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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My former AP was amazing (2yrs with us). She anticipated all of our needs. She ran the show. Just yesterday I was messaging with her and telling her my mom was coming over and she reminded me to give my mom the letter that had came to our house for her was sitting in the top kitchen drawer. She knee everything about out habits and what our kids needed. If we were out of milk, or bread or anything she went and got it without asking. She knew when all our kids tests were, sat with them going through google classroom and drilled them before each quiz and test. She didn't take any sh!t or attitude from my 8th grader and enforced the screen time rules with an iron first. She is welcome to  one back and live in our home for free if she finds a job or internship here or gets the opportunity to go to school here. She is truly a 0art of the family and we all cried like babies when she went home.

She was a German machine.[/quote]

She sounds amazing. I have had very bad luck with Germans and this gives me hope. [/quote]

I definitely would not recommend her for babies or young children, but her love of routine, rules, and keeping order are very German traits and she did spectacular with my unruly, often mouthy older boys. I actually only match with Germans and the reason being is that they embrace having guidance and very much so want a clearly defined framework to work within, I also love how they are so direct. If they do not not like something, they tell me and also are quite comfortable with constructive criticism. I think a of Americans are put off by this , but I love being able to have a frank conversation and a "reset" without someone's feelings getting hurt.

My 13yr old, under her iron fist for homework and studying habits, got straight As 3 of our 4 quarters. If she went into google classroom and saw missing homework one week, he lost screen during the week the following week, including his cell access (which all she did was tell us to to into the Verizon app and set the restrictions to text/call only with us/her and no data whatsoever) He will tell you she is "mean" and my response is "good", she is clearly doing her job.

We have a new German AuPair who just started and we are currently in the process of helping her establish those routines. It is just my experience that when you give them a detailed map of what is expected, there is no deviation once they get into the swing. If you all are a fly by the seat of your pants family who allows the rules to be bent, it might not be such a great year.[/quote]

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