AH, ya’ll school started back in Georgia today and I really can’t even believe it! My little guy started Kindergarten this year and I had all the Mommy feels this morning. (I’m not crying, you’re crying)!
He was so ready to go and woke up saying “YAY – it’s school day.” I on the other hand have to keep reminding myself that this as parents our children are gifts that we get for a short while and our purpose is to prepare them to one day spread their wings and fly and be kind, loving, contributing adults to their community who love Jesus and others. This is just the first hard step in that journey.
Here are some photos from our first day of school. We did most of our back to school clothing shopping at Belk and ended up scoring some amazing deals! If you are interested in deals and steals be sure you are following me on instagram and watch my stories as that is where I post my of our finds.
For everyone who started back school today I pray the day went great for your little ones! I will just be over here counting down the time until I came pick my boy up. 🙂
I think you give some practical information and agree with alot of what you say. However, working in an urban school (that is the worst in the state, literally) the hall and office strategies do not work (mainly because there is no follow through on the other end). Students have learned that there are inconsistencies in our school and they take advantage of that. It would almost appear as if they were the ones running the school. That being said, it is up to the individual teacher to establish a routine and protocol for those students that exhibit behavior problems. As a special educator, I believe (like you stated) that establishing a tone on the first day is the most important thing you must do. I always establish my routines and then give the students some ability to help make the rules and consequences for when they are broken. Giving them ownership in their classroom will only help encourage them to hold others accountable when they act out. It is simply amazing to see who the leaders in the class become (sometimes they are some of the worst students).