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kids started new school today..

waggy

waggy

No Lifer
We have had some major issues with my kids school for the last 3 years. Finally got tired of it and moved the kids into a school in nearby town. they are "staying" with my parents who live in town.

They are now going to a school that is 3-4 times larger. The old school was k-8th and had maybe 100 kids.

My daughter is in 7th and the school she is now has 400 (6-8). My son is in 3rd and his school is about the same.

Both are in shock over the size of the school.

The thing that amazed me is they have a Web page i can log into. It has so much information from what the kids are doing in each subject, how they are doing, upcoming events etc.

Both are terrfied but looking foreword to it.

We also had a long discussion with my sons teacher's and counselor. My son is very smart (no idea where he gets it.) but the old school didn't do anything for him. Last year they combined 2nd and 3rd grades. He ended up doing a large portion of the 3rd grade work. So this year he was bored and getting D's.

Sigh so it looks like I have to move into town. I am really concerned with how I will be able to handle it.

I suspect the first year im going to freak out a few times..I do not like being around a lot of people at once.

/end blog.
 
Both were public schools? Big city public schools in "good" school districts do have a lot of advantages. My son is the same, he already finished 3rd grade workbook and he is still in 2nd. He got selected in "gifted and talented" when he was in Kinder, this is his 3rd year, although it does not do much but at the least provided some self confidence to the kids, at least I hope so...
 
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I would hate to be a teacher.....every parent thinks their kids are geniuses and models....and can never do no wrong.....while the reality is quite opposite.

😎

PS. Father of 4 kids
 
waggy said:
Yeah. We looked the private one. I didn't think it was worth the extra $400 per kid +volunteer time.
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We are not fans of private schools either, there is only one good one in town which actually is for over achieving students but it also caters to the kids of rich and famous so there is that status issue there. But in my town there are a lot of chartered schools poping up, they basically have a much tougher curriculum, teach the kids a lot of additional stuff compared to public schools BUT, that's mostly bookish knowledge. They issue huge manuals for each subject and expect the students to cram everything before the end of the year. Teachers too have the strictly follow the manual and stick to it and make sure they all stuffed into the kids head.
 
yeah, nowadays you can get their report cards by logging into the website....not more of students trying to lose their report card on the way home from school.

Although it your kid is in 3rd grade, I'm surprised they have D's. I've seen a report card for elementary school that tries really hard to not tell you that your kid is failing.
 
Isn't school over in about a month and a half? My kid has hers end June 8. Seems kind of late for a change of venue.
 
Vdubchaos said:
I would hate to be a teacher.....every parent thinks their kids are geniuses and models......while the reality is quite opposite.

😎
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My daughter is in the 99th percentile for reading for her age. We were in the OP's situation last year. We were in a small, rural school system that did not have the staffing or accelerated programs available to high performers. They just kept you in with the rest of the group. My daughter would finish up her work, get bored and then get in trouble trying to entertain herself while the rest finished.

We're now in a much larger system that has the ability to split kids into groups and she now goes to classes that are a grade or two ahead of her for reading topics. She's much happier, thriving, and has flat out told us that she's happy they have harder things for her to do.

So yeah, my kid is smarter than the average and I'm happy the school can provide options for her. The other thing is that in some small schools kids can easily earn a reputation, good, bad or otherwise that they will never shake. Putting them into a larger system gives them a bit more anonymity and a chance for a fresh start. That helped my daughter out quite a bit.

Once she's into high school, she'll be going from a system that was 150 kids to one that is over 2200. I came from a small school too...it's going to be a shocker for me seeing that commencement. They have it in the city convention center instead of the schools gym like I'm used to. 😱
 
Uppsala9496 said:
Isn't school over in about a month and a half? My kid has hers end June 8. Seems kind of late for a change of venue.
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Gives them a chance to get to know a few other kids before school is out and come back in next year knowing some faces. Don't have all summer to get anxious about it. End of school year is a lot more laid back, particularly in the younger grades. We did the same thing and it was actually encouraged by both schools that we were involved in.
 
It's different for older kids. High schoolers will have finals and other things to finish up. Grade school kids not so much. Plus high schoolers are much more socially invested in who they know rather than who they'll meet. Younger kids are almost the opposite.
 
vi edit said:
Gives them a chance to get to know a few other kids before school is out and come back in next year knowing some faces. Don't have all summer to get anxious about it. End of school year is a lot more laid back, particularly in the younger grades. We did the same thing and it was actually encouraged by both schools that we were involved in.
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That's interesting. I hadn't thought about that. We are considering putting one of our kids in a local private school but I had figured it would make sense to finish out the school year where she is first.
 
vi edit said:
Gives them a chance to get to know a few other kids before school is out and come back in next year knowing some faces. Don't have all summer to get anxious about it. End of school year is a lot more laid back, particularly in the younger grades. We did the same thing and it was actually encouraged by both schools that we were involved in.
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In public schools the last few weeks are just song and dance, nothing serious goes no so its probably a good thing, BUT, the rotate the kids every year, so unless you request the school to keep your kids with certain others, there is a good chance they will be separated and make new friends all over again.
 
