School Starting

Hey Boys and Girls, School starts today in Tally... So just a reminder to watch out for kids, buses and distracted drivers... Watch your Speed! The minimum fine for speeding in a school zone in Tally is $ 537.00 :yikes: I saw 3 pulled over on my way in this morning...:lol: So wherever you live...watch out! I'll bet there is a handsome fine in your neighborhood too...

Hey Boys and Girls, School starts today in Tally... So just a reminder to watch out for kids, buses and distracted drivers... Watch your Speed! The minimum fine for speeding in a school zone in Tally is $ 537.00 :yikes: I saw 3 pulled over on my way in this morning...:lol: So wherever you live...watch out! I'll bet there is a handsome fine in your neighborhood too... Starting early down there. Kiddies start up here in a couple more weeks.

Georgia starts about now too. But Michigan doesn't start till after the holiday weekend, so three more weeks.

wife went back to work this morning, that was great seeing her all miserable and tired:whistle::dthumb:

Wow, school started a week ago around here!

Wow, school started a week ago around here! :yikes: Damn. Early.

Yeah, but they get out earlier than kids up here Marko. I have a Niece still in school in GA.

Wow, school started a week ago around here! wow that is early, just the teachers are back this week, most of the kids don't start back till next week. A ew districts don't start kids back for 2 more weeks

the kids here started week before last...

the kids here started week before last... :yikes: What is the world coming to? Wait a minute...this will get all the azzhat teens off my twisties and back in class where they belong.

:yikes: What is the world coming to? Wait a minute...this will get all the azzhat teens off my twisties and back in class where they belong. :iagree: :withstupi

most of the shools here are year round. but some did start a week ago. i usually am gone before thet get up though.

Schools up and running here. Watch out for those buss stops too.

Schools up and running here. Watch out for those buss stops too. the bus stops on base love it when i pass by on the bike. the kids usually wave so i give them a little rev

school starts for my kids on the 30th. it is the first year that both my girls will be in school. so i am feeling a little :nana:.

the bus stops on base love it when i pass by on the bike. the kids usually wave so i give them a little rev that's nice of you:hug:

most of the shools here are year round. but some did start a week ago. i usually am gone before thet get up though. I think schools should run year round... I even thought that while I was in school... Kids forget everything in those three months off, then teachers play catch-up for the first month or so... While I was in school that always drove me insane... I remember most of the stuff, but was forced to sit through reteachings... Lame. Not to :jacked: this thread any further... Most schools start tomorrow 'round here...

:yikes: Damn. Early. Yeah, but we are in the South...

Yeah, but we are in the South... I just started my 2nd week this week.

that's nice of you:hug: its all for the chitlins

I think schools should run year round... I even thought that while I was in school... Kids forget everything in those three months off, then teachers play catch-up for the first month or so... While I was in school that always drove me insane... I remember most of the stuff, but was forced to sit through reteachings... Lame. Not to :jacked: this thread any further... Most schools start tomorrow 'round here... i would never wish that on my child. not while im not a teacher. the education system in this country is sooooo screwed up, they need a break. i know i needed it.

i would never wish that on my child. not while im not a teacher. the education system in this country is sooooo screwed up, they need a break. i know i needed it. Need a break? From what? School was so ridiculously easy and boring... and my school was supposedly very good... My point is that kids would be more prepared for life and would get a much better education if there weren't meaningless breaks from school for the summer months. What purpose does that serve? All I see coming out of summer breaks are childcare expenses increasing, unattended children, and time to forget all those things that were learned throughout the school year... I am currently working on my second college degree... First time around and this time I go year round... I get done faster, I retain more of what I learned, and it's overall not a much of a burdon... THE FOLLOWING IS A GENERAL RANT - THIS IS NOT DIRECTED AT ANYONE SPECIFICALLY Part of the reason I think school systems are so jacked is because of the parents. I know multiple teachers and school administrators in different, but all highly recognized, school districts. They say it's impossible to discipline many of the children, not to mention actually teach them anything... Parents either don't care or blame everything on everyone other than their brat kid... Not to mention a lot of parents are so self-absorbed that they don't know their kid is flunking out of school, don't care to help them with their studies, and/or have absolutely no ability to discipline the kids... too busy trying to be their best friend... That is not to say there are not horribly incompetent school districts, administrators, and teachers adding to the problem... Not to mention the media and various advocacy groups making excuses for lackluster test scores... How in the hell can a history, math, science, or any other type of question based in fact (or publically documented information) be 'culturally biased'? Make an effort not an excuse...

How many children do YOU have in the public school system there psycho??? I don't think you know what you are talking about...I am coming from 2 generations...after raising and then finding my 25 year-old dead in his bed...I now have a 3rd grader and the one in kindergarden who can claim Gov. Jeb Bush as her personal friend... So...tell me about yours...

