Homeschool Chat

[Ellester]

Ellester...I hope you "pass" the 3hr test. The one after that is really crazy if they still do it the same way as they did 19yrs ago. Don't remember what all was involved but I do remember it was crazy

Ellester, I hope you'll pass the next glucose test w/o problems. Could you request a redo of test #2?

Thanks! Unfortunately no redo on the 1 hour. I just have to suck it up. The Dr. is pretty sure I'll pass, as am I. They told me to eat normally today, but I probably should have skipped lunch to be safe. Plus I made chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast . My mom is diabetic, but my blood sugar is usually pretty darn low so I'm not too worried. I'll just be hungry, grumpy, and bruised (4 blood draws in 3 hours and no food from midnite until the test is over at noon).

My dad sent me this, I though it was pretty funny. If only it were on the table as a real solution!

Subject: The Birk Economic Recovery Plan


I’m against the $85,000,000,000.00 bailout of AIG.

Instead, I’m in favor of giving $85,000,000,000 to America in a We Deserve It Dividend.

To make the math simple, let’s assume there are 200,000,000 bonafide U.S. Citizens 18+.

Our population is about 301,000,000 +/- counting every man, womanand child.
So 200,000,000 might be a fair stab at adults 18 and up..

So divide 200 million adults 18+ into $85 billon that equals $425,000.00.

My plan is to give $425,000 to every person age 18+
We Deserve It Dividend.

Of course, it would NOT be tax free. So let’s assume a tax rate of 30%.

Every individual 18+ has to pay $127,500.00 in taxes.
That sends $25,500,000,000 right back to Uncle Sam.

But it means that every adult 18+ has $297,500.00 in their pocket.
A husband and wife has $595,000.00.

What would you do with $297,500.00 to $595,000.00 in your family?
Pay off your mortgage – housing crisis solved.
Repay college loans – what a great boost to new grads
Put away money for college – it’ll be there
Save in a bank – create money to loan to entrepreneurs.
Buy a new car – create jobs
Invest in the market – capital drives growth
Pay for your parent’s medical insurance – health care improves
Enable Deadbeat Dads to come clean – or else

Remember this is for every adult U S Citizen 18+ including the folks
who lost their jobs at Lehman Brothers and every other company
that is cutting back. And of course, for those serving in our Armed Forces.

If we’re going to re-distribute wealth let’s really do it...instead of trickling out
a puny $1000.00 ( “vote buy” ) economic incentive that is being proposed by
one of our candidates for President.

If we’re going to do an $85 billion bailout, let’s bail out every adult U S Citizen 18+!

As for AIG – liquidate it.
Sell off its parts.
Let American General go back to being American General.
Sell off the real estate.
Let the private sector bargain hunters cut it up and clean it up.

Here’s my rationale. We deserve it and AIG doesn’t.

Sure it’s a crazy idea that can “never work.”

But can you imagine the Coast-To-Coast Block Party!

How do you spell Economic Boom?

I trust my fellow adult Americans to know how to use the $85 Billion
We Deserve It Dividend more than I do the geniuses at AIG or in Washington DC.

And remember, The Birk plan only really costs $59.5 Billion because $25.5 Billion is returned
instantly in taxes to Uncle Sam.

Ahhh...I feel so much better getting that off my chest.

Birk
T. J. Birkenmeier, A Creative Guy & Citizen of the Republic
PS: Feel free to pass this along to your pals as it’s either good for a laugh
or a tear or a very sobering thought on how to best use $85 Billion!!

 

[kathianne]

Just my suggestion--my son has ADD, he tends to fidget through homeschooling, now I set times for breaks, lunch, etc, and write them on our write board. Our schedule varies somewhat daily so its not always the same. If he starts to fidget I ask him how much more time until the next break, he calculates it, then seems satisfied and goes back to work. The timeline helps him focus.

I really think he learned how to play his teachers like a violin in school. He just started fidgeting and they decided he was "getting stressed' so he needed a break. It was so obvious! This kid is smart and quickly learns cause and effect, I fidget-- get break. I tried explaining they were just allowing the tail to wag the dog but they never realized their part in his "ADD".

He's learning to self-regulate, because he can't "situation regulate".

