Title: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Bricktop on June 27, 2019, 03:17:39 AM
Post by: Bricktop on June 27, 2019, 03:17:39 AM
Daughter broke the news Tuesday (joining our two sons with 2 each already).
I'm betting on a girl for some reason.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: kiebers on June 27, 2019, 06:51:22 AM
Post by: kiebers on June 27, 2019, 06:51:22 AM
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Anonymous on June 27, 2019, 08:23:42 AM
Post by: Anonymous on June 27, 2019, 08:23:42 AM
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Anonymous on June 27, 2019, 08:40:59 AM
Post by: Anonymous on June 27, 2019, 08:40:59 AM
Is all of your family still in Oz?
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Anonymous on June 27, 2019, 08:50:18 AM
Post by: Anonymous on June 27, 2019, 08:50:18 AM
Number FIVE.Quote from: "Bricktop"
Daughter broke the news Tuesday (joining our two sons with 2 each already).
I'm betting on a girl for some reason.
That's fantastic brother. I wonder if my my boy will make me a didus.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Blazor on June 27, 2019, 10:15:03 AM
Post by: Blazor on June 27, 2019, 10:15:03 AM
If you want a girl, tell your son he has to bang his woman hard enough so the balls fall off
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Blazor on June 27, 2019, 10:16:02 AM
Post by: Blazor on June 27, 2019, 10:16:02 AM
Number FIVE.Quote from: "Bricktop"
Daughter broke the news Tuesday (joining our two sons with 2 each already).
I'm betting on a girl for some reason.
That's fantastic brother. I wonder if my my boy will make me a didus.
Im thinking I have 2 years, if the family tradition keeps up. Going back to my grandad, dont know about beyond that, but we all had our first son at 22.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: JOE on June 27, 2019, 10:59:53 AM
Post by: JOE on June 27, 2019, 10:59:53 AM
Number FIVE.Quote from: "Bricktop"
Daughter broke the news Tuesday (joining our two sons with 2 each already).
I'm betting on a girl for some reason.
Y'know I often worry about tomorrow's generation, BT.
Where we gonna put alk these new mouths?
when u were born workd popukation was probably 2.5 bil.
today its closing in on 7 5 bil.
by the time yer grandkid grows up itll be 9 to 10 bil.
we lived in the best time in history BT.
cant see it goin anywhere ceptin' downhill, BT.
Tomorrows generation is in for a rocky ride.
sorry have to be honest, BT
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Trump’s Niece on June 27, 2019, 12:10:14 PM
Post by: Trump’s Niece on June 27, 2019, 12:10:14 PM
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Anonymous on June 27, 2019, 01:12:15 PM
Post by: Anonymous on June 27, 2019, 01:12:15 PM
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Zetsu on June 27, 2019, 05:03:56 PM
Post by: Zetsu on June 27, 2019, 05:03:56 PM
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Anonymous on June 27, 2019, 05:24:10 PM
Post by: Anonymous on June 27, 2019, 05:24:10 PM
Woot and gratz Bricktop, no doubt this is awesome news.Quote from: "Zetsu"
Is your old man a granddaddy?
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Gaon on June 27, 2019, 05:37:33 PM
Post by: Gaon on June 27, 2019, 05:37:33 PM
Number FIVE.Quote from: "Bricktop"
Daughter broke the news Tuesday (joining our two sons with 2 each already).
I'm betting on a girl for some reason.
You are a lucky man. Congratulations.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Zetsu on June 27, 2019, 05:42:46 PM
Post by: Zetsu on June 27, 2019, 05:42:46 PM
Woot and gratz Bricktop, no doubt this is awesome news.Quote from: "Zetsu"
Is your old man a granddaddy?
Yip, a total of 3 grand kids constantly driving my eldest brother and my sister in law insane, lol.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Anonymous on June 27, 2019, 05:45:05 PM
Post by: Anonymous on June 27, 2019, 05:45:05 PM
Woot and gratz Bricktop, no doubt this is awesome news.Quote from: "Zetsu"
Is your old man a grand daddy?
Yip, a total of 3 grand kids constantly driving my eldest brother and my sister in law insane, lol.
Lucky grandkids. Grand daddy is a multi millionaire.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Zetsu on June 27, 2019, 06:12:25 PM
Post by: Zetsu on June 27, 2019, 06:12:25 PM
Woot and gratz Bricktop, no doubt this is awesome news.Quote from: "Zetsu"
Is your old man a grand daddy?
Yip, a total of 3 grand kids constantly driving my eldest brother and my sister in law insane, lol.
Lucky grandkids. Grand daddy is a multi millionaire.
Yea, though life is like a crazy roller coaster ride for them lol. During the weekend lunch/dinner with my dad they always go to the toy store, eventually all the toys in their home have a really big pile reaching up to the ceiling, then my brother and his wife sign them up for a swim team 5x a week, English classes, fencing class, drawing class, piano class, soccer club, ballet class, and any other activities to discipline their minds, and all video game is prohibited in their home, simply it's like heaven and hell back and forth, lol.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Bricktop on June 27, 2019, 06:13:26 PM
Post by: Bricktop on June 27, 2019, 06:13:26 PM
Great news, Brick!Quote from: "Peaches"
Is all of your family still in Oz?
Thank you.
Yes, all in Oz. Having had a difficult start in life, being abandoned by parents and growing up with no family at all, the nearest being back in the UK, I'm so proud and happy to have formed a thriving family of my own.
It's humbling.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Gaon on June 27, 2019, 06:15:29 PM
Post by: Gaon on June 27, 2019, 06:15:29 PM
Great news, Brick!Quote from: "Peaches"
Is all of your family still in Oz?
Thank you.
Yes, all in Oz. Having had a difficult start in life, being abandoned by parents and growing up with no family at all, the nearest being back in the UK, I'm so proud and happy to have formed a thriving family of my own.
It's humbling.
I know how you feel. I only have one daughter, but she is the apple of my eye.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Bricktop on June 27, 2019, 06:16:25 PM
Post by: Bricktop on June 27, 2019, 06:16:25 PM
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Anonymous on June 27, 2019, 06:20:05 PM
Post by: Anonymous on June 27, 2019, 06:20:05 PM
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Berry Sweet on June 27, 2019, 06:22:58 PM
Post by: Berry Sweet on June 27, 2019, 06:22:58 PM
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Bricktop on June 27, 2019, 06:27:21 PM
Post by: Bricktop on June 27, 2019, 06:27:21 PM
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Berry Sweet on June 27, 2019, 06:36:08 PM
Post by: Berry Sweet on June 27, 2019, 06:36:08 PM
Woot and gratz Bricktop, no doubt this is awesome news.Quote from: "Zetsu"
Is your old man a grand daddy?
Yip, a total of 3 grand kids constantly driving my eldest brother and my sister in law insane, lol.
Lucky grandkids. Grand daddy is a multi millionaire.
Yea, though life is like a crazy roller coaster ride for them lol. During the weekend lunch/dinner with my dad they always go to the toy store, eventually all the toys in their home have a really big pile reaching up to the ceiling, then my brother and his wife sign them up for a swim team 5x a week, English classes, fencing class, drawing class, piano class, soccer club, ballet class, and any other activities to discipline their minds, and all video game is prohibited in their home, simply it's like heaven and hell back and forth, lol.
I dont understand why people do this? The constant overdoing it with all the activities? (I did this actually when my kid was smaller) honestly, she got annoyed with it and it was too much for me to be driving everywhere...its just way too much. It actually overstimulated her and caused problems.
Im not sure how Asian people do it? The constant pushing thier kids with homework, tutoring and endless activities? I know some of those kids absolutely hate it. Forcing a child to do all of this is not good, especially if they dont want to do it or have no passion for it. Many of them dont speak up but continue to do as their parents request. Maybe its a cultural thing? I wish a lot of parents would back off and get it out of their head, their child is not a special or a prodigy, and not everyone is going to grow up to be a CEO, doctor, lawyer or some other big fake dream that doesnt belong to them, but their child only.
