PS damage?
Nancy from MI
I have a question for others that have pulled their children out of
public school when they were older, say 11 or so. I have an
11-year-old daughter and when she was younger, before entering public
school, she used to be described by others as very well-spoken for
her
age. Now, I am always getting on her case for using the wrong tense,
saying "ummm" or "like" and not using easy-to-understand, complete
sentences when she speaks. Does this have something to do with her
age
or does this have soemthing to do with being around people, other ps
kids, that talk like that all day? It's very frustrating for me
because I think it's just a bad habit she's gotten into from
attending
ps.
I'm so glad I've taken her out of ps and I'm beginning to see some
improvement in her speaking habits. I took both my girls out this
past
January.
As a side note, she has become much more willing to talk to people in
public, such as clerks, librarians, and others. When she has a
question while we're out, I don't even have to say "go ask that lady
behind the counter ..." ---- before I know it, she has gone over
there
on her own and is having a conversation. She has a tendancy to be
shy,
so I am thrilled she is pushing past this on her own.
I noticed there is another Nancy on the board, so I've changed my
user information to say "Nancy from MI."
~Nancy
Natalie, 4-12-89
Olivia, 5-22-92
Ian, 1-25-01
public school when they were older, say 11 or so. I have an
11-year-old daughter and when she was younger, before entering public
school, she used to be described by others as very well-spoken for
her
age. Now, I am always getting on her case for using the wrong tense,
saying "ummm" or "like" and not using easy-to-understand, complete
sentences when she speaks. Does this have something to do with her
age
or does this have soemthing to do with being around people, other ps
kids, that talk like that all day? It's very frustrating for me
because I think it's just a bad habit she's gotten into from
attending
ps.
I'm so glad I've taken her out of ps and I'm beginning to see some
improvement in her speaking habits. I took both my girls out this
past
January.
As a side note, she has become much more willing to talk to people in
public, such as clerks, librarians, and others. When she has a
question while we're out, I don't even have to say "go ask that lady
behind the counter ..." ---- before I know it, she has gone over
there
on her own and is having a conversation. She has a tendancy to be
shy,
so I am thrilled she is pushing past this on her own.
I noticed there is another Nancy on the board, so I've changed my
user information to say "Nancy from MI."
~Nancy
Natalie, 4-12-89
Olivia, 5-22-92
Ian, 1-25-01
Vaughnde L Edwards
its something she picked up from ps. It will change. If you have her
around other adults that use the correct language at all times, like
older people and librarians, etc...she will begin to change more and
more. You say that you notice the change has started slowly. Keep doing
what you have. It will take time. Maybe have your daughter read aloud to
her siblings or other friends? Have her read aloud to someone in a
nursing home that can't read anymore. That would be a nice thing to
do...just offer it up to her and see what she says.
My daughter is a lot more outgoing now too and loves to help others. We
will be doing a bit of volunteer work in the next few weeks ourselves. I
believe that when we help others, we are also helping ourselves become a
part of a community.
Jessica
On Fri, 16 Mar 2001 13:36:23 -0000 "Nancy from MI"
<hammondcentral@...> writes:
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around other adults that use the correct language at all times, like
older people and librarians, etc...she will begin to change more and
more. You say that you notice the change has started slowly. Keep doing
what you have. It will take time. Maybe have your daughter read aloud to
her siblings or other friends? Have her read aloud to someone in a
nursing home that can't read anymore. That would be a nice thing to
do...just offer it up to her and see what she says.
My daughter is a lot more outgoing now too and loves to help others. We
will be doing a bit of volunteer work in the next few weeks ourselves. I
believe that when we help others, we are also helping ourselves become a
part of a community.
Jessica
On Fri, 16 Mar 2001 13:36:23 -0000 "Nancy from MI"
<hammondcentral@...> writes:
> I have a question for others that have pulled their children out ofJessica Edwards aka
> public school when they were older, say 11 or so. I have an
> 11-year-old daughter and when she was younger, before entering
> public
> school, she used to be described by others as very well-spoken for
> her
> age. Now, I am always getting on her case for using the wrong tense,
>
> saying "ummm" or "like" and not using easy-to-understand, complete
> sentences when she speaks. Does this have something to do with her
> age
> or does this have soemthing to do with being around people, other ps
>
> kids, that talk like that all day? It's very frustrating for me
> because I think it's just a bad habit she's gotten into from
> attending
> ps.
>
> I'm so glad I've taken her out of ps and I'm beginning to see some
> improvement in her speaking habits. I took both my girls out this
> past
> January.
>
> As a side note, she has become much more willing to talk to people
> in
> public, such as clerks, librarians, and others. When she has a
> question while we're out, I don't even have to say "go ask that lady
>
> behind the counter ..." ---- before I know it, she has gone over
> there
> on her own and is having a conversation. She has a tendancy to be
> shy,
> so I am thrilled she is pushing past this on her own.
>
> I noticed there is another Nancy on the board, so I've changed my
> user information to say "Nancy from MI."
>
> ~Nancy
> Natalie, 4-12-89
> Olivia, 5-22-92
> Ian, 1-25-01
>
>
>
>
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Johanna
Mancy from MI,
I have noticed my children that have been
exclusively homeschooled have better speech patterns than the ones that spent
years in the ps. My 14 year old was amazed just today by the 3 year old when he
said "Mom, he and I can go to the library." He was just learning in grammar
class the proper structure. Being in your age group only tends to produce
children that don't trust people of other ages. Homeschool is a wonderful remedy
to this kind of elitism.
Johanna
----- Original Message -----From: Nancy from MISent: Friday, March 16, 2001 7:36 AMSubject: [Unschooling-dotcom] PS damage?I have a question for others that have pulled their children out of
public school when they were older, say 11 or so. I have an
11-year-old daughter and when she was younger, before entering public
school, she used to be described by others as very well-spoken for
her
age. Now, I am always getting on her case for using the wrong tense,
saying "ummm" or "like" and not using easy-to-understand, complete
sentences when she speaks. Does this have something to do with her
age
or does this have soemthing to do with being around people, other ps
kids, that talk like that all day? It's very frustrating for me
because I think it's just a bad habit she's gotten into from
attending
ps.
I'm so glad I've taken her out of ps and I'm beginning to see some
improvement in her speaking habits. I took both my girls out this
past
January.
As a side note, she has become much more willing to talk to people in
public, such as clerks, librarians, and others. When she has a
question while we're out, I don't even have to say "go ask that lady
behind the counter ..." ---- before I know it, she has gone over
there
on her own and is having a conversation. She has a tendancy to be
shy,
so I am thrilled she is pushing past this on her own.
I noticed there is another Nancy on the board, so I've changed my
user information to say "Nancy from MI."
~Nancy
Natalie, 4-12-89
Olivia, 5-22-92
Ian, 1-25-01
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