Library Momma
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Is it The Big Orange Splot by Manus Pinkwater?
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I would say around 11 or 12 they are moving away from TOTing to get candy towards TOTing as a group activity to hang out with their friends. I still see some kids through high school TOTing but more that age are interested in Halloween parties. I think a lone 15 or 16 yo out TOTing alone would be a bit strange.
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I am teaching my kids Latin (and learning along with them) because I can teach the grammar from a book effectively for a few years before I have to outsource the translation. French, however, we outsource to a tutor. I have not found a well designed book that allows me to teach the grammar first for a few years before I need to outsource, so we outsourced from the get-go for French. I agree with you that expensive tutors or classes are the only way to do most foreign language effectively for most people.
My kids learn Latin here as their foreign language for a whole bunch of reasons; the fact that the parent can effectively teach it with the excellent programs that are on the market is a big, fat bonus. You might want to consider Latin as your foreign language for that reason. If you want to keep the French, can you and a few other like-minded homeschoolers in your area band together for group tutoring, thus cutting the cost a bit for each of you? As one alternative, is there an Alliance Francaise near you? They usually have French I and conversational classes that are affordable, as do a few co-ops.? My own DD greatly enjoys Duolingo, but that is in addition to her French tutoring (which is killing me because of the expense, admittedly). I did find that Memoria Press has a curriculum called First Start French for middle schoolers (with a teacher manual and pronunciation CD) that may be a good starting point for you to teach them the grammar. The problem is, MP has no further program to continue it after you finish their First Start French I and II books.
I grew up learning Hebrew, Spanish and Latin. Most if not all of the colleges I applied to did not accept Latin as an admissions requirement for foreign language. I believe it is still the same way with most schools so the op would still need to study a second language in addition to Latin.
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The garbage removal company is the one check I have to actually write out manually. It's a pain and I've come close to forgetting as well.
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Dirk Benedict from Battlestar Galactica
Randolph Mantooth
Shaun Cassidy
Roger Taylor from Duran Duran (I always liked the drummers)
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Could it be
IASIP?
It's Always Sunny in Phildelphia
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I say Li-bRare-E not Li-Berry Momma
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I one saw a big pick up truck with the plate MMM GAS
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I bet they teach "grammer" and "writting" at their acadamy.
And they are led by their principle.
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I pay $149 a month for my ds. He can go to as many classes as he likes but usually tries to make at least 2 a week. There are no additional charges for uniforms, belts or testing (until you reach brown belt testing. From there up it is $100 per test).
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Mine enjoyed a combination academic/play preschool. Letters and counting, some basic reading and math too, but also cooking, crafts, dress up and plenty of outdoor activities.
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You could make a passport and assign the students a different country each week. Then the students could choose how they would like to learn about that country. They could examine its history, politics, food, sports, music, etc. That would give you a general umbrella under which they are free to follow their interests.
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I knew nothing of ATI before this thread and had only watched the TV show a few times. One of the surprising things I have discovered reading this is that people watch the show with admiration, looking to emulate the family. The few times I saw it I viewed it as I did some of the other shows on TV, like Hoarders or My 600 lb Life. I thought the family was an oddity and a spectacle not role models, but obviously I was wrong.
What I wonder, and forgive me if someone already brought this up, is how this would have been handled if he had molested his brothers and not his sisters.
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I knew nothing of ATI before this thread and had only watched the TV show a few times. One of the surprising things I have discovered reading this is that people watch the show with admiration, looking to emulate the family. The few times I saw it I viewed it as I did some of the other shows on TV, like Hoarders or My 600 lb Life. I thought the family was an oddity and a spectacle not role models, but obviously I was wrong.
What I wonder, and forgive me if someone already brought this up, is how this would have been handled if he had molested his brothers and not his sisters.
woah wrong thread - I was wondering where this post went!
