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DATE:		910410
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o          A.1 utt1:  # Okay. # /  

b          @B.2 utt1:  # Okay, #  /
qw          @B.2 utt2: {D now } when you baby-sit,  what age group children do you sit with? /  

fe          A.3 utt1:  {D Well, } gosh  /
sd          A.3 utt2: all kinds, {F um, }  /
sd          A.3 utt3: mostly between the ages of two and ten. /  

b          B.4 utt1:  <<Very faint>> Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.5 utt1:  {F Um, } [ last, + {D like } a few ]  summers ago I kept two children every day for the entire summer /
sd          A.5 utt2: {C and, }  {E I mean, } they became  like my children <laughter>. /  

ba          B.6 utt1:  I'd think so. /  

sd          A.7 utt1:  [ {C And, } +  {F um, } {C and } ]  they live in an apartment complex  /
sd          A.7 utt2: {C so } we swam a lot  /
sd          A.7 utt3:  {C and } we played on the playground a lot  /
sd          A.7 utt4:  {C and then } we would go to a movie on Thursdays  /
sd          A.7 utt5: {C and, }  {F um, } there was always an activity,  /
sd          A.7 utt6:  {D you know, } they had their favorite T V shows and things like that that we watched  /
sd          A.7 utt7:  {C and then } we took naps  /
h          A.7 utt8: {C and, }  {F um, } I don't know  /
sd          A.7 utt9: [ it, + it ] just seems like  there was always something to do.  /
sv          A.7 utt10:  Children are so full of energy. /  

b          B.8 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sv          A.9 utt1:  {C And, }  {F oh, } [ they were, + [ they just,  + [ the-, + they ] just ] keep ] you going <laughter>. /  

qr          B.10 utt1:  {D Now } was this a one parent or two parent family? /  

sd          A.11 utt1:  {F Uh, } one parent. /  

b^m          B.12 utt1:  One parent. /  

aa          A.13 utt1:  Yeah.  /
%          A.13 utt2:  She's just, -/  

qw          B.14 utt1:  How much time did she spend with them? /  

sd          A.15 utt1:  Not much at all <laughter>.  /
sd          A.15 utt2:   {E I mean, } I would get there at eight o'clock in the morning,  /
sd          A.15 utt3: the children usually weren't awake by then.  /
sd          A.15 utt4:  {C And } she would get home at {D like } five thirty in the afternoon. /  

b          B.16 utt1:  <<Very faint>> Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.17 utt1:  {C And } they would have dinner  /
sd          A.17 utt2:  {C and then } it was time for them to go to bed. /  

b          B.18 utt1:  <<Very faint>> Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.19 utt1:  {F Um, } {D now } at this particular time  the children were two and six.  /
%          A.19 utt2: {C But } then I also, - /
sd          A.19 utt3: I've been baby-sitting this child, {F uh, }  for about eight years,  /
sd          A.19 utt4: he's nine now  /
sd          A.19 utt5: {C and, }  {F um, } {D you know, } I've  watched him grow up  /
sd          A.19 utt6: {C and } he's like a little brother to me. /  

b          B.20 utt1:  <<Very faint>> Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.21 utt1:  {C And } it's changed [ over the, + over the ]  years, {F um, }  /
sd          A.21 utt2: we get along a lot better now that he's older. /  

b          B.22 utt1:  <<Very faint>> Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.23 utt1:  {C And, }  {F uh, } we do different things now,  /
sd          A.23 utt2:  we used to play ball a lot  /
sd          A.23 utt3: {C but } now it's, he likes to watch T V  /
sd          A.23 utt4: {C and } he's into wrestling.  /
sd          A.23 utt5:   {C And, }  {F um, } I kept him on Friday night,  /
sd          A.23 utt6: [ we went sh-, + we went to go see ]  a movie and, {F um, } things like that  /
sd          A.23 utt7: {C but } I feel like, I don't know, when I have children  I want to be able to spend a lot of time with them. /  

