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  1. New Member Introductions
    Hello Everyone! Just checking in to say, "Hi!" Anyone else in Utah?!! If not, where are you connecting from?!
  2. Education
    good morning! I wanted to thank you all for the great advice. I had my meeting yesterday with the principal, teacher, and behavior therapist concerning the incident between MIL and teacher.....well, I guess I should have trusted my gut on this one. I think I didn't get overly angry because I...
  3. Education
    Hello all, I don't post often but I have mentioned that I have a daughter with Asperger's Disorder. Well, the other day something disturbing happened and I'm not sure what to make of it. Maybe get some input from you all. I didn't pick up my daughter the other day after school because her...
  4. Education
    Just wanted to share for any member here who might be interested in using me as a resource. I'm a science teacher, who is currently teaching in my 4th year. I teach students in grades 3 to 6 and have my Bachelor's degree in education for grade levels for 7 to 12. While I do focus on teaching...
  5. Education
    Dubya started kindergarten on 8/22/11. I was a bit concerned about having him in public school for a variety of reasons. One of the reasons is because Dubya is very smart and I was worried that a public school system may not be the best fit for him. My concern increased considerably when we...
  6. Family
    We have Wesley's last preschool parent teacher conference today. Coincidentally, his kindergarten round-up is tomorrow. We have always had good parent/teacher conferences, that usually include a few humerous Wesleyisms. Last conference included a little story about how Wesley got all the kids...
  7. Dave Ramsey
    Does anyone teach the classes? Our Chapel here in Germany would like to offer the classes and have asked me to be one of the teachers. Online, all I can find to get certified is in person. That is not an option for us. I have tried calling, but all I can find is "out of the office" voice...
  8. Frugal Living
    I am a teacher. Do you have issues with teachers that want you to supply items for her class (such as Kleenex, Cans of Lysol, wet wipes, copy paper)? I ask each student to bring one of those in addition to all the supplies they will need for class.
  9. Family
    I got a call from the school yesterday. DD9 has had some trouble in school in the past. SHe is a really sweet quiet little girl, and last year we were blessed with a wonderful teacher who realized she was having problems. She is so easily distracted it is unbelievable. She was sent for...
  10. Home Environment
    their kids are all flown and they have all new stuff. leather sofas, fresh furniture, everything neat as a pin. there was no clutter anywhere. i am having a bout of envy. why is this bothering me and what about it can i achieve? 1. the paint was fresh, or rather, the walls were not beat up...
  11. Christmas
    Does anybody have any good ideas for teacher gifts? DS has a great teacher this year and I want to get her something nice ($15 ish) I usually don't spend that much but she is great! She is a family aquaintance and knew DS had a bad year last year so she requested him this year. His grades...
  12. Freebies
    Teachers can get free Clorox Disinfecting Wipes from CloroxClassrooms.com. You’ll also get emails with very valuable tips and information on staying healthy in the classroom!There is a limmited supply of free Clorox canisters a day. If you miss it today try again tomorrow...
  13. Household notebooks and home manuals
    I saw this idea in the September issue of Family Fun magazine. I actually have a Word document on the computer that I edit when my kids are absent, but this is even more detailed. http://a.familyfun.go.com/Resources/global/printables/templates/FF0909MGI-TeacherFormLetter.pdf
  14. Freebies
    Teacher Appreciation Days at Staples (August) - FREE Gift Bag Receive a FREE gift bag (for the first 100 teachers, while supplies last) -- this might vary based on location http://www.staples.com/sbd/cre/marketing/tad_2009/index.html
  15. General Chat
    They are doing group progects in class and there was no instructions. At all. this drives me nuts. This kind of thing happens all the time. she has to make the trees to fit into a box that another child is bringing how are we to know how big to make them. I am so counting down the days till the...
  16. General Chat
    http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/feb/09021605.html ...Out of the mouths of Babes!!
  17. Education
    DD texted a friend on Friday, "I'm home with a cold; get any homework in algebra for me." She re-texted today -- and found out that the teacher wouldn't send home a blank worksheet. I think it's a power trip. Anyway, I got the blank worksheet from the friend; ran it to the libary; xerox'd it...
  18. General Chat
    I was surprised and yet, not surprised to read this article. What do you think? Funds sliced, teacher sells ads on tests Money helps pay for printing costs after budget cuts By Linda Lou 11:40 a.m. November 22, 2008 Rancho Bernardo High...
  19. Dave Ramsey
    I ordered the new home school version of new Foundations in Personal Finance which is a program geared towards the high school student. I read through the description of my ds's personal finance class that's offered by the high school and didn't like the message it sent. It will be...
  20. News you can use
    http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/06/24/9846/ The life expectancy of National Football League players might have as much to do with teaching art as the factory farming fired middle school teacher Dave Warwak is accused of teaching. But it formed the backbone of Cornell University...
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