3rd Grade!

How can it be? 3rd Grade! Oh big big Girl! I hope the rest of 3rd grade goes as well as the 1st week. Setareh has already completed more homework during the 1st week of 3rd grade than was assigned for all of 2nd grade. I couldn't be happier! Last year there was A LOT of peer drama and not at recess, daily trials and tribulations during class time...hmmmm. I was frustrated with the teacher, feeling that if the kids were busy and engaged in learning there would be far less social drama. I am so happy that this year the only drama that occured this week was the following:

Me: How was school today (day 2)?

Setareh: It was so unfair (beginning to cry)!

Me: Why, what happened?

Setareh: The teacher gave us jobs and I am the table captain and really really wanted to be the desk fairy (more sobbing).

Happy I was on the phone to keep my smile to myself, I engaged all of my parenting skills an consoled my poor table captain and tried to encourage her future opportunity as a desk fairy.

Back to school night was historic as much of Setareh's life when we witnessed history on August 28,2008 as Barak Obama accepted the Democrtatic nomination for President of the United States. When Setareh was born we had no President, when Setareh was a toddler -911, and as a 3rd grader history made again with Barak Obama. It is scary to have children in public school today and living in today's corrupt and ugly political society but I am truly filled with hope by the possibilities for Setareh's future with this election and the possibility of Barak Obama as President. Miss Crocker is young, energetic, focused and in one week of 3rd grade has already been challenging and inspiring. I am impressed by these qualities that make an excellent teacher and world leader! I am really looking forward to this year for Setareh and for history!