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Post by kelly316 on Jul 31, 2014 19:10:23 GMT
Do you look forward to or dread the beginning of the school year? It seems that school keeps starting earlier every year. I get up at the same time and my work schedule doesn't change. However, there is more to do when school begins. I miss summer already.
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Post by littlemama on Jul 31, 2014 19:12:34 GMT
DS is going to be a hs junior, but I still feel like I am more stressed when school is in session for sure. We have another month of summer vacation left to go though, so I don't have to think about it yet!
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Post by akathy on Jul 31, 2014 19:16:58 GMT
Nope  (I'm an old empty-nester and I don't work so nothing in my world changes when school starts.) |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2014 19:19:58 GMT
I'm a night owl. In the summer, I get to sleep more like my ideal schedule of 2 to 9am. During the school year, I have to get up at 6am, so it really harshes my mellow  |
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Post by Basket1lady on Jul 31, 2014 19:20:47 GMT
Ours does--drastically. We were gone for a month after school got out for vacation and scout camp in the Boundary Waters. We got back 6 days ago, so we really only had about 4 days of summer at the end of June and the past 6 days, which where filled with scout roundup, a scout master conference, a football meeting, and behind the wheel. Oh, and a youth group service day. DS is on the varsity football team and they start camp tomorrow. We need to be at the school at 6:45 tomorrow, as I'm helping with paperwork and he is doing camp. So it begins.
When school does start, the kids are up by 6:10 and at school by 7 am. They are usually there until about 6 pm due to football or theatre (DD). Then it's home to get a quick dinner before DS has scouts two nights a week. Then there is homework for four AP classes, chores, clean up, etc. Things get crazy come September. There are back to school nights and info nights for all the clubs and sports and scouts. This year we don't have confirmation for the first time in 5 years, but the kids still participate in youth group. Friday nights are the football games and the prep starts as soon as school is over. They players are fed, then we start setting up for concessions. The game and clean up are usually done by 11 pm. I almost cry when I can sleep in on a Saturday.
I'm exhausted just thinking about it all.
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Post by lorieann13 on Jul 31, 2014 19:22:42 GMT
Yes, a lot! I am a sahm and dh is a teacher so summer is very relaxting and laid back. We keep a simple schedule as both kids have autism. But there is no rushing. Its very enjoyable.
But then dh goes back to work and then the kids start 2 weeks later and oh boy! Rush in the morning, get everything done, pick up kids, homework, therapies, dinner, bedtime routine, try to spend time with dh, bed and repeat.
I never feel like I ha e enough time in the day during the school year. I am dreading the start of school just because of how much we rush.
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Post by Minty118 on Jul 31, 2014 19:36:43 GMT
My schedule doesn't change much, we just add school. I actually prefer the school year because I thrive on routine. The loosy goosey of summer kind of stresses me out!
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Post by kluski on Jul 31, 2014 19:49:12 GMT
Yes and I HATE it. I teach so of course I have to go back but more so I hate sending dd back to school. It is so nice to see her relaxed and stress free. I love that there is no bickering, no homework no schedule, no routine. I love, love love the break for her. Even her acne has cleared up. The demands on children is ridiculous! Let them be kids they have the rest of their lives to be stressed.
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Post by brandy327 on Jul 31, 2014 19:53:16 GMT
Yes, it definitely does. We have no schedule in the summer except to schedule fun stuff! When school starts up this year, it'll be especially stressful because my ASD son starts 6th grade - all new school, all new teachers, all new challenges. And I work for an in home daycare that takes only teacher's children so I'll be starting back to work the same week the kids start back up.
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Post by freecharlie on Jul 31, 2014 20:01:16 GMT
I teach, so my schedule definitely changes. The boys have to get up, there is homework, DS has practice or games 5 days a week.
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Post by ddly on Jul 31, 2014 20:01:55 GMT
Yeah. I'm a teacher. I just need a full year of summer vacation this year.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2014 20:05:38 GMT
Yes, it gets more sane. DS will finally be in school full-time (first grade), so I just walk him to school at 7:30 and walk him home when they get out (eek! just realized I don't know yet what time that is). During the summer, he's had different camps/activities all the time and it seems like my husband and I are constantly shuttling him places. Once school starts, our schedule will be the same each week for both school and evening activities, so it will feel a lot less hectic.
