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Monday, February 25, 2008

Return of the teacher


Leanna was so excited because her teacher had promised she'd be back in school today. Her teacher left to have a baby around a week after their winter break. They had a substitute, but then about three weeks ago that sub went to a different class and they had another substitute. We've gone from homework and folders and and books to read and words to go over everynight, along with papers to be signed-to bringing home only math papers, to now nothing comes home at all. I wan't really thrilled with the change-why switch subs halfway through? It's hard on young kids to keep adjusting. They really bond with the teacher and get used to certain ways of doing things. And running across articles like this show that it's more than just difficult emotionally, it can affect grades. Plus it makes you wonder, gee did they switch teachers so they didn't have to send a note home?

Leanna made cards for her teacher and popsicle stick people. She forgot the cards, but pictured are the people she made as a gift for her teacher's return. She was all excited to go to school this morning. Unfortunately, she had a sub again. A new one.


It'll be nice for me as well to know which door to look for Leanna to come through each day, and to know there's someone I can ask if we have a question about what she's learning or her progress in school.

1 comment:

ADP said...

That IS really hard on a child, it's such a shame they are doing that to them. I can't understand why they keep bringing in new substitutes either--maybe you should call and ask them? I wonder if they've received any phone calls about it yet.