b          B.24 utt1:  Yeah,   /
x          B.24 utt2:  <throat_clearing>  /
qy^d          B.24 utt3: ((   ))  you say  [ your, + you go ] to school? /  

ny          A.25 utt1:  Uh-huh,  /
sd^e          A.25 utt2: I go to L S U. /  

qw          B.26 utt1:  {C And } what are you studying? /  

sd          A.27 utt1:  {F Uh, } communications. /  

bf          B.28 utt1:  {D Well, } sounds like your <laughter> getting a lot of experience in communicating with children <laughter>. /  

aa          A.29 utt1:  {F Oh, } yeah,  /
sd^e          A.29 utt2: {E I mean, } I love children. /  

b          B.30 utt1:  <<Very faint>> Uh-huh. /  

h          A.31 utt1: {F Um, } I don't know,  /
sd          A.31 utt2: {D seem, } <+ this looks like a typo for 'see,' +> when I was growing up my Mom stayed at home with me and my brother until we were in junior high.  /
%          A.31 utt3: {C And } I don't, - /
sd          A.31 utt4: [ it would, + I think it was ] very beneficial to us. /  

b          B.32 utt1:  <<Very faint>> Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.33 utt1:  {E I mean, } {D like } in the summer we were  always in the library programs reading books  /
sd          A.33 utt2: {C and } we went skating a lot  /
sd          A.33 utt3:  {C and, } {D you know, } she was just always there for us,  /
sv          A.33 utt4: {C but } nowadays if there are two parents  to a family, the mother works just as hard as the father does,  /
sv          A.33 utt5:  {C and } the children {C either } stay at home and get into trouble  /
sv          A.33 utt6: {C or } they're stuck in a day care.  /
sd          A.33 utt7:  {C And } [ I just, + I just ] don't want my children to have to be raised like that.  /
sd          A.33 utt8:  All my friends, [ they, + their ] parents worked all the time,  /
sd          A.33 utt9: they got to stay at home by themselves  /
sd          A.33 utt10:  {C and } when I was younger I thought they were lucky because they got to get away with things,    

b          B.34 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          A.35 utt1:  like I couldn't ride my bike across the street, but they could because they're Mom would never know it. /  

b          B.36 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sd          A.37 utt1:  {C But } now I realize that it was  better because, {F um, } they have got into a lot of trouble,   

b          B.38 utt1:  <<Very faint>> Uh-huh. /  

+          A.39 utt1:  because of lack of supervision. /  

sv          B.40 utt1:  {D Well, } [ that, + that ] certainly can  happen now if - /
qy^d          B.40 utt2: [ you, + you ] say you're in communications, /  

ny          A.41 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

qw          B.42 utt1:  {F uh, } what base of communications  would you be most interested in getting in to? /  

sd          A.43 utt1:  {D Well, } I'm majoring in, {F uh, } public relations. /  

b^m          B.44 utt1:  Public relations,  /
qy^d          B.44 utt2: [ {C so, } +   

b          A.45 utt1:  Yeah. /  

+          B.46 utt1:  {C so, } ] you would have a job with a company?    

ny          A.47 utt1:  Yes, ma'am. /  

+          B.48 utt1:  Rather than, {F uh, } radio or television  or newspapers or,    

na          A.49 utt1:  # Right. # /  

+          B.50 utt1:  # what have you. # /  

ny          A.51 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

b          B.52 utt1:  Yeah,  /
qy^d          B.52 utt2: {C and, } {F uh, } then you'd be willing  to give up your job to stay home [ and + ]  [ with, + {E or } stay with ] the children? /  

sd          A.53 utt1:  {D Well, } I would like to, {F uh, }  stay at home with my children for at least the first five years. /  

b          B.54 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.55 utt1:  {C But } [ what, + what ] I plan to do  in the future is, {F um, } go ahead and get my upper education as far as my masters,   

