What happens if there is a power outage? Google won't be able to help there. Bet none of you have thought about that.
Every time someone says "Better charge your Kindle in case the power goes out because you still want to be able to read!" I cringe inwardly and think "Paper doesn't need to be charged" and then preen over my bookcase full of books.
What happens if there is a power outage? Google won't be able to help there. Bet none of you have thought about that.
Every time someone says "Better charge your Kindle in case the power goes out because you still want to be able to read!" I cringe inwardly and think "Paper doesn't need to be charged" and then preen over my bookcase full of books.
Yeah - only tangentially related to this topic.
Hey, my nook enables my reading addiction so much. I can get books when the library and bookstore are closed. And I can carry so many books on vacation. And when the battery dies, I sigh sadly, then go grab a backup paper book until it's done. It will never replace the paper books, but it's a great supplement.
Every time someone says "Better charge your Kindle in case the power goes out because you still want to be able to read!" I cringe inwardly and think "Paper doesn't need to be charged" and then preen over my bookcase full of books.
Yeah - only tangentially related to this topic.
Hey, my nook enables my reading addiction so much. I can get books when the library and bookstore are closed. And I can carry so many books on vacation. And when the battery dies, I sigh sadly, then go grab a backup paper book until it's done. It will never replace the paper books, but it's a great supplement.
What happens if there is a power outage? Google won't be able to help there. Bet none of you have thought about that.
Every time someone says "Better charge your Kindle in case the power goes out because you still want to be able to read!" I cringe inwardly and think "Paper doesn't need to be charged" and then preen over my bookcase full of books.
I have been wondering about these planners. Is this a new thing or something that is making a comeback? Did no one else use planners in their teenage years? When/where I grew up (I'm 33), all the girls had them in middle school and high school, but maybe it was an Asian thing? (Although we certainly were not keeping track of appointments, bills or menu planning.) I guess I lived a sheltered urban immigrant life.
I have been wondering about these planners. Is this a new thing or something that is making a comeback? Did no one else use planners in their teenage years? When/where I grew up (I'm 33), all the girls had them in middle school and high school, but maybe it was an Asian thing? (Although we certainly were not keeping track of appointments, bills or menu planning.) I guess I lived a sheltered urban immigrant life.
It wasn't an Asian thing in NYC. In junior high, everyone had to have one, parents needed to sign it at the end of the week. I loved using it HS and college. Washi tape makes it easier to decorate these days
I have been wondering about these planners. Is this a new thing or something that is making a comeback? Did no one else use planners in their teenage years? When/where I grew up (I'm 33), all the girls had them in middle school and high school, but maybe it was an Asian thing? (Although we certainly were not keeping track of appointments, bills or menu planning.) I guess I lived a sheltered urban immigrant life.
It wasn't an Asian thing in NYC. In junior high, everyone had to have one, parents needed to sign it at the end of the week. I loved using it HS and college. Washi tape makes it easier to decorate these days
My HS in NJ gave them out. I used it when I remembered. Since I started working i've had to keep one. It's not an option anymore
I have been wondering about these planners. Is this a new thing or something that is making a comeback? Did no one else use planners in their teenage years? When/where I grew up (I'm 33), all the girls had them in middle school and high school, but maybe it was an Asian thing? (Although we certainly were not keeping track of appointments, bills or menu planning.) I guess I lived a sheltered urban immigrant life.
It wasn't an Asian thing in NYC. In junior high, everyone had to have one, parents needed to sign it at the end of the week. I loved using it HS and college. Washi tape makes it easier to decorate these days
Interesting. I grew up in NYC as well but they were not required in our schools. I can hardly remember what we used them for, although I probably had a more active social life than I do now.
It wasn't an Asian thing in NYC. In junior high, everyone had to have one, parents needed to sign it at the end of the week. I loved using it HS and college. Washi tape makes it easier to decorate these days
My HS in NJ gave them out. I used it when I remembered. Since I started working i've had to keep one. It's not an option anymore
They used to give them out at my work too (although not the cute ones I used in HS) and it took a few years to do away with them since everyone used calendars on their computers and phones instead.