 

[Disney Mommy 3]

Ellester--love it! Tell your dad to go to Washington ASAP and submit his idea. After all, the worst they can do is say forget it. He will definitely get some spotlight time out of it!!!

 

[3princesses+aprince]

Hello all,

I'm very excited this week! I got in touch with my states local homeschool group and got in touch with a Mom from my city. She was able to give me so much advice on how to get started. This group that I just registered with is very active, they have so much going on, there are 2 field trips in October, and always other things going on. Right now they are taking sign ups for a cooking class that someone is holding at their house!! Unfortunately we can't sign up for that, my dd is still in school until 10/24 but it just shows me how much they always have going on. My dd is very excited to get started. They have a bowling league that dd is also very excited about.
We're ordering all of our books next week through Abeka, we're ordering the 3rd grade kit! dd is counting down the days until we start, we're ready to go
Another perk is that we are going to Disney in March, not over a school break, and I don't have to worry about dd9 missing a week then trying to catch back up. I'm not worried about my dd7, she's in first grade and her teacher is wonderful, she will work with dd7 on the work she'll miss.

 

[Belle & Ariel]

3Princesses,
Welcome to homeschooling. I think you made a great choice with Abeka. Third grade was my 3 kids' favorite year for social studies--it is done chronologically in biography form. Hope you love it as much as we did!
And you have already discovered a benefit--going to Disney when everyone else is in school. Two of mine are in college now and it makes travel difficult.
Hope you have a great year!

 

[TNKBELL]

Ellester--love it! Tell your dad to go to Washington ASAP and submit his idea. After all, the worst they can do is say forget it. He will definitely get some spotlight time out of it!!!

Terrific Idea!!!

 

[Ellester]

Ellester--love it! Tell your dad to go to Washington ASAP and submit his idea. After all, the worst they can do is say forget it. He will definitely get some spotlight time out of it!!!

Terrific Idea!!!

Well, too be fair, he didn't come up with it. He forwarded an e-mail from my uncle, I'm not sure where the idea originated. I could think of a bunch of ways to spend my cut though. A two week deluxe Disney stay could be towards the top of the list!

 

[Disney Mommy 3]

Well, too be fair, he didn't come up with it. He forwarded an e-mail from my uncle, I'm not sure where the idea originated. I could think of a bunch of ways to spend my cut though. A two week deluxe Disney stay could be towards the top of the list!

I totally agree!! Wouldn't 14 nights in any room you wanted with the DxDp and unlimited tickets be the BOMB!!!! Holy cow!! I would love that!!

 

[TNKBELL]

I totally agree!! Wouldn't 14 nights in any room you wanted with the DxDp and unlimited tickets be the BOMB!!!! Holy cow!! I would love that!!

Could you just imagine the crowd??? Heck, we could travel the world!

 

[LittleBlue22]

Thanks! Unfortunately no redo on the 1 hour. I just have to suck it up. The Dr. is pretty sure I'll pass, as am I. They told me to eat normally today, but I probably should have skipped lunch to be safe. Plus I made chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast . My mom is diabetic, but my blood sugar is usually pretty darn low so I'm not too worried. I'll just be hungry, grumpy, and bruised (4 blood draws in 3 hours and no food from midnite until the test is over at noon).

My dad sent me this, I though it was pretty funny. If only it were on the table as a real solution!

Subject: The Birk Economic Recovery Plan


I’m against the $85,000,000,000.00 bailout of AIG.

Instead, I’m in favor of giving $85,000,000,000 to America in a We Deserve It Dividend.

To make the math simple, let’s assume there are 200,000,000 bonafide U.S. Citizens 18+.

.......

And remember, The Birk plan only really costs $59.5 Billion because $25.5 Billion is returned
instantly in taxes to Uncle Sam.

Ahhh...I feel so much better getting that off my chest.

Birk
T. J. Birkenmeier, A Creative Guy & Citizen of the Republic
PS: Feel free to pass this along to your pals as it’s either good for a laugh
or a tear or a very sobering thought on how to best use $85 Billion!!

Make sure you have a fiber bar or some thing to get your sugar level back up after the test just in case or visit the closest drive thru so you don't get faint.

The above plan makes sense to me and I'm all for it, however, its too logical for Washington. Why do some thing that would punish the company who created their own trouble and actually help Americans? Sorry, I'll stop.

