tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8075448.post2109416121317157183..comments2024-02-15T05:08:32.917-06:00Comments on Cliff's Crib: Not Enough Time To Help OutCliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03389032037779987856noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8075448.post-44908307821641102372010-04-14T20:08:33.858-05:002010-04-14T20:08:33.858-05:00Cliff...
I LOVE your blog and read it often. I h...Cliff...<br /><br />I LOVE your blog and read it often. I have to say, you've hit upon something incredibly important (among a lot of other things) when you write<br /><br />"You could live the house for 8AM and get to school on time. On the way there you would run across people who knew you and your whole family. You could be home, have homework done and be outside playing by 5PM. Now the kids don't get out until 5. They probably go to school across town and have to be there at 7:30AM. So you and the kids both get home about 6PM and schools are handing out hours of homework every night as a way to show they are serious about education. Now you have to do all of that and still find time to eat, give them a bath and sneak in some family time"<br /><br />These kids are so busy that they don't even have TIME to be kids, to learn how to make choices, develop skills through PLAY that will benefit them their whole lives. And it is NOT the fault of parents - it's the schools with all of the homework that has not proven to raise test scores, to reinforce concepts in the class etc in an effort to demonstrate they are 'serious'. Serious about what? Over-programming kids?<br /><br />Time with the family, having people in the neighborhood you know you as a kid (and will tell your mama exactly what they saw you do that you shouldn't be doing), is AS important as the classroom - if not more. <br /><br />There is no time for a family to be a family because there are too many demands on everyone. It's nuts.<br /><br />Thank you for everything you write.MLCJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8075448.post-29746219440883761122010-04-14T15:45:28.901-05:002010-04-14T15:45:28.901-05:00I want to say that you never fail to impress me. T...I want to say that you never fail to impress me. This post brought tears to my eyes because you are so right on--in every part of it. <br /><br />Dear Lord, I know it is hard now to be a parent. I see my young friends working as hard as they possibly can--both parents--and trying to pay their own student loans and all the rest of it and they still put the kids first and still go out and help at school functions and activities on the weekend. You have to be young and strong and you have to be making a living in today's market with all that entails and not one single part of that is easy today.<br />My hat is off to all of you. <br /><br />If somebody who is doing all of that still is willing to give six hours a month to a kid who has almost none of that just to try to give him a chance to live, I want to stand up and cheer. No, more than that: I want to pay for the burgers. Please put a button on your blog, Cliff, and set up a Paypal or something so I can.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17861775657392808950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8075448.post-80465436186297209152010-04-14T12:34:52.978-05:002010-04-14T12:34:52.978-05:00Yes, everything you say, yes.
We must give those...Yes, everything you say, yes. <br /><br />We must give those getting through those "hours of homework" that come before some kids are ready, getting their children across town and back or racing back before after-care closes, and who are trying their best to love and raise their children well....That takes more hours in a day than I already have.<br /><br />You speak truth, Cliff. Thanks.G Bhttp://gbitchspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8075448.post-3261415623986112892010-04-14T07:23:19.525-05:002010-04-14T07:23:19.525-05:00My son's school asks for 25 hours of volunteer...My son's school asks for 25 hours of volunteer time from the parents each year. It's rough for many parents to even do ten. Work and kids' transportation issues alone'll kill ya. People wonder why parents don't work their butts off more to have more of a say in how their schools are doing and how they're run...well, you've nailed down some big reasons why. We're turned around just trying to negotiate it all for our OWN children, forget the rest of the city's kids. If we could only clone ourselves...Leigh C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13654596932726420097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8075448.post-36194144003887744472010-04-14T06:45:28.664-05:002010-04-14T06:45:28.664-05:00I just told my husband yesterday that,it's iro...I just told my husband yesterday that,it's ironic how I'll be able to do more for my kids school once they are out of it. It IS demanding. <br />We caught the bus to school, I have to drive my kids to school(after my brother was cold-cocked for nothing more than being a Mc35 student, I wouldn't dare put my kids on the bus.) I've had to adjust my work time so that, I only work on weekends just to give more time to my own kids. I would love to mentor but, my life doesn't allow that right now. So, no...NO ONE should get upset by this post because, it's the honest truth.<br />My son is in his school's band so, he doesn't get out until 6p.m. and St. Aug seems to perform at everything so, my husband and I have to take shifts (dropping off/picking up)just to keep balance within our own household.<br />Times were different when we were young. It's much more demanding today.alihttp://www.bayoucreole.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com