Goodpasture Confidential

Guest · Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 9:24 am Post subject: No simple easy solution

I do not think that there is a simple easy solution or even a Letterman top 10 list for Goodpasture. I think the problems are not things like more books or more paint or more landscaping or even a new fence. I think the problems are coming from the fact that those men and women who have been responsible for the school for the last 20 years were asleep at the wheel and now the school is in a huge ditch on the side of the road and all of the other schools are standing around laughing at us. I try my best not to tell people my kids have been at Goodpasture because they will know that unless I pulled them out after elementary school that I was asleep at the wheel too. That is so humiliating.

noone · Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 91 Location: Hendersonville, TN

Have a class for parents. What kids go through at different ages, beginning in 5th grade. S-E-X!, MUSIC!, Gang signs, TV, the INTERNET!. What would be appropriate and what is not. You would think the CoC can do that. I'm sure they can IF, you find one that knows what those things are to begin with.

Then have someone come and teach the teachers about the same things!

My child came home the first week of 6th grade with some whopper questions about s-e-x. When asked where he heard it, he named several boys that had been talking about it at lunch. I had to tell my son what some things meant way before I wanted to. I was NOT suprised by who the boys were discussing such things. Again, I would strongly encourage parents to check out your kids "MySpace" page. You won't believe it.

[Edited by Admin. Reason: because of spam & porn posts certain keywords are automatically replaced by the forum software, thus the need for the hyphens to "spell out" s-e-x. We're not prudes, but the software can't differentiate between a porn post & a legitimate comment, which this certainly is. What God wasn't ashamed to create, we should not be ashamed to discuss here. Admin ]

JohnHarris · Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 2:47 pm Post subject:

What is the best way to find a child's MySpace account if you do not know whether they have one or not?

Guest · Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:46 pm Post subject:

justme · Joined: 16 Jul 2007 Posts: 55

justme · Joined: 16 Jul 2007 Posts: 55

cosmic · Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 242 Location: North Georgia

yes, they can make their pages private, but there is still indication that they have a page, you just cannot see what is on it. Then you simply say "Show me your page."

noone · Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 91 Location: Hendersonville, TN

JustMe: I was referring to the strict code that the CoC goes by. Not bashing the CoC.

You can create a MySpace page with a e-mail address. That's all you need. You must have a MySpace to see others. If the page is set to private find another childs that is not set to private. Then you can visit their friends throught their space.

I log on to my sons whenever I want. That is the agreement, that he can have one as long as I have access to it anytime. All of his friends are listed on it with pictures, etc. You click on the friend and it takes you to their page, even if its set to private because my son is in their "network". I had set up a page myself, but found it's easier to go through my sons because he has already been accepted to many friends set to "private". At a high school level more students do not set theirs to private. Middle schoolers, more are private. But if you can get into one, then you can probably find many.

You can do "search" in MySpace for their name and you might see their picture to know for sure if it is them.

To the Guest that wrote. I am glad my son did not see those photos, but I am not surprised that it happened.

justme · Joined: 16 Jul 2007 Posts: 55

Sorry, noone. I tend to be a bit overly sensitive. Thank you for your response.

Guest · Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:54 am Post subject:

just an observer · Guest

if your middle or high school aged daughter has a digital camera (including cell phone) and unrestricted access to a computer, it is at least an even-money bet that 1) she has a facebook or MySpace page and 2) that she has taken scantily-clad and/or provocatively posed pictures of herself, either alone or with friends. Then there is also a very strong likelihood that the pics from point 2 are posted to the webpages of point one. Your middle and highschool aged sons will have similar pages and scour them religiously looking for the pics of the girls.

The REALLY disturbing part (as if this weren't enough!!) is that this behavior is making its way into the upper elementary grades (5th and 6th grades)

I agree with the previous poster. You, the PARENTS, are providing your CHILDREN with the means to do these things, without providing the supervision necessary to prevent them from abusing them.

please go the the Drudge report (www,drudgereport,com) and look at the article on 'sexting'.

please don't sit back and smugly say "my little angel would not do such a thing". prove me wrong. verify for yourself that your little angel is, truly, behaving in an appropriately angelic fashon.

Guest 38 · Guest

If anyone is unsure exactly how this works....there are some middle school cheerleaders that can fill in the blanks...

Guest · Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:18 am Post subject:

Its just what kids do these days. You can't stop it because its fun and exciting. The problem is kids don't know any better and were raised to know any better. The school can't be expected to solve problems caused by bad parents.

guest39 · Guest

What if the parent of the girl sending pictures is a faculty member then is it bad parents or bad fculty?

watchingfromputside · Guest

Faculity or not... be it a young lady or young man... all make mistakes. Good parent? Bad parent?
As good as a parent tries to be, mistakes are made.
Who's perfect?
You the reader? Is there nothing in your past?
Youth make mistakes... (and adults) and in this day of electronics it spreads faster than ever before.

A tough lesson to learn... pray your child will learn from this and not make this mistake. But I guarantee your child WILL make mistakes as have mine. That doesn't make you or a a bad parent...

Romans 3:23 (NLT) For all have sinned; all fall short of God's glorious standard.

John 8:7 (NLT) "...All right, stone her. But let those who have never sinned throw the first stones!

Matthew 6:15 (NLT) But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.