b          B.56 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          A.57 utt1:  and work on my doctorate and teach, {F um, } college, /  

b          B.58 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.59 utt1:  {C and } in that case then [ I'll be, + I'll be ]  at home when my children are at home,  /
sd          A.59 utt2: {C but } I'd like to stay at home with  them until they get [ in, + at least into ] kindergarten,   

b          B.60 utt1:  <<Very faint>> Uh-huh. /  

+          A.61 utt1:  where they're at school from what, eight to three  or something  /
sd          A.61 utt2: {C and then } I would be at my school,   

b          B.62 utt1:  <<Very faint>> Uh-huh. /  

+          A.63 utt1:  teaching. /  

b          B.64 utt1:  <<Very faint>> Uh-huh,  /
b^r          B.64 utt2: uh-huh. /  

%          A.65 utt1:  {C And, }  {F um, } -/  

sv          B.66 utt1:  {D Well, }  [ that, +  that's, ] {F uh, }  is an advantage of being in the education field.  /
sd          B.66 utt2:  I spent thirty-four years in education. /  

bh          A.67 utt1:  {F Oh, } really? /  

ny          B.68 utt1:  Yes,  /
%          B.68 utt2: {C and,    

qw          A.69 utt1:  What grade? /  

+          B.70 utt1:  so, } - /
sd          B.70 utt2: {F oh, } I started out with college   and then went to high school  /
sd          B.70 utt3: {C and then } I preferred the high school age level much better than I did the college,   

bh          A.71 utt1:  # {F Oh, } did you? # /  

+          B.72 utt1:  # because you have # a closer relationship with  the, {F uh, } students,    

qw          A.73 utt1:  What did you teach? /  

+          B.74 utt1:  that, - /
sd          B.74 utt2: I taught physical education. /  

sd          A.75 utt1:  {F Oh, } {F oh, } I started out as a P E major,   

b          B.76 utt1:  <<Very faint>> Uh-huh. /  

+          A.77 utt1:  in education.  /
sd          A.77 utt2: I wanted to be a P E teacher. /  

%          B.78 utt1:  # {D Well, } # -/  

sd          A.79 utt1:  # I sure # did. /  

sd           B.80 utt1:  [ I, + {F uh, } I ] found that, {F uh, }  it was a perfect combination from the standpoint of having vacations off at the same time. /  

b          A.81 utt1:  {F Oh, } yeah. /  

sd          B.82 utt1:  [ {C And, } + {F uh, } {C and } ]  it worked out fine from that standpoint, {F uh, }   plus the fact that, {F uh, } when I left, {F uh, } - /
sd          B.82 utt2: usually,  {F uh, } my husband was seldom home for maybe forty-five minutes or so  /
sd          B.82 utt3: {C and then } our son,  he had to get on the bus, /  

b          A.83 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          B.84 utt1:  {C and } he did get on the bus,  /
sd          B.84 utt2:  it was his responsibility  /
sd          B.84 utt3:  {C and } he never ever thought of, {F uh, } not going to school he said, in view of the fact that he was  certain I had a hot line to his school.     

x          A.85 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

+          B.86 utt1:  # Because, {F uh, } I, {F uh, } # -/  

aa          A.87 utt1:  # Absolutely. # /  

sd          B.88 utt1:  {D well, } [ I, + I ] was in physical  education then  /
sd          B.88 utt2: {C and } I just kept  getting pushed into administration,  /
sd          B.88 utt3: wound up in administration, #  /
sd          B.88 utt4: {C and so, } #   

b          A.89 utt1:  # Oh. # /  

+          B.90 utt1:  he thought surely that [ I, + {E or } I ]  would have bought a hot line,   

x          A.91 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

+          B.92 utt1:  to know if he ever skipped school, which,  of course, was not the case  /
sd          B.92 utt2: {C and } I wouldn't have checked on him.  /
sv          B.92 utt3:  However, {F uh, } [ there are, + there are, ] points both directions in that,  {F uh, } from the standpoint of parents working and not working. /  

