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Skriven 2009-01-06 18:41:01 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 19216 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
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Hi Hap,

->  hn> We'll do a little this weekend and I'll do a big
->  hn> run during the week when Anne is at school.

-> We got most everything on Saturday.  The basket wasn't nearly as full as
-> some times. (G)

 hn> I'll be going this afternoon. Staples mostly
 hn> and vitamins.

The usuals. Seems like eggs, orange juice, yogurt and fruit are always
on my list--left hand side.  Right hand side always includes non food
items like paper towels, vitamins, etc.

->  hn> And keeping an eye on them when
->  hn> I have to head for the restroom!
->  hn> Coffee goes right through you!

-> Tea can have that effect as well but I think coffee does it faster and
-> more often.

 hn> Sure seems like it to me!

Can't prove it by me as I don't drink coffee.

->  hn> I'm sure that Rachel and David have the
->  hn> skills to do a good job, some parents

-> She's been teaching for several years--has had some frustrating times
-> but over all, enjoying it. Her first job was in Warner-Robbins, GA-a
-> public school in a less than well off area.  Her next job was in
-> Avondale, AZ in a better off neighborhood but still public school.
-> Those 2 were quite challenging as she had to teach to state standards.
-> The last couple of years she taught at Challenger in Las Vegas--a

 hn> It's tough in public school, because no
 hn> child can be turned away regardless of
 hn> physical or mental, or behavioral issues.
 hn> A couple of kids like that in a class can
 hn> really impact the amount of attention
 hn> that is available for the class as a whole.

Yes, and it seems the teacher's hands are tied as to what can be done to
control the child.

->  hn> simply don't, and also have no idea what
->  hn> they are getting into when they try.
->  hn> Anne has a couple of kids in her class that
->  hn> were "homeschooled", one came into second
->  hn> grade and did not know his alphabet, could
->  hn> only count to ten, and that was IT!
->  hn> The parents never finished high school but
->  hn> did not want to send their child off to
->  hn> school and thought they could do a better
->  hn> job...obviously they were wrong! The other

-> That's hard--the parents mean well but the child is the one who suffers.
-> It's too bad the parents didn't realise earlier that they couldn't do
-> the job.

 hn> The first set of parents were just lazy
 hn> dummies who didn't want to put the
 hn> effort into getting up early enough to
 hn> get the kids off to school. Both parents
 hn> have drug convictions and everyone
 hn> is fairly sure they have not changed

IMO, that child is better off in a home (foster type?) where the
discipline of going to school is enforced.

 hn> their ways...Child Protective Services
 hn> is what finally forced them to put the
 hn> kids into school. The child is bright enough
 hn> and now that he's in school is doing
 hn> quite well...when his folks get him
 hn> up in time to get to school.

Maybe there's a change slowly starting?  We can hope so, anyway.

->  hn> had parents who were actually pretty good
->  hn> homeschoolers but bills forced them both
->  hn> back into the workforce, that little girl is
->  hn> close to a year ahead of her peers...but
->  hn> has very few social skills. The third I can't

-> Sounds like a case of helicopter parents in the social aspect.  A lot of
-> home school kids get interaction with others thru outside activities.
-> The Homeschool Co-op here in Savannah lets the students be taught at
-> home in the morning, then meet together for classes (academic and
-> enrichment) in the afternoon.

 hn> There are a lot of resources for homeshooled
 hn> kids...but the parents have to want to be
 hn> involved in them.

I know; we thought about it but the materials weren't as readily
available when our girls were younger.  Went to Germany for 6 years and
came back to a home school explosion......all kinds of material
available.

->  hn> really call homeschooled, he's Ukranian and
->  hn> speaks very little english, mom speaks none
->  hn> at all and dad if moderately capable in english.
->  hn> The kid's bright and eager, but simply can't
->  hn> always understand what's said to him, and
->  hn> can't communicate his own ideas to the
->  hn> rest of the class. He's getting better, but
->  hn> the mom is threatened by him speaking
->  hn> english and is very untrusting. Anne is
->  hn> trying to get through to her that if the
->  hn> child is going to live here he needs to be
->  hn> able to survive HERE, and english is
->  hn> needed for that. Mom really likes Anne
->  hn> but is afraid of the "government" and
->  hn> sees Anne as part of that, which is
->  hn> not too odd considering where she
->  hn> came from. Still it makes it really
->  hn> hard for Anne to get the best out
->  hn> of the little fellow even though both
->  hn> he and she really try!

-> Hopefully there will be a break thru soon. Is there a chance for extra,
-> beyond classroom time where the mom can come in as well? One or 2 days
 hn> a
-> week would really make a difference in the child and mother & she would
-> see that the school isn't as tied to the government as she thinks it is.
-> Something to think about anyway.
 hn> ->
 hn> eventually perhaps that will happen...right now
 hn> the mom is just too distrustful of just about
 hn> everyone.

Let's hope it comes thru soon.  Something like shopping or cooking might
help the mom to open up more.



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