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  1. We aren't starting until the winter, but this is the plan for now.

     

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    MCT Level 1

    AAS Levels 3+4

    Imitation in Writing: Fairy Tales

    Pentime Grade 3

     

    Math

    Math Mammoth Grade 3

    Life of Fred

     

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    Story of the World Vol. 3

    Noeo Physics Level 1

    Logos Latin

     

     

     

  2. In this situation- I think this attitude is bordering on ignorant. I'm sorry. I am. But, it is.

     

    This virus is wide spread. Four children have died from it- one child that died wasn't even showing symptoms.

     

    I personally know two children who have ended up in the hospital with it. One had asthma and spent a few days in ICU and the other one (2 years old) was completely healthy and still had to spend 2 days in the hospital.

     

    It would be smart for parents to know the signs and symptoms of the virus, know when to go to the ER, and know how to treat it. And to know if the virus is mutating, and how.

     

    It would also be smart to know if the people around you have it, or have had it- that way you can try to avoid it/take appropriate precautions, or at the very least know that your kids may have been exposed to it, so you can keep a close eye on them.

     

    It gets bad very quickly. The child (that I know) who had asthma- it went from... He's having an asthma attack, out regular stuff isn't working let's take him to the doctor, doctor sends to hospital, life flighted to Johns Hopkins- all within 24 hours.

     

    My friends 2 yr. old.... Daycare called parents to say she has fever, cough and runny nose- come pick her up, dad picks her up and by the time they get home she's wheezing and her lips are blue, mom doesn't even have time to make it home, she has to meet them at the hospital.

     

    Seriously. Both moms couldn't believe how quickly the virus progressed.

     

    I can't imagine why anyone would want to stick their heads in the sand and not pay attention to a serious, wide spread, contagious virus that has the potential to land your kid in the hospital- or worse.

     

    To be fair, the vast majority of people would take their wheezing, blue-lipped children to the emergency room whether or not they're informed of the viruses in the area. Everyone is different. Some people struggle with anxiety and it would do no good for them to follow this closely.

     

     

  3. There are people on the BW Facebook group who have talked about it. For anyone who doesn't realize, it's old Arrows reworked specifically for younger kids with passages picked out for them and already formatted for the BW "French" style dictation.

     

    That's a great idea. I just joined the facebook group so I could check it out, but I didn't see anything about A Quiver of Arrows yet.

     

     

     

    I looked through it a few weeks ago, and was tempted. I wish I could buy them individually, but re-worked for K-2.  We've already read half of the stories, so buying the entire "quiver" doesn't appeal to me.  

     

    We've read some of them too. That's partly why I keep going back and forth about it.

  4. I have an allowance, my husband does the budgeting, and he asked for an itemized list of the schools stuff I was going to order. *gasp*

     

    Does it bother me? On occasion, when we disagree over purchases. Over the years, we've both learned to be more understanding. My husband does struggle with being controlling over our money and I also struggle with not caring enough about savings. That's why we have to communicate. A lot. 

     

    I think whether or not it's a red flag has more to do with their intentions and whether they are controlling in other areas as well. 

  5. If I saw a child that being neglected, I would call. I'm fairly certain all states have codes and regulations on what constitutes neglect and child endangerment, which is a crime in my state. Do I know all of the details of the law, no, but that's why I would use my judgement. A 9 year old left in a car? No. A 4 year old? Absolutely. A child roaming around in a moving car without a seat belt or an infant on a lap? Absolutely. 

     

    When I worked in ER, the police scanner was on 24/7. Checking the welfare of people occurs all the time where I live. Police encourage it and follow through on welfare checks, to the best of their ability. Doesn't a child's safety trump possible repercussions to the parent? Like I said, I use judgement. I don't call on every single unsafe thing I see. 

     

     

    Of course. I guess I just assume that the child's parents can decide when they are or are not safe apart from my interference. I also assume that it's probably safer than being in the car with their parent driving. A lot more children die in automobile accidents than from being left in a car for a few minutes. 

  6. 4 years old is way too young to leave in a car alone. I'm not going as far to call her a bad mother, but she should not have done that, and I probably wouldn't hesitate to call the police as well. At minimum, I would have waited near the car to make sure the child remained safe, and then talked to her when she returned. That was a bad decision on her part. 

     

     

    Would you call the police even if it were in a state where it isn't illegal (the majority of them) to leave your child in the car? I don't know about where you're from, but where I'm from, we call the police when there's a crime being committed. 

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