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: 03-26-2003
Thu, 08-30-2007 - 1:03pm

One of my oldest and dearest friends has a son who is dd's age. When the kid was going into 8th or 9th grade, he begged his mother to let him go to boarding school, and she finally let him. He has been very happy there so far.

My youngest cousin went to school a year early. He decided to take a filler year at a boarding school before entering HS to gain some maturity.

For some kids it seems to be a really good experience.

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Thu, 08-30-2007 - 1:38pm

My oldest is interested in boarding schools.

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 08-14-2007
Thu, 08-30-2007 - 1:43pm
roflmao
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 08-30-2007 - 3:45pm
Actually, I think school aged child care is only $269 per month per child (after school care only, not before care).

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 08-30-2007 - 3:47pm
You're not familiar with the concept of short selling the stock of a company?

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 08-30-2007 - 3:51pm

No, I am not against preschool. I just happen to know from personal experience that it isn't always necessary. There are plenty of other ways that children can socialize with others."

of course its not "necessary," neither is swim class, or arts and crafts at home, or gardening for that matter. But my kids enjoy it -- and its been proven to be beneficial, so why *not* put kids in preschool unless they have a learning disability or other reason not to attend?

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 08-30-2007 - 3:56pm

It is absolutely true. The majority of the people they layed off were making the most money and had the most stock."

But I thought you said it was all about who you know, not what you do? Why would the company give raises and stock to these people -- and then lay them off -- if it was 'about who you know?'
Yours is a common missunderstanding of management, by people *not* in management. But not knowing your company, maybe they are hideously managed and only reward people on who they know (then again, why lay them all off??).

"What does it mean by "whose stock we should short"????"

If a business is as badly run as what you claim -- then their stock should suffer badly eventually. Shorting stock is betting against its performance.

You don't think businesses run like this? They do so to get more money in THEIR pockets. We just got an e-mail how the CEO is "allowed" to sell off up to 800,000 shares within the next couple of years. Selling stock is a BIG deal with my company."

Huh? You've lost me. What does this have to do with "who you know" in a company, determining what you make and career progression? CEO's of public companies are allowed to sell stock at certain times based on certain criteria. Its nothing new, and its not insider trading.

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Registered: 03-12-2005
Thu, 08-30-2007 - 3:59pm
I can do what is done in preschool at home. I don't see the need to spend the money on preschool when I can spend it on other beneficial things for my kids.
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Registered: 09-04-1997
Thu, 08-30-2007 - 4:03pm
Because you would prefer to spend your time another way?
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Registered: 03-12-2005
Thu, 08-30-2007 - 4:03pm
They do eat lunch there though, correct?

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