Posted on 06/09/2006 6:05:22 AM PDT by nckerr
ANOTHER REASON TO HOMESCHOOL PING
I said it, you can agree or not.
Schools do not have rights. Groups of people and institutions do not have rights.
and I'd have no issue at all with them banning fast food from their premises..
No problem. You are free to send your kid there or not.
in fact, they'd be freeer to do it that public schools because no one can claim its violating their civil rights.
Government schools routinely violate rights. The mere act of compulsory education is a violation of rights.
Abolish government schools and the problem disappears.
Self esteem was never something I thought about, but you're right about that.
They told me what they wanted and they know that they have to deal with it. Yesterday they weeded the flower bed. I don't do floweres, but I bought them and the girls planted them, so they have to keep them weeded. The same goes for the watermelons and pumpkins they want to grow. They have to hep maintain the patch.
BTW, name-calling is no substitute for the exchange of ideas.
Euthanasia is ok, to.
>>Very good. It is locla government making the restriction on public school grounds. May actually force parents to quit poisoning their kids with junk that causes diabetes and causes a whole host of medical problems. Did anyone see Dr Phil yesterday about the fat kids of America? If your kid is fat, it is your fault when someone picks on them at school and they are ridden with diseases later in life such as cancer.<<
Let me explain something to you.
I am a homeschooling mom. My hubby insisted that my 6 year old do kindergarten this year.
In the two months that she was in there, she gained 7 pounds. Why? We walked to and from the school every day, why would she gain weight?
Here is your answer....junk food.
Every day in the three hours she was there, she got a snack. We don't do snacks at home, we fight weight. Parents brought in juice boxes (liquid sugar) and goodies every day.
News alert, Peanut butter ritz crackers are not healthy either! When I sent in apples and milk for a snack, no one ate them.
Couple that with the big 30 minutes once a week for gym, where if they didn't behave they sat (not laps, sat) and kids having birthdays at least once a week, she blew up.
Now we walk and swim to get it off.
Don't tell me McDonalds is any worse than the crappy lunches they were serving either. When my older one was in school, I packed her lunches because the grease balls they passed off for lunch were so bad.
More nanny-state. Just what we need. (/sarcasm)
You have to be kidding? The teachers' unions should control what kids get to eat? Don't you believe that is just a little bit too much government intervention into personal rights?? Twinkies got me through the muck of Junior High. And the cafeteria food today is dung. Chips with cheese sauce is better than a Big Mac?
I cannot stand this governmental push to tell our kids what to eat. It is the 'agenda of the day.'
I don't care if anyone controls it. The point is that the fat-ass parents and their fat-ass kids can't control themselves and wouldn't know what to do unless someone told them to do it (and probably still wouldn't do it, unless someone made them do it).
But hey, I don't care if your kids are blimps. It'll be just that much easier for my son to make them cry. The fat sissies will probably have a lot of lunch money for him to take, too.
>> But hey, I don't care if your kids are blimps. It'll be just that much easier for my son to make them cry. The fat sissies will probably have a lot of lunch money for him to take, too.<<
People like you are the reason why I homeschool.
You must be the head of "The Lord of the Flies"
I hope I just missed your sarcasm tag.
Did the chicken... and you were right... it was very easy! the secret is to not to skimp on the basting steps, and to resist temptations to remove skin or otherwise cut down on the fat; it all runs to the bottom anyway and so these steps are the only ones keeping it from being as dry as the Sahara... something I'm sure my family neglected. Thank you. I'm very happy, and feeling less of a bachelor.
Glad it worked out! :-)
Yeah I don't eat the skin, but I leave it on during cooking, because it does insulate the bird.
And Apple Jacks are now red and green.
This past Christmas, the school that my daughter attends we made dinners for all her teachers, the administration, the governing board and their families.
We made 117 servings of chicken parmigian, a quart of sauce for each family along with a pound of un cooked spaghetti. It was packed with reheating instructions and a bow. The total cost was $65.00.
That was less than we spent the year before on junk for her teachers only. And everybody liked having a good meal without having to cook.
A meal will become our gift every year. Oh, and the time spent cooking is about the same as shopping for 9 or 10 different gifts.
WOW - what a great idea!!!!!!!!!!
We'll do a different meal every year. The teachers really did appreciate having a night off from cooking, especially that week before Christmas break when it gets really hectic for all of us. Oh, and I hate shopping and like cooking.
One more thing I learned from this. Teachers don't want or need any more world's greatest teacher plaques, mugs, or other "stuff", and they get too many sweets during that last week of school.
Homemade jellies and preserves........as well as homemade cookies and candy is what I do. I don't go the plaque route, as much as my 8 year old would like me to :)
I'm like you, I would rather cook than shop - I HATE shopping.
WOW! What was that you said about name-calling?
I must ask. What drew you to this after so long?
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