We had dinner with friends this evening. My friend SG has 2 boys: one is a year older than MAC and the other is 4 years younger. They have a lot of fun playing on the Wii together, not doing homework, and I have a wonderful time talking with my friend.
After dinner tonight we sent the kids upstairs and SG and I began talking about her older boy and MAC and how the homework gets done, it just doesn't get turned in. (Really, how hard is it to hand the completed work to the teacher?) We also talked about how we have been the ones to call the teachers in middle school. (At least in elementary school we only had 2 teachers, a guidance counselor and 1 principal to talk too...now we have at least 7 different teachers, hopefully only 1 guidance counselor but it depends on the day, and 1 principal and up to 3 vice principals to talk to!) Trying to schedule an appointment with the teachers has been a nightmare, the core classes really want to talk to you as a "team" and the encore classes are on different schedules. (I only earn 160 hours of leave a year; it takes at least an hour to get to and from the school, and I'm lucky if the appointment actually starts on time, they are usually around 20 minutes, so by the time all is said and done one appointment with the core teachers can use an hour and a half of leave, then multiply that times 3 more groups and 2 to 3 appointments each quarter...you can see where this is going...)
It felt good to know that I wasn't the only one who had the homework problems, the teacher issues, and the worry of being a working parent. As always, thanks for a wonderful evening SG!
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