PTC part 1

Austin had his parent teacher conference today. PTC's are always a good/bad thing for me. I love to hear about what my children are learning in school, how they are improving, and what I can do to help them. I don't like to hear that "Hunter cut Jacob's hair during craft time", or "Austin got mad and called his friend a poop head" or other such incidents. I know they are coming, because I have 3 boys.....but that doesn't make it easy to hear. Well I was pleasantly surprised during Austin's conference today. His teacher said he had all 3's and 4's on his schoolwork (they grade on a 1-4 system). But what was even more awesome for me to hear was his attitude about things. Two things in particular made me such a proud mom. His teacher said that a lot of times when some of the kids are struggling, she likes to pair them up so that they can all help each other in ways she might not be able to. She said that every time she does this, Austin is so good at helping the other students. Instead of just telling them what the answer is, he explains to them how they can get the correct answer so that they can learn themselves. Maybe my Mr. Smarty pants will be a teacher when he grows up! The other thing she said however, helped me know that Josh and I must be doing something right. She said that every time there is a student by themselves, he is always the first person to go talk to them and ask if they want to share his computer, or be in his group, be his partner, or play. She said she loves watching how compassionate he is towards everyone around him. I love that he has a big heart, and he chooses to share it with others! I felt that was worth some bragging rights!