I remember in school, it was so nice to get out early, or have a day off. Now that I’m a mom, I realize what a pain in the butt that can be on the other end! If you are not a teacher you have to work out a plan to make sure that your kid can get home early that day, or someone is able to keep them for the day off. It can be quite perplexing!
For me, my daughter is almost 13 (gosh, she’s making me old) and she is a very mature 13, so being home alone while I am at work for the day is not a problem. However, due to our new home being in a location where the school bus does not run, I now have to find a way to get her home. The other mother, who takes her home in the afternoon also works. (Thanks Amy! You’re a lifesaver!) So she also has the same problem for her daughter. Now I find myself needing to go to my boss to request yet again, to leave work early to go pick up the girls.
While this really shouldn’t be a problem, because I can work from home, without issue, and do work from home on Fridays… I know that it may be an annoyance to this particular boss. Sometimes, I can really relate to that sign that says ‘Bang Head Here’. LOL
Other than that, I am totally loving the new house. The stairs are definitely providing me with some much needed cardio and some help in brain exercises (to remember to grab everything before I go up the stairs). LOL Coco loves running up and down the stairs, and we have yet to bring our cat, Miko over. Which we will do after the weekend. Since we are going out of town, I don’t want to bring her over until we can be there with her for a long period of time, while she gets used to the place. Right now, I think she’s probably in heaven having the old place to herself, and we pay tons of attention to her for a couple hours every day when we go over to get things done/boxed at the old place. Plus she doesn’t have to deal with the dog. =)
Enough for now. It’s time to get some work done. I have a deadline to meet for real work. LOL Maybe one day my writing will pay off and I can consider this my real work. =) Wouldn’t that be nice!
~Miss
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
School of Rocks..
Way to go Amie! I am so proud of you! Hitting your weight loss goals at such an amazing pace! It sucks that everything else is going so crappy. At least it’s one thing to look forward to!
In reference to the hard economic times, I hate to say it, but I feel that it’s only going to get worse in the coming days. At my daughter’s school, the teachers are being made to work so many unpaid days this year and they have also implemented 30 minute early release Wednesdays. This coming from a school that is set up for advanced students, and made it known that there would be longer school days, etc. I find it a little irritating, to say the least. To be honest, I think that instead of starting a 30 minute early release schedule, they should just add less days to the school year. In a nut shell, that’s what they are doing. If you figure it out throughout the year, I’m sure it would cover at least a few of the days that the teachers are being made to work unpaid and probably keep everyone happy in the end.
Today is the first day of school for our city. With budget cuts and other changes, school closures, and everything else hitting us financially (that the government says is getting better), I don’t see a positive change yet for our kids’ education. While I believe we do have a lot of options educationally speaking, I also believe it has been proven that most of our children in America are behind the bar so to speak when it comes to education.
What are the differences? Where does America’s education lack? Many other countries teach their students many different languages, etc. Which I think is a definite positive, but not a necessity. But when it comes to the everyday knowledge that is needed in life, are American kids lacking? Personally, I don’t have that answer. I think every kid is different and learns at different levels and speeds. Being that I don’t have much knowledge of the education systems in these other countries, I can’t really say. I wonder if these other countries have programs in place to take care of the students who need extra help, such as our ‘no child left behind’? Are the children that can’t meet the expectations ostracized? Who knows? I’m just glad that my daughter is getting the best education available to her and taking advantage of the programs she is eligible for (educationally speaking).
Let’s just hope the funding doesn’t run out and in order to send our kids to school we have to pay for it. Because I don’t know that I would be able to afford the type of education that she deserves or gets now.
In reference to the hard economic times, I hate to say it, but I feel that it’s only going to get worse in the coming days. At my daughter’s school, the teachers are being made to work so many unpaid days this year and they have also implemented 30 minute early release Wednesdays. This coming from a school that is set up for advanced students, and made it known that there would be longer school days, etc. I find it a little irritating, to say the least. To be honest, I think that instead of starting a 30 minute early release schedule, they should just add less days to the school year. In a nut shell, that’s what they are doing. If you figure it out throughout the year, I’m sure it would cover at least a few of the days that the teachers are being made to work unpaid and probably keep everyone happy in the end.
Today is the first day of school for our city. With budget cuts and other changes, school closures, and everything else hitting us financially (that the government says is getting better), I don’t see a positive change yet for our kids’ education. While I believe we do have a lot of options educationally speaking, I also believe it has been proven that most of our children in America are behind the bar so to speak when it comes to education.
What are the differences? Where does America’s education lack? Many other countries teach their students many different languages, etc. Which I think is a definite positive, but not a necessity. But when it comes to the everyday knowledge that is needed in life, are American kids lacking? Personally, I don’t have that answer. I think every kid is different and learns at different levels and speeds. Being that I don’t have much knowledge of the education systems in these other countries, I can’t really say. I wonder if these other countries have programs in place to take care of the students who need extra help, such as our ‘no child left behind’? Are the children that can’t meet the expectations ostracized? Who knows? I’m just glad that my daughter is getting the best education available to her and taking advantage of the programs she is eligible for (educationally speaking).
Let’s just hope the funding doesn’t run out and in order to send our kids to school we have to pay for it. Because I don’t know that I would be able to afford the type of education that she deserves or gets now.
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