I'm glad I'm not the only one who hears this :lol:

Thanks so much!

1 wk German language and culture camp - it's low key and fun; 3 days of leadership camp at a local university - an intro to team-building and light emphasis on public speaking; One week family vacay in DC - museums, marine corp band, etc..; Studying for state fair spelling bee competition in Aug.; Continue to work on Boy scout requirements and two merit badges - mammal study, bird study; Coursera course on neurobiology - listending to the lectures just for fun (no pressure and not doing the big assignments). Review of math skills and preview of new material with Math Mammoth; and reading whatever he chooses from the school reading list.

Thanks!

lol, exceptional yes, ready for grad school... that's a definite no :lol: We'll just keep that tucked away for the future.

Thanks for the link!

That course looks great and like something he would enjoy. I don't get around this site much nowadays, but when I do, I get the best info. Thanks all! Much appreciated :001_smile:

Happy birthday to your dd!! And thanks for the ideas :)

Thank you!

I haven't posted in some time, so my signature information is very out of date. Does anyone have recommendations for an exceptionally bright 11 y.o. interested in neurosciencetc and/or bioengineering. Thanks so much!

If you haven't already, I would bring the subject right out in the open and explain to you chilren why it is necessary to learn to be calm/quiet and then provide incentives and positive reinforcements for good behavior. If your child who loves percussion can spend one subject lesson without tapping, give a gold star - and so on with others and their behaviors. My ten year old guy is on the autism spectrum and can be very high energy and fidgety. I keep a small exercise trampoline in the room and let him have frequent 30 second breaks for "bouncing." This helps immensely with his energy.

Thanks all!!

Thanks!

Hello, I'm looking for book suggestions regarding my topic title. I have a bright 9 year-old looking for more in-depth study in this area. His informational reading scores places him in 8th - 9th grade reading level. His inferential scores are pretty much on level, so textbook type suggestions would be very welcome. TIA!

Thanks everyone!

I'm ashamed to admit, but our enrichment/afterschooling is highly dependent on incentives. :blushing: We've moved on from small edible treats for very short term behavior and onto LEGO sets for months-long projects. Works for us.

Does anyone have experiences or information they would like to share? We are considering do this, but the website won't be open until just a month before the games and the information seems to be limited. My son is a bright 9 y.o. doing 3rd -5th grade work. Are the games general knowlege oriented or only for the super advanced. How much does touch typing play in doing well? TIA Tanya ETA: would this be a good experience regardless of where he places?

Anyone else using public/dayschool primarily as free babysitting? Just wondering. I call what ds and I do homeschooling, not afterschooling because his primary learning takes place at home. I need to work and there's no getting around that, but there hasn't been a year where I observed ds learning new concepts. Perhaps he learned new facts or gained a new perspective on something, but the benefit we receive from the school is the free care and all day "playdate" with neighborhood buddies. When I tell people we homeschool they seem interested in what we do, but as soon as I mention he attends dayschool for childcare purposes, I see what I perceive as the "oh so you're not really homeschooling" look and they no longer seem interested. I guess I'm venting a bit, because I'm proud of what we do and accomplish at home. Its 10 times more challenging and creative than what happens at his school. And it is hard to fit it all in, but I feel its worth it.

Max Axiom, I think that was it. Thank you all for your comments and suggestions :)

I don't think that's it, but it looks like a great resource :) thank you!

I recall seeing a thread here a few years ago about the periodic table being taught through a series of comics/graphic novels. I tried a few searches and didn't come up with anything. Does anyone recall the series? Thx! :)

My ds, now 8, went to camp invention and thoroughly enjoyed it. One thing I really liked was the child to counselor ratio. At our camp, the counselors fit the modules to the level of the individual camper. This allowed each camper to explore at their own level of understanding and pace. Each day he came home with a full page summary (8X10 regular type) with supplemental ideas and further reading suggestions. The last day of camp they had a presentation and a walk around to the classrooms where the kids were able to show off and discuss their work. If you're interested, I have some photos I could share.

I hear ya on the IRL tip... Congrats on the great scores!! Well done :auto:

My ds has similar issues. Last year we started off every lesson by explaining that if he was getting answers right, the work was too easy and he wasn't studying the correct material. I even gave silly prizes and applauded for wrong answers. It wasn't easy, but over the course of a month, his attitude changed and now he doesn't fear wrong answers at all. Another exercise that worked for us in tackling frustrating math material he just wasn't "getting," was to sit side by side and let him verbally answer only the steps he felt 100% confident giving. I did all the writing and I verbalized and completed all steps he was not confident in. After two or three problems, I might ask him to give a guess at a step or calculation he was less confident about. If he gave a wrong answer, I just corrected (without saying "no" or "that's wrong") and kept going with the problem. This method eliminated all "wrong" answers, as I made sure all the answers were correct. As ds mentally began to grasp concepts and methods, he would become tired of verbalizing and listening to me verbalize and just take over the problems himself.

I read your blog and I think we are soulmates :001_wub: (not to be too creepy:tongue_smilie:) I couldn't agree more that if you want your child to have a superior education, it is up to you to give it to them. I enjoy my after/summer schooling, but wish the schools would get it together so I didn't have to put extreme hours in developing/implementing a plan while working on my own career, nurturing my own intellectual pursuits and running a family. Although my child isn't older, he's radically accelerated and our solution has been to let him follow his muse. He studies robotics, physics etc.. if he were more interested in history or the arts etc... we'd provide more opportunities there. I think most afterschooled kids will become radically accelerated quite quickly and at some point, the most sensible thing is to let them explore their own interests and take them as deeply as they wish.