Roles of the parent.

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Roles of the parent.
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Tue, 03-07-2006 - 3:29am
I think in the old days men use to tell women the what to do, or what not to do. Today we let other women tell us what is right for us. I have never seen two situations that are the same in any relationship. The roles are changing as we type right now. Women use to think it was worth it to spend as much time at home with their children as time would give them. However, that is not the case today. It is all very sad if you ask me because you have some men that are saying "I will stay home for the kids", and at the same time the women opt not too.I have three girls, the oldest is 8 and the youngest is 3 months , each child has a four yr space. Some parents need duel incomes. I think as children get older it is okay to get work outside the house, but as they are growing and learning new things I would like to see that for myself if I can. I have another year of college and then I will have to work, and I am not looking forward to it. The idea of being away from my children is scary to me. I find it hard to even let them go outside and play. However, I am getting better with it. Both my parents worked, and I recalled how much I wanted to be with my mom. I would have been happy just to go to Walmarts with her, but she never really had the time. It is not a matter of what is right or wrong, but what is the need of the family? Can a family make it on one check? That depends on the location, the home, car, and the life style that the parents want to have. Some could say if you want to be safe, you both have to pay because safe comes with a high price tag. Others could say different. The truth is stay at home moms are on the downfall due to the different types of families today. Is it bad or good, I do not know. However, I can tell you it is life.

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Fri, 03-10-2006 - 4:58pm
Don't you meet the same people if you transfer in as a junior?
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Registered: 01-06-2006
Fri, 03-10-2006 - 4:59pm
Just in college for fun. It's entertaining but real accomplishment lies in who you are not pretending to be someone else. I'm not big on celebrities. I don't think they're worth anywhere near what they are paid.
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Registered: 11-03-2005
Fri, 03-10-2006 - 5:03pm

But i'm not talking about the building or staff. I'm mostly talking learning styles. If a child is a visual learner ... and the traditional school environment is mostly auditory, the child can't be held fully responsible if they don't reach their potential. That's an example of what I"m talking about.

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LOL! No .. but i'm headed on vacation tomorrow .. and today's my one-year anniversary. And dh and I celebrated this morning. *wink*

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Registered: 11-03-2005
Fri, 03-10-2006 - 5:05pm
Since all of those functions are based upon the basic concept of addition and subtraction, then the younger one can learn some things from what you're showing the older ones. That's simply one example. Things like building an assignment where the older one is required to do a compilation of things ... you can take one piece of that assignment and give it to the one dong algebra.
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Fri, 03-10-2006 - 5:08pm

I have never seen or heard of

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 11-03-2005
Fri, 03-10-2006 - 5:08pm
I don't think they're necessarily worth what they're paid either. But acting isn't just pretending to be someone you aren't. There is real skill, talent and intelligence needed.
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Registered: 11-03-2005
Fri, 03-10-2006 - 5:09pm
My high school did that mostly .. but its small enough that it is almost a necessity. It doesn't anymore .. it has more of a block scheduling thing now.
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Registered: 06-27-1998
Fri, 03-10-2006 - 5:16pm

Maybe that's it...my high school had around 2000 students, and still does.

PumpkinAngel

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Fri, 03-10-2006 - 5:20pm

I made $20,000 last year (my highest ever) if I had to pay daycare I would not be working. Actually instead of clearing $8,000 I would barely be breaking even. My income/payroll tax on $20,000 is about $6600, that plus the $12,000 in daycare costs would bring my expences up to $18,600 so my net would only be $1400. Add in the other expences working (gas etc) and I would be working full time for less than $100 a month.

That's for someone in the 28% income tax bracket. Someone whose DH makes $300,000 would be in the 33% income tax bracket so they would pay 40% in income/payroll taxes or $8000 so working would put them in the whole.

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Fri, 03-10-2006 - 5:27pm

Field trips to local places of historic interest are EXTREMELY common in public schools. And many public highschools (including our towns) have incorporated a "community service" requirement. The school requires X hours/semester of community service for each student and puts students in touch with local organizations so they can fulfill the requirement.

In addition to field trips to local places of historic interest, it's often VERY common for once-per-year trips to far away places of interest. You may think the trip to Washington DC or wherever is a rare phenomenon for public schools but it is really pretty common.

These things that you think are "seldom asscoiated with public school" are actually routinely associeted with public school. Although students in public school are more likely to be steered to a homeless shelter or public park cleanup crew than a convent.

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