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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, can you be more specific? Perhaps provide us some examples of some things these nannies did that showed their lack of intelligence??

Because as you must know, intelligence is a very subjective term in itself.[/quote]

OP here. It's hard to give specific examples; it's more a sense of seeing good judgement and thinking skills in action.

Homework: say it's Monday. If there is a silence project due at the end of the week and a math worksheet due tomorrow, which would you do first?  If you know one kid in the family was sick two days ago, and now the other kid is really out of sorts, what might you be thinking about? If a kid has a sport that night should you plan to feed her dinner in advance, if you know bedtime is right after the practice ends? These aren't good examples as it's really hard to come up with day to day examples of when it's helpful to be able to apply some critical thinking; I think part of it is just the ability to GET it, figure it out, learn from the last time you asked, and put two and two together.

Our nanny is nice. She's just not that smart, and I find it exhausting.  [/quote]

My nanny would do the right thing in all these scenarios and  she didn't go to college. She did, however raise 5 kids of her own, helped raise her younger brothers and sisters, and has a great deal of common sense.  She's also wonderful to my little boy and a kind person. Those are the qualities that I value most.  I prefer to read and do homework with my kids myself and my spouse and I always make time for that.

To the $45/hour genius nanny-- BS![/quote]

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