Military Recruiters at schools. Is this not predators preying on our kids?
363838
If you don't want the military promoting their specific branch at your public school then go to a private school.\n\nWhy did my family ever fight in wars and conflicts to save ignorant, ingrateful assholes like you?
692574
Yes. They have too even though it is a breach of privacy. It is a safety issue what if the kid has drugs, weapons, or the like. You have take into consideration the safety of all the kids in the school versus the privacy of one. i know it sucks to have your privacy breached but safety is more important and legally the locker is the school's propery yopu don't own or rent it so they can look in any time you want. Hope this helps. :)
1052008
I am not close to being an expert, but let me just say this. I am 35 and I am a single mother of three kids. I have a fifteen year old, a six year and a four year old. So I have only two of them in school right now.\n\nMy 15 year old son is on honor roll and my six year old daughter just received high honors. \n\nI am not bregging but only trying to paint a picture. I do not force any kind of studying habits. I think my success has been mostly more about how I raise and communicate with them.\n\nGrowing up I have never talked baby talk with any of them and they all talked exceptionally well when they were little. So well to the point people would always ask how does you little girl or boy talk so well, they are using sentences and they are so tiny.\n\nMy son has told me that the reason everything comes so easy to him is because half of the things he studys in school are things that I have included in everyday conversation with him so he already knows about it and it gives him the opportunity to participate in conversation in class and it makes him strive more when he knows about it and the teacher is impressed.\n\nIf my kids have a question while watching tv I answer it and bring up other things in relation. If they don't want to watch the news I don't have a problem with that, I watch and telll them later about all the things that are going on.\n\nMy son told me at school for his graduation they played a movie they made of all the major news and events that happened in the past decade and when they showed things like Tim Mcvey, Jon Bonet or even the last space shuttle that blew up and he said that after the movie his friends were saying they didn't even know who or what half the things in the video were.\n\nMy son's comment was "Don't these kids parents talk to them?"
411520
The job is not as important of a factor as what kind of parent they are.  I know messed up military kids because the parents hate the schools and pull them out to homeschool everywhere they live, and I know some well-adjusted disciplined military kids.  I know of similar situations with civilian parents also.
792735
I can't speak for everyone in the military...But I can tell you that my recruiter was completely honest.  He said that basic freakin' sucked, but graduation was one of the best  days of his life.  And everyone should know that when the enlist they're opening themselves up for the possibility of going to war....If they're too dumb to know that then it's not the recruiters fault if they have a bad experience in the military- it's their own.
282705
This sounds like bad deeds.\nWhy would they be protective of what they do if they are right?\nLet's hope they did not go to the "junk" sites.\n\nI agree with other answers before me. I just want to add some.\n\n1. If they reach access to such sites through the URL toolbar, scroll down to check or type each letter one by one to see the URL visited starting with the letter typed. \n\nEx. \na------answers.yahoo.. (example URL visited)\nb------blogger..\nc------c..something\n\nYou will see a scrolling window popping out when you type whatever letter.\n\n2. Try going to search engine that they use regularly and check whether there are visited links.\n\nVisited links are usually bolded and darker that the colour of invisited links.\nTry the search index.\n\nEx.\nYahoo! Buzz Index\nAsk Top Searches\n\n3. If you have Yahoo! or MSN or Google toolbar, refer to the search history on the toolbar.\n\n\nTake time to spend quality time with your children. Tighten the bond of family love.\nBy that, they will learn to love you and stop doing anything that may hurt or cause uneasiness to you and to them also.\n\nShould they be seeking "the thing", tell them that it is not worthy.\n\nTell them that if they are still into it, they are sure to regret when they have grown up.\n\n\nOh, I have to warn you of links consisted of images.\nThey somehow hide the footprints of people visiting to whatever Websites.\n\nIf you need more help, feel free to contact me.\n\n\n\nNo wonder why a lot of people have been asking how to erase search history again and again.\n<Sigh> Kids. Most of them.
90049
You should listen to your mom.  Never give out personal info on the web.  There are a lot of predators out there and its a really scary thing for parents and kids.
56926
nooooo. the student may be living out a high school fantasy by pursuing you, it is doubtful they are mature enough to be in a relationship with someone 10 years older for awhile. It seems a bit unethical to me as well.
