The Duchess

I just finished watching The Duchess... Wow. If you are looking for a movie to watch, while you overdose on all available prescription drugs in your medicine cabinet, this would be the one for you... enjoy!

School System Failing Before My Very Eyes

What do you do when you find out that your child is not being taught at school?

I couldn't believe it when I saw what the other Kindergarten classes were teaching their children... READING! What!?!?!?!?!?!?!? KayBree is only on letter names and sounds (which she knew before she went to PRESCHOOL), why am I the lucky one who gets a teacher that doesn't teach.

Here's my question to you, and I am not just talking about Kindergarten, but the pattern that it sets for the rest of her school career...If she is not truly being educated... if she is learning nothing of value to her... why would she wish to be in school? Do you like wasting your time? And if you were forced to do things all day long that you were bored by, that you found unchallenging and useless, week after week, month after month, year after year.... well, wouldn't you find a way... and I mean any way possible, to get out of it? And how would you feel about the people making you do these things... say your parents and teachers? Can I really expect her to feel like I am looking out for her best interest? Would she or could she appreciate and/or respect me at all? Am I setting her up to be a Kindergarten drop out?????

I want to pull my hair out, but instead I did the mature motherly thing and bribed her.

"Oh sweet, smart KayBree, if you will do your "HOME"work everyday, trying your hardest, and learn to read all the sight words before summer, you, my dear daughter, will be blessed with your very own Wii!"

"YAY!!!" says KayBree so excitedly.

So everyday when she comes home from the JOKE that is school, she starts on her reading, 72 sight word flashcards, 2 sight word books, and 2 pages of Kindergarten reading curriculum. She is already starting to improve she only has problems with 17 of the 72 sight words, she can read her books that I printed off the Internet, and she does the worksheets with no problem (we just started doing this on monday). Tell me why they aren't teaching her what she needs to know, she's obviously ready, and has been for the last year. I hope that I don't have to do this her whole school career, if so I'll just home school, since that is what I am doing anyway...

p.s. I do like KayBree's teacher, she is very very nice. KayBree loves her too. I just wish KayBree was learning something... ANYTHING!

Going Private...

Me and Josh have been talking about going private for awhile now. It might not be final for a month or so but if you want to continue reading about us, leave me a comment with your e-mail address or if you would feel more comfortable... e-mail me at ashleeraisor@yahoo.com.

Thanks,

Ashlee and Josh