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Hot Milk which is excellent in a “dazed in the sun”’sort of way. could not finish Portrait of a Marriage even though I loved Hamnet. The Piano shop on the left bank as need to be in a Paris mood for the book I’m writing.
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OP, I’m a little bit stunned at the tone of the posts so far. And so I will throw in my 2 cents. Assuming this is public school, their raison d’etre is to accommodate the community and its idiosyncrasies. There are a ton of accommodations that public schools have to make and an eager and curious child who wants to be there is the least of them. People move, lose or gain jobs, etc. If it’s private school, then I trust them to be big boys and girls and always act in their interest. As regards your kid, I see no downside in your case. 8th grade is in fact not low stakes in my district, two of the classes end up on high school transcript and there are tests. I would also focus if I were you on any placement tests you want/school administers going into 9th. We have 3 math tracks for example and if you care to be on the top one and you don’t have 8th grade prerequisite, you’d need to arrange some testing, etc. best of luck to your DD!
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Just wanted to make sure your friend knows homeschooling is now practically illegal in France (very limited exceptions to the rule which come with extensive oversight). I’m sure she knows it’s just a fairly recent development so just flagging.
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I have the opposite: generalized anxiety that manifests itself as work anxiety. My job can be, independently of my feelings, a fairly stressful one. In any event quitting would mean I’d find something else to worry about and instead of just an anxious person I’d be a poor anxious person 🤷♀️ I also don’t have good suggestions for coping, I do all the things you mention (obsess over things no one cares about, etc).
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Yes of course. Flying is miserable enough as it is, we don’t all need to suffer together. If you don’t want the upgrade yourself you can give to companion.
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Sympathy. I’m trying to enjoy the journey, she’s my only DD, she’s downright magical but OMG. It is and will be…a journey.
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This trend of French content with no subtitles…
madteaparty replied to madteaparty's topic in Bilingual Education Board
Ideally we need English subtitles here but can get by with French subtitles. I tried a language extension like that but it’s very limited to chrome/youtube/netflix 😞 -
Representation also matters in that it changes the culture of institutions. I don’t know why corporations care about certain things but they seem to care about this. Nothing amazing ever came from places with enhanced “bro” cultures for example. There have been harassment and pay disparity scandals in video game companies for example.
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Is really annoying. Looking at you, “France channel”. Almost as annoying as movies that used to be available to stream when Ds was younger no longer being available. (Chorus, etc). And if you’ve found a resource for French with subtitles, please add? I’m not a huge fan of watching English-language shows in French. I’ve recently found a couple (PeP’s, Nos chers voisins) that would have been perfect but for the pesky subtitle issue… Lupin and miraculous ladybug only go so far. Thanks for reading this vent 🙂
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What to read out loud after A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
madteaparty replied to madteaparty's topic in The Chat Board
Ooh, Calpurnia Tate is a good one. Did that with my son, need to dig it out. She’s already read most of the rest except no LeGuin here yet. And thanks for the French suggestion, always looking for easy French stuff esp with accompanying audio! -
What to read out loud after A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
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Thanks both for the heads-up. Definitely don’t need a slog at bedtime. We are in the middle of Immune for non-fiction and it’s the opposite of a slog! -
What to read out loud after A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
madteaparty replied to madteaparty's topic in The Chat Board
We hated The Book Thief. Will look into the rest, thank you.