tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14733404.post8988261919430059853..comments2024-01-08T05:50:04.098-05:00Comments on baxter sez: HIGH EXPECTATIONS, people!Alison Piepmeierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17972854288403934814noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14733404.post-67708614435774208762010-09-27T22:03:47.709-05:002010-09-27T22:03:47.709-05:00In most respects, this could just have easily been...In most respects, this could just have easily been a post about schools and students in general. If I had the time, I would do a blog series comparing and contrasting homework assigned to first graders in different schools in Nashville (for those lucky kids that actually get homework). It is staggering. As you might guess, the schools in our neighborhood would not fare so well in said comparison (and I commute up to Inglewood for Max's schooling).Carol McCulloughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000640799941028795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14733404.post-32183421073611545562010-09-19T05:26:34.771-05:002010-09-19T05:26:34.771-05:00I totally agree with you except for the part that ...I totally agree with you except for the part that she Will learn french in high school. She Will be fluant french before that because i would have taught her!<br />MaudAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14733404.post-16199231639591841602010-09-13T18:28:23.659-05:002010-09-13T18:28:23.659-05:00Biffle:
That may be but having been in public e...Biffle:<br /><br /> That may be but having been in public education for almost a decade, I've seen stranger things.Fudge-o-Matic part IInoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14733404.post-88950041276494128612010-09-12T23:31:50.239-05:002010-09-12T23:31:50.239-05:00fudge:
I think that if an entire group of kids in...fudge:<br /><br />I think that if an entire group of kids in a small place like Charleston needed to be introduced to the concept of mailing a letter when they're in high school, something is amiss.Bifflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13965722716159392121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14733404.post-50634491227761818252010-09-12T21:05:36.193-05:002010-09-12T21:05:36.193-05:00While it may surprise you that the children were i...While it may surprise you that the children were in high school, you do have to bear in mind that there may have been other learning disabilities that precluded the students from learning about how to send mail at an earlier age. This may also be the first time in their education career that they had a teacher willing to introduce them to this material as well.Fudge-o-maticnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14733404.post-16979068503158642412010-09-11T12:51:02.052-05:002010-09-11T12:51:02.052-05:00Alison - exactly! That's what I meant by &quo...Alison - exactly! That's what I meant by "not to add stress"... And she is amazing!The Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07082511484398695392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14733404.post-44233966263292286392010-09-11T06:41:50.518-05:002010-09-11T06:41:50.518-05:00Thanks, mom! I do think that your prejudice--to a...Thanks, mom! I do think that your prejudice--to always think I'm doing good because I'm your beloved daughter--is part of the point. You almost ALWAYS think I'm great and expect great things from me, and that's part of the high expectation thing we're trying to create for Maybelle, too. But it's important that we're not grinding down on her to somehow make her better-better-better--we automatically and always think she's amazing, and that helps create the right environment.Alison Piepmeierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17972854288403934814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14733404.post-34299442483180747742010-09-10T16:43:09.578-05:002010-09-10T16:43:09.578-05:00Things that make you go, "hmmmmmm".Things that make you go, "hmmmmmm".Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12808674825863044909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14733404.post-27822085382327939152010-09-10T16:29:01.022-05:002010-09-10T16:29:01.022-05:00Go, Alison! You are doing so much good in the wor...Go, Alison! You are doing so much good in the world by just being you in the world. I know that sounds prejudiced, as you're my beloved daughter (as Maybelle is your beloved daughter), but I do truly believe it! Our expectations and standards are so often met - we need to be sure they're not set too low. This is not to add stress to our lives, but joy! We all need to aim to be the best we, individually, can be. Of course that may look different from individual to individual, but uniformity isn't the point. Then we need to learn to accept each others' best. <br /><br />You say it all so much better than I do. Much love,<br />MomThe Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07082511484398695392noreply@blogger.com