tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post7120067906547462940..comments2023-07-20T03:10:07.458-05:00Comments on Bluebird's Classroom: Waking Up Rip Van WinkleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-54760649568632779252010-02-22T14:45:11.176-06:002010-02-22T14:45:11.176-06:00This is one of those parents who think 'perfec...This is one of those parents who think 'perfectly normal' means 'never leaves room, lives on chips and soda which is fine as long as he doesn't bother me!' We have lots of those!Peach Podhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12319765116240485041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-7292091139592055462010-02-20T21:03:25.255-06:002010-02-20T21:03:25.255-06:00I can't tell you how often I have had a child ...I can't tell you how often I have had a child just like him in my classroom. We finally learned that one child was being dragged out each night by his mother when she went out.VKThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017490749224577620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-87086512671476542632010-02-18T22:02:55.448-06:002010-02-18T22:02:55.448-06:00There were probably kids like this when we were in...There were probably kids like this when we were in school, but I certainly don't ever remember them.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-88568086719372182832010-02-18T20:19:26.369-06:002010-02-18T20:19:26.369-06:00dkzody, this kid is one of our guidance "freq...dkzody, this kid is one of our guidance "frequent flyers" and our guidance counselor (and admin) have been working with this kid and parent a lot - there's still a lot of this kid's back story that we don't know but our counselor has discovered during his sessions - so we felt instead of stepping into the middle of the situation, it was best to get a hold of someone who may know a bit more about what's going on than we do. And in our school, that's a perfectly fine thing to do.Mrs. Bluebirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10283080212189118357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-26477176534437611782010-02-18T20:14:05.811-06:002010-02-18T20:14:05.811-06:00A few years ago I had a student, who literally cou...A few years ago I had a student, who literally could fall asleep standing up. He did it in my class and in PE. <br /><br />At first Mom excused it because he had sleep apthia (SP). The boy (5th grade) was close to 300 lb. Mom said she couldn't get him medical care. I got our Social Worker involved. Mom refused to fill out the paper work. <br /><br />Then he was overheard regaling the other boys with the plot lines from late night HBO shows like Real S3x. <br /><br />We told mom - she said "Well he wakes up because he can't breath and watches TV. I can't stop him I have to sleep. I suggested that she use the parental controls on the cable box or remove it to her room at night. N0 that would make him mad.kherberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03282935413300573346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-33941224555387686302010-02-18T14:16:02.576-06:002010-02-18T14:16:02.576-06:00You don't have to make a phone call to the hom...You don't have to make a phone call to the home BEFORE turning it over to someone else? That is not allowed here. We must make at least 2 contacts with a parent BEFORE any administrator will even consider this. And, by the way, your description matches so many of our school population. No big deal.http://dkzody.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13685733471410144224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-15641309816149057862010-02-18T01:22:55.065-06:002010-02-18T01:22:55.065-06:00I had a somewhat similar issue last year with a fi...I had a somewhat similar issue last year with a first grader and it turned out his mom was letting him stay up late (like 11 o'clock) and she didn't know that young kids need a lot more sleep than that. As soon as we talked with her about it, he began going to bed earlier. I honestly think some parents just don't know how to parent which is really sad...<br /><br />You have some tough kids girl!Sneaker Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11629970985456274562noreply@blogger.com