what's wrong with schools these days

**Cataholic** · 05-01-2006, 12:05 PM

Originally Posted by Vela

Yes I work and it's hard to find the time all the time, but my kids' future is at stake, why in the world should I let their future rest on someon else's shoulders? They are my kids.

Vela, I commend you. I know it can't be easy, and since Jonah isn't at that level yet, I can only hope I will rise to the challenge.

Slighty off topic, but, I received an email from a friend today, who is married and has two children. He ended the email with, "I never have any time for me anymore". It left me with a bad taste. My time with Jonah, as precious as it is during the week, IS my time. I work so much, and begrudge nearly every moment of it, as it is time away from him. I had 38 years of "me time". If I didn't get it all out of my system then, well, shoot, it couldn't have been that important.

I hate to be corny, but, our children are our future. They must be more important than most everything else in our lives.

**Dixie Belle** · 05-01-2006, 04:08 PM

I remeber starting school, I knew my ABC's, how to count, how to write my name, and my colors. I was so bored in kindergarden until they tought us how to read. But my neice and nephew didn't start learning to read until first grade.

A lot of it is parents. I have an perfect example. My husband has a three year old brother. Our oldest son is two. Our child was talking, learning his ABC's, how to count, and his colors. It wasn't until we moved closer to them and they were around him a lot before they realized that he could do a lot of stuff their son couldn't. Now they are putting in a little time with him and he is catching up. It's not that hard to sit down and spend five minutes with your child. We plan on sending our kids to a really good private school when the time comes.

**WolvesRawk** · 05-01-2006, 05:57 PM

It really is sad. When I was in kindergarten, I was the only one who could read, write, and type. My teacher HATED me for it! I could ave easily skipped 1st and 2nd grade. I could do 5th grade math in 1st grade. None of this is a lie. But, now the kindergarten kids can't even spell their own names. Some don't know their abc's untill the END of 1st grade! It's sick how no one is teaching their kids a thing!

**MariaM** · 05-01-2006, 06:02 PM

I learned to read in Kindergarten. I remember the teacher taking us aside in Kindergarten, and asking us to count as high as we could. Most kids never made it past 20, while the teacher told me to stop once I hit 100. I don't think 100 in Kindergarten is that much to ask. Now I look back on it, I'm surprised the other kids couldn't count higher. (There were about 7 others). They had all went to preschool as well, and I hadn't. My mom never really taught me anything, I just always caught on quick. I agree though that parents should start teaching their children before school starts.