If I had children, I would home teach them. Children that are home taught develop an interest in learning, and become self motivated.Their parent's can discern their learning style and thereby assist them better. They don't become "socialized" so that they relate to their peer group's values more than those of their family. They are farther advanced than other students, and spend less time studying. I would never send a child to school today - it is too confusing to them and most of them lose their interest in learning pretty quickly. Also, schools are now dangerous places, and I would be frightened to send a child to a school. It wasn't that way when I grew up, but the things that go on in schools now horrify me. My husband sub. teaches and the students are about as civilized as a group of mad gorillas. Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara de Mare" <barbarademare@yahoo.com> To: <nywestch@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2007 8:59 AM Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] Ramblings about Dutch > We have a such an awful school system they need something like the Spanish > immersion program to coax middle class kilds into the school. That and > the outrageous price of private schools. They now want $23,000 for > elementary school--the same school where I sent my kids for a thousand. > Middle class kids have long avoided the Englewood public schools, but my > daughter has 4 children--you do the math. Hence they are in the public > schools taking odvantage of whatever they have to offer. Learning Spanish > prevents total boredom, as they are all well ahead of grade level. (They > started out homeschooled). > > Barbara L. de Mare, Esq. > Historian, genealogist and attorney > 155 Polifly Road > Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 > (201) 567-9440 office > BarbaradeMare@yahoo.com (home) > http://historygenealogyesq.blogspot.com/ > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Jan Miller <jgrellim@sbcglobal.net> > To: nywestch@rootsweb.com > Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 10:53:51 PM > Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] Ramblings about Dutch > > Barbara, > You should live in California! > They don't have "the money" for an English immersion program. > Politics. > Jan > jgrellim@sbcglobal.net > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Barbara de Mare" <barbarademare@yahoo.com> > To: <nywestch@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 7:15 PM > Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] Ramblings about Dutch > > >>I totally agree. The good thing about our Spanish immersion program is >>that it is also an English immersion program. Instruction alternates >>weeks >>as to the language in which it is conducted. As I said before, third >>graders must pass the exams in both English and Spanish despite their >>native language. AND in this part of the world, depsite my objections and >>protests (certainly no one cares about my opinion), Spanish is necessary >>for the conduct of most businesses. >> >> Barbara L. de Mare, Esq. >> Historian, genealogist and attorney >> 155 Polifly Road >> Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 >> (201) 567-9440 office >> BarbaradeMare@yahoo.com (home) >> http://historygenealogyesq.blogspot.com/ >> >> ----- Original Message ---- >> From: "GWGEHoyt@aol.com" <GWGEHoyt@aol.com> >> To: nywestch@rootsweb.com >> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 7:16:27 PM >> Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] Ramblings about Dutch >> >> Friend-- >> The business world that I lived in was only conducted in English. I was >> the >> international guy for my company and had lots of worldwide travel. All of >> our >> Purchase Orders and Contracts were written in English, no matter where in >> the >> world it originated. We may be putting our children who only speak >> Spanish in >> a deficit postion when it comes to many types of employment. >> George >> >> >> ************************************** >> Get a sneak peek of >> the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour >> *************************************** >> Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet? >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywestch/ >> *************************************** >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NYWESTCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> >> *************************************** >> Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet? >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywestch/ >> *************************************** >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NYWESTCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > *************************************** > Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywestch/ > *************************************** > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYWESTCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > *************************************** > Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywestch/ > *************************************** > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYWESTCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >