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I know that gifted kids make connections faster (and perhaps connect things that most kids wouldn't realize to connect) and need less repetition, but other than those two points, how do they think differently than typical kids?
I think this quote sums it up well:
[Gifted] is not a matter of degree but of a different quality of experiencing: vivid, absorbing, penetrating, encompassing, complex, commanding-- a way of being quiveringly alive.
--M. Piechowski
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Incidentally, I went to a Deepavali party last night. It was at this mansion of a home owned by some wealthy Indian people whose children attend our school. Their next door neighbor is American which is VERY unusual for that neighborhood. Our Indian friend told us the American living in the mansion next door to him is a missionary. My dh and I just looked at each other and started laughing. Well OF COURSE he is. Sheesh. :tongue_smilie:
But don't you realize this is based on perception and not fact? If you went to the mission board you may receive facts. Because it is not based on facts it could be termed gossip. Maybe this person is wealthy and not receiving any donations. You don't know. Assume the best until you have facts otherwise.
I think the true problem here that you can identify and do something about is the discounts for missionaries at your school. It sounds like your discounts were put in place to financially help missionary families. That may not be necessary. Pay your teachers better. Charge all families the same and offer a specific number of scholarships to lower income students. This will enable you to help needy missionary families and keep your teachers paid better.
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I agree that this public forum is not the place to discuss real people at a real school. It just seems like gossip and I wonder how the OP can be assured that the people discussed won't read this. (Not just singling out this thread, but I wonder the same thing when people post about troubles with a homeschool co-op, etc.)
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The place to go with this concern are the mission agencies involved.
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** I reread what you said again and I'm wondering if what you're saying is that the physical planet is very old, but that there has only been life on the planet for 6000 years? Would that include every living thing (plants and animals) or just man or what? Disregard me if that's not what you were saying.
Old earth, young creation. Gap theorists are one example. Gap theorists put some kind of life on Earth before the creation week. But I know of others who believe the foundations of the Earth (such as rocks, water) were around from the beginning and since the rocks are used to date things it meshes because they believe the elements of rock are old and the created things like animals and plants are about 6000 years old. They don't believe the beginning was 6000 years ago. They just believe the creation week expressed in Genesis was 6000 years ago. Hope that made more sense. Both groups are old earth, but believe in the literal interpretation of the Genesis account.
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I would incorporate Dr. Sears Lean Kids program. It is appropriate for all kids (age 6-12) to help them maintain or achieve a healthy weight and attitude. I'm using it with my boys this year and it has been wonderful.
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There may be old earth creationists, but I'm not sure.
Yes, there are many old earth creationists who believe the Earth is old and the creation week was a literal 6 days about 6000 or so years ago.
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Well scientists' study of time itself, and the relative ages of things (such as fossils and dinosaur bones) are themselves dependent on assumptions about those things, and how they can be measured, and whether those measurement have been consistent and will remain so.
I think there's a lot science hasn't figured out yet.
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:iagree: Science makes findings based on the assumption that how things work now is how things have always been. It is a logical assumption and one I think a scientist should make. When you add God into the mix you have people who believe in a supernatural power and they may not necessarily believe that how things are now are how they have always been. In other words, some believe that God is not limited to the natural process - He is supernatural.
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You make some great points. I think the most important factor in being able to live in the US after being away for awhile isn't experiencing many of the same things, but adaptability. Adaptability is often the life of a child who moves often and gets plenty of practice adjusting.
My children were all born in the USA. We now live in Canada - children are dual citizens. We will likely live in another country in the next few years. I don't expect they will ever "fit in" with their fellow US citizens. That isn't because of unshared experiences, but broader horizons.
I've lived in 3 countries and living outside the US gives you a whole different perspective on life in America. Ex-pat children will see things in a different way, have different values, and may never fit in politically.
I moved often as a child, yet still within one country. I don't have a place I call home, but I have no trouble adapting to a new place or a new culture. Assimilation is easy because I've had so much practice.