Im not specifically piinting out Asians, but any parents in general. I do however find Asian parents to be pushy with the grade thing tho.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Anonymous on June 27, 2019, 06:40:11 PM
Post by: Anonymous on June 27, 2019, 06:40:11 PM
Woot and gratz Bricktop, no doubt this is awesome news.Quote from: "Zetsu"
Is your old man a grand daddy?
Yip, a total of 3 grand kids constantly driving my eldest brother and my sister in law insane, lol.
Lucky grandkids. Grand daddy is a multi millionaire.
Yea, though life is like a crazy roller coaster ride for them lol. During the weekend lunch/dinner with my dad they always go to the toy store, eventually all the toys in their home have a really big pile reaching up to the ceiling, then my brother and his wife sign them up for a swim team 5x a week, English classes, fencing class, drawing class, piano class, soccer club, ballet class, and any other activities to discipline their minds, and all video game is prohibited in their home, simply it's like heaven and hell back and forth, lol.
That is Oriental parents for sure. Do they live in Toronto?
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Zetsu on June 27, 2019, 07:11:50 PM
Post by: Zetsu on June 27, 2019, 07:11:50 PM
Woot and gratz Bricktop, no doubt this is awesome news.Quote from: "Zetsu"
Is your old man a grand daddy?
Yip, a total of 3 grand kids constantly driving my eldest brother and my sister in law insane, lol.
Lucky grandkids. Grand daddy is a multi millionaire.
Yea, though life is like a crazy roller coaster ride for them lol. During the weekend lunch/dinner with my dad they always go to the toy store, eventually all the toys in their home have a really big pile reaching up to the ceiling, then my brother and his wife sign them up for a swim team 5x a week, English classes, fencing class, drawing class, piano class, soccer club, ballet class, and any other activities to discipline their minds, and all video game is prohibited in their home, simply it's like heaven and hell back and forth, lol.
I dont understand why people do this? The constant overdoing it with all the activities? (I did this actually when my kid was smaller) honestly, she got annoyed with it and it was too much for me to be driving everywhere...its just way too much. It actually overstimulated her and caused problems.
Im not sure how Asian people do it? The constant pushing thier kids with homework, tutoring and endless activities? I know some of those kids absolutely hate it. Forcing a child to do all of this is not good, especially if they dont want to do it or have no passion for it. Many of them dont speak up but continue to do as their parents request. Maybe its a cultural thing? I wish a lot of parents would back off and get it out of their head, their child is not a special or a prodigy, and not everyone is going to grow up to be a CEO, doctor, lawyer or some other big fake dream that doesnt belong to them, but their child only.
Im not specifically piinting out Asians, but any parents in general. I do however find Asian parents to be pushy with the grade thing tho.
You've pretty much nailed it, like you say it's more of a cultural issue/problem in Asia, rooted in the society, especially among Orientals mainly b/c of the huge population, human resources can never be any cheaper and the only way to survive in their society's intense competition madness is by education and self improvement.
But yea I agree it's some what out of control, the kids their are already not strong like the White or Black kids, but their teachers assign so many text books in school for them to bring home it's causing their spines to deform. Then it's fighting to get top marks to get into a well known high school and university, another issue at least in Hong Kong is the education board still uses the elite system created by the British, simply is a pyramid system where there's only this much number of slots for the students to advance into the next grade, and only 7 universities in HK with a population of 8 million.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Zetsu on June 27, 2019, 07:14:16 PM
Post by: Zetsu on June 27, 2019, 07:14:16 PM
Woot and gratz Bricktop, no doubt this is awesome news.Quote from: "Zetsu"
Is your old man a grand daddy?
Yip, a total of 3 grand kids constantly driving my eldest brother and my sister in law insane, lol.
Lucky grandkids. Grand daddy is a multi millionaire.
Yea, though life is like a crazy roller coaster ride for them lol. During the weekend lunch/dinner with my dad they always go to the toy store, eventually all the toys in their home have a really big pile reaching up to the ceiling, then my brother and his wife sign them up for a swim team 5x a week, English classes, fencing class, drawing class, piano class, soccer club, ballet class, and any other activities to discipline their minds, and all video game is prohibited in their home, simply it's like heaven and hell back and forth, lol.
That is Oriental parents for sure. Do they live in Toronto?
Naw, they're still in Hong Kong, but with that city's future looking bleak from all the protest to riot and economy slowing down and housing still unaffordable except for the 1-3%, there's a good chance they might come over to Canada, yay.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Anonymous on June 27, 2019, 07:15:51 PM
Post by: Anonymous on June 27, 2019, 07:15:51 PM
Woot and gratz Bricktop, no doubt this is awesome news.Quote from: "Zetsu"
Is your old man a grand daddy?
Yip, a total of 3 grand kids constantly driving my eldest brother and my sister in law insane, lol.
Lucky grandkids. Grand daddy is a multi millionaire.
Yea, though life is like a crazy roller coaster ride for them lol. During the weekend lunch/dinner with my dad they always go to the toy store, eventually all the toys in their home have a really big pile reaching up to the ceiling, then my brother and his wife sign them up for a swim team 5x a week, English classes, fencing class, drawing class, piano class, soccer club, ballet class, and any other activities to discipline their minds, and all video game is prohibited in their home, simply it's like heaven and hell back and forth, lol.
I dont understand why people do this? The constant overdoing it with all the activities? (I did this actually when my kid was smaller) honestly, she got annoyed with it and it was too much for me to be driving everywhere...its just way too much. It actually overstimulated her and caused problems.
Im not sure how Asian people do it? The constant pushing thier kids with homework, tutoring and endless activities? I know some of those kids absolutely hate it. Forcing a child to do all of this is not good, especially if they dont want to do it or have no passion for it. Many of them dont speak up but continue to do as their parents request. Maybe its a cultural thing? I wish a lot of parents would back off and get it out of their head, their child is not a special or a prodigy, and not everyone is going to grow up to be a CEO, doctor, lawyer or some other big fake dream that doesnt belong to them, but their child only.
Im not specifically piinting out Asians, but any parents in general. I do however find Asian parents to be pushy with the grade thing tho.
Like you say it's more of a cultural issue/problem in Asia, rooted in the society, especially among Orientals mainly b/c of the huge population, human resources can never be any cheaper and the only way to survive in their society's intense competition madness is by education and self improvement.
But yea I agree it's some what out of control, the kids their are already not strong like the White or Black kids, but their teachers assign so many text books in school for them to bring home it's causing their spines to deform. Then it's fighting to get top marks to get into a well known high school and university, another issue at least in Hong Kong is the education board still uses the elite system created by the British, simply is a pyramid system where there's only this much number of slots for the students to advance into the next grade, and only 7 universities in HK with a population of 8 million.
Brother, I aint knocking it. And if it produces great kids, don't mess with something that works. I am just saying I don't want to take away a kids time just to be kids. And when I was a kid I would have been ditching a lot of those after school classes.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Gaon on June 27, 2019, 07:26:10 PM
Post by: Gaon on June 27, 2019, 07:26:10 PM
Woot and gratz Bricktop, no doubt this is awesome news.Quote from: "Zetsu"
Is your old man a grand daddy?
Yip, a total of 3 grand kids constantly driving my eldest brother and my sister in law insane, lol.
Lucky grandkids. Grand daddy is a multi millionaire.
Yea, though life is like a crazy roller coaster ride for them lol. During the weekend lunch/dinner with my dad they always go to the toy store, eventually all the toys in their home have a really big pile reaching up to the ceiling, then my brother and his wife sign them up for a swim team 5x a week, English classes, fencing class, drawing class, piano class, soccer club, ballet class, and any other activities to discipline their minds, and all video game is prohibited in their home, simply it's like heaven and hell back and forth, lol.
Some parents in Israel have excessive extra curricular activities for their kids too.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Zetsu on June 27, 2019, 07:39:27 PM
Post by: Zetsu on June 27, 2019, 07:39:27 PM
Woot and gratz Bricktop, no doubt this is awesome news.Quote from: "Zetsu"
Is your old man a grand daddy?