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Post by lorieann13 on Jul 31, 2014 20:14:14 GMT
Yes, it definitely does. We have no schedule in the summer except to schedule fun stuff! When school starts up this year, it'll be especially stressful because my ASD son starts 6th grade - all new school, all new teachers, all new challenges. And I work for an in home daycare that takes only teacher's children so I'll be starting back to work the same week the kids start back up. My daughter has Asperger's and is starting 6th grade as well. New school, etc. We began her transitional IEP in April. She will have a 1:1 aide the first 30 days, we got her schedule a month early so we could walk campus and learn the layout and where everything is, had a tour and several talks with the principal, met some staff, and we get her books a week early too (go next week). In a week and 4 days she will meet the rest of the staff and see her classrooms inside. We added more accomodations to help too such as front seat, notes to be handed to her, iPad/Nook for notes, etc. So I am sure it will go smoothly! |
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Post by SabrinaP on Jul 31, 2014 20:22:59 GMT
DH and I are both teachers, so yes drastic change!
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Post by chrispeas on Jul 31, 2014 20:49:40 GMT
We are definitely busier in the school year. We are busy in summer too, but school time is when everything else starts up again. Sports, religious school and after school activities and functions. I feel like I'm in the car all day. I have two kids at different schools with different start and end times. I love summer because I don't have to get up and make lunches every morn.
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Post by christine58 on Jul 31, 2014 20:56:53 GMT
Do you look forward to or dread the beginning of the school year? It seems that school keeps starting earlier every year. I get up at the same time and my work schedule doesn't change. However, there is more to do when school begins. I miss summer already. YUP...I actually have to get up on time and go teach....LOL |
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Post by tiffanytwisted on Jul 31, 2014 21:04:42 GMT
For me, not drastically, but definitely a change.
Now, for my boys, who have been staying up til 3 or 4 and sleeping til noon . . .
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Post by cadoodlebug on Jul 31, 2014 21:45:17 GMT
When DS was in school I dreaded the summer being over. We loved the carefree feel of summer ~ no homework, sleep in later, vacations. I always hated to give that up ~ but within a few weeks, I was okay with having my days to myself again. Now, DH and I look forward to school starting so we can reclaim the movie theater for us old folks.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2014 21:51:29 GMT
DS does better with a schedule (and so do I) so I fear Summer. This year in particular since he was going to be home by himself for the first time.
But we have survived and he has done great - much better than I expected him to do. He gets up at 6:45 (6 during the school year) and I have him shower before I leave for work. He has had 1 chore a day and then it's whatever he wants to do. I don't think we will have much of a problem transistioning to school since I have been having him get up.
I am worried about evenings. He stays up much later than I will allow during the school year so we may have trouble with that. And then of course homework. He is in special ed for most of the day but this year (he will be in 8th grade) he will be mainstreamed for 2 classes. He will have homework from those and it's going to be a stuggle for sure. With special ed he rarely gets homework (which irriates me - I wish he had some so it would feel more like a gen ed class). I know we will be battling over the homework the first time it comes home.
He starts school in two weeks and is looking forward to it. This past week the boredom has set in and he is ready to go back to school.
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Post by lilacgal on Jul 31, 2014 21:54:08 GMT
Yes, but I'm a teacher so that's expected. I've enjoyed sleeping in until 6:30 or even 7! In less than two weeks 4:30 wake ups begin and a week after that, it'll be the fight to get DD ready. I will really miss her not coming in my room until 9 and then staying in PJs all day.
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Post by janeliz on Jul 31, 2014 21:58:44 GMT
I dread going back, with the getting up earlier (5:30 on school days vs. about 8:00 in the summer) and the whole homework grind every evening. But once we get into a routine, I'll be cool. The lessons and practices that they have during the school year continued over the summer for us, so the only schedule change will be school drop-off and pick-up.
