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HI all
This has been a difficult year for our family. I would like to find an online curriculum for my kids to use. More of a complete curriculum. A friend uses Monarch any advice??
Thanks!
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I do not know the whole situation at all, but I have strict reservations about placing the woman in this scenario in equal blame with DP. Number one, as an attractive woman with a very public job I have had MANY men think that my friendliness was flirting. The week my wedding ring was getting fixed was CRAZY. Men think differently than women, period. It is entirely possible for a man to have a flirtation while a woman is having a friendly encounter. I had to be almost forty to accept that, but I have now, lol. It is not impossible that DP and this woman met for some sort of weekly meeting (her marriage counseling session?) and he thought they were flirting and having emotional time together and she thought they were working on her self esteem to fix her marriage. I know someone this happened to. It happens. It does not make the woman equally guilty.
The other way the woman might not be at fault is that she may have known that "telling on" DP would cause her family to be cast from her church and she didn't want to do that to her husband and kids so she was powerless to stop the ride she was on. She may not even have cared for him at all, she may have just been placating him so that she could remain in her church. That would also not make her equally responsible for his bad behavior.
The real reason I don't believe she is as responsible as him? The men in Patriarchy movement want all the power in any relationship with a woman, so they should have all the accountability that goes with it. Period.
I do believe that DP will be held more responsible before God because of his position. That being said the excuses you are giving the other women are not acceptable. You are justifying (I realize we are guessing here on what happened) her actions. Sometimes in life we are called to do hard things. You are guessing she was forced into this position. You are guessing she was abused by this relationship. Even if she was put in a horrible situation she still should do the right thing.
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I wouldn't necessarily make the assumption that just because he was having an emotional affair with her that her feelings towards him went beyond Platonic friendship. It wouldn't surprise me if it did, but men are notorious for reading more into a relationship than actually exists.
I'm not even sure at what angle to come at this.
1. you're more in denial then I was yesterday.
2. Are you saying that this women is so "dumb" that she had no idea she and DP were having a lengthy romantic relationship?
3. Or are you trying to say it is all completely his fault?
She knew. She was involved. They are both wrong.
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This might shed some light on why many of us feel the tone is Smarmy and very not genuine. http://jensgems.wordpress.com/2013/10/31/the-heavy-burden-of-doug-phillips-legalism-leads-to-his-resignation-from-vision-forum/
Ugh yeah. Just read the whole thing. I believe her story. I find a few of her and her husbands actions/choices questionable but it definitely rings true.
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No, because the tone is smarmy. The words are slippery, there's a glaring lack of genuineness in there. The whole thing reads like a PR stunt. All I can think of is that list of top ten professions that sociopaths are most commonly drawn to, and clergy is on there. This letter reminds me of that.
Interesting because I read it as genuine. I guess if you're looking for something you will find it.
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Ah, I getcha. No, I don't think anyone is asking for details, but the letter itself is... well, it's smarmy.
Because the content is smarmy. Its about a man cheating on his wife, duping a ton of people and a whole ministry.
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So, someone publicly resigns and we're not allowed to discuss it??
Seriously? Where did I say that?
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These are the times these forums just blow me away. The man admitted to an inappropriate relationship with another woman. He never blamed her at all. Even if there is more to it (which of course we will never know all the details!) why do you feel owed a more detailed explanation?
He did the right thing and it seems, as usual for most people on this board it is not enough. Should he be burned at the stake?
As far as the other woman is concerned she is just as wrong as he is.
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Wow, thanks for all of your responses! I appreciate it. :001_smile: Sometimes I forget that people aren't mind readers :cool: Of course I don't think they will do it completely on their own. It will take some of the teaching away from me, something I usually do. We all work in the same room so I will be there the whole time and will check their work, just like I have always checked their work in the past. Thanks so much for all of your thoughts on this.
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We only used it for 1 year and that was for 3rd and 4th grades. I will just say this, no curriculum is going to be worth anything if you don't use it correctly. Of course, there are ways to tweak any curriculum to fit your needs. I know from our experience, it was too easy to think math was done just because the kids sat in front of the computer and did a 10 minute lesson. I am pretty sure that had we continued on that road, my kids would be one of those scoring poorly on the SATs.
For the record, my kids hated TT. I haven't pinpointed the exact reason, but they strongly requested something else this year.
Thanks! I actually found very few (maybe1?) reviews where they say their child hated TT or disliked it. The majority of moms and kids liked it but the complaint was low test score. I'm thinking about supplementing with LOF.
Of course I would be checking the kids work too. I like that the majority of TT is the child working on their own. With 5 kids that frees up some of my hands on time.
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I decided to switch my kids to Teaching Textbooks because I love that they can do it on their own! I saw that one reviewer commented that although she liked it, her child scored low on her SAT's or ACT's. Then I started looking and a lot of people say the same thing. In fairness a lot of people disagree. Thoughts??
