[blparent] wow kindergarten has changed!

[trishs]

You guys, I've met many people in life who's parents gave up.  
I'm tell you all that that is not an option!  But, we know this, 
right?


> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Barbara Hammel" <poetlori8 at msn.com
>To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 14:53:09 -0500
>Subject: Re: [blparent] wow kindergarten has changed!

>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


>>>--------------------------------------------------
>>>From: "trishs" <slosser at metrocast.net
>>>Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 7:48 AM
>>>To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>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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