I am a single parent living with family members. I am a teacher. My daughter is 5 years old. She loves music.she doesnt complete her work and love to move around. There are 30 students in her class. what is your oponion.
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It may be ADHD. Or it could be that she doesn't feel challenged enough in the school work. She sounds like a very bright little girl. She may be ahead of her classmates intelligence wise, and she may not be stimulated enough, which would cause her to lose interest.
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Pyrate has the right attitude. The others who spoke about kids under 18 needing to constantly be in the care of a parent are wrong. I know lots of 13 year olds who babysit babies and toddlers.\n\nIn this situation, you are speaking of a 13 year old and a 16 year old....both old enough to stay home alone while you go on a date with your spouse, why would they then not be able to stay at home alone while you go to work? \n\nIt can be done. There will always be those who think anything other than the norm is "illegal." These are not experts, and many experts are wrong anyway.\n\nWhat state are you in? The amount and type of work/hours put into a school day vary from state to state and whether or not testing is required also varies from state to state.\n\nThis can be done legally.\n\nAnd TINATURNER was wrong. Even Public Schools are only in session about 6 hours...why then would homeschools be required to be in session for 8 hours? Stop talking about subjects you know nothing about!
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Kind of sad, there only child and they won't support her education, the only way i don't support my children's education is if there screwing around and partying instead of working hard at getting good grades.\nBut the answer is YES
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I agree with the poster who said make sure you have things written down.  You didin't explain how old your child is or what type of problem you are having, so this might not even apply.\n\nMy daughter had a problem when she was in seventh grade.  She never did learn cursive writing (still hasn't learned it and she now has an undergraduate degree with a double major and is working on a masters).  In 7th grade her teacher held her work up in class one day to show all the examples of what NOT to do in a writing assignment.  Then he went on and told the next class about it as well when someone came back into class and said that my daughter was crying in the washroom - he explained to them why she was probably crying. He also made a sarcastic comment to her as she was leaving that day and she made a nasty comment back to him then.  She was in tears when she got home and very upset.\n\nMy response to her was that she needed to write a letter to the principal and explain what happened and why she was upset.  I told her she needed to give the teacher a copy of the letter because you can't make a complaint about someone in writing without giving them  a copy.  Her letter was two pages long.  The end result was that the teacher had to apologize to my daughter.  \n\nSo my advice is be diplomatic and follow sensible channels.  Be calm.  Put things in writing if they are not resolved with the usual contacts.  If your child is old enough (by fourth grade they can usually state their case quite well) make sure the child is involved in stating the case and the problem.  If there is a meeting my preference would be to have the child there and let him explain what is wrong.\n\nIf necessary get the principal involved.  Hopefully you won't have to take it beyond the principal.  Most principals want a peaceful school and like ot get issues resolved.\n\nI hope this helps.
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Because you said child, I am assuming you mean less than teen years, correct? If so what I recommend you do is essentially, you will have to very politely show that child that s/he does NOT, “know-it-all” as you put it. What I would suggest is to set up some sort of praise, or rewards system for the children. This can be done in the form of say like a bulletin board with stars, smiley faces, etc…(you get the idea), and every time someone does something praiseworthy, (which will ultimately be under your judgment) they will get notoriety for it. This could be for good behavior, participation, correctly answering a question, working well with others, etc… If this child is a obstinate as you say - they will quickly fall short of the rest of the class, which will be seen by the class as well. Plus, this will give you a comparable, and seeable tool to use to calmly explain to the parents that their son/daughter is hindering or falling behind the rest of the class due the reason you stated earlier. It may sound a bit mean - but in essence you will be using the class against the child in a purely psychological and non threatening way. Plus, if the child does eventually change, they can just as easily be among the other successful students in the class. Try it and see… Hope it helps.
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education in its ideal form would be tailored to each indivdual so that each students needs are being met.  It sounds like your child has special needs in that he/she is so far advanced that he/she may get bored by staying home.  My son is pretty close to the same criteria as your son and I know I am sending him to kindergarten because of his social interation, cognitive and problem solving skills.  Some kids mature physically faster than others as I sure you know, but I think they can do so mentally as well.  Send your child to school, he/she will benefit from the interaction with others and reinforcing what you have already taught him/her.
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Different people learn differently. My daughter does great in a group, it really helps her. One of my grandchildren needs to be alone to learn his lessons. He gets it just from reading, I excel in a lecture class.
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I would get my mom or dad to go to my defense and ask the teacher to give you a different assignment to do alone since your partner is no longer available...\nYou are right, if everyone else has a partner to practice with, you should not be alone on this...\nFight for your rights...\nAlso, ask for more time to prepare...
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Why do you assume that ALL teachers are not teaching?\n\nThat's a really crappy thing to say.\n\nQuite an assumption.\n\nI'm sure it's not the choice of the teachers to do away with gym.  It's the choice of the school board and administration.\n\nI'm wondering what type of a job you're doing with parenting...  In my experience, it's usually the parents who complain the most that do the worst job with parenting.\n\nBe proactive!  Get involved with the school.  Volunteer in your child's classroom.  Stop complaining and start doing something to help your school system.
