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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> >I don’t have kids. I am just one of the faceless army who sends your kids > to > >their elite school. Don’t mind me… I’ll just sit here quietly in the > >corner and pay for your children’s elite education. > Oh, that’s right. By the way, my enormous property tax bills have started > coming in, you know, the ones that pay for public school? I’ll have them > in > the mail to you asap so you can pay them. It’s very close to five figures > this > year so I understand if you need a few weeks to come up with the money. > Kirsten L. > (geez) > Ya… but you are using the service. I don’t need the service, and do not > believe in it. I’m still required to pay. Furthermore, it’s common for those > who DO use public school services to have your sort of attitude toward tax > payers. Gee, you’re very welcome. I can see how grateful you are that > totally unrelated people fork over a portion of their lives for YOUR tots.
Elaine, we homeschool. Not only do we pay school taxes to help support the public school, but then educate our children out of our own pockets on top of it. I’m not going to raise a big stink about it though; this is part of how things work. We all help one another and we all contribute to our country. I prefer paying twice, so to speak, rather than the alternative.
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->> >I don’t have kids. I am just one of the faceless army who sends your > kids >to >> >their elite school. Don’t mind me… I’ll just sit here quietly in the >> >corner and pay for your children’s elite education. >> Oh, that’s right. By the way, my enormous property tax bills have > started >> coming in, you know, the ones that pay for public school? I’ll have them >in >> the mail to you asap so you can pay them. It’s very close to five > figures >this >> year so I understand if you need a few weeks to come up with the money. >> Kirsten L. >> (geez) >Ya… but you are using the service. I don’t need the service, and do not >believe in it. I’m still required to pay. Furthermore, it’s common for > those >who DO use public school services to have your sort of attitude toward tax >payers. Gee, you’re very welcome. I can see how grateful you are that >totally unrelated people fork over a portion of their lives for YOUR tots. > This is very much bordering in alt.childfree territory, Elaine. > I guess you’ve conveniently forgotten that when *you* were in school getting > *your* education, that the taxpayers of that time were paying for *you*.
Wouldn’t having been through the system make me more, rather than less qualified to comment on it? > Each generation pays for the generation behind it.
Sure. I’m 100% behind people paying for their own offspring. That’s life. That’s how nature works. >..and if we want to make > damn sure that we have well educated people
I’m entirely supportive of education. We pay for educations, but only get skooling.
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Elaine. This is alt.parenting.solutions _not_ elaine.bitching.about.reality Please keep your opinions about children and taxes, they are of no value here. L. (a freaking unwed mother) – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> >I guess you’ve conveniently forgotten that when *you* were in school > getting > >*your* education, that the taxpayers of that time were paying for *you*. > Yeah – and what did *we* get for it?!?! > The government got a tax payer. Wasn’t that the plan? They sure didn’t get > another freakin’ unwed mother.
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>Wouldn’t having been through the system make me more, rather than less >qualified to comment on it?
It would … had you availed yourself of it while you were going. However, by your own admission, you opted out, making you *less* qualified to comment on it. — "Who we are and who we become depends, in part, on who we love." — "A General Theory Of Love" Thanks, Mom
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>Wouldn’t having been through the system make me more, rather than less >qualified to comment on it? > It would … had you availed yourself of it while you were going. > However, by your own admission, you opted out, making you *less* > qualified to comment on it.
If I could opt out, I would.
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You’re an unwed mother? That’s nothing to brag about. Shame on you. There has REALLY got to be something bad going on with a culture when people get online to crow about making fatherless babies.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Elaine. > This is alt.parenting.solutions _not_ elaine.bitching.about.reality > Please keep your opinions about children and taxes, they are of no value > here. > L. > (a freaking unwed mother) > > >I guess you’ve conveniently forgotten that when *you* were in school > getting > > >*your* education, that the taxpayers of that time were paying for *you*. > > Yeah – and what did *we* get for it?!?! > The government got a tax payer. Wasn’t that the plan? They sure didn’t get > another freakin’ unwed mother.
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>I guess you’ve conveniently forgotten that when *you* were in school getting >*your* education, that the taxpayers of that time were paying for *you*.
Yeah – and what did *we* get for it?!?! 
Banty
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>I guess you’ve conveniently forgotten that when *you* were in school getting >*your* education, that the taxpayers of that time were paying for *you*. > Yeah – and what did *we* get for it?!?!
The government got a tax payer. Wasn’t that the plan? They sure didn’t get another freakin’ unwed mother.
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>I don’t have kids. I am just one of the faceless army who sends your kids to >their elite school. Don’t mind me… I’ll just sit here quietly in the >corner and pay for your children’s elite education.
