Is homeschooling REALLY an option?/OT

[Guest guest]

As I'm not going to bore you with an ad today (I have no specials, no

auctions - Nothing.), I've decided to come to you with a quandry - a dilema if

you

will.

 

My daughter, The ten year old troll who lives in our house, is having

difficulties at school. In fact this year she is doing so poorly that she will

prolly

fail to pass this grade. Although if you prefer the political correct crap

language... she will be " retained " .

 

Tomorrow I will be going to the school and listening to her teachers list all

the ways in which she is not measuring up. I will get to hear a couple of

detailed speeches about how she and I are not doing enough to ensure her success

and that because of all this, despite the fact that she is a very intelligent

child, she is a failure.

 

Now. I've been listening to this crap since she was in pre-school in England.

There they just called her stupid (not to her face) and that was it. Now

a-days she's just a failure. She's " immature " , " lazy " , " stubborn " " willful "

" arrogant " " bad attitude " the whole shebang. I'm not going to deny any of it

either.

She is. However I don't think that right now she is suited to the school

system... which is NOT to say that I'm suited to be a homeschooler...

 

Which leads me to the idea that I have been trying to avoid for years,

homeschooling.

 

Now my daughter and I are BOTH Trolls. We have similar personalities and we

" don't get on " very cozily. I am also extremely busy with the little boy, a

full time college career, and a business (that is not posting an ad this week as

I'm fed up trying to come up with new ideas). Is it practical to think of home

schooling this little troll of mine. Is it worth her time and mine and the

agony that is sure to be involved? Would homeschooling for a year and a third

give her the time to catch up and develop?

 

>sigh< It is a quandry. Opinions would be appreciated from just about

everyone except two people that I can think of... if I hear from that one and

the

same person... well, Im in the mood to tangle, so.. g'head.

 

Anyway, there you have it. Would love to hear what you have to say on this

subject.

 

Cheers!

Kathleen Petrides

The Woobey Queen

Woobeys: The Loving Touch Therapeutic Pillow

http://www.woobeyworld.com

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Kathleen,

I'm not sure I'm even qualified to even answer but I think calling her a failure

at 10 is a little extreme. She has time to catch up if she applies herself. If

you don't feel that your personalities will benefit your trying to home school

her yourself how about a private teacher. I know it is expensive but it might

be worth it in the long run. Just a thought.

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Thursday, March 04, 2004 10:05 PM

Is homeschooling REALLY an option?/OT

 

 

As I'm not going to bore you with an ad today (I have no specials, no

auctions - Nothing.), I've decided to come to you with a quandry - a dilema if

you

will.

 

My daughter, The ten year old troll who lives in our house, is having

difficulties at school. In fact this year she is doing so poorly that she will

prolly

fail to pass this grade. Although if you prefer the political correct crap

language... she will be " retained " .

 

Tomorrow I will be going to the school and listening to her teachers list all

the ways in which she is not measuring up. I will get to hear a couple of

detailed speeches about how she and I are not doing enough to ensure her

success

and that because of all this, despite the fact that she is a very intelligent

child, she is a failure.

 

Now. I've been listening to this crap since she was in pre-school in England.

There they just called her stupid (not to her face) and that was it. Now

a-days she's just a failure. She's " immature " , " lazy " , " stubborn " " willful "

" arrogant " " bad attitude " the whole shebang. I'm not going to deny any of it

either.

She is. However I don't think that right now she is suited to the school

system... which is NOT to say that I'm suited to be a homeschooler...

 

Which leads me to the idea that I have been trying to avoid for years,

homeschooling.

 

Now my daughter and I are BOTH Trolls. We have similar personalities and we

" don't get on " very cozily. I am also extremely busy with the little boy, a

full time college career, and a business (that is not posting an ad this week

as

I'm fed up trying to come up with new ideas). Is it practical to think of home

schooling this little troll of mine. Is it worth her time and mine and the

agony that is sure to be involved? Would homeschooling for a year and a third

give her the time to catch up and develop?

 

>sigh< It is a quandry. Opinions would be appreciated from just about

everyone except two people that I can think of... if I hear from that one and

the

same person... well, Im in the mood to tangle, so.. g'head.

 

Anyway, there you have it. Would love to hear what you have to say on this

subject.

 

Cheers!

