The School Memory You Haven’t Made Yet
If you pause for a second, perhaps you might also still smell the must of chalk dust, or hear the creak of an opening classroom door, or the way afternoon sunlight used to fall on your desk if you close your eyes for a moment. It's funny how, even decades later, we may not recall every lesson ever taught but we remember moments. The school years for your child will be no different. The catch is that the most treasured school memories have yet to be made. They remain waiting in the pages of an unwritten chapter. The Unpredictable Firsts You already anticipate certain "firsts," such as their first day, first report card, and first school excursion. However, there will also be those that are not covered in brochures. Like the morning they arrive at school with a bad mood and return home smiling because a classmate made them laugh so hard that they burst out laughing. Or when you see that silent gleam of pride in their eyes when they realize they can figure out a problem wi...