Off-topic randomness - a place to ramble?

[JeanJoe]

Oh my!!! Then why the heck didn't you tell me? Would love to have met you... Which family? I seem to recall there was the family with the daughter who became the unofficial tour guide thanks to her internet begotten knowledge, along with the son who answered "80,000" before the question was asked Was that you?

You also met my family as we were on the VMK VIP tour with you.

 

[Momma Rabbit]

My family was the one who hailed from Jacksonville, and my DD was celebrating her birthday that day. When you said your VMK screen name I knew I had seen it somewhere before, and it wasn't until later that evening that it finally clicked.

 

[Alyce]

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[lajones81]

<----- had a blast back at school...got carded a bunch! LOL! Good thing since I don't think I look like I'm even 24 yet!

Look below...I'm on the left...best friend on the right and we had so many layers of clothes on it was absurd!!

The football game was awesome and I lost my voice because I was shouting so much! Whoops!

 

[JeanJoe]

Woot! Got it, thanks.

I've heard that some people had fun tours, where everybody traded screen names, or if they hadn't played before, would all create characters at VMK central and get on each other's friends lists. In fact, I think with the very first tours, the name badge would actually have your VMK name?

Anyway, this is ON TOPIC for the forum! How dare we! This is supposed to be the OFF TOPIC thread

Would love to have chatted on tour, but still nice to meet you here.

My family was the one who hailed from Jacksonville, and my DD was celebrating her birthday that day. When you said your VMK screen name I knew I had seen it somewhere before, and it wasn't until later that evening that it finally clicked.

 

[Tishke]

I have a question.....when did young children start to develop such an attitude?? No, I am not blanketing and saying all young kids are disrespectful little people, but helping out my son's first grade class this morning really opened my eyes.

I help out with the Accelerated Reading program for my son's class. I help the kids with their books, help them test and record their grades. Nothing major, right? Today, was total mayhem. Kids throwing things, one crawling on the floor and the yelling....I feel bad for the real teacher. I was listening to one child work her way through a book, but we kept being interrupted by these two children and their talking. Every once in a while I would shoot "the look". You know, the look a mom can shoot and make a child stop midword? Yeah, that one. Finally, the look wasn't enough so I said "Well, I see two people who don't want to read today and earn more points". I figured that would be enough to have them stay quiet for the rest of reading time. The little boy looks at me, turns his head and mumbles "Psh, I don't care, you're not my real teacher anyways!"

Okay, when did kids start thinking it was okay to talk to an adult that way?! I would never have dreamed of talking that way in class....espescially not to a teacher. And in the first grade???? Yikes!! Makes me wonder how it will go on Wednesday.

 

[JeanJoe]

Deep parental thought of the evening: it is truly awe-inspiring how much toilet paper a 14 month old can liberate in less than 30 seconds of freedom.

Corollary: removing pulpified toilet paper from the mouth of a 14 month old who enjoys biting is challenging.

 

[SimbaCub63]

ROTFLMAO .... I can't even begin to follow that up.

 

[Tinkerbelle739]

Deep parental thought of the evening: it is truly awe-inspiring how much toilet paper a 14 month old can liberate in less than 30 seconds of freedom.

Corollary: removing pulpified toilet paper from the mouth of a 14 month old who enjoys biting is challenging.

 

[Alyce]

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[JeanJoe]

(shh..I realy do miss those days now )​

You know, out of the deep generosity of my heart, I can help you relive those days.

The Beasts are in the mail.

I'm moving and not leaving a forwarding address.

Enjoy!

 

[GBShorts]

I have a question.....when did young children start to develop such an attitude?? No, I am not blanketing and saying all young kids are disrespectful little people, but helping out my son's first grade class this morning really opened my eyes.

I help out with the Accelerated Reading program for my son's class. I help the kids with their books, help them test and record their grades. Nothing major, right? Today, was total mayhem. Kids throwing things, one crawling on the floor and the yelling....I feel bad for the real teacher. I was listening to one child work her way through a book, but we kept being interrupted by these two children and their talking. Every once in a while I would shoot "the look". You know, the look a mom can shoot and make a child stop midword? Yeah, that one. Finally, the look wasn't enough so I said "Well, I see two people who don't want to read today and earn more points". I figured that would be enough to have them stay quiet for the rest of reading time. The little boy looks at me, turns his head and mumbles "Psh, I don't care, you're not my real teacher anyways!"

Okay, when did kids start thinking it was okay to talk to an adult that way?! I would never have dreamed of talking that way in class....espescially not to a teacher. And in the first grade???? Yikes!! Makes me wonder how it will go on Wednesday.

Ooh Ooh me me!! I can answer this one!

I can tell you that the answer lies in a couple places. 1. parents and 2. television (secondary parent in this day and age)

If parents are unwilling to teach their children to be respectful because they are too busy working or doing their own thing, who are they going to learn it from?

Many kids these days are raised by television and how many kids do you see on TV making sarcastic comebacks to their parents/friends/teachers/siblings? It runs rampant.

It's a snapshot of our future society walking into a classroom, I can tell you that.

Oh, and a comeback to the "I dont' care" thing is this: "I didn't ask if you didn't care." Then go on to ask them a few questions such as:

What do you want to do when you grow up?
What do you have to do to get there?
If you don't do well in school, will you achieve that goal?
(likely if you can get them to stop saying I don't care they'll say something about do well in school, and they'll say no they can't achieve it)
Then ask: IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?
Then what do you need to do right now?
Are you willing to work? will you work?


