Tough and emotional day today.
Both my girls are in (or were) a new educational program at thier school called International Bacheloriate. Jaime is finishing her first of four years and Erica her second. Of the 2 girls, Erica is the one that loves "IB" (as it's called) to an extreme. It's a different world at the school for sure.
Let me be the first one to say that this program is by far the most demanding and stressful form of High School education that I have ever witnessed.
My dilemma is, I met with the councelor today about Erica and her grades are not in a position where they feel it would be a dis-service to Erica to enter into the last 2 years (11-12 grade) with the grades she is currently producing. The last 2 years are the most difficult and stressful of them all with summer eduction required.
Now, Erica was placed into this program 1 year late which had put her one year behind. She has had to work very hard to somehow achieve 2 years worth of college level instruction into 1 years time just to cartch up. I gotta hand it to her, she gave it hell. I can understand how we got to this point and I guess I had false dreams that she would pull it off. She is a smart, beautiful, kind, friendly, and loving kid. I'm a very lucky Dad.
So I had to sit in front of my darling daughter today as the councelor explained to her why they believe she would have a better opportunity to accel at the local public high school.
I was in tears (slightly) because I knew how much it meant to her. She held back pretty good with and audience, that was until we got in the car. We cried, we yelled back and forth about how I could not make them change thier minds, and now we aren't talking. Erica is not thrilled about the school based on things she's heard and girls that have had a problem with her since grade school. It's tough to be a blond haired, blue eyed, Italian Princess in this nasty world of girls who have to be cometative little bitches.
Ya know, sometimes it just sucks to be a parent. No matter how shiney the "Silver Platter" is that you serve your children with, you are always the fall guy for anything that is not a positive in life.
Thanks for listening. Just needed to talk to someone.
Both my girls are in (or were) a new educational program at thier school called International Bacheloriate. Jaime is finishing her first of four years and Erica her second. Of the 2 girls, Erica is the one that loves "IB" (as it's called) to an extreme. It's a different world at the school for sure.
Let me be the first one to say that this program is by far the most demanding and stressful form of High School education that I have ever witnessed.
My dilemma is, I met with the councelor today about Erica and her grades are not in a position where they feel it would be a dis-service to Erica to enter into the last 2 years (11-12 grade) with the grades she is currently producing. The last 2 years are the most difficult and stressful of them all with summer eduction required.
Now, Erica was placed into this program 1 year late which had put her one year behind. She has had to work very hard to somehow achieve 2 years worth of college level instruction into 1 years time just to cartch up. I gotta hand it to her, she gave it hell. I can understand how we got to this point and I guess I had false dreams that she would pull it off. She is a smart, beautiful, kind, friendly, and loving kid. I'm a very lucky Dad.
So I had to sit in front of my darling daughter today as the councelor explained to her why they believe she would have a better opportunity to accel at the local public high school.
I was in tears (slightly) because I knew how much it meant to her. She held back pretty good with and audience, that was until we got in the car. We cried, we yelled back and forth about how I could not make them change thier minds, and now we aren't talking. Erica is not thrilled about the school based on things she's heard and girls that have had a problem with her since grade school. It's tough to be a blond haired, blue eyed, Italian Princess in this nasty world of girls who have to be cometative little bitches.
Ya know, sometimes it just sucks to be a parent. No matter how shiney the "Silver Platter" is that you serve your children with, you are always the fall guy for anything that is not a positive in life.
Thanks for listening. Just needed to talk to someone.
