Posts by Coral123

Quote: Originally Posted by loveandkindness  I have written a letter requesting to not have a specific teacher before.  I was very polite (did not say anything bad about the teacher) and listed with bulletpoints...

As far as the social benefits of preschool, I'm not so sure there is a guarantee.  For one, if the kid is simply not at the developmental stage where they can easily get along with others and follow rules, preschool really isn't...

Short answer... I don't see preschool as necessary or even beneficial in the long run.  Our kids did have a positive experience with preschool though.   It certainly doesn't have any long term academic benefit, unless the...

I am in communication with my child's school to ensure my child doesn't have a particular teacher next year, but have not received a clear answer yet.    We've had experience with this particular teacher before, with...

What do you mean she was a ratbag?   I'm curious what makes people proceed with the relationship when the prospective partner doesn't like one of the kids?

Update to the thread...after more continued oddness, we've decided that the best decision was to have her quit.  One of the big reasons is so that my daughter will have her schedule free to pursue other...

We've had ups and downs with our public school experience.  Mostly it has been positive, but there were a few rocky years for the oldest in the early elementary years.   I practically homeschooled her in certain subjects,...

There is a soon to be released book by Karen Le Billon called French Kids Eat Everything.  She has a blog and she seems to be fairly dismissive of parents on this side of the pond as compared to the French.  She is Canadian.

Quote: Originally Posted by Ceili  Quote: Originally Posted by BCFD Are the Girl Scouts affiliated with any of this? No, the...

Quote: Originally Posted by AislinCarys  I prefer this a lot to some themes, found in other books, where parents just don't notice what the kids do, kids go off on adventures, and then get punished when the parents find...