so sick of hearing....

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Registered: 01-07-2004
so sick of hearing....
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Mon, 08-06-2007 - 1:34pm
hello everyone!! i just read the cnn article on how burnt out and guilty the working mom is...and how hard it is to incorparate "quality" time...and all i can say is WILL YOU COME OFF IT PLEASE!! i work-40 hours a week; sometimes 6 days a week to get all my hours...and i have 2 children-7 and 3...and you know what-every day during the school year, i walk my dd to school...i volunteer at my dds school-in her classroom and on field trips-i have the last 2 years and plan to do more of the same this coming year...i keep the house clean-do the dishes and laundry, go grocery shopping, etc. and you know what-neither of my kids feel slighted. we just took a week long vacation where we went to an amusement park and then to visit my sil for a few days...they have a lil shallow pool-and i go "swimming" with them often-usually before i go off to the adult world of work...we go on shopping trips with my mom and visit a cousin who has a huge pool and the adults play cards outside on the deck when the kids swim...we play games, we take walks, we go to parks...it just boggles my mind. yes i get tired-and yes there are days i wish i didnt have to go in to work...but then theres days that i cant wait until i go in-some women are meant to stay at home and theyre happy doing it...and some women are meant to work outside the home-i need that adult stimulation-i need my friends and my friends are all behind that deli counter with me...again i dont feel my kids are slighted in the least-my own mom was a stay at homer and she didnt volunteer at school and we never took the kinds of trips and outings my kids are lucky enough to have on a regular basis...i dont feel guilty when im at work-i dont think being a working mom hurts my kids...im getting sick and tired of hearing how unhappy working moms are, or how guilty i should feel cuz im not with my kids 24/7...maybe im the exception...or maybe the media focuses too much on the exceptions and a lot of working mommies feel like me...??? take care!!
joanne
maman2goons@yahoo.com

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iVillage Member
Registered: 03-27-2003
Fri, 08-31-2007 - 3:51pm
How would you define giftedness then?
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Registered: 01-15-2006
Fri, 08-31-2007 - 3:53pm
i agree that sped is warranted and a so big reason nclb exists,too...one of the new pieces of new school year forms that came home the other day was one about getting your child tested to skip *up* a grade. a gt thingy specific to this district,i suppose.

 

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Fri, 08-31-2007 - 3:53pm

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Registered: 09-04-1997
Fri, 08-31-2007 - 3:54pm
Do you not think that the gifted and talented child is entitled to an appropriate education just as much as the child who struggles?
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Registered: 03-27-2000
Fri, 08-31-2007 - 3:55pm
My mom managed to keep herself intellectually stimulated.
iVillage Member
Registered: 01-15-2006
Fri, 08-31-2007 - 4:01pm
i think public schools have a responsibility to reach every child. a handicapped child will never,ever have a chance to meet benchmark if we concentrate evenly with the child who soars..i don't think the public institution owes anything more to the gt child than what's already in place which is allowed to vary from school to school,district to district.

 

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-04-1997
Fri, 08-31-2007 - 4:08pm
Well, now you know why some parents decide to remove their children from public schools and have them attend institutions where their needs can be better met.
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Registered: 06-27-1998
Fri, 08-31-2007 - 4:12pm

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Did you address these concerns with the public school and special education?

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Fri, 08-31-2007 - 4:13pm

Not a good one.


PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Fri, 08-31-2007 - 4:14pm

How do you know it's tougher?


PumpkinAngel

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