Yip, a total of 3 grand kids constantly driving my eldest brother and my sister in law insane, lol.
Lucky grandkids. Grand daddy is a multi millionaire.
Yea, though life is like a crazy roller coaster ride for them lol. During the weekend lunch/dinner with my dad they always go to the toy store, eventually all the toys in their home have a really big pile reaching up to the ceiling, then my brother and his wife sign them up for a swim team 5x a week, English classes, fencing class, drawing class, piano class, soccer club, ballet class, and any other activities to discipline their minds, and all video game is prohibited in their home, simply it's like heaven and hell back and forth, lol.
I dont understand why people do this? The constant overdoing it with all the activities? (I did this actually when my kid was smaller) honestly, she got annoyed with it and it was too much for me to be driving everywhere...its just way too much. It actually overstimulated her and caused problems.
Im not sure how Asian people do it? The constant pushing thier kids with homework, tutoring and endless activities? I know some of those kids absolutely hate it. Forcing a child to do all of this is not good, especially if they dont want to do it or have no passion for it. Many of them dont speak up but continue to do as their parents request. Maybe its a cultural thing? I wish a lot of parents would back off and get it out of their head, their child is not a special or a prodigy, and not everyone is going to grow up to be a CEO, doctor, lawyer or some other big fake dream that doesnt belong to them, but their child only.
Im not specifically piinting out Asians, but any parents in general. I do however find Asian parents to be pushy with the grade thing tho.
Like you say it's more of a cultural issue/problem in Asia, rooted in the society, especially among Orientals mainly b/c of the huge population, human resources can never be any cheaper and the only way to survive in their society's intense competition madness is by education and self improvement.
But yea I agree it's some what out of control, the kids their are already not strong like the White or Black kids, but their teachers assign so many text books in school for them to bring home it's causing their spines to deform. Then it's fighting to get top marks to get into a well known high school and university, another issue at least in Hong Kong is the education board still uses the elite system created by the British, simply is a pyramid system where there's only this much number of slots for the students to advance into the next grade, and only 7 universities in HK with a population of 8 million.
Brother, I aint knocking it. And if it produces great kids, don't mess with something that works.I am just saying I don't want to take away a kids time just to be kids. And when I was a kid I would have been ditching a lot of those after school classes.
Sometimes I don't blame those parents when reality can be harsh in HK, they just introduce min wage in HK a few years ago, think it's now $6 CAD an hour, yet rent if iirc is around $6000CAD each month for a 800sq ft unit.
But I agree even if life there can be hard, at least the parents could give teh child a moment to breath once or twice in a while, I've tried to tell my brother but he keep saying White ppl here in North America give their kids too much freedom, time is money(can't remember how many times he had said this on the phone), etc, to ppl of Asia, everyone's blood, sweat and tears means nothing to them.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Zetsu on June 27, 2019, 07:45:23 PM
Post by: Zetsu on June 27, 2019, 07:45:23 PM
Woot and gratz Bricktop, no doubt this is awesome news.Quote from: "Zetsu"
Is your old man a grand daddy?
Yip, a total of 3 grand kids constantly driving my eldest brother and my sister in law insane, lol.
Lucky grandkids. Grand daddy is a multi millionaire.
Yea, though life is like a crazy roller coaster ride for them lol. During the weekend lunch/dinner with my dad they always go to the toy store, eventually all the toys in their home have a really big pile reaching up to the ceiling, then my brother and his wife sign them up for a swim team 5x a week, English classes, fencing class, drawing class, piano class, soccer club, ballet class, and any other activities to discipline their minds, and all video game is prohibited in their home, simply it's like heaven and hell back and forth, lol.
Some parents in Israel have excessive extra curricular activities for their kids too.
Israel reminds me of Hong Kong too, I'm sure both of these 2 states have a lot more than I can think of atm, both very small and resource limited, fighting against the odds, whether it's military conflict or political/socially(hk), quite wealthy compared to their neighbours, Jews are praised for being smartest in the West and HK scored the highest IQ test in the East, etc.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Gaon on June 27, 2019, 07:50:57 PM
Post by: Gaon on June 27, 2019, 07:50:57 PM
Woot and gratz Bricktop, no doubt this is awesome news.Quote from: "Zetsu"
Is your old man a grand daddy?
Yip, a total of 3 grand kids constantly driving my eldest brother and my sister in law insane, lol.
Lucky grandkids. Grand daddy is a multi millionaire.
Yea, though life is like a crazy roller coaster ride for them lol. During the weekend lunch/dinner with my dad they always go to the toy store, eventually all the toys in their home have a really big pile reaching up to the ceiling, then my brother and his wife sign them up for a swim team 5x a week, English classes, fencing class, drawing class, piano class, soccer club, ballet class, and any other activities to discipline their minds, and all video game is prohibited in their home, simply it's like heaven and hell back and forth, lol.
Some parents in Israel have excessive extra curricular activities for their kids too.
Israel reminds me of Hong Kong too, I'm sure both of these 2 states have a lot more than I can think of atm, both very small and resource limited, fighting against the odds, whether it's military conflict or political/socially(hk), quite wealthy compared to their neighbours, Jews are praised for being smartest in the West and HK scored the highest IQ test in the East, etc.
Israel has similarities with the East. Competition for prized university openings is fierce.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Anonymous on June 27, 2019, 08:35:44 PM
Post by: Anonymous on June 27, 2019, 08:35:44 PM
Woot and gratz Bricktop, no doubt this is awesome news.Quote from: "Zetsu"
Is your old man a grand daddy?
Yip, a total of 3 grand kids constantly driving my eldest brother and my sister in law insane, lol.
Lucky grandkids. Grand daddy is a multi millionaire.
Yea, though life is like a crazy roller coaster ride for them lol. During the weekend lunch/dinner with my dad they always go to the toy store, eventually all the toys in their home have a really big pile reaching up to the ceiling, then my brother and his wife sign them up for a swim team 5x a week, English classes, fencing class, drawing class, piano class, soccer club, ballet class, and any other activities to discipline their minds, and all video game is prohibited in their home, simply it's like heaven and hell back and forth, lol.
I dont understand why people do this? The constant overdoing it with all the activities? (I did this actually when my kid was smaller) honestly, she got annoyed with it and it was too much for me to be driving everywhere...its just way too much. It actually overstimulated her and caused problems.
Im not sure how Asian people do it? The constant pushing thier kids with homework, tutoring and endless activities? I know some of those kids absolutely hate it. Forcing a child to do all of this is not good, especially if they dont want to do it or have no passion for it. Many of them dont speak up but continue to do as their parents request. Maybe its a cultural thing? I wish a lot of parents would back off and get it out of their head, their child is not a special or a prodigy, and not everyone is going to grow up to be a CEO, doctor, lawyer or some other big fake dream that doesnt belong to them, but their child only.
Im not specifically piinting out Asians, but any parents in general. I do however find Asian parents to be pushy with the grade thing tho.
Like you say it's more of a cultural issue/problem in Asia, rooted in the society, especially among Orientals mainly b/c of the huge population, human resources can never be any cheaper and the only way to survive in their society's intense competition madness is by education and self improvement.
But yea I agree it's some what out of control, the kids their are already not strong like the White or Black kids, but their teachers assign so many text books in school for them to bring home it's causing their spines to deform. Then it's fighting to get top marks to get into a well known high school and university, another issue at least in Hong Kong is the education board still uses the elite system created by the British, simply is a pyramid system where there's only this much number of slots for the students to advance into the next grade, and only 7 universities in HK with a population of 8 million.
Brother, I aint knocking it. And if it produces great kids, don't mess with something that works.I am just saying I don't want to take away a kids time just to be kids. And when I was a kid I would have been ditching a lot of those after school classes.
Sometimes I don't blame those parents when reality can be harsh in HK, they just introduce min wage in HK a few years ago, think it's now $6 CAD an hour, yet rent if iirc is around $6000CAD each month for a 800sq ft unit.
