SCHOOL TIME

"- What are you going to do this afternoon at school ? "I was asking to Gabriel, on the way to school.

"- I'm going to watch the little hand clock, until it arrives on 2. I'll take my cushion. Then I'll make a nap. Later, we'll have recreation time"

Wasn't it a nice schedule. don't our children learn perfectly organisation at school? Isn't someone who want to change his/her schedule against so much simplicity?

"- Que vas tu faire cet après-midi à l'école?" étais-je en train de demander à Gabriel sur le chemin de l'école.

"- Je vais regarder la petite aiguille jusqu'à ce qu'elle arrive sur le 2. Je prendrai mon oreiller. Puis je vais faire la sieste. Après, on aura la récréation."

N'est ce pas un emploi du temps magnifique? Nos enfants n'acquièrent ils pas une parfaite organisation à l'école? N'y a t'il personne qui veuille changer son emploi du temps contre tant de simplicité?

SCHOLL IS FINISHED

Robert DoisneauThe 4 next photographies are from Robert Doisenau, a great, great pArtist-photographer

Today is the end of school year for my 3 children.
Let's 'take stock' (can I say that?) of this year of study for each of them.

These 4 next fantastics photographies are from Doisneau, a great, great artist

This one is more Alexandra.

I 'll begin with the older, Alexandra, who should give good example since she's the elder, but unfortunately, (nothing to see with fortune in fact, it's all her fault) won't go next year in the higher class. Her grades were not enough good. She is in 2d (10th grade for you if I believe a class level equivalency) and will be 16 in 8 days!

This class is very hard for most of the teenagers, it's a transition class, at this level, students don't learn "by heart" anymore, their teachers ask for self-research, a thought process involving completely her mind, and she hasn't got this new way to learn, maybe she's not enough mature concerning studies. And most of all, she's lazy concerning studies. She get the sense of work, but only for what interests her.

So, as soon as she hasn't understood that she must work harder than what it is asked by each of her professor when she goes home, she won't be able to progress. We and her professors are waiting for a miracle. Maybe, next year.....

Robert Doisneau

What is conforting me is that many students repeat this 10th grade class level, here. Many of her previous classmates from the college will repeat. Maybe that previous school wasn't so good. And she's certainly LAZY, furthermore.

I prefer that she repeats one more year, than trying to continue, having hard times. And she's so 'open' that she'll easily make new friends, that's not a problem for her.

Robert Doisneau

This one is Olivier style.

Olivier has always worked correctly, I just have to control his work. He got good grades, without me helping him all the time (as it was with Alex.). He'll enter in 8th grade next year. He doesn't like particularly school, but he gets the will to 'win' good grades, it's like a game for him. As younger, he's proud to work better than his sister. A revenge to be the youngest child, I guess.

a Cartier-Bresson's photography to illustrate Gabriel's mind.

Gabriel as yet 2 years of 'Maternelle' behind him (Prescholl and pre-K), next year he will enter in Kindergarten at 4. First year, to have an idea of what is school, second year (this one passed) he went to others, he made a lot of friends, he opened himself to others, that was a great progress for him. Concerning study by itself, he wrote his name from right to left, he's lefthanded, and don't know to cut with scissors, he doesn't find bearings in time ! That's for her teacher's complaining. And she's true! But when it's the third, your expectations are measured, you know that all will come at its time, just a question of patience. Hope the teacher of next year will be ok with that, because nowadays teachers are just like some parents very demanding!

Everybody know that we begin a career at the age of 4. : )

What you'll be as an adult worker is determined at this age! I wonder when boys catch up? because everyone know that if the progress was constant from childhood to adult age, women would be at all the responsabilities jobs, given, as children, they're always more mature than boys, and ahead of them.

And, for the curious people here, I, their mother, haven't repeated a class in my entire school career. Then, I began to work, and then I reapeated many times, see the quizz! In fact, I 'm born to study, when I want, and what I want and . . . . . being a mom, I'm very steady at that.

ARGUMENTATIVE and OPPOSED

Ok, it's bad quality movie, but I couldn't put a spotlight on his head! Please, turn off the music on the right, like this, you will able to hear our delicious language : )

I will show you today how every single thing must be argued concerning Gabriel. From the morning, to the night, we have to justify ourselves to obtain what we want him to do.

This morning, I enter in Gabriel's bedroom.

me - "Gaby, it's time to wake up"

him - begining moving his hands, but not opening his eyes.

me - "Gaby it's time to go to school."

me again - "Do you hear me?"

him - "No !"

him - "No question! I don't care what you're telling me"

Here, Im not sure of the translation. No insolence just "I want to ignore what you're saying" I'm in fact used to know that they don't care what I say.

me - "You don't care what I'm saying? Want to see your friends ."I try to remind him the good side of going to school. What would you have said yourself?

him -"I want nothing, I don't wanna go to school."He doesn't want to follow me that way of the dialogue. Quite slick to come back to the essential, well tried Mom. The student is going to surpass the teacher.

me - "you're going to dress up"

him - "No I don't want to play with your friends" He gets one question late. I try again.. . .

me - "Do you want to eat something?"

him - "yes, . (Hourra! First Yes, situation is to be locked off). . . . .. a slide of bread with Nutella"

As once up, it'll be half the work done.

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And finally,

me - "Do you love me?"

him - "yes"or more exactly "yesh"because of the pacifier, "oui-ch"

me - thinking, how I love that he answers with spontaneity , YES.

Guess who try? And finally, guess who win? Guess who arrived late at school and had to present her excuses to the teacher?

On every point, from the begining of the day to the end. But I can forgive everything after this yes.