The Paperwork! April 26, 2007
Posted by spacemom in : Kids, Depression, Go Team Go Team Go Team , trackbackFirst, I must say, GO SABRES! With a resounding 5-2 victory over the New York Rangers, my team started round two well!
Today I spent this morning at school. Kindergarten. Yippie. (insert sarcasm here). The kids had 45 minutes of screening. It was simple stuff like letter recognition and other tasks (stand on one foot, draw this, play with that, hearing and eye tests)… The parents had, I kid you not, 12 pieces of paperwork to turn in. Oy! The Preschool assessment, the health forms, the parental assement, the birth certificate, etc…It was such a pain. And then the questions
"Does she sleep well?"
Um, if you count 8 hours of sleep a night well, then SURE…
"Does she react well to new situations?"
Um, yes, she walks up to anybody and will spell our name and give out our phone number.
"Does she observe the world around her?"
Do you mean like last week when she asked why the flags were at half staff and who had died? Yeah, she observes the world around her.
One of the other parents has a 14 year old. He said that last time, there was no paperwork. He was surprised by the amount. Another couple were complaining about the paperwork. "It’s too much. " and then the complaints because the first week is half days for the Kindergartners "When were they going to tell us?" (um, I’ve known since Feb) "We have to plan for child care. I mean, we have IMPORTANT work to do!" (and the rest of working parents don’t?) It really annoyed me. I mean, yeah, earning a living is important, but isn’t education important too? And making sure your child is comfortable?
Sigh….
And lastly, as expected, depression is hitting full force this week. Damn it.
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I might cry if I have to talk about Kindergarten…We still don’t know where he is going to go…