Comments on: Getting Things Off My Chest http://annie.paxye.com/?p=1966 Inspired by a more natural, non coercive way of parenting and living. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:00:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Shannon http://annie.paxye.com/?p=1966&cpage=1#comment-5886 Shannon Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:09:23 +0000 http://annie.paxye.com/?p=1966#comment-5886 I just realized this morning how much I wanted to try this "school" out next year. I told you I was going to see how this year went, and visit your home to see how things were going and then make a decision. This morning I was happy because I finally felt confident enough to scrap what we were doing, and happy that I was not going to have to subject my daughters and I to the constant frustration and sometimes tears of our school program. I decided to enroll and was feeling so hopeful about how I could foresee our "new life" and BAM. It looks like Self Design is full for next year. I feel sick thinking I have missed out on the opportunity to drastically change the way we do things. I now KNOW I will not be doing our school-at-home distance ed., but I don't know what to do now. I will have to register SOMEWHERE. Any suggestions? Do you know if they generally fill up, or if this is new? Did you have to wait on a waiting list for your family? I realize you are having your own problems with them, so you may not be able to answer my questions, but any advice would be great. Ahhhhh. I just realized this morning how much I wanted to try this “school” out next year. I told you I was going to see how this year went, and visit your home to see how things were going and then make a decision. This morning I was happy because I finally felt confident enough to scrap what we were doing, and happy that I was not going to have to subject my daughters and I to the constant frustration and sometimes tears of our school program. I decided to enroll and was feeling so hopeful about how I could foresee our “new life” and BAM. It looks like Self Design is full for next year. I feel sick thinking I have missed out on the opportunity to drastically change the way we do things. I now KNOW I will not be doing our school-at-home distance ed., but I don’t know what to do now. I will have to register SOMEWHERE. Any suggestions? Do you know if they generally fill up, or if this is new? Did you have to wait on a waiting list for your family? I realize you are having your own problems with them, so you may not be able to answer my questions, but any advice would be great. Ahhhhh.

]]> By: Annie http://annie.paxye.com/?p=1966&cpage=1#comment-5531 Annie Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:27:10 +0000 http://annie.paxye.com/?p=1966#comment-5531 Ah yes, the O4L issues. "Observation for learning" is what we write every week talking about what we did. ie. went for a walk and talked about mushrooms. This is a classic case of many simple problems with no solution. For me the problems aren't that I lose information, like I've heard other people experience. My trouble has always been the formatting. I share many pictures but I can't get it to NOT wrap text around them. Fooling around with the html etc hasn't worked either. I stopped trying sometime last year. Now I put all my pictures at the end and all my text above. That said, I always save the html version before I publish it, just in case. It's always good to know I'm not the only one with issues! My luck couldn't be that bad, right?! "Overwhelmed and under supported" is how I'd say I feel too. I wonder if this is the downfall from being online? We're all just not connected enough. This is especially difficult if you don't know or haven't met someone irl or don't have many things in common. Misunderstanding and miscommunications can be too common, I think. It seems as though SD is missing some real leadership. Someone who is that magnet that ties everyone together and someone you can go to make things happen and fix situations. Someone that does nothing but this. I'm so happy that you got your LC selection of choice. What a way to get it though!? My LC is also "local" in that she lives in Northern BC but hours from me. I've met her though irl when I had the chance and so happy for it! I will stay with SD for the money. It's quite good- if you actually get it. Ah yes, the O4L issues. “Observation for learning” is what we write every week talking about what we did. ie. went for a walk and talked about mushrooms. This is a classic case of many simple problems with no solution. For me the problems aren’t that I lose information, like I’ve heard other people experience. My trouble has always been the formatting. I share many pictures but I can’t get it to NOT wrap text around them. Fooling around with the html etc hasn’t worked either. I stopped trying sometime last year. Now I put all my pictures at the end and all my text above. That said, I always save the html version before I publish it, just in case.

