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Skriven 2007-01-26 11:09:48 av hap newsom
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
Ärende: RE: Flat Stanley
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Morning Ruth!

->  hn> they think it should (sometimes they are right...but usually it's a
->  hn> personality thing and the parents are just being a big pain in the
->  hn> seat of education) . State and Federal guidlines exist but don't come
->  hn> with any funding to help the schools accomplish the goals. Teachers
-> 
-> Major problems there.  Some of our problems with the school system came
-> from our being military and the girls changing schools during the school
-> year.  The school systems, even within the same state (TX) or system
-> (DoDDS) were not consistant with their curriculum.
-> 
Remember you're talking to an Air Force Brat who went to more than 20 
different schools before I graduated. 
-> 
->  hn> are required to do so much more than just teach these days. Anne 
had
->  hn> one student who came in rambling about his step brother and step
->  hn> mother fighting and beating him up ...Anne had to take what he said
->  hn> seriously and had to get the authorities involved...turns out the kid
->  hn> was mad at his family and decided to "get even" ....and he knew just
->  hn> what to say to ring the bells. Took half a day and a lot of Anne's and
->  hn> the school's resources to get it straightened out.
-> 
-> And that kid probably laughed the whole thing off afterward. Probably
-> didn't get disciplined, either thru the school or at home afterward
-> either. Bummer!
-> 
uhmmm no this kids parents took it fairly seriously (grin)

-> ->  hn> It is a stark reminder of the gap between very very rich and dirt
-> ->  hn> poor. The kids in k, 1, and 2nd grade don't pay much attention to
-> ->  hn> it...but by the time they get to third grade they start to notice 
the
-> ->  hn> differences and it's sad to see how it works out.
-> 
-> -> Are uniforms required?  Sometimes that helps equalise the kids--no 
brand
-> -> names, "bling" or other set aparts help the kids unite.
-> 
->  hn> Not in this school district, although they are being used in the
->  hn> Tacoma School district. Doesn't really make that much difference
->  hn> though the poor kids and the rich kids know who each other are.
-> 
-> Yes, those who get the free or reduced price meal vouchers stand out
-> when they go thru the cafeteria line.  I've read that some kids go
-> hungry rather than use the vouchers to avoid the stigma other kids put
-> on them.
-> 
Not so much in the early grades...but I'm sure later on it would be a factor.

-> ->  hn> to stay in the program and by the end of it most of the kids were
-> ->  hn> great friends.
-> 
-> -> Sounds like the Challenger schools.
-> 
->  hn> More than likely higher that them even. Most "A" list colleges would
->  hn> accept an IB diploma and let the student enter college at a 
sophomore
->  hn> level. being able to skip the freshman year classes (and it's expense)
-> 
-> Actually, Challenger schools only go thru 8th grade. In talking with
-> David, he said that to run a high school level, they would have to hire
-> college level instructors. The kids work several levels above the public
-> school grades.
-> 
Most of the teachers in the IB programs could be teaching at college as well. 
Most of them have advanced degrees and several also taught in college as 
well. 

-> ->  hn> Scratch is more fun to make that's for sure!
-> 
-> -> For sure!  I don't make the sauce my mom made us eat (just a generic
-> -> meat sauce) and have even ventured quite a ways a way from the 
basic
-> -> marinara Steve's mom uses 99% of the time.
-> 
->  hn> They are not hard to make and you can do them quick or let them 
simmer
->  hn> for hours and variations are only limited by your imagination (and
->  hn> what's in the pantry!).
-> 
-> Most of mine are cooked 2-3 hours, minimum.  I like to do a bell pepper,
-> onion, mushroom, garlic and tomato one, with oregano, parsley, basil and
-> black pepper; no meat is needed but some could be put in. (G)
-> 
Like you I prefer to make the ones that take a couple of hours simmer time to 
meld the flavors...but I have several that only take 20 minutes or so and are 
wonderful in their own right. 
chat with you soon
hap 
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