tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post8476315681232130050..comments2023-07-20T03:10:07.458-05:00Comments on Bluebird's Classroom: Yes, Mom, You Didn't Get an AUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-27971502020440716652008-10-05T09:55:00.000-05:002008-10-05T09:55:00.000-05:00Ms. Bluebird, I'm a SAHM but we don't have a large...Ms. Bluebird, I'm a SAHM but we don't have a large income. Nor are we on ANY kind of public assistance. I just think it's important to be home to raise children properly. This gives me time so I can email teachers all day and whine about my kid's grade.<BR/><BR/>OK, jk on that last part. But I know the kind you're talking about even as a Sunday school teacher. One parent said her kid was allowed to jump off the tops of the slide and over bolted-in benches so her kid could be "creative." Yeah, well, when I'm in charge, I don't want your fifth-grader's "creativity" to knock down the first graders nearby. I guess I'm a jerk that way, but I about got nattered to death. It's got to wear you down having to explain every little thing constantly.Happy Elf Mom (Christine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-57249940671060590862008-09-13T21:57:00.000-05:002008-09-13T21:57:00.000-05:00An award? Me? This is all so unexpected! I'd li...An award? Me? This is all so unexpected! I'd like to thank my 3rd grade teacher, Mrs. Barton, and....Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-10895002093924713292008-09-13T19:54:00.000-05:002008-09-13T19:54:00.000-05:00Maybe I have a different interpretation of SAHM th...Maybe I have a different interpretation of SAHM than most - I see a typical SAHM as someone who can afford to stay home as she has a spouse making a large income and can afford to do so. The mothers I see who don't work do so because they tend to be on public assistance. Since over 50% of my students are on free and reduced lunch, that's actually a huge chunk of my population.Mrs. Bluebirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10283080212189118357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-51009740222442176412008-09-13T16:24:00.000-05:002008-09-13T16:24:00.000-05:00Be careful what you say about those stay at home m...Be careful what you say about those stay at home moms. I had one who attacked me, via my blog, from way across the country. She thought that anyone who didn't agree with her was disparaging all SAHMs. May be.http://dkzody.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13685733471410144224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-74403311013891997152008-09-13T12:26:00.000-05:002008-09-13T12:26:00.000-05:00The mom's just upset that some pre-teener is score...The mom's just upset that some pre-teener is scoreboarding her in your gradebook...Mister Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00797744114515551901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-34239881741908877362008-09-11T19:47:00.000-05:002008-09-11T19:47:00.000-05:00*Sigh*Such a widespread problem.I'm glad you link ...*Sigh*<BR/>Such a widespread problem.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you link vocabulary to pictures - I do this quite a bit in Spanish class. It is so effective! A brain-friendly learning strategy. Yay!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06000626153643588652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-72776737095582787562008-09-11T11:15:00.000-05:002008-09-11T11:15:00.000-05:00Surely the mother needs to get a hobby or, even be...Surely the mother needs to get a hobby or, even better, a job. <BR/><BR/>Maybe she could spend her free time creating a "State The Bloddy Obvious Award" for Darren.Margaret Englishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11910776236752629334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-63029105053881624902008-09-11T07:07:00.000-05:002008-09-11T07:07:00.000-05:00Don't the parents know that they've already comple...Don't the parents know that they've already completed middle and high school? They've earned their diplomas, so they should give their kids the chance to earn one, too--independently!Melissa B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13172152515024862967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-72772775630279711892008-09-11T06:36:00.000-05:002008-09-11T06:36:00.000-05:00Glad to hear you have the same parents in your par...Glad to hear you have the same parents in your part of the US. I guess they didn't know that it is best practice to help kids connect and visualize. Grades are more important than learning.Welcome...https://www.blogger.com/profile/06717297461991687097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-68672971998844813892008-09-11T00:02:00.000-05:002008-09-11T00:02:00.000-05:00I've worked where administration supported teacher...I've worked where administration supported teachers, and I've worked where it didn't.<BR/><BR/>Support is better.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.com