Oh tears abound these past few weeks. Little Queen apparently isn't doing so well at school. As parents, we believe she is just being pushed too hard and for too long. We've done everything we are supposed to; had a meeting with her teacher and set a plan, working with her at home focusing on reading, bought and played games that encourage literary skills. The problem is, according to her teacher, she is not doing so well. She has only been there for 6 WEEKS, and I guess the teacher expected her to be caught up by now. That's the general rule, right? Six year olds take six weeks to catch up? Oy! Now don't get me wrong, I LOVE her teacher. I truly believe that God placed her in that classroom for a reason, she is the teacher that Little Queen needs. I just feel that maybe that wonderful teacher is pushing too hard. For most kids this works well. For Little Queen, the more you push her, the further she shuts down and tunes out.
In the attempt to try to be good parents we are doing everything that we are "supposed" to do. Every extra worksheet or game that the teacher sends home, we do it. On top of regular homework, we do worksheets and anything that comes home unfinished we have her finish. Random extra stuff that the teacher thought would be helpful. We do it all. The problem is, she is 6 and still adjusting to this new world we've thrown her in. While homeschooling we schooled year round only take few day breaks here and there. Might as well school when its too hot or too cold to do anything else outside, right? So with that schedule to get our required yearly hours we only had to do school 20 hours a week, or 4 hours a day. Now she is going 7 hours. They get 30 minutes for lunch and ONE (yes, really only 1) 15 minute recess a day. That in itself is a huge change for her and she is tired. Top that off with all the extra stuff we are doing with her and she is down right exhausted. Her day is school school school, come home, watch TV/play for about 20 minutes, read books aloud to me while I cook dinner, eat then right back to the homework, worksheets, or more reading stuff. Oh look at that, time for bed, hurry up and shower! The poor kid just isn't getting ANY breaks. No wonder she wakes up and cries that she doesn't want to go to school, I wouldn't be able to handle all that either.
Now this wonderful teacher (that I honestly really do like) is telling me she is still behind and we really need to work on catching her up. Honestly, what more can we do? I also was told today that Amy needs to make more friends. So what now, being popular is essential to learning? Who really cares that she is shy? Why does it matter if she wants to be by herself on the playground during her ONE break? God made everybody different and some of us are just introverts. IT'S OK. The frustration knows no bounds in our fragile playing card house. Top that off with the impending move and its a little much for her 6 year old psyche.
What's a mama playing card to do?
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