tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13859437.post115800289305608939..comments2023-10-20T05:01:27.075-07:00Comments on Way Down In Mayberry: NEWSWEEK ARTICLEtallulahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02844399832417509801noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13859437.post-1158117408486667422006-09-12T20:16:00.000-07:002006-09-12T20:16:00.000-07:00You know what is best for your kids. A school's re...You know what is best for your kids. A school's reputation is only that. A reputation. If you do not approve of their methods, then you have every right to seek another school that you will be comfy leaving your kids with.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02988145086252439948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13859437.post-1158089595642580812006-09-12T12:33:00.000-07:002006-09-12T12:33:00.000-07:00I hate the fruit party strategy for all the reason...I hate the fruit party strategy for all the reasons others mentioned. It is certainly possible to motivate kids to strive for their best and love learning and work hard without that kind of public shame competition. Do you have a Friends' school in the area?Andromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13859437.post-1158088192347491632006-09-12T12:09:00.000-07:002006-09-12T12:09:00.000-07:00I agree that if you love the school try to change ...I agree that if you love the school try to change it, but don't wait too long. Around third grade I turned into a daydreamer and I am also an excessive talker those two factors make me a slow worker at times. My teacher taught both 3rd and 4th grade so we had to spend a lot of time working on our own. For practical reasons, I'm sure, he had a chart on the board with the subject down one side and Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12871910217074783124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13859437.post-1158073633314324692006-09-12T08:07:00.000-07:002006-09-12T08:07:00.000-07:00Wow! Thanks for all of your comments. I love hav...Wow! Thanks for all of your comments. I love having a world of opinionated bloggers I can bounce ideas off of. I love when you can play devil's advocate as well. And thank you, most of all for listening to my ranting!tallulahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02844399832417509801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13859437.post-1158072020196716062006-09-12T07:40:00.000-07:002006-09-12T07:40:00.000-07:00The fruit-kabob party is evil. It must be destroy...The fruit-kabob party is evil. It must be destroyed.<BR/><BR/>I am now going to hijack your blog slightly for my own thoughts on what is wrong with traditional education methods.<BR/><BR/>The class always moves too fast for some kids and too slow for others. Why the hell aren't kids grouped by ability? That way, there will never be a bunch of kids sitting around doing nothing while the teacherAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00178224086453067652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13859437.post-1158070460635729942006-09-12T07:14:00.000-07:002006-09-12T07:14:00.000-07:00My son is not in kindergarten until next year alth...My son is not in kindergarten until next year although he's in his third year of Montessori (which is run differently than the public schools), so let me play devil's advocate. I think in general our society is raising children to expect rewards for doing nothing. They show up at their baseball game for example, and win a trophy. "Yay, you're ALL winners!" That sort of mentality has been going onRockerMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18408783084057423474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13859437.post-1158070420476634792006-09-12T07:13:00.000-07:002006-09-12T07:13:00.000-07:00Pull them out FAST! I hate that method of teaching...Pull them out FAST! I hate that method of teaching. I was one of those kids that were in the "low" reading class, and it humiliated me to no end. Talk about low self-esteem. Do yourself and your kids a huge favor and take them to a different school. I'm sure there are much beeter ones that will suit your needs.<BR/>Good Luck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13859437.post-1158049352848172332006-09-12T01:22:00.000-07:002006-09-12T01:22:00.000-07:00I do noticed that. This year, my 7-year old second...I do noticed that. This year, my 7-year old second grade comes home with daily timed math test. He always aced those. No problem. He gets extra music time with his weekly piano lessons. What worries me though is the tight schedule they put this second graders. <BR/><BR/>I had just pulled them out of a private school where every day they do 4 hours of secular studies (as in like most schools are Girliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10380454816676310833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13859437.post-1158033601636135362006-09-11T21:00:00.000-07:002006-09-11T21:00:00.000-07:00geezette says: As a teacher and a parent in a p...geezette says: As a teacher and a parent in a previous life, the only thing important about school is that the child feels good about going. Children will learn what they will learn and in twenty years the only thing that matters is that they will have good memories and maybe a degree in hand! <BR/>Your job as parent is to protect your child from being destroyed by a system that will never lyn3939https://www.blogger.com/profile/17984607246715887833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13859437.post-1158008597045111382006-09-11T14:03:00.000-07:002006-09-11T14:03:00.000-07:00I say pull out of the school. There is a reason m...I say pull out of the school. There is a reason more and more kids are homeschooled (not that I have an inkling of patience or want to do it). I'd ask how is that proven to be an effective method? Is that just something the teacher throws out there to get parents to shut up?<BR/><BR/>I was shocked and horrified when I moved from Missouri to Texas in 5th grade only to find that there was NO Jennboreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920449345093917410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13859437.post-1158005556837077652006-09-11T13:12:00.000-07:002006-09-11T13:12:00.000-07:00As a mom of a kid with no fruit on his kabob -no s...As a mom of a kid with no fruit on his kabob -no shit- except in his class it was a hot fudge sundae, and he knew (along with everyone else) that he was the one keeping the class from having the damn party, I say pull them. That school is tailored to a very very specific individual, and out of my 4 I think I might have 1 that will excell there. Do your family a favor and reduce everyone's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com