Oh, that’s right. By the way, my enormous property tax bills have started coming in, you know, the ones that pay for public school? I’ll have them in the mail to you asap so you can pay them. It’s very close to five figures this year so I understand if you need a few weeks to come up with the money. Kirsten L. (geez)
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>I don’t have kids. I am just one of the faceless army who sends your kids to >their elite school. Don’t mind me… I’ll just sit here quietly in the >corner and pay for your children’s elite education. > Oh, that’s right. By the way, my enormous property tax bills have started > coming in, you know, the ones that pay for public school? I’ll have them in > the mail to you asap so you can pay them. It’s very close to five figures this > year so I understand if you need a few weeks to come up with the money. > Kirsten L. > (geez)
Ya… but you are using the service. I don’t need the service, and do not believe in it. I’m still required to pay. Furthermore, it’s common for those who DO use public school services to have your sort of attitude toward tax payers. Gee, you’re very welcome. I can see how grateful you are that totally unrelated people fork over a portion of their lives for YOUR tots.
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Elaine is trollish. Mainly she is just rude and totally without a clue when it comes to children. My son is 12 and has ADD which means lots of work when it comes to organization. We have used the assignment sheet system also to help keep track of what is due. Our problem is he loses that as well! Most of the rest of the group will have some good suggestions for this. I am reading along with you to get some ideas of my own. Deanna
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->> > My recommendation is you help him get his work done at school. Then, no >> > homework difficulties. >> > School lasts too long every day as it is. You reach a point of >diminishing >> > returns after about 2-3 hours a day of academic work. >> Can you cite your source for that please? >Ya, my roundy rump ya State shill. > Ahhh, enough said. Troll. > Kirsten L. > (whatever . . . )
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I don’t have kids. I am just one of the faceless army who sends your kids to their elite school. Don’t mind me… I’ll just sit here quietly in the corner and pay for your children’s elite education.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->My recommendation is you help him get his work done at school. Then, no >> >homework difficulties. >> Help me understand this. How can the Dad help his son do his work while >at >> school? Am I misunderstanding or what? :) >Uhm… send the boy to a school that stresses just doing the work, and not >dragging things out forever? >> >School lasts too long every day as it is. You reach a point of >diminishing >> >returns after about 2-3 hours a day of academic work. >> Yes, school lasts a long time. It’s always been my somewhat ridiculous >> rationalization that they have more to learn these days than when I was in >> school. The amount of homework is also a little insane but as far as I >can >> tell there’s nothing I can do to convince the teachers to lay off the >> afterschool assignments. Heck, even I get homework assignments from the >> teacher. >Ya, and you , like a lot of people are cowed enough to go along with the >program. > Damn – and here I thought I was sending my kids to a national exemplary school > in one of the best school districts in Texas if not the nation – just to find > out I’m "cowed." > Where do you get your information? Better yet, where do your kids go to school > and how are they doing? > Kirsten L. > (just a little sarcastic and unimpressed)
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I’m looking for some help on how to teach my 5th grade son organization skills to get ready for middle school next year. He comes home with his homework (sometimes) and brings it back to school, but never finds it to turn it in to the teacher. Then other times he just "forgets" to bring the homework home. I went in to help him clean out his desk (thinking that was the problem) and it was surprisingly neat and tidy already. Any suggestions out there? Thanks,
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My recommendation is you help him get his work done at school. Then, no homework difficulties. School lasts too long every day as it is. You reach a point of diminishing returns after about 2-3 hours a day of academic work. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I’m looking for some help on how to teach my 5th grade son organization > skills to get ready for middle school next year. He comes home with his > homework (sometimes) and brings it back to school, but never finds it to > turn it in to the teacher. Then other times he just "forgets" to bring the > homework home. > I went in to help him clean out his desk (thinking that was the problem) and > it was surprisingly neat and tidy already. > Any suggestions out there? > Thanks,
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> My recommendation is you help him get his work done at school. Then, no > homework difficulties. > School lasts too long every day as it is. You reach a point of diminishing > returns after about 2-3 hours a day of academic work.
Can you cite your source for that please?
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>I’m looking for some help on how to teach my 5th grade son organization >skills to get ready for middle school next year. He comes home with his >homework (sometimes) and brings it back to school, but never finds it to >turn it in to the teacher. Then other times he just "forgets" to bring the >homework home. >I went in to help him clean out his desk (thinking that was the problem) and >it was surprisingly neat and tidy already. >Any suggestions out there?
Wait. Are you really my husband and are you talking about our son? :) Kidding. But really, my son is exactly the same way. I couldn’t understand how he lost his homework between home and school. Now he puts his completed homework in one of those expandable files (and they come in pretty colors, too ) and so far that has taken care of the disappearing homework problem. Good luck. Kirsten L. Mom to 3 boys
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>My recommendation is you help him get his work done at school. Then, no >homework difficulties.