I had never heard of bullet journaling before this thread and I think I'm going to try it out!
I have been wondering about these planners. Is this a new thing or something that is making a comeback? Did no one else use planners in their teenage years? When/where I grew up (I'm 33), all the girls had them in middle school and high school, but maybe it was an Asian thing? (Although we certainly were not keeping track of appointments, bills or menu planning.) I guess I lived a sheltered urban immigrant life.
It wasn't an Asian thing in NYC. In junior high, everyone had to have one, parents needed to sign it at the end of the week. I loved using it HS and college. Washi tape makes it easier to decorate these days
Really? Parents needed to sign it?
Between stuff like this and threads on Parenting about how homework is always a team effort between the child and his parents, I'm beginning to wonder if my kid will ever learn to be independent.
My parents signed bad tests and were notified if we were slipping. They had no other mandatory involvement. And it was grand. School was my job, not theirs.
It wasn't an Asian thing in NYC. In junior high, everyone had to have one, parents needed to sign it at the end of the week. I loved using it HS and college. Washi tape makes it easier to decorate these days
Really? Parents needed to sign it?
Between stuff like this and threads on Parenting about how homework is always a team effort between the child and his parents, I'm beginning to wonder if my kid will ever learn to be independent.
My parents signed bad tests and were notified if we were slipping. They had no other mandatory involvement. And it was grand. School was my job, not theirs.
/hasfeelz
When my sister was in middle school (12-ish years ago), parents had to sign them at the end of the week to know what their kid was doing. Teachers also communicated with parents via planners. I don't remember my parents having to sign mine. They handed them out and checked to see if we were actually using them (in middle school). My high school did not care how we kept track of our assignments, as long as we actually did things on occasion.
ETA: I wasn't finished. I have feels about the way education is going. Kids need to learn to be responsible. They can't the way things are going.
ETA: I wasn't finished. I have feels about the way education is going. Kids need to learn to be responsible. They can't the way things are going.
These are my exceedingly strong feelz.
There's a good amount of research that shows today's kids are screwed when they get to college because of this type of thing. It's pretty sad, actually. Parents think they are helping their children succeed, but they're harming them in the long run.
There's a good amount of research that shows today's kids are screwed when they get to college because of this type of thing. It's pretty sad, actually. Parents think they are helping their children succeed, but they're harming them in the long run.
I remember one kid in undergrad whose mom came with him to set up his classes and took him to the first few days of classes every semester. She also helped him on all his major projects. Pretty positive he never got a job in his field.
There's a good amount of research that shows today's kids are screwed when they get to college because of this type of thing. It's pretty sad, actually. Parents think they are helping their children succeed, but they're harming them in the long run.
My coworker's child is in first grade. My coworker gets emails about his homework. It lays out what she need to do and what her son needs to do.
It fucking blows my mind. She regularly comes into work and says "I forgot to send him in with this!! His teacher is going to yell at me." Who the hell is in school here???
There's a good amount of research that shows today's kids are screwed when they get to college because of this type of thing. It's pretty sad, actually. Parents think they are helping their children succeed, but they're harming them in the long run.
My coworker's child is in first grade. My coworker gets emails about his homework. It lays out what she need to do and what her son needs to do.
It fucking blows my mind. She regularly comes into work and says "I forgot to send him in with this!! His teacher is going to yell at me." Who the hell is in school here???
I do not understand this concept. I could see explaining the homework assignment to the parent (so they know WTF is going on), but parents aren't going to school. Parents shouldn't be involved in the actual work except for family trees and science experiments. If the kid forgot a portion of the homework, that's the kid's fault, not the parent's.
There's a good amount of research that shows today's kids are screwed when they get to college because of this type of thing. It's pretty sad, actually. Parents think they are helping their children succeed, but they're harming them in the long run.
I remember one kid in undergrad whose mom came with him to set up his classes and took him to the first few days of classes every semester. She also helped him on all his major projects. Pretty positive he never got a job in his field.
