I have posted regularly in a while but I have been around reading blogs. But I have a lot of things happening right now. I started my college courses, I am taking three this semester, which alone is going to be difficult for me since I also work full time and am a single mom. But I am also going to begin homeschooling my DD. There has been an incident at school that has been blown way out of proportion...she tried to walk home. Yep that is it. That is all she did and she even told a teacher she was doing it. And for that she has to go before a tribunal to see if she can continue at school. She also has to go before a juvenile court judge to face charges of being unruly. Now I agree that she needed to be disciplined so she wouldn't do it again, but having a tribunal? Having to go to court? And all of this was done by the principle. There is no requirement that these steps be taken. It was soley up to the principle. It just infuriates me! What would happen if she really was a trouble maker? Or did do something else so menial? Now she is in their sights. So therefore, I will be unenrolling her next week and begin homeschool. I am sure that I am going to have many late nights trying to keep up with everything that I have to do. But she is smart kid so I don't anticipate it being to difficult to homeschool her.
Anyway, financially, I am holding on by a string until I get my financial aid money. Should come in around Sept 4th. Then I should be fine.
Big Changes Ahead
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I don't know how old your daughter is (grade-wise), but I do believe that there are on-line curriculums that you could use for your daughter (more self-paced learning). I am sorry that your daughter had to go through this; I think there is a new "Zero Tolerance" policy on lots of things (especially at the start of a new year), which can make more out of situations than need be.
Good luck to both of you as you start these new schooling adventures!
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I unenrolled mine when a teacher INSISTED that my then 5 year old HAD TO sell candy bars. I don't think so! He's now 24 and never yet has HAD TO sell a candy bar. I offered a cash donation to the PTA or whatever fund it was, but no, "HE HAD TO DO IT" and she countermanded my directives to my child in front of me. Big No No!
Good luck w/your new changes. Take it easy on yourself & the daughter for a bit. She's going to be learning whether you are cracking a giant whip or not. What are her interests? Get her a mag subscription to a mag that targets that interest. Find out where she might volunteer in that line of interest etc. Of course this only works if she's able to read.
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Is the word "spelled" spelled differently in other countries? I am assuming you are from another country.
NGG was upset. Spelling errors often occur when a person is upset.
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