SS13's Behavior at Promotion
I was appalled at how this kid acted during his promotion and awards ceremony at school.
First off, a little background: on my urging we enrolled SS13 in the PreK - 8th grade private school that my children have attended since the beginning. They have very small classes and there are about 7 7th graders in the school (SS's grade). Along with graduating the 8th graders in caps and gowns, each year, they give out awards to all students in each grade. They call them on stage, give them a "character award" describing a personality strength and the class lines up on the stage. They then proceed to go over club participation and move forward into awards for achievements, national awards, etc.
So...
SS, who has gone from being shy to taking on the roll of class clown is on stage and he is making faces at the 8th graders who are in the front row. Of course, it's very obvious, because there are only 7 kids lined up side by side on stage.
Each time he is called to step forward he does some grand gesture, bows, and acts like a basic idiot at a very formal event. I was mortified and had to ask DH if he could see him. Unfortunately, DH could not see his son because a pillar just happened to be blocking his view of SS. I told him he was acting like an ass p there and it wasn't OK.
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After the ceremony was over,
After the ceremony was over, SS runs over to us (of course BM was NOT there) to show us his awards. I immediately said that his behavior on stage was very distracting and inappropriate and it really took away from the moment and our feelings of being proud of him. He put his head down a bit, but then ran off to be with his friends after a few more minutes.
I ask him for his awards when we are in the car (as I do with all the kids) so I can add them to their memory books. SS asks "what book" and I tell him it's his book of memories and achievements that I've been working on. Later that night he asks to see the book and asks if we should put his Washington DC group pic in it also. Then of course, the next day, he asks if he can take his book to his mom's this weekend and if he can take his awards. (oh hell no. BM is not going to get these awards for the school I am paying for, that I am attending parent teacher conferences for, for clubs I am paying for him to attend. Just NO)! I say, that we can make a copy and he can show her that. (I'll likely forget that as well). Maybe the lazy bitch should have attended.
Oh, and I'm sure she'll be so proud because he did in fact get his perfect attendance award - just like she was encouraging him to.
Yes. This was the feedback we
Yes. This was the feedback we received after the second trimester parent-teacher meeting, however they also told us that he really buckled down the last month or so and that he was no longer trying to be the class clown.
Though it was obvious that that's what he was up to that night.