We use this method in our district and it works beautifully. Get the kid to own up to their own mistake and have them see WHY they need to be doing what they should be doing.

I realize I went on a total tangent here, but trust me. I have used it from 4 year old kindergarten students through seniors in high school. It works if you know the right things to ask.

 

[Tishke]

Thanks for the ideas, Shorts! It just threw me when I heard it. Here I am helping the teacher out (I feel so bad for now) and I heard that. The rest of the kids are very sweet little children and they get so excited on the day that I come. They are actually excited to read to someone

I think the problem lies with this one child and his home life. I found out that he also cut my son's hair the other day (while there was a substitute there) and likes to copy off of people. DS said "I bet he gets in a LOT of trouble at home". Sadly I had to tell him, "Probably not, and that is why he acts out".

On a good note though, in January I am considering applying to substitute here in the County. I have always been involved in my son's schools, so why not take it a step further??

 

[HollyJoy]

Hate to break it to you, but even those kids that are taught respect will act up from time to time.. I should know! lol I have done my best to raise my kids to have respect for themselves as well as others..especially adults. I am there for them 24/7. They come first. I know what is going on in school, know what they are doing for homework, etc.. Having that said, I still get attitude here and there. I know there is a difference in the type of behavior and parenting you are talking about, but just wanted to make it known that even the good kids have their days! lol OH, and shorts... I TOTALLY agree with the whole tv influence thing. One day, when my 6 year old said to me, "Oh snaps! My bad!" I knew it was time to turn off the t.v.!

 

[pumpkinfish]

Thanks for the ideas, Shorts! It just threw me when I heard it. Here I am helping the teacher out (I feel so bad for now) and I heard that. The rest of the kids are very sweet little children and they get so excited on the day that I come. They are actually excited to read to someone

I think the problem lies with this one child and his home life. I found out that he also cut my son's hair the other day (while there was a substitute there) and likes to copy off of people. DS said "I bet he gets in a LOT of trouble at home". Sadly I had to tell him, "Probably not, and that is why he acts out".

On a good note though, in January I am considering applying to substitute here in the County. I have always been involved in my son's schools, so why not take it a step further??

So THAT is the culprit who wanted to play babershop with your DS...VERY interesting to see it is the same child who acted out yesterday. I do feel sorry for him in a way though. He probably is not getting enough attention and love at home. Work with him Tishke...Shorts really has some great ideas. Try turning it around and give him positive attention. Tell him "Whale Done" (if you have not read that book you SHOULD)!
So we have learned, don't give him attention for negative behavior, but make sure you encourage positive behavior.
Also, so excited to hear about sub-teaching! I think you will be fantastic at it! I bet teaching is such a fulfilling job to have To be molding these little lives...makes me want to shed happy tears

 

[redbaybound]

My DS asked if I thought Mickey Mouse at WDW was real. I asked what he thought. He said he thought it was a person in a costume. I asked him why. He said, "When he looks at you mom, he doesn't blink!"

Aren't kids cute?

 

[okwdreamin]

One day, when my 6 year old said to me, "Oh snaps! My bad!" I knew it was time to turn off the t.v.!

LOL! I can relate! I totally agree with you, Tinkgirl.

 

[lovethattink]

What do you want to do when you grow up?
What do you have to do to get there?
If you don't do well in school, will you achieve that goal?
(likely if you can get them to stop saying I don't care they'll say something about do well in school, and they'll say no they can't achieve it)
Then ask: IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?
Then what do you need to do right now?
Are you willing to work? will you work?
We use this method in our district and it works beautifully. Get the kid to own up to their own mistake and have them see WHY they need to be doing what they should be doing.

I am not a teacher by training, however, I taught Spanish at my son's school for 2 years. I taught the 3 year olds up through to the 7th graders. A few of the classes had some problem kids with discipline issues. At first I tried to be nice. But these kids didn't need a friend. So as I adapted to teaching I quickly learned, for sanity's sake, that they actually liked discipline. They wanted to know what I expected of them. I was able to teach them and by using discipline in a loving and caring way, we had a great 2 years!
GB where were you 3 years ago! It took me a long time to figure out how to get them to realize their own mistakes and take responsibility.

Tv---yes a big influence. This is why we do not have cable.
video games---huge influence. Big robber of attention span. Sure a kid can sit and play game boy and such, but things change every 15 minutes robbing kids of patience and attention span. In fact, my son's youth pastor had a meeting with the parents to tell us how when they meet things change every 15 minutes in order to keep their attention.
parents---huge influence. However, my brother and I were raised the same. I became the model citizen and he became the rebel without a cause. It was a matter of he knew what was right, but he made poor choices.



On a completely different note, I spent a few hours yesterday with Mickeysfriend at Epcot. We went on Soarin' and we sat in the front row. By far, the 1st row is THE best experience on Soarin'! It was great!

 

[JeanJoe]

The topic of bad attitudes made me think of a picture I took of the Beasts on our recent trip to WDW. I think of this picture as:

Too cool to be a princess

For anyone who remembers a previous post,
Sad lesson learned about staring into interactive fountains

And finally, DD3yo:
Practicing her princess wave

 

[Tinkerbelle739]

You dont have me fooled Be!!

Those are no beasts, just princesses in training!

Oh, edited to add that your youngest may also be a Zeta girl in training with her Orange shoes!!