posted on July 13, 2007 04:26:29 PM new
Cash, I would LOVED to to have met your father. My graduate degree is from the Institute of Design in Chicago which was the next generation of the New Bauhaus, formed in Chicago by fleeing Bauhaus teachers. It would be great to talk to someone who knew the original Bauhaus.
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“The illiterate of the future will be the person ignorant of the use of the camera as well as of the pen.”
Maholy-Nagy, Vision in Motion, 1947
posted on July 13, 2007 04:54:20 PM new
Roadsmith,
The sad part is that children so often live up to the expectations held for them. And, some parents don't have the resources/initiative to fight back like you did. They've been on the short end of the stick so long...
I remember a kindergarten parent teacher conference about my oldest (25 now), where the teacher told us we should have modest expectations for her. I would have loved her no matter what, and she was my first child, but I didn't think that my impressions of her could possibly reconcile with what we were hearing from the teacher. I knew I was biased, but she was an early and good reader, creative, used complex sentences (for her age), etc.
So, we had her tested. Off the charts. Enrolled her in a special school for gifted kids. We also moved to a town known for its first-rate public schools, which she joined in the 4th grade. She's getting her PhD now.
posted on July 13, 2007 04:59:06 PM new
Um, okay, back to chargebacks.
Just because you file a chargeback doesn't mean you will ultimately win the chargeback. Just as with PayPal, the merchant has a right to respond with "their side" of the story. How long the merchant has to respond depends on the different card issuers - MC/VISA have a very short response period, with Am. Express, it's a little longer. Then, once the response is received, the card issuer takes time to review the claim and response - it's usually taken several months for a final determination in the few chargebacks I have had to work.
Had one gal file a chargeback because she apparently "forgot" she had ordered a bedding set. She had it shipped to her credit card address on file and she signed for it, and she never said one word about not having ordered it until she filed the chargeback. Yep, she lost that one and the credit card company put the money back in my account about 2 months later (Yea, me!).
posted on July 13, 2007 05:16:32 PM new
Mine was Visa.
I'm still surprised it took over 4 months to go through.
Not on topic but good to know....
We had a JVC Home Theater system we bought off Ebay. We bought an extended warranty and the system died a couple of weeks ago. The extended warranty paid off! They refunded us the entire amount that the system originally sold for that they had to Google up since we didn't have the store receipt. Gift was an option when filling out the paperwork.
posted on July 13, 2007 05:44:09 PM new
Roadsmith, I learned the hard way that the demographics of a school does not equate with a better education. When my son was ready to start public school (first grade in Oregon), I lived in a very good school district. His father lived on the fringes of the toniest school district, CHAPMAN SCHOOL with the highest endowment (what tight school budgets use to survive) in the state. I didn't do my homework except viewing the endowments and agreed to use his father's address for school enrollment. Three times a year, I was hit up (unsuccessfully) for a $700 contribution to the Fellowship fund. No $25 cookbook fundraisers here. When I saw that the school's report card was adequate - not excellent, I went to the PTA'S meeting to find out why. The funding families, some who didn't even have children still in the school, dominated the meeting, patting themselves on the back for not losing ground in the ratings.
I was treated as a pariah at the school, was not allowed to enter the schoolroom where I met my son daily after school. I felt singularly targeted until I read a newspaper article about the endowments. Every teacher received $3,000 for classroom materials. Some teachers received much more. The teachers who "only" received $3,000 were jealous, ticked off, and determined not to work or meet with parents outside of their scheduled class times. I finally did the research and found the schools with the best rating in the state are in my neighborhood. I transferred him and requested that my kid get a second chance at first grade, which they granted. What a nightmare!
posted on July 13, 2007 06:29:49 PM new
Our school districts (when my daughter was in school ok many years ago she is now 30 OMG) anyway - the best school districts then were out in the boondocks - outside of the city limits. sticks! redneck communities! but they were the best rated school districts with the best teachers.
