THIRTEEN

things teachers wish parents knew

1. We don't like it when you think your child does nothing wrong. They are human; they are children. Therefore, they make mistakes.

2. We wish you would follow the few simple things we ask for. Putting the lunch money inside a labeled Ziploc bag may not seem like a big deal, until you are faced with 14 one dollar bills and you are not sure who it belongs to.

3. We pretty much all hate Capri Sun pouches, Lunchables and Gogurt. The packages are impossible to open and we end up wearing the contents.

4. We like it when you say "thank you".

5. We love random acts 0f generosity (that cup of coffee one dad brought me on fall festival day made my morning).

6. Label your kid's junk. We have 20 little bodies to keep up with and all of them have the same sweatshirt.

7. We know when you are lying.

8. Just send the nap mat back on Monday. We don't care if you really just Febreezed it. Really, we don't.

9. If you don't believe every single thing your child tells you about us, we will do the same for you.

10. If you really want your kid ready for kindergarten, don't buy a bunch of dvd's and workbooks. Talk to them, read to them, give them some scissors and a glue stick and show them how to use them.

12. Candy for snack is OK on November 1. Not so much by November 13- we send it back or throw it away- get a clue!

13. We are never surprised when we meet the jerk parents of the jerk kid- apple never falls far from the tree......... They live by example, Mom and Dad.....