Comments on: Glinda Gets an F

By: enygma

enygma — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 01:24:08 +0000

As a high school English teacher, all I ask is that the handwriting is legible. Okay, one of the things I ask.
We all have our quirks. For instance, I combine print and cursive when I write. Does it make it any more difficult for others to read what I’m writing? No.

By: Glinda

Glinda — Sat, 23 May 2009 17:45:47 +0000

Raincoaster, he actually is attending public school right now. I think you’re thinking of last year, when he was at a private preschool.

But there is no doubt that sometimes the Munchkin is too smart for his own good.

By: raincoaster

raincoaster — Sat, 23 May 2009 08:55:10 +0000

Actually, it’s not a public school. Glinda is PAYING for those lessons. At least the Munchkin is a very sophisticated little boy; too bad he has to be, though.

By: Merry

Merry — Fri, 22 May 2009 20:45:49 +0000

I find most teacher’s have at least one thing they’re anal about that a parent might find bizarre. The proper shade of green for a tree -you might want to get your son tested for color blindness, I was told. Mind you, the tree was green, but she was a perfectly wonderful teacher in every other way.

And forget about him learning cursive. It’s taught for about five minutes in 3rd grade and the kids are not required to use it. I heard an 11th grader complain she could not read the teacher’s notes on her paper because they were written in cursive. My neice, a college senior, writes in block letters. Here’s an article: http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2009-01-23-cursive-handwriting_N.htm

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By: Jennie

Jennie — Fri, 22 May 2009 15:53:05 +0000

What’s so sad is the public school system is specifically designed to turn kids into clones and stifle every ounce of creativity and originality. It’s unfortunate that that “teacher” has had her spirit crushed to such an extent that she has to fixate on up or down strokes. Poor person.
Your son shouldn’t have to play this game so young.

By: Awesome Mom

Awesome Mom — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:29:13 +0000

What a nutty person!!!! Some people obviously have too much time on their hands.

By: La Petite Acadienne

La Petite Acadienne — Fri, 22 May 2009 01:37:50 +0000

That is ri-god-damn-diculous. She must be a real peach to live with: “No honey, you fold the towels in half, in half again, and THEN in thirds, not in thirds, half and then half again!”

Good for the Munchkin for learning how to play the game while still staying true to himself. I suppose it’s never too early to learn how to deal with petty control freaks, is it?

By: ayla

ayla — Fri, 22 May 2009 00:49:00 +0000

Is your kid named Scout? Because this is right out of “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Jeebus. Who cares? it’s writing! Bah.

By: raincoaster

raincoaster — Thu, 21 May 2009 21:22:58 +0000

Sounds like the kind of teacher who used to tie southpaws’ left hands behind their backs, to teach them to write “properly.”