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Post by brandy327 on Jul 31, 2014 22:26:17 GMT
lorrieann - We began transition in January/February time frame! He's gone down there quite a few times and eaten lunch; first, in a classroom with her sped teacher and then eventually into the lunchroom with other kids there. He's met most of the teachers that work with the 6th grade team. Thankfully, it's a small and the 6th graders are in pretty much just 1 hallway so the fear of getting lost or not to class on time is minimal. I know he'll be nervous, but so will most of the other 6th graders going in. I worry mostly about the homework. I've heard from several of the MS staff that the expectations in 6th grade are MUCH higher. Previously, note taking has been simply copying the notes written on the board. This year, they're expected to take notes from lectures. Thankfully, we have a system in place because this part, in itself, would set my ds up for failure. I worry that he'll fall behind when he's worked SO hard to catch up to his peers. 4th grade he made huge improvements and by 5th grade, he was doing all grade level work with just a few modifications. I know we're doing everything we can for him and I've met his new team. They seem very nice and I've been told that they were warned we're not the type of parents that will let him fall through the cracks. LOL Apparently, we have an image.  Good luck to your dd!  |
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Post by moodyblue on Jul 31, 2014 22:31:37 GMT
Drastic change for me since I'm a teacher. Each school year now seems to get busier and busier with extra things to do and work on, and this was our shortest ever summer. I go back Monday and the students come on Tuesday.
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Post by Merge on Jul 31, 2014 22:34:07 GMT
I'm one of those teachers who has to go back, so yeah, my schedule changes. I also have school aged kids, though - it would be so much easier if the only schedule that changed was mine. Getting the kids to and from school, dance lessons, voice lessons, starting instrument lessons this year ... plus older dd is part of her school's competitive theater group this year. Makes me want to spend the rest of my break hiding under the covers!
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Jul 31, 2014 22:37:42 GMT
My schedule definitely changes, but I actually like it. I like the enforced structure.
That's not to say that I don't absolutely love summer with my kids, but it's harder to force structure during the summer when I'm the only thing standing between them and sleeping all they want and really doing a whole lot of nothing.
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Post by hockeymom4 on Jul 31, 2014 22:39:45 GMT
September also means the start of hockey season and that is when things go crazy!!!!
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Post by sacteach on Jul 31, 2014 22:51:05 GMT
I'm naturally a night owl and it's not uncommon for me to go to bed around 2 or 3am during the summer and get up around 9 or so. I was teaching summer school for a few weeks, so that messed with my schedule a little as I was getting up around 7am and still going to bed late. I've had the last two weeks off though and immediately fell back into my late nights. And it was perfect when I was in Hawaii because I was going to bed around 11pm and waking up around 6, which still kept me on my same 2am/9am schedule.
School starts in two weeks for me and I have some trainings and workshops next week that start at 8am, so I'll gradually ease back into it. During the school year I'm usually up around 5:30am, and I'm definitely not looking forward to that. I *try* to get in bed by 11pm, but most nights it doesn't happen.
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Post by donna on Jul 31, 2014 23:51:23 GMT
I am a teacher so my schedule changes a lot. I have enjoyed staying up late reading. When school starts I head towards bed at 9:30 and try to have lights out by 10. I get up at 5 am and leave for work at 6:30. I don't get home until 5:30-6:00.
I will miss the low stress days of summer.
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Post by Linda on Aug 1, 2014 0:59:09 GMT
I'm a night owl. In the summer, I get to sleep more like my ideal schedule of 2 to 9am. During the school year, I have to get up at 6am, so it really harshes my mellow me too -except I have to get up BEFORE 6am since my youngest gets on the bus at 625am - yawn! our summers are pretty free-form - no schedules, not many activities (pool in the afternoons when transportation works out), late dinners (we ate at 8 tonight and that was perfect). school year - buses come at 625 and 758 every morning and return the girls at 235 and 430 every afternoon - there's homework and Girl Scouts and it just all feels rushed and busy all the time. |
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Post by Pahina722 on Aug 1, 2014 1:09:00 GMT
Since DH and I both teach and DS is in high school, yes, definitely. DS and I are both night owls as well, which means the change will affect us most. Instead of waking up at 9:30 (me) or noon (DS), we will be getting up around 6:30. During the summer, even though I'm still teaching, it is all online AND other than two office hours per week, I can do it all from home. While I primarily teach online during the fall and spring as well, my college administrators have instituted a policy that we have to schedule those online classes as if we are in a classroom and be in our offices during those times-- which gives you an idea of how clueless they are about how an online class works.
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