tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757273551353259279.post5355257492308198507..comments2023-08-09T05:32:53.681-04:00Comments on First Time Mama - First Time Blogger<br>: Back to school ...Skye http://www.blogger.com/profile/05663879992702576347noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757273551353259279.post-44165856359023600472010-09-07T17:26:58.913-04:002010-09-07T17:26:58.913-04:00It has changed tremendously since back in our day!...It has changed tremendously since back in our day! Yes...the back to school supply list is as long as my arm! Samantha also has to have this very expensive calculator (over $100.00) just to do the math! Some schools (like Liverpool) require the students to have their own laptop. You can buy it yourself or lease it through the school! My kids' schools use Smart Boards now, instead of the old school classic overhead projectors! lol. There are definitely A LOT more fees now that parents have to pay. Pay-to-play sports, materials fees, (Samantha's high school charges $111.00 material fee on top of all the school supplies I had to buy!). The twins' school charges $30.00 a year, so for me it's double that! You also have to pay a fee for joining any kind of club as well. Even yearbook committee! You also need more high school credits to graduate now, a foreign language is required, (no longer an option), and Samantha's school also requires that each student does some type of community service every 9 weeks! The elementary schools are a lot more advanced now as well. I'm glad I went to school back in the old days! Kids have way more pressure now than we ever did. My kids are all happy to be back though. They get bored being home all summer and I go insane! lol. I know I'm happy that they're back! :) I think that they should go all year round. Hopefully one day it will be a law that every school in our country has to attend school year round. America needs to keep up with the ever changing world and competition! I highly doubt Japan or China give kids 12 weeks off for summer vacation! LolKristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757273551353259279.post-15163677961338889532010-09-07T16:11:51.658-04:002010-09-07T16:11:51.658-04:00I remember my own times, I even remember a particu...I remember my own times, I even remember a particular pair of shoes I bought for back to school. I LOVED them! Back-to-school is a BIG to-do, that's for sure. Good post, Skye.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757273551353259279.post-52255172460647708522010-09-07T14:18:47.342-04:002010-09-07T14:18:47.342-04:00how true!!!!!how true!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com