Kathleen Petrides

The Woobey Queen

Woobeys: The Loving Touch Therapeutic Pillow

http://www.woobeyworld.com<http://www.woobeyworld.com/>

 

 

[Guest guest]

Ah Kathleen;

 

I know what you are experiencing. I have sat through too many parent-teacher

conferences listening to how my child is not " working to his potential - doesn't

stay on task - immature - blah, blah, blah " It is very draining to the parent

and the child to feel that they are " unsuccessful " ...and I think a large part of

the problem is that certain children just don't do well in that classic,

school/factory environment.

 

Like your child, my son was (is) very intelligent - he just didn't fit in

(Okay, he has too much Irish smartass rebel in him for his own good (where did

he get that from I wonder? :-) Besides home teaching, you might want to check

out alternative schools. My son went to one for a year, had class for half-day,

worked on a computer at his own speed, and really did well. It enabled him to

return to High School and graduate with honors for his senior year.

 

Hang in there - it does get better. I promise.

 

Blessings,

Doreen

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WoobeyQueen

Thursday, March 04, 2004 9:24 PM

 

Is homeschooling REALLY an option?/OT

 

As I'm not going to bore you with an ad today (I have no specials, no

auctions - Nothing.), I've decided to come to you with a quandry - a dilema if

you

will.

 

My daughter, The ten year old troll who lives in our house, is having

difficulties at school. In fact this year she is doing so poorly that she will

prolly

fail to pass this grade. Although if you prefer the political correct crap

language... she will be " retained " .

 

Tomorrow I will be going to the school and listening to her teachers list all

the ways in which she is not measuring up. I will get to hear a couple of

detailed speeches about how she and I are not doing enough to ensure her success

and that because of all this, despite the fact that she is a very intelligent

child, she is a failure.

 

Now. I've been listening to this crap since she was in pre-school in England.

There they just called her stupid (not to her face) and that was it. Now

a-days she's just a failure. She's " immature " , " lazy " , " stubborn " " willful "

" arrogant " " bad attitude " the whole shebang. I'm not going to deny any of it

either.

She is. However I don't think that right now she is suited to the school

system... which is NOT to say that I'm suited to be a homeschooler...

 

Which leads me to the idea that I have been trying to avoid for years,

homeschooling.

 

Now my daughter and I are BOTH Trolls. We have similar personalities and we

" don't get on " very cozily. I am also extremely busy with the little boy, a

full time college career, and a business (that is not posting an ad this week as

I'm fed up trying to come up with new ideas). Is it practical to think of home

schooling this little troll of mine. Is it worth her time and mine and the

agony that is sure to be involved? Would homeschooling for a year and a third

give her the time to catch up and develop?

 

>sigh< It is a quandry. Opinions would be appreciated from just about

everyone except two people that I can think of... if I hear from that one and

the

same person... well, Im in the mood to tangle, so.. g'head.

 

Anyway, there you have it. Would love to hear what you have to say on this

subject.

 

Cheers!

Kathleen Petrides

The Woobey Queen

Woobeys: The Loving Touch Therapeutic Pillow

http://www.woobeyworld.com

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

My 10 year old is in the same situation. We tried tutoring 3 times a week and I

gave her extra homework.

Like your daughter, she is very inteligent, she just doesn't grasp the info, the

say it's a communication problem, between her eyes and her brain.

 

The government and Sick kids hospital both say she is about a grade and a half

behind. She has had her hearing and eyes tested.

She sees a social worker as well as the doctor at sick kids at least twice a

year. The social worker helps with the teasing from other students at school. My

reaction was to talk to the kids myself, but they won't let me.

 

On Mondays, Linda ( my kid) stays after school for an extra half hour and gets

one on one time with her teacher, which is great. She also gets teased in gym

class, because she's as limber as a 2 by 4.

 

I thought of home schooling, I almost did it, but she gives up too easily or

just won't concentrate, and I get VERY flustered with her..so she stays in

school.

 

I wish I had words of wisdom for you, I just wanted you to know that you aint

alone with this.

P.S. I'm a terrible mother, if she has a subject that I know she will never ever

use, then I don't push her to understand it, I focus on the math and English.

really, when was the last time that you asked someone to pass you the

rectangular prism tissue container. PLEASE!

 

Hang in there, I have been told by many many people that one day it all just

clicks, and they seem to get everything...

 

Carol

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WoobeyQueen

Thursday, March 04, 2004 10:05 PM

Is homeschooling REALLY an option?/OT

 

 

As I'm not going to bore you with an ad today (I have no specials, no

auctions - Nothing.), I've decided to come to you with a quandry - a dilema if

you

will.

