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Wow - over a hundred people looked at this post, but I guess we're the only romantics, Kalah!
What's going on out there????
No you're not. Thanks for sharing this moment of yours. This has happened a number of times over the years, fortunately! Most recently, a couple of times with dc.
Seeing dh around other people, speaking well, looking good in jeans, smiling across a room at me, mmmmm.
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Speaking as a female mother of boys, I am more comfortable if the girls of this country would cover themselves modestly. But I teach my boys not to stare. "avert your eyes"
Another mom heard me say exactly this phrase to young dss in a pool locker room....from the other curtained area, she said, "love that verb."
I am all for nursing wherever you are, but as a matter of courtesy to those around us, I think it's just reasonable to be discreet. Blankets aren't necessary, but some women prefer them.
Unfortunately, those with the most extreme views are sometimes the most ready to share -- on both ends of any spectrum. :001_huh:
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When filling prescriptions in one European country, we needed 60 pills (2x day for a month) but due to fraud and abuse, the pills weren't dispensed individually, they came in pre-packaged blister cards 25 each, 2 to a box = 50 per box. So I had to buy two boxes for a total of 100 pills to fill my prescription of 60. And then save the leftover 40, just in case. A year later I needed a new prescription, the 40 had expired, I had to buy 2 boxes of 50 to have enough for my prescription.
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:confused::confused: the pharmacy where I worked before having children, Cut the sheet of blister pack, and boxed the exact amount of pills . I really don't see what blister packs have to do with it. you just had a dumb pharmacist. I really don't think you can judge a whole medical system by one dumb pharmacist.
Sorry I didn't see this to respond.
As I said, this was just one tiny example. But I disagree with you. In that country, the pharmacist would have been risking jail time to cut open the blister packs and individually dispense. I could've been an inspector checking on compliance. Almost all the medicines in the pharmacy were prepackaged. That's the way their system was set up.
obviously, ymmv
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I've got experience with the US care, being American, but also lived in London a total of 4 years (2 years when first married, 2 years in the last decade).
In the UK, I saw a midwife through most of my pregnancy, but because I'd had C-sections before, I also saw a "consultant" (OB).
Prescriptions and dental care are free during pregnancy, dental care continues to be free for 1 year after the baby is born. Children also have free prescriptions and free dental (and vision).
I definitely understand the concern that the US will do a poor job of implementing universal health care.
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Some of those illegals get healthcare, too.... It seems the main people left out of our system are the working and middle classes.
I also have had experience in both the US and other countries.
I'm quoting your post because it reminded me of a few things. One is that other countries are often much more homogenous in their citizens, lifestyles and philosophies than is the US "melting pot."
You had wonderful midwifery care but that is often next to impossible here, not because we lack midwives but because of malpractice and lawsuits. Without tort reform, many of the more holistic practices and ideas are lumped together as quackery. Some hospitals and states have taken steps to severely limit, if not ban, midwives and other home pre&postnatal caregivers.
Also, look at the teenager who wanted to explore other cancer treatments besides chemo recently. Trying to step outside the system will become even more limited with a nationalized plan.
A couple of studies I've seen over the years pointed out the fact that a co-pay even at a very nominal amount for things like office visits and prescriptions encourages patients to budget rather than waste. You're right when you say that the people who will lose out both in funds and in availability will be the working people and middle-class who will budget rather than overuse.
When filling prescriptions in one European country, we needed 60 pills (2x day for a month) but due to fraud and abuse, the pills weren't dispensed individually, they came in pre-packaged blister cards 25 each, 2 to a box = 50 per box. So I had to buy two boxes for a total of 100 pills to fill my prescription of 60. And then save the leftover 40, just in case. A year later I needed a new prescription, the 40 had expired, I had to buy 2 boxes of 50 to have enough for my prescription.
That's just a tiny example....but so frustrating. That's the kind of "smart" thinking that will come of a government running healthcare on a national scale here. They might've even started out dispensing individual pills but the layers of fraud and theft and oversight caused them to solve the situation by standardizing with pre-counted blister packs. This country is just too big and the "trial runs" of medicare, medicaid, VA hospitals, social security, shoot even the DMV, do not make the picture look bright.
A recent study of men in VA care with prostate cancer disclosed that 75% of the patients were treated incorrectly, botched surgery, etc. 75%. That number just makes me cry for those vets who are subject to that care. Americans are not used to that kind of medical care. To the OP, that's why people need to be concerned about the stories we hear coming from other countries (and some from here in the US), that's why so many from other countries opt to come here when they really need something.
