I never liked the end of the school year when I was in school. It seemed like a bunch of crap that nobody wanted to sit through, and grades to show how bored we were.
And now that Ivy is in school, I hate the last month of school even more. At least this year.
It seems to me that her teacher is getting stricter and stricter as the year goes on. Her reading grade has gotten really bad, and on closer inspection it's because her teacher is taking off more and more points for things that don't seem all that imortant to me.
Like, she came home with a writing paper today (which is the grade she has a D in on her report card) and i looked at it expecting to see misspelled words, or sentences that didn't make sense, or something like that. Instead, all I noticed was the she hadn't underlined the words the sentence was about. And she STILL got a D on the paper. And I'm sorry, but that seems a bit excessive to me. Especially when it would only take another minute to hand it back and let her underline the words so she didn't get that taken off. Just seems excessive and harsh as hell.
And the frustrating thing is, I don't know how to handle the situation. I remind Ivy to underline her words, but she's as bad as me about remembering things like that when the time actually comes. I've mentioned it to her teacher about her having trouble and trying to help her out better. And I could say more, but then I'd just come off as confrontational and I really don't wanna start anything this close to the end of the school year, ya know? I'd hoped that her teacher would be more open to actually working with her to help bring that grade up, but I see now that it's not gonna be that way without me saying something to her. And I've been there, in the teachers position, with a parent confronting me about the way I handle things. And I remember how frustrating that way. But still, if I had a student that was close to failing a subject, I'd do whatever I could to help that student. NOT count off for things that really aren't that important. As long as the sentence was right, that's what matters. Coung off in BULK - Like 5-10 points TOTAL - for not underlining. Still make her get a lower grade, but not so low that her whole GPA goes down the drain because of it.
I know that if it keeps going this way next year, I'm gonna pull them and just homeschool them. Set up an area to use as a school area, and go about our business that way. At least then stupid little things like underlining a word in a sentence wouldn't matter (because really, who actually has to do that once they graduate? At least without being reminded of it before they get started)
All I know is I'm ready for summer. No more stress over grades or reading or math. No more having to get up and walk her to school in the rain, or snow, or freezing cold, or burning heat. No more stress over what she wears every day - Is it long enough, does it have sleeves, etc etc etc. No more homework. No more HAVING to read what the teacher tells her to read. Chances to go to the Library, or the park, or the pool, or the water canal, or the zoo whenever we want to. Chances to see people that we want to spend time with, without having to worry about when we want to meet, or how long we can stay before we have to rush home. Etc etc.
I know I've got a lot to do this summer - Don't get me wrong. Gotta clean closets out and pack up the stuff the girls have outgrown. Gotta get Desi's shots caught up, and her enrolled in Kindergarten. Gotta get rid of a TON of stuff in this house that we just don't need or want anymore. Gotta get to the doctor again and get my meds renewed. Gotta get some work done on the other car and HOPEFULLY get it finished before the start of the school year (or at the VERY least, before we get income tax next year - because if it's not done by then, we are dropping it in a shop and just letting them do it) Just gonna be a busy busy summer. But that's ok, cause I'd rather be busy than bored ;) lol.
For now, i need to find a way to relax before I pull my hair out. This BS is exhausting. SOO, gonna go add more water to my stew, gonna curl up with my fuzzy blanket and my pillow, and gonna watch some random show on Netflix until time to wake Ruben up.
God, it's nights like then when I REALLY wish I lived closer to all my friends (especially the ones in other states) cause I seriously need some company tonight. :(
MISS YOU GUYS
LYZ
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