What would you do? What would you do if your child gets a week or two into school and tells you that their teacher isn’t working out this year? They don’t like the kids in their class, they don’t like the teacher, and they aren’t going to like this new school year. It happens to every kid at least once in their school career, and we have all been there, when it happens, as a parent, there are a few options you can take, but which one is the right one to take for your child? Does it matter why they don’t like the teacher? Does it matter why they don’t want their classmates? If your child comes to you this week, next week, or in a few and says it isn’t working out, what would you do?

Kids Not Liking Their Classes in Idaho

With the rare exception of kids that love school, most of us at one time or another had a teacher or a certain class that we hated going to. It could have been that none of our friends were in the class, the subject, the teacher, or any other number of reasons, but most students have a class they dread at some time in their school career. What is the best way to handle it, especially as a parent? You can take the easy way out and ask them to be transferred to another class, with another teacher. This may help your child because perhaps the teacher’s methods aren’t helping them and they need something different. You could take the extreme case and pull them from school and homeschool them yourself, but that could hurt them in the long run, or be exactly what your child needs. 

How to Handle Kids in School in Idaho

For many of us, we had to suffer through these classes, as our parents didn’t want to deal with the hassle of moving us from class to class, and they said how it would help us to stick with it. In many cases, it benefitted us to stay where we were and to make it through the semester or the school year. Kids today want the easy way out, and many parents grant that wish. Perhaps the best way to handle the situation is to have them wait it out and see if things get better. If your child is still unhappy or struggling after a month, then perhaps action needs to be taken to pull them from that class. 

As a new school year begins, there will be parents in the Magic Valley and all across the Gem State that have to deal with their child not liking their teacher the first week, not having their favorite friend in their class, not liking a certain subject or for random reasons wanting to not be in a certain class. As parents, it is up to you to decide the best way to handle the situation, but if your child approaches you and hates their class, what would you do? 

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (Idaho Falls News Release) — City officials representing Idaho Falls Power broke ground Monday morning on the city’s latest power generation facility and clean energy research park, continuing the utility’s long history of ensuring reliable and affordable energy. 

The $36 million investment in the 17.5 MW Natural Gas Peaking Plant will provide on-demand energy at times when summer and winter energy usage are at their highest. The more electricity used to heat or cool homes during peak periods leaves the utility short on generating capacity. 

“This groundbreaking is more than just the beginning of a construction project,” said Idaho Falls Power General Manager Bear Prairie. “One of Idaho Falls Power’s core missions is to provide reliable power at affordable rates. This peaking plant doubles the local generation capacity in the winter, meaning more stability in energy prices because we will be relying less on buying electricity from neighboring utilities.”

Idaho Falls Power currently operates five hydroelectric generation facilities on the Snake River that today produce only about a third of the city’s energy needs due to growing customer demand. Since Idaho Falls Power last constructed a hydroelectric facility in the late 1980s, the city has experienced tremendous population growth, including substantial commercial sector growth.

As Idaho Falls has invested in its own energy production, residential customers currently pay around 7 cents per kilowatt hour, which is half the national average of 14 cents per kilowatt hour. 

Idaho Falls Power will be using natural gas fuel for the peaking plant not only for its lower operating cost, but also for its ability to provide low-emission energy to meet the community’s immediate needs. The plant has been designed to minimize the release of emissions resulting from natural gas by using the best available emission reduction technology. In addition, the generators will also be able to burn hydrogen, thus enabling future testing and research. 

“Idaho Falls has always been a leader in meeting the area’s energy needs in innovative ways,” said Idaho Falls Mayor Rebecca Casper. “The city is grateful to be home to Idaho National Laboratory, and having this extra space will provide more opportunities for research and will continue Idaho Falls’ proud tradition of being at the forefront of our world’s energy production.” 

The plant will be near the intersection of East Iona Road and North Yellowstone Highway. The location was selected based on its industrial zoning, proximity to rail service, natural gas access, and the utility’s transmission and distribution system. Construction of the plant is anticipated to be completed by the end of 2025