tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post1443353436041921398..comments2023-10-07T02:42:10.642-07:00Comments on Coalition for Kid-Friendly Schools: conversation with a math teacherFedUpMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-3047992265893743302010-10-28T05:45:01.097-07:002010-10-28T05:45:01.097-07:00PsychMom says:
So far I've gotten a BAD rep e...PsychMom says:<br /><br />So far I've gotten a BAD rep even with the kids, because I'm seen as the Mom who won't help with homework. My discouragement of my daughter taking home "all this work" at 5:30, is seen as being unsupportive, rather than setting limits for her sake. It's very frustrating. My kid feels she must do what the teacher says, the teachers dig their heels in and I end up being the bad guy no matter what.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-52934737451762014602010-10-27T14:29:08.504-07:002010-10-27T14:29:08.504-07:00Hi Kim! When teachers say "responsibility&qu...Hi Kim! When teachers say "responsibility" they mean "compliance". Real responsibility involves authority, as in "the captain is responsible for the ship". <br /><br />In the same way, when teachers say "consequence", they mean "punishment". <br /><br />I became known as the mom who doesn't like homework back at the public school. It made me popular with the kids, I can tell you ...FedUpMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-38069619068778307482010-10-27T14:02:03.845-07:002010-10-27T14:02:03.845-07:00FedUpMom, you are my hero. This three strikes stuf...FedUpMom, you are my hero. This three strikes stuff is such nonsense. I think you should work "all this talk about balls is really making me uncomfortable" into a conversation with Mr. Q sometime. You might need to manipulate the conversation to get there, but I think the laugh might be worth it. I'm just waiting for my next homework conversation so that I can say to a teacher "I've already heard 1000 times that my kids won't think homework is important if I don't think homework is important so you don't need to lay that one on me again." I'm also thinking of using "maybe responsibility is overrated..." at some point. My oldest child is in first grade and I'm already known as the mom who "doesn't like homework" in my town. Everyone else must love it!Kimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-62870701433378310132010-10-27T11:18:34.421-07:002010-10-27T11:18:34.421-07:00Chris, that's not just funny, it's actuall...Chris, that's not just funny, it's actually true. And a strike is even better than a spare!FedUpMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-4791533047839058802010-10-27T10:52:03.821-07:002010-10-27T10:52:03.821-07:00Tell him your daughter bowls. :)Tell him your daughter bowls. :)Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12919030671050831251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-35140346925384953162010-10-27T09:57:47.825-07:002010-10-27T09:57:47.825-07:00PsychMom says:
In the words of the great Jon Stew...PsychMom says:<br /><br />In the words of the great Jon Stewart, my hero...."BOOM".<br />Wow...that last one was truly great, FedUpMom. I wish I had been there to see his face.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com