b          A.93 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sd(^q)       B.94 utt1:  {F Uh, } I listened to more than one  parent say I don't know what this child wants.  /
^q          B.94 utt2:  I'm working two jobs,  /
^q          B.94 utt3:  they each have their own television,  /
^q          B.94 utt4: they each have their own telephone,  /
^q          B.94 utt5: they each have their own rooms,  /
^q          B.94 utt6:  they each have this,  /
^q          B.94 utt7: they each have that.  /
sd(^q)       B.94 utt8:   (( I'd say )) ,  but what they don't have is you. /  

aa          A.95 utt1:  That's right.  /
bf          A.95 utt2: They need some attention. /  

aa          B.96 utt1:  Absolutely.  /
%          B.96 utt2: {C And, }  {F uh, } I  (( think out )) - /
sv          B.96 utt3:  {C because } that is the way of getting attention. /  

sd          A.97 utt1:  {D Well, } {D see } whenever my Mom stayed  home with us, we did without a lot,  /
%          A.97 utt2: {E I mean, } we were, - /
sv          A.97 utt3: it's hard to make it on one # income, # /  

aa          B.98 utt1:  # That's right. # /  

sd          A.99 utt1:  {C but } we did  /
sd          A.99 utt2: [ {C and, } + {C and } ]  we lived in a trailer for eighteen years. /  

%          B.100 utt1:  {F Huh. } /  

sd          A.101 utt1:  {C And, }  {F um, } {D you know, }  [ we, + we ] only had one car,  /
sd          A.101 utt2: we only had one telephone, {D you know, } /  

b          B.102 utt1:  <<Very faint>> Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.103 utt1:  we didn't get to eat out all the time  /
sd          A.103 utt2:  {C but } [ I, + I ] feel like that it helped me now because I appreciate the value of the dollar, /  

b          B.104 utt1:  Right. /  

sd          A.105 utt1:  {C and, }  {F um, } I also had the supervision  that I needed while I was growing up,  /
sd          A.105 utt2: {C and } I hope that I can provide that for my child too. /  

sv          B.106 utt1:  {C And } [ we certainly, + {F uh, } we ]  need more of that,  /
sv          B.106 utt2: we need more parents willing to supervise,  /
sv          B.106 utt3: {C though } we've had such a breakdown in the family structure,   

aa          A.107 utt1:  # {F Oh, } we have. # /  

+          B.108 utt1:  # from the standpoint [ of, + # of, ]  {F uh, } church and school and everything along the way.  /
sv          B.108 utt2: {C And } that I think has contributed  much to, {F uh, } the delinquency that (( works grant )) and the poor school results  that we're having. {F Uh, } that the students,   {F uh, } parents have just not  really taken enough interest in them from the [ very + very ] beginning  /
sd          B.108 utt3:  {C and } I think my feeling was that the very best teachers should be in grades one, two, and three. To get the students off to a good start let them have positive, {F um, } {F uh, } experiences,   

b          A.109 utt1:  # Uh-huh. # /  

+          B.110 utt1:  # from # the lower levels  so they want to continue learning and, {F uh, } keep going and not wait until [ they're, + they're ]  in the ninth and tenth grades,  /
sv          B.110 utt2: it's too late then,  /
sv          B.110 utt3: you cannot,   

aa          A.111 utt1:  It is. /  

+          B.112 utt1:  reverse that trend at that point. /  

bf          A.113 utt1:  It's way too late, /  

aa          B.114 utt1:  # Right. # /  

aa          A.115 utt1:  # I agree. # /  

sd          B.116 utt1:  {C And, }  {F uh, } while parents very  often will be involved with the school activities when the child's in the elementary school  /
sd          B.116 utt2:  {C and } they get into the high schools so often they seem to drop away at that point.  /
sv          B.116 utt3:  {C And, }  that is just as valuable,   

sv          A.117 utt1:  It is.    

