I judge people who are late to school every damn day. There are two families that have been late this week everyday. Seriously I get the first day but come on.
Ok. I saw an article listing cheap ways for teachers to decorate their classrooms. Cute stuff. But some people in the comments were all "ugh. These rooms are all so cute and Pinterest-y...parents want every elementary classroom looking cute or with art everywhere...some of us just want to teach."
My uo: if you teach elementary, yes, I wanna see some art, some kind of playful things around the room...and I hope you'll do a great deal of your teaching through art and games and creativity. If you want to sit kids at a desk and do paperwork all day, then teach college.
*i know outfitting a classroom is expensive....it's the ones who don't even want to try.
I judge people who are late to school every damn day. There are two families that have been late this week everyday. Seriously I get the first day but come on.
We were late today. No one thought to tell us that we have to go through the main entrance instead of the back entrance like last year. Plus my two year old had a fit because he was and wasn't wearing socks.
Jack's teacher told him not to be a Whineypants yesterday. He was OUTRAGED she "called him a mean name." My UO is I am glad she did that, because now he might think twice about name calling. We've been having issues with him picking on people and that shit DOES NOT FLY in my house.
I am almost always a few minutes late for preschool because it's almost impossible to get back from the bus stop in enough time. I could drive to the bus stop, but I hate doing it so I don't.
I am almost always a few minutes late for preschool because it's almost impossible to get back from the bus stop in enough time. I could drive to the bus stop, but I hate doing it so I don't.
Preschool is different to me. It's real school that irks me.
Ok. I saw an article listing cheap ways for teachers to decorate their classrooms. Cute stuff. But some people in the comments were all "ugh. These rooms are all so cute and Pinterest-y...parents want every elementary classroom looking cute or with art everywhere...some of us just want to teach."
My uo: if you teach elementary, yes, I wanna see some art, some kind of playful things around the room...and I hope you'll do a great deal of your teaching through art and games and creativity. If you want to sit kids at a desk and do paperwork all day, then teach college.
*i know outfitting a classroom is expensive....it's the ones who don't even want to try.
Honestly I agree. I think you also have to know as an educator you are going to spend some of your own money it is what it is.
Ok. I saw an article listing cheap ways for teachers to decorate their classrooms. Cute stuff. But some people in the comments were all "ugh. These rooms are all so cute and Pinterest-y...parents want every elementary classroom looking cute or with art everywhere...some of us just want to teach."
My uo: if you teach elementary, yes, I wanna see some art, some kind of playful things around the room...and I hope you'll do a great deal of your teaching through art and games and creativity. If you want to sit kids at a desk and do paperwork all day, then teach college.
*i know outfitting a classroom is expensive....it's the ones who don't even want to try.
Honestly I agree. I think you also have to know as an educator you are going to spend some of your own money it is what it is.
My classroom has white walls, no bulletin boards and I'm not allowed to put anything on the walls. I'm going insane. My room was redone this summer, so they're very protective of the pretty new walls. My assistant principal in charge of construction spent all the money and there's no money left for bulletin boards.
(I am doing a donorschoose.org project to buy some bulletin boards, I may shamelessly post the link here, I NEED stuff on my walls)
Due to what I teach it is pretty important my room NOT be pretty. It makes me sad.
Unless you're in Federal setting 4, I don't necessarily agree. Different yes, but not unpretty.
All the cute things I want to put up are way too over stimulating. Not to mention every free square inch is covered in visual supports. I tried a bulletin board of frogs one time but had to take it down as it became too much for two of my kids. They just do so much better without cute.
Being a Jamberry, Beach Body, Mary Kay, etc. rep does not mean you own a business. I always see stuff saying "Come support my new business!" No. You spent $100 to buy a start up kit. You are not a business owner.
I am oddly proud of the fact that my kids have never once been late for school. Of course it's mostly them telling me to "hurry up or we will miss morning recess" but still proud.
I judge people who are late to school every damn day. There are two families that have been late this week everyday. Seriously I get the first day but come on.
I'll confess that we're late more often than I would like. No matter what time I get the girls to sleep Emma struggles with waking up on time for an 8 am start. I've tried earlier bedtime, later bedtime, earlier wake up, later wake up. She just isn't functional that early. It goes against her biological clock. If we have a week where she only has a full on crying melt down 3 mornings it's a great week.
She naturally wakes up around 7:30-8, so I suspect that if school started at 8:30 instead of 8 she would fare much better. I shudder to think of what will happen when she hits HS, the teen hormones sink in making it even harder to wake up and school starts at 7:30 instead of 8.
We've often been a few minutes late simply from doing everything in my power to get her dressed and fed and out the door while packing lunches and making sure Julia is dressed and has her hair done. In my defense, the latest they've ever been is 4 minutes once.
