Comments on: Hello Kitty says: “Unconditional love can be complicated!”

By: Kat

Kat — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 01:59:20 +0000

Yeah…At 7, you should be able to spell “should” and “crazy” correctly. At least I know I was able to!

7 is, what…2nd grade? When you’re supposed to be reading chapter books?

By: sophie

sophie — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 22:34:43 +0000

NICE hahahah
http://sophie-andersen.blogspot.com/
xx Sophie

By: ISpy

ISpy — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 21:58:16 +0000

I asked for an informed, productive conversation. That is not going to happen with the likes of you. Weak, indeed.

By: Educational Reform

Educational Reform — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 08:20:11 +0000

@ISpy: Clearly you have a chip on your shoulder. Maybe it’s your inadequacy as a teacher and you are trying to shrug the guilt. Maybe your solution is to mollycoddle everyone. Who knows?

My facts and figures weren’t thrown around, as you so arrogantly accuse. My statistics re: America’s educational rankings are from the Programme for International Student Assessment. Statistics re: obesity are from the International Association for the Study of Obesity. Statistics re: food consumption are from the U.S.D.A. Economic Research Service. And stats re: entertainment consumption are from the U.S. Department of Labor. Questions?

By the way, please don’t post a link of a tediously long and poorly written article to make up for the lack of arguments on your side. That’s just weak.

As for your creative use of quotation marks, I simply laugh.

And no, I am not a teacher, but I sure could school you.

By: Canthz_B

Canthz_B — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 06:59:00 +0000

Kristin, these ARE our names. Don’t be so presumptuous. How’d you like it if I said your name should be “Kristen”?

By: ISpy

ISpy — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 03:23:12 +0000

I can’t stand it any longer. C’mon. It’s a note from a 7 year-old to her 4 year-old sister. She is “writing what she hears” which is acceptable and even encouraged at this age because it empowers kids to try to write words far beyond their reading level. Only Emma’s teacher and parents know if this is representative of her writing skills in a school setting.

EdReform, you are very quick to damn the public schools and ignore developmental factors. Why are you taking a swipe at public schools based on one child’s (authentic) informal note-writing? And if you are going to start throwing around “facts” and figures, please cite your sources. While you are at it, read this:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2016208527_pacificpteachers25.html

We need to have a more informed, productive national conversation.

And yes, I am a teacher.

By: The Elf

The Elf — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:27:02 +0000

….. That kid has better handwriting than me.

Granted, my spelling is better. I also use punctuation.

(I understand that is more a reflection on my illegible chickenscratch than it is a compliment to her abilities.)

By: WMDKitty

WMDKitty — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 06:43:49 +0000

Poison — WRONG, WRONG, WRONG.

If that’s “acceptable” for a seven year old… well, we’re fucked. Because these kids are our future. And if they can’t write… *SMH*

By: WMDKitty

WMDKitty — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 06:42:17 +0000

Nope. That writing is acceptable, MAYBE, for a five year old writing with their off-hand. But NOT for a seven year old — especially with the crap spelling and fucked up (backwards) letters.

If this DID come from a seven year old, the kid’s obviously retarded.

By: WMDKitty

WMDKitty — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 06:40:49 +0000

To those saying “STFU” to people pointing out the name absurdities:

I have EVERY GODDAMN RIGHT to criticize names that WILL result in a child never being hired anywhere other than a strip joint or fast-food joint. (Lakeesha, Taniqua, JaShon, LeBron, LaTanya, Jamal, ESPN…)

By: WMDKitty

WMDKitty — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 06:37:32 +0000

Kid needs some serious tutoring on spelling and handwriting. Note is unreadable.

By: The Elf

The Elf — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:39:35 +0000

It’s because we’re ashamed of ours. Our parents fell for the naming tends, and we’re all Braden, Madison/Madyson, Caitlin/Katelynne, Jayden, Brittani, Taylor (either gender), Kayla, Bailey (either gender), Addison, Aiden, or Jordan (either gender).

The Emmas and Jacobs count themselves lucky. There might be a half-dozen in each class, but at least people spell it right on the first try.

My name is C8t’dRynne. Gotta pop your mouth in the middle to get the right sound. The d is silent. I’m changing it to Elf as soon as I get the chance. It’s way better.

By: Kristin

Kristin — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 10:51:01 +0000

I find it interesting that most of you who criticized this little girl’s name won’t post your own name! And if some of you critics did post your own name…well…don’t throw stones in glass houses!
Anon- is that short for anonymous? Enough said.

By: Nami

Nami — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:22:04 +0000

oops… Thank you for clearing that up Jess. :-$