tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933873321084731913.post5637196556668298967..comments2023-09-08T00:50:05.517-07:00Comments on Lone Free: Experiences in Raising an Only Child: From Scarred Souls to Smartboards (Back When Grammar School Wasn't for Chickens)Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00378800414505993228noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933873321084731913.post-16950688590935017992012-01-29T17:35:16.348-08:002012-01-29T17:35:16.348-08:00Thanks Miss Michele !!!!
Hopefully we will journey...Thanks Miss Michele !!!!<br />Hopefully we will journey into Vance together. Or maybe Dickson. :)Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00378800414505993228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933873321084731913.post-28031127456007921252012-01-29T17:33:36.077-08:002012-01-29T17:33:36.077-08:00Great article! I have always loved your writing an...Great article! I have always loved your writing and reading it on subjects that are so close to my heart is a real joy. I am so happy we are friends and I get to journey into a kinder gentler kindergarten with you! xxoo mmichelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17385492017154395627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933873321084731913.post-13475683514643710792012-01-28T06:49:41.193-08:002012-01-28T06:49:41.193-08:00Great commentary. A new take on "walking to s...Great commentary. A new take on "walking to school up hill both ways". Good luck to you and the little man. You both deserve the best! ~CarmenClay Nations Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14379454501956867193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933873321084731913.post-50363515447505382012012-01-27T15:02:12.101-08:002012-01-27T15:02:12.101-08:00Thanks for the kind words, Kathy!
... Yikes; what ...Thanks for the kind words, Kathy!<br />... Yikes; what a disturbing story. Something similar happened to a friend of mine with a severely autistic child...they even sued the county, a big urban one, actually...so apparently it still happens, everywhere. UGH.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00378800414505993228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933873321084731913.post-51375786863759939732012-01-27T13:46:32.745-08:002012-01-27T13:46:32.745-08:00Excellent blog Melanie. Asheville has such great ...Excellent blog Melanie. Asheville has such great opportunities for learning...let's hope rural areas follow such models. I have a couple of stories of my own, not unlike your experiences from back in the day. Praise Bob! Keep up the good work...it's great that through blogs and social networking folks have a voice. Oh, this is an interesting site...I am aware of / watching issues at Hayesville in particular because a family member has a child there: http://www.teachercomplaints.com/complaints/Restraint-and-Abuse-of-a-1st-Grader_1409.0.15.htmlkathy junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08760795265968565429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933873321084731913.post-36649402795920993492012-01-26T10:46:30.987-08:002012-01-26T10:46:30.987-08:00how could i forget the body-slamming incident? goi...how could i forget the body-slamming incident? going to add it right nowMelaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00378800414505993228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933873321084731913.post-6587753019268357712012-01-26T09:25:53.561-08:002012-01-26T09:25:53.561-08:00And you didn't even mention getting body slamm...And you didn't even mention getting body slammed for coughing during the pledge. So many memories... As much as times have changed, fear not; substandard, falling apart, lackadaisical education is alive and well in Alabama! We are in a "good" school district, and the buildings look new and shiny and the teachers are all pretty and blonde, but in Rohan's Honor's English class the teacher told the kids to just read the Cliff Notes for "Uncle Tom's Cabin". He added that it's just "too long and hard" for most kids. In the elementary schools the kids are allowed one visit to the library every 3 weeks. (In Naperville they could go every day). So maybe this is the middle ground? BTW, not a garden in sight...Ceciliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02937931331772661360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933873321084731913.post-23113125313009835112012-01-26T08:15:11.840-08:002012-01-26T08:15:11.840-08:00YES!! XOXOYES!! XOXOMelaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00378800414505993228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933873321084731913.post-73693353659276479542012-01-26T08:09:46.487-08:002012-01-26T08:09:46.487-08:00Melanie - this is my favorite post of yours so far...Melanie - this is my favorite post of yours so far! What a contrast - from Marquis de Sade teachers to milquetoasts in 30 years. I think we need a middle ground between the way we were thrown to the wolves and the way we're raising little hothouse flowers todayLeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12025323133801587306noreply@blogger.com