First grade...

[KillerMuffin]

It's my son's first full day of first grade. He's just topped 4 feet in height and he's just so big. He was 4 pounds 6 1/2 years ago. Now he's huge. What the hell happened? He likes his teacher so far, he had half a day yesterday, and he's excited because he's got a desk instead of sharing tables. He'll get to ride his bike to school this year and that's got him very excited. Daddy will be riding along with him and it's not too far, so that's cool. I walked him to school today and he wanted me to walk him all the way to class. I wonder how much longer I've got. You know, how much longer until he stops thinking of me as the greatest mom in the world and starts thinking oh please, just walk a few feet away from me and pretend you don't know me, you're embarrassing me. Right now, I'm cool. I bet it stops soon.

I don't remember my first grade year at all. I don't remember most of my childhood. I have snatches of some grades and some places, but mostly it's dark. I was trying to remember so I could imagine what he might be doing right now. I'll just have to make educated guesses. I like to take a moment whenever to think specifically about one of my guys and imagine exactly what they might be doing at the moment. It makes me feel closer to them.

 

[TN_Vixen]

KillerM

KM, my son still likes me to walk with him to class (3rd grade now) but I can't hold his hand or touch him in any way. heh

I remember my first grade teacher. I loved her. I was just soooo glad I didn't get in the other first grade teacher's class. It was rumoured that she had a glass paddle with holes in it to make the whippin' hurt even worse!

My teacher was a grandmother type. Mrs. Wheeler.

3rd grade? Jeeze I hated that woman.
6th grade? I was a juvenile delinquent. Didn't even get to have my desk in the same area as all the other kids. Totally humiliating.

 

[morninggirl5]

I'm curious, how many other parents did you see walking their kids to class on the first day KM?

I was shocked last week when all but 2 (okay it was 8, I'm sooooo lucky to only have 10 students in my class) of my students came by themselves on the first day of school. They're Kindergarten and I expected ALL their parents to bring them to school on the first day and meet the teacher. None of them were pre-registered in my class, so I hadn't met them beforehand.

I don't know what to describe their behavior as -- too trusting of the schools, complacent, uninvolved. This one has me baffled.