Cautious heart
As it turned out L. did not, in the end, want to go to the middle school dance. He opted for a night home with Clone Wars, instead, and seemed content with that choice. I'm happy that he thought about...
View ArticleThe mantis
When I picked T. up from school on Thursday, she was very thoughtful. Scott was able to leave work to get L., which was a big help logistically for me that day; but also, it gave me the chance to talk...
View ArticleThe talk
L. has always had a deep fear of being embarrassed. I'm not sure why, because we have never set out to embarrass him--not on purpose, of course. He will often react quite violently to the fear of...
View ArticleEarworms and coincidences
In the carpool line at T.'s school yesterday, L. suddenly broke into song. The lyrics were a little catchy, and set to "Dynamite" by Taio Cruz:I throw my Xbox at my mom sometimesSinging ay-oh, buy me...
View ArticleBag of Tricks: Surviving the First Middle School Conference
The first school quarter is over and done with--thank goodness. Both kids brought home their report cards on Friday, although Scott and I had already snooped at L.'s grades via the online portal the...
View ArticleGeeks and nerds
Did you know that there's a difference between a geek and a nerd? I hadn't given the topic much thought, until L. brought it to my attention the other day. He is, in his own particular way, struggling...
View ArticleRoad blocks
L. had a presentation due yesterday in one of his elective classes. He doesn’t talk about schoolwork much (if at all) but he let slip mention of the upcoming presentation a few times these past two...
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Purpose driven
A friend called me yesterday. “Have you prepared the kids for going back to school?” she asked.Sort of, I told her. Psychologically, at least. Maybe. About a week ago we began dropping little...
View ArticleReinvention
I'm reading my way through stacks of letters of introduction that my students wrote last week. While it's a lot of reading, I also enjoy these letters so much. Years ago I realized that if I wanted to...
View ArticleAdding it all up
If you ask T. what she wants to be when she grows up, she'll tell you "a scientist!" Then she will go on to qualify that and say, more specifically, that she wants to study marine biology. Awhile back...
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