[blparent] private schooling

Wed Apr 6 18:02:50 UTC 2011

Soccer was a very positive experience for me as a child. first, it will
introduce you to a lot of kids in the community. Second, your son will expel
a massive amount of energy through running kicking, blocking, etc. 

There is also a sense of discipline involved. Once your son sees other kids
perform moves that require practice, it will entice him to learn as well. He
will also need new gear which is always fun. He'll need a ball to practice
which he should only use outside, he'll need cleats which allows his feet to
dig in the dirt when he runs, he'll need shin guards which makes you feel
like a robot at times; also cool, knee pads and elbow pads; although I did
not wear these myself, and most important, a cup. 

Please buy your son a cup. When a ball is kicked and hits you in the crotch
area, it hurts. Wearing a cup when that happens for the first time is
empowering to say the least. If he won't wear it, he won't play. Make these
rules for him now and you will have a happy, healthy, and an intact child
for many years to come. 

Best,

Chad 

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Nikki
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 10:51 AM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] private schooling

    I see your point. The difference is that your activity, "band," was 
required. Soccor, for my son, isn't. It is an activity that we're hoping 
will help the bad behavior in school. It just so happens that he's excited 
about kicking a ball around while running. He has poor sportmanship due to 
him being an only child. So we really don't know how this will turn out. He 
has his first practice today, so we'll see.

-----Original Message----- 
From: PICKRELL, REBECCA M (TASC)
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 7:42 AM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] private schooling

Nicky.
I realize you will do as you will, but did want to suggest that you have an 
activity that you do not pull your son out of because of bad behavior. For 
me, this was band, an activity that I loved and that my whole family was 
involved in. Band was not a privilege, it was something I was required to 
do. I absolutely loved it and learned a whole lot from it. I say this, 
because we all need activities we enjoy and I believe that those activities 
need to be activities that happen outside of school.
I say this because you don't want your son to get the idea that he has no 
value and get in with the wrong crowd. Having something he enjoys that 
involve kids and adults he respects will do wonders for keeping him on the 
right path.  You don't want to take away the things and people he values 
because all humans need to feel like they matter. If you take away something

he values, he will find another group and activity, one you probably won't 
be too happy with.

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
Behalf Of Nikki
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 5:45 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] private schooling

    Well, I contacted the school. Apparently too late because the deadline
for financial aid was like the week that I contacted them.

He has his first soccor practice tomorrow. So, we'll see how it goes. We
made a rule that if he doesn't come home with a good report, there will be
no internet game playing, and he loves the game, and if the bad reports
become steadily worse, then we take him out of soccor as well. He's excited
about soccor.

Next week is the meeting with the counselor. So, private schooling has been
temporarily put on hold.

-----Original Message----- 
From: PICKRELL, REBECCA M (TASC)
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 1:25 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] private schooling

You also need to figure out why private school would meet your son's needs.
Does the school offer something that the public school does not?
Just because you pay doesn't mean you or your son will get something that
bennifits him.

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of sharon howerton
Sent: Friday, March 25, 2011 3:06 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] private schooling

You need to contact the specific school in which you are interested.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nikki" <daizies304 at comcast.net>
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Sent: Friday, March 25, 2011 2:23 AM
Subject: [blparent] private schooling

>        Does anyone know how I can obtain a scholarship, for my son,  to a
> private school?
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