This year added another layer to my involvement with public education: father of a student. So I've now been able to see my boy go through a whole year of curriculum, homework, bus conflicts, snow days, late starts, new friends, boredom, frustration, joy, excitement, and success.
I've also had a chance to see how a good teacher can affect students. My boy's teacher was fabulous and we reaped the benefits of her talents and work. To her, I say a huge thank you.
To my boy, I say, "Congratulations!" He's gone from reading very little to reading The Chronicles of Narnia. He's gone from doing some adding to filling whole sheets with speedy and accurate calculations. He's gone from being my little man to being my little big man. I could not be more proud of him.
Here he is on the first day of school and this morning.
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