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Zero Gravity Café; General Chat Thread
Topic Started: Dec 12 2006, 08:52 AM (5,476 Views)
StarTrekFanatic1701
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Gosh, I've just been reading the first few pages of this thread, back when I was a bit of a newbie here! :D
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One ring to rule them all and in the darkness bind them
Yeah, I like to do that from time to time. :)
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24thcenstfan
Oct 14 2011, 11:29 AM
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Oct 14 2011, 09:36 AM
I can't believe how much she is getting in 4th grade. It's taking so much time, she has gotten to bed at about 11:30pm every night this week even with my helping her through much of it (which is why I have no time at home). She's getting a lot of stuff that I never saw until middle school when I was growing up. The performance-based school funding has turned real education upside down IMO.
How much homework are they giving kids these days that would require them to still be doing homework that late in the evening? :blink:

They are already in school for most of the day.
I know, it's ridiculous. She has to read 30 minutes every night. She has a spelling test every Friday consisting of 25 words so we study those Mon-Thurs. She has a reading test on Friday too (different reading than the 30 minutes), but doesn't usually get to bring that home until Thursday so we study that only Thursday nights. That reading test also has 6-8 vocabulary words from the reading and she typically has to write vocabulary sentences on Wednesdays. On Mondays, she has to write spelling sentences. On Tuesdays she writes each spelling word 4 times each. Each night Mon-Thurs she usually has 2-4 pages of math homework which lately has consisted of very basic algebra! (I never had any algebra until 8th grade!) Each week, she has either social studies or science homework too - alternating weeks. Those consist of reading and answer questions. Each Wednesday she also gets a writing assignment which usually requires writing at least 2 full paragraphs. It all adds up.
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StarTrekFanatic1701
Oct 9 2011, 06:29 PM
Oh, I feel really terrible. I accidently deleted the General chat thread over at MCP. We lost nearly 600 posts. I feel really sick.

All, I was trying to do, was to delete one post, which kept appearing on every page. Turns out, when I deleted that, the whole thread died.
I've done this many times on my own Trek Boards. Sorry it happened to you too......

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24thcenstfan
Oct 15 2011, 07:03 PM
CO_Fowler
Oct 14 2011, 10:06 PM
[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/RODEONan/a07e0a75.jpg[/img

Dusty and dirty and then rainy

[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/RODEONan/ac7e480e.jpg[/img

And a traffic jam of trucks

[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/RODEONan/66d35394.jpg[/img

I'm next to get a load of beets on my truck

[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/RODEONan/f54b88d8.jpg[/img

Hope these aren't too big
Wow, are you driving one of those big rigs Fowler? :wow:


That's pretty cool. Thought there would be more greenery for some reason though.

Are the top photos the receiving station... and the bottom photos your farm?


Those photo's are fantastic!
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Oct 16 2011, 03:59 PM
StarTrekFanatic1701
Oct 9 2011, 06:29 PM
Oh, I feel really terrible. I accidently deleted the General chat thread over at MCP. We lost nearly 600 posts. I feel really sick.

All, I was trying to do, was to delete one post, which kept appearing on every page. Turns out, when I deleted that, the whole thread died.
I've done this many times on my own Trek Boards. Sorry it happened to you too......

Yeah, thank goodness for the ZetaBoard support staff, they managed to restore it! :whew:
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That is great news STF! Horray!

:dancepineapple: :carrot: :purplebanana: :trampoline: :beaver:
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Oct 16 2011, 04:52 PM
That is great news STF! Horray!

:dancepineapple: :carrot: :purplebanana: :trampoline: :beaver:
Yeah I was so happy, you should've heard me, I think half my neighborhood did!!

Oh my, I just found out that the queen of england is coming to Australia, and she is only visiting 2 city's and they are Canberra (Australia's Capital) and Brisbane!! :wow:
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How now brown cow.
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One ring to rule them all and in the darkness bind them
Another one of the cool rhymes 24... :P
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Oct 16 2011, 01:08 PM
24thcenstfan
Oct 14 2011, 11:29 AM
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Oct 14 2011, 09:36 AM
I can't believe how much she is getting in 4th grade. It's taking so much time, she has gotten to bed at about 11:30pm every night this week even with my helping her through much of it (which is why I have no time at home). She's getting a lot of stuff that I never saw until middle school when I was growing up. The performance-based school funding has turned real education upside down IMO.
How much homework are they giving kids these days that would require them to still be doing homework that late in the evening? :blink:

