Published by deborah.woehr on 24 Aug 2006 at 09:44 am
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Yesterday was the first day of school for the boys. Coming back home to an empty house was a bit of a culture shock for me. It was so quiet!
Of course this changed when I picked them up. My youngest has started off the year with a substitute because the teacher decided to quit (my husband thinks). He’s very excited about the school camping trip, which they’ve scheduled for a week in September.
I asked my oldest how school went, and he made a gagging noise. Very typical for him. 
He’s not looking forward to learning Spanish (which Mom made him sign up for), and he doesn’t get to go to his favorite class (technical drawing) until next semester.
Other than a couple papers that needed signing, the teachers didn’t dish out any homework yesterday. Not to worry. They’ll make up for that today. Ugh!
And so another year begins.
Marti on 24 Aug 2006 at 1:28 pm #
It IS strange when they go back (at first LOL) Gagging sound - that’s funny! I’d say you were wise to make him take Spanish - 25 years ago I couldn’t get a job at a hospital in California (even though I was a trained x-ray technician) because I couldn’t speak Spanish.
deborah.woehr on 24 Aug 2006 at 3:09 pm #
Nowadays, it’s helpful to know Spanish and Vietnamese where I live. I’ve seen some job postings where they want you to know Mandarin.
I took two years of Spanish in high school, but never utilized it. Most of it’s gone now, I’m sure. I’ll be studying it along with him so I can regain this skill.
fred Charles on 25 Aug 2006 at 4:36 am #
We still have a few years left before Jenna goes to school. Her daycare is like a school so it won’t be too much of shock for her.
deborah.woehr on 25 Aug 2006 at 7:27 am #
My nephew goes to daycare, too. The transition from the daycare setting to the class setting isn’t much different, I don’t think.
John (Syntagma) on 27 Aug 2006 at 10:14 am #
He should seriously learn Spanish the way America is going. Maybe Chinese too.
deborah.woehr on 27 Aug 2006 at 10:19 am #
He and I joked about learning Chinese, but that might not be a bad idea.