How many children do YOU have in the public school system there psycho??? I don't think you know what you are talking about...I am coming from 2 generations...after raising and then finding my 25 year-old dead in his bed...I now have a 3rd grader and the one in kindergarden who can claim Gov. Jeb Bush as her personal friend... So...tell me about yours... None, but that does not make my opinion any less valid... Considering the fact that I am a product of the public school system solidifies my credibility... After your initial couple sentences I got kind of lost, but that is moot at this point anyway... Obviously I struck a nerve and I apologize for offending you (or anyone else reading this who may have taken offense)... That was surely not my intent. Understand that I am not saying you, or anyone else around here is a good or bad parent... I am not addressing anyone particularly, just making blanket comments about what I have experienced and witnessed. Everywhere I go I see out of control children running amok and parents who make excuses for their lack of control... Undoubtedly parenting is EXTREMELY difficult, I for one was a royal pain in the turdcutter, but never out of control... Again, my comments were not directed at anyone in particular and not made in an effort to discount the rigors of parenting in any manner...

None, but that does not make my opinion any less valid... Considering the fact that I am a product of the public school system solidifies my credibility... After your initial couple sentences I got kind of lost, but that is moot at this point anyway... Obviously I struck a nerve and I apologize for offending you (or anyone else reading this who may have taken offense)... That was surely not my intent. Understand that I am not saying you, or anyone else around here is a good or bad parent... I am not addressing anyone particularly, just making blanket comments about what I have experienced and witnessed. Everywhere I go I see out of control children running amok and parents who make excuses for their lack of control... Undoubtedly parenting is EXTREMELY difficult, I for one was a royal pain in the turdcutter, but never out of control... Again, my comments were not directed at anyone in particular and not made in an effort to discount the rigors of parenting in any manner... Oh, But yes it does...unless you are currently involved in today's public school system, your info is dated and you are talking through your hat... B, was born in 1979, I saw him start public school in 1985...he graduated from high school in 1998...with honors...I did the whole program with him... PTA and everything...I had daughter # 1 in 1997 and daughter # 2, 3 years later... On february 5, 2003 at 3:30 in the afternoon, I found B, when he was a Junior in college...dead in his bed... So, until you have children, and get a first-hand, and up close/involved look at the public school system...you are only spouting idiot wind...blowin' every time you move your teeth...

Oh, But yes it does...unless you are currently involved in today's public school system, your info is dated and you are talking through your hat... B, was born in 1979, I saw him start public school in 1985...he graduated from high school in 1998...with honors...I did the whole program with him... PTA and everything...I had daughter # 1 in 1997 and daughter # 2, 3 years later... On february 5, 2003 at 3:30 in the afternoon, I found B, when he was a Junior in college...dead in his bed... So, until you have children, and get a first-hand, and up close/involved look at the public school system...you are only spouting idiot wind...blowin' every time you move your teeth... I cannot begin to imagine your loss, and would not begin to insult you by attempting to do so... However, I do not know what this has to do with the public school system. I graduated in 1998... I remember getting into trouble with fellow classmates and overhearing the parental conferences... On one side you have my folks just waiting to get out of there to bust my rear... and on the other you have another set of parents blaming me and everyone else for what their kid did... or worse, denying that their kid would even be a part of any such offenses... I remember some of my friends who's parents let them do anything... Tyler's mom was buying him smokes when he was 14, Joe's dad bought us beer at 15, and Justin's parents let his girlfriend MOVE IN at 16... These guys got suspended from school for fighting, smoking, or general disrespect and they got a 3-5 day vacation... I got a couple fresh ones and enough chores so that I didn't have to be grounded... I didn't have time to leave... My ex-girlfriend went to a public inner city school graduating in '01... Much of the same, only much worse... The main difference being the teachers were incompetent and didn't care... Unfortunately the majority of the parents did not seem to care either... She told me a story about her friend getting attacked at school, attempted rape... and her having to walk a couple miles home because her parents would not come to get her... Look, I am not saying the public school system is a shining example of perfection, but I do beleive that a lot of times it gets blamed for more than it should be held accountable for... That being said, I beleive this has gotten completely out of hand and needs to be ended... I have a tendency to opine in ways that inflame others and that is something that I obviously will need to continue to work on. Although I stand behind my analisys, I apologize again for offending you.

Everybody just chilax.:chill:

i am all for kids having summer vacation. they go to school for 12 years. that's a long time! imagine if your boss came up to you and told you that you will get no vacation for 12 YEARS!! you'd say no f:cens:king way!! not everyone's job is difficult, but that doesn't mean you don't deserve a break. same way with school...

