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

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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. 

Yeah, I tried to attach pictures and I could never get it to work...someone has always bailed me out who knew how to do it.

You need an internet link to the picture--can't just directly upload from your own directory.  THEORETICALLY all you need to do is click on the little picture icon (if you hover over it with your mouse cursor it will say "insert picture") and simply insert the http address. 

Right now I just did it with my favoritest "photoshopped" picture of a baby skunk in my barn but it will probably show a red X because I can never seem to get it to work right.  (No preview button to verify if it worked before posting--always a bummer).

When all else fails, you can always ask admin.  

First, the facts.  My child has retinitis pigmentosa.  His vision is 20/200 without glasses and his best corrected vision is 20/70.  I have taken him to the specialists at the University of Michigan and the prognosis is not promising.  He is only 8 years old and I don't feel he needs to know the true extent of what his future might hold.  He inherited this through me, as my parents were both blind, and this is a congenital defect. 

He came home from school yesterday and informed me they were all tested by the Health Department with an eye exam, which, of course, he failed miserably.  He informed the technician that he could not see the chart, so she told him "just guess."  Then he was asked if his glasses were old, that he might need new ones, and he informed me that she would be sending me a letter stating he needs an official eye exam and new glasses.   

So, before I blew my top, I went to the school office this morning.  I asked to see my child's emergency contact sheet, which includes a section regarding existing medical conditions.  There it was, plain as day, stating all of his ophthamologic conditions.  I feel this information should have been checked by their staff before they administered and unnecessary test on my child.  I informed the principal that I did not want him subjected to any more visual testing (which they plan to repeat in two years).  They didn't seem to understand why I would not want this free testing.  I asked them if they would perform a hearing test on a child with a hearing aid -- then they finally got my point.  I think permission slips before testing might be appropriate. 

a little unusual, not quite the norm. Although my daughter is Kalyn and she gets called Kaitlyn a lot.

7 of the 10 finalists are Indian.. probably American raised, but there were a few parents in the audience in Indian garb.  The winner's last name is Shivashankar (sp!).  Man, though, all these kids are really sharp!  They were allowed to ask questions about the origin of the words, etc. 

How many of us MT's are former spelling bee winners?  I bet lots.  8th grade county champ here.  My final word was ptomaine. 

I was in 5th grade -- boy were the 6th graders mad.  I was also on the 5th grade 3-kid all-star scholastic quiz team (kind of like jeopardy) and we beat the 6th graders that year, too!  We didn't get to compete any further than within our own building. 

Of course, as for the spelling bee last night, I only watched the last few rounds, but I couldn't spell any of those words.  Whew!  I was surprised at the questions they were allowed to ask.  We were only allowed to ask definition and to use it in a sentence.  The one last night asked what the root word was -- I'm not sure that should have been allowed. 

Anyway, the winner definitely earned it! 

Who would want your rudeness around their children or good neighbors anyway?  Since you seem to be just a judgmental person, perhaps there is some utopia somewhere for the likes of folks like you....hmmmmm?  We wouldn't want you in the city nor the country as neighbors of our family, that's for sure, and WE DON'T IMBIBE...so there!

Rudeness and hate is taught in the home - now we know how it was for you.....poor thing....

wrong. I study dog breeds, know every one in the dog shows, etc. and then made that fo-pa.  Not intentional, I assure you.  They had the Pembroke and Cardigan. You would have loved it.

Yes. You must make a point to see this next year. It is so adorable and a change of pace for those of us who don't watch the football game. They have them on what looks like a football field with lots of toys and they are all running around, and they play a sound track in the bakground that sounds like fans cherring in the crowd! 

Oh man, sorry about that.  Nothing worse than getting a name wrong.