever taught... his history teacher kept an essay wrote because it was "that good"... good points pointed out! His report card was fair to partly cloudy... ugh... that said we have spent this 2nd week working on it:( !
Branden Lee who was a pain in the A.. to get through elementary school has turned some magical corner and surprised the he!! out of me. 4 years ago a counselor told me that maybe I should get him "checked out" put him in "special classes" he was so uninterested and unmotivated to accomplish anything other than a Mario Kart win... well this is proof that kids change and GOOD teachers (Mr. Airhart) make a HUGE difference!!
The girls are moving right along, Lacy has read 3 chapter books from start to finish since the beginning of the year, that is quite an accomplishment for her, I see leaps and bounds every week... not sure her test scores would say the same but HEY I am not real big on test scores!!
I see the same improvement with Lu, we phonetically sound out words, add with little blocks, do fun graphing story problems, its about time to get out the skip counting cd and start singing!! Greatest thing ever... if your kid learns that way?
Personally I am busy. I have 3 jobs running...1 house/ like a big toybox with a couch, tv, tiny potty and a terrible tubby... (see pics), 1 business/ art gallery downtown in the middle of a 'too much crap' remodel and one regular weekly cleaning job (an organizing job that simply decided it just couldnt end)... Its hard work and despite the little hole in the ozone over the tub cleaning project I do love doing it!!
Darren is keeping the end of the couch warm... oh and working at the JOB 40,50,60 hours a week. Dogs are furry and Bella kitty is licky!
So there you go Laura... tag you're it!
3 comments:
Kids are funny that way....I see it all the time...one day they just click into school and things start to move right along...
It was the magic Mario in his pocket...that thing turned his whole life around!
wow! you are busy~
i love to watch when my kids "get it" at school stuff! i personally think kids are amazing! and way smarter than we give them credit for a lot of times~
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