Archive for School & Education

I don’t need no Education.

Last weekend, Mr. A and I were driving home from visiting my parents when M piped up from the backseat:
“Mama, I believe in GOD.  I do NOT believe in EDUCATION!”
You should have seen Mr. A’s face.  I think I have mentioned before the value Mr. A places on education.  I think it comes before food [...]

I *knew* lunch would be a problem

I was preparing myself to write a political post.  Not one about the current bruhaha, just one about a political topic near and dear to my heart, but now it must wait.  Right now, there is a minor school adjustment crisis that is taking up my brain space.
I freaking KNEW lunch was going to cause [...]

Sanity, sweet sweet Sanity

I can’t believe how much quieter it is with M at school.  Or how long 8:00 - 3:00 really is.  I could do almost anything with that amount of time.
I am going to have to find some kind of organized activities for L, but so far she is pretty thrilled to be able to play [...]

The Good, the Bad and the Parents

We just returned from Meet the Teacher day (aka check out all the kids and their parents day).
The BAD:  When we got there, we got the news that M’s kindergarten teacher will be out of school on maternity leave until mid-november.  This is a huge bummer to me.  When I was in kindergarten, my teacher [...]

One more, then moving on

Ok, I can’t help but milk this school topic for one more post.  Then I will move on, I promise.
I think these posts are riling people up because they hit so close to our own good/bad experiences.  A couple random thoughts I have had reading the comments:  (In coherent and in no order because I [...]