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[Bluebell]

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I don't even understand the question or what you said. That's how thick I am.

Whats a Raoin? It's okay, I don't think I need to know................ my brain might pop.

[maggiemoo]

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My son is a freshman in college and at first he was suppose to do 1000 origami cranes for his final in an art class. He had so many complaints that he reduced it to 500. Tell me, what is the purpose of that? I made 200 for him and would have made more but heck...it made my fingers hurt..lol

[Prest4time]

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Basically, its longitude and latitude converted on a scientific calculater... dont think the teacher will go for it!

Thanks though, and I would like to hear more from you teachers who think this was a "wee bit" over their head? I am all for parental involvement, but when it comes to a project so difficult... where do we draw the line?

[Bluebell]

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We should have all drawn the line when they asked for that first batch of cookies.

[Cashregister]

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Spot on BB!

[beatle]

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ha ha bluebell. We are so in the midst of the lyre-making (except it is recorders where I live). We also directed the school play, made cakes, jam, and apple cider for the fall festival, and will be conducting the christmas holiday orchestra at the end of the term. But our children don't have homework. So there! Our money is going to something.

[beatle]

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oh, yeh, forgot about cleaning the classrooms, and toilets, no less!

[Bluebell]

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Hah! The pentatonic recorder...... still rings in my ear.

[Bluebell]

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Not only did we have to provide the produce and goods to sell at the Autumn Fair.... we had to serve at the stalls too!

[Cashregister]

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Ha! Mine's doing trumpet (ouch)- we pay lots and lots so don't do much at all really
Cashy
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[Prest4time]

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Homework is my work....

I will definitely have a "say" about this, but I appreciate them so much at the same time. I just TOTALLY disagee with throwing projects over their head. If this had been a "poster" that he could do, he would have learned a ton. He could have made it no problem.

Basically, the teachers are teaching them to teach their parents to do the projects that are over their head, whilst they play outside! I think children should have age-appropriate projects that they are excited about.

I did learn a ton though.... LOL~

[MyHeartIsDrenchedInWine]

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Around here we call it "HOMEWORK HELL".....3 hours a day and guess who does it with the student?

If it makes you feel any better I've been there. For years I drove 4 hours a day just doing the "two kids in two different (not close to home) private schools schlep". Not to mention additional schlepping for sports of every kind, Dr's appts, speech therapy, and tutors who gave additional homework, UGH!!!! When all that settled down and I was ready to take a rest I found myself with TEENAGERS!!!....a whole new game but more mentally exhausting than physically....and I will forewarn you not to underestimate the mental exhaustion teenagers can bring on.


Motherhood is not for wimps, LOL!

[Finding My Self]

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Pray, why do the teachers get a salary when the parents do all the work and the teaching?!?!?!?!? Kids go to school to learn school stuff and are home to do home stuff. If the school stuff doesn't fit into the school day, the schools need to check out what's going on.

Funny that schools you pay fees for manage this far, far better than schools the state pay for..................hmmmm.

What an epic!! A whole state on your counter!!! A*!!

[beatle]

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oh, yes bluebell, mind the stalls, and build the puppet theatre, and run arts&crafts sessions... it's like having a second job (but this one we pay for instead of getting paid for).

Nonetheless, our children can knit, carve, and make bread-- none of which I could have taught them myself.

[Bluebell]

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Yes beatle, it was a choice we made (sending the kids to Waldorf) because I absolutely go with the Steiner way but I think some schools take it too far. I still do a lot with the children, ie bake, grow veggies from seed, a lot of craft, etc. I stay at home with the kids because it is supposed to be more wholesome... that's one I'm still working with! But the bottom line was that it was a hell of a lot of money for a hell of a lot of nothing but hard work and taking up our free time!

I remember spending a summer making plum jam, then in Autumn picking up tonnes of our apples and then selling it all at the Waldorf Autumn Fair, but nooooo that wasn't enough..... they gave me a bag of dolly kits to sew up in the evenings.... wasn't that kind of them.

Phuque.