It worked out well for us. Our daughter was actually the conduit for some good friendships we built over the summer of our move.

We moved in May and she had about three weeks at the new school. She started playing with some of the kids there and learned who they were. We were at a pool after the school year was up and there were some kids playing and my daughter ran over to them and told us who they were. Their parents were near and we introduced ourselves. Now we're pretty good friends and and hang out a lot. Not saying it wouldn't have happened the next school year, but it kickstarted things like the school systems said it would.
 
KlokWyze said:
haha so far every kid mentioned in here is "advanced" or "extremely advanced".
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The TV is rarely on in my house. Homework is done every night with a parent double checking and nearly every day she reads 30+ minutes before going to bed. When in the car waiting for the bus to come by we practice spelling words.

I'm active in my child's education and it shows in her performance.
 
Carson Dyle said:
Damn, son. Did you begin having kids in your late 50s? I figured you for about 70 or so.




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why do people think i'm 70? I'm 41. sure i'm bald and what hair i have is grey...

BUT I'M NOT OLD!

vi edit said:
Gives them a chance to get to know a few other kids before school is out and come back in next year knowing some faces. Don't have all summer to get anxious about it. End of school year is a lot more laid back, particularly in the younger grades. We did the same thing and it was actually encouraged by both schools that we were involved in.
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exactly why. They are going from a class size of 6-7 to 40. The main thing we want is a little time for them to get used to it. The last few weeks are pretty laid back.

Next year they may not be in these schools. It really depends on where we find a house.

KlokWyze said:
haha so far every kid mentioned in here is "advanced" or "extremely advanced".
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shrug., i have posted about it before. He does have a high IQ. I don't expect a rocket scientist. I do expect him to be able to pass every class.

As it is he is not. We have fought with the school about it. we thought maybe he had something mentally wrong because he was not doing well. So we had him tested to make sure. Come to find out its not something wrong but right.

So we wondered why the school was ignoring him. NO extra help, no contacting US. just..nothing.
 
vi edit said:
The TV is rarely on in my house. Homework is done every night with a parent double checking and nearly every day she reads 30+ minutes before going to bed. When in the car waiting for the bus to come by we practice spelling words.

I'm active in my child's education and it shows in her performance.
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I don't understand the skepticism when there are clearly objective methods to determine aptitude. It's not like the children are graded qualitatively.

There are also other reasons that parents may consider moving children to different schools.
 
vi edit said:
The TV is rarely on in my house. Homework is done every night with a parent double checking and nearly every day she reads 30+ minutes before going to bed. When in the car waiting for the bus to come by we practice spelling words.

I'm active in my child's education and it shows in her performance.
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same.

TV is only on Friday night after homework is done until sunday. UNLESS the weather is nice then they can be outside.

When they get home from school we do homework. Then depending on the day we either have gymnastics practice or they go outside. If gymnastics day they read on the way to it (a 20 minute drive).

if no practice then at 7pm they are to read, do some art or practice a instrument until bedtime. Both are usually in bed by 8:30 (daughters bedtime is 9. she is rarely up that late).
 
My kid must be a super-duper genius then. She is in the 99 percentile reading and math and we have the TV on ALL THE TIME! It's a win-win for everyone 😀

Then again, she is a fourth grader. If she stays in that group once the real work starts I'll be a happy camper.
 
waggy said:
same.
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We do the same exact thing, better yet, my kids do their homework and study right when they get home.

And I still think they are FAR FAR FAR from "scholars".

School I went to back in Europe.....and they school/materials they have is simply pathetic.

American schools are simply "push they kids thru at all cost" systems. You can do NOTHING and still get by.

They even have "make up "tests now....whatever happened to one chance only? And these spoiled brats still complain that they have to study for "make up". Really? you are lucky to even have one!

And the entire multiple choice types of tests that this country loves so much just enables kids to not study and guess. No way in hell teacher can tell if the student studied or not by going over the test.

Make them write the answers and see exactly if they worked/studied....not pick a F'in checkbox.

It's ridicules.

In reality, my kids are D/C students AT BEST if they were to go to proper school system.

Same goes for YOURS.
 
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