My son started the first day of 8th grade yesterday. I upheld the tradition of taking his picture while he held up 8 fingers, one for each grade. The last time he actually smiled for one was preschool, but I don't care. He's lucky I don't video tape him like my neighbor with four kids.
During dinner my husband and I asked him about his classes. One male teacher took pictures of each student on his cell phone. My husband and I exchanged worried looks and I asked, "What's his name so I can check the molester website?"
Then my hilarious husband asked if he made the kids take their shirts off. (Uh, no.) My son didn't think it was such a big deal. The guy was going to use the pictures for a seating chart. Welcome to the technology of 2010. (I am still going to check him out).
I have to admit, it was a pretty uneventful first day. After he left for school I blasted some Van Morrison and drank my coffee on the front porch, watching S.U.V.s go by, thankful we live close enough to walk.
Next year he will start high school but I can't think about that yet. All I have to do now is enjoy my days of freedom until summer.
-Lela
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5 comments:
I, too, take a picture of my son on the first day of school - it's tradition. This year, his sophomore year, he posed... for all of three seconds. I snapped a shot and he was out the door before I could consider a second picture. Ah well, at least I got one!
Ally :-)
I would be a little wigged out by the photos taken with a cell phone. I KNOW its 2010 and all...and the idea of a photo seating chart is cool and visual and meshes with some of the teaching formats with meeting the different learning needs of students. BUT.....
You may have faith restored after reading the Convos this year. I'm stuck with 7th graders mostly. Yes...pray for me.
My BIL is a hs math teacher and totally into technology. I could absolutely see him doing this with his i phone and then creating a seating chart. I really like the idea of holding up the number of fingers for the school year, but what happens for grade 11? ;0)
Can't believe its school already! UGH! I would be freaked by the teacher taking pictures with the cell phone too, why not just use a camera! You are not alone on that one!!
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Seating chart? Are we at a wedding or at school? :)
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