Also, our school has such a problem with tardiness that they have reminders literally everywhere that school starts at 8am. They have also implemented a reward for the classroom that has the least tardies every month.
Unless you're in Federal setting 4, I don't necessarily agree. Different yes, but not unpretty.Â
All the cute things I want to put up are way too over stimulating. Not to mention every free square inch is covered in visual supports. I tried a bulletin board of frogs one time but had to take it down as it became too much for two of my kids. They just do so much better without cute.
I can see this. It is nearly impossible to predict what might be overly stimulating for each individual child.
I judge people who are late to school every damn day. There are two families that have been late this week everyday. Seriously I get the first day but come on.
I'll confess that we're late more often than I would like. No matter what time I get the girls to sleep Emma struggles with waking up on time for an 8 am start. I've tried earlier bedtime, later bedtime, earlier wake up, later wake up. She just isn't functional that early. It goes against her biological clock. If we have a week where she only has a full on crying melt down 3 mornings it's a great week.
She naturally wakes up around 7:30-8, so I suspect that if school started at 8:30 instead of 8 she would fare much better. I shudder to think of what will happen when she hits HS, the teen hormones sink in making it even harder to wake up and school starts at 7:30 instead of 8.
We've often been a few minutes late simply from doing everything in my power to get her dressed and fed and out the door while packing lunches and making sure Julia is dressed and has her hair done. In my defense, the latest they've ever been is 4 minutes once.
How old is she? At some point I wouldn't stand for this. I also have one who is not a morning person, but that's life.
We do everything the night before (clothes, lunches, backpacks, water bottles) so all they have to do in the morning is get dressed and ear. Hell I have even let them sleep in their clothes. It's so distracting to have kids coming in late.
All the cute things I want to put up are way too over stimulating. Not to mention every free square inch is covered in visual supports. I tried a bulletin board of frogs one time but had to take it down as it became too much for two of my kids. They just do so much better without cute.
I can see this. It is nearly impossible to predict what might be overly stimulating for each individual child.
Yep and when I have 8 everything is bound to be a special interest or something to stim on. I would seriously love an adorable classroom. I do decorate the outside of my door so I can shut it and they won't see.
Post by rosesandpetals on Aug 27, 2015 9:39:12 GMT -5
S/O penguingrrl, HS should start later than elementary school. I know they do it that way to taper the buses, but elementary kids learn best in the morning and high schoolers do better later. Make elementary 8 and hs 830/9. Yeah, parents will be at work but hs is old enough to be home alone for an hour.
S/O penguingrrl, HS should start later than elementary school. I know they do it that way to taper the buses, but elementary kids learn best in the morning and high schoolers do better later. Make elementary 8 and hs 830/9. Yeah, parents will be at work but hs is old enough to be home alone for an hour.
This is how our district does it. Elem-7:45 Middle-8:15 High-8:45
I'll confess that we're late more often than I would like. No matter what time I get the girls to sleep Emma struggles with waking up on time for an 8 am start. I've tried earlier bedtime, later bedtime, earlier wake up, later wake up. She just isn't functional that early. It goes against her biological clock. If we have a week where she only has a full on crying melt down 3 mornings it's a great week.
She naturally wakes up around 7:30-8, so I suspect that if school started at 8:30 instead of 8 she would fare much better. I shudder to think of what will happen when she hits HS, the teen hormones sink in making it even harder to wake up and school starts at 7:30 instead of 8.
We've often been a few minutes late simply from doing everything in my power to get her dressed and fed and out the door while packing lunches and making sure Julia is dressed and has her hair done. In my defense, the latest they've ever been is 4 minutes once.
How old is she? At some point I wouldn't stand for this. I also have one who is not a morning person, but that's life.
We do everything the night before (clothes, lunches, backpacks, water bottles) so all they have to do in the morning is get dressed and ear. Hell I have even let them sleep in their clothes. It's so distracting to have kids coming in late.
She just turned 6 and has always been an incredibly difficult child (at one point we had her evaluated for ODD and she didn't quite fit the criteria as it isn't causing behavioral problems at school, only at home). We set as much as we can the night before (clothes picked, fruits and veggies in tupperware in the fridge, waters packed but when I made sandwiches the night before everyone complained that they were soggy and gross). I would gladly let her sleep in her clothes, but she refuses. She's very rigid about certain things and will only sleep in pjs. Up until now we have tiptoed around her sleep needs because when she's well rested she's reasonable, but she has always been a horror show with any interruption to her sleep cycle. I'm hoping she starts to outgrow that this year. My family never understood why sleep and nap schedules were completely rigid until they were around her and messed with them and saw the Dr Jekyll/Mr Hyde thing that happens to her with poor sleep.
