What happens when you show up in your teenagers class by surprise?

Wow, I had some fun yesterday. I went to the middle school to attend a conference with my daughter's teachers and they had a lot of wonderful things to say about her. I just need to assist her with establishing much better organizational skills. I can do that with no problem. I found out that my daughter loves to read in every one of her classes. I think that is great, but then again, it depends on if it is getting in the way of her learning in each of those classes. I told her to pay more attention in her classes to the teaching and the work in those particular classes, and read if she has extra time. I also told her to take notes in every class, because that will help her to study and truly grasp all the concepts that she is being taught.

Well, after the conference was over, I decided to stay at the school and see if I could keep an eye on my son. He was already suspended once for being tardy to class, so I wanted to make sure he was doing what he had to in order to make it to class on time. After waiting for over an hour, I was finally able to take to the assistant principal in the 8th grade house. He was more than happy to allow me to hang out on campus and make sure my son was getting to class on time. The 8th grade counselor also was happy to hear that I will be around more to keep an eye on my son. Ha ha ha . I am sure they are having a ball talking about me being at the school yesterday.

I am sure you want to know what happened when my son saw me, right.?.

Here we go. I walked over to my son's class with the assistant principal, and my son was in class working on the computer. I was told, " Go sit next to him, I want him to see you and know that you are here". " Ha ha ha." So, I did go sit next to him, and I tapped on his shoulder and asked him why he was late to class. Lol. His face was so serious and he had to think for a moment before answering me. His first teacher held him back and made him late, we made sure to verify that he was telling the truth. I stayed on campus for another hour so that I could be there when they changed classes again. Right before the release bell, I walked over to his class room and watched him walk out with other students. I made sure he saw me out there. I walked around the building and back to the class room to make sure he was in class on time, and sure enough, he was there. One of the administrators that stands on patrol told me that he practically ran there to make sure he was on time. Lol, right? I should have stayed longer, but I left after seeing that he was back to work.

I plan on going to the school on my days off from school here, that way both my kids know that I am not playing with them. They need to be responsible and put forth effort as I do. I know they can do so much better in school then they are showing me right now. Sometimes I just need to give them a reason to do their best, even if it means I need to be on campus to motivate them... ha ha ha . I hope you all liked my story.  Let me know what you think. God Bless, and take care.