Last week I am much surprised at education system in US.
My daughter attends 6th grade in Herricks middle school. She has been excited in skiing all the week because she's going to trip to the Frost Vally Environmental Education center. The dates will be February 9, through February 12, 2009.
It's a problem that the numerous forms are required for the field trip only 4 days.
The numerous forms that I have to sign there embarrassed me.
First of all, I had to attend a meeting that help me navigate.
Second, I visited to my daughter's physician, noticed her trip plan and I had to get doctor's permission to be able to take over the counter medication.
Third, I had to sign the forms after I completed the numerous forms with 7 sheets.
Finally, I brought it with a check equal to $431 to her school office.
It was too difficult job for me.
My reading skill and speed looks like improved much more, because it took me as long as 3 days to read the documents carefully.
I am still scared with any document, because nobody can live without a written document in the USA. I am still unfamiliar to English document.
I'm just an alien. It may be a kind of a culture shock.
Anyway certainty or complication...which one better?
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You're a good mother to spend so much time figuring out the forms. Those kinds of forms are confusing even to native English speakers. If you ever need any help with similar forms, you can ask me to look at them.
Mrs. Elaine, thank you so much!
Whenever I complained of the numerous forms, my best friend in my country used to say that you get a golden opportunity to be able to practice,and you have to thank my daughter for training. My husband can speak only French, my friend says, "You have to thank him for help too." She's right, so I love her who always takes a cheerful view of life. Ah, take care everytime!
I guess the school wants to make sure that everything is 100% safe and that they have your complete permission.
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