tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19821821.post3159288134941086284..comments2024-02-15T03:20:23.257-08:00Comments on Motherhugger: The Squeaky WheelsMotherhuggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049338293799598948noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19821821.post-34177063462273012422012-03-07T17:18:07.027-08:002012-03-07T17:18:07.027-08:00Lives are so busy! My sister inlaw has two teenage...Lives are so busy! My sister inlaw has two teenagers and has 10 things a week she has to drive them to and that doesn't include the violin lessons where the teacher comes to their home! Delegating is important but so is simplifying. It all does my head in! By the way - I'm happy to send your Clancy a little re-sew-cool craft kit if you think she would enjoy it (the kits have everything you need in them so no need to have to buy anything else!!!)<br />Also thought I'd mention that my daughters both changed high schools for VCE because of curriculum issues.sister outlawshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836867834737377335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19821821.post-56584107567757394162012-03-07T17:07:51.976-08:002012-03-07T17:07:51.976-08:00The schools our children go to become part of our ...The schools our children go to become part of our community and it's important to be a part of that - so location is really important! Also - children can get overseas trips in other ways. Both my teenagers attended public co-ed high schools and both went on overseas exchanges (one of them thanks to a scholarship), seperate to their schooling.sister outlawshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836867834737377335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19821821.post-59285571706967927492012-03-07T17:06:47.010-08:002012-03-07T17:06:47.010-08:00Quite right, Melissa.
And all the high schools me...Quite right, Melissa. <br />And all the high schools mention it in their open nights, as if it would be the deciding factor. I'm saying it might be as arbitrary as anything else to base a decision on. We probably won't be forking out for any high school overseas trips either. It certainly isn't the most important part of their education. And that money might be better spent, say, paying bills.<br />And yes, I can hear the cries of 'that's not fair', from siblings. And right they are.<br />There are plenty of families at public schools who would be hard pressed to afford the $600-1000 annual payments, and uniforms. So much for free education.Motherhuggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00049338293799598948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19821821.post-47163319619802253272012-03-07T16:15:25.005-08:002012-03-07T16:15:25.005-08:00OS trips! My goodness. It's all enough to make...OS trips! My goodness. It's all enough to make me want to home school.Jill in a Boxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17246472104546169372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19821821.post-57499343571639157782012-03-07T15:02:18.488-08:002012-03-07T15:02:18.488-08:00The o/s trips are the things that do my head in! W...The o/s trips are the things that do my head in! Where does a one income family find the money and how does one justify spending that money on one child out of three ? <br /><br />Instead of aping that aspect of a private school education, I'd rather they focused on doing the basics extremely well and encouraging public service. <br /><br />If an o/s trip comes up for us, we won't have the money to pay for it. So I hope it never does.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08177333073421451416noreply@blogger.com