tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17774329.post115903619705799286..comments2007-02-18T16:13:44.458-08:00L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13437332749627332216noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17774329.post-1159278201254179852006-09-26T06:43:00.000-07:002006-09-26T06:43:00.000-07:002006-09-26T06:43:00.000-07:00Re: the homework. Can you not tell the children - mum's in charge of English school homework, and dad's in charge of Japanese school? A clear delineation of responsibilities which would save you doing Hubs work for him, but which will not give the kids the false impression that they don't have to do regular homework.<BR/><BR/>As to the language issue: with so many people in the school, I'd bet there are others who feel the same way about it. Wouldn't it be cool to recruit some defectors and together arrange a Saturday playgroup - age-appropriate, of course - with FUN activities and outings, the only stipulation being that all conversation must be in Japanese. It would only take one other family, to start.<BR/><BR/>Problem with said brilliant idea is obvious: I'm not sure how you could find out without going - and I'm fearing that if you offered to drive the kids one or two Saturdays so you could reconnoitre and infiltrate, you'd be stuck with the driving thereafter. Bad precedent.<BR/><BR/>Advertise in the paper? Ads up at community centre? There HAS to be a way!irreverentmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01305852081814099762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17774329.post-1159162309200471982006-09-24T22:31:00.000-07:002006-09-24T22:31:00.000-07:002006-09-24T22:31:00.000-07:00This sounds EXACTLY like my Obachan's experience with Japanese language school! So, some things never change, huh?<BR/><BR/>This was all pre-WWII... my Obachan and her brothers, being Nisei, spoke Japanese at home and English everywhere else, but then had to spend every Saturday at Japanese language school and HATED it. In fact, one of her brothers often managed to get out of going, which earned him the emnity of his siblings for many years. I think my great-grandfather finally stopped making them go when they were in high school, but then the war started and that was that.<BR/><BR/>Good for you making Hub be the bad guy.<BR/><BR/>I hope things improve for the kids (and you) with school, now that you're "on" to them.Deannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01378456330339534224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17774329.post-1159064875297000952006-09-23T19:27:00.000-07:002006-09-23T19:27:00.000-07:002006-09-23T19:27:00.000-07:00Rebecca's having an agenda this year has made so much difference. I asked her teacher last year to do something like that but he never did.<BR/><BR/>In middle school, they all have them and I initial them every morning.<BR/><BR/>But at least I just have five days of it, not six.Grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17283823157675990935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17774329.post-1159064090350491892006-09-23T19:14:00.000-07:002006-09-23T19:14:00.000-07:002006-09-23T19:14:00.000-07:00You could go with the tv thing again, in reverse?mo-wohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10934156423936866994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17774329.post-1159059042635322532006-09-23T17:50:00.000-07:002006-09-23T17:50:00.000-07:002006-09-23T17:50:00.000-07:00Ugh. Just Ugh.Misfit Hausfrauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07576687862751587196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17774329.post-1159043935875619202006-09-23T13:38:00.000-07:002006-09-23T13:38:00.000-07:002006-09-23T13:38:00.000-07:00Oh, that just sucks in so many ways. Yeah, if they're learning that they can get out of homework, then they need to do all of it. :( Homework sucks. Doing a week worth of work in one day sucks, too. Feel for all of you.Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13157692086581512656noreply@blogger.com