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mrswilmarubble @mrswilmarubble (20) • Canada 25 Mar 07

Here is a chance for parents to see that most parents are driven insane by the antics of their teen children. What drove me NUTS!!! was when my boys were absolutely unable to understand the concept of "if its empty put it in...

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mrswilmarubble LOL OMG do I remember that! Then they toss FOLDED CLEAN clothes into the laundry hamper when they do get forced to clean up!

25 Mar 07

c2adams2 @c2adams2 (351) • United States 23 Mar 07

Paw Paw Public Schools has introduced a new initiative. They want to start charging parents 36$ a day to take their children out of school for anything not excused by the FMLA. WTF!?!? They say that it is only fair, to pay back...

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mrswilmarubble I'm not sure if it is the same in the states but everyone in canada pays school taxes. This includes people with no children. The reason behind this is that we all benefit from education and an educated society so we all must contribute. So even though you...

25 Mar 07

mrswilmarubble @mrswilmarubble (20) • Canada 23 Mar 07

I am a teacher who runs a store front high school for kids who hate traditional high school. We do things differently. For instance: We prefer students to bring mp3 players and cd players so that they can listen to their tunes...

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mrswilmarubble Traditional high schools are designed for certain types of learners. If you don't fit that particular learning profile or style then you have a higher chance of failing high school. Almost all of behaviour difficulties in high school classrooms come from...

24 Mar 07

mrswilmarubble @mrswilmarubble (20) • Canada 23 Mar 07

I am a teacher who runs a store front high school for kids who hate traditional high school. We do things differently. For instance: We prefer students to bring mp3 players and cd players so that they can listen to their tunes...

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mrswilmarubble Interesting that you think you know exactly what I teach. I don't believe we have yet to meet, MrNiceGuy. I use the same curriculum and textbooks as any other school in my district. I also use the government approved correspondance courses. The reason the...

24 Mar 07

mrswilmarubble @mrswilmarubble (20) • Canada 23 Mar 07

I am a teacher who runs a store front high school for kids who hate traditional high school. We do things differently. For instance: We prefer students to bring mp3 players and cd players so that they can listen to their tunes...

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mrswilmarubble I have to disagree with you, MrNiceGuy. My students earn more credits per semester than those in traditional high schools because they are happy, allowed to proceed at their own pace and because they get one to one help to learn what they can't learn on their...

23 Mar 07

mrswilmarubble @mrswilmarubble (20) • Canada 23 Mar 07

I am a teacher who runs a store front high school for kids who hate traditional high school. We do things differently. For instance: We prefer students to bring mp3 players and cd players so that they can listen to their tunes...

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mrswilmarubble You are so right! Traditional high schools are generally designed for one type of student (the one who is content to have information poured into them and then they spew it back out on the exam). Students see school as useless because the information given...

23 Mar 07

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mrswilmarubble @mrswilmarubble (20) • Canada 23 Mar 07

Well, I don't. But I sure have a lot of experience helping teens learn how to get their parents to respect them more, nag them less and how to avoid getting into trouble with them. I'm a teacher (wait! I'm one of the good ones!!)...

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mrswilmarubble Oops, I'm writing this again because I don't thing my first attempt worked. First of all, because you have two other children who seem to be doing well YOU must be doing a good job. In my experience, if the majority of the children in the house have...

23 Mar 07

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