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I suppress the mixture of equal doses of outrage and guilt and
force myself to press on through the letter:
The time children
spend in 5th grade is critical. It is time for students to develop
the foundations for organization, responsibility and independence in addition
to their rigorous learning. Continuity and routine are also important factors
at this grade level. The administration
at our school is aware of the critical need to develop these important skills. The 5th grade team, our guidance
counselor and I are working diligently to make this a smooth transition for our
students.
I re-read the paragraph because it articulates it so well... it explains better than I
ever could the concerns that any parent would have under the circumstances.
Developing the
foundations of organization and responsibility.
Continuity.
Routine.
Learning environment.
AWARENESS.
But part of me wants to stomp into the school office and tell the
principal how she should do her job. I
want to point out that with a little bit of planning and forward-thinking, the use of
statistics and area demographic projections all of us could
have been spared a lot of unnecessary drama and trauma and gross disruption with unforeseeable ramifications. The sad reality is that for some kids - perhaps even many kids - school is the only place where they get to experience a semblance of stable environment, continuity and routine. (Of course, that's a topic for another story, so let me continue with this one)
Isn’t that her job??? I ask myself, To take the letter of the law and use her judgment and discretion to apply it, like a wise judge would, to the best interest of those for whose protection and provision the law was created in the first place.
The more I think of it, the more upset I get.
In fact, I want to meet
with her and the guidance counselor and the area superintendent and spell all this out in their face so there is no confusion.
If not me, then who? If not now, when? It's what good moms are supposed to do, isn't it?
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