After a long, hard road of first grade, our little guy finally did it! He gained an incredible wealth of knowledge and changed so much for the better over this year. I'm so pleased that he goes to a good, small school and had a teacher that was patient and kind. As a parent, I learned a lot over the year about how important it is to be involved in your child's education. I've seen, first hand, the difference in children who's parents are actively involved and present versus parents that aren't or are 'too busy.' I started out as the 'too busy' parent, but after some time I came to realize not only the emotional support you're providing your child, but also the help you're giving one person who is teaching nearly two dozen children, simply by being there, and of course the educational improvement. I feel a pang of guilt for not having learned the importance sooner, but am thankful that I'm not too late.