Parents and school involvement

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Parents and school involvement
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Thu, 08-23-2007 - 8:49am

My question stems from a personal experience. My middle child is starting kindergarten next week. I've become fairly close with one of my dd's friend's moms- this is her first child entering the school system. She WOH, I do not, plus I have experience with the school, so she's been calling me with questions and comments.

It started to go bad when she called to complain that the kindy orientation is during the day- when she is working. Then it led to complaints about the parents' read aloud program (when the kids are in library) and other opportunities for volunteerism in the school. I get that these things aren't convenient for her, but I'm getting annoyed with the complaining. How can the kids have an orientation at night when they go to school during the day? None of these events are mandatory for parents or kids. And plenty of activities are scheduled for evenings: Back to school night, the PTA picnic, etc.

She thinks because she can't participate, no one should be able to, apparently. Plenty of WOHP do show up for these things. I think she's being unrealistic if she thought she could put a couple of kids through school without ever taking a vacation day. Am I wrong? Am I missing something here?

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Registered: 04-27-2005
Fri, 08-31-2007 - 11:37am
Ours is $10/day-$50/week-$200/month. I think that is EXTREMELY cheap as I pay almost $200/WEEK for my son's daycare.
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Registered: 03-27-2000
Fri, 08-31-2007 - 11:37am
I'm Roman Catholic and our church does have Sunday School (it was CCD when I was a kid and not held on Sundays!).
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Registered: 06-27-1998
Fri, 08-31-2007 - 11:38am

Um, it's listed on my individual school districts website and the state education webpage as well.


Have you looked?


PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 07-08-2001
Fri, 08-31-2007 - 11:38am

Do you think your child would be at a disadvantage if they knew how to write letters, knew their colors, shapes, could count to 100, etc... but you didn't have the exact worksheets that were part of the school's curriculum?

Mary



Mom to Kevin 11/4/03



Everyone should have kids. They are the greatest joy in the world. But they are also terrorists. You'll realize this as soon as they are born, and they start using sleep deprivation to break you.



Ray Romano, actor/comedian

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Fri, 08-31-2007 - 11:39am

Are you saying that the curriculum varies from school to school within the same district?

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 04-27-2005
Fri, 08-31-2007 - 11:39am
Thanks
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Registered: 03-27-2000
Fri, 08-31-2007 - 11:40am

Huh?

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Registered: 04-27-2005
Fri, 08-31-2007 - 11:40am
They don't offer it all or ever have at my church (have been going there since I had my communion).
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Registered: 07-18-2007
Fri, 08-31-2007 - 11:41am
As I said to PNJ, I would consider that cheap today, but the bulk of our aftercare years were several promotions ago and it was a bigger deal at the time.

Yeah well, that's just, ya know, like, your opinion, man-The Big Lebowski 

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Fri, 08-31-2007 - 11:41am

So

PumpkinAngel

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