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Paul said in 1 Corinthians:
5Do we not have a right to take along a believing wife, even as the rest of the apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas?6Or do only Barnabas and I not have a right to refrain from working?
7Who at any time serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat the fruit of it? Or who tends a flock and does not use the milk of the flock?...14So also the Lord directed those who proclaim the gospel to get their living from the gospel.
Paul worked and received money from churches to support his ministry to the churches. Sounds like many of his counterparts did not work a side job.
The model of the apostles shows that wives accompanied the spouses. I assume that children did so as well.
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Science: Apologia General or Bio. (He wants to study astronomy, though.Too bad there isn't a higher level text for it.)
Signs and Seasons is a great astronomy course that is appropriate for middle school-high school. This is from a Christian perspective.
If he is interested in a free college astronomy video course check here. It isn't from a Christian perspective.
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It gives children a way to help others in a meaningful way. One son is working on extra chores to give a family 3 ducks and the other is working on extra chores to give a child a promise pack (backpack with supplies). They each picked out what they wanted to give. I was so happy to find the site that approached giving in a child-friendly way that didn't involve a monthly commitment. It fit in well with out study of the Plight of Children around the World.
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Ok....calming down. Side note, hubby is very loving and caring hubby and father a majority of the time.
Is this normal behavior for men when it comes to schooling? Do any of your hubbies help with school?
Sounds like he is more spontaneous than a planner. I've taken the approach that if I'm frustrated that something is not getting done I do it myself. This applies to chores, errands, or other daily living things. My dh does the same with me.
My dh doesn't help with homeschooling. I did ask him to do PE with them one year when I was working full-time, but my spontaneous husband didn't fit well with a specific plan. I let it go. Homeschooling is my deal and he is my cheering section. He did much better doing active things with my kids when he didn't "have to."
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I don't think anyone is saying here that missionaries should re-use their toilet paper. . . to go that route does nothing to further the conversation.
Toliet paper was an exaggeration, but people have saved used tea bags to send to missionaries.
Of course, I've been surprised at how many people are defending Ed Young, exhorting, and leading his congregation though giving his church their banking information during a Sunday morning sermon. Having them write out their routing and account number on slips during the preach. Guiding them through the process with a huge overhead video.
This isn't related imho. I wouldn't defend him for anything, but I do think it is hypocritical to judge missionaries because of the house they live in or the car they drive especially if they are businessmen/women who are living off the proceeds of their business while doing missionary work.
We don't know a person's financial status from their car or their house. Because a person bought a $300K house doesn't mean they were able to do so because they were a well-off missionary too. So many factors can come into play.
Going into the mission field and living in a developing country, imo, is sacrificing. You sacrifice a "normal" life for your children. You sacrifice time with extended family. You get the idea...
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But what chaps me? They apply to our school as missionaries and get a 50% discount when they are MORE than able to afford the full rate. It is because we offer mission discounts to half of our student population that my teachers make such low salaries ... barely enough to get by.
Sounds like you need to change your policies. Paying your teachers enough to live on is important. I think most people would take a discount when it is available. Charge everyone $10K and offer scholarships to lower income students.
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Don't you know missionaries are supposed to use recycled tea bags and toilet paper?
Seriously, it is hypocritical to suggest that a missionary should live at a lower standard that his peers in the Western hemisphere. Are you willing to have a lower standard of living in order to give to missions? I'm not talking about cutting a little off a tight budget. Are you willing to downsize your living space, cut down on your food options, and have unreliable transportation for the sake of missions? If you are or if you are doing so then and only then do you have the right to complain. Missionaries have given up the comfort of life in the West for the sake of the Gospel and we are picking at them about the house they live in?
