TheBanyanTree: Teaching 101

[Jena Norton]

I'm a surrogate mean mom, so I have an alternative solution: wear whatever
other shoes he had. One of my teacher friends sent her bratty 4 year old to
pre-school the other day wearing his girl cousin's pink and silver tennies
because he couldn't find his shoes. 

I am a firm believer in consequences. And most consequences for kids are not
life or psyche threatening. Maybe embarrassing, but not deadly!

Jena Norton

-----Original Message-----
From: thebanyantree-bounces at lists.remsset.com
[mailto:thebanyantree-bounces at lists.remsset.com] On Behalf Of Laura
Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 8:36 AM
To: thebanyantree at lists.remsset.com
Subject: Re: TheBanyanTree: Teaching 101

On 5 Oct 2008 at 11:06, Pam Lawley wrote:

> Anyway.  I've got to rethink my curriculum!!

Now see, my reaction would have been quite different.  HE threw the shoes 
in the trash, not thinking ahead, so HE would have been the one cleaning 
the shoes and drying them an hour before he had to leave.

He doesn't want to do that because they are "nasty"?  Well, go ahead, son.  
Explain to your new girlfriend that you were an idiot and threw your brand-
new dress shoes in the trash because you don't have the capability of 
thinking further ahead than your next meal and now they are "ruined" and 
now you can't go to the dance.  No, really, go ahead and tell her that, but
I 
wanna watch.

Yes, my kids think I'm the most-est mean-est mom in the world.

Proud, card carrying member of the Mean Moms of the World Club,

-- 
Laura
wolfljsh at gmail.com
http://wolfsinger.wordpress.com