 

My daughter, The ten year old troll who lives in our house, is having

difficulties at school. In fact this year she is doing so poorly that she will

prolly

fail to pass this grade. Although if you prefer the political correct crap

language... she will be " retained " .

 

Tomorrow I will be going to the school and listening to her teachers list all

the ways in which she is not measuring up. I will get to hear a couple of

detailed speeches about how she and I are not doing enough to ensure her

success

and that because of all this, despite the fact that she is a very intelligent

child, she is a failure.

 

Now. I've been listening to this crap since she was in pre-school in England.

There they just called her stupid (not to her face) and that was it. Now

a-days she's just a failure. She's " immature " , " lazy " , " stubborn " " willful "

" arrogant " " bad attitude " the whole shebang. I'm not going to deny any of it

either.

She is. However I don't think that right now she is suited to the school

system... which is NOT to say that I'm suited to be a homeschooler...

 

Which leads me to the idea that I have been trying to avoid for years,

homeschooling.

 

Now my daughter and I are BOTH Trolls. We have similar personalities and we

" don't get on " very cozily. I am also extremely busy with the little boy, a

full time college career, and a business (that is not posting an ad this week

as

I'm fed up trying to come up with new ideas). Is it practical to think of home

schooling this little troll of mine. Is it worth her time and mine and the

agony that is sure to be involved? Would homeschooling for a year and a third

give her the time to catch up and develop?

 

>sigh< It is a quandry. Opinions would be appreciated from just about

everyone except two people that I can think of... if I hear from that one and

the

same person... well, Im in the mood to tangle, so.. g'head.

 

Anyway, there you have it. Would love to hear what you have to say on this

subject.

 

Cheers!

Kathleen Petrides

The Woobey Queen

Woobeys: The Loving Touch Therapeutic Pillow

http://www.woobeyworld.com

 

 

[Guest guest]

Kathleen...while I did not homeschool my two boy trolls....and so probably don't

have any right at all to voice an opinion...I just felt compelled to put 2cents

in anyway.... I moderate a ladies group where many of the ladies homeschool -

and the various input from them is outstanding...many of them in the beginning

felt exactly like you do now... and the outcome was short of miraculous..... and

a bonding between the parent/child that they was just so unexpected as to be

overwhelming.

 

Another thing I would like you to ponder on...with a cup of tea and a

goodie.....think about this...nothing...absolutely nothing is

coincedental......so if you are even thinking about homeschooling...then there

must be some depth and reason to it - there must be a reason....so I would

humbly suggest joining a few homeschool newsgroups....maybe visiting some

homeschoolers in your area...and just ... well...see what happens... it it works

out that way..I bet you and your daugher will have the most wonderful of

experiences!

 

 

Blessings,

Pam

 

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WoobeyQueen

Thursday, March 04, 2004 9:05 PM

Is homeschooling REALLY an option?/OT

 

 

As I'm not going to bore you with an ad today (I have no specials, no

auctions - Nothing.), I've decided to come to you with a quandry - a dilema if

you

will.

 

My daughter, The ten year old troll who lives in our house, is having

difficulties at school. In fact this year she is doing so poorly that she will

prolly

fail to pass this grade. Although if you prefer the political correct crap

language... she will be " retained " .

 

Tomorrow I will be going to the school and listening to her teachers list all

the ways in which she is not measuring up. I will get to hear a couple of

detailed speeches about how she and I are not doing enough to ensure her

success

and that because of all this, despite the fact that she is a very intelligent

child, she is a failure.

 

Now. I've been listening to this crap since she was in pre-school in England.

There they just called her stupid (not to her face) and that was it. Now

a-days she's just a failure. She's " immature " , " lazy " , " stubborn " " willful "

" arrogant " " bad attitude " the whole shebang. I'm not going to deny any of it

either.

She is. However I don't think that right now she is suited to the school

system... which is NOT to say that I'm suited to be a homeschooler...

 

Which leads me to the idea that I have been trying to avoid for years,

homeschooling.

 

Now my daughter and I are BOTH Trolls. We have similar personalities and we

" don't get on " very cozily. I am also extremely busy with the little boy, a

full time college career, and a business (that is not posting an ad this week

as

I'm fed up trying to come up with new ideas). Is it practical to think of home

schooling this little troll of mine. Is it worth her time and mine and the

agony that is sure to be involved? Would homeschooling for a year and a third

give her the time to catch up and develop?