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We do not have that here. We used to have an 8th grade graduation, but that was before our town built its high school. After 8th students would go their separate ways to a variety of high schools, so the ceremony was really to say goodbye. Now that we do have a high school it is no longer a graduation but an awards ceremony. It is actually the first time students in the school system have the opportunity to win any sort of academic award (given by the school).
Some pre-schools also do a graduation with little paper caps but that is also more of a goodbye party as well.
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I knew nothing of ATI before this thread and had only watched the TV show a few times. One of the surprising things I have discovered reading this is that people watch the show with admiration, looking to emulate the family. The few times I saw it I viewed it as I did some of the other shows on TV, like Hoarders or My 600 lb Life. I thought the family was an oddity and a spectacle not role models, but obviously I was wrong.
What I wonder, and forgive me if someone already brought this up, is how this would have been handled if he had molested his brothers and not his sisters.
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She looks great! I'm so glad she didn't pick a "K" name.
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:iagree: This is actually an extremely important consideration. We know many, many athletes who were held back (either late to start K or repeated K for multiple reasons-sometimes sports being one). Many of these will be 19 or almost 19 the fall of their freshman year. There is a huge, huge difference between them and the young 17 yo boys in their class.
This is interesting. In my state a student cannot play high school sports if they are over 18. Someone held back or red-shirted would be at a distinct disadvantage.
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When my daughter qualified for the gifted program it mean she also needed an IEP. In many ways it is a formality. The pull out program she participates is her accommodation and she is on the highest track of classes in all subjects. If she needed to move beyond that top tier of honors classes then perhaps the IEP might need to come more into play.
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My ped will fill out the sports physical forms as long as they had a well visit in the past year. They charge $10 per kid for the forms if you don't bring them in when they have their physical.
This is my experience as well except the fee is $5, unless you need it within 48 hours. Then it goes up to $10.
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I'm confused about a lot of things with this family, but I really don't understand how they can just build a structure or make any changes to a property without all sorts of outside approval and permits. If I were to build even a shed I would need the inland wetlands authority to sign off as well as planning and zoning. If it were a dwelling to live in I would also need the building inspector to make multiple visits and then I would need a certificate of occupancy before anyone could actually move in.
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But you do realize this is super common in lots and lots of cultures - Jewish, Chinese, etc. etc. It's hard for me to see it as tacky when I'm aware that it's so ingrained as a cultural tradition - red envelopes and all that.
Tupperware bridal shower on the other hand... I don't really think that's an ingrained cultural tradition. Butter's story makes me feel like the OP should check with the bride herself about gifts.
I disagree - I'm Jewish and have been to dozens of wedding. I agree that I've never really seen anyone give a gift other than money at a wedding (boxed gifts are usually for showers). However, I've never seen anyone actually asking for money or saying cash only. In fact, I've never seen anyone actually ask for any gift at all. That's tacky, you should have no expectation of even being given a gift.
I've also never heard of a Tupperware shower - I think it's odd. But since a registry is just a list of suggestions you can bring whatever gift you'd like.
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My kids have done soccer, basketball, flag football, gymnastics and track. We have never had snacks after practices (unless parents brought them for their own kids) and only occasionally after games - usually if it is someone's birthday. No one really lingers to eat snack - It's usually off to the next activity.
Now that my daughter is in middle school she packs extra snacks if she is going from one activity to the next - like from track straight to soccer.
The only exception has been when she volunteers for a soccer program with special needs kids. They have organized snack after their meeting once a week. Everything is healthy to the extreme but many of the kids have dietary restrictions, so there is the need for things to be gluten free, nut free, etc.
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LOL - I just did my son - His name would be Diego and his 1910 name would be Buster! I might have to start calling him Buster.
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Parenting Spoiled Children (article)
in The Chat Board
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I have only known one family that bribed their child in this manner. She was a girl on my daughter's competitive level soccer team. The parents told her that they would pay her $100 for every goal and she did score a few goals throughout the season. In order to score those goals she never passed the ball to her teammates when she should have, took crazy shots, and at times would steal the ball from her own players. Guess who didn't make the team the following year.