Thank you for the many responses.

[HonestAbe]

You're not the first to suggest "War & Peace", I think we have a very well read group here!! I for one admitted upfront that I have never read it. How about everyone else. You could sit down with a nice tuna sandwich and really get into it. Book Club anyone???

Uhhh yyeeeeahhhh - I guess I should have said a "slightly used" copy of War and Peace and I would be happy to send a hermetically sealed toasted wheat tuna sandwich with a side of pickle as an introductory gift

 

[momof2inPA]

I think it's a good compromise. The kid will be reading 5 minutes like everyone else, but his books are kept at school so he can't complete them in a day.

 

[HonestAbe]

This is what I suggest he reads

http://www.campusi.com/bookFind/asp/bookFindPriceLst.asp?prodId=0811835421

 

[Boston Tea Party]

Uhhh yyeeeeahhhh - I guess I should have said a "slightly used" copy of War and Peace and I would be happy to send a hermetically sealed toasted wheat tuna sandwich with a side of pickle as an introductory gift

Don't get confused now, Abe. I am the one who gets the toasted wheat.

 

[HonestAbe]

Don't get confused now, Abe. I am the one who gets the toasted wheat.

My wife just called me a little idiot because of all these posts....I am in SOOOO trouble!

 

[Boston Tea Party]

My wife just called me a little idiot because of all these posts....I am in SOOOO trouble!

Send Mary my regards.

 

[C.Ann]

There's another solution to this problem.. If the OP wants her son to have a specialized educational program - and only follow the rules that he/she feels are appropriate, why not homeschool? You mentioned that you have been a teacher 3 times, so this would be the perfect solution..

The only drawback I can see is when your son goes off to college - or enters the workforce - no one is going to giving two hoots if an assignment or task is too boring for him to complete.. It will be "do it or you're out the door"...

 

[Lanshark]

The teacher is not wrong or dead wrong. She has every right to make the rules in her class as long as they are reasonable. This seems reasonable. I would give your son a zero also.

 

[BuckNaked]

There's another solution to this problem.. If the OP wants her son to have a specialized educational program - and only follow the rules that he/she feels are appropriate, why not homeschool? You mentioned that you have been a teacher 3 times, so this would be the perfect solution..

Well said.

 

[declansdad]

Point well taken Disykat and Declansdad... I do acknowledge that the last statement there was really unnecessary.

In this thread, and in similar cases... I do stand behind the teacher!

 

[Wishing on a star]

Darn... I have already just eaten my lunch, and now I see I just missed the great Tuna Salad recipe!!!!

How about we start discussing recipes for supper tonight!!!

 

[Puffy2]

There's another solution to this problem.. If the OP wants her son to have a specialized educational program - and only follow the rules that he/she feels are appropriate, why not homeschool? You mentioned that you have been a teacher 3 times, so this would be the perfect solution..

The only drawback I can see is when your son goes off to college - or enters the workforce - no one is going to giving two hoots if an assignment or task is too boring for him to complete.. It will be "do it or you're out the door"...

Have to say, I find that amusing...we homeschool and my kids do LOTS of work that they consider "boring"...our reaction as parents? Too freaking bad.

Which reminds me of something funny I over heard recently at a homeschool history forum (history projects like a science fair) - a parent said to a friend , "I wish my son would have participated, but I just couldn't get him motivated." To which I responded, "I motivated both of my kids just fine -it was either do a project or I'd open up a can of ...as Bernie Mac says... "woopass". Since when is it up to the kid to decide what they are going to "do" and "not do"???

 

[Ronda93]

I prefer sweet pickle relish in my tuna salad... hard boiled egg, too.

Now chicken salad I add dried cranberries and sunflower seeds.

 

[DisneyDotty]

You're still here?.... It's Over!

This is sooooo good. Mind if I copy this and post this everywhere? This has a thousand and one uses...
Thank you!

 

[jfulcer]

I prefer sweet pickle relish in my tuna salad... hard boiled egg, too.

Now chicken salad I add dried cranberries and sunflower seeds.

Hmmm.. Hard Boiled Egg? I like that in my egg salad, never tried in my Tuna Salad....

 

[jfulcer]

This is sooooo good. Mind if I copy this and post this everywhere? This has a thousand and one uses...
Thank you!

Considering I 'borrowed' it from a Ferris Bueller site, feel free.

 

[poohandwendy]

Hmmm.. Hard Boiled Egg? I like that in my egg salad, never tried in my Tuna Salad....

It is very good, I put hb eggs in mine all of the time. Yum.
fresh Dill is definitely a good addition to tuna salad. It is also very good in turkey or chicken salad.

 

[Planogirl]

Oh yes, you should definitely try hard boiled egg in your tuna salad. It's really good!