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Two women
met at a playground...
Two women meet at a playground, where
their children are swinging and playing ball. The women are sitting
on a bench watching. Eventually, they begin to talk.
W1: Hi. My name is Maggie. My kids are
the three in red shirts --helps me keep track of them.
W2: (Smiles) I'm Patty. Mine are in the pink and yellow shirts.
Do you come here a lot?
W1: Usually two or three times a week,
after we go to the library.
W2: Wow! Where do you find the time?
W1: We homeschool, so we do it during the
day most of the time.
W2: Some of my neighbors homeschool, but I send my kids to public
school.
W1: How do you do it?
W2: It's not easy. I go to all the PTO meetings and work with
the kids every day after school and stay real involved.
W1: But what about socialization? Aren't
you worried about them being cooped up all day with kids their
own ages, never getting the opportunity for natural relationships?
W2: Well, yes. But I work hard to balance that. They have some
friends who're homeschooled, and we visit their grandparents
almost every month.
W1: Sounds like you're a very dedicated
mom. But don't you worry about all the opportunities they're
missing out on? I mean they're so isolated from real life --
how will they know what the world is like -- what people do to
make a living -- how to get along with all different kinds of
people?
W2: Oh, we discussed that at PTO, and we started a fund to bring
real people into the classrooms. Last month, we had a policeman
and a doctor come in to talk to every class. And next month,
we're having a woman from Japan and a man from Kenya come to
speak.
W1: Oh, we met a man from Japan in the
grocery store the other week, and he got to talking about his
childhood in Tokyo. My kids were absolutely fascinated. We invited
him to dinner and got to meet his wife and their three children.
W2: That's nice. Hmm. Maybe we should plan some Japanese food
for the lunchroom on Multicultural Day.
W1: Maybe your Japanese guest could eat
with the children.
W2: Oh, no. She's on a very tight schedule. She has two other
schools to visit that day. It's a system wide thing we're doing.
W1: Oh, I'm sorry. Well, maybe you'll meet
someone interesting in the grocery store sometime and you'll
end up having them over for dinner.
W2: I don't think so. I never talk to people in the store --certainly
not people who might not even speak my language. What if that
Japanese man hadn't spoken English?
W1: To tell you the truth, I never had
time to think about it. Before I even saw him, my six-year-old
had asked him what he was going to do with all the oranges he
was buying.
W2: Your child talks to strangers?
W1: I was right there with him. He knows
that as long as he's with me, he can talk to anyone he wishes.
W2: But you're developing dangerous habits in him. My children
never talk to strangers.
W1: Not even when they're with you?
W2: They're never with me, except at home after school. So you
see why it's so important for them to understand that talking
to strangers is a big no-no.
W1: Yes, I do. But if they were with you,
they could get to meet interesting people and still be safe.
They'd get a taste of the real world, in real settings. They'd
also get a real feel for how to tell when a situation is dangerous
or suspicious.
W2: They'll get that in the third and fifth grades in their health
courses.
W1: Well, I can tell you're a very caring
mom. Let me give you my number--if you ever want to talk, give
me call. It was good to meet you.
Author Unknown
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- Shouldn't You Be In School?
by Angelina Hart
- This book strikes a humorous chord with all of us that attempt to find creative ways of answering, ignoring, overlooking, informing, defending or explaining our situation when that inevitable question comes our way.
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- Get Thee to a Punnery
by Richard, Lederer
- A fun way to laugh while learning parts of speech in order
to pun.
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