DOCTORS NOTE now required to send a packed lunch to school with children

[presence]

http://www.conservativenewscentral.com/2013/10/doctors-note-now-required-to-send-a-packed-lunch-to-school-with-children/

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[Keith and stuff]

What does the federal government have to do with preschool? Kindergarten isn't even mandatory, right? I guess K-12 changed to P-until-you-are-26-years-old in the last few years.

[fisharmor]

I really don't care.
We're winning.

I think almost half of the people I regularly interact with are homeschooling their kids.
Even if the true numbers are only like 5%, that's still 5% of the population that's going to rule in 30 years.
The public-school kids are either going to be softly weeping in their cubicles because they're so in touch with their feelings, or they're going to be flaming pissed when they wake up and realize that they don't even know how to tie their own shoes.

It's been over for a while. Public school is a dead man walking.

[angelatc]

I really don't care.
We're winning.

I think almost half of the people I regularly interact with are homeschooling their kids..

No offense, but that's the danger of relying on your personal observations to predict trends. And homeschool can be ended with a vote followed by a single signature. I've seen some stories in the papers up here about adults who were "homeschooled," by parents with extreme mental issues, who can't even read. They'll start finding the kids whose parents didn't actually do the "school" part, and they'll make it illegal. Problem solved.

[angelatc]

I think the Health Coordinator's name is Stephanie Wilkinson, and she's from Henrico County Public Schools, in Virginia.

The Mom is or was on Glenn Back Monday. Her blog is here: http://www.my2crazycurls.com/

She's a black deaf SAHM to 3 girls.

[kathy88]

No offense, but that's the danger of relying on your personal observations to predict trends. And homeschool can be ended with a vote followed by a single signature. I've seen some stories in the papers up here about adults who were "homeschooled," by parents with extreme mental issues, who can't even read. They'll start finding the kids whose parents didn't actually do the "school" part, and they'll make it illegal. Problem solved.

I know a couple families that are primo examples of this. The oldest of one of the families is 12 and can barely read. Home schooling consists of letting them surf the internet all day and laze around. They are all socially awkward as well. Not that I think homeschooling is to blame for that I think the parents chose to home school because of their awkwardness. Also the mom has some serious fear issues, which is transferring to her kids since they are together all day long.

[Keith and stuff]

I know a couple families that are primo examples of this. The oldest of one of the families is 12 and can barely read. Home schooling consists of letting them surf the internet all day and laze around.

Maybe she is teaching them to be future NSA workers? I hear the pay is good.

[tod evans]

Can't feed your own kids = insanity!

[fisharmor]

No offense, but that's the danger of relying on your personal observations to predict trends. And homeschool can be ended with a vote followed by a single signature. I've seen some stories in the papers up here about adults who were "homeschooled," by parents with extreme mental issues, who can't even read. They'll start finding the kids whose parents didn't actually do the "school" part, and they'll make it illegal. Problem solved.

So, first, how is this not supposed to offend me?

Second, can the parents not even read, or is it the homeschooled adult who can't read?

Third, do public schools even get to the point where they show how that sentence is ambiguous? I went to high school in one of the top 25 public school systems in the USA and I didn't get to that sort of thing.

Fourth, there are plenty of kids whose parents aren't doing the "school" part. For some of us, that's the entire point. Might want to look into unschooling as a practice.

Finally, I think you might want to read up on homeschooling in general. In many states it's organized and there won't be laws like this coming down the pipe without serious resistance.

[Cleaner44]

If it preschool then that should mean it is a school paid for by the choice of the parent... right? If that is the case I would move the child to another school and let them know that they are losing me as a customer because they have chosen the Federal Programs Preschool system or whatever. Likely the preschool gets some federal funding and these are the strings attached. I would look for a preschool that does not use federal funding.

[angelatc]

So, first, how is this not supposed to offend me?

Because it wasn't meant as a personal attack. But personal observations are flawed methodology because we tend to gravitate to people who share our own interests.


Second, can the parents not even read, or is it the homeschooled adult who can't read? Don't know about the parents, but the adult children were functionally illiterate. But that example is just that - an example.

