Rant on a Hot Tin Roof

[trudi 1,317]

I think as parents we underestimate how badly we can mess up our kids with our hang ups

 

walls prepped, look out house I'm about to get hold of a paint tray and a roller 😂😂

[Unidentified 2,930]

Every time I read or hear about the hassle parents and teachers go through in the US I am so thankful that I went to a school in Sweden and it makes me not excited about having kids  

 

Finished the fence at the front of moms house. Should probably do the fence in the backyard one day but apparently it's going to rain tomorrow so that's not happening. 

[cdneh 3,112]

Oh boy. I had my N-400 interview on the 12th, and the chap ticked the approval box and congratulated me on passing the interview. Told me the Oath would likely be in Little Rock, most likely in August. If they didn't have one in four months, they'd call me back to Memphis to do it.

 

In my USPS Informed Delivery email this morning, there is a letter coming today from USCIS, Memphis. It's dated, in the little clear window in the envelope, on the 12th, the same day I was there, and sent out on the 13th.

 

What. Now.

 

Going to be a long day waiting for the letter carrier. And I'll make book that as I am waiting for this thing, he won't get here today until late.

 

 

 

[N-o-l-a 7,167]

What is this school kit thing Steve?  We just get a regular list of supplies you can get anywhere and in any form you like.  We'll be getting our list in a few weeks on registration day.  Else than that I've just been giving worksheets I've printed out during our 3+ months of summer vacation.

 

 

[SAT 9,609]

36 minutes ago, Unidentified said:

Every time I read or hear about the hassle parents and teachers go through in the US I am so thankful that I went to a school in Sweden and it makes me not excited about having kids  

 

Finished the fence at the front of moms house. Should probably do the fence in the backyard one day but apparently it's going to rain tomorrow so that's not happening. 

The US has like 100 billion million kids goin' ta skool.

Sweden only has 9 kids, so it's easy...

 

[Unidentified 2,930]

2 minutes ago, SAT said:

The US has like 100 billion million kids goin' ta skool.

Sweden only has 9 kids, so it's easy...

 

Yeah that must be why   That's also the reason why parents doesn't have to buy the materials for the kids. 

Edited July 15, 2017 by Unidentified

[SAT 9,609]

11 minutes ago, N-o-l-a said:

What is this school kit thing Steve?  We just get a regular list of supplies you can get anywhere and in any form you like.  We'll be getting our list in a few weeks on registration day.  Else than that I've just been giving worksheets I've printed out during our 3+ months of summer vacation.

 

 

 

We (The SLT/ PTA) contract this company (Usually a Staples company). Send home a flyer with the kids with the requested supplies. The parents can order their supplies through it at a 10% discount.

 

In August, these supply kits are  delivered to the school. Each box labeled with the kid's name, and makes it's way to the kid's new classroom. Voila.

 

But this is the last year we're using this company. So the ordering window was only %$#@@#$% 10 days!

 

http://www.shopttkits.com/

[SAT 9,609]

6 minutes ago, Unidentified said:

Yeah that must be why   That's also the reason why parents doesn't have to buy the materials for the kids. 

We don't have to either. NYC/ NYS has a huge budget for the kids. The schools get that money individually. (That's why we have a parents executive board, which I'm on. As a overseer to this budget as well)

In the middle to upper neighborhoods, the schools ask the parents to buy these things so that the money allotted for these supplies can be used for other things.

 

 

18 minutes ago, N-o-l-a said:

What is this school kit thing Steve?  We just get a regular list of supplies you can get anywhere and in any form you like.  We'll be getting our list in a few weeks on registration day.  Else than that I've just been giving worksheets I've printed out during our 3+ months of summer vacation.

 

 

You get on the site, punch in your school's code, and select a grade. pay for it, type in your name. It's that easy.

Edited July 15, 2017 by SAT

[SAT 9,609]

 

 

 NY spends more money per student than any other state.

 

http://www.governing.com/topics/education/gov-education-funding-states.html

[SAT 9,609]

You can go here and build  your own kit. But they ran out of everything. I tried.

 

http://buildakit.net/

[SAT 9,609]

Ok, the kid's bestie's mom had to fly out.. So they cancelled tonight's Malaysian dinner date...

[NikLR 13,227]

Kiddo has had the school kits until last year.  I dunno what the high school list is gonna look like....

[SAT 9,609]

In high school, you just kinda buy it as you go? 

[SAT 9,609]

The girls were playing. I told the older one not to play with the door. No sooner than when I said that, she closes the door as the little one ran by. Wham! 

So the older one gets an ice bag for the little Turtle's head. So what does the little one do? Takes the ice bag and puts it on her butt...

[Unidentified 2,930]

5 minutes ago, SAT said:

The girls were playing. I told the older one not to play with the door. No sooner than when I said that, she closes the door as the little one ran by. Wham! 

So the older one gets an ice bag for the little Turtle's head. So what does the little one do? Takes the ice bag and puts it on her butt...

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