I so agree. We did'nt have that much homework, but the projects are so useless.
Who cares if I built a lodge in 8th grade? What did it teach me, other than pretend suede fabric, wet and draped over sticks, looks kinda real but you would never get animal skins THAT big in real size.
It's just so pointless.
It's possible that all teachers get that nowadays. But hubby's self-esteem was very harmed, and he's still getting over it, b/c his parents *did not believe him* when he told them that his classmates got help. They said he was lying about it. And his grades reflected what his self-made projects looked like in comparison to his classmates' parent-assisted projects looked like. The teacher graded as though they were all equal, which harmed his grade, and his parents didn't believe him which harmed his overall being. Poor hubby. He was so smart all through school but even to this day thinks of himself as a dumb person, b/c of all of that. Meanwhile college educated co-workers ask HIM how to make programs at work, when he's self-taught!
Oh wow, that would make for a bloated CD!
You know, since everyone will be there at once, and it's not like a "budget board" share where people are traveling at all different times, it wouldn't be horrible if you gave out the account's log-in info. If people had that, if they were tempted to put their cards online, they could use THAT account and it wouldn't destroy anything. Things might be in really floopy order, but that's not the end of the world, and it's nowhere near as bad as if people want to put pix online and use their own b/c they don't have the official one.
Gracias.
My status. I'm back to the unknown! I'm doing this expensive San Diego trip* starting Nov 1 ending at Disney Nov 5, missing La Tooch (how you like that one, eh?) by a day augh. We're having some heavy hope that we can do a quick family trip in December.
We are planning a trip in March, but it's for hubby's b'day at the end of the month! Hubby totally supports me going on these trips, but it sure seems crazy for me to go in March twice, right? Now I'm suggesting that he take a solo trip for his b'day so that I'm at home with DS. But he's not the solo trip kinda guy...maybe I'll suggest he take E while I stay home, but to me that seems like I'm getting ANOTHER vacation, doesn't it?
I was thinking "I'll jump down for Saturday night through Monday" b/c of the Segway tour, but I see it's all full! Drat!
I'm glad this trip was scheduled during non-blocked-out days! Takes one "negative" away from our deliberations.
*gosh I wish I had booked with Southwest instead of Virgin Airways down and Alaska back up. Why? Because I don't want to go, but I'd lose my money if I canceled or changed the trips. The trip is to see Madonna and frankly I'm not impressed with her right now and wouldn't mind just having the leader of this San Diego trip sell my really really really expensive ticket. Harumph.
I think most of us liked that shirt, and it would be nice to be able to wear it again. 
But hey whatever. I roll with it. I'm old and I don't do the teeny bopper hair any more. I could whip out my 80's Bride of Frankenstein pics and REALLY show you what a can of hair spray can do but we won't go there! 