We all know that on average homeschoolers do better academically than public schoolers, but the powers that be don't care. They'll find the odd cases, put them on the front page of the i-newspapers and talk about them all day long on CNN, and push legislation through to take away the right to homeschool. Not because they actually care about the children, but because they are about the power.

[angelatc]

Something about me this just is not right.

Her "About Me" page (http://www.my2crazycurls.com/about/)claims her last child was born in 2006. So he's either 7, or very close to turning 7. Why would he be in pre-school?

So, the public schools are saying that their pre-school funding is in jeopardy if the elementary-and-older kids bring their own lunches?

[amy31416]

Something about this just is not right. Her "About Me" page (http://www.my2crazycurls.com/about/)claims her last child was born in 2006. So he's either 7, or very close to turning 7. Why would he be in pre-school?

So, the public schools are saying that their pre-school funding is in jeopardy if the elementary-and-older kids bring their own lunches?

Are you sure it's the right person?

[Christian Liberty]

So, first, how is this not supposed to offend me?


Because we are libertarians. We're better than that:p

I fail to see how his comment is offensive at all, for better or worse.

[amy31416]

Here's what I found on her:


Greetings! I am Linda. I am a deaf stay at home mommy to 3 boys: Dezmond (2006), Zion ( 2009) and Kaden ( 2012). I’m a DC native but call Richmond VA home. Although I live in Central VA for almost 3 years, I often find myself travel to DC, MD and Northern VA to visit family and friends.

http://www.my2crazycurls.com/about/

[angelatc]

Are you sure it's the right person?

Maybe I should double check.....brb.

Wait - you ended up where I did. (Whew!) I just can't read. 2012 her last child was born.

[liberalnurse]

I'm thinking this might be Head Start since it's a federally funded pre-school.

[jllundqu]

I am homeschooling my kids. I am 33 years old and have a 4 year old and a 6 month old. My 4 year old can read on his own already, do basic addition and subtraction, and can explain to you the intricacies of a 3 stage rocket and which planets in our solar system are gas or solid. He speaks American Sign Language and is learning spanish, also. He is at least 2 years ahead of where the "state" indicated a 4 year old should be (preschool curriculum is basically teachers reading 'see spot run' and snack time).

I'll take responsibility for my child's education, you hand yours over to the state... we'll see who flourishes and grows into their full potential; academically, physically, and spiritually.

Public vs Homeschool is not the issue. It's about parents not dumping their kids at a place that caters to the lowest common denominator and taking some freaking ownership of your child's education! You'll get some really bad public schools and some really bad homeschoolers, but by and large, homeschooled kids far outperform their public counterparts, IMO.

[Demigod]

You should not be blaming public schools so much as you should be blaming parents.The parents simply don't care and that is the problem.For them school is the place where they dump their kids for 6-7 hours a day without having to worry what they are doing.

You do not learn things at school you learn them at home.School is where you hang out with you friends and do it for the certificate that you have attended and nothing more.The biggest problem is that parents want their kids educated and "parented" ( I don't know the English word for that ).Teachers can not do both,not to mention treating the kids like they are Royalty and everyone of them is special and equal ( which they are not ).

The problem is in no way a 100% on the public schools ( although they should be minimized to an extreme in my opinion ) as it is with the things I mentioned above.I attended a public education in a socialist republic ,the education we got then can not be even compared with the education kids are getting today in public schools.We had those Russian mathematical and physical problem collections ( again don't know how you call them ) by the time you were finished with solving every problem even the dumbest kids would have had basic knowledge of the subjects that today's kids don't even have by high school.

[RonPaulFanInGA]

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[acptulsa]

Home cooking is a controlled substance now?

And this has nothing to do with Agenda 21, right?

[XNavyNuke]

UPDATE! Wait..what? WHAT is THIS?!?! (http://www.my2crazycurls.com/2013/10/10/wait/)


UPDATE 11/11 – After receiving an email from the school board, here is what was said:

It is Head Start policy, not Henrico County Public Schools policy, that there cannot be any costs to parents associated with the program, meals or otherwise. Parents packing a lunch is considered a “cost” by Head Start. As a result, every year parents are informed that students can only bring lunches from home if there is a medical condition that merits a specific diet, along with a physician’s note to that regard.

You take the money, you dance to the puppeteers tune.

XNN