A Fresh Start

Well this week was a fresh start for Johnny Blue. He has been at Duncan Creek Academy since he was 1. The people there started out as really an extended part of our family and it was the best place for him to be while we were at work. Well in the past three years there have been little instances that have rubbed me the wrong way. Like the time the teacher told Johnny she was going to call the police and have them take him away for being bad, or the time that he cut a hole in his shirt while the teacher watched, or just the fact that every day I pick him up from school they run down a list of things he has done down to picking his nose. It has been obvious to me for a while that they have labeled him as the "problem" child and if anything happens in his class he is to blame. Dont think for a second this acting out has anything to do with his dad being gone, he has had 4 teacher changes in the past 6 months or all his friends in his class went to pre - k because these things shouldnt effect a childs behavior. LOL

(Part of this I am sure is my fault because according to DCA I am a difficult parent, yes they told me this. And I will take the title and wear it proud, because I know I am involved, I ask questions and if something is bothering me I speak up. Apparently caring about your child makes a parent difficult.)

Johnny even gets in trouble on days he isn't there (seriously, they told me he has taught the other kids how to be bad and wrestle because I let him look up to superheros). Now I know my boy is not perfect (hard to believe, I know) and is not always an easy child. He has high energy, is hard headed, doesn't always listen he is going to have days he gets into trouble at school. But after this past week at school I knew it was time for a change, he was getting set up for failure everyday. His personality and attitude changed and he has been using words like quit, fail, hate - not anything he has heard from our house. (I will take blame for crap, damnit and shit).

Finding a daycare is not just an easy thing, there are so many out there with different hours, credentials, locations - very stressful. I am very lucky to have friends in the Gwinnett County school system who gave me a few recommendations and after checking them out, visiting the schools I found a cute little place that has a very country feel. Some wonderful southern women who just love what they are doing. Its not fancy, not new, not even the very best curriculum but I can tell that it is a warm and loving environment with a different approach to learning. He started on Monday and what do you know, he has been waking up excited to go to school. Johnny has had a great week and is doing wonderful playing nicely, listening and following directions and he hasn't burned the place down. Crazy huh?

I sure do hate change and with all the change we have already adjusted to this year I was really hesitant on making this decision. But this has helped me realize change can be necessary and in this case GREAT!