 

>sigh< It is a quandry. Opinions would be appreciated from just about

everyone except two people that I can think of... if I hear from that one and

the

same person... well, Im in the mood to tangle, so.. g'head.

 

Anyway, there you have it. Would love to hear what you have to say on this

subject.

 

Cheers!

Kathleen Petrides

The Woobey Queen

Woobeys: The Loving Touch Therapeutic Pillow

http://www.woobeyworld.com

 

 

[Guest guest]

Kathleen, How did my daughter get into your house????? Yes, I've

homeschooled one of these. Let me ask you a question.... We may need

to go " off-list " if this gets too long.... Is your daughter right or

left dominant? (eye,ear,hand,foot). No, I'm not crazy. This goes

back to the 70's " crawl before you walk " theory from Doman &

Delicato. Anyway, homeschooling this type of child is not easy, but

is possible. YES, you can make a difference, but you will need to do

some research to determine how she learns, and you I can tell you how

to test her dominance if you are interested.

Pat

[Guest guest]

Kathleen, Actually I've missed a TON of posts while I was sick, so if

you want, then just e-mail me privately so I won't miss your post.

 

Thanks, Pat-

[Guest guest]

>

> Hang in there, I have been told by many many people that one day it

all just clicks, and they seem to get everything...

>

> Carol

 

Ya know, Carol, sometimes it doesn't click and the don't " get "

everything, but like you say who needs a rectangular prism or the

square root of something in normal every day life? Kids can be a

success in life even if not in school. Society today, is too quick

to LABEL children. The ones who dont fit the cookie cutter must be

labeled.

 

Whoever had the idea about a private school or private teacher might

work. Since you are both hardheaded (Kathryn) you would have to sign

a statement promising not to kill your daughter. (hee hee)

 

My daughter was 10 when I took her out of school for the exact same

reasons you are saying. She homeschooled & was on a program to help

the brain function more efficiently. We didnt finish the program

because I was not organized enough to keep her on it. However, I've

seen it work with children whose mothers were more dedicated or

organized or whatever it takes.

 

My daughter is doing what she loves now, which is working with

horses, teaching lessons to young children & even a doctor. She

trains horses & helps with showing also. No, she can't spell worth a

flying flip but she has a computer with spellcheck. I think we need

to give kids room to be who they are.

 

OK, I lied, I said I was stepping down off my soapbox but I got back

on. I'm done for now.

Pat

[Guest guest]

Hey Kathleen,

Cant't help myself, just have to pipe in here, even though I live on

the other side of the pond. I must confess, when reading your post it

get's me to wonder what kind of develish schoolsystem do youhave over

there? My youngest John, 5y, is in daycare and Sam (8 in june) is in

1st grade. Both have been in the daycare system since they was

15months old and I have never ever had any evaluation discussions

either in daycare or in school, where the focus have been on what

they are not to good at. Here it's quite the oposite, teachers focus

on the childrens better abilities and then talk about what one can do

to lift the lesser (always very few) parts. I can't imgaine one of my

boys teachers ever telleing them that they are stupid, not managing

to live up to their limits, or anthing negative at all. The worst

thing I ever got to hear, is that John was very " diffucult " when he

was younger and a handful to take care of - and he certainly was LOL.

 

In my humble ?? opinion, there is no way in hell, you are going to

get a child to even try to achieve anything, if you tell them that

they aren't good enough, stupid, lazy, stubborn or anything negative

at all. Of course, you can tell them of in the heat of the moment,

but never ever push it down their throats. Horrible, that what I

think that way of treating children is. Oldfashioned, unhuman,

undignified - absolutely horrible.

 

Katleeen, if anyone treated my child or myself, the way they have

been treating you and your daughter in school, I would take her out

of there in a flash. I would be gone so fast they didn't know what

hit them and then take it to the media. But then again, maybee the

way things work is very different over there?? But in my wildest

imagination, I can't believe that you (or anyone else on this list)

would think it was OK to treat a child that way.

 

With your busy life as it is, I don't think homeschooling is really

the greatest option at all. Me thinks you would suffer from guilty

concience too much, not being able to give everyone what they need to

the full. I think the advice to seek alterantive schools, is the very

best. Here there is a whole bunch of them with differents teaching

methods as the base - Montesori, Reggio Emilia and lot's of others.

