Comments on: Open Letter to a Public School http://www.blisstree.com/articles/open-letter-to-a-public-school-35/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:33:20 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: free soduku http://www.blisstree.com/articles/open-letter-to-a-public-school-35/comment-page-1/#comment-31833 free soduku Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:02:57 +0000 http://www.supernannyrules.com/open-letter-to-a-public-school/#comment-31833 [...] We could not afford to send Son T and Son D on the D.C. field trip. While it has been mentionedhttp://www.supernannyrules.com/open-letter-to-a-public-school/Buku Sudoku - GameplanetWe found the game failed to re-ignite our interest in Sudoku, but as with [...] [...] We could not afford to send Son T and Son D on the D.C. field trip. While it has been mentionedhttp://www.supernannyrules.com/open-letter-to-a-public-school/Buku Sudoku – GameplanetWe found the game failed to re-ignite our interest in Sudoku, but as with [...]

]]> By: Rose http://www.blisstree.com/articles/open-letter-to-a-public-school-35/comment-page-1/#comment-30965 Rose Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:35:31 +0000 http://www.supernannyrules.com/open-letter-to-a-public-school/#comment-30965 The school becomes the custodian of the children when they get paid based on attendance. When your kids sit in the classroom and do sudoku puzzles all day, the school gets to meet budget. If they talked more openly about it with the kids, maybe they could turn it into an economics lesson :) Homeschooling is a great option. I hope you look into it further. The school becomes the custodian of the children when they get paid based on attendance. When your kids sit in the classroom and do sudoku puzzles all day, the school gets to meet budget. If they talked more openly about it with the kids, maybe they could turn it into an economics lesson :)
Homeschooling is a great option. I hope you look into it further.

]]> By: suni http://www.blisstree.com/articles/open-letter-to-a-public-school-35/comment-page-1/#comment-30955 suni Fri, 30 May 2008 21:59:02 +0000 http://www.supernannyrules.com/open-letter-to-a-public-school/#comment-30955 I think it's good that you are speaking out about this. It isn't fair to the kids for them to be punished for a DECISION you made that was due to you wanting to make sure your kids didn't feel left out. You don't "look like an idiot". You look like a concerned parent who wants the best for her kids. I think it’s good that you are speaking out about this. It isn’t fair to the kids for them to be punished for a DECISION you made that was due to you wanting to make sure your kids didn’t feel left out. You don’t “look like an idiot”. You look like a concerned parent who wants the best for her kids.

]]> By: Jess http://www.blisstree.com/articles/open-letter-to-a-public-school-35/comment-page-1/#comment-30952 Jess Fri, 30 May 2008 16:23:35 +0000 http://www.supernannyrules.com/open-letter-to-a-public-school/#comment-30952 I think this is fabulous. Kudos to you for taking the "punishment" with your kids. And kudos for addressing it with the school. I think this is fabulous. Kudos to you for taking the “punishment” with your kids. And kudos for addressing it with the school.

]]> By: Randa Clay http://www.blisstree.com/articles/open-letter-to-a-public-school-35/comment-page-1/#comment-31163 Randa Clay Fri, 30 May 2008 13:29:01 +0000 http://www.supernannyrules.com/open-letter-to-a-public-school/#comment-31163 I don't see it as "threatening" to take your kids out of school, but rather stating the obvious- you can give your kids more than the public school does by homeschooling them. I'm sure they couldn't care less whether your kids are there or not - that much is obvious from this whole situation. Ridiculous. I don’t see it as “threatening” to take your kids out of school, but rather stating the obvious- you can give your kids more than the public school does by homeschooling them. I’m sure they couldn’t care less whether your kids are there or not – that much is obvious from this whole situation. Ridiculous.

