To Parents with Children in Public School - by a student

Arkansas Publik Skulz ^ | 30 Aug 2003 | Ashley Anderson

[Boxsford]

This is exactly what is necessary. I was continually watching over what was being dished out to my son in public school until I finally convinced my husband that it would just be easier to home school.

[slimer]

Was I being conditioned?

Yes Ashley, you were being conditioned. Our nation has sold it's soul to the world for a bowl of stew.

[riri]

Homework, is a fact of life. It only will get worse as she gets older. It gives me an opportunity to sit with her and see how she is progressing, how she is grasping, where she is struggling and how she reasons, in general.

I think homework instills a sense responsibilty. I don't see a problem with it.

[Boxsford]

OPH, does a kind, positive thought ever cross the recesses of your mind and heart? I recall, in days long past, when you weren't quite so cynical and were actually fun to read.

[Boxsford]

That's your responsibility as a parent whether there is homework to be done or not. That, is the fact of life.

[ohioWfan]

Right....... and in our case, we found out that we liked what was going on. Not that we agreed with everything, of course, but the problems were small enough to deal with at home in our many conversations with our kids.

I am very aware that our situation is not typical, but in our case, the best thing for the kids was to leave them in public school to be a witness of the love of Christ to a whole lot of kids who desperately needed it.....

And they ALL agree that it was the best thing for them.

[cornelis]

Palpatine becomes the Emperor. Like Sophocles' Creon, barking against dangers and secretly admiring them.

[Mears]

The sarcasm of your post astonishes me. The problem is teaching the civil rights movement 3 months into the first grade. They are just too young at 6 years old to really understand the concept.

Teaching first graders to be kind to eachother,no matter what race,is enough. The teaching of the civil rights movement would be best taught at 4th grade at the very minimum.

A first grader has enough on their plate with the adjustment to school and learning to read.

[secret garden]

Perhaps her parents provided her education in writing. Schools didn't teach my children to read. I did. I imagine the same thing may happen as they progress through other subjects.

[jocon307]

"He NEVER helped me. I never asked."

I didn't need help with English, I desperately needed help with Math. Unfortunately for me, as my mother often pointed out, I was better at math than anyone else in my family, including my parents.

There were many tears and broken pencils, I tell you that, for a fact. Luckily for me some genius (at Texas Instruments wasn't it?) invented the calculator. I have actually been gainfully employed for my entire career as a bookkeeper. I meet people I went to school with and they are astonished!

But I always point out the job is BOOK-KEEPER, not mathemetician. I am living proof that technology not only ends jobs, but creates them.

[steplock]

2004 Young Poets Challenge
Articles / _News Desk
Date: Aug 22, 2003 - 09:48 AM

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[sam_paine]

..that means she learned her excellent writing skills IN her public school.......

Non sequitur. "That does not follow." It may mean she retained her natural writing talent in spite of public skoolz.

[Rainmist]

When I was in the second grade, we lived in New Jersey. There I learned Phonics. I can't say that I had Phonics anywhere else that I lived after NJ ( I was an Army brat ), but just that one year was enough. As my kids grew I applied phonics when they asked me how to spell something, and they both ace every spelling test they take even today.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

I appreciate your comment, and I'm not saying the schools are "good" - just that there are varying degrees of bad or good.

I've spent quite a bit of time over the years in the schools my children attended - and I can assure you, some teachers are horrible - shouldn't be teaching anywhere, and then there are some who are so great at what they do, but are totally overwhelmed by the class size or the rules and demands that change each year - more paperwork vs. time to teach, etc.

I'm definitely not blind - I merely pointed out that some schools offer more than just some "room" where kids go wild and learn about sex and liberal policy all day -

One short example: In the 10th grade my daughter had this liberal social studies teacher (honors class - which basically means the kids have to be recommended to be in that class and they are there to learn, so there is a better environment in there). The kids were excited to finally be learning something about history in this Century, and they were learning about the Vietnam War period.

The teacher asked a Veteran to come speak to the class, and unfortunately, he turned out to be an anti-war, burned out 60ish hippy who disappointed many of the kids with his rhetoric - my daughter came home very upset and we discussed options of visiting with the teacher to request a different point of view to be presented. My daughter asked that we wait one day, to see how the teacher reacted to what had happened. Sure enough, the teacher thought the guy was great, however, another girl in the classroom, whose father is active-duty military, requested that her father be allowed to come and give "his" point of view..... the teacher agreed. He showed up in his uniform and gave a more informative view on what and how things happened. That is what the kids wanted - the whys and hows, not the "I hate America" crap that this hippy was spouting - it gave them nothing of value -

Some people are blind - you are right - but not everyone - some of us see the good and bad in many situations, we deal with it

[gitmo]

They set up a system in Charlotte where you have to have written permission from the school system uptown for each and every visit to your schools classroom. When my wife checked in at the principals office and went to our son's classroom (we didn't know about this new policy) they sent police to escort her out. We now homeschool.

[riri]

Oh my...I bet that got ugly.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

That is beyond what is needed for security - I second riri, that was bad.......

[agrace]

bump for later read

[riri]

Here is a question I have. When I was a kid, no one's parent's spent time at the school like parents do today. I am volunteering to teach 4 art classes in an Art masterpice program, I know parent's who volunteer to help in the computer lab, in the classroom, at recess etc. When I was a kid, no one's parents ever came to school. Except maybe to work in the cafeteria, cross walk, or something like that.

So, why are we turning out worse people??

[riri]

Not written very well. Head cold and my head feels like it is 20 feet wide. I hope you catch my drift.