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Gifted Education
Asked by C.E. from Los Angeles
on March 18, 2008
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I am looking for a school with a great gifted education program (GATE)for my PG 6 year-old. Are you happy with your child's school/program? Is there any school that we...
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- Hello, I would think, unless you are going private, that you would have to seek out this school within your school district. We have great programs here in PYLUSD, but...
- My 6-year-old son is in first grade and my 9-year-old godson is in third grade. Both are in the GATE program at Emerson Parkside Academy Charter School and I love it!...
- The school district in La Habra caters to the GATE program wonderfully! I was involved in the GATE program myself when I was in school. Ladera Palma is the name of t...
Saving for Education
Asked by A.W. from San Francisco
on April 4, 2008
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I am wanting to open up an education account for my 7mos old and wondering if 529 is really the best way to go. I also want something that is a liquid asset so I plan ...
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- A 529 plan is a real blessing, but it is meant for college or post secondary education only. This is the way it works...you put in money and it grows tax free. You c...
- Hi A., Our accountant set up 529 accounts for our kids. We contributed for one year. They continue to perform quite well. However... There will always be someone (...
- The great thing about the 529 is that you can use it for anything education related, not just college. If you decide your kid should go to a private school, you can wi...
How Do You - Literally - Prioritize Education in Your Home?
Asked by J.B. from Boston
on February 13, 2012
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Long question (aren't they all?) My husband and I are working on tightening up our routines, discipline etc. with our kids (and each other). We're working with a famil...
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- Well, I am of a different opinion. I think that it is terribly sad for kids in homes who do not get to be kids and to have the opportunity to play and have some fun. I...
- I know a family that had family book time every other night. They chose a book at the older children's interest level and the parents read it to their children for 30...
- When I was a kid, we talked about school subjects at home. Not homework (thankfully back then there was very little, the occasional report or science project (fun) in ...
Stepson's Mother Not Proactive with Education
Asked by M.S. from Dallas
on April 14, 2008
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My stepson is 16 years old and is currently failing a lot of classes at school. I can't get over how his mom is not proactive with his education, yet she collects $70...
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- Ok this is an outsider looking in but these are my perspectives He is your "son" regardless of whether you gave birth to him. When you married his father-you chose...
- Why isn't his father proactive? If he's at your house for the week then if you want to be so negative about EVERYTHING, then shoulder some of the responsibility. Are...
- If you are in the state of Texas, Children can make up their own minds whom they want to live with at the age of 14 years.
Education Questions?
Asked by L.S. from Dallas
on September 12, 2006
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What is the earliest you can put a child in a school setting that is NOT like a daycare, just school. I am guessing that it is probably 3 or 4 years old but I really h...
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- In my humble opinion, a 2 1/2 yr old needs a few days a week of some kind of structure and interaction with other kids. A 1 or 2-day program, whether it's a half day ...
- Hi L., Like you I didn't feel confortable leaving my son (18 months old) at a day care, so we decided to star him at a Montessori School (which is more like a school t...
- Hi L., Personally, I feel that kids need to be disciplined/loved/taught at home FIRST. Colin needs to learn to respect you before he learns to respect others. I don...
Is Lack of Confidence or Last of Education a TURN off to MEN ???
Asked by M.T. from Honolulu
on March 7, 2010
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I recently ask a question about sex in a marriage. One of the answers that I received was: 'confidence in a woman is a turn-on to a man.' I think the exact quote was...
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- You want answers to a specific situation that only you and your husband can answer. You need some marriage counseling.
- I just spent an entire weekend with a total of 8 strong women. We are all between a size 2 and a size 22. We had a 3 day bachelorette party and most of us had either...
- Hi M., I am the one who wrote to you about confidence. Confidence can indeed come from education, but I was really referring to confidence coming from within. Knowi...
Education On-line
Asked by M.W. from Kansas City
on March 7, 2008
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I am looking for recommendations for on-line college courses. I am wanting to finish my degree, however I have not been in school in over ten years and do not know mu...
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- M., I am currently getting my teaching degree renewed through University of Phoenix online courses. They work really well, but they are very intense for the 3 or 5...
- Well M., I recently started working for the Federal Government, and I noticed that they would only accept my Education as credit toward pay and qualification for the ...
- M., It depends a lot on which degree you are working on and where you live. I completed my Master's in Education all on line. but for my bachelor's most of the ne...
Career Change to Education
Asked by T.A. from Boston
on November 8, 2008
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I was wondering if there were many Mom's out there that have made a career change after working in the corporate world for 20 years and gone back to school and became ...
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- Just one more teacher to throw in her two cents. If you think you'll love the job, by all means do it. I work with a couple "career change" teachers and they're happ...
- I was never in the corporate world, but I earned my undergrad. degree in sociology. I decided to go into education after I had my son. I had to do a graduate program d...
- I didn't make the change after 20 years, but I did change my career from journalism to teaching about 7 years ago. I went back to school and took a part-time job at St...
So Why Does Grammar, or Lack of It Bother You
Asked by M.J. from Minneapolis
on December 8, 2011
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Does it imply poor education, impatience , or indifference?
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- *g *it, *you? lol sory couldnt resist Okay, all kidding aside, "creative" grammar usage drives me crazy, and it's because reading it is so much work. The gr...
- It's frustrating because it's extremely difficult to read. This is a message board and as such writing is our only form of communication. That means you need to make...
- In my opinion, it is all three of the above listed reasons. If you claim that you lose track of your grammar when you are angry, wouldn't it be a good idea to allow y...
Help with College Major for My Son
Asked by J.C. from Rockford
on August 17, 2011
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My son is a senior this year and has narrowed down his interests for college study and has visited some schools. I'm looking for some ideas from others too. I love t...
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- You have some excellent suggestions already, but I wouldn't be too concerned about his major right now. From what I understand, less than 15% of college students grad...
- With the way things are going now and his interest in other things, I wouldn't go with a teaching degree. They laid off some 500 teachers in our school district last ...
- Aim high. Pre Med. The world can't have too many quality orthopaedic surgeons! (I should mention my daughter who is a retired gymnast, only a freshman in HS, but ha...
