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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 10:24 am
NEW QUESTION: What is a better way to word this: The pizza will be provided, but have your child bring a drink for him/herself.
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 10:25 am
Each child should bring his or her own drink. Pizza will be provided. ????
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 10:32 am
Good grief girl, you do way too much for that teacher! Don't any other parents ever do anything? Seems like you've been involved in one thing after another all year long. Well, maybe you like to do these things, but yikes, you're being overworked!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 10:32 am
What is the most PC way to finish this request off (I'd like to say $5 is a typical donation or $5 is suggested but don't want to be pushy...) (in a note to parents about Teacher appreciation week) Reminder, it is not too late to contribute to the class gift. It will be purchased Thursday after school so you can still send a donation either tomorrow or Thursday! ......
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 10:34 am
Yeah, I know! The other room mom just left for Hawaii (how convenient!!) The thing is, Ryan is not your average third grader and the way she deals with him is AWESOME!!!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 10:35 am
Thanks Nick!! That'll do!
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 10:36 am
I AM SO OVER TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK!!! UUUGGGHHH!!! Christmas is only one day...why do they get a whole friggin week? Don't get me wrong I totally appreciate teachers...but my gawd gurty the buden this year is horrific...one of the room moms even called me at work this morning to remind me about getting a gift card!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 10:41 am
LOL Scooter. My next door neighbor is a retired (HS) teacher. And I couldn't believe the stuff she'd bring home every year. For holidays. For her birthday. For the end of the year. I used to tell her they were all just brown-nosing her to get good grades. I mean, really. What about appreciating the rest of us? <hehehe>
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 10:42 am
Yeah, scratch the reminder idea!!
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 10:45 am
<finishes licking her fingers from the good food provided by the PTA for Teacher Appreciation Week> ...
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 10:47 am
Julie, I wouldn't put ANY dollar amount on that. It's like when work tries to force you to contribute to United Way or something. Some people just don't have it, and some frankly, don't want to. Use whatever is contributed freely and just get what you can with the money.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 11:12 am
Julie, as a parent being nickled and dimed to death everywhere these days, I 100% agree with Huk'd. It's great that the class is getting her a gift, but I wouldn't use a dollar amount. Just a gentle reminder that the last day to turn in any money is Thursday and leave it at that.
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 11:15 am
I think teacher appreciation week is one of the most need weeks of all the "appreciation" days and weeks out there! A person has to do something worthwhile to be appreciated, and for most teachers there are not enough ways to show appreciation for all they do. Good teachers should be appreciated year round, not just a special week or on holidays. When I was an office manager I HATED Secretary's Day, then they turned it into a week long deal and I hated it even more. Did I really need 7 vases of roses in my little office - esp since I HATE roses? I smiled politely and said thank you, but would have rather had the $ go to the mission trips the kids went to on Spring Break, or Teddy Bears bought and given to the police for small kids they encounter during calls. Besides it's the same concept as Valentine's Day. Commercial blackmail. It's the little gifts, or tasks done for you, on no special day that mean the most to me.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 11:15 am
I agree! I decided to not send a reminder out. If the family wants to contribute, they had a chance. And can still get her something at the end of the year if the kid lost the first slip anyways. And having said that, I still TOTALLY love my son's teacher and appreciate her. So I don't mind doing this. Just too bad that her b-day was so recent. I didn't really know about this appreciation week thing since I was out of state last year when it occurred and before that we were in the catholic schools and they didn't do anything that I can remember.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 7:28 pm
NEW QUESTION: If you are trying to not-so-subliminally suggest something, do you do it like "If you know which houseguest is the biggest jerk (coughjohncough) let me know." (john being the one you are trying to suggest.) Or do you do it a different way? TIA!
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 9:47 pm
You mean in text, to be silly? Then I'd do it your way. In spoken words I'm not sure how you could do it.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, May 07, 2008 - 4:50 am
Kitt, yes in text. And yes, to be silly. Thanks.
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Moderator
Moderator
06-30-2002
| Thursday, May 08, 2008 - 12:26 pm
Most people know about various web related information sources, including Google. Please remember that people posting questions in this thread have decided to ask people at TVCH for some help and advice. They want your help. Please do not direct them to search Google (though you can provide helpful links from your own searches).
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Nyheat
Member
08-09-2006
| Thursday, May 08, 2008 - 5:47 pm
Maybe this is more a "computer-technical" thread question, but IMO more traffic comes through here, so here's my problem: I just got a new labtop (don't ask, pro computer killer here), and Internet Explorer keeps forcing AOL to be my home page , with some sort of SONY/AOL tie-in all over it. I've changed the home page several times through the usual methods and it reverts back every time on start up. I don't like AOL; I want Yahoo! on there. Do I have to uninstall this version of IE and download a new one? Will Windows even let me do that? It wouldn't let me last night. Thanks!!!!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Thursday, May 08, 2008 - 7:39 pm
NYheat, I went through that same thing various times in the past when I changed internet providers. I ended up having to go in and make a fairly sophisticated (not complicated, if you can follow directions and not lose your place anywhere along the way) change to my Windows Directory to get it resolved. I have found out in my checkered internet career that if I have a problem, chances are that I am not the first doofus who has had this problem. And chances are those trailblazing doofuses before me have gone onto some geek message board and asked the very same question I have. You can try finding a Sony problems message board, or an AOL gripe message board. Or, you can just try to phrase your question in the most general, yet specific, if that makes sense, terms and try it on Google, and that will probably lead you to one of those uber-geek boards and somebody who has the answer. My gut says Directory tweak, but who knows. There may be a simpler answer.
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Thursday, May 08, 2008 - 8:36 pm
Have you tried using Firefox? I hardly ever use IE anymore...Firefox is a better browser IMO.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Thursday, May 08, 2008 - 11:01 pm
I'm with Nick! I won't go back to IE, even though it keeps trying to pop up at times (I just 'X' it closed and get on with what I'm doing). I went to Firefox about 5 yrs ago after so many posters were raving. At that time, IE was allowing so MANY viruses in and my anti-viruses were catching them. Don't know if IE has cleaned up their act but I prefer so many of the features of Firefox anyway. One of these days, I might choose to customize all the features like they offer for free. But I've been contented with the basics, so haven't even bothered. Mozilla Firefox free download: http://tinyurl.com/3rsq2z ETA: I believe it allows to declare Firefox as the "default browser" during some part of the procedure.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Friday, May 09, 2008 - 9:11 am
How interesting! I've never used anything but IE and I've never had a problem. That's been about 13 years now.
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Nyheat
Member
08-09-2006
| Friday, May 09, 2008 - 9:29 am
Yes, I am sort of a Microsoft/Windows purist--have tried Firefox in the past and didn't like it much. I will probably download Firefox so I can take off this bloody Sony/AOL hybrid and then download a clean IE browser, then get rid of Firefox. Thanks everyone!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, May 09, 2008 - 9:33 am
I doubt if it's the version of IE, but you could check the About dialog box and see if it's something odd. It sounds like there's a regkey or something set by the manufacturer. I'd bet you are not the only one having this problem (I hate AOL!). That said, you got a new laptop. Call Sony tech support and have 'em walk you thru the steps to fix the AOL/Yahoo loading issue.
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