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Participant[quote=sdduuuude]After a good sleep, I finally got through the whole thing. It made me realize I’m a lesbian trapped in a man’s body.
Which would explain why I think Suze Orman’s hair is so cool.[/quote]
I just spit out my coffee.sdduuuude – you owe me a new blouse.
Participant[quote=sdduuuude]After a good sleep, I finally got through the whole thing. It made me realize I’m a lesbian trapped in a man’s body.
Which would explain why I think Suze Orman’s hair is so cool.[/quote]
I just spit out my coffee.sdduuuude – you owe me a new blouse.
ParticipantI find Suzie Orman annoying… mainly because I don’t like her voice. And her callers are even more annoying.
That said – when I do read a quote from her, or catch 5 minutes of her show – she seems pretty pragmatic… more pragmatic than some of the suits that say they’re experts but have no idea what it’s like to have limited funds. Suzie seems to get the paycheck to paycheck concerns that some of the less wealthy have. She understands that some families struggle just to make ends meet…
I’m with her on the “cool” factor of no debt – no car loan and a paid for home. That’s my aspiration. (Making extra payments on the mortgage to make it happen.) For me, the cool thing about it is that I will no longer be a wage slave if I can reduce my expenses by having no debt. It takes a lot less to get by on if you don’t have the 2 big payments (mortgage & car loan) to factor into your budget. That’s freedom. Even if I continue to work at my job… just the knowledge that I *could* say “eff it” to my employer and NOT have to worry about the large, mandatory, monthly bills gives me joy. Real Joy. And that’s cool. I like what I do… but I dream of being able to quit, too.
I’m with her about the kids’ allowance for work thing too. But I’d add “some work is done just because you’re part of the family!”.
ParticipantI find Suzie Orman annoying… mainly because I don’t like her voice. And her callers are even more annoying.
That said – when I do read a quote from her, or catch 5 minutes of her show – she seems pretty pragmatic… more pragmatic than some of the suits that say they’re experts but have no idea what it’s like to have limited funds. Suzie seems to get the paycheck to paycheck concerns that some of the less wealthy have. She understands that some families struggle just to make ends meet…
I’m with her on the “cool” factor of no debt – no car loan and a paid for home. That’s my aspiration. (Making extra payments on the mortgage to make it happen.) For me, the cool thing about it is that I will no longer be a wage slave if I can reduce my expenses by having no debt. It takes a lot less to get by on if you don’t have the 2 big payments (mortgage & car loan) to factor into your budget. That’s freedom. Even if I continue to work at my job… just the knowledge that I *could* say “eff it” to my employer and NOT have to worry about the large, mandatory, monthly bills gives me joy. Real Joy. And that’s cool. I like what I do… but I dream of being able to quit, too.
I’m with her about the kids’ allowance for work thing too. But I’d add “some work is done just because you’re part of the family!”.
ParticipantI find Suzie Orman annoying… mainly because I don’t like her voice. And her callers are even more annoying.
That said – when I do read a quote from her, or catch 5 minutes of her show – she seems pretty pragmatic… more pragmatic than some of the suits that say they’re experts but have no idea what it’s like to have limited funds. Suzie seems to get the paycheck to paycheck concerns that some of the less wealthy have. She understands that some families struggle just to make ends meet…
I’m with her on the “cool” factor of no debt – no car loan and a paid for home. That’s my aspiration. (Making extra payments on the mortgage to make it happen.) For me, the cool thing about it is that I will no longer be a wage slave if I can reduce my expenses by having no debt. It takes a lot less to get by on if you don’t have the 2 big payments (mortgage & car loan) to factor into your budget. That’s freedom. Even if I continue to work at my job… just the knowledge that I *could* say “eff it” to my employer and NOT have to worry about the large, mandatory, monthly bills gives me joy. Real Joy. And that’s cool. I like what I do… but I dream of being able to quit, too.
I’m with her about the kids’ allowance for work thing too. But I’d add “some work is done just because you’re part of the family!”.
ParticipantI find Suzie Orman annoying… mainly because I don’t like her voice. And her callers are even more annoying.
