And traffic is mostly back to normal today around town and near Jake's school. Go figure! Where are all the cars that were parked and the parents dropping off their kids and the traffic jams of people dealing with buses! The high school went back into session today so I thought it would be worse but we'll have to go to Stephanie for that story as she took Em to school. Or Em drove herself. And a friend...
I'm glad the roads were less busy.
But it seems odd that the day of so much importance, yesterday, has now become the next day and its all routine. The kids are still getting used to having to return to school. One day is like a trip to a boring museum during the summer...
My kids like museums. They beg to go to museums. Museums they have been to EVERY year, sometimes more than twice. I have weird kids.
Now the little students are going to be realizing that this WILL be an everyday thing. I think the second day is important too, if not moreso. If you can get them excited about the year now and keep their interest this first week when they still are thinking about all they used to do during the day all Summer...
Swimming, going to museums, playing video games, day trips to someplace fun...
Then they have a better chance of staying the course. Being focussed!
Jake came home from school and the first words out of his mouth was the Math test they took in class that he did awesome on! It was easy and he only got a couple questions wrong! And he did perfect on the Time quiz! He can even read a not-digital clock! (His words)
There's some good teaching going on in those two statements. Nothing succeeds like success and you have to know where you are to get where you're going.
If you need some more conversation on where I get that, don't hesitate to ask.
Jake blames his Star Wars wall clock for his ability to read dials. He says he just looks at the pictures. Something most be sinking in...
Now if I can just find children's workbooks on how to be a video game designer...
HAND!
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