But I agree even if life there can be hard, at least the parents could give teh child a moment to breath once or twice in a while, I've tried to tell my brother but he keep saying White ppl here in North America give their kids too much freedom, time is money(can't remember how many times he had said this on the phone), etc, to ppl of Asia, everyone's blood, sweat and tears means nothing to them.ac_unsure
I heard how high housing costs are in Hong Kong.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Gaon on June 27, 2019, 08:49:35 PM
Post by: Gaon on June 27, 2019, 08:49:35 PM
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Anonymous on June 27, 2019, 09:05:44 PM
Post by: Anonymous on June 27, 2019, 09:05:44 PM
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Anonymous on June 27, 2019, 09:08:27 PM
Post by: Anonymous on June 27, 2019, 09:08:27 PM
Woot and gratz Bricktop, no doubt this is awesome news.Quote from: "Zetsu"
Is your old man a grand daddy?
Yip, a total of 3 grand kids constantly driving my eldest brother and my sister in law insane, lol.
Lucky grandkids. Grand daddy is a multi millionaire.
Yea, though life is like a crazy roller coaster ride for them lol. During the weekend lunch/dinner with my dad they always go to the toy store, eventually all the toys in their home have a really big pile reaching up to the ceiling, then my brother and his wife sign them up for a swim team 5x a week, English classes, fencing class, drawing class, piano class, soccer club, ballet class, and any other activities to discipline their minds, and all video game is prohibited in their home, simply it's like heaven and hell back and forth, lol.
That is Korea too.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Berry Sweet on June 27, 2019, 09:54:30 PM
Post by: Berry Sweet on June 27, 2019, 09:54:30 PM
Woot and gratz Bricktop, no doubt this is awesome news.Quote from: "Zetsu"
Is your old man a grand daddy?
Yip, a total of 3 grand kids constantly driving my eldest brother and my sister in law insane, lol.
Lucky grandkids. Grand daddy is a multi millionaire.
Yea, though life is like a crazy roller coaster ride for them lol. During the weekend lunch/dinner with my dad they always go to the toy store, eventually all the toys in their home have a really big pile reaching up to the ceiling, then my brother and his wife sign them up for a swim team 5x a week, English classes, fencing class, drawing class, piano class, soccer club, ballet class, and any other activities to discipline their minds, and all video game is prohibited in their home, simply it's like heaven and hell back and forth, lol.
I dont understand why people do this? The constant overdoing it with all the activities? (I did this actually when my kid was smaller) honestly, she got annoyed with it and it was too much for me to be driving everywhere...its just way too much. It actually overstimulated her and caused problems.
Im not sure how Asian people do it? The constant pushing thier kids with homework, tutoring and endless activities? I know some of those kids absolutely hate it. Forcing a child to do all of this is not good, especially if they dont want to do it or have no passion for it. Many of them dont speak up but continue to do as their parents request. Maybe its a cultural thing? I wish a lot of parents would back off and get it out of their head, their child is not a special or a prodigy, and not everyone is going to grow up to be a CEO, doctor, lawyer or some other big fake dream that doesnt belong to them, but their child only.
Im not specifically piinting out Asians, but any parents in general. I do however find Asian parents to be pushy with the grade thing tho.
You've pretty much nailed it, like you say it's more of a cultural issue/problem in Asia, rooted in the society, especially among Orientals mainly b/c of the huge population, human resources can never be any cheaper and the only way to survive in their society's intense competition madness is by education and self improvement.
But yea I agree it's some what out of control, the kids their are already not strong like the White or Black kids, but their teachers assign so many text books in school for them to bring home it's causing their spines to deform. Then it's fighting to get top marks to get into a well known high school and university, another issue at least in Hong Kong is the education board still uses the elite system created by the British, simply is a pyramid system where there's only this much number of slots for the students to advance into the next grade, and only 7 universities in HK with a population of 8 million.
I forgot about the population...that makes sense then...and then they move to west and keep up with the culture.
I use to have some of this old fashioned thinking when my kid was little but over the years, I have had a chance to see the public school system and how much life has changed since I was her age....its drastically different. The entire system as a whole (public school, health/mental health, legal/court) is a complete and total joke. Everyone is competing for stupid shit.
What they teach kids in school today is garbage. You have to see it to believe it. All these school supplies they expect you to buy and they use none of it, cause they dont do anything. The math is just stupid, its not even math, its shit for bitches. My kid has been to 2 different schools, ive had meetings and questioned the teachers, principals and councillors what the fuck are they doing? No one can give me an answer! I feel surrounded by a bunch of morons who run the schools. I was so fed up with some of the ridiculous homework my kid was coming home with, Id write on the sheet, "the fuck kinda work is this?"
I pulled my kid from public school. No more of that shit. Shes so fuckin bored at school she was getting into fist fights for entertainment. She was coming home with bruises and scratches....and no one called home to tell me what was going on!! I questioned them about this too and they lied right to my face.
This world is fucked I tell ya...
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Zetsu on June 28, 2019, 12:39:29 AM
Post by: Zetsu on June 28, 2019, 12:39:29 AM
Woot and gratz Bricktop, no doubt this is awesome news.Quote from: "Zetsu"
Is your old man a grand daddy?
Yip, a total of 3 grand kids constantly driving my eldest brother and my sister in law insane, lol.
Lucky grandkids. Grand daddy is a multi millionaire.
Yea, though life is like a crazy roller coaster ride for them lol. During the weekend lunch/dinner with my dad they always go to the toy store, eventually all the toys in their home have a really big pile reaching up to the ceiling, then my brother and his wife sign them up for a swim team 5x a week, English classes, fencing class, drawing class, piano class, soccer club, ballet class, and any other activities to discipline their minds, and all video game is prohibited in their home, simply it's like heaven and hell back and forth, lol.
That is Korea too.
I'm not surprised if Korea is the same too, judging from how crazy SK dominate the heavy and tech industry to pop culture and other entertainment, while HK is simply a entrepreneur/business hub, only work super hard and play super hard lifestyle can sustain these kind of societies, lol.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Zetsu on June 28, 2019, 01:22:15 AM
Post by: Zetsu on June 28, 2019, 01:22:15 AM
Woot and gratz Bricktop, no doubt this is awesome news.Quote from: "Zetsu"
Is your old man a grand daddy?
Yip, a total of 3 grand kids constantly driving my eldest brother and my sister in law insane, lol.
Lucky grandkids. Grand daddy is a multi millionaire.
Yea, though life is like a crazy roller coaster ride for them lol. During the weekend lunch/dinner with my dad they always go to the toy store, eventually all the toys in their home have a really big pile reaching up to the ceiling, then my brother and his wife sign them up for a swim team 5x a week, English classes, fencing class, drawing class, piano class, soccer club, ballet class, and any other activities to discipline their minds, and all video game is prohibited in their home, simply it's like heaven and hell back and forth, lol.
I dont understand why people do this? The constant overdoing it with all the activities? (I did this actually when my kid was smaller) honestly, she got annoyed with it and it was too much for me to be driving everywhere...its just way too much. It actually overstimulated her and caused problems.
Im not sure how Asian people do it? The constant pushing thier kids with homework, tutoring and endless activities? I know some of those kids absolutely hate it. Forcing a child to do all of this is not good, especially if they dont want to do it or have no passion for it. Many of them dont speak up but continue to do as their parents request. Maybe its a cultural thing? I wish a lot of parents would back off and get it out of their head, their child is not a special or a prodigy, and not everyone is going to grow up to be a CEO, doctor, lawyer or some other big fake dream that doesnt belong to them, but their child only.
Im not specifically piinting out Asians, but any parents in general. I do however find Asian parents to be pushy with the grade thing tho.
You've pretty much nailed it, like you say it's more of a cultural issue/problem in Asia, rooted in the society, especially among Orientals mainly b/c of the huge population, human resources can never be any cheaper and the only way to survive in their society's intense competition madness is by education and self improvement.
But yea I agree it's some what out of control, the kids their are already not strong like the White or Black kids, but their teachers assign so many text books in school for them to bring home it's causing their spines to deform. Then it's fighting to get top marks to get into a well known high school and university, another issue at least in Hong Kong is the education board still uses the elite system created by the British, simply is a pyramid system where there's only this much number of slots for the students to advance into the next grade, and only 7 universities in HK with a population of 8 million.