That said – when I do read a quote from her, or catch 5 minutes of her show – she seems pretty pragmatic… more pragmatic than some of the suits that say they’re experts but have no idea what it’s like to have limited funds. Suzie seems to get the paycheck to paycheck concerns that some of the less wealthy have. She understands that some families struggle just to make ends meet…
I’m with her on the “cool” factor of no debt – no car loan and a paid for home. That’s my aspiration. (Making extra payments on the mortgage to make it happen.) For me, the cool thing about it is that I will no longer be a wage slave if I can reduce my expenses by having no debt. It takes a lot less to get by on if you don’t have the 2 big payments (mortgage & car loan) to factor into your budget. That’s freedom. Even if I continue to work at my job… just the knowledge that I *could* say “eff it” to my employer and NOT have to worry about the large, mandatory, monthly bills gives me joy. Real Joy. And that’s cool. I like what I do… but I dream of being able to quit, too.
I’m with her about the kids’ allowance for work thing too. But I’d add “some work is done just because you’re part of the family!”.
ParticipantI find Suzie Orman annoying… mainly because I don’t like her voice. And her callers are even more annoying.
That said – when I do read a quote from her, or catch 5 minutes of her show – she seems pretty pragmatic… more pragmatic than some of the suits that say they’re experts but have no idea what it’s like to have limited funds. Suzie seems to get the paycheck to paycheck concerns that some of the less wealthy have. She understands that some families struggle just to make ends meet…
I’m with her on the “cool” factor of no debt – no car loan and a paid for home. That’s my aspiration. (Making extra payments on the mortgage to make it happen.) For me, the cool thing about it is that I will no longer be a wage slave if I can reduce my expenses by having no debt. It takes a lot less to get by on if you don’t have the 2 big payments (mortgage & car loan) to factor into your budget. That’s freedom. Even if I continue to work at my job… just the knowledge that I *could* say “eff it” to my employer and NOT have to worry about the large, mandatory, monthly bills gives me joy. Real Joy. And that’s cool. I like what I do… but I dream of being able to quit, too.
I’m with her about the kids’ allowance for work thing too. But I’d add “some work is done just because you’re part of the family!”.
Participant[quote=wanttobuy]alright, seems this old thread is alive again. I am frustrated with GATE in Poway due to the fact that my son was tested GATE (99.7 something), but he was not performing as he supposed to. As a fact, he has trouble understanding some instructions when doing math or reading comprehension. When I asked his teacher, she simply commented that “GATE students’ brain functions differently.” It seems that his angle of thinking is different.As a result, he is frustrated too. I really wish Poway has a program catering to GATE students. But again, I suppose every gifted students has his/her own area of giftness…[/quote]
I share your frustration… my son is struggling also and the teachers use his gate status/weird brain thing as an excuse… rather than working to find a way to improve his performance. When he first tested gate his teacher said “That explains a lot. I just don’t get these gate kids”. Mind you our school has 1/3-1/2 identified gate for the 3rd grade up… so the teacher was admitting she doesn’t understand a HUGE portion of her students. (She was an exceptionally crappy teacher) I’m really frustrated.Participant[quote=wanttobuy]alright, seems this old thread is alive again. I am frustrated with GATE in Poway due to the fact that my son was tested GATE (99.7 something), but he was not performing as he supposed to. As a fact, he has trouble understanding some instructions when doing math or reading comprehension. When I asked his teacher, she simply commented that “GATE students’ brain functions differently.” It seems that his angle of thinking is different.As a result, he is frustrated too. I really wish Poway has a program catering to GATE students. But again, I suppose every gifted students has his/her own area of giftness…[/quote]
I share your frustration… my son is struggling also and the teachers use his gate status/weird brain thing as an excuse… rather than working to find a way to improve his performance. When he first tested gate his teacher said “That explains a lot. I just don’t get these gate kids”. Mind you our school has 1/3-1/2 identified gate for the 3rd grade up… so the teacher was admitting she doesn’t understand a HUGE portion of her students. (She was an exceptionally crappy teacher) I’m really frustrated.Participant[quote=wanttobuy]alright, seems this old thread is alive again. I am frustrated with GATE in Poway due to the fact that my son was tested GATE (99.7 something), but he was not performing as he supposed to. As a fact, he has trouble understanding some instructions when doing math or reading comprehension. When I asked his teacher, she simply commented that “GATE students’ brain functions differently.” It seems that his angle of thinking is different.As a result, he is frustrated too. I really wish Poway has a program catering to GATE students. But again, I suppose every gifted students has his/her own area of giftness…[/quote]