62593
Keystroke recorder.  Look for some free shareware online.\nIt works, I've used it.  \n\nDon't feel guilty about knowing what your kids are doing.  I have seen some grisly things happen to kids because of online predators.  Make sure that your kids do not have a profile of themselves ANYWHERE on the internet.  Take all personal information out of AOL, MYSPACE, etc.  I have seen an online predator track a kid down from her first name, town and hobbies.  Make sure there are no photos of your kids anywhere online.  Make sure that your kids highschool's web page does not have photos of your kids online, like for band or the sports teams.  Make sure they do not give out their phone number or address, and tell them they can IM their friends, not new people they don't know.  Online predators don't even have to make the first move, it's the kids who start conversing with them first!\n\nIt is also best to keep the computer out in the open - the parents can always look over the kids shoulder to see what is going on.\n\nAnyway, go to Yahoo and type in keystroke recorder.  Load it on the kid's pc when they are not around.  The one I found created a .txt file that you can probably view from your pc if you are networked.\n\nGood Luck!
860374
This worries me. Why do you feel you must send a 6 year old off to boarding school? Could you give more information?
268871
Maybe your kid is acting out in response to your need for strict discipline. If someone was trying to do things like send me to boot camp, and I was 8, I'd be all, 'fuck you, pops. I'm outta here.' And then I'd go smoke a cigarette and TP someone's house and maybe even put sugar in your gas tank.\n\nDon't know, but that seems a bit young to me. Make him into a soldier when he turns 18. Then he can die proudly like a pubescent teenager.
1106367
OK, I can understand what you are trying to say. But you must look at it much differently than you are looking at it. Example-In our school system in the US, the purpose is to educate children to a degree that they will be compatable in an educated world, however in some instances you will find teachers charged with raping a student. These are also highly trained professionals like soldiers are. Now here lies the dissimmilarity, You will never hear a public cry for a school where a teacher commited rape to be closed, only for the teacher to be brought to the fullest extent of justice under our law. However when a soldier or group of soldiers is accused of a crime, it seems that many would stop the operation at hand, and simply "close shop". We need to remember that individual soldiers are people, and will be tried as individual people for their crimes. Just because there are a few bad cops, doesnt mean that you should shut down the police force.  You are correct, this isnt right, but until the US military can find a breed of perfect people, they just have to work as hard as they can with those of us who choose to enlist, and we all have our faults. Remember that even soldiers are innocent until PROVEN guilty, and I hope IF proven guilty for rape and murder, these men will never see another day of freedom. I fought too hard, saw too much pain, lost too many friends, was too professional, to want any rapist/murderer to stain my reputation.
957939
If the guy is meschiveaous that means he can grow smart....Moreover he must be having good time with friends ..hence try to put him in a boarding school.... Try to prepare him for Sainik Schools , Military schools etc. These schools do not mean he is going for defence services ...they just ensure channelization of such highly energetic kids....
540866
Nope.....not appropriate.  My recruiter in no way affected/effected my decision to enter the military.  I doubt very much you did either to ANY of them.  All you did was act as a middle man.  \n\nBe honest....most of the wide eyed children who passed through your office had already made up their mind.  Either by force (Mom and Dad) or beligerance (get away from Mom and Dad).\n\nAs we mature our views change.....are you going to post that in the paper everytime that happens?\n\nYour heart is in the right place....that in itself is admirable.
1060511
you are absolutely right and there should be a separate page maybe you should email yahoo about it.predators are on the rise and you should never meet or call anyone you do not know. parents also should their job by monitoring what their children are doing on the net.THIS IS NOT INVADING YOUR PRIVACY\njust making sure their children are safe.
970465
I don't deny that there are people in the military who had no interest in going to college. There are plenty who probably would have never made it to college.\n\nBut that's not what Kerry's "joke" implied. It implied that the people who didn't study, who didn't try to be smart, are the ones who get "stuck" in the military as their last option.\n\nThat's insulting and untrue. There are plenty of people in the military who are quite well educated. There are plenty of people who will go on to finish school after their service in the military. In many families, it is expected that the son or daughter will continue the family legacy of service before moving on to success in the civilian world. \n\nFor many of the "academic shining starts", military service IS a great option. Some of us joined because we felt the call to serve our country. It had no bearing on whether or not it was the most lucrative choice at the time. But according to Kerry, I guess we were just too lazy in high school and had no other option.
1185258
Whether or not there are children of politicians in the war does not matter.  We have a volunteer army, and if the absence of politician's children in the armed services says anything, it says it about their children.