I can’t believe I am actually writing that! I mean I know how that happened (he got older and passed the previous levels) but it doesn’t mean that I honestly can’t believe those characters just got typed!! It really does feel like a new frontier.
Now at the elementary school our little guy attends, grades K-3 are considered ‘lower level’ and 4-6 are ‘upper level’ I think that might have a lot to do with why this year feels so different. This year I believe we will truly get a taste of what kind of student our little guy is as there is going to be letter grades and each point will count.
One thing that his teacher has been saying that the responsibility of homework and accountability of the student getting their work done is going to shift towards the student. This has been a tough adjustment for both NewMom and I as we have to take the little guys word for a lot more. It’s not that we don’t trust him, we do, but at the same time, he is a nine year old boy who would rather be doing anything other than schoolwork. It has already created more than one evening of disagreements between him and either newmom or myself. But it is going to be the new normal.
When the first day of school came, he was so excited and was up extra early to go meet his teacher. It does turn out some of his friends from previous classes are back in his class this year. It was definitely nice to see some familiar faces in the mornings as I drop him off. Yes, we are back to our routine, with a couple of minor modifications (more to come on that in the future).
Well, no matter what comes of the year, we will attack it together.