Some missionaries may have a few comforts that you wish you had, but they are probably living on much less than you are. In many countries the cost of living is ridiculously low. Dh and I are looking into moving to that part of the world. We can get a mammoth house for a fraction of the tiny place we are renting now. $200 could mean the difference between a typical place in that country and a huge house. A family could live very well on only $1000 per month in some places.
We can pay doctors huge salaries. We can pay athletes huge salaries without a problem. But if a missionary happens to have a nicer house or car than you they are being paid too much? Really? What do we value anyway?
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You must tell the father. He is a responsible party. Not only is he the parent, but he gave the son a gun.
As for the friendship, friends don't point loaded weapons at you. I don't care if he is 15 or 50. It was a selfish act by that boy and not what a true friend would do.
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Their sister in law says the father's mother is going to buy the house so they can stay there and then make the father come and work in her business.
Sounds like they have no reason to tell their kids anyway. Looks like they will be staying in their house.
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Heard this one recently:
Homeschooling is so anti-social!
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Engaged 5 weeks after meeting. Married 7 months after meeting.
I don't think time is all that important although the speed of it all through some family members into a tizzy. More importantly is the depth. What is greater - spending every spare moment together for 3 months or dates a couple times a week for 3 years?
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In January a family from our church will be losing their home (sheriff sale is set for that month) their children don't know anything (16, 12 & 10 year old) We are pretty honest with our kids and if something like this were going to happen, we would want to prepare them, but I'm just wondering what others have done and if you told your kids and when, or would you?
If your church knows about this I would see if the church as a whole can help this family save their house?
Maybe then the parents can tell their children the story of generosity and love from their brothers and sisters in Christ.
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I chose 15+ times. 3 countries. 9 states. Since age 18. We're moving again in 2 weeks. We moved less than a year ago. I moved quite a bit as a child. The longest I've ever lived anywhere was 5 years and that was as a child. I didn't want to move my kids around a lot, but that is just how things have worked out. I have pretty good packing skills now :) At least my children won't have to change schools :tongue_smilie:
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Are you doing the writing assignments as you go along? I was surprised how many writing activities are in the books as you go along.
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I basically did unschooling until age 5.5 with my oldest and our first year homeschooling was extremely frustrating and expensive for me. It took me the whole first year of homeschooling to get a handle on things. I didn't know his level and had problems with things being too easy or we ran into problems related to perfectionism. I bounced around trying to find something that worked well. For some things I switched to a different program and others I just skipped a portion of the curriculum.
I don't know if you will find one specific curriculum that will work for everything so you may have to pick and choose.
The good news is that in a few years you will have experience under your belt and you will likely not be so overwhelmed.
Some possible suggestions:
Try a rule-based spelling program. You can avoid the "babyish" phonics and still have your child encounter the phonics rules. All About Spelling is one program. Sequential Spelling doesn't use rules, but uses patterns. Depending on your child that may be a good fit.
Science - make up your own. While we did like Real Science 4 Kids it has been difficult to find a science program that gives enough information and is still visually appealing to a younger child. I put together a program tailored for each of my boys this year. I was able to go into depth and use resources with the right level of information and have lots of great pictures too. It has been so nice to use something that works well for them.
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If she is capable of first grade work I would give it to her. Challenge is important. I would call her a Kindergartener though. To me grade = age. The work done may be a totally different grade level than my child's age.
I think our approach to education is a little different than some others. We typically spend as much time on school as children who go to public school minus the homework hours. It doesn't take long to cover the basics so we go deep and wide covering lots of topics and using lots of hands-on activities. Unschooling is a big part of our philosophy too. We totally unschool through preschool and utilize a lifestyle of learning once the child is Kindergarten age. So while one day a child may run off and play Legos when school is "done," it is also common for a child to run off and pursue independent studies on a topic of interest. They will graduate at age 18. There is no shortage of things to learn about if they complete typical high school work early.
how long is your first grade day?
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About 5-6 hours a day for everything. Maybe only 1 hour of sit down at the table work though.