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How does it work? The UK government is trying to take control of home educators - I think it's inevitable, but the portfolio route might save us from being too regimented. The boys and I are seeing our Member of Parliament tomorrow to discuss the issue, so I'd like to be able to make suggestions.
How does it work in your state? What problems have you had with it? How do you wish that it worked? What kind of person can review/certify the portfolio?
Thanks
Laura
Good luck!
Don't have any portfolio wisdom to share. Just wanted to wish you the best in standing up for homeschooling there, recent news articles have been surprising....at least to me. Has this been brewing for a while?
Hoping that the trend toward more and more gov't takeover of various institutions and industries here stateside doesn't result in a similar initiative in the not-too-distant future.
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Right now I'm only teaching Kinder. We anticipate PCSing (moving) next summer, and I'll need to think of the whole schoolroom thing for our next home.
How many of you actually HAVE a schoolroom? How many have made it all the way without a schoolroom; or how far have you made it without a schoolroom before deciding it was absolutely necessary? I'm sure it isn't easy to go without a schoolroom, but do you have any suggestions to make life easier if A schoolroom isn't possible right now?
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I just got a Hanna Andersson e-mail advertising uniforms, so I'll take this one on too: does anyone have a uniform for their kids? I know this is probably an unusual question, but the very first homeschooler I knew (in 1983 in Washington State!) had her children wear uniforms...they LOVED it!
Thanks!
This may depend on what you're doing and using. We've had friends with dedicated rooms full of maps and desks and bookshelves. We've had friends with a large basket of books next to the kitchen table. Your dc are young enough that you don't need to do a whole room unless you really want to. Folks often post photos here or on their blogs with room ideas.
We've done it both ways. The only thing about using the living space (kitchen or dining room) is that you have to be pretty disciplined about clearing it all up.
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That is all.
Happy hiatus.
Nothing to add that others haven't said, just saying hi.
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And, no, I don't think I look like a hog either! :lol: Well, maybe with no make-up.:D
We are fans of the University of Arkansas Razorbacks, also known as "Hogs." I didn't go to school there, but my hubby did.
suuuuuuwwwweeeeeeee!
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I'm sure there is an interesting story behind some of the screen names here, although some I think I can guess where they came from! ;) Please tell us the story behind YOUR screen name!
I'll start:
Mine can be easily deciphered by reading it backwards. It's related to my interest in solar electricity.
Ohh.
There was a gorgeous woman who used to post here years ago that had a very cool sounding name -- turns out it was her surname backwards. I doubt she's here anymore, I think her kids are grown now.
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The very thought of others touching me makes me squirm. I actually had to ask a friend's dh to stop hugging me every time we were together - no funny business, it was just the new greeting which I can't stand. I won't even sit close to someone on the couch and detest goodbyes that involve lots of hugs. I can't say I get offended but definitely uncomfortable. What bothers me most is if anyone takes my hand; I have to fight the urge to not only pull my hand away but to smack the other person's hand as well. Oddly enough I love people touching my preggo belly. Maybe because I thought I would not have more babies and so the acknowledgment of the pregnancy thrills me?
:lol: I would love to reach out and touch those tummies, but I don't. It's good to hear that if I saw you, I could.
I am trying to be more conscientious that not everyone likes to be hugged upon greeting.
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I am now sitting in an apartment with my 2nd child with a fever in a week. In Tuscan it was so hot I didn't want to go anywhere, but here. . .it is gorgeous and my daughters and their two cousins are at the beach while I sit inside with my sick son. Blech! I wanna go to the beach too! :banghead:
What a bummer. do you have a view?
Dh and I visited the "castle" there years ago. I remember we started the tour at the back of the smallest guest house which was exquisite.
Hope ds will recover quickly enough for you to enjoy.
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I hope this clears the matter up somewhat. A theory is not a baby law. A law is not a theory that's been proven. Next time you're discussing the matter with someone defending the theory of evolution you will know that you simply can't, with any honesty, claim evolution is a theory because it's unproven. Next time you're discussing the matter with a creationist you will know that when you insist evolution is the truth, you're using inexcusably sloppy language.
With all due respect, it's interesting that the creationists are considered the extremists who won't consider and accept other (evolution) viewpoints. From this thread, I would have to say that the evolutionists have built a pretty high altar to their theory as well. It is sacrosanct and not-to-be-questioned.
Imnsho, that doesn't sound like good science either. But hey, there are a lot of learned members of the club.
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I'm not claiming it's about 2+2 = 5, I'm claiming that biologists are trying to answer certain questions and evolution is the answer that they have almost universally accepted.
Actually, it looked like you were saying that. And evolution isn't a slam-dunk if you really look into the debate.