I forgot about the population...that makes sense then...and then they move to west and keep up with the culture.
I use to have some of this old fashioned thinking when my kid was little but over the years, I have had a chance to see the public school system and how much life has changed since I was her age....its drastically different. The entire system as a whole (public school, health/mental health, legal/court) is a complete and total joke. Everyone is competing for stupid shit.
What they teach kids in school today is garbage. You have to see it to believe it. All these school supplies they expect you to buy and they use none of it, cause they dont do anything. The math is just stupid, its not even math, its shit for bitches. My kid has been to 2 different schools, ive had meetings and questioned the teachers, principals and councillors what the fuck are they doing? No one can give me an answer! I feel surrounded by a bunch of morons who run the schools. I was so fed up with some of the ridiculous homework my kid was coming home with, Id write on the sheet, "the fuck kinda work is this?"
I pulled my kid from public school. No more of that shit. Shes so fuckin bored at school she was getting into fist fights for entertainment. She was coming home with bruises and scratches....and no one called home to tell me what was going on!! I questioned them about this too and they lied right to my face.
This world is fucked I tell ya...
I haven't been to school in a long time so I can't really tell what exactly they are learning, but I heard things are harder now since they've removed grade 13 about 20 years ago, or did they lower their standards? I'm not too sure how old LO is, but if things are the same as they were before, she might need to get in gear before she goes into high school, as things can get really hard once she enters grade 11 and 12, I can't remember exactly but she'll start learning that trigonometric crap with all teh sin, cos and tan in calculus and centrifugal force calculations in physics, while geometry is even worst.
About LO getting into a fight in school is something that is bound to happen to most students, but if you have the chance I'd strongly recommend taking her to good martial arts school, not just for self defense, but to train a person's mind unbreakable fortress, not saying her mind isn't but it'll help her know when to defend herself and when to hold back from fighting, as to nearly all MA fighter's most important key philosophy is preventing themselves from getting into a fight and understand what kind of fight is justified. I know I sound stupid saying this b/c I'm no disciplined person but this is not from my experience, but my from my brother's knowledge.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Bricktop on June 28, 2019, 02:02:29 AM
Post by: Bricktop on June 28, 2019, 02:02:29 AM
A cigar for the grandfather to be.Quote from: "seoulbro"
Er hem...and??
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Anonymous on June 28, 2019, 04:40:45 AM
Post by: Anonymous on June 28, 2019, 04:40:45 AM
Woot and gratz Bricktop, no doubt this is awesome news.Quote from: "Zetsu"
Is your old man a grand daddy?
Yip, a total of 3 grand kids constantly driving my eldest brother and my sister in law insane, lol.
Lucky grandkids. Grand daddy is a multi millionaire.
Yea, though life is like a crazy roller coaster ride for them lol. During the weekend lunch/dinner with my dad they always go to the toy store, eventually all the toys in their home have a really big pile reaching up to the ceiling, then my brother and his wife sign them up for a swim team 5x a week, English classes, fencing class, drawing class, piano class, soccer club, ballet class, and any other activities to discipline their minds, and all video game is prohibited in their home, simply it's like heaven and hell back and forth, lol.
I dont understand why people do this? The constant overdoing it with all the activities? (I did this actually when my kid was smaller) honestly, she got annoyed with it and it was too much for me to be driving everywhere...its just way too much. It actually overstimulated her and caused problems.
Im not sure how Asian people do it? The constant pushing thier kids with homework, tutoring and endless activities? I know some of those kids absolutely hate it. Forcing a child to do all of this is not good, especially if they dont want to do it or have no passion for it. Many of them dont speak up but continue to do as their parents request. Maybe its a cultural thing? I wish a lot of parents would back off and get it out of their head, their child is not a special or a prodigy, and not everyone is going to grow up to be a CEO, doctor, lawyer or some other big fake dream that doesnt belong to them, but their child only.
Im not specifically piinting out Asians, but any parents in general. I do however find Asian parents to be pushy with the grade thing tho.
You've pretty much nailed it, like you say it's more of a cultural issue/problem in Asia, rooted in the society, especially among Orientals mainly b/c of the huge population, human resources can never be any cheaper and the only way to survive in their society's intense competition madness is by education and self improvement.
But yea I agree it's some what out of control, the kids their are already not strong like the White or Black kids, but their teachers assign so many text books in school for them to bring home it's causing their spines to deform. Then it's fighting to get top marks to get into a well known high school and university, another issue at least in Hong Kong is the education board still uses the elite system created by the British, simply is a pyramid system where there's only this much number of slots for the students to advance into the next grade, and only 7 universities in HK with a population of 8 million.
I forgot about the population...that makes sense then...and then they move to west and keep up with the culture.
I use to have some of this old fashioned thinking when my kid was little but over the years, I have had a chance to see the public school system and how much life has changed since I was her age....its drastically different. The entire system as a whole (public school, health/mental health, legal/court) is a complete and total joke. Everyone is competing for stupid shit.
What they teach kids in school today is garbage. You have to see it to believe it. All these school supplies they expect you to buy and they use none of it, cause they dont do anything. The math is just stupid, its not even math, its shit for bitches. My kid has been to 2 different schools, ive had meetings and questioned the teachers, principals and councillors what the fuck are they doing? No one can give me an answer! I feel surrounded by a bunch of morons who run the schools. I was so fed up with some of the ridiculous homework my kid was coming home with, Id write on the sheet, "the fuck kinda work is this?"
I pulled my kid from public school. No more of that shit. Shes so fuckin bored at school she was getting into fist fights for entertainment. She was coming home with bruises and scratches....and no one called home to tell me what was going on!! I questioned them about this too and they lied right to my face.
This world is fucked I tell ya...
It is different now then. If my boy farted in class the vice principal was calling my ex.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Bricktop on June 28, 2019, 07:47:19 PM
Post by: Bricktop on June 28, 2019, 07:47:19 PM
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Berry Sweet on June 28, 2019, 08:45:36 PM
Post by: Berry Sweet on June 28, 2019, 08:45:36 PM
I haven't been to school in a long time so I can't really tell what exactly they are learning, but I heard things are harder now since they've removed grade 13 about 20 years ago, or did they lower their standards? I'm not too sure how old LO is, but if things are the same as they were before, she might need to get in gear before she goes into high school, as things can get really hard once she enters grade 11 and 12, I can't remember exactly but she'll start learning that trigonometric crap with all teh sin, cos and tan in calculus and centrifugal force calculations in physics, while geometry is even worst.
About LO getting into a fight in school is something that is bound to happen to most students, but if you have the chance I'd strongly recommend taking her to good martial arts school, not just for self defense, but to train a person's mind unbreakable fortress, not saying her mind isn't but it'll help her know when to defend herself and when to hold back from fighting, as to nearly all MA fighter's most important key philosophy is preventing themselves from getting into a fight and understand what kind of fight is justified. I know I sound stupid saying this b/c I'm no disciplined person but this is not from my experience, but my from my brother's knowledge.
Public school is fuckin useless. Im not even sure if half of the parents actually look at the work their kids are given? Its a fuckin joke. Middle school and work for kids in grade 2...no joke. The education is useless, the only kids that benefit from anything are the cocksucking parents on the PAC board, like its literally pathetic...I even told everyone I talked to in the school that...yeah they dont like me very much for being honest. Its all about status and paycheques and I refuse to have my kid around total garbage like that. Why you getting a paycheque if you are cant teach my kid anything? Yet alone call me when something happens? I was going to file and complain the superintendent but I figured whats the point? Its just going to fall on deaf ears.
As for the sports, I want to try get my kid into boxing or martial arts...im leaning on the boxing. Hopefully she will take it and learn from a more positive environment rather than being surrounded by ass kissers...its taken a tremendous toll on her and I dont blame her.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Berry Sweet on June 28, 2019, 08:53:10 PM
Post by: Berry Sweet on June 28, 2019, 08:53:10 PM
Modern school = glorified baby sitting service.Quote from: "Bricktop"
Aint that the truth! Id say only 5% of the kids going to public school will amount to something in life.
