Posts by straighthaircurly

My latest trick is to shop at the Asian foods warehouse store. The prices are incredible on meat, many vegetables, and Asian ingredients. They also carry other ethnic foods like Mexican crumbling cheese at a fraction of the price for...

Quote: Originally Posted by mamarhu   Same with other aspects of life: I definitely will need a new (used) car in the coming year. Rather than than just the cheapest adequate transportation, I am able to be...

Keeping my child in a public school (current) or sending him to private school (applied but not accepted) or sending him to a charter school (plan to in 6th grade) is not going to make or break the success or failure of the public...

UPDATE:   Apparently I am far from being the only parent upset that there were no comments on the report card and shocked/dismayed at the scores. Other gifted kids were given very low marks for the first time ever and the...

Definitely some food for thought here. I am starting to calm down enough that I can actually move forward with setting up a meeting. We have previously discussed ways to motivate him in class. Supposedly she put in place an incentive...

My son is very similar. He does fine on things that are the same every single day and that he likes to do (ex. his nightly reading assignments). But he does not remember the instructions given in class and never wants to ask. When the...

Quote: Originally Posted by serenbat  regarding this -    is there a state criteria that defines this or is this arbitratory?   even given what you just said I really don't see...

Thanks for the responses. This is why I have not sent the email. I do feel incredibly angry still. I have already spent a lot of time meeting with this teacher and I feel very frustrated by her general attitude. I do not feel confident...

Quick history: My 9yo son is very bright, tests 3 grades levels ahead in reading, tests 86% plus on standardized math tests. He is bored a lot in school but he loves reading. He works hard at his evening homework and turns all...

Living in the state of Minnesota (a leader in charter schools and in school choice) makes it challenging as a parent to find the right school for your kid. Sometimes the choices feel overwhelming. We live in a good school district but...