Yardies at home and farrin (part 9)

[TRELAWNY PARISH 10]

Honey, in other word leave me the F alone or GOWEH!

[*JG* 2]

Shrew the school is culturally diversed she's just a friggin EDIAT! I'll see what kind of a reply I get from the school board. 29 years ago my brother and I went through this. They made us take ESOL, because we had a heavy british accent and the teachers said it was difficult for them to understand us. I was never so bored in my life. My brother and I went for 1 month and that was all we could take. My parents moved from out of DC to MD. We hated the DC school system.

Jamaicans cannot be the only accent those teachers have to deal with in D.C. WTH is that, Tre?

Apparently not, Marlita. Explain.

I do know what Dead a bush means.

[shrewdgal 0]

Shrew the school is culturally diversed she's just a friggin EDIAT! I'll see what kind of a reply I get from the school board. 29 years ago my brother and I went through this. They made us take ESOL, because we had a heavy british accent and the teachers said it was difficult for them to understand us. I was never so bored in my life. My brother and I went for 1 month and that was all we could take. My parents moved from out of DC to MD. We hated the DC school system.

Oh, I am sure they are cultural, but you need to make them understand that your son understands English perfectly and that English is his native tongue..so ESOL is wrong... English is NOT his second language! I dont think they can push the issue. If he understands them perfectly, then there should be no problem! Ask them what his word-sight recognition (dolche words) is, his fluency, his letter recognition, etc., Be very specific in getting them to indentify the "language barrier" using these diagnostic tools. If he does in fact, understand and speak proper english..their defense will crumble.

[JaHoney 3]

Oh, okay ( thanks )

I now have a new phrase to use and no one will no what the hell im talking bout at work....lol

Oh my, funny but not funny thing occurred today, dwayne called me at work and the front desk receptionist would not put him threw cause she thought he was a bill collector or telemarketer, she called and said there is some guy on the phone, he wont tell me where he is from, im sure you wont want to talk to him...LOL

so he hung up, then he called back, so she calls back and says dangit he keeps calling, im gonna put him thru to you but when you get him on the line you let him have it....LOL

I didnt even bother to tell her, who he was..... eediat!

[shrewdgal 0]

Shrew the school is culturally diversed she's just a friggin EDIAT! I'll see what kind of a reply I get from the school board. 29 years ago my brother and I went through this. They made us take ESOL, because we had a heavy british accent and the teachers said it was difficult for them to understand us. I was never so bored in my life. My brother and I went for 1 month and that was all we could take. My parents moved from out of DC to MD. We hated the DC school system.

Oh, I am sure they are cultural, but you need to make them understand that your son understands English perfectly and that English is his native tongue..so ESOL is wrong... English is NOT his second language! I dont think they can push the issue. If he understands them perfectly, then there should be no problem! Ask them what his word-sight recognition (dolche words) is, his fluency, his letter recognition, etc., Be very specific in getting them to indentify the "language barrier" using these diagnostic tools. If he does in fact, understand and speak proper english..their defense will crumble.

hey- i sound like I know what I am talking about there, huh? hahaha.

I mean- I do..but I was impressed. hahaha

[TRELAWNY PARISH 10]

Shrew the school is culturally diversed she's just a friggin EDIAT! I'll see what kind of a reply I get from the school board. 29 years ago my brother and I went through this. They made us take ESOL, because we had a heavy british accent and the teachers said it was difficult for them to understand us. I was never so bored in my life. My brother and I went for 1 month and that was all we could take. My parents moved from out of DC to MD. We hated the DC school system.

Jamaicans cannot be the only accent those teachers have to deal with in D.C. WTH is that, Tre?

Apparently not, Marlita. Explain.

JG, I don't know. At my son's school they have kids from all over the world. The school is almost 40% hispanic. She's concerned. No, worries I just got an e-mail, they want to meet with me next week. We'll see what happens. When she insisted that Jamaicans speak another language I damn near went through the roof...but I held it together.

[shrewdgal 0]

noone even laughed at the PUM PUM nickname

[JaHoney 3]

i really need to get my azz up and start packing but dangit i dont feel like it...

looking for yaardie volunteers....

[*JG* 2]

noone even laughed at the PUM PUM nickname

I did. I just yelled NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO to my dog and cat. They think I'm crazy now!

[JaHoney 3]

dont everyone volunteer at once....LOL

[*JG* 2]

Shrew the school is culturally diversed she's just a friggin EDIAT! I'll see what kind of a reply I get from the school board. 29 years ago my brother and I went through this. They made us take ESOL, because we had a heavy british accent and the teachers said it was difficult for them to understand us. I was never so bored in my life. My brother and I went for 1 month and that was all we could take. My parents moved from out of DC to MD. We hated the DC school system.

Jamaicans cannot be the only accent those teachers have to deal with in D.C. WTH is that, Tre?

Apparently not, Marlita. Explain.

JG, I don't know. At my son's school they have kids from all over the world. The school is almost 40% hispanic. She's concerned. No, worries I just got an e-mail, they want to meet with me next week. We'll see what happens. When she insisted that Jamaicans speak another language I damn near went through the roof...but I held it together.

Oh, they THINK they want to talk to you. I'm betting in the end, they are going to regret that decision. Give 'em hell, Tre.

[TRELAWNY PARISH 10]

Shrew,

What you typed sounded like the letter my parents wrote to the DC school board back in 1979. She says she observed Auri speaking another language and it was not English. Have you ever tried to explain something to someone who was just not getting it? I guess she'll get it next week.

[Marlita 0]

noone even laughed at the PUM PUM nickname

whats that?

[JaHoney 3]

guess i will call it a night

[Yaads 0]

The name EVERYONE knows A by is Dog Rice or Rice for short. Mi nah even waan fi knoa how him get dat name

As in dog food?

I guess so. I honestly don't want to know.