 

[Disney Mommy 3]

Could you just imagine the crowd??? Heck, we could travel the world!

NO kidding!! I would go to Switzerland, Austria, Vienna, Berlin,London... the list goes on!! Definitely an in depth European tour!!!!

 

[Denine]

Gee, and all I wanted to do was pay off my mortgage and buy a new car! More traveling would be a perk!

My dad sent me this e-mail yesterday.

 

[LadyShea]

I found this on the HSDLA website

4. Is HSLDA a Christian organization?

Yes; however, HSLDA’s mission is to protect the freedom of all homeschoolers. Although our officers and directors are Christians, HSLDA membership is not limited to religiously based homeschoolers. We respect parents' rights to make the appropriate choices for the upbringing of their children. We have no agenda to make all public and home-based classrooms religious or conservative. Our primary objective is to preserve the fundamental right of parents to choose home education, free of over-zealous government officials and intrusive laws. We do put on a national conference annually and invite the board members of state organizations with whom we have worked for many years. Most, if not all, of those organizations have Christian leaders, but many serve all homeschoolers regardless of religious affiliation, as we do.

 

[Disney_Angel]

I just wanted to share one of our favorite websites...

www.storynory.com
Free audio books they are also availble on iTunes for a charge, I believe.

Enjoy!

 

[DawnM]

Sorry to burst the bubbles on all those plans, but 85,000,000,000 divided by 200 million (200,000,000) is only $425 per person. I don't know if this was a joke to see if people could figure out the error or if the person writing it just didn't add zeros when dividing.

$450 won't even get me enough Disney tickets for the family for a week.

Sigh.

Dawn

 

[DawnM]

Hey, where did everyone go???? HELLO?????

DH and I are discussing next year. We have a couple of charter schools here that are great, but they are hard to get in to (lottery). I have a Kindergardener next year and there are more positions open for K than any other grade, so I do plan to put him name in the lottery. Apparently if he gets in then the others will automatically get in for the FOLLOWING school year.

This is just one idea. I may continue to hs for a while.

My son who will be K is going to be far different than my older kids. I can already tell a difference. He is extremely smart and thrives with other teachers and not with me.

I would like to get a job at that same charter school as it is a K-12 and we could all go and leave from the same place daily, but I have applied before and haven't even gotten an interview, so I am not holding out much hope on that.

Dawn

 

[wvdislover]

Just my suggestion--my son has ADD, he tends to fidget through homeschooling, now I set times for breaks, lunch, etc, and write them on our write board. Our schedule varies somewhat daily so its not always the same. If he starts to fidget I ask him how much more time until the next break, he calculates it, then seems satisfied and goes back to work. The timeline helps him focus.

I really think he learned how to play his teachers like a violin in school. He just started fidgeting and they decided he was "getting stressed' so he needed a break. It was so obvious! This kid is smart and quickly learns cause and effect, I fidget-- get break. I tried explaining they were just allowing the tail to wag the dog but they never realized their part in his "ADD".

He's learning to self-regulate, because he can't "situation regulate".

What a great idea! DD11 and I have done this some, but I think I need to do it more and set up a better schedule. Now that we're back from vacation and don't have vacation planning and packing going on, maybe we can get going better and in a more structured way.

 

[mousebouncer]

I just saw this and was so excited! Disney and homeschooling...my 2 favorites! I've been homeschooling DD 4 years. I was wondering, if anyone out there has had children graduate high school "early" by 2 or more years? Did they go on to college, workforce, etc? TIA

 

[DawnM]

Most states allow dual enrollment in the community colleges at age 16. NC does and so did CA.

Dawn

I just saw this and was so excited! Disney and homeschooling...my 2 favorites! I've been homeschooling DD 4 years. I was wondering, if anyone out there has had children graduate high school "early" by 2 or more years? Did they go on to college, workforce, etc? TIA

 

[OhioMom]

Hi everyone. We do not homeschool but I thought that you would be the parents I could ask for help. I am not pleased with certain aspects of the math curriculum at my daughter's school and was wondering if I could get some ideas from you on resources for "old fashioned" math curriculums that I could use at home for enrichment. We have flash cards but I would like some additional materials or books for learning the basics. My daughter is nine years old and in the fourth grade. Thank you!