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Thank you both so much. The info on books and fees is very helpful.
Kareni, she has been in the states for about 10 yrs. She is studying for an MBA entrance exam and needs help mastering the English portion. She has already tried preparation classes, but recognizes that she needs one- on-one help. She struggles with understanding conversations at work and is very literal. She misuses words and puts sentences together incorrectly. I think she needs help in understanding sentence structure, verb-noun agreement, and the proper use of prepositions. She listed parts of speech as an area of concentration.
She is a career woman and is very driven. I think she will be willing to work hard outside of our time together. I plan on doing research and analyzing her progress as we go along.
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My husband works with an Indian woman who would like grammar lessons. She asked if I would be willing to give her lessons, and I am. However, I can't figure out how much to charge. I looked at a tutor site for this area and tutors charge anywhere from $15 to $45 per hour. I have a BSW and my two older children have scored very well in English on the PSAT and ACT. On the other hand, I do not have experience teaching grammar to someone who speaks English as a second language.
This comes at a wonderful time as medical costs (adoption related therapy, medication, and testing) are mounting for us and I don't want to take too much time away from my family for work. It is an answer to prayer for me to be able to help someone else and ease the financial stress.
Also, if anyone has any literature recommendations, I would appreciate them. I am going to advise her to read and listen to well-written books so she can begin to hear the patterns of proper English.
I hope this all makes sense. I am sleep deprived right now, but will work on that before we begin!:D
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What a joy! They both look amazing!
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Your friend isn't thinking straight right now so maybe when she said she didn't want anyone to be taken advantage of, she was talking about you or her. She may have simply not understood you thought she was referring to you being the problem. Nut Job is probably pressuring her and your friend feels that either you or she will end up covering the "extra" cost.
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I have not read every post. How about suggesting she read the Bible and use commentaries and Greek/Hebrew dictionaries to understand the Scriptures better. Along with prayer for guidance she can't go wrong in her child rearing with that approach.
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Oh, and my childhood dog was named Frangles, after the chips, Pringles. Yeah, my parents let my little brother name him and he was really little. :glare: My older brother and I wanted to name him Brownie, because he was brown. Not too original, but he looked more like a brownie than a chip.:D
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Our dog is a yellow lab named Woody.
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I agree, childishness does not require punishment. She was excited to show you her handiwork!
I must say I don't think you did anything wrong by letting her play alone. I'm assuming the basement is generally safe, maybe finished or she wouldn't have been down there. And I'll bet you didn't know she had scissors. I could see a kid accomplishing that feat with safety scissors. Kids are so resourceful!
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Cabbages and Kings by O'Henry. I perservered to the end. It wasn't as bad as the pneumonia I was experiencing at the time, but I could have used that down time much better!
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Hope all improves soon for your precious boy.
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Thank you so very much for your sacrifice and his service.
Have a wonderful reunion!
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But I do try to live according the the principle of not saying anything I wouldn't want the person to hear. And I have been known to have trouble sleeping if I think I hurt someone's feelings. My teenage son thinks that is really funny.
Another thing you hear about people is, "She never complained no matter how much pain she was in." If I get a papercut, someone is going to hear about it! If I have a much more serious chronic pain, I will keep my mouth shut. Go figure.
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I believe I should pay for anything my child breaks. However, shop owners should think carefully about the placement of products. This summer I was very nervous in a gift shop because they placed souvenirs for children right next to delicate glass breakables. Actually, if I remember correctly, they were among them! On top of that, the ladies in the shop were giving us dirty looks even though I was diligently keeping an eye on my daughter!
As far as the OP, that is crazy. If no harm was done, there was no need to buy the stuffed animal!
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Perhaps you and your son should read, Henry and Mudge In Puddle Trouble. It would be a subtle follow-up story.;)
Your boy is obviously sweet and loves his mama!
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Might she be misunderstanding how such a disability comes about? My daughter is 7, but is cognitively immature. She was frightened when a little boy we know broke his arm. She thought it broke off! Even after an explanation that time, she continued to imagine arms and legs coming off completely when she heard someone broke a bone.
Since breaking of arms and legs is common, your daughter might think it could happen to her.
Just a thought.
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So very sorry to know it has come to such a heartbreak. I will pray.
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It is called chocolate bloom and is due to being stored at high temperatures. It does affect the texture of the chocolate, but that is usually taken care of through heating.
The pp is right, bloom is caused by sugar or cocoa butter rising to the surface. (Per Ghirardelli)
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Actually, in our case my husband and I attended services of other churches during the second hour of our church at the time. So we all were at the old church for an hour and then one of us headed out for another church. We only did that a few times, though. That way the kids weren't pulled here and there while we were narrowing down our options.
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Wow! He looks like he aged two years! It looks great.
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I agree that it would be an emotional disaster to buy one child a car and not the others. I also agree that anyone going to college or a job gets priority use of the car.
The car should remain Mom and Dad's car and each child should begin saving for their own as soon as they are able to get a job. As one poster suggested, maybe you could estimate how long it would take to save for a car or you could say that by a child's 21st birthday, he/she should be able to purchase a car.
Managing the schedule for shared use might be a pain, but not as much a pain as explaining the gift of a car to only one child.
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I'm so sorry. Sincerely praying for her.
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And if you only had one adopted baby that was a quiet, meek little toddler content to stay ignored in her crib for hours at a time, don't tell me how to raise my more lively kids.
If you do not have a child on the autism spectrum, don't tell me what to do with mine.
Hmm. Not sure what being adopted has to do with it.
But I certainly understand your sentiment.
Question on tutor fees
in General Education Discussion Board
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Interesting. In response to your question about standardization, I did a search for MBA entrance exam and everything came up in reference to India.
Yes, I think she mainly socializes with Indian friends. She is traveling this weekend to do so.
Much to think about.