tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718987.post3881235203534101267..comments2023-11-03T05:22:04.905-07:00Comments on more...: just call me the meanest mom in the world...amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15197833121449075534noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718987.post-302207323781548192009-09-24T16:05:53.569-07:002009-09-24T16:05:53.569-07:00At least you didn't blame the teacher for the ...At least you didn't blame the teacher for the forgotten glasses. Don't laugh; I was blamed for a kid not wearing his glasses in my class, even though he'd left them (as usual) at his dad's house. Grrrr.Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647906900944224234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718987.post-35676712656503124422009-09-22T16:19:38.426-07:002009-09-22T16:19:38.426-07:00WOW..we're going through the same thing. Was t...WOW..we're going through the same thing. Was told by another parent (with a boy) that boys often do poorly in English class because of their inability to organize. Harder for them to write essays and put their thoughts on paper in a sequential manner. She thought boys should be graded differently than girls because of this flaw (?) in their genetic makeup. She did say, however, that most of the boys did better in math. Are there more female or male bloggers??Ilianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718987.post-34182461178880990172009-09-22T12:27:29.388-07:002009-09-22T12:27:29.388-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718987.post-25154340323252775992009-09-22T12:14:49.401-07:002009-09-22T12:14:49.401-07:00Great post, Amy. I struggle with this sort of thin...Great post, Amy. I struggle with this sort of thing, too. My daughter is a high-strung Type A who would NEVER forget something at home, lives to be organized (she's destined to be a bureaucrat) but the boy...sigh. The boy is too dreamy: forgets to put his shoes on half the time. He tries to be organized, I try to help him...alas. Fortunately at his school, they do bench. I agree it sucks to be the heavy, but it really is for their own good. <br />I can't believe I just wrote that. I sound like my mom...Julie T.http://www.badhomecooking.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718987.post-54900149366426871662009-09-22T09:21:02.365-07:002009-09-22T09:21:02.365-07:00I'm a "mean mom" too (Love & Log...I'm a "mean mom" too (Love & Logic - you've probably heard about it or even read the book, and if you haven't, I highly recommend it!) <br /><br />Don't be surprised if you find that teachers and other grownups jump in and save your kids in a misguided attempt to help. Last year I wanted Eva to feel the consequences of not doing her homework, which (technically) is being "benched" from recess and doing it during that time. She forgot, she was worried and upset, and I thought, "Great! She'll learn an important lesson." (She'd forgotten to bring the assignment home from school the previous day so she wasn't able to do her homework.)<br /><br />But no....the teacher didn't "bench" her and I learned that they really never do it. So no consequence, and she was happy she "got away with" something. Grr. I wish she'd been benched! Better to miss recess once in first grade and learn an important lesson about responsibility at that age than to flunk out of college or get fired from a job later on.Juliet Grossmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01752446390442788766noreply@blogger.com