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What to tell a child on the first day of school
Me | 7/29/2026 | Me

Posted on 07/29/2026 1:05:44 PM PDT by CtBigPat

The idea of the commencement speaker always seemed silly to me. They wait till the last moments of your education to bring in someone to inspire you. I would think it would be better to bring in someone on the FIRST day of school to get your head straight and on the path to success. What would you tell a student on the first day of school?


TOPICS: Education; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: education

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To: CtBigPat

When one of my niece’s children came home after the first day of school, she was greeted with “Mom, how long is this going to continue?”

She answered, “At least another 14 years.”

My niece, the killjoy.


61 posted on 07/29/2026 11:40:37 PM PDT by OrangeHoof (Talarico is Italian for "heretic".)
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To: CtBigPat
...the kids do way better than government schooled kids...

Teachers are required to pace at the slowest kid's level of understanding.

62 posted on 07/30/2026 4:05:37 AM PDT by GingisK
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To: MayflowerMadam
...total immunity to peer pressure for the rest of your life...

I never thought of that! Its true, we PKs don't care what the rest think.

63 posted on 07/30/2026 4:13:02 AM PDT by GingisK
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To: GingisK

So true!

My sister and I have discussed this. Even though childhood in the parsonage, school, and social situations were rough, we appreciate it now. We have no problem displaying our I-don’t-give-a-sh!t attitudes when necessary.


64 posted on 07/30/2026 4:39:03 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam ( "Trouble knocked at the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away". - B. Franklin)
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To: CtBigPat

Learning to know, learning to do, learning to live together, and learning to be the best you can be.


65 posted on 07/30/2026 5:58:03 AM PDT by Vaduz (NEVER TRUST A DEMOCRAT)
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