They are already in school for most of the day.
I know, it's ridiculous. She has to read 30 minutes every night. She has a spelling test every Friday consisting of 25 words so we study those Mon-Thurs. She has a reading test on Friday too (different reading than the 30 minutes), but doesn't usually get to bring that home until Thursday so we study that only Thursday nights. That reading test also has 6-8 vocabulary words from the reading and she typically has to write vocabulary sentences on Wednesdays. On Mondays, she has to write spelling sentences. On Tuesdays she writes each spelling word 4 times each. Each night Mon-Thurs she usually has 2-4 pages of math homework which lately has consisted of very basic algebra! (I never had any algebra until 8th grade!) Each week, she has either social studies or science homework too - alternating weeks. Those consist of reading and answer questions. Each Wednesday she also gets a writing assignment which usually requires writing at least 2 full paragraphs. It all adds up.
That's nuts. Kids are in school 7 - 8 hours a day/5 days a week already (that's practically a full time job). That should be plenty of time for a kid to be instructed/practice/do homework within school hours. They could teach 4 hours and let them practice/do homework for 2 - 3 hours. Or find some other rotation of teaching/alternating of subjects/practice that allows for a better use of school hours.

If you as the parent wish to instruct them further, then leave that up to you to work out based on their need and in a more efficient way.



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Oct 17 2011, 10:53 AM
Another one of the cool rhymes 24... :P
Hey, I try. ;)
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Oct 16 2011, 01:08 PM
24thcenstfan
Oct 14 2011, 11:29 AM
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Oct 14 2011, 09:36 AM
I can't believe how much she is getting in 4th grade. It's taking so much time, she has gotten to bed at about 11:30pm every night this week even with my helping her through much of it (which is why I have no time at home). She's getting a lot of stuff that I never saw until middle school when I was growing up. The performance-based school funding has turned real education upside down IMO.
How much homework are they giving kids these days that would require them to still be doing homework that late in the evening? :blink:

They are already in school for most of the day.
I know, it's ridiculous. She has to read 30 minutes every night. She has a spelling test every Friday consisting of 25 words so we study those Mon-Thurs. She has a reading test on Friday too (different reading than the 30 minutes), but doesn't usually get to bring that home until Thursday so we study that only Thursday nights. That reading test also has 6-8 vocabulary words from the reading and she typically has to write vocabulary sentences on Wednesdays. On Mondays, she has to write spelling sentences. On Tuesdays she writes each spelling word 4 times each. Each night Mon-Thurs she usually has 2-4 pages of math homework which lately has consisted of very basic algebra! (I never had any algebra until 8th grade!) Each week, she has either social studies or science homework too - alternating weeks. Those consist of reading and answer questions. Each Wednesday she also gets a writing assignment which usually requires writing at least 2 full paragraphs. It all adds up.
Wow! My daughter is a fourth grader as well and she has a very similar load of homework. I couldn't believe that they had fourth grader doing algebra. Between school work and soccer, my daughter is pooped everynight.
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24thcenstfan
Oct 17 2011, 11:33 AM
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Oct 16 2011, 01:08 PM
24thcenstfan
Oct 14 2011, 11:29 AM
ImpulseEngine
Oct 14 2011, 09:36 AM
I can't believe how much she is getting in 4th grade. It's taking so much time, she has gotten to bed at about 11:30pm every night this week even with my helping her through much of it (which is why I have no time at home). She's getting a lot of stuff that I never saw until middle school when I was growing up. The performance-based school funding has turned real education upside down IMO.
How much homework are they giving kids these days that would require them to still be doing homework that late in the evening? :blink:

They are already in school for most of the day.
I know, it's ridiculous. She has to read 30 minutes every night. She has a spelling test every Friday consisting of 25 words so we study those Mon-Thurs. She has a reading test on Friday too (different reading than the 30 minutes), but doesn't usually get to bring that home until Thursday so we study that only Thursday nights. That reading test also has 6-8 vocabulary words from the reading and she typically has to write vocabulary sentences on Wednesdays. On Mondays, she has to write spelling sentences. On Tuesdays she writes each spelling word 4 times each. Each night Mon-Thurs she usually has 2-4 pages of math homework which lately has consisted of very basic algebra! (I never had any algebra until 8th grade!) Each week, she has either social studies or science homework too - alternating weeks. Those consist of reading and answer questions. Each Wednesday she also gets a writing assignment which usually requires writing at least 2 full paragraphs. It all adds up.
That's nuts. Kids are in school 7 - 8 hours a day/5 days a week already (that's practically a full time job). That should be plenty of time for a kid to be instructed/practice/do homework within school hours. They could teach 4 hours and let them practice/do homework for 2 - 3 hours. Or find some other rotation of teaching/alternating of subjects/practice that allows for a better use of school hours.

