Yesterday I attended an orientation given by the Kindergarten teachers. At this meeting specific instructions were given to all parents on how to conduct ourselves on the first day of school. We were to bring our Kindergarteners to the enclosed Kindergarten playground, kiss them goodbye, and leave. Coffee and pastries were provided in the school library in an attempt to lure us away. This procedure was designed to create order and flow on the first day of Kindergarten. At the meeting, all parents nodded in agreement that such a plan was sound and sage.
This morning on the Kindergarten playground it was pure mayhem. Mostly due to the overwhelming number of adults crammed into the small enclosed play area clinging to their five-year-olds for security.
A devout rule-follower, I vowed to drop off Joe Frank and head to the library for coffee and pastries. Everything went okay at first. Eric and I got there early, walked Joe to the playground, procured his name tag from Ms. Debbie, and said goodbye. We were just leaving the gate and heading down the sidewalk to the car when I heard, "Mommmmmmmy!"
And there was Joe Frank, clinging to the chain-linked fence and sobbing.
So, despite our best efforts to be obedient parents who help the teachers make the first day flow, we hung out on the playground amidst total chaos and clung to our baby boy.
To our credit, we were not one of the parents who followed their child into the school and loitered in the back of the classroom. . .
We were subtly hiding in the bushes.
No comments:
Post a Comment