Daniel Martinez9 said:I keep mine for 10 years. Bad experiences, what can I say.
First off, you need to figure out what you actually received—a formal notice or an enforcement order. There is a massive difference between the two.
Bottom line: get a decent lawyer. Make sure to bring a tax clearance certificate (not older than 6 months) if you aren't already registered as a taxpayer. That way, your lawyer can waive the court costs for any potential objection.
Also, the deadline for an appeal should be written on the back where the enforcement order was stamped (if there's no stamp, it's not an enforcement order). It’s usually 7 or 8 days from receipt. It's all right there in the fine print.
Since you got the order on the 26th, 4 days have already passed. Hurry!!!.
And the order has to be sent by a notary or the court. If it lists a law firm, it just means they drafted the proposal for the enforcement.
And if the order was filed when you said it was, then there is no statute of limitations issue. The clock starts ticking the moment the law firm submits the enforcement proposal, which gets recorded in the official court registry with a date stamp on the first page. That is the date that matters for the statute of limitations. However, there might be a violation regarding the reasonable timeframe for serving you the order. In my opinion, someone is in a bit of trouble there.
In any case, talk to a lawyer. 😉
Thanks for the info. I'm just not sure if hiring a lawyer is worth it, especially if it ends up driving up the total amount I owe (it's sitting around $500 altogether) once you factor in their fees. I am absolutely livid 😠 because I've been backed into this corner without any way to prove my side of the story on my own.
Wait, shouldn't a formal affidavit actually come from a Notary Public instead of some random law firm? And honestly, how is anyone expecting me to just have receipts or bank statements sitting around from six years ago?
They haven't actually done anything—I mean, I haven't received a single notice or anything like that. But looking at the details in this letter, it seems like PBS started the enforcement process right on schedule back in 2008. From what I can dig up online, once they kick off that kind of legal action, the statute of limitations doesn't apply. Now we're sitting here in 2013, so I'm honestly just scratching my head.
So, I just got hit with an enforcement order from a notary dated March 26, 2008, all because of some old debt with AT&T from back in 2007. The letter is demanding payment, but get this—they don't mention a deadline to pay, nor do they give me a window to file an appeal. It’s 2013 now... am I allowed to fight this based on the statute of limitations for the debt itself, or maybe even the statute of limitations for the enforcement order? EDIT: Turns out the letter is actually from a law firm that just slapped a notary's heading under their own logo.
It honestly drives me absolutely crazy how nobody ever offers up their seat on the subway. I take the train back and forth to work every single day, and some evenings, I am just completely wiped out by the time I get home. Just the other day, this elderly lady with a cane actually offered me her spot—she sounded pretty annoyed about it too, which honestly made sense since no one else had even blinked. There was one afternoon where every single seat was taken, and there was only one person standing: a pregnant woman, of course.
Alright, I figured it was about time I jumped in and shared my two cents on this whole situation too. $7.00Look, this whole situation doesn't sound great, and it definitely makes the teacher look bad, but we’re only seeing one side of the coin here. Who knows how many stories like this happen behind closed doors in a teacher's daily grind? If you have five kids in your class dealing with serious family or financial struggles, chances are someone is going to need a hand more often than you'd think. I can't tell you how many times I've personally stepped up and lent money to a student—someone who wasn't even in a tough spot, just caught off guard. It would be something like: "Oh, you forgot your bus fare? Don't worry about it, I'll cover you today, just get it back to me tomorrow. We need to turn in the field trip money to the front office right now, so just take this and pay me back when you can." And honestly? About half the time, that money was gone for good. But let's be real—it feels pretty petty to go pulling a kid aside or making a scene over twenty bucks. $10But then, everything just went sideways. $6.75 Look, I’m 30 years old, and if there's one thing I've learned, it's that lending money to students is like trying to fill a bottomless pit. It just never ends. So, I finally made a call: I am officially done being the classroom bank. From now on, my response is always the same: "Hey, we have to turn this cash in to the school accounting office by the end of the day for these specific fees. You didn't bring yours? No big deal. I'll hand in everyone else's money, and you can just take yours down to the office yourself whenever you actually have it." I truly believe that no matter what kind of job you have, you need to maintain a certain level of professional distance. If you don't set those boundaries, you're just asking for a headache. Look, maybe this teacher decided she’s going to play small-time lender for her students, but she always expects to be paid back. Who even knows how much cash she’s pulling out of her own wallet every time one of those five kids facing hardship hits a rough patch? And honestly, why would she give $3 to our friend's son but not the others? Should she be giving it to everyone? Or maybe she shouldn't be lending money to anyone at all? That’s really the question we should be chewing on here.
