@CoffeeQueen wrote:
Besides, if I were 20 years younger and in this situation I would waking and baking every day.
@Jill_L wrote:
My oldest boy goes to the community college. One prof has assignments put up online, but IDK how it's going to work out because the class is American Sign Language, which is really an "in person" class. He will probably pass, under the circumstances, but he did *NOT* learn all that he was supposed to learn for that class and to be prepared to go on to the next level class
No, maybe they haven't pushed it. But you did a great service here by mentioning it (it's been awhlle since myself or other members have talked about it). Because of you, another shopper learned about it and signed up. So, good job!!@plmccut wrote:
It was the first time I had heard of it, too, and I do monthly trips to the post office for a project. And you are right, maybe they just haven't pushed it.
@Flash wrote:
@Jill_L wrote:
My oldest boy goes to the community college. One prof has assignments put up online, but IDK how it's going to work out because the class is American Sign Language, which is really an "in person" class. He will probably pass, under the circumstances, but he did *NOT* learn all that he was supposed to learn for that class and to be prepared to go on to the next level class
These are unusual times and circumstances. A thoughtful appeal should help your son resolve that which is of importance to him.
The first question for him to ask himself is whether these are 'interesting' courses towards just getting a degree or whether these are indeed career preparation classes. I took classes in college that included 'Painters of the Reformation' or some such and a hands on class in ceramics. These met my Fine Arts requirement but were irrelevant to my Botany major. If I were doing it today and all of my classes had been flipped to online classes it probably would be to my advantage to appeal to the college for my science classes to be marked as "incomplete" with tuition waived to retake them once the current chaos is over. My Fine Arts classes I would find acceptable to have just graded based on work to date to be done with them. Distance learning is not a bad thing categorically but a flip mid-semester from in-school to distance learning with teachers who have no background in distance learning is catch-as-catch-can. Give them credit for trying but your son also needs to be his own advocate.
So what changed in the last 4 days?@Jill_L wrote:
My kids all work.
19 year old son works delivering food trays in the local hospital. He's also asthmatic
18 year old girl works at a grocery store
17 year old daughter works at a grocery store.
I think I want them to quit. I'm severely asthmatic. Son is asthmatic and husb is diabetic. They're afraid of how it will affect their ability to get jobs in the future.
***EDITED: 18 yo is 19 lol
@sestrahelena wrote:
To see my inbox go from pages of job offers to maybe one or two a day is depressing.
@Mert wrote:
Shoptastic, this bill has not been passed yet. They're still ironing out the details. What's your source?
@SoCalMama wrote:
So what changed in the last 4 days?@Jill_L wrote:
My kids all work.
19 year old son works delivering food trays in the local hospital. He's also asthmatic
18 year old girl works at a grocery store
17 year old daughter works at a grocery store.
I think I want them to quit. I'm severely asthmatic. Son is asthmatic and husb is diabetic. They're afraid of how it will affect their ability to get jobs in the future.
***EDITED: 18 yo is 19 lol
@Tarantado wrote:
What irritates me the most is that this bill genuinely (or intentionally) forgets who the “middle class” is..... I don’t even live in somewhere ridiculous expensive like San Fran, NYC, etc.; I live in Denver. Most professionals make at least $75k, or even more than that $99k cap (including myself). I consider those income levels to be middle class. It’s like the bill ignores that high salary folks and/or professionals and/or those that live in areas with higher cost of living aren’t affected by this, and aren’t in need of this $1,200 assistance payment....
Anyways, enough with that rant. There are still lots of questions remain, specifically those that are self-employed (i.e. anyone paid with 1099’s, filing a Schedule C for their main source of income, etc.). Will their relief be similar as a small business owner, where they may only get tax credits or some sort of "small business loan," or if they'll be covered also with the $1,200 payments or a combination of both?