Donna Taylor5 said:You think that if 8, 6, or 3 kids out of a class of 20 opt out of religious studies, those remaining 43 religious students would just be redistributed into two classes? That’s a stretch. The Department of Defense—or rather, our school board—hardly ever decides to merge or split classes, especially since almost every single classroom includes students on specialized IEP programs.
Actually, the situation you're describing could only happen if fifteen students from two different classes of twenty opted out at once. Then you'd be left with five students wanting religious instruction in each, forcing those two groups to merge into one class. I'm exaggerating, but that would be a massive shift. It’s a scenario that’s hard to imagine, and it would hit the other teachers too, because everyone would lose instructional hours due to that merger.
Fine, let's go. So, we have three classes of 20 kids. If five kids from each of those three classes decide they don't want religious studies, you form one new class of fifteen kids. You still have 15 religious students in each of the original three classes 😉, so the religious instructor still has 6 hours of teaching time across those three classes.
@nosorog, a 16-hour weekly load isn't even a bad schedule.
If they did it that way, the classes would be set right at enrollment, which would prevent all this messy reshuffling later on.
I was just looking over my niece's elementary school schedule today. She's in first grade and stays for after-school care. One day they have religion class first thing in the morning, and on another day, it's their last period of the day.
shadowcrane91, please stop flooding the thread with back-to-back posts. Just hit the multi-quote button on the bottom right of any post to bundle all your replies together. Also, just a quick heads-up. thanks.
Stay hydrated—that’s the number one rule. Based on what I've seen lately from the latest CDC guidelines 😁, they don't really stick to that strict diet of plain rice, steamed veggies, boiled meat, and toast anymore. For my kid, I just cut out the sweets and dairy. Everything else is fair game, provided he can actually stomach it at the time, along with plenty of fluids, yogurt, and probiotics.
Jerry Parker72 said:True, but legally speaking, there's a massive difference between a kid getting hurt at home versus at a gym that isn't even zoned for children.
An owner could end up facing tens of thousands of dollars in fines from OSHA or some other regulatory agency just because a child was present or got injured 🤔. It’s not even about being negligent—sometimes people just want to help, and they end up paying the price.
What happens if your kid trips over some equipment that wasn't properly bolted down while they're messing around? Would you tell the gym owner, "Don't worry about it, it's my fault"? Or would it be, "I'm suing you because this gear wasn't secured"? 🤷
If I ran a gym without a dedicated, fenced-off area for kids, I wouldn't allow them in, period.
Honestly, what can I say? 😁 I get the point, and I don't want to spend all day speculating on it. I already mentioned that I don't take my kid there specifically because of those risks. As for everyone else, that's on them and whatever arrangement they make with the owner. It's their responsibility. 🤷
My point was just that a parent should be able to get a workout in without constant interruptions, and it’s not like you’re going to put a kid directly under a squat rack. 😁 Plus, it helps if you can swing by when the gym is practically empty. 🤷 Honestly, anyone can get hurt regardless of age. I’m pretty sure my kid would find a way to walk away with an injury. 🤣
Look, you don't really know until you try it. And hey, maybe you'll get lucky and catch a workout session that lines up perfectly with a nap.😁Exactly. For all those reasons I mentioned, that kind of training was never even an option for me. Even if a kid is being an absolute angel and listening to every word, I still wouldn't be able to relax enough to actually get through it properly.
It’s not much of an issue when they’re still tiny and stationary. You just pop them in a bassinet or a playpen nearby and grab them when you're done. Especially if they sleep through the whole thing—pure bliss! 😁
quietpilot87 said:It’s especially bad when I hear people judging moms bringing their kids to the gym, saying things like, "Why don't they just stay home? There's nothing else to do while the kids are little." It's wild how narrow-minded people can be.
Not surprising, honestly. You hear that kind of judgment directed at women all the time, though I have to say, I've personally never dealt with it.