I pulled my kid out. I put my kid on a home school program, she'll be doing her studies at home and will be going to a program 1.5 days a week...plus I am implimenting my own studies for her...im going to be working on that this summer to be ready for September.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Bricktop on June 28, 2019, 10:07:09 PM
Post by: Bricktop on June 28, 2019, 10:07:09 PM
plus I amQuote from: "Berry Sweet"implimentingmy own studies for her
Please engage a tutor for her English studies program.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Zetsu on June 28, 2019, 10:47:15 PM
Post by: Zetsu on June 28, 2019, 10:47:15 PM
I haven't been to school in a long time so I can't really tell what exactly they are learning, but I heard things are harder now since they've removed grade 13 about 20 years ago, or did they lower their standards? I'm not too sure how old LO is, but if things are the same as they were before, she might need to get in gear before she goes into high school, as things can get really hard once she enters grade 11 and 12, I can't remember exactly but she'll start learning that trigonometric crap with all teh sin, cos and tan in calculus and centrifugal force calculations in physics, while geometry is even worst.
About LO getting into a fight in school is something that is bound to happen to most students, but if you have the chance I'd strongly recommend taking her to good martial arts school, not just for self defense, but to train a person's mind unbreakable fortress, not saying her mind isn't but it'll help her know when to defend herself and when to hold back from fighting, as to nearly all MA fighter's most important key philosophy is preventing themselves from getting into a fight and understand what kind of fight is justified. I know I sound stupid saying this b/c I'm no disciplined person but this is not from my experience, but my from my brother's knowledge.
Public school is fuckin useless. Im not even sure if half of the parents actually look at the work their kids are given? Its a fuckin joke.Middle school and work for kids in grade 2...no joke.The education is useless, the only kids that benefit from anything are the cocksucking parents on the PAC board, like its literally pathetic...I even told everyone I talked to in the school that...yeah they dont like me very much for being honest. Its all about status and paycheques and I refuse to have my kid around total garbage like that. Why you getting a paycheque if you are cant teach my kid anything? Yet alone call me when something happens? I was going to file and complain the superintendent but I figured whats the point? Its just going to fall on deaf ears.
As for the sports, I want to try get my kid into boxing or martial arts...im leaning on the boxing. Hopefully she will take it and learn from a more positive environment rather than being surrounded by ass kissers...its taken a tremendous toll on her and I dont blame her.
It looks like BC/Canadian schools are finally starting to catch up with the rest of the world, before elementary schools wasted 6+ years of a child's learning opportunity and just crammed the most important thing in the last 2 years of high school, causing a lot of students to fail or drop out in grade 11 and 12; 20 years before that it was even worst, the whole high school curriculum teach juvenile garbage to the students, misleading the students to get enough marks thinking they'll do well in university but failing miserably, average class score in first year there is less than 30%. You might be wondering why I'd know this is b/c of my brother, he came over to Canada after finishing grade 7 in Hong Kong, the stuff they learned in HK was quite advance during the time, to a level he never had to studied a single math or science test during high school in Toronto and pass all of them, he didn't even took university, skipped it instead he used those 4-5 years to finish 3 masters degree, all reputable, one in security management, another in criminal psychology and a MBA. Tbh Berry what LO is learning right now is a good thing, whether she will use it or not in life is another factor, but least they're molding her basic foundation to prepare her ahead for university.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Berry Sweet on June 28, 2019, 10:54:49 PM
Post by: Berry Sweet on June 28, 2019, 10:54:49 PM
plus I amQuote from: "Berry Sweet"implimentingmy own studies for her
Please engage a tutor for her English studies program.
ac_biggrin
I dont care about my spelling.
But thats another thing, school doesnt offer any tutoring help. But of course they have the help for the challanged kids and those who dont speak english. I was told to enroll my kid in one of the programs outside of school, which I looked into and will cost me atleast $800/mo. So out of reach for so many families. They dont even have spelling test or teach kids spelling in school anymore. Im the one who teaches my kid how to spell and also new words. Same thing goes for lookinh at a clock...i have a big round clock with roman numerals and there would be no way my kid would know how to yell what time it is, if it wasnt for me teaching her. She can tell the time on it, but friends who come over, have no clue...all they know is digital time. One thing I am excited about with my kids new education is the fact she will get tutoring once a week, it comes with the program!
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Berry Sweet on June 28, 2019, 11:06:55 PM
Post by: Berry Sweet on June 28, 2019, 11:06:55 PM
I haven't been to school in a long time so I can't really tell what exactly they are learning, but I heard things are harder now since they've removed grade 13 about 20 years ago, or did they lower their standards? I'm not too sure how old LO is, but if things are the same as they were before, she might need to get in gear before she goes into high school, as things can get really hard once she enters grade 11 and 12, I can't remember exactly but she'll start learning that trigonometric crap with all teh sin, cos and tan in calculus and centrifugal force calculations in physics, while geometry is even worst.
About LO getting into a fight in school is something that is bound to happen to most students, but if you have the chance I'd strongly recommend taking her to good martial arts school, not just for self defense, but to train a person's mind unbreakable fortress, not saying her mind isn't but it'll help her know when to defend herself and when to hold back from fighting, as to nearly all MA fighter's most important key philosophy is preventing themselves from getting into a fight and understand what kind of fight is justified. I know I sound stupid saying this b/c I'm no disciplined person but this is not from my experience, but my from my brother's knowledge.
Public school is fuckin useless. Im not even sure if half of the parents actually look at the work their kids are given? Its a fuckin joke.Middle school and work for kids in grade 2...no joke.The education is useless, the only kids that benefit from anything are the cocksucking parents on the PAC board, like its literally pathetic...I even told everyone I talked to in the school that...yeah they dont like me very much for being honest. Its all about status and paycheques and I refuse to have my kid around total garbage like that. Why you getting a paycheque if you are cant teach my kid anything? Yet alone call me when something happens? I was going to file and complain the superintendent but I figured whats the point? Its just going to fall on deaf ears.
As for the sports, I want to try get my kid into boxing or martial arts...im leaning on the boxing. Hopefully she will take it and learn from a more positive environment rather than being surrounded by ass kissers...its taken a tremendous toll on her and I dont blame her.
It looks like BC/Canadian schools are finally starting to catch up with the rest of the world, before elementary schools wasted 6+ years of a child's learning opportunity and just crammed the most important thing in the last 2 years of high school, causing a lot of students to fail or drop out in grade 11 and 12; 20 years before that it was even worst, the whole high school curriculum teach juvenile garbage to the students, misleading the students to get enough marks thinking they'll do well in university but failing miserably, average class score in first year there is less than 30%. You might be wondering why I'd know this is b/c of my brother, he came over to Canada after finishing grade 7 in Hong Kong, the stuff they learned in HK was quite advance during the time, to a level he never had to studied a single math or science test during high school in Toronto and pass all of them, he didn't even took university, skipped it instead he used those 4-5 years to finish 3 masters degree, all reputable, one in security management, another in criminal psychology and a MBA. Tbh Berry what LO is learning right now is a good thing, whether she will use it or not in life is another factor, but least they're molding her basic foundation to prepare her ahead for university.
Ive read about and seen videos about China and their education system. Its cool but too much.
The system has really been dumbed down. They have done this purposely, no doubt. There are no funds, no nothing. My kids school was pathetic...I asked for an educational evaluation and they refused, my kid has been told she is stupid by some teachers and subs...she stood up for herself with some nasty words and good for her...thats no way to treat a kid. When I was 15, a sub was making fun of my hearing loss infront of the whole class, so I punched him in the face. Im wont stand for that either.
I dont care if my kid goes to university...I wouldn't mind her taking some college courses like I did....to me university is another glorified twat school...where rich kids go to pay for their degrees and still come out just as dumb. Some of the most successful people I know never graduated from high school.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Zetsu on June 28, 2019, 11:40:44 PM
Post by: Zetsu on June 28, 2019, 11:40:44 PM
plus I amQuote from: "Berry Sweet"implimentingmy own studies for her
Please engage a tutor for her English studies program.
ac_biggrin
I dont care about my spelling.
