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Post by ferris1248 on May 22, 2024 16:20:26 GMT -5
It all begins at home. Schools can enhance children but if the parents aren’t doing their job than it’s all in vain. Yep. I have preschool teachers in my family. In preschool these teachers are the children's parents. They nurture them, comfort them and teach them. Once their regular parents became responsible in the 1st grade through 6th grade, the children lost pace.
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Post by tonyroma on May 22, 2024 18:19:11 GMT -5
Not making excuses but it can be very difficult for a young family with both parents working full time jobs. I was very lucky, my wife had her own business so her schedule was very flexible. Both kiddos could read and right before they walked into a school.
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Post by restlessnative on May 22, 2024 23:22:41 GMT -5
Not making excuses but it can be very difficult for a young family with both parents working full time jobs. I was very lucky, my wife had her own business so her schedule was very flexible. Both kiddos could read and right before they walked into a school. Luckily they didn’t learn to right from you 😁
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Post by illinoisfisherman on May 23, 2024 4:57:23 GMT -5
Pre school has been a boon to my grandchildren. They too could do work must past their grade level all through school.
My youngest sister on the other hand was taught by my parents rather than preschool or kindergarten. She could read and understand the newspaper at 4 years of age. She skipped multiple grades through school and graduated college at about 17.
I sure wish I had gotten some of those brains. 😜
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Post by cadman on May 23, 2024 5:32:17 GMT -5
While we are speaking about education, what do you parents think about the new Year-round school schedule Florida is trying out next year?
More holidays and breaks during the year, but a shorter summer break.
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Post by johngalt on May 23, 2024 7:58:18 GMT -5
While we are speaking about education, what do you parents think about the new Year-round school schedule Florida is trying out next year? More holidays and breaks during the year, but a shorter summer break. Should have been implemented forty years ago.
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Post by ferris1248 on May 23, 2024 8:17:54 GMT -5
It's like that in Georgia. They shifted them around a few years back.
Seems to work out well although if you have younger kids and both parents work, it can play hell with work schedules.
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Post by bullfrog on May 23, 2024 17:10:04 GMT -5
While we are speaking about education, what do you parents think about the new Year-round school schedule Florida is trying out next year? More holidays and breaks during the year, but a shorter summer break. Doesn’t effect us. Only some counties are trying it. I don’t like it as a parent nor do I like it as the husband of an educator. Both kids and staff need a summer break.
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Post by swampdog on May 23, 2024 17:26:54 GMT -5
I don’t particularly like it. I’m somewhat of a Luddite I guess. I’m wondering how the teachers will adjust to it. They like the long break. Some work elsewhere and I knew one that lived all summer off the coast of Washington.
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Post by richm on May 23, 2024 17:40:07 GMT -5
While we are speaking about education, what do you parents think about the new Year-round school schedule Florida is trying out next year? More holidays and breaks during the year, but a shorter summer break. Doesn’t effect us. Only some counties are trying it. I don’t like it as a parent nor do I like it as the husband of an educator. Both kids and staff need a summer break. What about other jobs/careers? How does a teacher compare?
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Post by bullfrog on May 23, 2024 17:52:05 GMT -5
Doesn’t effect us. Only some counties are trying it. I don’t like it as a parent nor do I like it as the husband of an educator. Both kids and staff need a summer break. What about other jobs/careers? How does a teacher compare? Compare in what way? Pay? Hours worked? Benefits? I’m not sure your point, unless you’re trying to argue that teachers somehow get a special vacation other degreed professionals don’t, which doesn’t pan out logically. Teachers get zero time off during the school year unless they’re sick. Teachers can’t decide to take a day off to run errands or go fishing like most other professionals can.
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Post by richm on May 23, 2024 20:36:34 GMT -5
Not arguing a point. Asking.
My aunt was a teacher and retired from it. younger friend of ours quit after 1 yr. Takes a special person to teach.
I cant go fishing either. Pisses me off.
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Post by bullfrog on May 23, 2024 21:03:39 GMT -5
Not arguing a point. Asking. My aunt was a teacher and retired from it. younger friend of ours quit after 1 yr. Takes a special person to teach. I cant go fishing either. Pisses me off. I think it mostly balances out the way things are traditionally structured. Teachers work more than 40 hours a week but don’t get paid for the over time. Most teachers work 50-60 hours a week. Makes sense because they’re with the kids for the duration of the work day so they can only lesson plan and grade in the off hours. They can’t take off unless its an emergency or sickness. Florida teachers are the lowest paid teachers in the country. As in, between 1 and 50, Florida teachers rank 50th in pay. But they get the height of summer off. Not as long as the kids because they have to go back before the kids and stay after the kids leave for the summer. But for many that’s about the best perk they get from the job.
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