Thanks for all the comments on that last post.  I have been shaking my head about that situation all weekend. In the interest of fairness to the kids and the other parents in the class, a few clarifications:

The kids are mostly rowdy during the “down time” portions of class, not during the instruction portion.  The [...]

There was a bit of an incident today at Chinese Club that left me stunned and disappointed.
(Stick with me, this one is kind of long.)
As the kids at Chinese club have become more comfortable in the class, their behavior has deteriorated.  The teachers have tried various methods of incentivizing good behavior with mixed results.  They [...]

Last week, Mr. A gave a Chinese New Year presentation to M’s 1st grade class.  I had mixed feelings about it initially, but after M came home from another parent’s Hanukkah presentation saying “Mama!  We learned about Hanukkah today! We at latkes!  It was sooooo cool.  I wish I was Jewish!!”, I changed my mind.  [...]

A friend of mine is quoted in this article.  I wonder what ended up happening with this baby?

Oh my god.  The Snow.  Will it never stop?  If we have a snow day tomorrow, I may lose my ever-loving mind.
This last week kicked my ass.  One 7th birthday, two snow days, one Chinese New Year party, two valentine’s day celebrations, one bowling alley birthday party with 10 kids, and President’s day off school [...]