School’s Out!
4 Jun2008
YES! Chris graduated.
YES! High school and all that state-mandated, catholic-school fascism is done. Over. Complete. I grabbed the diploma at the end of the ceremony to make sure it was signed, stamped and his name was correct.
And yes – I was happy and proud. Proud that he kept his grades up and finished the game no matter how hard they tried to make him quit. Now he can make his own way.
But I have to say – Are these the only options for parents? Either public schools where the fear (maybe not the reality) is a greater chance for drugs, pregnancy and failure or parochial schools where closed minds and locked steps count for 80% of your grade. Is that really all this country has left to offer? I sincerely hope not.
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5 Responses to School’s Out!
Bowmar Brain
June 4th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Please extend our congratulations to Chris — I look forward to congratulating him in person soon. Oh, and by the way, there’s always home schooling — that’s a fine third option, don’t you think?
mburma
June 4th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
We thought about home schooling, but this whole “earning-a-living” thing kept getting in the way.
teastiles
June 5th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
http://www.apple.com/trailers/magnolia/gonzo/trailer/
Everyday could have been bring the kid to work day — he’d have gotten 4 hours to play gameboy and just think of what he’d learn.
Seems like just yesterday I helped move you and the pregnant one in gramma’s house.
We old.
mburma
June 6th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
We very old.
And cranky.
Phyllis
June 7th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
No not all public schools are dumps – our town (Westwood) has one of the best shcool systems in Massachusetts, on par with any private school. But the taxes are killing us and the minute they head off to college we’re selling the house!