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Post by Sunshine on Sept 7, 2007 21:21:18 GMT -5
ya'll help me out with coming up with n idea. I want a challenging but realtively easy to put on contest. any ideas would be appreciated.
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Post by bill1306 on Sept 7, 2007 21:23:40 GMT -5
Maybe a best picture contest of a trapped animal the kid has trapped?
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Post by Sunshine on Sept 7, 2007 21:42:00 GMT -5
possumskinner came up with the idea that we should have an ongoing contest for the kids and their grades like if they make the homor roll
wed have to have like a pic of their report card and parents permission maybe give away soem gift certificates. i could solicit some of the suppiersd for maybe some gift certificates
what do you guys think?
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Post by deerhunter65347 on Sept 7, 2007 22:20:13 GMT -5
Thats a great idea. Schooling first trapping second!!
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Post by Zachattack on Sept 8, 2007 6:40:02 GMT -5
Great Idea, But I have a problem with that! I am home schooled and I do not get a report card;D;D
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Post by billmeyerhoff on Sept 8, 2007 7:02:54 GMT -5
It's a good idea, however grades don't always reflect effort. My oldest son when he was in grade school once asked me why the smart kids always got to do everything. This just reminded me of that.
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Post by Sunshine on Sept 8, 2007 8:09:06 GMT -5
bill i kow that different kids excell at different things,. my son has a hard time of it academically but hes a whiz with his hands. it wasnt meant to take from any child.all kids are different.
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Post by Sunshine on Sept 8, 2007 8:10:36 GMT -5
back to the drawing board.
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Post by BlakeTheTrapper on Sept 8, 2007 8:12:02 GMT -5
that wud b a great idea...if we do it then i will have to raise my B- in Math up to a A then all straight As
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Post by billmeyerhoff on Sept 8, 2007 8:22:14 GMT -5
I hesitated to post it Ellie Mae because I don't have a better idea and you know what they say.
Blake, raise those grades if you can. A good college with lots of smart and very pretty girls will be your reward.
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Post by BlakeTheTrapper on Sept 8, 2007 8:32:55 GMT -5
ya i have all As cept one B-
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Post by Sunshine on Sept 8, 2007 9:18:00 GMT -5
Bring it up to an A and as long as your folks dont care, youll get a reward.
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Post by BlakeTheTrapper on Sept 8, 2007 9:28:32 GMT -5
ok..yup they r ok wit it
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Post by Sunshine on Sept 8, 2007 10:18:27 GMT -5
then i expect an A. ill tell ya hwat the reward will be soon as i fgure it out.
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Post by BlakeTheTrapper on Sept 8, 2007 10:40:24 GMT -5
ok thanx i will bring it up
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Post by BlakeTheTrapper on Sept 8, 2007 10:45:39 GMT -5
we get our grade check next week
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Post by Sunshine on Sept 8, 2007 10:50:20 GMT -5
is that your midterm or your first grading priod? wait for your foirst 6 or 9 weeks. let me know when you get your report card, not your midterm.
itll be worth it.
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Post by BlakeTheTrapper on Sept 8, 2007 11:13:29 GMT -5
um.. ya it is a mid term i will take a pic of the grade card and post it for u....thanx
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Post by Sunshine on Sept 8, 2007 12:18:04 GMT -5
i trsut you to tell the truth. , just want a little time to come up with a reward is all
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Post by BlakeTheTrapper on Sept 8, 2007 12:20:50 GMT -5
o ok i will tell the truth
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Post by cajunbill2 on Sept 8, 2007 14:03:48 GMT -5
little sister you are doing good...
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Post by possumskinner on Sept 8, 2007 16:57:23 GMT -5
I understand the concerns expressed above. Believe me I do ... my efforts always exceeded the outcome. I was a terrible student ... that just meant I needed to buckle down and focus twice as hard ... you think I liked that? Heck NO!!!
The basic classroom curiculum bored me! I'm sure it's similar but much different nowadays ... with that said ...
lets be realistic ... public school systems don't take effort into consideration! That's why the need to overcome and excell is even greater to advance. And that extra effort should be rewarded.
So I don't see keeping or achieving passing grades as a hinderence to anyone!!! They'll need to do so to exit the school system ... encouraging extra effort with incentive my help drive a "D" to a "C" ... and curb frustration and thoughts of just giving up or dropping out.
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Post by billmeyerhoff on Sept 8, 2007 17:50:32 GMT -5
I didn't realize that the contest was going to be for improved grades. Re-read the post and realized that it was to be an ongoing contest, hadn't caught that when I first read the post. Once the details of the contest are finalized I would be happy to make a donation.
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Post by possumskinner on Sept 8, 2007 19:14:24 GMT -5
Bill - Cathryn will have the final say so on what is what, it's her baby ... but my initial intentions were to encourage and maintain passing grades Perhaps something like several levels of achievment ... honor roll, most improoved etc. ?? To keep it from becoming too much, maybe make it accumulative per semester?? Tally up the individual grading periods at that time Remember I'm just thinking out loud ... more to this than meets the eye ... especially to keep everyone in harmony ;D Time, more input and planning ... maybe we can work something out
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Post by billmeyerhoff on Sept 8, 2007 19:47:05 GMT -5
Sounds good. Looking forward to meeting you at Bland.
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Post by BlakeTheTrapper on Sept 10, 2007 17:14:43 GMT -5
i raised my grade is math up too a B+ today on a quiz and got a straight A on my science quiz today too:)
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Post by Zachattack on Sept 12, 2007 19:59:34 GMT -5
CONGRATS!!! Keep it up.
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Post by secesh on Sept 13, 2007 14:07:15 GMT -5
Just a thought, how about hand written essay's on real paper with real pens, judged by penmanship, spelling, grammar, knowledge of subject. Subject chosen by Sunshine or small pannel and mailed to Sunshine. No computers, not typed on computer etc.
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Post by BlakeTheTrapper on Sept 13, 2007 18:28:21 GMT -5
thanx Zach
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Post by BlakeTheTrapper on Sept 27, 2007 20:54:21 GMT -5
are we still doing it? i have 1 B+ and rest As.just got my grade check today
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