school starts tomorrow whole community seems verge collective sigh relief anxieties high they always when darling children about transition into social academic situations we're quite certain after that fill-in-the-blank grade could make break year year they fall love with math decide they're hopeless year they seal their friendship with friend would chose them could they fall with crowd under-achieving disrespectful hooligans i've learned keep mama bear instincts from surging this time year perhaps they're just engulfed overwhelming relief that school finally starting everywhere hear parents talking about their child's teacher what they've heard about class list makes look like disproportionate number challenging kids ended same class flurry drama begins when class lists posted school doors usually about five days before start school continues into first week school then everyone seems settle down most part today received email from father daughter's classmates very concerned about number kids daughters class speak spanish first language versus those speak english home wanted know interested joining forces communicate concern principal general sense that kids will gain more than they will lose from sharing classroom teacher with children different from them that reason alone don't plan getting involved wrote post about some these perspectives last year this time there's another reason hesitate involved with maintaining balance between advocating children advocating children really back forth this issue least when thinking about kids after parents it's look after protect children whatever socially academically physically argument starts fall apart though when look many children whose parents aren't advocating them some those parents don't have time energy others don't have skills confidence others aren't able look critically enough their children's situations even detect where intervention called those kids simply luck jason were talking about issue today lunch made good point although went elementary school what considered time worst school system country chicago public schools parents taught that people mattered everyone mattered jason turns dummy plus huge heart highest anyone know that's what parents taught brother everyone matters need look others even strangers less-than-desirable sure parents looked every assuring wonderful opportunities growth average schools always clear that they didn't believe survival fittest type world think knew from time started kindergarten that they were democrats because party that most look everyone just people with money power education united methodist church grew parents still also intensely focused looking others they have open door ministry which involves church's doors being open daily homeless people need lunch laundry showers place someone talk saying it's easy truly look others know i'll never able live parents example vacillate between extremes worrying that walking advocacy talk like should worrying that kids won't live their potential unless devote enormous amounts time energy making sure they best everything guess parent member broader community it's good line aware even wobbling around trying catch balance kids concerned know school year ahead holds many valuable lessons that will build their well their 