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    Latin for Children - Updated vs. older versio

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    Is it true that the new DVDs were recorded in a classroom rather than in his kitchen? If so, that would bum me out because I rather liked the feel of "school in the kitchen."

    Maybe I can find the new DVDs used someplace because I really can't see paying full price for new ones when I already own the old ones (unless they no longer work well with the updated books, in which case....)

    Junior National Young Leaders Conference?

    in General Education Discussion Board

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    That's why I'm asking. Because the form letter says that one her her teachers nominated her, but honestly this is the flakiest teacher in the school. My friend is thinking that if this program is indeed prestigious, it would be a nice thing to mention to colleges in a few years. But she doesn't want to spend nearly $2,000 on glorified summer camp either. So, if they're telling the truth, it could be good. If, however, they are offering a "pay for an honor" scam, she'd definitely pass on the deal.

    Junior National Young Leaders Conference?

    in General Education Discussion Board

    Posted

    Are any of you familiar with an program called the Junior National Young Leaders Conference? My friend's seventh grade dd has just received a letter claiming that she has been selected because of her excellent grades and leadership potential. She attends a public school in MA and is indeed an excellent student, but we're a little suspicious about this program. I googled a bit and even found a site where people compared it to the "Who's Who" books. Any wisdom here?

    Is this unusually cruel? LOL

    in General Education Discussion Board

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    I have been thinking about this thread. I am amazed that people don't allow themselves or their children to use the word "fart" , as if it is an offensive swear word.

     

    Peela,

    I agree that it's not a big deal. But I think that maybe it's a cultural thing. When I was brought up, my mother tried to avoid the use of any slang terms for bodily functions. So yup, as a 3 year old I would go tell her I had to urinate. People couldn't believe it.

    Anyway, we were also taught to refer to "farting" as "passing gas." "Fart" was considered to be crass. My husband wasn't really raised that way, and he uses the term "fart" more often than not. Our children do use that word, although I have also taught them to refer to it as passing gas.

     

    Oh well. ;)

    Not killing my son...

    in General Education Discussion Board

    Posted

    DD is a pleaser, and that worries me a little. DS is very different.

     

    I'm worried about DD for a different reason. She does seem to want to make me happy already, and what if I accidentally coerce her into something that's not good for her because she wants me to be pleased?

     

    She is an infant. Infants smile and coo when they are happy. You cannot say that she is "a pleaser" when she is merely doing what infants do. This would be like saying that an infant who cries when she's hungry is a manipulator. Your daughter is not interested in making you happy already. She is interested in being happy herself. She doesn't even know that you have feelings at this point. I mean, yes, she can pick up on your moods, but she is not cognitively able to consider your mood and what she might do to improve it. Likewise, she is not able to make a choice to behave in a certain way in order to please you. That comes later. There are lots of really good child development books in your local library. You might like to check a few out and read what William Sears, T. Berry Brazleton, and Penelope Leach have to suggest about stages of infant and child development.

    Not killing my son...

    in General Education Discussion Board

    Posted

    DD has suddenly realized that DS is really cool, after all. So she's amused by him a LOT more. AND she's starting to crawl FORWARD instead of just backward. Not very well, but it's a start. Woo-HOOOOOOOOO!

     

    Not sleeping any more, of course, but less obnoxious. :-) Sweet little troll-baby....

     

     

    How old is the baby again?

    Not killing my son...

    in General Education Discussion Board

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    Be amazed and delighted when he thinks like a 10 y/o. But don't be annoyed when he thinks like a 6 y/o. It's not fair. One day they can make change with ease, one day they don't remember the difference between a quarter and a nickel. Learning is a series of successive approximations. And the journey is rarely perfectly linear.

     

    :iagree:

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