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Me! I'm in fifth grade! I live in Charleston, West Virginia. I read, skateboard, play tennis, play with my 7 year old brother and I take guitar lessons. I've been taking lessons for about 2 and a half years. I play a lot of sports, but I like soccer the best. I'm not as athletic as I used to be, because my mom and dad took me out to excercise more often then they do now. They are often very busy. So now if I want to excercise, I have to run on our treadmill or play in our backyard. I'm homeschooled, but when I finish all of my stuff, I pretty much just sit around the house and play video games, play with my younger brother, use the computer and read. We don't go out as much as we used to, so I have to excersice on our treadmill. Being homeschooled means you can hang out all day, but you can be lonely sometimes, because all of my friends are nowhere near me. We have a homeschool gym class twice a week at the YMCA with various activities that my friends and I go to. And we go out to see movies together, or play in a park or go to a museum. But even then I get lonely when I'm not with them for a while, so I have to go everywhere with my family. My email address is gintrisoc@yahoo.com
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Schedule a parent/teacher meeting with her teacher. See if the teacher is willing to stay after school a couple of days a week and give her one on one tutoring.\n\nMy little brother went through the exact same thing with his math and english lessons and his teacher was more than happy to stay late with him since teachers are always at school after the kids to home.\n\nAlso, it may be a tough decision to make, but it is almost the end of the school year. If you daughter just quite doesn't grasp what she is trying to learn, maybe it is best if she is held back a year. If she is struggling so hard now, how in the world would she survive in a higher grade?\n\nGood luch!
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Talk to her teacher. She is obviously very young, I think you are worrying about nothing, take a small step back and enjoy watching her grow.
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I feel that anytime a class like that is offered you should allow your child to take it.  Any additonal free classes like that will only help in the long run.  For example; college admission; better jobs.  My daughter was introduced to several languages in our school system when she was smaller.  She is now finishing her 4th year and will receive an Advanced Diploma when she graduates from High School in 2007.(and will have 5 years of Spanish)  Most colleges look for a secondary language or require it for admission.  But clearly if your child truly does not like the class I agree that something else should be offered to those students.  (Choir, Art, Self Defense)  Maybe you could approach your local school board with these questions or start with the teachers/principals.  I really wished that I had parental and educational guidance when I was her age, to send me or even encourage me to try something new.  I would be making more money with another language today, if I had taken spanish.  Good luck.
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I'm an elementary school teacher (first grade and now kindergarten).  When you have small children with many absences or tardies, there's something wrong with the parents.  Small children need the help of adults to get to school on time.  In the case of elementary school aged children I would say yes.  When kids get to be teenagers in middle and high school, it's a  different story.  By that age I think teens should be responsible enough to get themselves to school on time.  Some kids purposely ditch certain classes.  In that case I don't think it's fair to hold parents responsible.  I think teens should be punished for ditching their classes.  Maybe they should be forced to do detention or Saturday school; if they continue, make the punishment even harsher.  Perhaps if you've been absent a certain number of days you shouldn't be allowed to graduate until you make up those hours.  Or maybe they could require teens to complete some sort of community service to make up those hours.  I think it's time that we make people responsible for their own actions.
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I had a similar problem a couple wks ago. My sons teacher was labeling him and picking him. I was getting notes every single day just about from his teacher. I was really sure what was going on because he had been making A-B honoroll. Anyways I went up there and spoke with her, found that she had moved him and ONLY HIM to a different part of the class room so he could pay attention. I was not having that since he was making good grades all year long and still is. He said he wasn't misbehaving or disruptive, so I didn't know what the hell the problem was. I also spoke with the principal and asked that my son be moved or we were taking it to the school board. We just put our foot down(husband and I)and let them know that we were serious and wanted it to be resolved. Because he wasn't gonna learn if he's getting discouraged by his teacher. I don't know what grade your sons in, but my son is in 2nd grade. And don't think that you guys are being a pain in the butt or an inconvenience to the "school", because that is your son. I was getting on to my kid every time that I was getting a note, but it wasn't him, I guess the teacher decided to pick on him. And as far as the school staff, who cares what they think of you, but once they start picking or being ugly to your son. Id take it a step further and contact the school board. Good luck!!
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I would suggest you take time to share part of your childs life. Enjoy their music with them. Dont make it a negative experience at all this will most likely back fire. If you start sanctioning what your child listens to they are likely to rebel. Guide your child by his or her tastes, and even share your own. Discuss things you find objectional with your child in a constructive way. Suggest music you think is appropriate, get them excited about it! Positive only! You have been warned! Take them to a concert even!\n\nThe point is share positive experiences together -- this is the best influence you can have on your child.
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I believe that when parents play music or sing with or to their kids when they're young is a big influence to whether the child will be intrested in music. Of course the younger you start an instrument the easyer it is to learn. At least that is what I have found with me and people that I know.