Do you do math?

Posted By: Amy on 2009-02-16
In Reply to: In response to my post down below about the - sm -

I said my son was 8 years older. I did not say he was home alone at 8 years. When my daughter, younger, started school he was 8 years older, let me see that is say maybe 5 and 8- MY GOSH, that makes him 13 YEARS OLD.

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How do you feel about Food Stamps/Welfare? - Not Political, just a general question
- Welfare - Nature
  - Pat on back for you. You said it all. nm - They said what
- no help for me - I have been poor
- Woman make 72 cents for every $1 a man does so of course, sm - Single moms often do need help
- to wannie - anon
  - In response to my post down below about the - sm -
    - Do you do math? - Amy
  - Thank you. Like I said before, I hated to - wannie
- My mother was on disability - daiseymae
- Abuse of food stamps/welfare is a MAJOR - problem......... NM
- You are making a lot of generalizations... - sm
- If anything irks the heck out of me, it is when "single mother" is mentioned as to - Amy
  - Ok I have a problem with some of your views...sm - curious girl
  - I was a single mother at one time. I had to resort to - wannie
    - When will people understand - Amy
      - Amy, I hope your better than everyone else attitude gets an adjustment soon! - sm
        Well said - Nature
        Never had to scrape because I worked - Amy
        I presume you had free childcare since- sm -
        No, never had free childcare - Amy
        Such a martyr Amy! Good for you; have compassion for others... - nm
      - I was a SINGLE mother. I was not married at that - wannie
        Bless your heart. You just don�t know. - Amy
        I believe - (sm)
        I understand, believe me I understand so much more than - Amy
        No when you get a DIVORCE that makes ...sm - curious girl
        Only in your mind (nm) - Janie
        Use a dictionary - single=not married sm - HappyFlaMT
        Wanted to let you know what happened to relatives - Ruthie
        Merriam-Webster has to be wrong. They didn't consult Amy first. - They said what
        lmbo!!! -nm- - sadie
        Bless my heart, I do know. I had the guts to - wannie
  - Don't take this the wrong way - They said what
    - I hate to bust your bubble, but - Amy
      - Busted bubbles. - They said what
        I am older, have been through a lot and guess what - Amy
        Okay. Guess you should look into that crystal ball you have - They said what
        Do you know about reverse mortgage? - Amy
        Read the papers, duh! People are losing their homes - They said what
        I am not in "this stuff" or whatever you are talking about - Amy
        While you are in google see if you can find - They said what
        I found it for you, have known because my mother did exactly this and lived out her old age - Amy
        Staying at home and raising us kids worked for my mother - They said what
        Who stayed at home and what? - Amy
        Oh Amy, surely there was a man who "kept" you from time to time.. - sm
        Kept never, access to money yes - Amy
        Matrimonial (or shackup) welfare then..I see! - nm
        LMAO - They said what
        but short on compassion and caring. - anon
        St. Amy....what can I say...all hail St. Amy... - sm
        Thank you. Single moms on welfare are not all bad ones. - They said what
      - A single mother is not just a woman who has never - wannie
        Like I said above, bless your heart. - Amy
        I dont' say I was single to make people feel sorry for me. - wannie
        I feel sorry for people who live off the government - Amy
        Amy, your halo is ready anytime you want to pick it up! // - nm
        Good for you. I could have worked 2 jobs, but I chose to - wannie
        You chose assistance rather than working, right? - Janie
        No, I was working a full time job, came home, took - wannie
        So you got assistance and left it up to me and other taxpayers to pay for your kids. - Janie
        BTW, if you had bothered to read the post just above this - wannie
        Where pray tell do you think food stamps come from? - Janie
        You are wrong...sm - curious girl
        What part don't you understand. I was working. I was - wannie
        I DID NOT DRAW WELFARE. I got food stamps - wannie
        Wannie, they are probably sitting on their fat behinds - sm
        Amen to that! These people are the types - They said what
- You never know sm - I try to be open minded
- I feel that if food stamps are really needed...sm - curious girl

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Do the math

State (where I went to school) required 180 days of school.

365-180 = 185 days of no school. Factor in the extra hours a teacher has to spend on planning, conferences, meetings, etc and how many DAYS does that eat into the day off pool? For the amount of time they put in all YEAR, they get paid pretty darn well.

Scuse me? May want to do that math again.
And I love where you say *my children are goats*. lol

If she has had all the math and science
prerequisites, it doesn't matter what grade she is in when she takes it. My son took it in 10th grade with the seniors, but was a couple years ahead of his grade in math and science classes. His teacher also just gave them the work,and they were pretty much on their own. My son reads math and physics books for fun, so he was all right, but he had some seniors asking him for help throughout the year.

If this is her first year of high school, that's probably stressing her out too. She may want to wait till next year or later to take it until she is more comfortable with the high school routine.

So true, spelling and math.
Wanna have a laugh, when at a store if the amount is something like 12.56 give the young clerk a twenty and a nickel and a penny and see the puzzled look you get. Then when they put the amount into the ''computer'' and see you will get 2 quarters back they are like OH! okay. This is our future generation. It is scary.

Tried, failed in math so could not figure, only do spelling!
NM