School board requires community service to graduate
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Dump_Trucker
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Posted 4:45 pm, 08/15/2014
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Schools just aren't what they use to be. No wonder so many home school now.
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yardbird
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Posted 10:21 am, 08/15/2014
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Sounds like another way to take attention off the fact that they aren't really being taught anything of value anymore.
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onlyinashe
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Posted 7:01 am, 08/14/2014
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JT sorry you did not receive the sheet, I know my sons did and that each of them completed their requirements prior to the first day of class in 9th grade. I may have been misinformed by the Colonel or mis-understood his statement regarding the applicability of RO hours to the graduation requirement.
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Dump_Trucker
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Posted 9:06 pm, 08/13/2014
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Exactly, things like Veteran funerals and such the ROTC does is counted toward the 30 hours.
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Joseph T.
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Posted 8:55 pm, 08/13/2014
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onlyinashe (view profile) | Posted 8:09 am, 08/13/2014 | Dog, in my kid's day there was a colorful tracking sheet handed out during 8th grade, "lets get ready for High school" day. (not sure what they all it but it happens near the end of the 8th grade school year). Parents, if they bother to attend are informed of the requirement and how the hours will be counted. After that it is up to the student to record their hours on the form, have it signed off on by a member of the organization where the service is being provided and provide a very short description of what was done ie: stocked shelves at the church food bank, 1 hour 8-12-14. Once you have a sheet full of "experience" you turn that into the guidance department for inclusion in the student's record. There is no requirement to maintain an volunteer log beyond the minimum requirement, but for students preparing to move onto a College or University setting, the hours of volunteer service is one more item to include on their High School resume to be considered for admission to the school of their choice.
Some of the major weaknesses are as previously described, There is no real consistent monitoring of "quality" of the volunteer experience, some clubs/classes JROTC being one, which require community service for completion of their program, will not/do not allow hours earned in the program to count towards the graduation requirement. |
You are completely wrong my sons didn't have a tracking sheet in the 8th grade and things done in ROTC can count towards their 30 hours.
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underdog2
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Posted 8:54 pm, 08/13/2014
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I'm having double vision.
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Dump_Trucker
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Posted 8:52 pm, 08/13/2014
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Smile homey, it's not that hard and doesn't require a lot of energy......
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Fins
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Posted 8:50 pm, 08/13/2014
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One leaves and the other one returns. Nice timing
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Dump_Trucker
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Posted 8:41 pm, 08/13/2014
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twiddledee and twiddledumb....LMAO, one thing for sure the humor is bountiful on this forum...
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wwtbd
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Posted 7:58 pm, 08/13/2014
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It's been fun twiddle dee and twiddle dum. Say hi to your mom, Dog. I know she is soooo proud of you!
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underdog2
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Posted 7:54 pm, 08/13/2014
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Sure you would, now go grease the dump truck.
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wwtbd
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Posted 7:51 pm, 08/13/2014
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I would rather piss in the grass that on the porch!
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underdog2
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Posted 7:50 pm, 08/13/2014
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No dumpy you want to run with the big dog but you cant piss in the tall grass.
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wwtbd
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Posted 7:46 pm, 08/13/2014
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Fins
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Posted 7:44 pm, 08/13/2014
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wwtbd
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Posted 7:42 pm, 08/13/2014
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no, I want to be the puppy on porch! isn't that right son?
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underdog2
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Posted 7:36 pm, 08/13/2014
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I had the same exact thought. Maybe this one want turn it over.
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Fins
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Posted 7:31 pm, 08/13/2014
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Ah, look at him! Now he wants to be a dump truck driver when he grows up
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wwtbd
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Posted 7:24 pm, 08/13/2014
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underdog2
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Posted 7:22 pm, 08/13/2014
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Our little toy that comes out only to crave our attention. The toy never has one single solitary thought to add to any adult conversation. Make that or child also.
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