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  1. I thought the same thing. I've seen it happen exactly that way. Said teacher is now in jail.
  2. He should also be made aware that this sort of inappropriate boundary pushing is a red flag of predators. If he is legit then he needs to be more careful, and realise that he's setting these kids up with warped understandings of healthy Boundaries. Boundaries within the profession are there for good reason.
  3. I'm sorry you're having to deal with this Murphy, and I'd be worried too. Can you put it in dot points to bring to your next appointment? Like, scenario 1 - schedule cs later. Pros- closer to due date. Cons: early labour, breech complications, fast labour, history of cord prolapse. Scenario 2 - earlier cs between 38-39 weeks. Pros - controlled cs environment with adequate prep time. Cons - slightly elevated risk of xyz. Maybe seeing the scenarios side by side in black and white, and having to go through each point with you (and a support person!) will help her see the risk analysis from your point of view - as a specific patient rather than just a general statistical scenario.
  4. Dh lost a friend over this issue. Our <1 year old daughter was specifically not invited to the wedding. The groom had been dh's groomsman/witness, and even his parents came along for our ceremony. It was a surprise to us that we couldn't bring her, there were quite a few babies/kids in our friendship group who had all been to other weddings and behaved well. Groom was in fact becoming a stepfather himself with this wedding and there were certainly going to be some close family kids there. At under 1 she would not need her own chair or meal. It was a daytime wedding. I stayed out of it but dh was really hurt and said that he wouldn't go if his family was excluded. On the flip side, I was slightly hurt that my own cousins weren't brought to my wedding because their parents - my aunts - preferred a fun, kid-free day (cousins were all in the 9+ age range, and I did set up a kid friendly atmosphere) I'm with those who believe that weddings are a family/cultural milestone and it is good for everyone to include kids where possible. I also try to assume the best of people and mind my own business.
  5. Score for Charlotte Mason: 19 Score for Classical Education: 19 Score for Montessori Education: 8 Score for Project-Based Learning: 2 Score for Reggio-Inspired:0 Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: -1 Score for Traditional Education: -21 Score for Unit Studies Approach: 3 Score for Unschooling Approach: 9 Score for Waldorf Education: 5 Even for classical and cm is about right. Next highest is unschooling and montessori which is about right too - I'm not an unschooler but plenty of unstructured, child responsible creative time is important to me.
  6. I pulled out the base 10 blocks to really illustrate that we were just regrouping down. We did a bunch together like that. Then I had them practice some with drawings to represent the base 10 blocks. Then we moved to just drawings of the groups of the divisor, as a reminder of what he's doing! Then lots of practice of the steps over and over with me there to ask lots of reminder questions. It is exhausting, my commiserations!
  7. Wws and iew is way more writing than I expect from my 11 year old. She does written narrations from Shakespeare and copywork from the bible daily. I require one short paper a week (generally about 3-4 paragraphs - I don't require an introduction at this stage). The paper is based on her outlining from history or science readings. 1/3 is a literature paper which is basically a long narrative summary plus an evaluation paragraph. This is all based on wtm writing. She loves to write on her own too so I try to leave steam for her own projects.
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  9. That's adorable dmmetler! And SKL, sounds like your girls did a great job! I take your point that powerpoint can be an efficient communication tool, and a bit of fun, for kids. I imagine that this might be even more helpful with many kids in a classroom. I'm certainly not opposed to technology, and I do intend to show them pp et al at some stage. But if we're confident and thriving with what we are doing, do I need to make room for it in elementary? I won't hold them back if they choose it, like I don't stop them playing with programming or typing up papers. I just can't see requiring it at this stage, let alone giving it the level of importance that I read in the state standards - ie, every subject, every year. Especially since you all confirmed my thoughts that it it's a quick and simple tool for tech savvy kids to navigate. :)
  10. I don't disagree at all, City Mouse, thanks for your thoughts! I can see the appeal of a power point presentation as a project - no craft mess for a start! Unfortunately, my daughter loves craft. Excel is an undeniably helpful skill, but I'm comfortable with introducing it in 7th/8th at the earliest. What I'm objecting to is the irrelevant insertion of 'technology use' in every subject in the state standards. I may be forced to more closely follow the standards in coming years so I am thinking through my aversion. What I'm frequently seeing is 5 year olds using apps in class and being assigned apps for homework - then parents scolded for allowing too much screen time, 6 year olds being assigned power point presentations as homework, and parents of 8-10 year olds lamenting the impossibility of limiting screen time because the kids need their Internet connected ipad for homework. I talk to parents who shrug about what the elementary age kids are exposed to on their friend's devices because it's so inevitable. It seems crazy to me. So, given the education department's emphasis, I was wondering if I wasn't considering some important aspect of giving my 6 year old his own ipad (not likely!)
  11. My kids have done some wonderful work from Angela Anderson's YouTube channel.
  12. Thanks Sadie, yes I agree it's weird! Reading through the vels is so strange, they're tacking it into every single subject. The primary school my kids were zoned for has compulsory ipads from prep (fyos) - at the parent's expense - and community classrooms, ie 60 kids in one room with 2-3 teachers. Recipe for disaster imo.
  13. Thanks! I agree! It took dd about 5 seconds of being shown to get word - now all her papers are multi coloured/fonts! She figured out khan and stop motion without instruction, I am confident that power point or the future equivalent will be no problem. I'm quite dismayed at the direction our state's educationalphilosophy is moving with regard to technology in the classroom. I had a parent lamenting that they couldn't control screen time with an 11 year old because all their homework was app/YouTube based.
  14. Team didn't memorise. Love MCT!
  15. My personal preference in regards to electronics in school time is to keep it at a minimum for elementary, and that they will be able to pick up the skills in middle/high school. Part of this thought is that the software will probably be so different in 5-10 years that prioritising it now will mean outdated information! They do use technology outside of school work and occasionally in school work (apps, typing papers, foreign language programs) so they are not without any skills. This is in stark contrast to our school system's learning standards which require a technology aspect in every subject. Many schools require bring your own devices for every student in elementary/fyos and use "apps across the curriculum" I was reading today about grade 1-2-3 kids doing power point presentations for school projects and 10-12 year olds being so proficient that they help their parents with work presentations. Thoughts? Am I missing a glaring, important gap to mostly skip this stuff until middle/high school? Will my kids be unable to work in the modern world?
  16. For budget friendly, mep maths is excellent and free. http://www.cimt.org.uk/projects/mepres/primary/index.htm Life of fred is good but not cheap or complete.
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  18. Thank you for giving of yourself to help this family. We need more people like you. I would probably look for an opening to gently mention it. If she is lamenting over an outburst/behaviour, then I might kindly ask her if she had thought about exploring causes and if I could help. I would be ready with a list of free services, babysitting and lift offers.
  19. I would agree. It smacked of show over substance, and it's easier for everyone, including the church leadership, to count it as a win and go on with their lives.
  20. Exactly this. I generally use bfsu to get a scope of what/how to teach, then I use other books like the tiner, mchenry, random encyclopedias and science textbooks I've acquired. We do quite a few documentaries as my kids retain well that way. I don't record anything but we do narrations from science readings once a week and random projects/drawing in journals as we feel like it. Right now my kids are working on posters about cells as we just finished the unit, for example.
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