What would YOU have to do to SAH?

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What would YOU have to do to SAH?
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Fri, 02-13-2009 - 5:09pm

If you're a WOH/WAH mom, what sort of "downsizing" would you need to do in order to afford to be a SAHM? (SAHM defined here as not earning any money)

For me, I would have to put all our non-essential possessions in storage and move in with my parents.

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Thu, 02-26-2009 - 3:47pm

My response stands in view of your clarification.


Truly, I'm a bit stumped by the position that limiting parent involvement makes for better schools.

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Thu, 02-26-2009 - 3:55pm
I've never put anyone on ignore and would have no idea how to do it.
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Thu, 02-26-2009 - 4:00pm

Yes, it is correct.

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Thu, 02-26-2009 - 4:06pm

No, I mean that's something "extra."

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Thu, 02-26-2009 - 4:13pm

I have to admit to being rather stumped by the continuing assumption that I am arguing that limiting parental involvement makes for better schools. I have no problems with parental involvement. I have declared this multiple times. The school my children attend is actually a friskola ("free school"), literally organized and run by a parent cooperative.

I am simply pointing out that schools must be prepared to ensure that all students are able to grasp basic concepts without parental involvement in teaching the basic concepts or assisting with homework, not because parental involvement is necessarily a bad thing, but because a school cannot guarantee that all children will have involved parents who are able to help teach the concepts.

Parental involvement should be seen as a "nice to have", not as an essential part of ensuring that a child gets a basic education. I have been pointing out that other schools manage to achieve this without depending on parental involvement to do so. Others in this thread have pointed out that children in U.S. schools are often simply left to fail if their parents aren't involved in their education because schools do not feel they have the responsibility.

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Thu, 02-26-2009 - 4:19pm

What I'm saying about parents at my school is not an assumption.

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Thu, 02-26-2009 - 4:28pm

I wouldn't know about schools in your area, but I'm very

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Thu, 02-26-2009 - 4:30pm
Sure; I agree.
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Thu, 02-26-2009 - 4:31pm
Me too.
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Thu, 02-26-2009 - 4:35pm

I'm also using the number that is what our school acturally gets.

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