tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687153574898667331.post9154417696053188045..comments2023-07-20T07:08:13.371-04:00Comments on Life on Planet Caddick: ~ Fork in the Road Time ~Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14702189702630359143noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687153574898667331.post-79557591821242594902011-04-12T00:24:18.699-04:002011-04-12T00:24:18.699-04:00I know how you feel. I was a teacher before I had...I know how you feel. I was a teacher before I had my kids ( I think I've already told you that...) and I quit to stay home. However, I never want to go back, but when I originally went to college, I had the intention of becoming a nurse or something in the medical field, so before I got pregnant with my son, I started nursing school at a local community college and I got extremely frustrated with that. The teachers there treated the students like Kindergarteners with the micro-managing and I went to a huge university for college, so I hated the way the whole community college treated the students. So, when I got pregnant with my son and was extremely sick, I just dropped those classes and chalked it up to "it wasn't meant to be", but I kind of wish I had stuck it out. But in another sense, I'm glad I didn't, because I probably would've never taken up photography as my new career and there is where I found my true calling in life. :)<br><br>Anyway, my usual rule is to go with my gut instinct. It's hardly ever wrong.Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13429938149745694810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687153574898667331.post-56072906651584066662011-04-12T00:24:18.468-04:002011-04-12T00:24:18.468-04:00I will tell you that where you are at in school ri...I will tell you that where you are at in school right now is the worst because they are young idiots and they don’t care. They don’t have to pay the bills. They don’t realize that these grades stay with them forever. They don’t have to take life seriously. It wasn’t until I got into my actual teaching program at La Verne that I started to really love everything about school. It was hard but I loved it. My peers worked with me. We were all on the same page because we were all after the same goal. We wanted to make it to the end of that tunnel.<br><br>I don’t know a whole lot about homeschooling. I only looked into it one time and that was when we were having all of those issues with Travin’s first kinder teacher. I know how much the public school system can suck but I also know how great it can be. These are two reasons why I keep pushing forward. It’s taking me forever but someday I will get there =] <br><br>I am so frustrated here because I see things and I know that my kids are behind in some areas especially Travin. It scares me because I know that we won’t be here forever. If I have my way, we will be out of here before Bry finishes middle school. I shouldn’t say that it is all bad because the girls are in a good place but I am just not happy with the kindergarten standards here. Anyhow, when I read your post, the first thing that came to my mind was how amazing you are. I don’t think you give yourself enough credit and I think that you know in your heart what you want to do and what you need to do. Zach is your child and as far as I see it you are the best teacher he is ever going to have. I mean this with all of my heart!! You have gotten him so far not only in life but also with his education. He is a very smart boy and he got that because you decided to be his teacher at home. You took it upon yourself to become a teacher in your own home so that your son could have the best education out there. That my bloggy bestie is incredible!!S from JSBKThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02417969443657615461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687153574898667331.post-77823915929226740352011-03-12T08:09:04.644-05:002011-03-12T08:09:04.644-05:00that is a hard choice. I am like you the little de...that is a hard choice. I am like you the little descisons are easy and quick. this is a big one. I love your header but probably because I love scoutingtrooppetriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760346169494672225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687153574898667331.post-53311117511262602102011-03-10T14:21:22.940-05:002011-03-10T14:21:22.940-05:00What a hard decision to make. I have a lot of regr...What a hard decision to make. I have a lot of regrets in my life and I always think what my life could have been if I would have made one choice over another, but you can't live that way and truly be happy. I have found that if I listen to the voices in my head (not the crazy ones, but the rationale ones, pray about it and seek the Word, get all the advice I can get, I always choose which way to go and it is always the best way possible. Decisions take time :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10091835778861841153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687153574898667331.post-71362618310206438162011-03-10T14:13:21.666-05:002011-03-10T14:13:21.666-05:00As someone who is staring 50 in the eye, I've ...As someone who is staring 50 in the eye, I've gone back to school this year for Urban Planning. I am in many cases older than my "classmates" parents for Pete's sake. While it's a struggle from a time point of view, but totally worth it.Mrs. Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04547957015150000116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687153574898667331.post-45296138308827296752011-03-10T11:45:18.049-05:002011-03-10T11:45:18.049-05:00I will tell you that where you are at in school ri...I will tell you that where you are at in school right now is the worst because they are young idiots and they don’t care. They don’t have to pay the bills. They don’t realize that these grades stay with them forever. They don’t have to take life seriously. It wasn’t until I got into my actual teaching program at La Verne that I started to really love everything about school. It was hard but I loved it. My peers worked with me. We were all on the same page because we were all after the same goal. We wanted to make it to the end of that tunnel.<br /><br />I don’t know a whole lot about homeschooling. I only looked into it one time and that was when we were having all of those issues with Travin’s first kinder teacher. I know how much the public school system can suck but I also know how great it can be. These are two reasons why I keep pushing forward. It’s taking me forever but someday I will get there =] <br /><br />I am so frustrated here because I see things and I know that my kids are behind in some areas especially Travin. It scares me because I know that we won’t be here forever. If I have my way, we will be out of here before Bry finishes middle school. I shouldn’t say that it is all bad because the girls are in a good place but I am just not happy with the kindergarten standards here. Anyhow, when I read your post, the first thing that came to my mind was how amazing you are. I don’t think you give yourself enough credit and I think that you know in your heart what you want to do and what you need to do. Zach is your child and as far as I see it you are the best teacher he is ever going to have. I mean this with all of my heart!! You have gotten him so far not only in life but also with his education. He is a very smart boy and he got that because you decided to be his teacher at home. You took it upon yourself to become a teacher in your own home so that your son could have the best education out there. That my bloggy bestie is incredible!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02417969443657615461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687153574898667331.post-58886675013174017072011-03-10T09:19:20.021-05:002011-03-10T09:19:20.021-05:00I know how you feel. I was a teacher before I had...I know how you feel. I was a teacher before I had my kids ( I think I've already told you that...) and I quit to stay home. However, I never want to go back, but when I originally went to college, I had the intention of becoming a nurse or something in the medical field, so before I got pregnant with my son, I started nursing school at a local community college and I got extremely frustrated with that. The teachers there treated the students like Kindergarteners with the micro-managing and I went to a huge university for college, so I hated the way the whole community college treated the students. So, when I got pregnant with my son and was extremely sick, I just dropped those classes and chalked it up to "it wasn't meant to be", but I kind of wish I had stuck it out. But in another sense, I'm glad I didn't, because I probably would've never taken up photography as my new career and there is where I found my true calling in life. :)<br /><br />Anyway, my usual rule is to go with my gut instinct. It's hardly ever wrong.Candacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13429938149745694810noreply@blogger.com