But thats another thing, school doesnt offer any tutoring help. But of course they have the help for the challanged kids and those who dont speak english. I was told to enroll my kid in one of the programs outside of school, which I looked into and will cost me atleast $800/mo. So out of reach for so many families. They dont even have spelling test or teach kids spelling in school anymore. Im the one who teaches my kid how to spell and also new words. Same thing goes for lookinh at a clock...i have a big round clock with roman numerals and there would be no way my kid would know how to yell what time it is, if it wasnt for me teaching her. She can tell the time on it, but friends who come over, have no clue...all they know is digital time. One thing I am excited about with my kids new education is the fact she will get tutoring once a week, it comes with the program!
Tutoring is no doubt a good thing to get problems and questions solved in schools before they accumulate, but it can be a 2 edge sword... sometimes it might make a child dependent on a tutor, but at the same time it helps them scores better grade, but if LO or any child is trying to catch up in school then I believe a tutor, no more than once or twice a week is ok, just make sure to monitor her progress carefully.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Zetsu on June 28, 2019, 11:53:21 PM
Post by: Zetsu on June 28, 2019, 11:53:21 PM
I haven't been to school in a long time so I can't really tell what exactly they are learning, but I heard things are harder now since they've removed grade 13 about 20 years ago, or did they lower their standards? I'm not too sure how old LO is, but if things are the same as they were before, she might need to get in gear before she goes into high school, as things can get really hard once she enters grade 11 and 12, I can't remember exactly but she'll start learning that trigonometric crap with all teh sin, cos and tan in calculus and centrifugal force calculations in physics, while geometry is even worst.
About LO getting into a fight in school is something that is bound to happen to most students, but if you have the chance I'd strongly recommend taking her to good martial arts school, not just for self defense, but to train a person's mind unbreakable fortress, not saying her mind isn't but it'll help her know when to defend herself and when to hold back from fighting, as to nearly all MA fighter's most important key philosophy is preventing themselves from getting into a fight and understand what kind of fight is justified. I know I sound stupid saying this b/c I'm no disciplined person but this is not from my experience, but my from my brother's knowledge.
Public school is fuckin useless. Im not even sure if half of the parents actually look at the work their kids are given? Its a fuckin joke.Middle school and work for kids in grade 2...no joke.The education is useless, the only kids that benefit from anything are the cocksucking parents on the PAC board, like its literally pathetic...I even told everyone I talked to in the school that...yeah they dont like me very much for being honest. Its all about status and paycheques and I refuse to have my kid around total garbage like that. Why you getting a paycheque if you are cant teach my kid anything? Yet alone call me when something happens? I was going to file and complain the superintendent but I figured whats the point? Its just going to fall on deaf ears.
As for the sports, I want to try get my kid into boxing or martial arts...im leaning on the boxing. Hopefully she will take it and learn from a more positive environment rather than being surrounded by ass kissers...its taken a tremendous toll on her and I dont blame her.
It looks like BC/Canadian schools are finally starting to catch up with the rest of the world, before elementary schools wasted 6+ years of a child's learning opportunity and just crammed the most important thing in the last 2 years of high school, causing a lot of students to fail or drop out in grade 11 and 12; 20 years before that it was even worst, the whole high school curriculum teach juvenile garbage to the students, misleading the students to get enough marks thinking they'll do well in university but failing miserably, average class score in first year there is less than 30%. You might be wondering why I'd know this is b/c of my brother, he came over to Canada after finishing grade 7 in Hong Kong, the stuff they learned in HK was quite advance during the time, to a level he never had to studied a single math or science test during high school in Toronto and pass all of them, he didn't even took university, skipped it instead he used those 4-5 years to finish 3 masters degree, all reputable, one in security management, another in criminal psychology and a MBA. Tbh Berry what LO is learning right now is a good thing, whether she will use it or not in life is another factor, but least they're molding her basic foundation to prepare her ahead for university.
Ive read about and seen videos about China and their education system. Its cool but too much.
The system has really been dumbed down. They have done this purposely, no doubt. There are no funds, no nothing. My kids school was pathetic...I asked for an educational evaluation and they refused, my kid has been told she is stupid by some teachers and subs...she stood up for herself with some nasty words and good for her...thats no way to treat a kid. When I was 15, a sub was making fun of my hearing loss infront of the whole class, so I punched him in the face. Im wont stand for that either.
I dont care if my kid goes to university...I wouldn't mind her taking some college courses like I did....to me university is another glorified twat school...where rich kids go to pay for their degrees and still come out just as dumb. Some of the most successful people I know never graduated from high school.
I think college is ok too, though it's best to aim for higher first, just in case if the plan doesn't work out you have a back up plan, which is basically college, always aim for 120%, just like how Japanese people make their products or apply it to their daily life, hence why they always win by a mile.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Anonymous on June 29, 2019, 01:23:23 AM
Post by: Anonymous on June 29, 2019, 01:23:23 AM
Modern school = glorified baby sitting service.Quote from: "Bricktop"
Aint that the truth! Id say only 5% of the kids going to public school will amount to something in life.
I pulled my kid out. I put my kid on a home school program, she'll be doing her studies at home and will be going to a program 1.5 days a week...plus I am implimenting my own studies for her...im going to be working on that this summer to be ready for September.
That doesn't bod well for society if ninety five per cent of future adults are under achieving..
More immigrants will be needed to pay for everything.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Anonymous on June 29, 2019, 01:29:38 AM
Post by: Anonymous on June 29, 2019, 01:29:38 AM
Students in the class are of equal backgrounds..
We don't have children of very different learning capabilities in the same classes. which makes it easier for teachers to teach..
My daughter graduated from high school this month..
All students in her class graduated and all of them will pursue post secondary education.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Bricktop on June 29, 2019, 08:14:03 PM
Post by: Bricktop on June 29, 2019, 08:14:03 PM
plus I amQuote from: "Berry Sweet"implimentingmy own studies for her
Please engage a tutor for her English studies program.
ac_biggrin
I dont care about my spelling.
You'd better care about hers, though.
A job application that starts with "Eye ham appleyeing four a job with yur kumpanee" goes straight to the round filing cabinet.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Anonymous on June 30, 2019, 01:17:33 AM
Post by: Anonymous on June 30, 2019, 01:17:33 AM
plus I amQuote from: "Berry Sweet"implimentingmy own studies for her
Please engage a tutor for her English studies program.
ac_biggrin
I dont care about my spelling.
You'd better care about hers, though.
A job application that starts with "Eye ham appleyeing four a job with yur kumpanee" goes straight to the round filing cabinet.
I'm sure Berry knows that.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on June 30, 2019, 11:45:33 AM
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on June 30, 2019, 11:45:33 AM
plus I amQuote from: "Berry Sweet"implimentingmy own studies for her
Please engage a tutor for her English studies program.
ac_biggrin
I dont care about my spelling.
You'd better care about hers, though.
A job application that starts with "Eye ham appleyeing four a job with yur kumpanee" goes straight to the round filing cabinet.
Thank you for saying it! I say the same to my children who went to school in one of the counties in the USA with the best educational programs and yet some things get missed. I was not in their classrooms but I check their work and I encourage them to write and that's where I found the issues so I worked to make sure they correct their spelling using spell check. It is important to care, that is my position. Your misspelled words make you appear illiterate. Peeryod.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Anonymous on June 30, 2019, 12:01:22 PM
Post by: Anonymous on June 30, 2019, 12:01:22 PM
plus I amQuote from: "Berry Sweet"implimentingmy own studies for her
Thank you for saying it! I say the same to my children who went to school in one of the counties in the USA with the best educational programs and yet some things get missed. I was not in their classrooms but I check their work and I encourage them to write and that's where I found the issues so I worked to make sure they correct their spelling using spell check. It is important to care, that is my position. Your misspelled words make you appear illiterate. Peeryod.]