Honestly, maybe we should just start a dedicated thread called "What parents actually think about teachers," because it feels like everyone is totally fired up about this topic right now.😁
Look at the students and the actual knowledge they walk away with after learning from that same educator—not just some random tutor found on Craigslist who was paid out of a parent's pocket for a few hours of instruction.
Do I really need to point out that being perceptive, balanced, and decent matters too?
If we're looking at student achievement through the lens of test scores, let’s be real: today's teachers are more skilled and better prepared than they've ever been.😉 Inflation has gone absolutely haywire, and honestly, it’s made every other grade on a report card feel totally meaningless. It’s like we’ve hit this weird era where a single "A" is the only thing that carries any weight anymore. Because of that, parents are panicking. They see that one crucial grade and start throwing money at private tutors like crazy, just terrified that if their kid slips even an inch, they'll fall behind for good. It's a total scramble to keep up.😲Look, maybe they got a B. Or maybe you think a truly skilled, competent teacher should be expected to carry every single student on their back all the way to an A? That’s just not how it works.
James Perez54 said:It’s his results.
Look at the students and the actual knowledge they walk away with after learning from that same educator—not just some random tutor found on Craigslist who was paid out of a parent's pocket for a few hours of instruction.
Do I really need to point out that being perceptive, balanced, and decent matters too?
Are those qualities we want in an auntie looking after kids at daycare? Or maybe in a doctor? Or even just your local clerk at the grocery store? Of course they are. I mean, come on. We want everyone to be observant, level-headed, and genuinely polite, right? But for some reason, it feels like that standard just vanishes whenever you deal with teachers. It’s like they’re the only ones allowed to skip out on basic decency! The whole problem boils down to this: the entrance exams for teaching certifications actually end up rewarding the wrong traits. It’s like they’re inadvertently scoring people higher based on how blunt, rude, or totally oblivious they are. Because of that, you constantly see these abrasive, ill-mannered types sliding right through the door and enrolling in programs where they clearly don't belong.😁
James Perez54 said:It's simple: there just aren't enough qualified or competent professionals working with kids.
They won't realize it until they purge the dead weight from their own ranks, but most of them just act like cowards and pretend it isn't their problem...
Help me out here—could you walk me through what actually makes a teacher "expert" or "competent"? Beyond just having the right degree and the right license, what are we really talking about?
James Perez54 said:Regarding grades, I am talking about actual, non-fictional student knowledge (measured by As) and you are intentionally twisting my words.
Who is to blame for the inflation of As and honors? Are parents writing the grades in the report cards? Are they threatening teachers at gunpoint? You tell me, what's really going on here? 😁
I don't know anyone who pays for tutoring to get an A (sic!), let alone to fix an F.
By the way, I have never encountered such a massive collection of hypocrites, emotional wrecks, insecure people, and frauds (exceptions exist, obviously) as I have within the education system. Why is that? Back in my day (I'm 43), anyone who couldn't get into their preferred college (lower-performing students) or couldn't find a high-paying job in their field (unrelated) would regularly end up working in a school, taking out their frustrations on children. I highly doubt things have improved since then.
After reading this, I've decided I'm done arguing with you. I truly hope you can work through whatever personal baggage you're carrying, because this kind of bitter, pure hatred toward a profession isn't objective... it's clearly personal. I genuinely wish you the best.
