Unique contributions to society
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| Thu, 10-19-2006 - 4:12pm |
In another thread, the "unique" contributions of SAHM's were alluded to but it wasn't stated what they are. Let's play a game and find out what they are. First, pretend that as of tomorrow, all moms SAH and detail what will be missing from society then pretend that all moms go to work and detail what will be missing from society. I'm really curious as to what people think a world without SAHM's orWOHM's would look like.
If all the moms who SAH went to work then the library would move story hour to the evening and summer vacation bible school would be held in the evenings so that all kids can attend and not just the kids of SAHM's. Banks would likely shift their hours to later in the day and you'd see more 24 hour stores. I think there would be more home cooking style restaurants too. I think day care centers would improve because of increased demand.
If all moms who WOH suddenly SAH, you'd see fewer service industries around because moms could do things themselves instead of paying for them. The nursing shortage would be more of a shortage. We'd probably have a shortage of teachers too. There'd be fewer government services because there'd be less tax dollars to pay for them. I can't think of anything else right now.

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Im not sure what you are asking me..
But i will try...
Yes these thing's are for children and families of families who unschool.
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Assuming that, the parent wins every time unless she has quintuplets. Ask any educator if adult child ratios matter.
If the parent isn't better than the equally high quality dcp, why not just leave the kid with the dcp for 24 hours a day?
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PumpkinAngel
Sabina
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Edited 10/27/2006 11:34 pm ET by yesmomma
I have to post to this subthread because this topic really gets me going.
Sabina
Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song,
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So teach to the middle or the average of the kids and forget the one's on either end?
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So high?
PumpkinAngel
MOST dc providers don't have degrees, not "some do not have degrees," as you suggest. Qualifiers do matter, as I've been reminded frequently on this board.
And parents who don't have degrees still have a greater personal investment in their child's upbringing than a dc provider. I do think education matters, though, which is why preschool--taught by a degreed individual-- is especially important if parents aren't equipped to teach basic phonics, number skills, communication, etc.
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