I share your frustration… my son is struggling also and the teachers use his gate status/weird brain thing as an excuse… rather than working to find a way to improve his performance. When he first tested gate his teacher said “That explains a lot. I just don’t get these gate kids”. Mind you our school has 1/3-1/2 identified gate for the 3rd grade up… so the teacher was admitting she doesn’t understand a HUGE portion of her students. (She was an exceptionally crappy teacher) I’m really frustrated.Participant[quote=wanttobuy]alright, seems this old thread is alive again. I am frustrated with GATE in Poway due to the fact that my son was tested GATE (99.7 something), but he was not performing as he supposed to. As a fact, he has trouble understanding some instructions when doing math or reading comprehension. When I asked his teacher, she simply commented that “GATE students’ brain functions differently.” It seems that his angle of thinking is different.As a result, he is frustrated too. I really wish Poway has a program catering to GATE students. But again, I suppose every gifted students has his/her own area of giftness…[/quote]
I share your frustration… my son is struggling also and the teachers use his gate status/weird brain thing as an excuse… rather than working to find a way to improve his performance. When he first tested gate his teacher said “That explains a lot. I just don’t get these gate kids”. Mind you our school has 1/3-1/2 identified gate for the 3rd grade up… so the teacher was admitting she doesn’t understand a HUGE portion of her students. (She was an exceptionally crappy teacher) I’m really frustrated.Participant[quote=wanttobuy]alright, seems this old thread is alive again. I am frustrated with GATE in Poway due to the fact that my son was tested GATE (99.7 something), but he was not performing as he supposed to. As a fact, he has trouble understanding some instructions when doing math or reading comprehension. When I asked his teacher, she simply commented that “GATE students’ brain functions differently.” It seems that his angle of thinking is different.As a result, he is frustrated too. I really wish Poway has a program catering to GATE students. But again, I suppose every gifted students has his/her own area of giftness…[/quote]
I share your frustration… my son is struggling also and the teachers use his gate status/weird brain thing as an excuse… rather than working to find a way to improve his performance. When he first tested gate his teacher said “That explains a lot. I just don’t get these gate kids”. Mind you our school has 1/3-1/2 identified gate for the 3rd grade up… so the teacher was admitting she doesn’t understand a HUGE portion of her students. (She was an exceptionally crappy teacher) I’m really frustrated.Participant[quote=AN]UCGal, thanks for that suggestion. I didn’t know the kid can still take the test even though he/she doesn’t go to the public school in the district. In that case, I’ll definitely have him take the test in 2nd grade and see how he score, talk to the Seminar teacher/school and see if it make sense to switch school. Originally, I was under the impression that I have to send my kid to the public school first before he can take the test.
Since you are very family w/ the Seminar program, do you know how the kids in Seminar do in Jr. High vs the kids who came from private K-5? I heard from a friend who knows a few parents who switch their kids from private school to seminar program. Then when they merge back together in 6th grade at Bishops, the kids who were in Seminar program were behind the kids who went to private K-5. Any comment on that?[/quote]
Just to clarify, you have to live in Sdusd boundaries to have the gate test by sdusd gate office for private school kids. You arrange it through the gate office.I don’t know about seminar in middle or high school. I think only one class is seminar.. the rest of the subjects are integrated with the rest of the school.But I could be wrong.
Participant[quote=AN]UCGal, thanks for that suggestion. I didn’t know the kid can still take the test even though he/she doesn’t go to the public school in the district. In that case, I’ll definitely have him take the test in 2nd grade and see how he score, talk to the Seminar teacher/school and see if it make sense to switch school. Originally, I was under the impression that I have to send my kid to the public school first before he can take the test.
Since you are very family w/ the Seminar program, do you know how the kids in Seminar do in Jr. High vs the kids who came from private K-5? I heard from a friend who knows a few parents who switch their kids from private school to seminar program. Then when they merge back together in 6th grade at Bishops, the kids who were in Seminar program were behind the kids who went to private K-5. Any comment on that?[/quote]
Just to clarify, you have to live in Sdusd boundaries to have the gate test by sdusd gate office for private school kids. You arrange it through the gate office.I don’t know about seminar in middle or high school. I think only one class is seminar.. the rest of the subjects are integrated with the rest of the school.But I could be wrong.
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