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Skriven 2009-01-07 13:31:06 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
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Hi There Ruth!

-> ->  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.
-> 
Now that's funny! I put the foodstuffs
on the right column, and the non food
on the left!

-> ->  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.
-> 
I make about 2 pots a week, and 
try not to drink too much at a
time, but I do like my 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.
->
Ain't THAT the truth! 

-> ->  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.
->
The child would be better off, but 
it's not likely to happen, unless
the parents both get busted at
the same time...which could be
quite likely considering how
"smart" they are.
 
->  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.
->
I hold out faint hope for this kid,
he gets his only positive influences
from school.
 
-> ->  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.
->
Maybe it's an east coast
thing, seems like there's always
been a lot of resources here on the 
west coast. Anne has a cousin who 
lives down in California, and she 
homeschooled both of her boys all
the way. Both were accepted into
top notch colleges as well. Both boys
are seeming to turn out quite well.
But Anne's cousin made sure that
they got a well rounded education,
and there was a whole community 
of folks who were like minded so 
they formed sort of a "co-op" for
homeschooled kids.
 
-> ->  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.
-> 
Eventually the mom will become
a bit more accepting. I think she
really would prefer to be back in
the Ukraine rather than here. But we
all hold out hope, the kid's quite 
bright and may make the difference
in his mom's thinking.
chat with you soon!
hap 
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