| | mom2sands asked how Miles acts when I'm there for a field trip, etc. The short answer is... even though he's developing more of an independent streak, age 9 is still sweet and close to mom ;) Miles, at least, stuck pretty close to me when we were walking about and sometimes even held my hand. I noticed some of the other boys whose moms were chaperones did this as well. It warmed my heart - they are not too self-conscious yet when it comes to parents. I'm just enjoying it while it lasts...
That said, when I mentioned coming to visit his Science class sometime, he said, "No, please don't." I was a little taken aback, but he finally told me that it's just that I should ask the teacher first since no other parents usually come to that class. He doesn't want me breaking the rules, I guess, or doing anything "different" than the other parents. He did tell me I could come to Math class anytime because there are "some other moms" usually there. 
Both kids attended a fun assembly at school this past Thursday - some kind of rain forest education program visited the school and brought wild animals for the kids to see! There was a sloth, a monkey, some wild birds. They were both really excited about it and couldn't stop talking about the sloth, especially :) Not every day you see a sloth in these here parts...
On a different note... I was browsing through our school district's website and came across some info on a "parent education" program they are implementing at some of the schools. In addition to "training" parents to read to their children, visit the library, and find ways to be involved in the school community, it included this program goal: One of the cornerstones of the program is that parents spend 15 minutes
of uninterrupted one-to-one time with their child each
week.
Each week?! I must be really out of touch with what's going on in some households... Sad. Well, guess what? I'm one step ahead - I played chess today with Miles so that oughta do me as far as "kid time" for the next TWO weeks! Now let me check my schedule and figure out when I can squeeze Lilli in next week...
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It is scary a school system needs to suggest that parents spend time with their kids (perhaps they could elevate their expectations just a tad too!). That said, my mother (a recently retired ps teacher) has shared with many too many examples of families that need just this kind of goal. Sigh...
