Comments on: Day 2 of school and I’m already thinking home school or transfer

By: Rebeckah

Rebeckah — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:34:34 +0000

That makes me so mad! I can’t believe the secretaries treated your son like that. The secretaries at my son’s school are evil too! My friend and I call them sometimes when one of us gets stuck at work and we are using a different mode of transportation and they get angry! It’s kind of funny : ). Aren’t they supposed to help us?

By: Erin

Erin — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:42:03 +0000

You are most definitely not an overly-sensitive parent!! Sounds to me like you are dealing with an administration that is not sensitive enough. I would confront the office worker who gave your son a hard time about your pick-up message.
I have to say that I feel much better about my kids’ schools now. At least when I stomp my foot about something, they seem to listen.
Hang in there, though. You’re in my prayers that things get better or you find an alternate education arrangement for the kids.

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By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:16:52 +0000

I’d be more than a little pissy. There’s a reason I’m a homeschool mom.

http://www.schooloftomorrow.com

By: Tracy

Tracy — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:01:47 +0000

I would consider writing a letter to the editor of your local newspaper. Be careful not to mention anything that you will regret / that will come back to haunt you and don’t slander, but if the school system is that cracked and no one is responsible enough to enact change, you may have to push the buttons through public notice such as a letter. Just an idea…not necessarily the solution.

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:48:35 +0000

I checked online to see if Indiana had a any public funded online schools and it appears they DID:

http://www.invcs.org/enroll/index.html

BUT the site says that a bill was passed there that took away their funding and it is no longer free. My son had a choice between 6 online schools that are essentially virtual public schools. So no tuition.

Your Indiana school was using this curriculum though:

http://www.k12.com/

same as the one my son is doing and anyone can do it in any state if you pay the tuition.

By: Suzanne B. (Crunchy Green Mom)

Suzanne B. (Crunchy Green Mom) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:40:47 +0000

I could have written some of this myself. I was just taking a short walk from work trying to contemplate this issue.

My two oldest children would like to be homeschooled, and as I am an educated woman, they have far surpassed me in their schooling. Both of them taking college level classes in high school and doing things I have little understanding of.

I am fortunate enough to work in the school district so I have the opportunity to be there at the drop of a hat if there is an issue.

However, I do not believe that any parent or child should be treated as you and your son have. I can not even imagine what I would do if these situations came up and the office was ignoring my requests for assistance. A child should never dread going to school, knowing those people who are there to teach and protect them were lending a blind eye to the situations. What about the kids who’s parents don’t stand up for them? Someone needs to speak for those children.

I hope you find a solution, and if not, I hope you can get him out of there and on to other options.

By: casual friday everyday

casual friday everyday — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:31:43 +0000

Nope, not overreacting in my opinion. There is a long list of reasons why I don’t want my kids in the public school system.

It looks like our best option will be the homeschool coop program with our local Christian school. It is a great program that allows the homeschooled kids to play sports, take music, art, spanish classes on campus but still be home most of the time getting their education from the parent (with the schools cirriculum).

They offer teachers to help if we run into problems with certain subjects – offer testing …etc. In essense they get most of the benefits of going to that school but the kids don’t have to go to the school to get their education…they get it at home. I was homeschooled from gRade 2 – graduation and found it to be a fantastic experience.

There are all kinds of homeschool – distance learning – online learning options nowadays but I know these don’t work for all kids and all parents.

It’s just a total shame that our country has let its public school education slide into the mess it’s in today. We should be making it a priority but it only seems to be getting worse.

By: Gayla McCord

Gayla McCord — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:29:09 +0000

How do you find and register for online schools? I’d love to have my kids do this – I’m just not sure where to begin.

I don’t know exactly who to go to that is higher than the super – where do you go?

I do have to admit there are some teachers and staff members who are amazing and a valuable asset to the system – but the school doesn’t recognize what they have in those teachers either.

In fact, it wasn’t until just this year – after several years, that the teachers began working under contract.

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:27:51 +0000

IMO what you have experienced is HORRIFIC. Are we not paying taxes for this service? Don’t we deserve to be treated like paying customers? I am sick of schools acting they they are doing US some huge favor.

Last year my son was taking homemade bento lunches to school every day and a bully was spitting in them. The school did NOTHING about it….actually told him to try covering his food with his hands to deflect spit. My son was slapped across the face by a kid 4 grades older and again nothing. The same kid was forcing him to hold his books on the bus too. He had a teacher that would punish the whole class when just one child misbehaved by making them stand along a brick wall and watch other kids playing at recess.

I didn’t want to wait and see what more advanced years would be like. I have pulled him and he is doing an online school.