What scientists? Where? Can you name a single non-religious university in the developed world where evolution is not taught as fact in the biology department. Just one.
Forget universities. Maybe even a non-religious community college somewhere? There are hundreds of these institutions. If there really were scientists asking questions, surely there would be a biology department somewhere that didn't believe in the theory of evolution.
Can you name a single science magazine or peer reviewed journal that is not associated with a religious or quasi-religious group that publishes these scientists who are supposedly asking questions about evolution's flaws?
I could be wrong, but I doubt that such a thing exists, because there really isn't any controversy and hasn't been for generations now. Only religious groups--religious apologists--are asking these questions.
Wow. Was it you that said you've studied this pretty thoroughly? Either way, it does sound like you've read a good bit.
I'm surprised that you haven't seen any of the published authors -- some of whom have been professors who hold different views than strict evolutionists. There are many scientists who hold views that range the spectrum, though I would imagine there aren't many who would be called strict creationists.
The scientist who was at the center of the coming ice age debate (1970s) is now a leading scientist warning about global warming.
Debate within the scientific community is essential. Unfortunately, the debate has been almost totally eliminated WRT evolution. Especially for professors, you either support evolution or you're toast.
You could google intelligent design and the macro vs. micro evolution topics to see scientists and professors who have been blackballed for merely posing other questions and encouraging a debate on the theory of evolution. If you're truly interested, that is.
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A few days after the trial, her father died. Knowing that there are some people that belive their children will go to hell if they believe in evolution, has shown me a different side of this debate (powerful, emotional, and divisive), and I will try to approach it gently.
I agree that the debate is powerful, emotional and divisive.
But I find it so sad that it is also so very misunderstood. Evolution and what you believe about it is not a doctrinal issue. For it to be represented as such is misleading.
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We are headed down to EdVenture on Friday, wondered if anyone had suggestions on what else we might want to catch while we're down there. I found a listing for Ed's Editions bookstore and I think we will hit that as we travel by used bookstore ;). Any other good used bookstores in the area in case we have time?
Good places to eat lunch? We like lots of different kinds of foods, including ethnic (especially Asian or Middle Eastern), but hoping to keep it fairly inexpensive (more money for books :D).
I don't know that we will have time/money to do the zoo this time (plus we prefer to do that sort of thing in the fall or spring). My daughter is almost 9.
Have fun!
Right in the same parking lot is a museum/state building, can't remember, but it has good exhibits, art, hands-on things sometimes. Sorry it's not more specific, it's been awhile, but hopefully it will give you an idea.
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Thanks! We are all very excited (if not just a little surprised!) My oldest is getting married next April and his baby brother/sister will be there. I just wonder how many mother's of the groom have to have nursing accessible dresses??:D
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One of my favorite homeschooling moms, she had 11th* when oldest was getting married. She made it work and still looked wonderful.
* a couple were adopted from impoverised orphanages overseas
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Has anyone bought this for their child? Is it worth it? I would love to include some games for my eighth grade son next year as he learns physical science. If you have any better suggestions, I would love hear about those too.
Thanks!
There are two very similar games so one might suit more than the other, depending on your ds.
Element-O is like Monopoly with the elements as the properties. Each card has details about the element. Players move around the board acquiring the elements.
Elementeo is similar but the individual cards feature characters whose powers or abilities are based on that element. (Perhaps iron would be strong, for instance.) This game has more of a story to it than straight-forward monopoly-style.
Ymmv, but games that involve our subjects are a nice variation on the learning around here.
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This was an odd intersection - I was watching an Ugly Betty episode from the end of the season (I don't really follow Ugly Betty, but have run out of other shows to watch on Hulu and was wasting time, avoiding house cleaning), and a shot started on one of Hakim's Story of Science books (Newton at the Center, I believe.)
I thought if anyone else watching the shown had made note of that, it would be someone here! :D Anyone else notice?
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You guessed right!!!
I was watching that show just a couple days ago. I was so surprised that I rewound to see it again. They're great books.
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Have you looked on Crayola's web site? Many years ago, when my then-4yo drew on my IL's formal dining room walls with BLACK crayon (!), we found the successful removal tip on the Crayola site. (WD-40, if anyone is interested.)
Ok, duh, that makes too much sense! Thanks, Melinda.
Maybe I should have dc do the research......but he'd probably get too distracted by crayola products!
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I am getting so frustrated! My boys (10yr, 8yr) both give up so easily when tackling a problem that requires the least bit of thought! UGH! DH and I are trying to figure out what we can do to encourage them trying harder and not relying on "help" all the time.
