Damn.
My kid's first day of school EVER is next week.
Damn.
First day of school.
He didn't do preschool?
Jillian starts in September. Although, she's done 2 years of preschool already.
We also got lucky and won the lottery so she's in all day kindergarten instead of half days.
Jillian starts in September. Although, she's done 2 years of preschool already.
We also got lucky and won the lottery so she's in all day kindergarten instead of half days.
“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”
Before you know it, he'll be driving to school.
“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”
In all seriousness, if you get offered that option, you might want to research the effects that has on a kid before you do it.
My parents didn't let the schools advance me, and it turned me into a bored and unmotivated student. On the other hand, all of my wife's teacher friends say that a lot of kids who get advanced like that suffer socially. So it's sort of a coin toss based on which you think your kid will handle better.
My parents didn't let the schools advance me, and it turned me into a bored and unmotivated student. On the other hand, all of my wife's teacher friends say that a lot of kids who get advanced like that suffer socially. So it's sort of a coin toss based on which you think your kid will handle better.
“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”
It becomes a choice between have your kid hate school and learning because it's boring and the teachers are stupid, or hate other kids because they are jerks.
Personally I'd rather they hate the other kids. They'll grow up to learn those other kids weren't worth knowing in the first place. But growing up thinking that learning is boring is just a tragedy.
Personally I'd rather they hate the other kids. They'll grow up to learn those other kids weren't worth knowing in the first place. But growing up thinking that learning is boring is just a tragedy.
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You guys must have had some really shitty Junior/Senior years of High School.
From what I remember: A's were easy to come by, even in the AP classes. Even a little talent and you could start and star on any of the sports teams. You were just getting to the age where you could actually do something about the girls growing up and out everywhere... a few grades skipped and I would have missed all that.
That would have been a REAL shame.
From what I remember: A's were easy to come by, even in the AP classes. Even a little talent and you could start and star on any of the sports teams. You were just getting to the age where you could actually do something about the girls growing up and out everywhere... a few grades skipped and I would have missed all that.
That would have been a REAL shame.
I went to a tiny, private high school. 45 people in the graduating class. So... I dated 2 girls, but the pool just wasn't that deep. I was a four sport athlete. Grades were easy, but I was bored most of the time. I did teach myself things like how to program a computer to calculate and graph derivatives and integrals for my take home calculus tests.
It was generally fun. But college was still >> high school.
Middle school was boring/suck.
Elementary school was fun mostly, but the school part was soooo boring and repetitive.
I'm generally of the opinion that schools are crap for most smart people... you know, education-wise.
It was generally fun. But college was still >> high school.
Middle school was boring/suck.
Elementary school was fun mostly, but the school part was soooo boring and repetitive.
I'm generally of the opinion that schools are crap for most smart people... you know, education-wise.
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I skipped a grade and it wasn't a big deal. It sucked bumping rides and sneaking into bars (in college) but other than that... If your kid gets bored let them skip a grade. It's better for everyone. I was a huge behavioral problem before they figured out I should be in the advanced program.
Wadda mean? Other people can read this?!
I have a question for Gordo. Do you remember the first day terror. I don't. I have vauge memories of kidergarden. I was in the first kindergarden at the same school. You were a smart kid. I remember being told told smart kids need to advance and smart kids either advance or end up in prison. Might be an urban myth.
I also know someone that was held back a year and may have been the best thing that ever happened to him.
I blame the schools.
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I also know someone that was held back a year and may have been the best thing that ever happened to him.
I blame the schools.
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In marriage there is always one person right. And the other one is the husband.
All I remember about the first day of kindergarten was not knowing which bus to get on at the end of the day.
There was an open house tonight, and I met the same gym teacher that I had in high school. I asked him why there was only one gym class a week now, and he put it squarely on the school board superintendent not wanting to hire another gym teacher, so he has to travel between grade schools different days for gym classes.
Sounds like I need to attend a school board meeting.
There was an open house tonight, and I met the same gym teacher that I had in high school. I asked him why there was only one gym class a week now, and he put it squarely on the school board superintendent not wanting to hire another gym teacher, so he has to travel between grade schools different days for gym classes.
Sounds like I need to attend a school board meeting.
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