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  1. I think it's that good, but it's something that would have appealed to me when I was a child. A child with a different learning style might not feel the same way. You could download the samples.
  2. I have all the books, but my son was never interested in it and taught himself the same material. I think the First Grade Diary is worth reading even if you don't use the program.
  3. We started it as a supplement to MM, but it is quickly taking over as the main program because my son asks to do it everyday. I don't think it requires special prep. Maybe initial prep for the parent to be prepared for the child to say, "I don't know how to do this!" at first, but that goes away, or at least it did in our case. Letting my son read the textbook independently as much as he wanted got him excited about the problems, and that's when he started asking for it everyday. ETA: Today he drew his own tiny BA comic panel, so I guess the format is very appealing.
  4. Insurance exists to cover the seller, not the buyer. You could request a refund, but I would call and complain to the post office first.
  5. If you can get a emulator for BASIC, that would be great. It doesn't matter that that language isn't used, the principles will be the same. There are other programming languages out there specifically for kids. I think with programming the idea isn't to teach the current language, which will be dead by the time a child reaches adulthood, but to teach the way of thinking that programming requires.
  6. If he likes electronics, this is really fun: http://www.amazon.com/Make-Electronics-Discovery-Charles-Platt/dp/0596153740/ That recommendation comes based on my own experience. My sons are much too young for it. :tongue_smilie: This place may sell a kit for it: http://www.makershed.com
  7. We are not very far into it, but my son loves Sequential Spelling, and our sons sound similar. If your son doesn't like to write, you could do it orally.
  8. I have a list on a notecard that reads: Memory Work Math Penmanship Spelling Latin Read Aloud Christian Studies [big Thoughts for Little People or similar.] Science/Art History [This is very loose.] Bible [story read at night before bed.] I just look down the list each day to make sure that I haven't forgotten anything. I'm sure when the kids are older, I'll plan more for each, maybe a list of goals for the week. I like 8Fill's way of six or seven weeks at a time. That makes sense.
  9. Do not plan the rehearsal dinner unless you are asked. That would be a major breech of etiquette.
  10. It becomes a time sink if you start to build up a following and have people pressuring you to write more. Then you just quit until everyone leaves you alone and take it back up again after people have forgotten about you. That's what I do anyway. :001_smile: I find comments to be a complete time sink and prefer to keep them turned off these days.
  11. MEP might be ideal because you could remediate or accelerate without spending more money. Plus, any kid who wanted to continue with it the following year (with perhaps a less dedicated teacher) could get it for free.
  12. Skip sides of pages. So if you have four pages of the same, you could skip the middle two. We did that the other day.
  13. If appropriate security measures are in place, I would leave them at about two and up. Appropriate security measures include: (1) Multiple adults, children are never alone with one adult, not even to go to the restroom. (2) There is a security check to pick the kids up. (This might be photo ID or a child-specific pass issued that morning.) (3) Adults who are not picking up, dropping off, or working with the children are not allowed in the area of the building where the children's programming takes place. (4) Rooms the children use are all visible from the hall. (No closed doors.) (5) An adequate number of adults for the number of children. (6) Caregivers seem attentive, friendly, and responsible. (7) There is a procedure in place to get the parents if they are needed. (8) The children's area looks clean and safe. I would slip out of the service at some point to go peek at the kids. I would also pay attention to the other kids. If I walked in and there was an extremely aggressive child (or something similar), I would not leave my child there. I don't know about the factor of never having left the child before. That would depend on the child and how I thought he'd do.
  14. Being helpful and minding one's parents is worth one star a day at our house. One star is worth a quarter when it's cashed in. Cleaning is included in being helpful and minding one's parents. There is much talk about one's duty to pitch in, the importance of teamwork, and the value of an orderly home. Refusal results in the loss of the star and a punishment (usually a timeout)--and then one still has to clean. Cleaning nicely results in praise for diligence and self-control, general harmony, and a star at the end of the day. Can't remember the last time one of the two of them failed to earn that star.
  15. The thing that finally put me over: free streaming of all the episodes of Mister Rogers. It also gives me an extra 5% off Subscribe and Save diapers.
  16. This is my five year old's official kindergarten year, (We started three weeks ago.) but you said first grade level, so maybe he fits. Bible: We just read it. Memory: Each week I select a new poem and Bible verse for us to memorize. Math: MM3, BA3, Kitchen Table Math Literature: Sonlight Core A and other books I pick out History: Sonlight Core A Science: Sonlight A Latin: GSWL Penmanship: A Reason for Handwriting Book A recreated in italic using StartWrite Greek: Dabbling in Mounce's Basics of Biblical Greek, this is less part of school and more of a hobby for my son. Sequential Spelling to be added later in the year. Maybe.
  17. Maybe she messed up. Maybe you messed up. Maybe she was angry at someone else. Maybe they've even had it out without you. Maybe she's so ashamed at her behavior that she can't bear to speak of it. In any case, oh well. The co-op caused friction. You were friends long before the co-op. She's willing to talk to you about anything in the world, just not the co-op. Is rehashing the co-op drama worth losing this friend over? Maybe it is. But maybe not. If not, were it me, I'd muster up all the grace I could, extend it her way, drop the issue, and resume a happy friendship.
  18. Neither of you are even in the co-op now. Why care about it? Like a million other co-ops, it just didn't work out. There's no reason to talk about it.
  19. Mommyfaithe, proofs in geometry. Trig. I love that stuff and would have gone into it if I'd known real math would mean exploring those things and not applying the same solution to a neverending series of problems.
  20. If you specify that you only want the testing and not the consultation, you can save an enormous amount of money.
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