Things you wish you could say

[notabitail]

My sister had a “Special Way” of doing things too. She’d purposely screw it up so I’d have to do it for the rest of eternity.

My sister is the smart one.

Ooo fun.

 

[tlcmurphy]

Ooo fun.

Yeah. Ever watch someone mow a lawn in a modified Z shaped pattern? Pretty hard to handle as an OCD teenager

 

[azurbanclucker]

Yeah. Ever watch someone mow a lawn in a modified Z shaped pattern? Pretty hard to handle as an OCD teenager

 

[notabitail]

Yeah. Ever watch someone mow a lawn in a modified Z shaped pattern? Pretty hard to handle as an OCD teenager

I think I would explode, facepalm, and laugh all at the same time.

 

[Ponypoor]

But I would like to see them all learn basic skills (like arithmetic and reading.) At some levels of learning, it does make sense to be sure everyone masters it before moving on to the next skill (especially if the next one builds on this one: like recognizing numbers before you learn addition, or mastering addition before going on to multiplication.)

I have no idea what level the test in that story was, so I can't say whether this would apply there. And I do think that if a kid gets it perfect, it makes sense to let him skip the retake (logical reward for actually knowing the materia

Agreed - only those who need the remedial teaching should have to take the test.

 

[Ponypoor]

And they don't want to sit there and watch them all day either.

I know of people who thought foxes were cute and fine with chooks until the chooks got eaten...

Ok so who sits and watches their chooks all day I ask you…. Who has time for that?!

 

[Ponypoor]

Their only real option at that point would be a livestock guardian dog, but they are expensive to obtain, maintain and train. Honestly if all one has are chickens a LGD is probably overkill as a predator proof coop and run will be cheaper and more effective

Yup - easy to put up a pasture which is fenced and lined with a couple of strands of electric fencing. I love electric fencing

 

[notabitail]

Ok so who sits and watches their chooks all day I ask you…. Who has time for that?!

I have a conveniently located room where I can let them out most of the day while doing everything I need.

 

[Ponypoor]

I have a conveniently located room where I can let them out most of the day while doing everything I need.

You need a lawnchair, a bucket for your feet and a cuppa tea…. Just saying.

 

[Ponypoor]

You should have hired an assistant for me back when I asked for more help! Now I am swamped and have no time to train am assistant.