]]> By: Gayla McCord http://www.blisstree.com/articles/open-letter-to-a-public-school-35/comment-page-1/#comment-31013 Gayla McCord Fri, 30 May 2008 10:14:23 +0000 http://www.supernannyrules.com/open-letter-to-a-public-school/#comment-31013 QueenV - in a school that is as small as ours - one who relies heavily on kids who can increase the istep scores - like mine - and in a school that gets a great deal of government funding because of programs my kids participate in, three kids being pulled in such a public way could be very upsetting. Perhaps it wouldn't upset a "teacher" as much in the beginning, but we are talking about a school that can't even get it together to give the teachers a viable contract. Our teachers worked all of last year without one. At the last school board meeting, the overall consensus was simply an "oops - we better do something" - and this only came after one teacher got a group together and wrote a letter to the editor. It's not just the kids who are suffering her - it's the entire school. So by stepping up and doing my part - even if only "threatening" to take my kids to a private school or home school, if done in a very public manner could help get this school back on the right track. QueenV – in a school that is as small as ours – one who relies heavily on kids who can increase the istep scores – like mine – and in a school that gets a great deal of government funding because of programs my kids participate in, three kids being pulled in such a public way could be very upsetting.

Perhaps it wouldn’t upset a “teacher” as much in the beginning, but we are talking about a school that can’t even get it together to give the teachers a viable contract. Our teachers worked all of last year without one.

At the last school board meeting, the overall consensus was simply an “oops – we better do something” – and this only came after one teacher got a group together and wrote a letter to the editor.

It’s not just the kids who are suffering her – it’s the entire school. So by stepping up and doing my part – even if only “threatening” to take my kids to a private school or home school, if done in a very public manner could help get this school back on the right track.

]]> By: QueenVelveeta http://www.blisstree.com/articles/open-letter-to-a-public-school-35/comment-page-1/#comment-31008 QueenVelveeta Fri, 30 May 2008 01:45:00 +0000 http://www.supernannyrules.com/open-letter-to-a-public-school/#comment-31008 Gayla, I love it when parents "threaten" a school that they will pull their kids out of school and homeschool or enroll in private school. Hey, that is music to a teacher's ears. By all means, take your kids out TODAY. Statements like this make parents look like idiots. Hope this helps. Gayla, I love it when parents “threaten” a school that they will pull their kids out of school and homeschool or enroll in private school. Hey, that is music to a teacher’s ears. By all means, take your kids out TODAY. Statements like this make parents look like idiots. Hope this helps.

]]> By: Indiana Schools Punishing Kids for Being Poor | Random Bits | A View from the Isle http://www.blisstree.com/articles/open-letter-to-a-public-school-35/comment-page-1/#comment-31015 Indiana Schools Punishing Kids for Being Poor | Random Bits | A View from the Isle Fri, 30 May 2008 00:39:23 +0000 http://www.supernannyrules.com/open-letter-to-a-public-school/#comment-31015 [...] Open Letter to a Public School [...] [...] Open Letter to a Public School [...]

]]> By: Marye http://www.blisstree.com/articles/open-letter-to-a-public-school-35/comment-page-1/#comment-31106 Marye Thu, 29 May 2008 22:34:25 +0000 http://www.supernannyrules.com/open-letter-to-a-public-school/#comment-31106 That is ridiculous Gayla. When did the school system become the custodian of or children? I would tel them to shove their dentention and kiss off... in the most gracious, sweetest Christian manner possible. But this is why my kids are homeschooled. I can sleep with the principal to get what I want. :) That is ridiculous Gayla. When did the school system become the custodian of or children?
I would tel them to shove their dentention and kiss off…
in the most gracious, sweetest Christian manner possible.
But this is why my kids are homeschooled. I can sleep with the principal to get what I want.
:)

]]> By: Erin http://www.blisstree.com/articles/open-letter-to-a-public-school-35/comment-page-1/#comment-31138 Erin Thu, 29 May 2008 20:39:47 +0000 http://www.supernannyrules.com/open-letter-to-a-public-school/#comment-31138 I'm sorry. That is really terrible, the school (PTA maybe?) should have found a way to help pay for those who couldn't afford to go. And if that couldn't be done they should come up with more creative things that suduko puzzles to keep the kids busy during that week. I’m sorry. That is really terrible, the school (PTA maybe?) should have found a way to help pay for those who couldn’t afford to go. And if that couldn’t be done they should come up with more creative things that suduko puzzles to keep the kids busy during that week.

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