It’s always good to know I’m not the only one with issues! My luck couldn’t be that bad, right?! “Overwhelmed and under supported” is how I’d say I feel too. I wonder if this is the downfall from being online? We’re all just not connected enough. This is especially difficult if you don’t know or haven’t met someone irl or don’t have many things in common. Misunderstanding and miscommunications can be too common, I think. It seems as though SD is missing some real leadership. Someone who is that magnet that ties everyone together and someone you can go to make things happen and fix situations. Someone that does nothing but this.

I’m so happy that you got your LC selection of choice. What a way to get it though!? My LC is also “local” in that she lives in Northern BC but hours from me. I’ve met her though irl when I had the chance and so happy for it!

I will stay with SD for the money. It’s quite good- if you actually get it.

]]> By: natalie http://annie.paxye.com/?p=1966&cpage=1#comment-5530 natalie Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:38:09 +0000 http://annie.paxye.com/?p=1966#comment-5530 We're in Self Design also. This is our first year and my son is doing kindergarten. When we got started, we wanted to choose another homeschooling mother, locally, to be our learning consultant. She was 'full' so we painstakingly chose others who also became full. Then as we chose yet more I met our first choice at the grocery store who said she had added more vacancies but it was too bad we didn't know before. So we sent in a new list and got her! I am so grateful to have her but what a twisted and backward process. And I wish that your painful process had worked out better also... without the hassle. We've also had technical problems. Even logging in seems to give us little hiccups! Another friend has become a technical support staff at SD but feels overwhelmed and under-supported. One suggestion he had (which you may have figured out on your own but it was useful for me so I'll pass it on) was to write your O4L's in a word processor and save them there. Then copy and paste to submit it. Then you have your own record and copies. Good luck moving through this. I hope you feel heard and that you get your funding! We’re in Self Design also. This is our first year and my son is doing kindergarten.

When we got started, we wanted to choose another homeschooling mother, locally, to be our learning consultant. She was ‘full’ so we painstakingly chose others who also became full. Then as we chose yet more I met our first choice at the grocery store who said she had added more vacancies but it was too bad we didn’t know before. So we sent in a new list and got her! I am so grateful to have her but what a twisted and backward process. And I wish that your painful process had worked out better also… without the hassle.

We’ve also had technical problems. Even logging in seems to give us little hiccups! Another friend has become a technical support staff at SD but feels overwhelmed and under-supported. One suggestion he had (which you may have figured out on your own but it was useful for me so I’ll pass it on) was to write your O4L’s in a word processor and save them there. Then copy and paste to submit it. Then you have your own record and copies.

Good luck moving through this. I hope you feel heard and that you get your funding!

]]> By: Annie http://annie.paxye.com/?p=1966&cpage=1#comment-5523 Annie Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:10:18 +0000 http://annie.paxye.com/?p=1966#comment-5523 Thanks Debbie. ♥ I remember saying in one of my messages to someone at SD that all I wanted was my funding, but that's not true. I do want to be heard and I do want to feel like I matter and that someone is willing to help. This problem certainly isn't as simple as (or true that) "they suck and I'm right". Writing this out really does help me with the process of moving through the problem. Thanks Debbie. ♥

I remember saying in one of my messages to someone at SD that all I wanted was my funding, but that’s not true. I do want to be heard and I do want to feel like I matter and that someone is willing to help. This problem certainly isn’t as simple as (or true that) “they suck and I’m right”. Writing this out really does help me with the process of moving through the problem.

]]> By: Debbie http://annie.paxye.com/?p=1966&cpage=1#comment-5515 Debbie Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:56:24 +0000 http://annie.paxye.com/?p=1966#comment-5515 You sound most frustrated Annie. I'm sorry this has been such a struggle for you. I don't know anything about Self Design but can definitely relate to that frustration in other areas of life. It's really challenging when it seems as if you aren't being heard...or responded to in a manner that feels adequate. I hear you. I hope this gets resolved for you soon. Will you consider another option for Lily? Blessings -Debbie You sound most frustrated Annie. I’m sorry this has been such a struggle for you. I don’t know anything about Self Design but can definitely relate to that frustration in other areas of life.

It’s really challenging when it seems as if you aren’t being heard…or responded to in a manner that feels adequate. I hear you.

I hope this gets resolved for you soon.
Will you consider another option for Lily?

Blessings
-Debbie

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