Since when did registering for school become so dang difficult? I mean when I was a kid, I remember standing in a line, getting my schedule, my PE clothes and going home. That was it; easy. I really don't remember there being anything to it. You didn't get your books until the first day of school...of course we had lockers, too. But still...books could be handed out on the first day of school now...couldn't they?
Registering for school is now an event. You make a day of it. Now if I had been smart--sometimes I am and it is so awesome--I would have done "fast track," which would have saved me about 45 minutes of time. Yep, 45 minutes. My daughter's day to register was a Wednesday, and I was missing a very important piece of information--her shot records. It didn't matter. They were not current. Which was annoying, because she was all up to date. No exceptions. So that meant go to the doctor and have them pull her file and make a copy of her chart and go back the next day. Which we did.
There were 10 checkpoints at registration--most of which were just a place to get a paper signed and move to the next point. It was pretty well organized and at one point she created an account for the student store and picked out things she would like to have. All this while they gathered her books. (It got me thinking...why don't colleges let you use books instead of purchasing them??? That's not the question...though it is a good one!!) Finally got her all registered, yay! It was a lot of work for high school...and I have to do it again next year???
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Since when did registering for school become so difficult?
