Early Arrival

Christopher wanted to get to school early this morning so he could hang out in the sixth-grade courtyard. He also wants to get there early so there is no possibility of him being late to his first class.

I'm OK with him getting to school a little early, but not too early. Hanging out in the courtyard leaves open too many possibilities of trouble. Since I'm in charge of getting him there, it will be no problem to control his "early" arrival.

He's grown up so much it seems -- even in this one week. He's still concerned about being late for class and getting swept up by this team of teachers who put you in in-school suspension. He wasn't late to any of his classes this past week, so I'm not sure why the worrying. I think getting the right stuff from his locker at the right time for the right class still seems a bit overwhelming.

I continue to remind him that his locker is close to his classes and he can just be prepared each day, thinking through what he needs.

His response, which seems to be his mantra for the year . . .

"There's a lot to remember in the sixth grade."