Comments on: Here’s Your Future http://www.massdistraction.org/weblog/2006/09/23/heres-your-future/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:09:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Iseult http://www.massdistraction.org/weblog/2006/09/23/heres-your-future/#comment-1120 Iseult Sun, 24 Sep 2006 19:52:13 +0000 http://www.massdistraction.org/weblog/index.php/2006/09/23/heres-your-future/#comment-1120 Ah, the school issue. Hmm. At least you aren't a pushover like my dad was . . . I was "home sick" nearly EVERY Monday of 4th grade. I mean, my mom had just died and that was tragic and I wasn't, of course, taking it very well, but I had four-day weeks most of the year if I remember correctly. I would ask the little man what he does like about school, and if he would miss doing those things or seeing those people. And, if you think it would be useful, see what - specifically - they ask him to do that he doesn't want to do? Is it a routine/schedule thing, where he wants to continue an activity ad nauseum and it's time to move on? Or is there something deeper, like a particular dislike of a teacher? In each situation there could be ways to explain to him why things are happening so that he feels more like he has a choice in the situation. I know he sometimes takes some gentle coaxing to do things, versus just being told to do something without knowing the reason why (just like a lot of kids). If the teachers know that, I bet they could help alleviate some of his reluctance to go to school. Ah, the school issue. Hmm. At least you aren’t a pushover like my dad was . . . I was “home sick” nearly EVERY Monday of 4th grade. I mean, my mom had just died and that was tragic and I wasn’t, of course, taking it very well, but I had four-day weeks most of the year if I remember correctly.

I would ask the little man what he does like about school, and if he would miss doing those things or seeing those people. And, if you think it would be useful, see what - specifically - they ask him to do that he doesn’t want to do? Is it a routine/schedule thing, where he wants to continue an activity ad nauseum and it’s time to move on? Or is there something deeper, like a particular dislike of a teacher? In each situation there could be ways to explain to him why things are happening so that he feels more like he has a choice in the situation. I know he sometimes takes some gentle coaxing to do things, versus just being told to do something without knowing the reason why (just like a lot of kids). If the teachers know that, I bet they could help alleviate some of his reluctance to go to school.

]]> By: jason http://www.massdistraction.org/weblog/2006/09/23/heres-your-future/#comment-1118 jason Sun, 24 Sep 2006 19:24:09 +0000 http://www.massdistraction.org/weblog/index.php/2006/09/23/heres-your-future/#comment-1118 This was exactly my Saturday...woke up wiith grand designs of attending the punk flea market; ended up spending way too much money at J. Crew at MOA. This was exactly my Saturday…woke up wiith grand designs of attending the punk flea market; ended up spending way too much money at J. Crew at MOA.

]]> By: Chel http://www.massdistraction.org/weblog/2006/09/23/heres-your-future/#comment-1117 Chel Sun, 24 Sep 2006 16:59:13 +0000 http://www.massdistraction.org/weblog/index.php/2006/09/23/heres-your-future/#comment-1117 You know there are some things that can only be done at the mall. And I always think to myself if I'm going to a mall in the Twin Cities, wouldn't I be wasting my time by going anywhere but The Mall of America? (Acknowledging that any trip to a mall has a lot of intrinsic time wasting built in.) Just a warning... Tuesday is Toddler Day. You know there are some things that can only be done at the mall. And I always think to myself if I’m going to a mall in the Twin Cities, wouldn’t I be wasting my time by going anywhere but The Mall of America? (Acknowledging that any trip to a mall has a lot of intrinsic time wasting built in.) Just a warning… Tuesday is Toddler Day.

]]> By: craig http://www.massdistraction.org/weblog/2006/09/23/heres-your-future/#comment-1113 craig Sat, 23 Sep 2006 19:44:23 +0000 http://www.massdistraction.org/weblog/index.php/2006/09/23/heres-your-future/#comment-1113 can we get squid soap for work? maybe it will encourage us all to wash our hands more and stop passing around THE PLAGUE. and i totally relate to the little man. i felt the same way when i was his age. wait, i STILL feel that way. ;) +2 punk rock points. one point for being brave enough to tackle the MOA and another point for doing it on the first weekend of fall. can we get squid soap for work? maybe it will encourage us all to wash our hands more and stop passing around THE PLAGUE.

and i totally relate to the little man. i felt the same way when i was his age. wait, i STILL feel that way. ;)

+2 punk rock points. one point for being brave enough to tackle the MOA and another point for doing it on the first weekend of fall.

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