Charles Murphy6 said:Back when there was actually some real competition in the market, they used to give away massive amounts of freebies. Don't even get me started on the laptops for school that would mysteriously vanish from teachers' homes... and of course, everyone conveniently "forgot" about them. Honestly, if you ask me, the whole entire situation is just nauseating. I've personally seen kids lending each other money during field trips; it happens all the time. My kid came back from Central Park after some silly mishap and lent a friend this much, then that student lent her this much in return. It's just small change, and I don't make a big deal out of it, but still. What else can I say?? At the school my child attends, they actually charge the students for photocopies of tests. They run the copies in the faculty lounge, and a single sheet costs $0.67. Look, it's not like I'm being stingy over a couple of bucks—I'll happily drop four dollars if it's needed—but please, don't treat me like an idiot. First and foremost, they aren't allowed to charge children for this stuff; they already receive funding for school materials (just like the funds provided for things like hand towels and soap)—the whole thing is completely illegal. Parents always end up being the ones getting squeezed. And then, to top it all off, I get a newsletter stating that my little girl needs to bring in $0.67, and it literally gives me hives. Since when does it cost $0.67 to photocopy one single sheet of paper?? I should probably just stop talking about this before I lose it...🙂
Oh, man!🙄 Look at you, totally exposing these scammers and crooks.👍 But let's not forget about the kickbacks they get for grading. For instance, I personally won't accept anything less than a $167 for a failing grade, and for every grade higher than that, I’m talking an extra fifty bucks. If you want an A, I only take cold, hard cash.😉
I have to admit, I’ve been following this thread pretty closely—not really because of the stuff about $6.75 and McDonald's, but more because of all the bickering over teachers who are constantly dragging their students out on field trips. My own students have been begging me to take them to the theater for an entire semester now. I keep promising them we'll go, and honestly, my conscience is eating me alive because I keep putting it off. But reading your comments? You guys have actually managed to quiet that guilt down quite a bit. 😁 Organizing a trip to the theater is something I do entirely on my own dime and in my own free time. If I'm choosing to spend a precious evening with a bunch of teenagers at a show instead of relaxing with my own family—basically playing the role of a chaperone and a bodyguard—then I expect that effort to be respected by both students and parents. If parents reacted even half as reasonably as you all have in this thread, I wouldn't feel so discouraged about going the extra mile.
briskeagle51 said:Around here, brown sugar is pretty much just white sugar with some coloring added. It's all junk!
How does that even make sense? I mean, brown sugar isn't just a different color than white sugar—it actually has its own distinct aroma and a totally different texture because it's more moist. Honestly, anyone with half a brain could tell if they were just looking at "dyed white sugar."
wearycrane6 said:So, I figured I’d jump in with everyone else. I picked up a Clearblue test this afternoon and, obviously, I didn't have the patience to wait until morning. I just did it right then and there, and boom—two lines popped up in like ten seconds. I guess my "good news" is arriving a little ahead of schedule! :-) The baby is definitely wanted, but we weren't exactly expecting things to happen this fast. We're basically just floating in this cloud of pure excitement and total confusion right now :). Since my cycle is pretty irregular, I honestly thought I was just dealing with the usual pre-period stuff: sore, swollen breasts, bloating, those random hunger pangs, and yeah, okay, maybe hitting the bathroom a bit more often than usual, plus tossing and turning in bed for a couple nights... but last month the symptoms felt identical, so I just assumed it was wishful thinking since I ended up getting my period anyway. Of course, we still need a doctor to confirm everything... I'm just hoping all stays on track. As for everything else, we're just going to take it one step at a time, go with the flow, and see where life takes us! Mickey Mouse :-) Man, my heart... my heart is just... I don't even know how to describe it, it's beating BRIGHT RED :-)!!!
Oh man, huge congratulations to you from the bottom of my heart! 😘
I’m pretty sure this *Enterococcus* stuff is coming from the rear end. Let me try to put this more politely: NO anal sex before vaginal sex, and definitely NO finger play starting from the back and moving to the front.
Brandon Wells712 said:Does a doctor like that even exist??? Seriously, I need help ASAP!
Mine is just like that—Dr. Duck over at the Maksimir Health Center. I guess that setup works perfectly for him, though. He gets to dodge the heavy lifting, and honestly, he seems way more interested in padding his books with "formal" female patients. Half the time, it’s just the nurse signing off on all the referrals and prescriptions anyway.🙄 Man, that’s rough, but honestly? It looks like that’s exactly what you’re after. 😘 .
I’d definitely handle things differently. It’s not like they wouldn't be into it, though—I know they watch (and even make 😉) all sorts of stuff. It’s just that there are certain things I’d never want to sit through with my students, or even with parents. Honestly, it would just feel incredibly awkward to be watching that kind of content alongside them.