This is just stupid

[Soterios]

people just cant accept that everyone is an individual and need to have things their way.if you dont fit in line like the rest then you are a problem in their eyes. its sad but true....

That only works in fairy tales. Some rules are in place for a reason.

A Muslim woman in FL wanted to have her picture taken with her Niqaab on, covering her face. That seems smart.

Gotta draw the line somewhere.

Welcome to the real world.

[Kristian]

I have two sons, 9 and 14 years old. My wife home schools both of them. It is awesome. Everyone can sleep in, take days off and make them up whenever, work at there own pace, grow a 2 ft green mohawk (my 14 yr old has had a long mohawk since he was 5), whatever as long as the work gets done. Another benefit is they do the work until they understand it. An 85% is required on all of their work. They are still learning from the same textbooks at the same pace as public school kids, but are not left in the dust if they don't get something right away.

My kids have both been to public schools. We have always given them a choice. They both have chose to stay home. When they went to public schools, I had to deal with "professionals" telling me what drugs my kids should be on or that my kids hair is a distraction, or they have to get certain shots. The public schools don't even do a very good job of doing what they are supposed to do, which is teach, but they have all this advice on how I should do my job? I just avoid the whole thing and let the kids stay home and actually learn things.

[wilomn]

I have two sons, 9 and 14 years old. My wife home schools both of them. It is awesome. Everyone can sleep in, take days off and make them up whenever, work at there own pace, grow a 2 ft green mohawk (my 14 yr old has had a long mohawk since he was 5), whatever as long as the work gets done. Another benefit is they do the work until they understand it. An 85% is required on all of their work. They are still learning from the same textbooks at the same pace as public school kids, but are not left in the dust if they don't get something right away.

My kids have both been to public schools. We have always given them a choice. They both have chose to stay home. When they went to public schools, I had to deal with "professionals" telling me what drugs my kids should be on or that my kids hair is a distraction, or they have to get certain shots. The public schools don't even do a very good job of doing what they are supposed to do, which is teach, but they have all this advice on how I should do my job? I just avoid the whole thing and let the kids stay home and actually learn things.

So then, if I have this right, you not only decided not to deceive a school by agreeing to follow their rules and then disobeying but you also accepted responsibility for fulfilling the shortcomings you found with the public school system?

You didn't get all butthurt because a rule you agreed to follow became an issue that you had no valid reason to disagree with? You didn't get all bent because when someone laid out the guidelines for participation, which you agreed to follow, then chose to disregaurd, caused your child, not you, the one who actually caused the problem by not following the rules you agreed to, to be punished?

Heh, good job.

[Big Gunns]

I read that and was appalled! That is the style with the boys right now and while I can understand having a dress code but length of hair is ridiculous and quite frankly kind of sexist. My husband is extremely conservative...23 in the military...and our sons hair is long. In fact I never cut his hair until he was 5 and it was long ringlets down past the middle of his back. Now he is 9 and still wears it long....just not like that! It has nothing to do with schooling or a learning thing. It is ppl being ridiculous!!

Now as far as medicating.....I work at a school and do see a need sometimes...but I think it is much more of a rarely needed thing. Many boys in paticular are just boys.....they are crazy...wild and take a lot longer to settle down and get to a routine. I think you have to take a look at their home life...tramatic experiences, certain foods and routines. Most of the time I think that will fix a lot of the problem.

Can they even really do that ?? I mean if they let the girls keep it long i really don't think they can make the boys cut there hair ?

Unless there is a health risk (dirty hair, chewing on/eating hair, parasites, etc) I don't believe in forcing a child to cut their hair. My brother had long hair for a long time before they cut it. I think he was around 5-6.

If long hair is considered a distraction, so much so that it requires cutting, then I believe it should be required of ALL STUDENTS, regardless of gender/sex. There is no difference between long hair on boys and long hair on girls in regards to distraction. This is one of those "boys play with trucks, girls play with dolls" things. Boys, traditionally, have short hair. Girls, traditionally, have long hair. I can't stand this stuff, and the fact that they were willing to expell a child only because he won't cut his hair is horrible. A child, who is willing to go to school, behave, get an education, is going to be kicked out of his school and made an example of only because his hair is a few centimeters too long. Now, if this boy was bringing guns to school, being violent with classmates, or was failing out of school, I could see how actions would need to be taken, but HIS HAIR?

And THIS is one of the reasons I am going to home school my kids!

Sorry I don't think dress code has anything to do with length of hair and still think it is sexist and discrimnating unless you say everyone. If they want to say it has to be a "normal" color that is one thing.

And Im not sure about MN but in AZ.....I would say longer hair is more the norm in young MS boys....at least at my school and most the younger boys on the Disney and Nick network. Just me though......

Another stalker.....

How many points do you have now?

I wonder if they laugh more at you or with you?

Your attempt at what I assume is humor seems somewhat lacking in depth. Not that I expect anything particularly deep from you, it's just that I'm sort of surprised. Not only is this the best you can do but you seem satisfied with it. I certainly wouldn't be, but then we have vastly different standards for what we're satisfied with.

Heh.

Waaahhhhh....can the mods help me someones picking on me.....waaahhh. Pathetic....just pathetic and BEYOND WEAK!!!!!! Really....coming from you who picks on everyone(including the person who posted just before your last post)....it's WEAK!!!!!!! Asking for points and calling names. PATHETIC!!!!!


BG is sorry mods, but it really is PATHETIC!!!!!