Last night was Back To School Night for my highschooler. BTSN is an event held at all the public schools where you go to each of your child’s classes in turn for about ten minutes. The teachers introduce themselves and talk about goals, objectives, teaching methods, expectations, etc.
The building is brand new, huge, and three floors. I took Mira with me to help me navigate. Good thing. I would have been totally lost after the first class. I’d probably still be there this morning, trying to find the chem lab.
She told me before she went that all her teachers this year were “fun.” Last year she had a particularly strict instructor who actually called John out for looking at his cell phone in her class during BTSN. (Yes, it’s generally rude, but he had a client on the west coast in a crisis situation, and he was trying to email them and take care of it while still trying to support his daughter. Not like he was playing Angry Birds. Bad dad.)
Several of her teachers last night told me how helpful Mira was.
My Mira?
Then her gym teacher, for whom she is an aid, told me how organized she was. How much she depended on Mira to keep her office tidy and ordered. How one day Mira took it upon herself to clean up the equipment room because, according to Mira, “the basketballs were mixed in with
the volleyballs, and it was just a mess.”
Wait, who is this person, and why doesn’t she live at my house?
I told the teacher she should see her bedroom.
Because the shirts are mixed in with the towels and the dirty clothes are mixed in with the clean ones. And sometimes you can’t even see the floor.
The teacher was shocked.
Mira says it’s the cat’s fault.
And I’m just wondering what will happen next week at BTSN for the other two.
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Yeah–it is a shocker. Remembering that happening with all three of mine.
Hugs!
Anne
Just didn’t happen so much with the first one. But then, a lot of things didn’t happen with the first one that are happening now …
Oh how familiar this sounds! Our oldest was that way; our youngest is more organized at home, so I was afraid it might be the other way around at school. However, we are seeing consistency. Hallelujah, we must be doing something right!
I meant to comment on this the first time I read it, but forgot to until just now. I totally agree with Mira’s teachers. Every time she comes to Tulsa she is so helpful. One visit she helped me with cooking and getting groceries, and this past visit she helped take care of Oliver (like a professional nanny— she was great with him!)! Love her and appreciate her helpfulness! She is so smart and talented too!
She is actually so great with little kids! It’s fun to watch her with them. Thanks, Melissa