A guy who used to work there told me I could just bring my kid along if I had nowhere else to leave him. Honestly, though, the thought of dragging my little terror into a gym doesn't even cross my mind. I wouldn't get a decent workout in, and we’d probably end up in the ER within the first ten minutes anyway. 🤣
At my old gym, people would just show up with their toddlers. It wasn't explicitly stated that you could do that, so I guess you just had to ask when you walked in. 🤷 I just remembered there’s some women-only gym out there somewhere—can't recall the exact location—so they might be more open to accommodating moms with little ones. 🤷
Susan James said:Wednesday, June 1st at 6:00 PM downtown I really hope other cities start organizing similar events soon.
If we’re being logical about this, there should be way more people standing up for the right to life. At the end of the day, we're talking about unborn babies who become actual human beings... people who deserve to grow up and spend 8, 12, or 16 years in school.
Besides, this isn't just about supporting educational reforms. It touches on a huge issue in our society: whenever experts try to implement something professional and transparent, politicians and trolls step in to sabotage it.
It’s ridiculous to think that a political party—which probably wouldn't even hit the required threshold if they ran independently—should be the one deciding the future of our education system. Why should expertise take a backseat to politics?
I'm hoping too, but looking back at how things have gone, I have my doubts.
Benjamin Nelson8 said:I’ve had two different experiences here- My oldest was born on April 7th. He practically begged to start school early because he was already bored out of his mind in preschool; he could already read and write, though he absolutely hated coloring. He breezed through all the assessments, but the teachers advised against it, suggesting he should just keep playing for a bit.. That ended up causing issues once he actually started school, mainly because he would get frustrated having to write lists of five animals or repetitive vocabulary over and over again (since he’d basically spent two years doing "school" work in preschool). Either he knew everything instantly and finished his work way too fast because it was mindless, or he’d just end up distracting the rest of the class. 😁 Now, toward the end of second grade, things have finally leveled out because the curriculum has actually become challenging enough to pique his interest.
My younger one is a completely different kid temperamentally—much more patient and level-headed. We are currently looking into early enrollment for him (born May 6th). He handled the Tetsov assessments brilliantly. His focus is actually better than his older brother's, and so is his persistence. He has this real sense of responsibility; he remembers and tracks everything that happens to him (something his older brother still occasionally struggles with)..
The oldest is still playing most of the time; the only real obligation he takes seriously is his reading assignments. Honestly, I don't think he'll lose anything by starting this year. There's zero challenge for him in preschool; they mostly just play board games like Sorry! 😁 and he finds it incredibly boring....
I actually find managing a school-aged child much easier than a preschooler (even though I thought it would be the exact opposite). We drop him off in the morning since it's on our way to work, and he just comes home on his own to grab a snack. You don't need to write a formal apology for being absent for a couple of days. I just jot a note in the parent communication log explaining why he wasn't there and clarify that we didn't visit a doctor. In the lower grades, missing a few days for travel isn't even an issue (some friends were just away for 12 days in Thailand, and my boy didn't miss anything significant at all)..
It’s not much better later on, either. Back in high school, I knew plenty of kids who would regularly skip class just to go skiing.
Our daycare doesn't have an on-site speech therapist. And just like nosorog mentioned, their therapists mainly work with the preschool crowd; they might glance at the younger kids, but really they're just there to spot potential issues and point parents in the right direction. Regarding speech, pronunciation, and writing—as you guys know, my kid (5.5 years old) struggles with those. We've been doing speech therapy for two years now. Last year, he picked up syllable division incredibly fast. Now, he’s actually starting to read words using that method. Writing isn't too bad either, though we don't practice it much unless he really pushes for it. I can't say for sure how he'll handle elementary school or if things will improve, but for his age, considering we don't do much formal practice, he's doing great. He caught on quick. 🤷To me, the bigger hurdle seems to be free-form retelling—like book reports or summarizing stories. That's where he really hits a wall. Putting sentences together is a struggle, so we try to encourage that as much as possible. 😢 If I had listened to everyone else saying "it'll all work itself out," we still wouldn't be seeing a specialist today. 🙄
I’m curious about the logic behind how they actually mapped out the school year. Like, what’s the actual breakdown of instructional days versus holidays? I wouldn't mind if they pushed classes through July 1st, but it feels pointless when you look at all those holidays at the end of June and how they overlap. It’s all fine until they decide to shrink summer break down to a single month. 😁