DH thinks that maybe setting up some positive reinforcement would be good since in Public school they would have grades, rewards, competition, etc...to help them strive to do better. Whereas at home, we don't do grades and since we go for mastery, they just have to correct anything they miss so they don't have a real reason to strive for a thorough job the first time.
I'm really getting frustrated and rather disgusted, to be honest, at the whining, crying and hand-holding I'm having to deal with each day. Please help us brainstorm on how we can help our boys not be paralyzed when they are tackling something that isn't obvious.
Thanks,
Angela
Competition can be a good thing. Sorry I don't have time to read through right now to see all the good ideas....
What popped in my head is that you may need to step back from the problems you're attempting right now. Sounds like they give up at the beginning because they don't feel like they're able to do these. (Btw, doesn't matter if they are able, this is the way they feel.)
So, start with something that you know is easy for them and then build on that. As they feel capable they will feel more confident to tackle trickier or more unknown problems.
We stop movies and audio tapes to ask, "wow, why do you think he did that?" "what are they thinking about here?" or "what else could she do?" things that stretch the story comprehension.
I set up little whiteboard competitions for vocab, Latin, etc. where they either solve things simultaneously or tag-team.
For math, I have small index card spiral-bound flip books that I write out a challenging word problem, an incomplete pattern or a problem they're needing work on -- they do one or two of these at the start of math. It's one of their favorites.
Critical Thinking Press has lots of resources for math, science, reading, etc. We've only used one a couple years ago for science, but I'll be looking for more soon for literature/reading.
Bottomline, they'll be jumping over each other to do these kinds of things, when they feel competent, so that's where I would start. Not with punishment or threats or bribes.
Small incentive rewards can be a good thing (small goodies in a box that they choose one per activity or subject -- marble, piece of gum or candy, fun paper clip, small toy, pencil, pen, marker, eraser, sticker) especially as you're working to convince them that you're doing things a bit differently. They may get bored of this stuff shortly, mine seem to.
hth, good luck!
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Grrrr.
Dc had a crayon in his light-colored shorts that I washed with a light-colored load. Now I have creative blue streaks on lots of white tshirts, socks and shorts.
Any btdt vets who have successfully remedied this one? The culprit just read this and told me to add the question mark smiley :confused:
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Dd's crazy cat knocked over her reading lamp this weekend, breaking the CFL. Recalling a thread on this board regarding these bulbs, I quickly looked up how to clean these up. Apparently the room needs to be ventilated for 15 minutes as a precaution, before clean up is attempted, to clear out the mercury vapor. If the bulb breaks on carpet, the carpet needs to be cut out and thrown out.
Nobody I know has heard about these clean up recommendations. It looks like regular bulbs won't be available after 2012 either.
Sometimes I feel like...what planet am I on?
Does this take anyone else by surprise?
My mom was furious when one of these broke. She had a big mess getting all the mercury up from a tiled floor. I'd be really angry if I broke one in a kid's room on carpetting or other fabrics. What if you don't get it all up?
I'm wondering what kind of warnings they'll have in a couple of years for all the inadvertent hazards and exposure created by these bulbs....that we don't know about now...you know, exposure in your home, disposal in the environment, etc.
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Wow. I hope not.
For all those folks who are homeschooling and can be stationed overseas, or already there, I would hope that the only school system available in most cases, wouldn't take such measures.
Serving overseas is already stressful and isolating enough without these extra challenges, especially for the older kids.
Hope you get word that this is only a single case or perhaps an inaccurate message.
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You are entirely correct. If I would get off my rear and call people up, I could make it happen. I'm just tired and getting the house company clean and figuring out the plans is too overwhelming sometimes.
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See, I can objectively see the blessings. I'm just tired.
How about calling one or two of the families that you and dc like a few days ahead and plan for an outdoor something-or-other after church? Picnic at a nearby park, adults can visit, kids play and the picnic food would be inexpensive to put together?
That way the house isn't an issue for you. Perhaps then you'll be invited to the other person's house on the next go-round.
If you start reaching out, hopefully you'll get some good responses.
Meanwhile :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: to you, and thanks for what you're doing, it's no small thing. Hoping for some sunshine for you this week!
Why do you visit these forums?
in General Education Discussion Board
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There are so many wise and wonderful people here that it's a good place to come and get a variety of viewpoints. The boards move so fast that it can be really hard to keep up with ... and still school the kids. The older they get, the busier I get, so I don't come here as much as I used to. I said interest in classical homeschooling, but close seconds would be a couple of the other forums (fora?) and social.
I don't see a problem with letting the OP wax nostalgic -- she did go to the trouble of creating a poll, after all.
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