First Day Of School

I just dropped of my little son for his first day of Kindergarten. It is not easy for a parent to do this. It is good for me to experience what so many parents go through when leaving their kids in the hands/care of today's educational system. Things haven't changed much. I remember like it was yesterday when I was dropped at school for the first time. The fear still is in me. I could see the same fear/anxiety with my son so it was definitely difficult to let him go there. Luckily I know the school, administrators, and teachers so I can't imagine how hard it must be for so many parents to drop off their kids at schools where they do not know the staff so well. Even more scary it must be for those parents with special needs students who are even that more worried about their children and their education. This puts a new perspective on things for me from a school psychologist's viewpoint. I believe it will make me better for it in many ways but especially as a professional trying to help parents deal with this world.