D, N and I toured one of the middle schools this week (Cro).
Being inside made me feel much better about it being very crowded (1,400ish students). I left feeling that N, if she is accepted to the optional program, wouldn't be run down like an armadillo on a Texas highway.
However, it did bring up the issue of whether N, who will leave her elementary school kicking and screaming, would be better at the resides school (Car) for no other reason than that it is small (500ish students). Would N stand out even more and have greater opportunities in what is offered if she truly is a big fish in a much, much smaller pond? Would she have an easier time trying out for things and making teams if there isn't 3 times as much competition?
After Halloween the three of us will tour the resides school (Car) and see what kind of feeling we get from that.
Last night D and I attended a 5th grade parent meeting given by the elementary school's two counselors. It reinforced my feeling that we are doing what is best for N, but one thing ticked me off. Primarily the divorced parent who asked if her kid could use one address to see if the child could get in one certain school, but then switch back to the other parent's address for the "better" resides school if the child didn't get into the magnet program.
I felt like saying, "I realize this system is screwy, but how about you play by the rules that everyone else has to play by instead of trying to work the system to your advantage?"
It also made me consider my feelings about parents who are only worried about their kid being around the unsavorables. Even though parents won't admit it, there is a feeling of "I don't want my kids hanging around thugs....um, I mean neighborhood kids." I suspect this because they ask questions like, "Do the AP students only travel with other AP students?" Another question that is similar is "Will the 6th graders be around 7th and 8th graders?" Someone asked whether middle schoolers ever ride the bus with high schoolers.
I have never even thought about that. I've been all overwrought on what school will fit my kid's intellect and personality.
Do kindergarteners ride the bus with 5th graders? Yes.
And does all hell break loose? Um, no.
Are 5th graders sometimes in the hall with 1st graders? Yes.
And does all hell break loose? Um, no.
I admit that middle school hall changes are crazy, but I've also been in kindergarten classes and there ain't much difference in the amount of nuts that goes on there. At least middle schoolers don't wet themselves or cry for their mommas. I am way more worn out after being around kindergarteners than I ever was around middle schoolers.
As my blog post title indicates, I am getting tired of thinking about and talking about this whole middle school shopping drama topic. We will be putting this baby to bed very, very soon because I really, really hate shopping.
Being inside made me feel much better about it being very crowded (1,400ish students). I left feeling that N, if she is accepted to the optional program, wouldn't be run down like an armadillo on a Texas highway.
However, it did bring up the issue of whether N, who will leave her elementary school kicking and screaming, would be better at the resides school (Car) for no other reason than that it is small (500ish students). Would N stand out even more and have greater opportunities in what is offered if she truly is a big fish in a much, much smaller pond? Would she have an easier time trying out for things and making teams if there isn't 3 times as much competition?
After Halloween the three of us will tour the resides school (Car) and see what kind of feeling we get from that.
Last night D and I attended a 5th grade parent meeting given by the elementary school's two counselors. It reinforced my feeling that we are doing what is best for N, but one thing ticked me off. Primarily the divorced parent who asked if her kid could use one address to see if the child could get in one certain school, but then switch back to the other parent's address for the "better" resides school if the child didn't get into the magnet program.
I felt like saying, "I realize this system is screwy, but how about you play by the rules that everyone else has to play by instead of trying to work the system to your advantage?"
It also made me consider my feelings about parents who are only worried about their kid being around the unsavorables. Even though parents won't admit it, there is a feeling of "I don't want my kids hanging around thugs....um, I mean neighborhood kids." I suspect this because they ask questions like, "Do the AP students only travel with other AP students?" Another question that is similar is "Will the 6th graders be around 7th and 8th graders?" Someone asked whether middle schoolers ever ride the bus with high schoolers.
I have never even thought about that. I've been all overwrought on what school will fit my kid's intellect and personality.
Do kindergarteners ride the bus with 5th graders? Yes.
And does all hell break loose? Um, no.
Are 5th graders sometimes in the hall with 1st graders? Yes.
And does all hell break loose? Um, no.
I admit that middle school hall changes are crazy, but I've also been in kindergarten classes and there ain't much difference in the amount of nuts that goes on there. At least middle schoolers don't wet themselves or cry for their mommas. I am way more worn out after being around kindergarteners than I ever was around middle schoolers.
As my blog post title indicates, I am getting tired of thinking about and talking about this whole middle school shopping drama topic. We will be putting this baby to bed very, very soon because I really, really hate shopping.
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