Apparently this is increasingly common, according to the books I'm reading (I'm studying higher education).
In addition to failing to teach kids responsibility for their work and life, there's the issue of learning how to self regulate/self manage. That's one of the main theories why rates of depression, anxiety, and other mental illnesses are increasing on campus.
I do not understand this concept. I could see explaining the homework assignment to the parent (so they know WTF is going on), but parents aren't going to school. Parents shouldn't be involved in the actual work except for family trees and science experiments. If the kid forgot a portion of the homework, that's the kid's fault, not the parent's.
I remember one kid in undergrad whose mom came with him to set up his classes and took him to the first few days of classes every semester. She also helped him on all his major projects. Pretty positive he never got a job in his field.
Apparently this is increasingly common, according to the books I'm reading (I'm studying higher education).
In addition to failing to teach kids responsibility for their work and life, there's the issue of learning how to self regulate/self manage. That's one of the main theories why rates of depression, anxiety, and other mental illnesses are increasing on campus.
I think it ties into (for me) the almost crushing expectations of parents these days. There are so many things to know and do absolutely correctly. And they extend to things that didn't used to be so stressful.
I'm not at all knocking car seat safety - this is just an example. But, if my mom got caught at work and couldn't pick me up, she just called another friend's mom who took me to their house for an hour until she could come get me. But now, if there's isn't a car seat available, the child is left waiting for their parent with the correct seat in place. Shit happens - emergencies happen - a little fail-safe of a neighbor stepping in isn't available sometimes now.
You also have parents policing other parents constantly. You wonder if you can let your kids go the park alone or if you're going to have the police called on you. So, you have to go with them. Until what age?? My parents made that decision for me but now it's police and other parents making it for you. And now you have to do all their homework with them. And never ever make a mistake in your schedule or let an emergency happen that keeps you from being at school on time.
There are times that I'm seriously terrified.
I'm not saying that any of these changes are necessarily wrong, but I do think we've tipped a little too far in the opposite direction from when I was a child and a little more balance is desperately needed.
EDIT: There's no helping the carseat example, obviously. But I think parents should be able to decide the maturity of their kid and whether a trip to the playground alone is an okay activity for them without the threat of CPS.
The expectations put upon parents put a ton of pressure on families. Between kids being less independent (not being able to do their own homework, not being able to wander over to the park) and the amount of over-scheduling that is going on, it's a wonder parents can make it out without losing their sanity.
ETA: Plus people now live away from extended family, forgoing built in help. And they are working longer hours. Something has to give.
The expectations put upon parents put a ton of pressure on families. Between kids being less independent (not being able to do their own homework, not being able to wander over to the park) and the amount of over-scheduling that is going on, it's a wonder parents can make it out without losing their sanity.
ETA: Plus people now live away from extended family, forgoing built in help. And they are working longer hours. Something has to give.
It wasn't an Asian thing in NYC. In junior high, everyone had to have one, parents needed to sign it at the end of the week. I loved using it HS and college. Washi tape makes it easier to decorate these days
Really? Parents needed to sign it?
Between stuff like this and threads on Parenting about how homework is always a team effort between the child and his parents, I'm beginning to wonder if my kid will ever learn to be independent.
My parents signed bad tests and were notified if we were slipping. They had no other mandatory involvement. And it was grand. School was my job, not theirs.
/hasfeelz
Sorry, finance drama has kept me away from the boards... and I can't see my notifications on Tapatalk!?! My mom signed it because she had to, but I was a motivated kid who liked getting really good grades and studying. I asked my mom because I couldn't remember, she said my Jr. High did this because it was starting to become common place that parents complained to the teachers about failing homework grades. So the school covered their asses, gave every student an agenda, and had the parents sign the agenda every week. If the parents complained, they could ask them to see their child's agenda and say, you signed this but didn't ask your kid if they did their homework? At that time, it was enough to deter parents from blaming teachers for everything. My mom said it was only in 6th grade they did this.
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