If you as the parent wish to instruct them further, then leave that up to you to work out based on their need and in a more efficient way.



I completely agree. They seem to forget that it's very important for kids to be kids. Kids learn just as much from playing as from anything else. It seems like my daughter has little play time.
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Mfive
Oct 17 2011, 06:58 PM
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Oct 16 2011, 01:08 PM
24thcenstfan
Oct 14 2011, 11:29 AM
ImpulseEngine
Oct 14 2011, 09:36 AM
I can't believe how much she is getting in 4th grade. It's taking so much time, she has gotten to bed at about 11:30pm every night this week even with my helping her through much of it (which is why I have no time at home). She's getting a lot of stuff that I never saw until middle school when I was growing up. The performance-based school funding has turned real education upside down IMO.
How much homework are they giving kids these days that would require them to still be doing homework that late in the evening? :blink:

They are already in school for most of the day.
I know, it's ridiculous. She has to read 30 minutes every night. She has a spelling test every Friday consisting of 25 words so we study those Mon-Thurs. She has a reading test on Friday too (different reading than the 30 minutes), but doesn't usually get to bring that home until Thursday so we study that only Thursday nights. That reading test also has 6-8 vocabulary words from the reading and she typically has to write vocabulary sentences on Wednesdays. On Mondays, she has to write spelling sentences. On Tuesdays she writes each spelling word 4 times each. Each night Mon-Thurs she usually has 2-4 pages of math homework which lately has consisted of very basic algebra! (I never had any algebra until 8th grade!) Each week, she has either social studies or science homework too - alternating weeks. Those consist of reading and answer questions. Each Wednesday she also gets a writing assignment which usually requires writing at least 2 full paragraphs. It all adds up.
Wow! My daughter is a fourth grader as well and she has a very similar load of homework. I couldn't believe that they had fourth grader doing algebra. Between school work and soccer, my daughter is pooped everynight.
I know exactly what you mean. :D My daughter does gymnastics as well so she gets pretty tired with it all too.

I think all this started with the increased emphasis on testing. They teach kids in a way to pass those tests now instead of teaching in a way to maximize learning. It's really a shame.
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Well I'm back in college......again. My entire department at work has to take a refresher on A & P. Yeah, that's what I want to be doing during my evenings free from work.......

:angry: :cry: :cry:
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^^ That stinks.
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Oct 18 2011, 07:17 PM
Well I'm back in college......again. My entire department at work has to take a refresher on A & P. Yeah, that's what I want to be doing during my evenings free from work.......

:angry: :cry: :cry:
My wife is doing the same right now and she's about equally as "happy". :no:
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Oct 15 2011, 07:03 PM
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Oct 14 2011, 10:06 PM
[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/RODEONan/a07e0a75.jpg[/img

Dusty and dirty and then rainy

[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/RODEONan/ac7e480e.jpg[/img

And a traffic jam of trucks

[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/RODEONan/66d35394.jpg[/img

I'm next to get a load of beets on my truck

[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/RODEONan/f54b88d8.jpg[/img

Hope these aren't too big
Wow, are you driving one of those big rigs Fowler? :wow:


That's pretty cool. Thought there would be more greenery for some reason though.

Are the top photos the receiving station... and the bottom photos your farm?


Yup, I drive an 18-wheeler :) My plate on the tractor ( or cab ) is 1701 ;)

These pics are from the first day and second day digging beets. We were at my brother-in-laws farm. There is more green, hubby is in the defoliator and that pulverizes the beet tops then the digger comes through and digs or pulls the beets out of the ground and load them into the truck boxes or trailers. Some have cages that are side dumps. All of our crews trucks are end dumps.

Hubby and his two brothers all go together and we harvest all of the beets. Oldest brother-in-law drives the digger/puller and his wife drives a straight truck and their son drives a semi, hubby the defoliator and I drive semi with our oldest son driving a straight truck and other brother-in-law drives a straight truck with his son driving a semi, and that nephew got Casey's picture on magnets that we have on our tractors and trucks so he can be with us this harvest. It's bittersweet seeing his picture every day and every load. But it was very sweet of Richie to want to do that.

We're on the last field today, I think it's about 95 or so acres. Hopefully we'll get this one done fairly quickly. I'll try to post more pics later. I should get lunches made and I need to oil my trailers chain.
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Hope the harvest is helping keep your spirits up, CO...you deserve some good to happen...

Your STL family misses you too, hope you saw the thread that was started for you... :hug:
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