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<blockquote data-quote="fit2btied" data-source="post: 27654" data-attributes="member: 6"><p>With the exception of a few natural instincts at birth, kids only know what they are taught. A lot of the problem is the only thing some parents are teaching their kids is that the world does owe them a living and that everything is someone else's fault. Sooner or later we are going to have to quit letting other kids raise our kids. If I didn't have any more respect for anything or anyone than a lot of kids do today, my parents would have beat the daylights out of me too. <u>So would have my grandparents! </u> Our school district has programs that start the kids on campus at age three. Any of our kids can begin arriving at school at 6:00 AM. They can stay until 5:00 PM. They are fed breakfast, lunch, and supper. The before and after school programs are designed for 'enrichment' but most parents see it as three hours of free babysitting service. With 'No Child Left Behind' and various other state mandated programs, we spend as much time teaching 'lifeskills' as we do teaching Math, English, etc.. Off the soapbox. In regard to the other locked thread, I am tough on my kids. I do try to make a difference. I <u>have</u> been sued - by the parents of a kid that wasn't selected to be a member of National Honor Society. Kid went to a party, got drunk, was hospitalized with alcohol poisoning, in a coma for three weeks. Didn't meet the standards set for Character. The parents and the Shrinkologist said the kid had more character than anyone else in the school to be able to bounce back from this. Where's the responsibility? They lost! I did vote for Bush in 2000 and I'll vote against Kerry in 2004. Do I like what I do? I love it! We can't get through to all the kids, but the ones you do reach make it worthwhile. Is it time for summer break? Yes it is! Not interested in Mexico or Corona though - the grandkids, a glass of iced tea, and the back forty will do just fine!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fit2btied, post: 27654, member: 6"] With the exception of a few natural instincts at birth, kids only know what they are taught. A lot of the problem is the only thing some parents are teaching their kids is that the world does owe them a living and that everything is someone else's fault. Sooner or later we are going to have to quit letting other kids raise our kids. If I didn't have any more respect for anything or anyone than a lot of kids do today, my parents would have beat the daylights out of me too. [u]So would have my grandparents! [/u] Our school district has programs that start the kids on campus at age three. Any of our kids can begin arriving at school at 6:00 AM. They can stay until 5:00 PM. They are fed breakfast, lunch, and supper. The before and after school programs are designed for 'enrichment' but most parents see it as three hours of free babysitting service. With 'No Child Left Behind' and various other state mandated programs, we spend as much time teaching 'lifeskills' as we do teaching Math, English, etc.. Off the soapbox. In regard to the other locked thread, I am tough on my kids. I do try to make a difference. I [u]have[/u] been sued - by the parents of a kid that wasn't selected to be a member of National Honor Society. Kid went to a party, got drunk, was hospitalized with alcohol poisoning, in a coma for three weeks. Didn't meet the standards set for Character. The parents and the Shrinkologist said the kid had more character than anyone else in the school to be able to bounce back from this. Where's the responsibility? They lost! I did vote for Bush in 2000 and I'll vote against Kerry in 2004. Do I like what I do? I love it! We can't get through to all the kids, but the ones you do reach make it worthwhile. Is it time for summer break? Yes it is! Not interested in Mexico or Corona though - the grandkids, a glass of iced tea, and the back forty will do just fine! [/QUOTE]
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