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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Thu, 02-26-2009 - 8:36pm

There is quite a bit that is good about NCLB. Most of NCLB was a re-authorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). It *some* of the changes to that legislation that most people associate with the whole NCLB bill. Some of those changes need to be changed, tweaked, eliminated.....

http://www.wrightslaw.com/nclb/4defs.reading.htm

http://www.wrightslaw.com/news/07/nclb.reauth.2007.htm

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Thu, 02-26-2009 - 9:04pm

I'm at a loss again as to why you have drawn that conclusion.


<Are you saying you think it's fine that parents are expected to help the kids with the project? >>


What I'm saying is the exact same thing you just said, with the exception of it being 3rd grade where the kids don't need much help....and they aren't called "family projects" because well they aren't the families project, they are the students.


PumpkinAngel

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Thu, 02-26-2009 - 9:25pm

Being middle class isn't a guarantee of anything and to assume that it gives someone an advantage simply because they attend a school in a middle class area, is just an assumption.

PumpkinAngel

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Thu, 02-26-2009 - 9:32pm
Why do you think that she would not know the area she lives in? It's not hard to look research your area. I am sure you have done that yourself, right? By doing so, even without knowing all the parents, she can see the demographics of the area of her school district.
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Thu, 02-26-2009 - 10:27pm

Then you need to read up on education. It's an advantage for kids to have parents who are educated and affluent, which is what the parents are like at my dd1's school.

I see no difference whatsoever between surprised there isn't a "wide variety of demographics" and being surprised that "there isn't much socioeconomic diversity." I'm sorry that frustrates you. I can't imagine why.

So 200 kids are receiving some sort of financial assistance. Do you know how many are low-income?

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Thu, 02-26-2009 - 10:30pm
Yes, thank you.
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Registered: 02-06-2009
Thu, 02-26-2009 - 10:42pm
:)
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Registered: 08-03-2008
Thu, 02-26-2009 - 11:08pm
When you said "family project", I assumed you meant that parents are expected to DO part of the assignment.
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Thu, 02-26-2009 - 11:23pm
Where in the world is everyone getting the whole "limiting parental involvement" thing?
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Registered: 04-22-2005
Thu, 02-26-2009 - 11:30pm
If schools had adequate funding and resources, then they probably wouldn't have to rely so much on parental involvement. I agree, it's a problem.
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