I read this Slate article about elemtary school homework and outside reading, and it brought back a funny memory from 3rd grade.
My class was given an assignment to read for 30 minutes over the weekend. My teacher passed out little forms where we could fill in our name and have a parent sign on the bottom stating that we did, in fact, read a book for half an hour. On Friday night, with my whole family sitting in the clubhouse at the Raynham dog track, watching greyhounds run around in circles chasing a white motorizied bunny rabbit, it hit me that I had forgotten the form and left it in my desk at school. Oh the terror! Sound the alarm!
I was terrified- I wouldn't be able to complete my homework assignment, and I wouldn't be able to watch the "Fun Film" on Thursday afternoons for those kids who hadn't forgotten to do/bring in their homework all week. My stomach was too busy doing somersaults to realize that, DUH!, I could have had my Mom just write out a note herself saying that I read a book for 30 minutes. Where was that "outside the box" thinking when I truly needed it?
After sitting there watching the dog races while my stomach churned with dread and worry, a bright idea finally hit me- have my Mom actually follow me into school on Monday morning, come to my classroom, and sign my little reading form. Yeah, that'll solve all my problems! After that 20-minute panic attack, I could go back to enjoying quality time with Mom, Dad, and Gogo at the dog track. I still wonder why my mom didn't think of writing a new form from scratch for me, but she went along with my plan and came in with me on Monday morning nevertheless. My teacher, Miss Mavilia, told me she was impressed that my Mom came all the way to the classroom just to sign a sheet of paper.
A third grader should never be that worried over a homework assignment. I don't know what I was thinking...
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6 comments:
Not worry? and potentially miss fun film? i don't know what you're talking about: i think you weren't taking it seriously enough.
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