Public School Really is DUMB

The unwanted educational transition continues...

8/2 - the school called to say they are placing DS#1 as a Freshman because he had no high school level credits. I rechecked my text messages from DS#1 from 7/6/17 where he stated he would only go IF he could be in 10th grade because he was not going to repeat a grade just to be with this kid he has been hanging out with all summer. Then I let him know on 8/2/17 of the school's grade level placement decision and he was like "ok"  (really sticking to your original decision there kid :NOT:)

8/7 - had to go to the counselor's office to take a math and reading test. He scored 47% in math and they said good enough for Algebra 1 ( o_O ) and 43% in reading and again they said yes that is Freshman level reading ready ( again o_O they must have low standards). So we go into the counselor's office (nice enough guy and all but still this is my kid who is rejecting me/stomping on my heart and so not honoring and respecting his dad AND MOM) and he makes a class schedule for DS#1 and tells us that he can still graduate in 3 years but he has to take a full load of classes, take one class at a community college, tutor elementary kids after school (not during like those who have 4 years to get their work done), attend summer school every year (even the summer after graduation to get 1 credit or else they retain the diploma), and that if he fails a class he will be taking 4 years to graduate. Then we get told he needs 2 vaccines for sure (maybe they will say more but we went with only the 2 they stated at this time) or else he can not even be there for the first day of school. Then we paid a textbook fee, student planner fee, and oh yeah everyone gets a laptop to keep so their is a tech fee for that. (so laptops being paid for with tax payer money and junior college is paid for too if he gets good enough grades in all classes and does the tutoring ... again who is paying for that?  guess we will be seeing property tax increases possibly just a little higher every year so we can "boil the frog without him noticing")

oh and yeah the dreaded "health" class -- and it does teach "alternative lifestyles" and they even have a club at school that meets in a teachers classroom for this and I think the teacher heads up this "Alternative lifestyle" class --- so this is ok but teachers can't promote clubs for Believers on school property?

8/15 - vaccine day --- long lines, nurses very happy to stick kids with the toxins that carry the virus,  have to keep him away from DS#2 due to shedding from mmr shot,  and oh yeah, "mom, no one has taken me clothes shopping" (spend $275) and "I need some supplies" ($50)  -- what part of this is "free" public school?

8/16 - Received a text with DS#1 on his first day from the people who are all so very happy he is going to publick school (rainy day)

after school, I did the customary text asking how his day was (sent 1 minute after the last bell rung) ... of course he talked in person with all those who persuaded him to do this long before he replied to me "Good"

8/17 - same thing with the text ... eventually tells me his day was good just busy

8/18 - I did not send a text ... this was also my first week watching another child from my home and she keeps me busy and that evening I went to dinner at my sister's house (moms have lives too ya know ;-) )

8/19 - took DS#2 to the zoo so no time to talk to DS#1

8/20 - no talking to DS#1 - he does his church day stuff with the other fam and has for years so this is usual no word day

8/21 - This would be best in pictures

I was sendinging huh??? and received the reply about not the kissy face so my huh??? goes after his thinking I called him dumb not as a reply to the no mom not that face (technology is not always super fast)

OK so then I get emails with grades from the school, so let's look at these silly things he is getting grades for just to prove how DUMBED DOWN education is

Some of these are silly and yet a grade for - where as the A.C.E. school only gave grades for test taken to prove what was retained after finishing a worktext...even being in plays or talent shows and Bible verses memory were not percentage grades (they did earn E,S, N, etc marks)

and American History did not start at the civil war so why start there? Also note these do not give the parent any detail about the assignment...

and another one that "takes the cake" -- having to friend people in class on facebook?  I saw some recently added "friends" on DS#1 account and come on teen girls stop showing us your pouty lips and cleavage and puppy dog filters ...

with easy assignments like these being recognized, it is no wonder DS#1 thinks he is "hot stuff" and that I was the problem .... (?)

Thought he knew better than to be persuaded with trinkets like grades for silly things .... He has already proven that he can not stand and be his own man ....

And when people say, "oh I hope he likes going to school" I reply how I pray he hates it because he is soooo leaving me out in the cold here and there is no promise for things to go well for those who kick their mom to the curb ....

DS#1 would get an education being home educated (he wanted to use Monarch) or even going to a small private school and shouldn't that be what matters?  What is happening seems like sticking it to me and hurting me and all about getting DS#1 to be on "their side" ... like they want him to have nothing to do with me.

Should i be allowed to ask why the school is allowing his dad to sign his homework when the school only has me listed as a parent? His dad never signed his homework slips when he was at the A.C.E. school ....

and now the basement is flooded ... so much to do and yet will have a 2 and 6 year old around all day too....