@stellaluna14 - you took the words out of my mouth. I work at a safety net hospital ER and people who rely on the ED for primary care are definitely not in an enviable position.
Until the U.S. adopts a single payer system and kicks out the insurance companies, drug companies, and business model of healthcare-for-profit we will all pay way more for way less and continue to have a lack of primary care providers. Americans also need to learn when and when not to use the ER but that's a whole different topic.
My (apparently) UO of today: I think homework is good for kids/teens. My sophomores (I do resource special Ed with mainstreamed kids) have a paper due tomorrow for their English class and they've "only" had a week to work on it. They didn't freak out about it and actually try to get help until today, and all day I heard about how it wasn't fair that they only had a week and didn't have time in class every single day to work on it and OH THE INJUSTICE that they might have had to do some work on it at home. I don't care if you don't think you'll use this again in life. I don't even care that you don't have a computer at home to type and do research. You had ample opportunity to be responsible and make arrangements to get this done well and on time. Kids need to learn personal responsibility even when they think the assignment in question is too hard or unfair or pointless. That's life kids. And next time I hear that their mom or dad or grandma will do their work for them I just might crawl into a hole and mourn the loss of a responsible generation. Ugh. Do your homework. Quit whining. Parents, quit encouraging your kids to play the victim by blaming teachers for too much homework. Stress will not kill them. End rant.
Married 6/1/13
BFP #1 7/2013 MMC 9/17/13
BFP #2 5/2014 MC 6/15/14
BFP #3 11/13/14 (Found in ER with ruptured cyst) Diagnosed MC 11/15/14
BFP #4 4/2015 MC 7/1/15
BFP #5 10/21/15 EDD 7/3/16 Praying for our rainbow!
@winnie1122 I think it can be good when it's age appropriate. I think that we give too much, too early. By 10th grade they should absolutely be doing homework. Kindergarteners? Probably not.
My UO: I find it disconcerting when people say they like yoga but wish they didn't have to sit through all the "religious stuff." I'm not saying you have to be Hindu to practice yoga, but I think it's disrespectful to try to strip the physical activity out of something that is a spiritual practice. You don't have to believe it, but if you are practicing yoga I think you have to be respectful of what yoga is. Otherwise it's just flat out white washing and cultural appropriation/cherry picking.
@elenabrent Definitely it should be developmentally appropriate, but there is some benefit even at the lower levels. As long as it's actually work the kid can do without too much help...I seriously side-eye homework packets for elementary students that basically require parental involvement (like building things or buying things). It should reinforce and build skills at that age. But high school, it's amazing the lack of personal responsibility these kids take and it seriously concerns me for their future as responsible, reliable, and ethical citizens of this planet when they can't even do a little bit of work on their own without complaining or cheating. It's a learned behavior. Hard to unlearn too...
Married 6/1/13
BFP #1 7/2013 MMC 9/17/13
BFP #2 5/2014 MC 6/15/14
BFP #3 11/13/14 (Found in ER with ruptured cyst) Diagnosed MC 11/15/14
BFP #4 4/2015 MC 7/1/15
BFP #5 10/21/15 EDD 7/3/16 Praying for our rainbow!
@stellaluna14 - you took the words out of my mouth. I work at a safety net hospital ER and people who rely on the ED for primary care are definitely not in an enviable position.
Until the U.S. adopts a single payer system and kicks out the insurance companies, drug companies, and business model of healthcare-for-profit we will all pay way more for way less and continue to have a lack of primary care providers. Americans also need to learn when and when not to use the ER but that's a whole different topic.
Until then...Kaiser.
Unfortunately this extends beyond the US. I thought having to pay for your visits would deter one from using the ER as a walk in clinic, but apparently that isn't true. Universal healthcare=prescription renewals in emerg and wondering why they have to wait 6 hours. It is titled EMERGENCY department for a reason.
@winnie1122 I agree that age appropriate homework in reasonable quantities is good for kids. I teach third grade and I think this year we give the most reasonable quantity of homework that we have in years. The kids are capable of doing it on their own, but the parents should definitely be checking it and discussing it with them. It still amazes me that the majority of my kids' parents NEVER even look at their child's homework to see if it's finished, let alone done correctly. Then some parents just straight up do the homework themselves...in their clearly adult handwriting... And often have more mistakes than the kid would have made.
I don't give homework/projects that require anything to be purchased or a lot of parental assistance. In my experience, kids with involved parents have their parents mostly do it and the kids without don't do it or clearly have no support in it. Not much is ever accomplished with those projects.
@winnie1122 I agree on the homework! My DS is in kinder and they usually have two pages to finish by Friday. Some of it is really hard but it's good for him. One week is plenty of time to finish an assignment.
Re: UO 4/14
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Until the U.S. adopts a single payer system and kicks out the insurance companies, drug companies, and business model of healthcare-for-profit we will all pay way more for way less and continue to have a lack of primary care providers. Americans also need to learn when and when not to use the ER but that's a whole different topic.
Until then...Kaiser.
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My UO .... I don't enjoy alcohol that much. Maybe that's a confession. I just think most of it is nasty.
I don't give homework/projects that require anything to be purchased or a lot of parental assistance. In my experience, kids with involved parents have their parents mostly do it and the kids without don't do it or clearly have no support in it. Not much is ever accomplished with those projects.