We might often think that our kids need to catch up with our way of viewing the world, but I love your idea. Let’s get a better grip on the way our kids experience the world. Take Your Parent to School Day would be a big step in that direction. Just a normal day to share the school experience together.

I share that same dis-ease of the pace at which our children are expected to learn. Is it any wonder our kids are stressed? But without appreciating the way they interact with the world, we can’t begin to understand their fears, hopes, and dreams.

Thanks for bringing in something very new to the dialogue.

Since I haven’t worked full-time at an office since she was born, she doesn’t think of me as a “working mom” the way she thinks of some of her friends’ mothers.

On the flip side, I think it would be interesting to create a “Take your parent to school day”, for parents to see not a special “Parents Day” showcase of special projects, but a simple day-in-the-life of their kids in school. I spend an hour a week in my daughter’s classroom helping out, and I must say it’s been fascinating. Even elementary school kids are expected to really pack in the learning and stay focused and “on task”. I know my 3rd grader has more to contend with than I did than when I was in 3rd grade in 1976! The homework alone puts her experience in a total other category. There is a lot for me to learn about and appreciate about her life by watching her class at school.

Can’t wait to hear how her understanding of your work evolves as she grows. Part of what we can teach our kids is that it’s always possible to do work that matters. That’s what’s neat about the Take A Child To Work Day…they get to experience it first hand.