Please engage a tutor for her English studies program.
ac_biggrin
I dont care about my spelling.
You'd better care about hers, though.
A job application that starts with "Eye ham appleyeing four a job with yur kumpanee" goes straight to the round filing cabinet.
Thare ewe hav it. Plane and simpel.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Anonymous on June 30, 2019, 03:49:52 PM
Post by: Anonymous on June 30, 2019, 03:49:52 PM
plus I amQuote from: "Berry Sweet"implimentingmy own studies for her
Please engage a tutor for her English studies program.
ac_biggrin
I dont care about my spelling.
You'd better care about hers, though.
A job application that starts with "Eye ham appleyeing four a job with yur kumpanee" goes straight to the round filing cabinet.
Thank you for saying it! I say the same to my children who went to school in one of the counties in the USA with the best educational programs and yet some things get missed. I was not in their classrooms but I check their work and I encourage them to write and that's where I found the issues so I worked to make sure they correct their spelling using spell check. It is important to care, that is my position. Your misspelled words make you appear illiterate. Peeryod.]
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Anonymous on June 30, 2019, 07:42:53 PM
Post by: Anonymous on June 30, 2019, 07:42:53 PM
Number FIVE.Quote from: "Bricktop"
Daughter broke the news Tuesday (joining our two sons with 2 each already).
I'm betting on a girl for some reason.
Congratulations Bricktop. I have two grandchildren.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Bricktop on June 30, 2019, 08:56:41 PM
Post by: Bricktop on June 30, 2019, 08:56:41 PM
Five will be a bit of a handful, I think.
But we'll cope!!!
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Anonymous on July 01, 2019, 12:44:36 AM
Post by: Anonymous on July 01, 2019, 12:44:36 AM
Great!!!Quote from: "Bricktop"
Five will be a bit of a handful, I think.
But we'll cope!!!
Five grandkids. My parents have three and they wear them down at family gatherings.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on July 01, 2019, 10:27:55 AM
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on July 01, 2019, 10:27:55 AM
My sons are now adult men but I am not eager to be a grandmother. I hope they do not make me one any time soon. I am not ready.
Seeing how our world has become, I am a little concerned to bring babies into this world. We are now in the era of toddlers on iPads. What is next?
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on July 01, 2019, 10:29:19 AM
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on July 01, 2019, 10:29:19 AM
Five grandkids. My parents have three and they wear them down at family gatherings.Quote from: "seoulbro"
My grandparents had sixteen. They had 6 daughters. We had large gatherings.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Anonymous on July 01, 2019, 11:47:24 AM
Post by: Anonymous on July 01, 2019, 11:47:24 AM
Five grandkids. My parents have three and they wear them down at family gatherings.Quote from: "seoulbro"
My grandparents had sixteen. They had 6 daughters. We had large gatherings.
How many siblings do you have Azhya?
I only have one younger brother.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Anonymous on July 01, 2019, 11:49:15 AM
Post by: Anonymous on July 01, 2019, 11:49:15 AM
Congratulations.Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"
My sons are now adult men but I am not eager to be a grandmother. I hope they do not make me one any time soon. I am not ready.
Seeing how our world has become, I am a little concerned to bring babies into this world. We are now in the era of toddlers on iPads. What is next?
I understand your concern Azhya, but I still look forward to being a grandmother some day..
That will be a long time from now..
My daughter just graduated from high school.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on July 01, 2019, 11:51:51 AM
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on July 01, 2019, 11:51:51 AM
Congratulations.Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"
My sons are now adult men but I am not eager to be a grandmother. I hope they do not make me one any time soon. I am not ready.
Seeing how our world has become, I am a little concerned to bring babies into this world. We are now in the era of toddlers on iPads. What is next?
I understand your concern Azhya, but I still look forward to being a grandmother some day..
That will be a long time from now..
My daughter just graduated from high school.
I am happy to think of becoming a grandmother some day, Fash, but not anytime soon. I did not say I don't ever want to be one.
Congratulations to your graduate.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on July 01, 2019, 11:53:27 AM
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on July 01, 2019, 11:53:27 AM
How many siblings do you have Azhya?
I only have one younger brother.
There are four of us, Fash. Two girls and two boys. One girl is straight, one girl is a lesbian. One boy is straight, one boy is gay. All have good set of teeth like we wore braces but we did not.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Anonymous on July 01, 2019, 12:02:20 PM
Post by: Anonymous on July 01, 2019, 12:02:20 PM
Congratulations.Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"
My sons are now adult men but I am not eager to be a grandmother. I hope they do not make me one any time soon. I am not ready.
Seeing how our world has become, I am a little concerned to bring babies into this world. We are now in the era of toddlers on iPads. What is next?
I understand your concern Azhya, but I still look forward to being a grandmother some day..
That will be a long time from now..
My daughter just graduated from high school.
I am happy to think of becoming a grandmother some day, Fash, but not anytime soon. I did not say I don't ever want to be one.
Congratulations to your graduate.
I understand Azhya, and I feel the same way..
I want my children to be established in their careers before having families..
Neither my husband nor I went to university..
My daughter was accepted into university and will start in the fall..
We're so proud of her.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on July 01, 2019, 12:22:00 PM
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on July 01, 2019, 12:22:00 PM
I understand Azhya, and I feel the same way..
I want my children to be established in their careers before having families..
Neither my husband nor I went to university..
My daughter was accepted into university and will start in the fall..
We're so proud of her.
ac_smile
Exactly. It is the same wish I have for my sons.
Very good. Enjoy. I can relate to having a heart swollen with pride.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Gaon on July 01, 2019, 01:23:37 PM
Post by: Gaon on July 01, 2019, 01:23:37 PM
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Anonymous on July 01, 2019, 04:41:11 PM
Post by: Anonymous on July 01, 2019, 04:41:11 PM
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Bricktop on July 01, 2019, 06:43:14 PM
Post by: Bricktop on July 01, 2019, 06:43:14 PM
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on July 01, 2019, 07:41:31 PM
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on July 01, 2019, 07:41:31 PM
Is anyone ever ready to be a grandparent. All I know is how much I love being a nana.Quote from: "Velvet"
Be it as it may. There is a difference between those who are excited to be grandparents and can't wait to be one and those who know they would like to be one someday but they do not wish to be one any time soon with good reason. That will eventually come. For me, I hope that is still in the future yet.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Bricktop on July 01, 2019, 07:49:16 PM
Post by: Bricktop on July 01, 2019, 07:49:16 PM
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on July 01, 2019, 11:22:45 PM
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on July 01, 2019, 11:22:45 PM
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Anonymous on July 02, 2019, 11:10:07 AM
Post by: Anonymous on July 02, 2019, 11:10:07 AM
Is anyone ever ready to be a grandparent. All I know is how much I love being a nana.Quote from: "Velvet"
Be it as it may. There is a difference between those who are excited to be grandparents and can't wait to be one and those who know they would like to be one someday but they do not wish to be one any time soon with good reason. That will eventually come. For me, I hope that is still in the future yet.
I understand Azhya..
You don't want your sons rushing into something they are not ready for....I feel the same way.
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: kiebers on July 03, 2019, 08:06:25 AM
Post by: kiebers on July 03, 2019, 08:06:25 AM
I do miss the toddler days, and this meme is 100% correct....LOL
Title: Re: Going to be a grandfather again.
Post by: Anonymous on July 03, 2019, 08:45:15 AM
Post by: Anonymous on July 03, 2019, 08:45:15 AM
Nothing better than being a grand parent. Worst part is having them grow up. Best part is seeing what they accomplished while growing up. If things stay on the same course....Doctor of veterinary medicine in 8 years.Quote from: "kiebers"
I do miss the toddler days, and this meme is 100% correct....LOL(//%3C/s%3E%3CIMGUR%20id=%22Kyl04oS%22%3E%3CURL%20url=%22https://i.imgur.com/Kyl04oS.png?1%22%3Ehttps://i.imgur.com/Kyl04oS.png?1%3C/URL%3E%3C/IMGUR%3E%3Ce%3E)