He is generally very happy, but has noticed the following things worthy of a mention at home:
"Mum, they all have World Records of SPEED DRESSING!" He is in awe at how fast his classmates tie their shoelaces, button up their shirts and do their ties. He says, "There is this kid, he literally gets out of his blazer and trousers in ONE move, and JUMPS into his pe trousers and manage to pull them up along with his socks!" (I guess this must be the gang that has moved up from prep and knows the drill.... )
Nobody says a word in class. Everybody works. All the time.
"We line up by the classroom. We hang our blazers on the back of our seat, we stand behind our seat not saying a word until teacher tells us we can sit down. Otherwise there is Saturday detention"
Oh dear. 
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QuintessentialOldDear · 06/09/2013 09:20
Don't be sorry. 
I suppose if you are new to ties, it takes a while to become proficient. But hopefully he's had shoes with laces before now.
He had ties with elastic at Junior until Y4, "real" tie from Y5! He can tie his tie and his shoe laces. He is reasonably fast. He has never worn a blazer to school before.
In primary they wore pe kit the whole day on PE days, he has never had to change out of uniform and into sports kit and back, in school before.
His amazement was more at the techniques for jumping in and out of clothes at rocket speed!
Of all the things he has experienced this first week, the mind-blowing one he chose to share, was about changing in and out of PE kit.
its taken my 11yr old 25minutes to put on his uniform this morning, i've no idea how he does it after PE! He still can't do his tie and hates wearing it.
He said his work is more complicated, and after seeing his first load of homework, i agree 
I liked the First, middle and High school system i had much better 
Saturday detentions?
On a Saturday?!
Aren't they supposed to have a life outside school?
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Oh, and new of this week: "Mum, dont follow me. Stay away from me. In fact, why dont you go home now, and I will come later".
My little boy....
DS is out the door at 7.10 without a backwards glance, and has so far managed 3 different routes home, on two different bus routes from 3 stops - he loves his Oyster Zip card, all of London is his to explore
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Agador I know that feeling 
long may it continue.
I think it took DD1 until some point in Y9 before they have up trying to get a reaction.
She say's they finally seem to have got bored and run out of unpleasant jokes she's heard before. Also I think most of her GCSE groups are nice and want to do well.
And yes, she has matured and learnt a few more social skills, which reduces their excuses for vileness.
Also school have been very good, both in actually dealing with the few incidents they have spotted, providing some one she can talk to for the ones they didn't and letting her be a librarian. Therefore, she can avoid them at lunch and break.
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