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Back to school....well, almost.

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Shared on Mon, 08/27/2007 - 14:09
Well, the big day is fast approaching. For my daughter, that is.
 
Kindergarten starts Wednesday. Tomorrow I have a parent/teacher conference at 8:00am then I am to take her back to school at 12:15pm for her KRA (Kindergarten Readiness Assessment) test.
 
My niece started school this morning. She is 13 and will be going to 7th grade this year. She is a little nervous about her new teachers. In our conversation at the bus stop a teacher I once had was brought up. Good ‘ol Mr. Miller. He was my science teacher once, I tell her. I guess her mom and him did not hit it off too well so she is dreading his class. I told her, “Don’t worry, the meal worms taste okay and the rose petal slushies are yummy!” Poor thing. Evil I know. I told her not worry too much, that he is “super cool”.  He was one of my favorite teachers in middle school.
 
After she left I started to think back on the teachers that left a lasting impression. I realized something…..only one did I ever take the time to thank, and I think that was solely because it was my senior year and it finally hit me. Life as I knew it was changing. I was maturing. I was nostalgic.
 
So I want to take the time to tell all you teachers out there, “My hats off to you! Thank you for taking the time to shape our children for tomorrow. Thank you for spending the extra time with that one student that genuinely struggles. Thank you for opening up a world of possibilities. Thank you for putting up with some of the parents (I pray I am never one of them) who swears their precious “little Jimmy” couldn’t possibly have done that! Thanks a million!” I wish I would have told more of my teachers this. 
 
Ahem. Okay, now enough of the sappy memories. Here’s some fun for ya’ll!

Comments

JeepChick's picture
Submitted by JeepChick on Mon, 08/27/2007 - 14:15
OMG that last one with the little baby and the marker - wow....I am not sure what I would do there.
madwoman's picture
Submitted by madwoman on Mon, 08/27/2007 - 14:19
Pray its washable! :)
GroovyElm's picture
Submitted by GroovyElm on Mon, 08/27/2007 - 14:19
I think every high school has a science teacher named Mr. Miller.
CaptJB's picture
Submitted by CaptJB on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 12:08
As always your posts bring a smile and the trip down memory lane made me walk back a few years to my ole school and remember some of my favs too. thanks ;p
BATMANKM's picture
Submitted by BATMANKM on Mon, 08/27/2007 - 14:55
The Bat wife did a test run this morning with both kids. We all where up at 7am. Kids where in the car by 8:30 am and on there way. Wed starts for real. Son starts Nursery school and Daughter is like yours and starting Kindergarten. She is a stress ball about it. I feel for her. She is only 5 and she is already stressed out. :lol: I dont have the heart to tell her that it just gets worse as ya get older! :lol: :lol: - BAT
DixieBelle's picture
Submitted by DixieBelle on Mon, 08/27/2007 - 15:45
Thanks, Madwoman!
naveeda's picture
Submitted by naveeda on Mon, 08/27/2007 - 16:09
my guy starts preschool next month, i'm totally freaked out right now. good luck to yours, school is a tough place.
Lusetti67's picture
Submitted by Lusetti67 on Mon, 08/27/2007 - 17:13
Mine is 18 I am so glad I dont have any little ones runnng around anymore. Now is a different type of care. No matter how old they are they will alway be your kids. And you will always worry about them.
ruckus426's picture
Submitted by ruckus426 on Mon, 08/27/2007 - 19:09
I love the school tarts picture. It's a classic.

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