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    4 years of PE reguired for HS graduation in IL - how to accomplish this?

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    Home-schooling in Illinois is considered to be a form of private education. Parents who choose to educate their children at home are under a legal obligation to meet the minimum requirements stated in Illinois’ Compulsory Attendance Law (Section 26-1 of the Illinois School Code). Parents who choose to educate their children at home are obligated to teach their children “…the branches of education taught to children of corresponding age and grade in the public schools†and they are further obligated to offer instruction in these core courses in the English language. The “branches of education†include language arts; mathematics; biological and physical sciences; social sciences; fine arts; and physical development and health.

    While the law affords Illinois parents a great degree of latitude in designing and/or choosing a program of home education that best meets the needs of their children, it also has the effect of placing near-total responsibility on parents for their student’s education while they are being home-schooled. In a 1974 decision, a federal district court stated that under Illinois law the burden of proof rests with parents to establish that the plan of home instruction which they are providing to their children meets state requirements.

     

    I keep a log of physical activities. We do a semester of Health and pay for drivers ed. 

    Aged parent refuses to relocate?

    in The Chat Board

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    My great aunt who was like a grandmother to me was the same way. After her last stint in the hospital I talked to her and gently asked if she would move closer to me so that I could help her more. She refused and we talked for a long time. It came down to the fact that she knew her life would be shorter alone. She could fall, or have a stroke, or who knows what and I may not find her for days. I had a neighbor checking on her also. She didn't like him- thought he was spying. She was of sound mind and as a adult I trusted her judgement on her own life. In her mind maintaining her independence was the most important factor  It was much harder on me and my family.

      But, in the end I thought what happens when I am old? I don't want someone else telling me what I should do. So she stayed at home, happily. 

    In her last month of life I moved in with her. I spent 18 days there without leaving. The last 3 she was in a coma and we took her to a hospice facility. If she was aware at all I bet she was furious with me. 

      I'm not saying this will be your situation- I just thought I'd throw another scenario out there. I think if I had absolutely insisted she move then she might have eventually but I only had a hour drive, so we made it work.

    So... what's going on in Chicago???

    in The Chat Board

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    Here is the map that includes this weekend.    http://voices.suntimes.com/news/breaking-news/chicago-shootings-tracker-for-july-18-20-2014/

     

     

    The violence is heartbreaking. Tourists should feel very safe, there are so many police walking,riding,biking around all of the downtown its sort of ridiculous. It makes me think of the old west. The gangs are fighting amongst themselves, the police haven't figured out how to deter them so they are doing what they can to protect innocent bystanders.

    American food

    in The Chat Board

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    To be fair, when we shop the British/Irish section of our supermarket this is what we buy:

     

    Hobnobs

    Jammy Dodgers

    Aero bars

    Tea- pg tips or bewleys

    club orange

    sheperds pie powdered flavoring

    bisto

    british kitkats

     

    you get the idea- we aren't living on this junk- it just brings back memories. My husbands parents were "legal" aliens here in the states and all his extended family is in Ireland/England. All that junk reminds us of trips there or just his parents.

    Its the same thing with the American food- which by the way, my kids would call "camping food" cause every vacation we used to go on was camping and thats when they got pop tarts, cold cereal and mac and cheese in a box.

    A new game of 6 Degrees : Where to live to survive Warmaggedon?

    in The Chat Board

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    I'll probably stay right here in Minnesota.  I know it's not going to turn into an uninhabitable desert, we're pretty well able to deal with just about any weather extreme, and the lakes and islands will come in handy during the inevitable zombie apocalypse.  'Cause everyone knows zombies can't swim. ;)

     

    Seriously though, I do think this will be one of the better places to survive in fifty years when things have gotten really, really bad.  I'd like to think we'll turn things around before then, but too many people want to live in blissful ignorance inside their personal cloud of fossil fuel pollution for that to happen.

     

    ETA: Oh, and if the rising sea levels do get us here, we have enough boats to go around for everyone, and being the socialist-commie-fascists that we are, we're happy to redistribute the boats so that everyone gets one. ;)

     

    Sometimes I play where should our apocolypse cabin be? I almost always end up choosing MInnesota.

    medical people- could you chime in here?

    in The Chat Board

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    We are home! We are literally a 5 minute drive from northwestern so since he isnt having any problems breathing or anything we'll wait for his appt tomorrow. I spoke with the infectious diseases doc right before we got on the plane. She gave me the names of the president of the hospital and the corporate president. Through a facebook friend I have a atty willing to write a strongly worded letter telling our story. I'll start that tomorrow after our appt.

    Tonight I am sitting in my own living room happy to all 5 kids at home.

    medical people- could you chime in here?

    in The Chat Board

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    Wow.  Unbelievable.

     

    I'll say it again - I'm so glad you and your dh are there - nobody will be a better advocate for your ds.

     

    Let me know if you can use air miles.  DH travels a lot.

    Thanks. DH works for United. We have unlimited miles ;)

     

    We are number 1 on the standby list for this flight and there are plenty of unsold seats so we should be good.

    medical people- could you chime in here?

    in The Chat Board

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    He is in no way "better" we just have to use this window of stable to get him home. He may be hospitalized as soon as we reach chicago. When we were leaving I tried to talk to the nurse manager and was introduced to one of the nurses that were working all night. He didn't care. He gave me a "customer service response" Tell me what happened? Nodding, then wording the response so that he really said nothing. No admitting guilt, and did in no way acknowledge that maybe I had a point. I went to the business office and the patient advocate doesn't work today. And conveniently the only person I could talk to was in a meeting all day and couldn't be disturbed. The infectious disease doc had already given me her cell number so I called her. She works for 5 hospitals here. She said just to go. That if my son hadn't improved yesterday she was going to tell us to transfer him anyway. So we are in the hotel and will fly home in the morning.

    medical people- could you chime in here?

    in The Chat Board

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    I actually think maybe the finger monitor is messed up. When the crowd came in after I caught them asleep my son was offered oxygen. His numbers went up to 93 on oxygen. I had him stay on it for an hour. He said it hurt his nose. So from 3:30am until now (5:40 am) he has been off and was at 89/90. I'm sure they gave him oxygen just to placate me. Only another hour or so before the docs make their rounds.

    medical people- could you chime in here?

    in The Chat Board

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    I totally get all of that. If they weren't sleeping than I wouldn't have doubted that the monitor was wrong. But how would they know if they aren't even awake. I just feel like only the infectious disease specialist is actually good at her job. This is a tiny hospital. The goal is to get him out of here tomorrow and then back to Chicago thursday. Where at northwestern or rush nurses don't sleep on duty.

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