:iagree: plus, they're kids. the world has too many issues for us to ruin childhood. next thing you know we'll be having the children investing in stocks

:iagree: plus, they're kids. the world has too many issues for us to ruin childhood. next thing you know we'll be having the children investing in stocks ummm, they already do...when I was in middle school they had us playing with the stock market...each class had like $1000 or so to play with and learn about the market... and no it wasnt a rich school...we had to do all kinds of stuff to get the money, and some was donated...

ummm, they already do...when I was in middle school they had us playing with the stock market...each class had like $1000 or so to play with and learn about the market... and no it wasnt a rich school...we had to do all kinds of stuff to get the money, and some was donated... :skep: rich girl rich girl rich girl (this is where i would tug on your pig tails)

:skep: rich girl rich girl rich girl (this is where i would tug on your pig tails) HA!!! i dont have any to pull!!! :BAHA: nah, i went to the "almost" ghetto grade & middle schools, we had our own cop and everything, the metal detectors, the police dogs came and visited frequently...blah blah...in the suburbs of Fort Worth Texas...*sighs* ah, the memories:lol:

HA!!! i dont have any to pull!!! :BAHA: nah, i went to the "almost" ghetto grade & middle schools, we had our own cop and everything, the metal detectors, the police dogs came and visited frequently...blah blah...in the suburbs of Fort Worth Texas...*sighs* ah, the memories:lol: really? i went to school in texas too. Flour Bluff High Schol, Corpus Christi, TX FB NJROTC 9 time consecutive Navy National Champs!!!!:cheers:

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really? i went to school in texas too. Flour Bluff High Schol, Corpus Christi, TX FB NJROTC 9 time consecutive Navy National Champs!!!!:cheers: born in Oklahoma, raised in Texas...I claim both but Texas will always be home!!...L.D. Bell High School, Hurst Texas...

born in Oklahoma, raised in Texas...I claim both but Texas will always be home!!...L.D. Bell High School, Hurst Texas... same with me. born in Louisiana raised in Texas. i claim both though

FB NJROTC 9 time consecutive Navy National Champs!!!!:cheers: Well, now we know why he went Navy... brainwashed early and hard.

Well, now we know why he went Navy... brainwashed early and hard. Ooh rah. Go Navy! Beat Army!

Need a break? From what? School was so ridiculously easy and boring... and my school was supposedly very good... My point is that kids would be more prepared for life and would get a much better education if there weren't meaningless breaks from school for the summer months. What purpose does that serve? All I see coming out of summer breaks are childcare expenses increasing, unattended children, and time to forget all those things that were learned throughout the school year... I am currently working on my second college degree... First time around and this time I go year round... I get done faster, I retain more of what I learned, and it's overall not a much of a burdon... THE FOLLOWING IS A GENERAL RANT - THIS IS NOT DIRECTED AT ANYONE SPECIFICALLY Part of the reason I think school systems are so jacked is because of the parents. I know multiple teachers and school administrators in different, but all highly recognized, school districts. They say it's impossible to discipline many of the children, not to mention actually teach them anything... Parents either don't care or blame everything on everyone other than their brat kid... Not to mention a lot of parents are so self-absorbed that they don't know their kid is flunking out of school, don't care to help them with their studies, and/or have absolutely no ability to discipline the kids... too busy trying to be their best friend... That is not to say there are not horribly incompetent school districts, administrators, and teachers adding to the problem... Not to mention the media and various advocacy groups making excuses for lackluster test scores... How in the hell can a history, math, science, or any other type of question based in fact (or publically documented information) be 'culturally biased'? Make an effort not an excuse... I have to agree with you somewhat on this subject too. I too fell that kids should go to school year round, but instead of no vacations, they need to break up the 2 1/2 months they have off into the entire year. That way they dont get flustered by the middle of the year and they also dont forget as much during the summer breaks. As on the other subject of parenting, I feel the same way that parents should take more responsibility towards their kids actions and help guide them through life. And before anyone starts, no I dont have children but I feel this way from seeing friends and family go through it with their kids. I like my toys and freedom too much right now to have children, but I know eventually it will happen because they are so damn cute.

after being around my two...you get cured of that itch quickly...

after being around my two...you get cured of that itch quickly... :iagree: mine isn't in school, but sometimes i cant for him start

i am all for kids having summer vacation. they go to school for 12 years. that's a long time! imagine if your boss came up to you and told you that you will get no vacation for 12 YEARS!! you'd say no f:cens:king way!! not everyone's job is difficult, but that doesn't mean you don't deserve a break. same way with school... They do get vacations... a few days for Thanksgiving... a week or sometimes two for Christmas... err politically correct... the holidays... and a week for spring break... Hell, they have more vacation time, excluding summer break than I do!

And before anyone starts, no I dont have children but I feel this way from seeing friends and family go through it with their kids. I like my toys and freedom too much right now to have children, but I know eventually it will happen because they are so damn cute. I don't have kids... at least any that have been able to track me down yet... :lol:

I don't have kids... at least any that have been able to track me down yet... :lol: Ooooooooooooooooh.