My advice is that you and your daughter start to look up all the

alternative schools that exists in our area and go check them out in

person, plus get references from parents and children in the schools

you get most interested in.

 

Good education and the drive to learn should be inhanced early on,

that is my firm beleif. Bad and stupid teachers, with a very narrow

point of view, do more bad than good in the long run and trust me -

can destroy a persons self esteem for a very long time in adult life.

 

Hope this long post helped you out in any small ways.

 

Hugs and Fragrant Blessings,

Ylva

[Guest guest]

Hey Kathleen,

 

Your daughter sounds a lot like my stepson (12), except that he has

dyslexia. I'm not going to kid you, homeschooling can be tough (on both

of you). We made the decision to homeschool when stepson came to live

with us about 17 months or so ago because the school he would have gone

to was not a good one. And this was before he was diagnosed as dyslexic.

 

After a year of struggling to get somewhere with homeschooling, we now

have him with a private tutor. He goes 3 days a week, and has enough

assignments to keep him busy on the days he doesn't go. We still have

some issues (his attitudes stink), but he's made more progress the past

few months than he did the previous year.

 

Homeschooling offers a lot of flexibility in your child's education, and

it can be very rewarding and enriching for her. BUT a lot depends on

her attitudes. If her attitudes (especially about education and

schoolwork/assignments) stink, then it can quickly become a very

frustrating experience for you both.

 

My advice is to check into your state's laws regarding homeschooling,

and see what you options are. You're going to have to decide if you can

handle being both teacher and mom. It can take up quite a bit of time

in preparing lessons. You're pretty busy as it is. Can you handle

another load?

 

If a private tutor, private school, or alternative school is a viable

option for you, check into it and give it some consideration. There's

resources available online, including various support groups

( has a number of homeschooling lists).

 

Paris has given some excellent advice and resources. And I agree with

her in only you and your daughter can decide what is best for her. Her

current school and teachers can't.

 

Good luck!

 

Carol

 

Dragon's Pearls

http://www.dragonspearls.com

[Guest guest]

Kathleen -

 

You've got to read 'Dumbing Us Down' by John Gatto.

 

A thing about homeschooling...you will not be totally alone in this (the two of

you) unless you choose to be. There are many families choosing homeschooling

today and you can join up with them. Some adults have a talent for science,

math, etc. and they will swap lesson time. Bring your kid to their home along

w/ a few others to share a lesson once a week and you will also share community

in the bargain.

 

Try hooking up with some home school groups on for a bit and get a feel

for what the environment is like.

 

I have several friends who homeschool and if things continue with our kids (who

happen to be 'good' read 'well-trained') in the public school system we will be

heading that way ourselves.

 

Dale

 

 

[Guest guest]

Which is exactly what homeschooling does and what Gatto is saying.

 

Basically, let your kids be themselves and what they do in society and for

themselves isn't about being the head of a company or making tons of money.

We've purposely created a society that feeds a huge machine that spits out stuff

that we really don't need. A thousand McDonald's require a lot of 'dumbed' down

kids for example. Flipping burgers isn't a bad experience for a kid???

Whatever happened to a kid apprenticing with someone who had a real skill to

teach. It's no wonder we do very little to be a self sustaining people anymore.

 

I say stay on your soapbox Pat! And you're right, whoever said there must be a

reason why the thought even came up for you Kathleen.....

 

(((Kathleen)))

 

Dale

 

-

Pat

 

My daughter is doing what she loves now, which is working with

horses, teaching lessons to young children & even a doctor. She

trains horses & helps with showing also. No, she can't spell worth a

flying flip but she has a computer with spellcheck. I think we need

to give kids room to be who they are.

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Kathleen. As much as I don't wish your situation on anybody, I

am comforted to hear another person is going threw the same

thing I am. For me it has just started. My daughter is (Mattie) 3

and in her first year of preschool. As a whole she is usually

behind others her age with everything. She is much smaller,

weighs less, talked late, ect. In preschool this year I was excited

that she was keeping up. Counting, shapes, alphabet, she is up

to date on it all.

So when I got her evaluation 2 weeks ago I was shocked that

although Mattie has learned all the information, they want to hold

her back for her behavior skills. 1# She doesn't listen.

I felt as if I had been sucked back in time to my own childhood.

