Militants - are they for real?

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Registered: 04-22-2005
Militants - are they for real?
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Tue, 04-14-2009 - 6:59pm

Someone on another board posted this link.
http://blogs.babycenter.com/celebrities/2009/04/12/dr-laura-says-all-moms-should-stay-at-home/?scid=momstodd_20090414_A:2&pe=2U8vYLf
It's about Dr. Laura saying that all women should be SAHMs until the child is at least 3 years old.

Whether we're talking about working or staying at home, I can't quite wrap my head around what is going on inside the brains of people that apply the phrase "all women should".

Do you think militants are actually serious, or just trying to get a rise out of others?

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Registered: 03-26-2009
Thu, 05-07-2009 - 1:38pm

A SAHP can take advantage of a spousal IRA, but not other tax deferred vehicles--only if that person is offered other tax deferred vehicles working out of the home--not everyone is so that spouse working out of the home might be in the same boat as a SAHP.

Also, unless the SAHP already has his or her 40 quarters in, the SAHP has to rely on the WOHP's social security payments.--IF we even get to see these payments and I guess it is the assumption that the SAHP never worked before staying home or later on.

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Thu, 05-07-2009 - 1:46pm
Yes. But I also think the constant testing is itself a huge part of the problem. Even if the federal government paid for 100% of testing costs, it would still be bad news because of all the testing. I think the original concept is a good one: don't let underserved kids fall through the cracks and be denied the education they are due. It's the implementation- near constant testing- that made it all go wrong. It's as though somebody tried to lose
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Registered: 04-20-2009
Thu, 05-07-2009 - 1:48pm
Yes I agree that the good old days of education shouldn't be glorified. A lot of progress has been made in some areas. I think special ed is one of them.
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Registered: 06-27-1998
Thu, 05-07-2009 - 1:52pm

The laws that structure retirement accounts make them different.

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Thu, 05-07-2009 - 1:55pm

Thank you and I would add that a wohp often has the option of

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Thu, 05-07-2009 - 1:57pm

Part of my funds come from employer matching, employer contributions into

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Thu, 05-07-2009 - 2:27pm
Definitely special ed. There was nothing for kids with disabilities or special needs when I was in school.
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Registered: 03-27-2003
Thu, 05-07-2009 - 2:32pm
Oh, I agree. In addition to the state tests in the spring, my kids have benchmark testing 3 times throughout the school year. Not to mention the test prep. And that's in addition to other testing they already do, like DRA testing. I think they should reduce the amount of testing and start spending more money on fixing the problem.
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Registered: 01-15-2006
Thu, 05-07-2009 - 2:40pm

i agree with you both.

 

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Registered: 07-17-2007
Thu, 05-07-2009 - 2:40pm
There is quite a bit in NCLB about special needs. Again, NCLB has been around since the 1960's. It just had a different name. There were some changes made and *some* of those changes are the things that people associate with NCLB and think need to be changed. Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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