Are Your Kids Different In School?
I'm always a bit surprised when I go to parent teacher conferences and hear what the teachers think of my kids. My oldest, who I thought I'd have to buy a "Doesn't Play Well With Others" shirt for, was just fine. Her preschool teachers said that she was very compassionate. At the time she was a new "big sister" and sure wasn't always "compassionate" to here new baby sister, or to her "just 3 years older than her" aunties. After that other teachers always said she was quit well respected by her peers which was good to hear.
Then my second daughter, who was my most challenging toddler, turns out to be one of the easiest students in the class to work with and one that the teacher said was the only one to say "Yes" - not "yeah" or"uh-huh" like most of the students in the class.
Then there's my youngest daughter. This is the one that everyone babied until she was 3 1/2 and my son was born. She is the petite, cute one with big brown eyes and she knew how to work it. She's the one that, when we say, "Clean the room" she kind of hangs out looking like the "baby" and kind of just cruises on the side while her sisters do all the work. She knows she can get others to do things for her and uses that angle whenever possible. She plays the "baby" role to the T. But in school, her teacher says she's "Mother Hen." What? LOL. I'm told she's very polite and is no problem in class. The only thing is that sometimes she's not a "quality producer." Meaning that she doesn't always do her work the best that she can. Sometimes she writes messy instead of neat, rushes, instead of doing a good job.
All my girls seem to be that way. I think sometimes they just aren't interested and there's something else they rather be doing, so they just skim through the work. When it comes to quality of work, it's either super neat and very well done or a complete rush and not even close to decent. Anyway - I just thought it was funny that they are all a little different (in good ways) in school.
What about your kids? Are they different at school than at home?
Then my second daughter, who was my most challenging toddler, turns out to be one of the easiest students in the class to work with and one that the teacher said was the only one to say "Yes" - not "yeah" or"uh-huh" like most of the students in the class.
Then there's my youngest daughter. This is the one that everyone babied until she was 3 1/2 and my son was born. She is the petite, cute one with big brown eyes and she knew how to work it. She's the one that, when we say, "Clean the room" she kind of hangs out looking like the "baby" and kind of just cruises on the side while her sisters do all the work. She knows she can get others to do things for her and uses that angle whenever possible. She plays the "baby" role to the T. But in school, her teacher says she's "Mother Hen." What? LOL. I'm told she's very polite and is no problem in class. The only thing is that sometimes she's not a "quality producer." Meaning that she doesn't always do her work the best that she can. Sometimes she writes messy instead of neat, rushes, instead of doing a good job.
All my girls seem to be that way. I think sometimes they just aren't interested and there's something else they rather be doing, so they just skim through the work. When it comes to quality of work, it's either super neat and very well done or a complete rush and not even close to decent. Anyway - I just thought it was funny that they are all a little different (in good ways) in school.
What about your kids? Are they different at school than at home?
posted by Stacie at 6:09 PM
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