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I'm momto4kids but I would rather have the new moniker. :hat:Who are you? I know everyone else will probably know. I am not good at figuring these things out.
Whoever you are welcome back!! :001_smile:
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Oh dear. So this is me under my old profile. I have the same password! Who knew.. I need Admin help!
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I haven't been here in a long time. The boards are different so I made a new profile. I think I found my old profile though. Am I going to get banned for multiple acconuts? Not sure what to do..
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After 6th grade what do you use? I want to continue with singapore but am confused as to what book comes next. Can someone help me? Thanks!
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Just make sure you don't cook cupcakes in it, you don't want anyone else to feel bad about their pathetic brown bag lunch. ;)
And for the love of all that is holy, please keep your shoes on at your desk!!
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That is awesome!!
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Ummm.... I was kidding.
Maybe I'd better go back to my post and make a note of that. I honestly never thought anyone would take me seriously!
Sorry!
Ok, ususally I can tell when you're kidding! Apparently i have taken my serious pills tonight. ;)
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"Hey, you! Yeah, YOU! What's up with PEEING IN THE KIDDIE POOL???"
Say it loud and say it proud.
And then watch all of the other moms stare at her like she has two hideous, disgusting heads as they grab their kids out of the pool and go elsewhere. :D
The woman would have had it coming to her!
Mind you, I think it would be gross to see what the OP saw but, do you think the above is what you want to demonstrate for your children? It seems very junior high to me.
Treat others how you want to be treated.
If you really feel the need to say something to the woman, say it to her face one on one, not for everyone to hear.
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Is there a new trend that I am unaware of on the boards? In light of Jean's thread and this one, there seems to be this idea that threads must be of great significance in order to be worthy of board space :confused:. No one has to agree of course. I just seem to be seeing this suggested more. We need a sticky: Unless the kid in question has committed at least one misdemeanor, please don't waste our time. :lol:
No new trend here. I am pretty sure a longtime poster gets that if they are going to start a thread that even THEY realize is insignificant, they are going to get other posters who point it out.
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AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH! :rant:
I was just digging a Mike's out of the fridge (I can wash my Advil down with that, right? :tongue_smilie:) and saw her leftovers from the restaurant sitting in the middle of the kitchen table. She managed to carry them into the house without my telling her, but she doesn't know to put them in the fridge?!?!?!?! The 15 yr. old put hers in the fridge without any guidance, and she's not even from this country! :D
I wish chiropractors could prescribe good pain meds. I could really use something stronger than the advil to take with my Mike's. Just kidding.
I feel sorry for her. Why are you aggrevated over the above though? That just isn't a big deal. I think you are annoyed so every little thing is irritating you. Cut her some slack.
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I like buying from Amazon.com - selection, prices, convenience, etc.
But I just read this article: http://articles.mcall.com/2011-09-18/news/mc-allentown-amazon-complaints-20110917_1_warehouse-workers-heat-stress-brutal-heat
I'm rethinking about future purchases from Amazon. I know we inadvertently contribute to different kinds of injustices every day. We are just so connected to the rest of the world in our purchases, our use/misuse of energy, etc. And we don't always know about the business practices of who we buy from all along the chain ....
Yeah, just having one of those days...
My husband has been working in attics. The attic registered 146 degrees the other day. His truck, which has no air, and is black registered 130 degrees a week or so ago. Not feeling much compassion for these people sorry. They have a job and are getting paid.
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Really??? Reputation unharmed???
Anyone that thinks that Penn States reputation is unharmed is deluding themselves. The only explanation for it is that they are surrounding themselves with like-minded people and are insulating themselves from reality.
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We stayed at Port Orleans Riverside last fall. I was not impressed. It was a LONG walk to anything from where we were. Our room smelled musty and was small and dark. There was no wireless (this may be true at all Disney resorts), and the land line hook up did not work in our room. I wasn't a huge fan of the food service there either. The whole thing felt like herding cattle to me. We were on a 2+ week road trip, and honestly it was the worst room we stayed in.
When we were there, they were remodeling so if you do stay there ask if you can have one of the remodeled rooms and maybe you'll avoid some of the issues we had there. If you're driving in, you may want to ask for a room closer to the parking lot too. Every time we wanted to walk to our car from our room it was a good 10 minutes with the kids.
Sorry to be a downer! Maybe someone else will have a better review on Riverside than me. :001_smile:
ETA - on the upside, the pools were nice and there were many to chose from! There was also a playground available.
We loved POR. We stayed in building 14 which is right next to the main building/food court. None of the Disney properties had wireless until ery recently. We loved the food service too. It is known to be one of the best food courts on Disney property.
Online Curriculum Suggestions..monarch?
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They are 15, 11, and 10. Unfortunately I cannot sit and watch, they live too far away. Thanks