Just thought I’d take a minute to jot down a few things for you guys. I haven’t journaled in a while.
Gregory, I think you are starting to like 3rd grade a little more. Although talking with you and your friend Ian, you both like 2ND grade more! I think it has to do with your teacher mostly. Very serious and right to the point she is. She does homework a bit different and you know your Mommy is not a big homework fan at all (your teacher knows that now). After all, you are only a kid once and I want you to come home from school have a snack, relax or nap for a bit, talk with Mommy about your day, and then play, not WORK again!! In a devotion the other night we were talking about thinking on God through the day. Paul’s life revolved around God, all the time! We can use him as our example! There is so much more to life than SCHOOL. So many people are into “education”. Not that your parents don’t want you to be educated and do good in school, but there is a line to be drawn. Your Mommy and Daddy are so glad you are learning about the more IMPORTANT things in life too!
On another note, You don’t know this yet, but Peter called last night with tickets for Monday’s Dodger game. We couldn’t pass up FREE tickets. We aren’t gonna tell you until after Adam’s baseball game with Daddy! This Dodger game will be for the WHOLE family. Should be fun!
Adam, you enjoy school very much. You have the same preschool teacher as last year. You only go three days a week from 9-12. Just perfect for you! Mommy loves having you home on Tuesday and Thursday. Next year is gonna be hard on Mommy with you gone every day of the week! I’m not sure that you have “clicked ” with any one particular friend yet this year. Although, I think you play with all the boys in your class pretty well, and of course your “CUZ” Abigail! You’ve been struggling with asthma these days and either that or your ears are making you wake at night. We can’t figure it out. Hopefully your late night trips to Daddy and Mommy’s room will end soon!
On another note, You are so excited to be going to Disneyland with the family on Friday. Then Daddy is taking JUST YOU to an ANGEL game. We aren’t big ANGEL fans in this house, but you are because you LOVE RED and the letter A. Daddy has promised to take you and he found a great deal on eBay for some tickets. Gregory and Mommy will stay at Disneyland while you and Daddy go to the game!
Boys, we haven’t had real TV in our household for EIGHT years! We’ve been FINE without it. However, your Daddy wanted to be able to watch a little more sports and actually be able to SEE the TV instead of watching through snow. So we got something called the DISH and we have a billion channels it seems. Some of them are actually pretty good. You guys are enjoying some of the good cartoons and things on, new stuff that we don’t have on DVD. Mommy and Daddy would always NETFLIX DVDs (old movies, shows, and some newer things). This new system has a record feature on it, so we can actually record things and then forward through the ads. It’s a month by month thing so we can cancel anytime. So far, so good and we haven’t been watching too much!
How much homework does Gregory have? I know the boy I used to watch had a ton and we would just play a little and work a little taking breaks until it was all done. Some days it took awhile to finish, but it is good for kids to practice what they learn at school at home too…makes it easier to remember and keep in your head! 😉
Glad you guys can watch a little bit of TV now if you want it is always a nice option to have!
Have fun at Disneyland and the Angels game. Adam is going to love it! I hope the Angels score lots of home runs because they shoot off fireworks when that happens…they did when we went on Monday! 🙂
He doesn’t get that much at all. But the past two years the teachers would give a packet on Monday and its all due on Friday. This year she give a little each night. We like the option to do it when we can and not feel the pressure …. GET IT DONE NOW because its DUE tomorrow. When Awana starts it will be hard to do that nights homework on Wed. night, so if he doesn’t do it… we sure won’t be upset about it!
I feel just like you about homework. I really think it’s a good thing for kids to get some downtime to go out and play!~
I think homework helps kids learn discipline. I know my parents would never have just let me play and skip my homework and I’m glad because I know I am a much more disciplined person because of it. I always had plenty of time to play at home and at school 🙂 You can make homework fun, but of you treat it like a chore and a hassle then kids will too!
Many many other ways to learn dicipline! Not just through homework, thankfully!
He does his homework by the way 🙂 We aren’t just LETTING HIM skip it! Just thought I’d clear that up.
However, if we miss homework for WAY more important things in life, its not gonna be a big deal in our eyes and I hope my kids realize that there is way more to life than education! More important things we are here for 🙂 Not that education is bad by any means! 🙂
I agree there are countless ways for kids to learn discipline…I just feel that homework is one of those ways.
And I apologize I misspoke…or mis-typed as it were. I didn’t mean to imply that you guys would let him skip homework. What I was trying to say (unsuccessfully :P) was that I know my parents wouldn’t just let us miss our homework, we were expected to do homework and then play and I never remember feeling bogged down by homework and always had time for playing with my best friends!
There are times for work and time for play and if homework is assigned I feel it should be done. Work is part of life not just playing and having fun. I know that kids need time to play, but there has to be balance.
Did you tell the teacher that you would rather have the homework all at the beginning of the week instead of daily? I think that I am going to hate when the girls start bringing homework home…I agree that as parents we need to be reinforcing what they learn at school at home but that they shouldn’t be having a ton of homework especially at such a young age…start the homework in Middle school when maybe they are more likely to be getting in trouble with other things..LOL Why do kids have to grow up so quickly and it seems to me that the schools today are forcing them to do so much at school even at a young age…I never learned to write my name in preschool and they do now. Sorry just venting. I think your doing good with the boys
Definitely think to much homework is not a good thing at a young age.
Discipline can be taught in many ways, kids need to be kids, you are only a kid once and if possible it should be enjoyed. Some children are made to grow up way to soon.
Some homework is okay but not a lot when they are young.
Responsibility can be taught with little chores and stuff like that too. Sometimes to much is thought of education when we need to think in more eternal matters like striving to teach them God’s ways with Bible verses, Awana Club and things like that. Living for God’s glory not man’s.
Well, sorry to ramble on.
Mom H (Granma)