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Practically imperfect in every way. Start with a lot of silliness. Mix in some insecurities and a handful of awkwardness. Add a pound of naivety, innocence, and child-like wonderings. Blend well. Half-bake and top off with a sprinkle of imagination and dollop of dreams. It’s the recipe for me!

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  • "Moral of the story: Do not look at the gap. The gap is the mind-killer. Remember how Wile E. Coyote never fell down until he saw the chasm? It’s just like that." --Taylor "Tei" Lindstrom, Rogue Ink

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  • "I think we have come to find out that the Education system, run by Liberal Hippies that really couldn't find any other job that allowed them so much time off, the ability to do drugs, and to spout their rhetoric is alive and well. It is teaching out kids things like 'Abortion is Good,' 'Government is Bad.' We have educators that, for the most part, don't teach to the subject, they teach to their beliefs. It is really sad, and even sadder when you see highly intelligent children buying into it." --Kelli

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  • Jacob: "I need to operate on my frog, but first he needs some amnesia."

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First Day of School

August 30, 2004

Each and every item, from backpacks to lunchboxes to shoes has been labelled. School supplies have been packed in brand new pencil boxes. Lunches have been made, snacks have been wrapped, and water bottles have been packed. Today is the first day of school for my big first graders. Oh, they’ve ridden the bus, and they’ve had a teacher, but this is the real thing. For me, this means I will be able to make more than one stop on the errands list before coming home. Kindergarten was three hours long, but first grade is all day. ALL DAY.

My school district is not very good about letting the parent’s know things one might consider important. For example, the bus schedule appeared in one newspaper. Don’t get the paper? You don’t have the schedule. Another example would be the major construction that’s going on in nearly all the schools in this district. Teachers have been mailing welcome letters from their homes because they can’t get in the buildings. The construction is that massive.

Example number three happened this morning while we were waiting for the bus. A neighbor came out at 7:30 and asked, “Did you know that school has been postponed until Wednesday?” Well, if I knew that, it would be a little silly to be standing outside at 7:30 waiting for the bus, wouldn’t it? Apparently the decision was made last Thursday or Friday. The first day of school has been postponed until Wednesday due to the construction. I must be the world’s worst parent to not have known to check the local pizza place for this announcement. Yes that’s right. The pizza place had an announcement posted. I understand that the local daycares made the announcement too, which of course means nothing to the parents whose children DON’T GO TO DAYCARE.

CATEGORY: Rants, Twin Tigers

4 Responses to “First Day of School”

  1. Oz Says:
    August 30th, 2004 at 10:29 am

    Well, look at it this way–now you’ve had a test run. Things will go perfectly on Wednesday morning!

  2. C. Fish Says:
    August 30th, 2004 at 12:26 pm

    Like every parent is going to know to check the pizza place and the day care? Hmm. yea.

    I be the kids were disappointed too. Well Wednesday I hope it all goes smoothly as it did on the trial run.

  3. Janet Says:
    August 30th, 2004 at 9:16 pm

    That’s silly. How could they not contact families directly on something as important as that?

  4. Mike Says:
    August 31st, 2004 at 9:04 am

    Bwahahaha That is the silliest thing I have ever heard! Someone in administration has to go. What your describe is blatant incompetence. The kicker is…

    “Most teachers have little control over school policy or curriculum or choice of texts or special placement of students, but most have a great deal of autonomy inside the classroom. To a degree shared by only a few other occupations, such as police work, public education rests precariously on the skill and virtue of the people at the bottom of the institutional pyramid.” ~Tracy Kidder

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