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Ladies,
The board will be closed (read only) from April 30th until May 3rd for the Moderator Spring Retreat. "We Pray to the Lord" will remain open for posting.
Prayers for us while on retreat are greatly appreciated!
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Be assured of my prayers!
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Mine, too, along with my heartfelt thanks for all the hard work you do.
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Well, since after your last retreat you all re-arranged the areas, would it be out of line recommend changing the name of Early Childhood back to Montessori and More? If the Early Childhood board is going to be 95% Montessori stuff why not call it for what it is. I am not criticizing anything. I'm just saying that particular area is kind of misleading in its description.
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Not meant as a criticism, but as a sincere question, Barbara:
If you want to discuss other EC options, why not bring them up? I kind of like the open-endedness of the current title since I do not use Montessori with my little ones (well, maybe a few ideas here and there). I would love to see more diverse discussion on that board!
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Barbara C. wrote:
| Well, since after your last retreat you all re-arranged the areas, would it be out of line recommend changing the name of Early Childhood back to Montessori and More? If the Early Childhood board is going to be 95% Montessori stuff why not call it for what it is. I am not criticizing anything. I'm just saying that particular area is kind of misleading in its description. |
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The reasoning behind the change is/was an effort at trying to be more inclusive. Even if a large percent of the present conversation is Montessori related,it hasn't always been that way, and may not be that way in the future. This board has certainly seen it's ebbs and flows in the popularity of various methodologies over the years. And we don't want to exclude or discourage those who may want to explore and discuss other forms of early childhood ed, such as Letter of the Week, Funschool, Little Saints, or whatever else. Titling the board "Montessori and More," implies a certain favoritism towards Montessori methods that we do not want to perpetuate.
Please feel free to discuss any and all Early Learning ideas on that forum.
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Bumping this up so you all can talk, talk, talk today and tomorrow... 
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Elizabeth Foss is no longer a member of this forum. Discussions now reflect the current management & are not necessarily expressions of her book, *Real Learning*, her current work, or her philosophy. (posted by E. Foss, Jan 2011)
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I have to say that I am always sad when the boards are closed! I totally understand the need to take a break and reevaluate how everything is going and also to respect the holiest times of our faith, but it is still lonely without you all! Luckily, this time I am going on a retreat of sorts myself, so it won't be so bad. I'll keep all the mods and everyone else in my prayers this weekend!
Blessings,
Betsie
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Nope. You cannot close the boards while my dh goes out of town.
Not allowed. Nope. Nuh-uh. I expressly forbid it.
OK, seriously, you will all be in my prayers.
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Amy......you could go PM-happy! 
I miss the boards, too, when they are not available.....in fact, I miss them EVERY Saturday night.......esp when they go off in the middle of a post!
Being on Pacific Standard Time means I miss out early. 
...of course.......I get to write on Sunday night before all of you wake up
I am so sorry it does not coincide well with your dh being oot, though!
When that happens to me, I just write posts in my email program, and copy and paste when things DO open. That helps me a lot!
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Chari wrote:
Amy......you could go PM-happy!
When that happens to me, I just write posts in my email program, and copy and paste when things DO open. That helps me a lot! |
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Great ideas Cheri. Everybody, watch out! I'm going PM happy!
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Bumping this up again, so no one is caught off guard.
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Elizabeth Foss is no longer a member of this forum. Discussions now reflect the current management & are not necessarily expressions of her book, *Real Learning*, her current work, or her philosophy. (posted by E. Foss, Jan 2011)
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have a very wonderful retreat, I will join you all in prayer!
love,
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I wish you all a great retreat!
I will miss you.
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I also wanted to wish everyone a restful, prayerful retreat time!
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amyable wrote:
| [QUOTE=Chari]Everybody, watch out! I'm going PM happy! |
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so....wait...PM's still work? Really? Cool beans!
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cactus mouse wrote:
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Yes, PM function still works even when the forums are closed (like on Sundays).
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cactus mouse wrote:
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Hee-hee! I used to say cool beans all the time! I think I'll have to start again! This makes me less sad about the boards closing.
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