How old is she? At some point I wouldn't stand for this. I also have one who is not a morning person, but that's life.
We do everything the night before (clothes, lunches, backpacks, water bottles) so all they have to do in the morning is get dressed and ear. Hell I have even let them sleep in their clothes. It's so distracting to have kids coming in late.
She just turned 6 and has always been an incredibly difficult child (at one point we had her evaluated for ODD and she didn't quite fit the criteria as it isn't causing behavioral problems at school, only at home). We set as much as we can the night before (clothes picked, fruits and veggies in tupperware in the fridge, waters packed but when I made sandwiches the night before everyone complained that they were soggy and gross). I would gladly let her sleep in her clothes, but she refuses. She's very rigid about certain things and will only sleep in pjs. Up until now we have tiptoed around her sleep needs because when she's well rested she's reasonable, but she has always been a horror show with any interruption to her sleep cycle. I'm hoping she starts to outgrow that this year. My family never understood why sleep and nap schedules were completely rigid until they were around her and messed with them and saw the Dr Jekyll/Mr Hyde thing that happens to her with poor sleep.
That sucks she is still pretty young. Hopefully you can figure something out. Have you reached out to the school counselor? A lot of times they have great ideas and incentives to get kids to school.
S/O penguingrrl, HS should start later than elementary school. I know they do it that way to taper the buses, but elementary kids learn best in the morning and high schoolers do better later. Make elementary 8 and hs 830/9. Yeah, parents will be at work but hs is old enough to be home alone for an hour.
Oh, absolutely. My HS was 7:30-2:30 because they wanted 3 hours for sports practice before dark, but there are so many studies showing that teenagers need to sleep later.
She just turned 6 and has always been an incredibly difficult child (at one point we had her evaluated for ODD and she didn't quite fit the criteria as it isn't causing behavioral problems at school, only at home). We set as much as we can the night before (clothes picked, fruits and veggies in tupperware in the fridge, waters packed but when I made sandwiches the night before everyone complained that they were soggy and gross). I would gladly let her sleep in her clothes, but she refuses. She's very rigid about certain things and will only sleep in pjs. Up until now we have tiptoed around her sleep needs because when she's well rested she's reasonable, but she has always been a horror show with any interruption to her sleep cycle. I'm hoping she starts to outgrow that this year. My family never understood why sleep and nap schedules were completely rigid until they were around her and messed with them and saw the Dr Jekyll/Mr Hyde thing that happens to her with poor sleep.
That sucks she is still pretty young. Hopefully you can figure something out. Have you reached out to the school counselor? A lot of times they have great ideas and incentives to get kids to school.
The last district was a total shitshow in that regard, but if the issue continues this year I plan to work with the school. I feel for her. Once she's fully awake she is great. She loves school so much, so it's not a trying to get out of going or true stalling technique, just a response to poor sleep. As I said, I've adjusted bedtime and wake up time trying to make it better. I may try melatonin this year to see if she can fall asleep earlier. Her natural sleep cycle is 8p-8a, so if I can get her to fall asleep earlier instead of lying there awake trying to sleep that would help tremendously. This year there were nights we tried to get her in bed by 7:30 and she laid there sad because she couldn't fall asleep and knew it would make the morning hard.
I'll confess that we're late more often than I would like. No matter what time I get the girls to sleep Emma struggles with waking up on time for an 8 am start. I've tried earlier bedtime, later bedtime, earlier wake up, later wake up. She just isn't functional that early. It goes against her biological clock. If we have a week where she only has a full on crying melt down 3 mornings it's a great week.
She naturally wakes up around 7:30-8, so I suspect that if school started at 8:30 instead of 8 she would fare much better. I shudder to think of what will happen when she hits HS, the teen hormones sink in making it even harder to wake up and school starts at 7:30 instead of 8.
We've often been a few minutes late simply from doing everything in my power to get her dressed and fed and out the door while packing lunches and making sure Julia is dressed and has her hair done. In my defense, the latest they've ever been is 4 minutes once.
Can you let her sleep in her clothes? Can she eat breakfast on the way?
4 mins isn't a big deal to me but maybe this will help her have a better morning. I'm sure you've tried everything but I thought I'd throw it out there. I know how much it sucks to wake up too early. For me too early is 5 am and for her it sounds like before 8 is too early.
I wish I could let her eat on the way, but school is close enough to our house that there isn't time (we're 1.5 miles, so too far to walk, too close for the bus and a very quick drive). We're trying everything, but it really is her biology. I'm hoping she matures and needs less than 11.5-12 hours a night soon, because I think that will help. Julia is reaching the point that 10ish hours of sleep is enough and she's no longer a zombie during the school year, so I'm hoping Emma gets there soon.