What Goes Around......

Cole does not like to read. He has been slacking on his reading assignments and refuses to read each night. He's way behind on his book count and his inserts due every Monday and Friday. He cries and fights it, so do I push him? Nope, I figured he would have gotten in trouble at school by now. He hasn't.

So, yesterday I sat down with him to catch up on some reading and again he flat out refused to read the page. Thinking I was so clever, I calmly took out a piece of paper and wrote the following note and read it directly to Cole:



Dear Ms. Hitt,

I am having a very difficult time getting Cole to complete his reading assignments. He is not keep up with his take home booklets or the assigned books. He is refusing to read despite punishments at home.

Will you please start counting his homework as incomplete and he will accept the consequences at school.

Thank you, Jennifer McDaniel



I told him this note will go in his folder to take to school and he matter of fact told me "you know, I'm just going to throw it away."

HA! A page right out of my own book. I almost couldn't be mad at him and it took all I had not to laugh. He went on with his rant that I am only trying to get him in more trouble and it's all my fault.

I called and told my parents this story. They laughed and said he was my child. My Dad might have even said it made his month. I'm slightly afraid of what the teen years will bring if he already thinks like this in FIRST grade!! Heaven help me!