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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Registered: 08-14-2007
Fri, 08-31-2007 - 4:37pm

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BULLCRAP. Totally crap. I know many many families, NOT ON THIS BOARD, who have changed schools because it as in the best interests of their child's education to do so.

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THOUSANDS. THOUSANDS of college students change schools every year, because the one they initially chose wasn't the right one for their life and plans and goals and personalities and learning styles.

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Fri, 08-31-2007 - 4:37pm

Then who are you talking about and how did it become relevant?


PumpkinAngel

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Fri, 08-31-2007 - 4:37pm
So now I'm confused. What is "ridiculous" about gifted programs in public schools?

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Fri, 08-31-2007 - 4:43pm

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Well bully for you. I've known MANY. Gee, I'm one of them actually.

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Registered: 08-18-2007
Fri, 08-31-2007 - 4:44pm
I agree. And State and local tax dollars for gifted programs would be better spent on instruction for the entire student body who are not in Special Ed.
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Fri, 08-31-2007 - 4:46pm

so do schools. but they must provide a fair education for all children,not just yours or mine.......my kids benefited from sped but i'll tell you what,even if they were above average,i wouldn't have the disregard for public schools like the tone i read here sometimes. across the board standards teach kids (and families,too?) to deal with the deck your given,that you can't always get what you want,too.

and what you consider "not thriving in a system" applies to other irl situations,too. what if my kid gets bored on the job,with a sport h/she decided to pursue but later chooses not to like so much...how much is too much wrt custom fitting situations to fit our children's individual desires and interests instead of looking outside our own little owrlds?




Edited 8/31/2007 4:49 pm ET by egd3blessed

 

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Fri, 08-31-2007 - 4:47pm
Many, many districts do not have them. Some states do not even require that gifted kids be identified.
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Fri, 08-31-2007 - 4:47pm

So am I.

PumpkinAngel

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Fri, 08-31-2007 - 4:49pm

Oh, now you're changing your question.

In post 1405, you wrote: <>

Clearly in response to mine that you also quoted in post #1405: <<<>>>

Because my passage that you specifically quoted did not have only to do with *now* but with both *then and now*, I doubt your veracity in post # 1446 and obviously cannot respond to same.

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Registered: 08-14-2007
Fri, 08-31-2007 - 4:50pm
That's similar to how it is here. They don't "prepare" for the test. They simply ensure that the curriculum they use incorporates the same learning/knowledge goals that are tested by the state tests. They do take, I believe, one practice test ... but that's more so that kid get used to teh format and so that the format doesn't pose an obstacle to finishing in the alloted time.

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