Where my mother was told over and over I wasn't reaching my

full potential. I barely graduated high school, yet my SATS were

way above average. Same problem, I didn't listen.

I have to decide now in the next week if I should hold Mattie back

or not, (they have left it up to me). I don't see how a extra year of

preschool will teach Mattie to listen better, when she might never

learn that skill.

The thing that freaked me out the most about my situation is that

when I talked to the teacher I asked about what Mattie would be

expected to do next year in school that she didn't think Mattie was

ready for. She said that it is much more academic and gets

them ready for Kindergarten. Then she listed off everything they

are expected to know for Kindergarten and I was shocked. They

are teaching skills in K that I was expected to know until first and

second grade and I am only 28, so it wasn't forever ago. I

wonder if we are expecting too much out of our children too

young. Burning them out before they hit high-school.

I am already apart of 2 home schooling groups on the internet, if

I wasn't a single mom, I would be putting Mattie out and teaching

her at home. Lately I have been thinking if I can do this, and still

make a living. I don't want Mattie to go threw what I did as a

child. I don't want her to believe that she isn't " smart " just

because she doesn't keep up. Her art is amazing for a 3 year

old (her dad is a professional artist), her imagination blows me

away. To me she is more creative than academic. SO does that

mean she is " behind " ?? I don't think so.

Please keep us up on your decision, (even in private email if you

wish) I would love to know what you end up doing. If you want

more information on home schooling (or unschooling, which is

what I would like to do) just ask, I could ask the home schooling

groups I am apart of for information.

I wish you luck.

-Trin

 

, WoobeyQueen@a...

wrote:

> Tomorrow I will be going to the school and listening to her

> teachers list all the ways in which she is not measuring up. I

> will get to hear a couple of detailed speeches about how she

> and I are not doing enough to ensure her success and that

> because of all this, despite the fact that she is a very intelligent

> child, she is a failure.

> Kathleen Petrides

[Guest guest]

Trinity,

Many of the kids with " listening " problems are extremely artistic AND

extremely intelligent. They just have a different learning style.

Have you considered the option of finding another homeschooling

family that would take on one more child? If not, it really wouldnt

hurt her to stay back in Preschool or pre-K, because it would just

give her a bit more time to mature before being pressured with the

academics.

 

Just my opinion

Pat

 

- Her art is amazing for a 3 year old > -Trin

[Guest guest]

Trinity,

Many of the kids with " listening " problems are extremely artistic AND

extremely intelligent. They just have a different learning style.

Have you considered the option of finding another homeschooling

family that would take on one more child? If not, it really wouldnt

hurt her to stay back in Preschool or pre-K, because it would just

give her a bit more time to mature before being pressured with the

academics.

 

Just my opinion

Pat

 

- Her art is amazing for a 3 year old > -Trin

[Guest guest]

Oh, one more thing.... my oldest son has 4 kids six yrs old & under,

and his wife is homeschooling the older 2. The girl is extremely

right brained (artistic, happy, has trouble spelling and it doesnt

bother her at all), the boy is extremely left brained (very organized

(lines up his hot wheels, cars, etc), pensive and better than his

sister at academics although he is almost a year younger.) Again,

kids are different. Let them be who they are, and let them learn in

the style they flourish in (when possible)

 

Pat

[Guest guest]

> Again,

> kids are different. Let them be who they are,

> and let them learn in

> the style they flourish in (when possible)

>

> Pat<

 

 

Which the public school system can not deal with.

They have too many children in each class to

figure each child's style.

 

Children should be where there is plenty of

encouragement. I always told mine they could do

anything in the world that they wanted as long as

they tried and it wasn't illegal.

 

Sure there are some kids that try and try and try

and still can not do something or other that they

really want to but they should not be belittled

because of it.

 

The teachers in the public school system can say

all they want to, that they know a child is not

listening, is not trying and therefore is/can not

reach their actual potential, but the thing is -

they don't know how hard the child is working

outside school to just make it through.

 

It is a shame that we have to support with our

taxes a school system that obviously does not

work and where the instructors are allowed to

belittle children. It is not only a shame but in

my opinion it is a crime.

 

Oh well, that is enough...I am off my soap box.

And this is just my opinion and not a knock down

on anyone else's opinion.

 

Cheryl

Cheryl

 

 

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Cheryl Smith

A Heavenly Body

Anchorage AK 99508

(907) 222-0886

http://www.aheavenlybody.com

 

 

 

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