Help me understand this. How can the Dad help his son do his work while at school? Am I misunderstanding or what? :) >School lasts too long every day as it is. You reach a point of diminishing >returns after about 2-3 hours a day of academic work.
Yes, school lasts a long time. It’s always been my somewhat ridiculous rationalization that they have more to learn these days than when I was in school. The amount of homework is also a little insane but as far as I can tell there’s nothing I can do to convince the teachers to lay off the afterschool assignments. Heck, even I get homework assignments from the teacher. Kirsten L
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>My recommendation is you help him get his work done at school. Then, no >homework difficulties. > Help me understand this. How can the Dad help his son do his work while at > school? Am I misunderstanding or what? :)
Uhm… send the boy to a school that stresses just doing the work, and not dragging things out forever? >School lasts too long every day as it is. You reach a point of diminishing >returns after about 2-3 hours a day of academic work. > Yes, school lasts a long time. It’s always been my somewhat ridiculous > rationalization that they have more to learn these days than when I was in > school. The amount of homework is also a little insane but as far as I can > tell there’s nothing I can do to convince the teachers to lay off the > afterschool assignments. Heck, even I get homework assignments from the > teacher.
Ya, and you , like a lot of people are cowed enough to go along with the program. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Kirsten L
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> My recommendation is you help him get his work done at school. Then, no > homework difficulties. > School lasts too long every day as it is. You reach a point of diminishing > returns after about 2-3 hours a day of academic work. > Can you cite your source for that please?
Ya, my roundy rump ya State shill.
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->My recommendation is you help him get his work done at school. Then, no > >homework difficulties. > Help me understand this. How can the Dad help his son do his work while >at > school? Am I misunderstanding or what? :) >Uhm… send the boy to a school that stresses just doing the work, and not >dragging things out forever? > >School lasts too long every day as it is. You reach a point of >diminishing > >returns after about 2-3 hours a day of academic work. > Yes, school lasts a long time. It’s always been my somewhat ridiculous > rationalization that they have more to learn these days than when I was in > school. The amount of homework is also a little insane but as far as I >can > tell there’s nothing I can do to convince the teachers to lay off the > afterschool assignments. Heck, even I get homework assignments from the > teacher. >Ya, and you , like a lot of people are cowed enough to go along with the >program.
Damn – and here I thought I was sending my kids to a national exemplary school in one of the best school districts in Texas if not the nation – just to find out I’m "cowed." Where do you get your information? Better yet, where do your kids go to school and how are they doing? Kirsten L. (just a little sarcastic and unimpressed)
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>> > My recommendation is you help him get his work done at school. Then, no > > homework difficulties. > > School lasts too long every day as it is. You reach a point of >diminishing > > returns after about 2-3 hours a day of academic work. > Can you cite your source for that please? >Ya, my roundy rump ya State shill.
Ahhh, enough said. Troll. Kirsten L. (whatever . . . )
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Does your child use an assignment notebook? It helps my daughter a lot to write the assignment in as soon as the teacher gives it in the classroom. Does he switch classrooms after each class? If so, can he go to his locker in between classes. My daughter has added a shelf (you can by them at any department store) near the bottom of her locker. After each class, she puts the materials she will need for that class on the shelf. Then when it’s time to go home, she takes the material off the shelf and her assignment notebook, puts them in her backpack, and off she goes. It’s been a huge success. Last year she constantly had late work or missing work or didn’t know what she was supposed to do, and this year, she has only turned in 1 assigment late. We are both excited. Good luck to you. If it’s just getting him to concentrate and focus on homework, let me know. I have some suggestions in that area also. RLG in WI – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->My recommendation is you help him get his work done at school. Then, no >> >homework difficulties. >> Help me understand this. How can the Dad help his son do his work while >at >> school? Am I misunderstanding or what? :) >Uhm… send the boy to a school that stresses just doing the work, and not >dragging things out forever? >> >School lasts too long every day as it is. You reach a point of >diminishing >> >returns after about 2-3 hours a day of academic work. >> Yes, school lasts a long time. It’s always been my somewhat ridiculous >> rationalization that they have more to learn these days than when I was in >> school. The amount of homework is also a little insane but as far as I >can >> tell there’s nothing I can do to convince the teachers to lay off the >> afterschool assignments. Heck, even I get homework assignments from the >> teacher. >Ya, and you , like a lot of people are cowed enough to go along with the >program. > Damn – and here I thought I was sending my kids to a national exemplary school > in one of the best school districts in Texas if not the nation – just to find > out I’m "cowed." > Where do you get your information? Better yet, where do your kids go to school > and how are they doing? > Kirsten L. > (just a little sarcastic and unimpressed)
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