tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post4967331859260053420..comments2023-09-27T01:23:35.214-07:00Comments on Knitting Linguist - The Year of the Magpie: SinglesKnitting Linguisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06289230533275408343noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-60069248435525942212008-02-12T21:05:00.000-08:002008-02-12T21:05:00.000-08:00Schools: I'm glad I'm beyond that stage. How wel...Schools: I'm glad I'm beyond that stage. How well I remember it. Looking back, I know we made good decisions generally by looking at the CHILD not the school. You know your daughter best. Small charter schools can be great places b/c the student/teacher ratio is smaller.<BR/><BR/>Knitting socks helps with the stress. Keep on knitting! They are lovely.Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02912030095491960175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-67445112455316222142008-02-12T07:22:00.000-08:002008-02-12T07:22:00.000-08:00What pretty reds in the socks.I don't want to thin...What pretty reds in the socks.<BR/><BR/>I don't want to think about schools right now -- they make my stomach hurt.Alwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03200150883889857882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-2485862202665700672008-02-10T20:44:00.000-08:002008-02-10T20:44:00.000-08:00Tough decisions! Really, though, the student matte...Tough decisions! Really, though, the student matters more than the school or the teachers in the long run...there will be opportunities to excel or to fail anywhere your daughter goes. Learning to succeed anywhere is part of growing up, which kids seem to handle much better than we adults think they can! <BR/><BR/>Your socks are beautiful! Hope there's more knitting time and less worrying in the week to come. =)EGunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941668303286640744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-41411789211290457492008-02-10T16:36:00.000-08:002008-02-10T16:36:00.000-08:00In this election season, I have noted how much eve...In this election season, I have noted how much everyone makes of where a candidate stands on an issue rather than how they got there in the first place, which I think is a far more important measure of competence for office. The same thing applies to the school choice - there are lots of good schools, and exactly which one you choose isn't so important as how you choose. From what you've written, you are doing that right - with your daughter's best interests at heart, with a deep thought and consideration, with true concern. To echo others' comments - that is good parenting.<BR/><BR/>By the way, it's always hardest with the first one. Remember that when your daughter hits age 13!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-42123855336574560972008-02-10T09:41:00.000-08:002008-02-10T09:41:00.000-08:00Congrats on the prize, and hoping you'll post abou...Congrats on the prize, and hoping you'll post about the experience.<BR/><BR/>Gee, it never occurred to me that you wouldn't know 'best' about parenting those girls of yours...or that you hadn't already taken into account various issues regarding your choice. I do like the idea of the charter school and staying in one school for all those grades.<BR/>Gorgeous socks!Mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01500636360349398921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-40536633639892727792008-02-09T23:18:00.000-08:002008-02-09T23:18:00.000-08:00Hi. Thanks for the kind comments and restaurant s...Hi. Thanks for the kind comments and restaurant suggestions that you left on my blog. I still haven't figured out how to respond to comments via e-mail rather than posting directly in my blog comments. There's got to be a way!!! <BR/><BR/>Congrats on winnng the prize. You'll have to let us know how it turns out.hopalong682003https://www.blogger.com/profile/03402622861874478950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-49052000159146818922008-02-09T20:11:00.000-08:002008-02-09T20:11:00.000-08:00I've got the comment page open in a different tab ...I've got the comment page open in a different tab so I can read, comment, read, comment, read, comment because this post is long.<BR/><BR/>Yay! for winning a prize!!<BR/><BR/>I think you are right that your daughter will be fine no matter the choice you make. I love the idea of the charter school. She'll make good friends and keep them all the way up. Which is nice. More personal I think. Its such a hard decision so I can see why you are waffling. Glad you have a good idea what you'd like to do!<BR/><BR/>The socks that rock sock looks great. Love the patterning and the beautifully done heel. Now that sock from Anne is wonderful as always. Such a guy sock too. Might have to show it to Chris, but only after I knit some shorter socks first. These seem to go on and on and on...<BR/><BR/>Happy evening to you!Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11858229995977474385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-49989851844637289312008-02-09T19:47:00.000-08:002008-02-09T19:47:00.000-08:00Hi, My birthday was Feb. 2nd too ! I was away for...Hi, My birthday was Feb. 2nd too ! I was away for a week, and catching up on my reading and thought "Cool! - a birthday twin!" and thought I should wish you a belated happy birthday!Heddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05464049715135734182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-50802961107151696342008-02-09T19:34:00.000-08:002008-02-09T19:34:00.000-08:00Oh school selection angst, I went to 8 different s...Oh school selection angst, I went to 8 different schools, and really want a nice settled and intelligent friendly space for my kids - Toby is also shifting from Montessori to standard state school this year, which is sad, I love the M philosophy but it just isn't offered here for kids his age. Tess is a neat kid, and you will make a good choice, and if it doesn't work out that well, you will continue to make good choices for her and with her until she can make her own. Its the worry and the prep and the caring about her as a person that make you a good parent - don't ever worry about doing that, I'd worry if you were not worried about the choices you need to make. <BR/><BR/>Hope there is more knitting time next week.Stellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05073753506202447996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-30635283718899107202008-02-09T18:37:00.000-08:002008-02-09T18:37:00.000-08:00Well, I know you know, working in higher ed as wel...Well, I know you know, working in higher ed as well, that the parents involvement in the child's education (period) has much more to do with their success in the long run than WHERE they go to school. <BR/><BR/>I know that's not a helpful statement in a decision making way, and I'm sure it is agonizing, but what I mean to say is that rest assured that the fact that you care SO MUCH will make a much bigger difference in her life, education, and eventual happiness as an adult than if you sent her to the *best* prep school in the country.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure there are kids at those schools who would do anything for their parents to care more about their happiness in general and less about appearance and the one- up-manship that can come with all that.Rachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04707735387537360946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-85285257014435111832008-02-09T18:15:00.000-08:002008-02-09T18:15:00.000-08:00I completely understand the angst concerning schoo...I completely understand the angst concerning school decisions. I ran into that while I was still pregnant, believe it or not. The folks in Boston were nuts (no offensive to Bostonians--these were mostly people from other places), because waiting lists for the "good" daycares and "good" preschools were so long that you had to get on them while you were still pregnant. How could I make a decision about my kid when I hadn't even seen my kid yet? That was just nuts.<BR/><BR/>My first decision for daycare was an agonizing one, but it turned out beautifully. Although the place I chose was a "no-name" place, definitely not on the "in" list, it was absolutely perfect. Both my children had a wonderful time there, and their daycare provider became a dear and trusted friend.<BR/><BR/>When there is so much pressure from your own social circle and from the greater community to worry about such things, it really is hard to resist that. But you've been parenting long enough to trust your instincts. Very few decisions are permanently damaging--just as very few decisions are the single "right" one to make. You know your daughter best, and you know best what you're looking for in her education. All the others (well-intentioned or not) can go take that proverbial leap! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-60565331656345078852008-02-09T13:58:00.000-08:002008-02-09T13:58:00.000-08:00i think your single "serendipity" is absolutely th...i think your single "serendipity" is absolutely the mostest beautiful thing in the whole wide world!!! VBG!<BR/><BR/>an unbiased opinion,if there ever was one!<BR/><BR/>hope your next week allows you more knit time.adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04944809620954776547noreply@blogger.com