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mouse_luv

mouse_luv

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StarWarsGirl said:
For @ajrwdwgirl
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Warning: Some, er, adult jokes
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FutureCEO

FutureCEO

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betty rose said:
Thanks. At my age , I'm not so sure my blood pressure was back up today. I just wish food manufacture's would make things with out sodium, cheese (to much sodium). I'm only shopping in the frozen and fresh food isles. Everything else is crazy bad. It' like the U.S. manufacture's are trying to kill us off. And don't get me started on GMO foods. Eating healthy has doubled my food budget. What a rip off. Rant over.
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I like ham but I only bought ham steaks once because of that. Depending on which kind you get, there is like 25 - 40% or more daily value of sodium. However, my mom makes a kind of pizza with prosciutto. I can eat that like candy. I like the $4 cereals that never go on sale...(sigh). Nature Valley and Kashi which ironically is owned by General Mills and Kellogg's.
 
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Figgy1

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Songbird76 said:
Well, there are only 3 schools here, but the thing about the Dutch education system is that it's split into various levels, based on academic performance. So each school has all three levels, and 2 of those levels are also split into a few different categories. The way it works here is that the school gives them advice in 6th grade, based on their previous academic record, and they also take a test, which used to determine which level they were allowed to choose, but they changed that last year, and now it's just used as a guideline and the teacher's advice weighs more heavily. So you have VMBO, which is the lowest, and split into trade-like schools, and a kind of regular high school, but at a slightly lower than average level. Then you have Havo, which is like a really high quality American high school. Then you have VWO, which is the highest level and is for the most gifted students. It's split into Atheneum and Gymnasium, the difference being Gymnasium has Latin and Greek added to the curriculum. Then one of the schools ALSO offers a Dual-immersion (English/Dutch) VWO level, and a Technasium, which is a science and technology based program. So first you have to know which level school you can go to, then what you want to eventually do with that diploma, because options are limited for the lowest level, and streaming from the middle level to the high level so you can go to a university takes a bit more time. So you have to know what you want to do, what you are capable of, and then look into what each school offers and how the environment fits with your personality. Some schools are bigger, or smaller, or have extra resources in an area that you might need it. The school with the dual immersion program and technasium is the only one that offers those...BUT, it doesn't look like they offer Gymnasium. So if you want Latin and Greek, you have to go to one of the other 2 schools...but then you don't have the options of Tech or English-based instruction. One school offers a program for students who are top talents in something like music or sports, etc, because those kids need extra training to stay competitive in whatever their hobby is, and they might have to go quite far away for that training, which is not conducive to a normal school schedule. So they get more flex time and independent study hours rather than classroom time. And then another one offers homework classes that teach kids how to manage their time and get homework done, and also offers classes for kids to learn how to socially interact. So there ARE only 3 schools to look at, but they all offer quite different things, and not knowing yet for sure which level DD will have the indication for, we can't actually pick yet. We've got a year and a half...DD is only in 5th grade this year, but this is when they have to start learning what's available and getting an idea of what they might like. It's just really overwhelming for her...she knows that her choice will dramatically affect her future career. And she's terribly afraid of failure. She's one of those kids that, if she doesn't get 100% on every bit of homework and every quiz, she kicks herself in the behind for ages. It doesn't happen very often, but when it does, she's very hard on herself, and she doubts her ability. So she will probably get advice to do VWO, but then she's scared that she's not up to that kind of challenge, so she wants to do VMBO, which is WAY below her level and would mean she wouldn't have as many options later. She'd not be allowed to go to University, which you can only do if you've completed VWO level. So she got really upset because she wants the options, but she is afraid of failing at the harder levels. So we are just going to have to expose her to information about what's available in small bits and in a way that she doesn't notice she's learning about schools. And then by the time she has to make a choice, she'll have all the information without all the drama. Right now, she just shuts down when the subject of secondary school comes up. She puts entirely too much pressure on herself.
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That's horrible! Way too much pressure for a middle school kid. I like that everything is still available in my ds' building.
 
StarWarsGirl

StarWarsGirl

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MOXOMUMD said:
I hope everyone had a nice Labor Day. We just spent the day outside goofing off and enjoying the cooler weather. Back into the 90's the rest of the week.

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Supposed to get up in the 90s here as well. Which, unfortunately, means instead of taking my walk on campus on Thursday, I'll have to go to the gym. I'd much rather go for a walk.
 

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