Parent Teacher Conference

I met with Megan's preschool teacher last night. I find these conferences to be insightful. I feel like I spend so much time with my daughters, and often not the same type of time (I'm cleaning, cooking, running errands, etc). It's refreshing to have another adult observe and talk about what she sees in my child.

Megan's teacher had NOTHING bad to say about Megan. I don't think it was just because she's a super positive person. Zoë had the same teacher and I heard about some of the struggles Zoë had in class with different things.

Megan loves school. Her teacher said she even asks for "homework". She loves anything to do with art and is probably where she spends a majority of her time. Her other favorite activity is "dramatic play". That's the new way to say "pretending" or "dress up". Her teacher said that Megan plays so well with others; she's a little teacher herself; she has so much enthusiasm and excitement that she gets the other children in the class excited about the activity. Megan loves to learn, no matter what the teacher brings out. She is also experimenting with writing letters.

Can you believe I was really surprised, and yet part of me wasn't surprised at all? I know my girls are bossy, independent, and quick learners. I know that they are "leaders" in one way or another. I just didn't realize how much Megan was... and yet I've seen it at home. When she's here she plays so well with Miranda that I can almost not even be around. She's very creative in her playing, but works well with what others want to play. Such as this summer with her cousin Jack, who was the good bad-guy, and she was the Queen his mother.

I kept waiting for the teacher to tell me areas of improvement. Megan can't catch a ball. And, they want to encourage her more and work with her more on writing the alphabet. Continue to foster her drawing skills (her teacher said that Megan has incredible ability and attention to detail; I think that's definitely inherited: a talent possessed by her dad, her Aunt Molly, and her Uncle Brett!)

I forgot to ask (although Travis mentioned it when I told him about the interview) if the teachers have seen her contrary side- the one where she will argue until the sun goes down that it's night time...

It's so great to have other people think your child is as wonderful, smart, fun, happy, and pleasant as you do, and they are as glad as you are to have her around!