tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-958602628286396737.post8029027438576455291..comments2023-10-17T10:03:08.205-06:00Comments on Salmagundi: A RECIPE AND "WORDS FROM MY SOAPBOX"Salmagundihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698059457806433623noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-958602628286396737.post-32355592288435810662008-10-28T20:24:00.000-06:002008-10-28T20:24:00.000-06:00I actually have a first grader so I know all to we...I actually have a first grader so I know all to well of what you speak! The classroom isn't as busy as those you describe thank goodnes. But, oy, the way some of those children behave! I'll agree with what everyone else has said...it starts at home. So many kids today have too few limits. They can eat what they want, when they want (and we know what kind of choices the average elementary age child will make), watch as much TV as they want, unlimited access to video games etc...Kids need limits. If they don't have them at home we can't expect them to be respectful of those the school attempts to establish.Mariannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053480963082704523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-958602628286396737.post-15320837981523228362008-10-26T07:12:00.000-06:002008-10-26T07:12:00.000-06:00It all begins at home! Too many parents just send ...It all begins at home! Too many parents just send their kids to school and expect the teachers to do it all and they can't even if they wanted to. Maybe they're overwhelmed with life themselves, I don't know. When my daughter went to public school kindergarten and 1st grade I was a volunteer in the classroom and I was always amazed at the children who just could not sit down and focus on a task!<BR/><BR/>ManuelaManuela@A Cultivated Nesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08282273791971364124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-958602628286396737.post-53419210769595797702008-10-25T17:28:00.000-06:002008-10-25T17:28:00.000-06:00My husband loves fried green tomatoes...probably t...My husband loves fried green tomatoes...probably the only thing he likes about the South...The dish looks wonderfuland I will have to try it....I meant to ask you, when you were in Paris did you take the plunge and go down to see the catacombs?? It was the most fascinating thing I have ever seen....my daughter freaked out...but we did get some great pictures!!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00074713188145597455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-958602628286396737.post-79858892391998348852008-10-25T16:31:00.000-06:002008-10-25T16:31:00.000-06:00I too think it begins at home. No discipline or f...I too think it begins at home. No discipline or focus there...how can we expect them to have it at school. There was a reason our desks were uncomfortable and we had to stare at the board...because THAT'S how you learn. We keep spoiling each generation more and more...they are getting more self indulgent and more lazy. GRRRRR maybe the answer is work camps lolnikkicrumpethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06127473424859610429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-958602628286396737.post-80500987101351858052008-10-25T13:12:00.000-06:002008-10-25T13:12:00.000-06:00I'm raising my hand; I have an answer: the home. E...I'm raising my hand; I have an answer: the home. Education begins at home. For too long, we've given up our responsibilities to teach our children. So many people give birth and never raise them. nuff said!SmilingSallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479373067844173653noreply@blogger.com