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My 9 year old is way too playful and doesn't want to spend time doing any work. We come up with several plans but they don't last longer than a couple of days. Very poor organizing skills and that drives me mad. How can I re-inforce positively and be kind ?

well im at home and im just doing this coz i got nothing better to do..

im waiting to go to the movies and see all my friends but until then im stuck doing this.

could any of you please respond to try and save me from boredom and tell me what i could do when im bored?, school or home.

much appreciated, thanks :)

I do daycare in my home also and had a 3yr old with a hitting problem. I found a book, Hands are not for hitting by Martine Agassi, Ph D. It's fun for the children and gives them great suggestions of nice things they do with thier hands, but hands are not for hitting.

Hi.My name's really Ali and I'm really a 12-year-old.Whoopies!HOWEVER!I understand completely on what to do.Anyways,my family's goin' thru a seriuosly rough ride,yo.If y'know what I'm sayin',yo.

Are there any other parents out there who, due to circumstances outside their control, are forced to send their child to school, despite their very deep misgivings? I am interested in adding to our kit-bag of strategies for mitigating the damage done by the school system, and am wondering what other parents in my position do. Here's a brief summary of our story: My daughter has been brought up by me since she was 4, and has become used to being treated with great respect and trust, and participating fully in her own life. She is a very smart person, and began hating school with a vengeance 3 years ago, at the age of 8. She reacts very strongly to the lack of choice, the authoritarianism, the boredom and what she sees as the hypocrisy of the system. The contrast between home and school is extreme, which I'm sure adds to the problem. I have been told that my daughter's unhappiness stems from my willingness to "indulge" her by validating her complaints. If I just told her to get on with it and stop whining, apparently, she would no longer feel conflicted and would settle to the life of the classroom. We talk a great deal about all this, she is aware of John Holt, John Taylor Gatto, Paulo Freire, Alfie Kohn etc. and she knows she deserves better. I have been blocked from homeschooling her, so am in the difficult position of knowing that homeschooling or unschooling would meet her needs, but being compelled to keep sending her to school.

Hey bloggers!

As you may begin to learn when you read my blogs that I have a brother and a sister. My brother is 17 and my sister is 21. i'm the youngest. My brother and sister have always had that "special connection" and I have always been the "outcast" in the family. What would you do to pass the extra time? Post it, and I will get back to you!

XOXOXOXOXO- Manny

So; school. something always on everyone's mind. Right now, I just got out of school from having a wopping total of five exams in three days. People say that kids have no job; but going to school, dealing with pubescent teens, and teachers/exams, school should be considered work enough. How many of you guys are straight A students; in higher level grades. I am and I know just hw much pressure there is at this job. It's like; holding a manager's job in eighth grade. Since i am all A's, parents have definately began expecting much more. I feel sorry for my brother though. He gets B's and C's in school; and because the expectations have been set so high; they seem to be expecting more out of him than me. It really makes me upset when people base their expectations on the best, right? Well, I'm gonna ssign off, but plz post replies! I really want to hear what you've got to say! XOXOXOXOXO- Manny

This is my first blog on TCS. I found this place at school and have decided to do a tell all blog about the pressures of school, drama, and anything that goes up; but I want to hear from you! Please leav comments! XOXOXOXO- Manny

My nephew is very hyper active. When he and my daughter are together he is constantly trying to force her into playing with a certain toy/game or forcing her to talk to him and what not. My daughter is a typical girl - very gentle, laid back and is quite content playing by herself. My nephew is very over bearing, hyper, he doesn't listen to most people, and is driving me insane! I'm very close to my sister but I have now been distancing my daughter and I because of his behavior. What can I do? What could be the problem? I'd love to have this fixed while he's still young.

I cant take school any more...the stress is killing me...I am a 'gifted' student in a gifted program and the think we are super smart...but reality check WE STILL NEED HELP! WE DONT KNOW EVERYTHING! i need so much help in school but i am so very scared and shy to ask..(I am not a shy person but i do not like asking questions and i am not good at wording them either) i have alwayz gotten all a's and b's...but i now have my first c...cuz of a mistake i made that i rather not talk about..it iz kinda embarrassing (BTW I CAN SPELL CORRECTLY I JUST DO NOT PREFER TO HERE) but now that c iz eating me alive...and it haz ruined my always-had-all-a's-and-b's thing..i cant take ruining that..but i cant do anything about it
The stress of school getz me sick and i have a headache constantly..ive even been to the doc for it...i dont wanna be in this gifted program but im near graduating(eighth grade) and i must stay in it until this year iz over..and by then i will be moving on another skool....
sigh...i dont wanna be smart..im very proud of my self but ppl alwayz expect so much out of me...thingz i cant do :/ and I want to be an engineer...half the stuff i learn will be of no use... >:(
I Just wasted a whole class period on this website writting what i feel because 1. I need to let things out cuz i alwayz hold things in.. and 2. the teacher wont help me on my science fair project(which is due in 9 dayz :/ and i need help)
I CANT TAKE SKOOL ANYMORE