Golden Rule Days

It's October and over a month of secondary education has passed us by.  Where does the time go?  Whether your little one started in August or September, a cold front has moved in on the east coast and school is in full throttle.  Everyone begins with an A.  It is up to them to keep the A.  Nowadays it is common for an elementary school teachers to send home a packet of work to be completed by Friday.  She will go over the concepts during the week. 
On the other hand, in high school, the work is assigned nightly.  Might I say, these children get way more work than I did when I was in school.  Or was it that I didn't complete the work?  Either way, if your little one is having a little difficulty now with the work, get help.  Sometimes it can be as simple as asking if the child can stay after school for an hour.  This will allow for the one on one time that the child may need to boost their studies.  Now is the time to call the schools and the nearest community centers and see what can be done to keep our little ones on track before it's too late.