tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445523662180116681.post7908424980735745236..comments2024-03-28T11:03:40.184-07:00Comments on The Hawaii Plan: Saturday Happenings, soccer fouls, and high school dramaHawaii Plannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04760426766801381563noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445523662180116681.post-34083990748537221542022-02-05T12:09:46.580-08:002022-02-05T12:09:46.580-08:00A nod of respect to Nick. Some kids HAVE to be tak...A nod of respect to Nick. Some kids HAVE to be taken down hard by the kids they're heckling and harassing. <br /><br />I don't remember that specific pressure in sophomore year, we just felt the squeeze to always perform every year but the intensity levels were within a limited range and I am pretty sure that was a regional thing. I definitely worry about being in this area where it's historically always been many times more intense and what that'll do to the kids. I want them to want to achieve but also to live their last years of childhood and enjoy them rather than making it a soul crushing rush to age 18 when they have the rest of their lives to live, still. If we're lucky, there are so MANY more years to learn and strive beyond high school. <br /><br />I don't know why we (as a society) emphasize figuring out the REST of your LIFE so much in these early formative years. Revanche @ A Gai Shan Lifehttp://www.agaishanlife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445523662180116681.post-28727127861114676922022-01-31T08:33:12.323-08:002022-01-31T08:33:12.323-08:00I often say to my daughter (with a teen)that a sol...I often say to my daughter (with a teen)that a solid high school is actually more important then university. You can learn the ropes of life with the bumper guards and financial backing of solid parents. Junior year IS hell and your boy is young. Talk to him about a general set of coursework with emphasis instead of “end all, be all”- top of the class. Keep that balance. <br /> Junior year was Physics, Art and Cross country for my son. A surprise for me. He is now a nuclear physicist- a direction no one in my family ever even thought about. -JanetteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445523662180116681.post-49364364013364755182022-01-29T14:33:35.052-08:002022-01-29T14:33:35.052-08:00I think it is terrible that kids that age have to ...I think it is terrible that kids that age have to worry about what they want to do for the rest of their lives. That is just too much pressure. Heck I don't know what I want to do with the rest of my life. I know with the cost of higher education wasting classes is really not an option, but I think this is having a bad effect on kids.Out My windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456481267171643227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445523662180116681.post-7814381935020359522022-01-29T08:44:14.747-08:002022-01-29T08:44:14.747-08:00Oh, wow! I feel for my daughter when my grandchild...Oh, wow! I feel for my daughter when my grandchildren become teenagers! Hopefully, I will be around to help. A good friend is coming to take me to lunch, then start my meal prep, part I. Tomorrow is laundry day for me.Rhitter94https://www.blogger.com/profile/14730386238190105989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445523662180116681.post-49930823336225221072022-01-29T08:38:38.207-08:002022-01-29T08:38:38.207-08:00I wouldn't want to parent through another juni...I wouldn't want to parent through another junior year of highschool. Three of the most stressful years of my life! I'm sure the trash talking kid has gotten encouragement from coach or parent to see how much he can get away with or else by highschool, it surely should have run it's course.SAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16485146123969622896noreply@blogger.com