As a result of me speaking up about the test question issues on D21s latest AP class exam, the teacher is allowing all students to correct their exams for 1/4 the credit so that they can learn from their mistakes, and full credit will be given for any questions a kid can prove they got correct (with references) in spite of the autograde. I did a good thing. And my teen respects me a little today. I shall go eat ice cream to celebrate.
And I should add I totally respect the way the teacher and her supervisor are handling this. I probably came across as one of āthose parentsā at first, but they are now realizing there were some legitimate issues with that one test and they are taking care of it now that they realize I truly knew what I was talking about. Itās about education, not grade grubbing.
In place of my normal-for-this-time-of-year work related dreams, last night I had a college related dream. Kid (who is still a junior! itās too early for me to be stressing about college acceptances) was rejected by a school she plans to apply to, but is not one of her favorites, because she doesnāt check her email and didnāt respond to their request for missing information.
Stupid brain, giving me stupid dreams. Going to be a long next year.
I realize that the two of you may be new to yoga, but I canāt believe that you havenāt picked up on the fact that NOBODY else talks in the studio before class starts. We are all silently stretching or relaxing. Iām going to cut you a bit a slack for another week or so, but if you havenāt figured out the studio etiquette by then, Iām going to have to mention your etiquette breaches to the management.
āI am really confused. I have two colleges to choose from, what do you thinkā.
Poster A:
āWe had the same exact choice and chose school x. I would definitely suggest school xā.
?? How is this helpful. I would love just once for someone to honestly say something along these linesā¦
Poster B: āWe had the same choice a few years back for DS or DD. In retrospect, it probably didnāt matter. We found that itās all about your individual effort level and personal engagement. That is what really matters in the end. In all honesty,from time to time, we wondered if perhaps we had made the wrong decision. But it all worked out. But hereās a few observations good and bad to help you make a good decision for you.ā
No need to continue to validate a decision. I do like it when a poster leads with a version of a ābias alertā.
You guys are definitely a bunch of scammers. Thereās this thing called the internet and we can (and did) find out what other people have paid for the same model. We will keep shopping.
Ugh! MIL, Iām sorry your dog isnāt doing very well. But did you really have to unleash at my H, your S?
Yes, itās unfortunate that we canāt visit all the time. But weāve seen you 3x this year, you live 2 hours away, itās only March. Your S has a very trying job, not only is he on the road a lot. Heās had to put out numerous fires this week with employees and heād like to relax on the weekends. We have this great empty nest that weād like to enjoy.
I personally donāt want to travel or have you come here to hang out with a couple of 80 year olds for the entire weekend like you would want. Iād like to exercise and enjoy my weekend and work on our hobbies.
And if you want your grandchildren to call, I think you would need to cultivate a relationship with them.
I guess I wasnāt done ;). When Iāve told you that we see you much more than my own children or my mom, the answer isnāt to tell me that I should guilt my kids into coming more often.
The contract says move plumbing and electric as needed. So tell me again why Iām paying you to come back when it wasnāt done as it should have been?
Mom, donāt say that you were too busy to activate your new Target card. I get that you are easily tired after work since your physical stamina is abysmal, but you could have spent 5 minutes to activate the card instead of spending 3 hours in crappy K-drama.
this one just annoys me; makes me sad.
Kidās HS soccer team has to sell cookie dough to help fund their sport.
one black immigrant kid canāt get anyone to buy from him walking around the schoolās neighborhood until my blonde kid goes with him and talks. Why are people like this?
Iāve asked you for 3 days to find what is smelling in the kitchen and throw it out. Finally had to do it myself after I got back from work today. Then you told me it wasnāt the vegetables and complained when I went through them and fished out a bunch of rotting stinking ones. Then complained cause I threw them in the trash cause you wanted to toss them in the front yard instead of the trash. I really donāt want rotten food in the front yard - if you want to make a compost bin that would be fine. But just throwing trash in the lawn, no. Sitting here in tears - so tired from working too many hours while you sit at home and do absolutely nothing and coming home exhausted to the godawfull mess you make this house. Then having to fight you over throwing trash out.
This danged cold has lasted two weeks now. Enough already! At least my ear is not infected any longer, but I still canāt hear out of it. The doctor said to wait 10 days and come back if itās still clogged up. Sigh.
I accomplished so much today. Cleaned out the gutters, replaced the innards in the toilet, which led to cleaning the bathroom because Iām a buffoon, and finally got started sanding the kitchen cabinets and they are now ready to prime and paint tomorrow. Removed the range hood by myself. Hot shower and Advil for me tonight!
You say you have been accepted to nearly every Top 30 LAC and you have applied to what looks like most of the Top 15 Universities as well (using both the common app and the coalition app so you could apply to more than 20 schools)ā¦yet your credentials and scores and ECs and GPA arenāt quite consistent between all your claims. Your choice of colleges are all the tippy tops down the list with no regard to potential fit/location. Iād like to call you out but I donāt want to come across like a jerk. And maybe Iām wrong. Something smells off, though. But then again, maybe Iām wrong.
Sometimes people need encouragement and sometimes they need a reality check. Not all decisions are wise; encouraging someone to think they had ābad luckā when they actually made poor choices isnāt really helping them.