+          B.118 utt1:  at that time, as to # the  (( rush in the elementary )) . # /  

+          A.119 utt1:  # Because all the peer pressure, #   

aa          B.120 utt1:  Yes,  /
aa          B.120 utt2: right. /  

+          A.121 utt1:  it starts in high school  /
bf          A.121 utt2:  {C and } the parent really needs to be there for the child. /  

aa          B.122 utt1:  Right.  /
sv          B.122 utt2:  {C And, }  {F uh, } the child  needs to take pride in the fact that their parent is doing something. /
sd          B.122 utt3:   {F Uh, } we were fortunate in view of the fact that my son did play football  /
sd          B.122 utt4: {C and } I did keep statistics  for his team,  /
sd          B.122 utt5: {C and, }   

ba          A.123 utt1:  # {F Oh, } great. # /  

+          B.124 utt1: # his Dad # did take movies of the football team  and movies of the basketball team,  /
sd          B.124 utt2: {C and } we tried to be a part of it but not overshadowing him or making him feel that we had to be there all the time. /  

b          A.125 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sd          B.126 utt1:  {C So, }  [ wh-, + ] I feel that I learned a  great deal from my students, {F uh, } with regard to what their biggest complaints were with parents.  /
sd          B.126 utt2:   {C And } a thing such as, {F uh, } - /
sd          B.126 utt3: one of the biggest complaints  I well remember because I spent a lot of time with seniors,   

x          A.127 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

+          B.128 utt1:  {F uh, } was, {F um, } carrying their  ((   ))   /
^q          B.128 utt2: when I was your age I didn't have this or that, /  

b          A.129 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          B.130 utt1:  {C and } [ I know + I never ever said that  because I knew ] that that was one thing that was really irritating to young people. /  

sv          A.131 utt1:  {D Well, } I guess that was good that [ you were, +  you were ] hearing it from other students. /  

aa          B.132 utt1:  Yes,  /
sd          B.132 utt2: {C and } I had to deal with their problems  /
sd          B.132 utt3:  {C and } I could talk about the kinds of problems which they were bringing that  they had just in general aspect  /
sd          B.132 utt4: {C and } our son would share this  /
sd          B.132 utt5:  {C and then } he would have to make decisions for himself along those same types [ of, + of, ] {F uh, } lines. So that,   

%          A.133 utt1:  {D Well, } {F um, } -/  

+          B.134 utt1:  I think he benefited from my experiences. /  

qy          A.135 utt1:  Does your son work for T I? /  

nn          B.136 utt1:  No. /  

b          A.137 utt1:  Oh. /  

nn          B.138 utt1:  No,  /
sd^e         B.138 utt2: he, {F uh, } works, {F uh, }  for a different company.  /
%          B.138 utt3: Yeah,  /
sd          B.138 utt4: in the Dallas area  /
sd          B.138 utt5: {C but } when he went away to coll-, - /
sd          B.138 utt6:   {C and } he was  (( on the lawns ))  from the time he was in the seventh grade  and, {F uh, } a small  ((   ))  and all the way through college  /
sd*          B.138 utt7: {C and }  he held three jobs.  (( Wally ))  was in college  /  *[[ Could this (( Wally )) be "while he . . ."? ]]
sd          B.138 utt8: {C and } we didn't even  know it. /  

ba          A.139 utt1:  {F Oh, } goodness. /  

sd          B.140 utt1:  He didn't even tell us.    

x          A.141 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

+          B.142 utt1:  {F Uh, } that he had three jobs  /
sd          B.142 utt2:  {C but } when he graduated he had a five thousand dollar bank account  /
sd          B.142 utt3: {C and, }  {F uh, } we had  told him that if he ever wanted to go to college he could go,  /
sd          B.142 utt4: if he got married he was on his own,  /
sd          B.142 utt5:  if he flunked out he was on his own ... / 
