ZooGardens
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My kid just turned 5 and He asked me if he can go to private school.
I didn't know what to say, because I know the kid is 5, and his ability to mean what he says, and to understand me and what I am saying to him is far, far, far less than even a teenager.
So I told my kid...
Sit down, and pay attention....
You're not in trouble... But I need to know, that you understand me clearly.... have you got that ?!!!
I pulled out a bunch of play money... and I pulled out a stack of $100 play money bills.
I said to him that This is what I have give to a private school, for you to go there, does this stack of money... fill up the entire room ?
He said no dad...
Then I said good....
well then I don't have enough money to fill up my entire room, just for you to go to many different schools.
So you need to behave yourself, and learn, and do what the teacher says do.
Then I pulled out the Constitution of the United States, and I read it in simple terms, so that he understands it.
I said...
You have the right to say just whatever you think you want to say any time.
You have the right to believe in God.
You have the right to be part of a group.
I pulled out a bunch of toy plastic soldiers, and I said, this is a group... you are allowed to join it.
I showed him a news paper... and then showed him an article... and I said that you have the freedom to be the guy who draws these pictures and writes the stuff under it.
I showed him a toy gun, and I said... you are allowed to have this.
I put his toy badge on myself, and put him in plastic handcuffs.... and I told him that.. if this ever happens to you... you don't have to answer any of my questions, you have the right to not be in trouble, unless you are in trouble.
Then I said...
So Where do you think you have these rights ? do you have them in the street ? or inside somebody elses house ?
He said "in the street".
I said, that's correct.
What happens when you are in somebody elses house ?
He said "I get sent to time out!"
I laughed too... then I said "that's correct"...
To a certain point...
But here's what will happen...
You will be put out of there, and told to go to the street.
And then I told him this...
Public School is the street, the school that you want.... is somebody else's house.
Do you understand ?
He said yes.
So I said... let me hear you tell me what you learned.
So he said "Public school is the street, I have my rights in the street, but in the school I want is somebody else's house, there I have to do the rules, and if I get put into the street, you have to buy me a new school, and you can't do it"
I said, yep... that's it.
So are you ready for it ?
He said yeah....
Then...
I told my kids.....
At the more competitive private school....
They most likely will never have to fight in the hallways...
They will most likely not be harassed or bullied...
They won't experience a whole lot of that stuff.
Then I showed my kids a paper test with 100 questions on it...
I said to them this..
At the school down the street from here you can pass, and not fail... by answering questions number 1 all the way down to 60 correctly...
But at the school you want to go to, you may have to answer correctly... 1 all the way down to number 75 or 80.
Its More similar to a driver's test, than a regular school test.
So here's the ground rules...
1. You have to go to take boxing and martial arts, and go to the gym, and take care of yourself physically.
2.We're going to make sure that your knowledge is growing, so You're going to have to study books that I buy, like those zoo books, and science books, and math books and geography books etc etc..
Number 3...
You're also going to Sylvan or Huntington learning centers for a few hours a day...
To make sure that you're learning, and doing your homework.
Number 4...
When you get older, You have to watch things like Jail and prison documentaries, drug documentaries, crime problem documentaries... when you're a little bit older..
So that you know that the world isn't all a bed of roses, and so that you know where your bread is buttered on.
So What do you think about what I did ?
I didn't mean to be so tough on the 5 year old... but I teaching him something I don't think is too much.
I didn't know what to say, because I know the kid is 5, and his ability to mean what he says, and to understand me and what I am saying to him is far, far, far less than even a teenager.
So I told my kid...
Sit down, and pay attention....
You're not in trouble... But I need to know, that you understand me clearly.... have you got that ?!!!
I pulled out a bunch of play money... and I pulled out a stack of $100 play money bills.
I said to him that This is what I have give to a private school, for you to go there, does this stack of money... fill up the entire room ?
He said no dad...
Then I said good....
well then I don't have enough money to fill up my entire room, just for you to go to many different schools.
So you need to behave yourself, and learn, and do what the teacher says do.
Then I pulled out the Constitution of the United States, and I read it in simple terms, so that he understands it.
I said...
You have the right to say just whatever you think you want to say any time.
You have the right to believe in God.
You have the right to be part of a group.
I pulled out a bunch of toy plastic soldiers, and I said, this is a group... you are allowed to join it.
I showed him a news paper... and then showed him an article... and I said that you have the freedom to be the guy who draws these pictures and writes the stuff under it.
I showed him a toy gun, and I said... you are allowed to have this.
I put his toy badge on myself, and put him in plastic handcuffs.... and I told him that.. if this ever happens to you... you don't have to answer any of my questions, you have the right to not be in trouble, unless you are in trouble.
Then I said...
So Where do you think you have these rights ? do you have them in the street ? or inside somebody elses house ?
He said "in the street".
I said, that's correct.
What happens when you are in somebody elses house ?
He said "I get sent to time out!"
I laughed too... then I said "that's correct"...
To a certain point...
But here's what will happen...
You will be put out of there, and told to go to the street.
And then I told him this...
Public School is the street, the school that you want.... is somebody else's house.
Do you understand ?
He said yes.
So I said... let me hear you tell me what you learned.
So he said "Public school is the street, I have my rights in the street, but in the school I want is somebody else's house, there I have to do the rules, and if I get put into the street, you have to buy me a new school, and you can't do it"
I said, yep... that's it.
So are you ready for it ?
He said yeah....
Then...
I told my kids.....
At the more competitive private school....
They most likely will never have to fight in the hallways...
They will most likely not be harassed or bullied...
They won't experience a whole lot of that stuff.
Then I showed my kids a paper test with 100 questions on it...
I said to them this..
At the school down the street from here you can pass, and not fail... by answering questions number 1 all the way down to 60 correctly...
But at the school you want to go to, you may have to answer correctly... 1 all the way down to number 75 or 80.
Its More similar to a driver's test, than a regular school test.
So here's the ground rules...
1. You have to go to take boxing and martial arts, and go to the gym, and take care of yourself physically.
2.We're going to make sure that your knowledge is growing, so You're going to have to study books that I buy, like those zoo books, and science books, and math books and geography books etc etc..
Number 3...
You're also going to Sylvan or Huntington learning centers for a few hours a day...
To make sure that you're learning, and doing your homework.
Number 4...
When you get older, You have to watch things like Jail and prison documentaries, drug documentaries, crime problem documentaries... when you're a little bit older..
So that you know that the world isn't all a bed of roses, and so that you know where your bread is buttered on.
So What do you think about what I did ?
I didn't mean to be so tough on the 5 year old... but I teaching him something I don't think is too much.