5 Thoughts Every Mom Has at Kindergarten Orientation

If the school principal or vice principal speaks, you wonder if elementary school is really as much homework as everyone says it is . . . that much for a kindergartner? Really?

Some find themselves worried about all the homework and instruction their child is now expected to keep up with. Others worry their little ones will be bored and not challenged at all.

What will homework be like? How will my child enjoy learning? What if my child struggles to read? What if my child, a good reader, is bored or put to the wayside?

And then: What about Common Core? The nightmare stories I have heard about my friends struggling to help their kids with their homework makes me wonder if my Ivy League degree is even applicable to help my kid with an elementary school worksheet!

Moms think, "Will I be able to keep up with all the activities, schoolwork, housework, and my job or with the other kids at home?"

You're beginning to wonder if school hasn't become too much work.