I received a phone call from Mackenzie’s teacher this morning. It seems that Mackenzie is not turning in her work on time. She has stayed in from recess for 3 out of 5 of the last days in order to complete her work.
Every evening I get an email about what is due the next day. Every day I ask Mackenzie if she has completed her work. Every day she tells me she did it at school during free time or finished it in class. She does have homework nightly which we check. There have been a few times that I know she didn’t bring something home and was aware she would be staying inside from recess for that work. I had no idea it was happening so often.
The teacher said they try to work it out with the child before calling the parents. I understand but wish I had known about this before. I know Mackenzie really doesn’t want to go to recess. She doesn’t have a bunch of friends. That is absolutely no excuse for not doing your work though. She will need to try harder to make new friends or play with the ones she has.
I believe in children being held responsible for their actions and that is why I know about this problem at all. Mackenzie failed to bring home her vocabulary words once again. I made her call her friends to find out what they were but she still couldn’t find out one. I put a note in her folder (to the teacher) asking if it were possible that the vocab words be sent home on Monday… knowing full well that Mackenzie knew what they were and was choosing to not bring them home. Holding her responsible, see. Well, the teacher called and reaffirmed what I knew. Mackenzie is making a choice to not do her work, not bring things home, not do what she is supposed to. The teacher and I are going to work together now to make sure this stops and she succeeds.
I don’t like being lied to. That is a huge no-no in my book and she has been lying for weeks about getting her work done. School is too important in my eyes to blow things off until tomorrow and not turn in work. This must stop now.
I need patience today. Sadly, we have been down this road before and patience is something I am lacking when it comes to this.
I get so worked up over little things. I hate to wait in line, to sit in traffic, to be put on hold when I’m on the phone. I want everything to happen for me right now. Right now! Lord, give me the patience to accept the situation I am in instead of rebelling against it. I flare up in anger so easily, so quickly, over nothing. Just because things don’t go my way. And that just makes things worse. I don’t know why I make a mountain out of a molehill all the time.
You put up with me, Lord, help me to put up with others. You don’t get tired of me, or fed up, or tell me that I am too much to take. I marvel at your patience, Lord. How can you accept me with all my pettiness, my pushiness, my insistence to get my way, my anger at interference or interruptions? Please help me to be more big-hearted, Lord. Please give me the strength to be patient.
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