[blparent] wow kindergarten has changed!

[Barbara Hammel]

To me, that seems like a mother who must not love her child much.  Because 
we love them so much, we want them to learn everything they can.  On the 
other hand, it is very easy to lose your drive to teach them when they fight 
you at every turn.  If that 5-year-old always changes the subject or does 
something naughty to distract from the moment, soon a parent may just give 
up.
Barbara


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From: "trishs" <slosser at metrocast.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 12:10 AM
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] wow kindergarten has changed!

> If I have to work to support or help support my family, I do have 
> trustworthy, dependable people in my life, thank God.  Amen.
> Not sure how I feel about mandatory K, but I know that I'm thankful for 
> the country I choose to live in, in spite of, and because of all it's 
> flaws, and I'm happy for the opportunity of K.
> I have a friend who has a five-year-old boy whom I believe belongs in 
> school.  She, in my opinion, isn't committed or consistent enough to be 
> "home schooling" him.  I was, shocked by the fact that the boy can't count 
> to five!  He could only count to three.  He didn't know his phone number 
> and address, or birthday, I didn't dare ask about colors, not for 
> blindness reasons, just that I was afraid of what I'd find out.  Any way, 
> my friend complained one day "The government has my kids for long enough 
> every day, I'm in no rush."  I tried to explain that the government was 
> not a legal kidnapping agency, and education is utmost important in life, 
> and this country doesn't rank very high compared to others,.  So I've 
> heard.  So I've been told.  I have no reason Not to believe it.
> The most important thing we do as parents is teach.  A-b-c's and 1 2 3S, 
> and  a e i o u's?  I do things like, count out loud as I change my 
> granddaughter's diaper and snap up her one-zi.  "One, two, "free" snaps."
> I feel it's our responsibility to introduce concepts.  Plant the seeds. 
> Personally, I don't wish to home school so I take what's available, and 
> muttle through.  It's a very scary world we're putting these little people 
> in to, and we'd better prepare them.  If we don't, who will?  The 
> alternative is NOT an option.
> How do people not teach their children?
>
>
>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Barbara Hammel" <poetlori8 at msn.com
>>To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>Date sent: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 21:48:21 -0500
>>Subject: Re: [blparent] wow kindergarten has changed!
>
>>The only problem with kindergarten expecting them to already know
>>essentially how to read is that soon kindergarten may be made
> mandatory in
>>the states where its not and then preschool will become the next
> mandatory
>>thing.  When is your child too young to be indoctrinated by the
> system?
>>Will you let them have your one-year-old?  Your six-month-old?
>>Barbara
>
>
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>>From: "trishs" <slosser at metrocast.net
>>Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 7:48 AM
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>>Subject: Re: [blparent] wow kindergarten has changed!
>
>>> Nothing wrong with a high standard of excellence.  If we don't
>>> expect it we probably won't get it.  Yaay Kindergarten!
>
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