Roles of the parent.
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Roles of the parent.
| 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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In my experience, a college education is taken more seriously by the student if they hold a significant responsibility in paying for it.
Robin
I have never heard of a public high school that didn't mix the grades. The students take a variety of classes at a variety of levels. It would be impossible to seperate the grades.
Robin
I have found the same things to be true. I would hope that parents would thoroughly research all types of education before deciding that home schooling is superior.
Robin
Very much so. While the private school students were united in their focus and desire to learn (not so at my local public school), they were as diverse as public school ~ children living in public housing whose tuition was funded by the school, middle class parents (like mine) who made education at any cost a top priority. And then of course the rich. Unlike the co-op, you cannot hand-pick classmates in public or private school.
Why won't you be using public schools? Private schools?
Congratulations!
Robin
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I don't see how that's a bad thing at all. School spirit is a positive and those spontaneous thrills give children some of the most memorable moments of their entire lives. Didn't you ever experience that kind of camraderie in the workplace? It eats up time, but it's great for morale and productivity.
<> I think the brief interruption is justified ~ children going to a teacher who has taught this same subject and only this subject everyday for years. You can't get that with a HS'ing parent. (You'll teach the same subject a few times to different children, but with at least a year off between children.)
<> I've heard that before. I'd appreciate any statistics you have.
<> That's part of being in an average school district too - most kids want to learn.
<> Again, many public and private schools have gym in the middle of the day, and sports immediately after school.
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That halcyon, relaxed picture may work if you have compliant students. I don't see how having the HS'ing parent and the child having so many distractions at home can be superior to the traditional method with the teacher and student devoting their time and attention to the classwork.
I could see how the laundry, housework, phone calls, car/home repairs, meals, clothes/food shopping, etc., then detract from the idea that the HS'ing parent is so intensely focused on teaching one-on-one that she can do it in half the time that the public school teacher does it.
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I was thinking the same thing. They entertain and may move people to laughter or tears. But it's just entertainment. I'd be more likely to feel a sense of pride and purpose as a parent if one of mine were working to find a cure for cancer, even while being scandalously underpaid.
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