MamaJo
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Interesting. I suspect that my middle child will be like you suggest but my oldest is like you pictured it in your head.
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What I have always done in this case is pray with them and ask God to make Himself real to the child. So far this has worked every time. Don't know the long term results yet as my oldest is only 14 but I am hopeful.
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Don't let the numbers after the WWE stress you out. Think of them as levels instead of grades. Keep trudging along the path even if it takes longer than expected. It is so important to have that solid foundation.
It is not the number that is stressing me out as I have been hsing long enough to have learned that one thing at least. LOL. What I have been stressing out about is feeling like she should be creating some of her own writing.
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better to have her working successfully than using a book with the 'right' number in the cover but that's not meeting her needs. After completing WWE3 she may be ready for WWS, which goes beyond narration & dictation. There's a really good sized sample available if you want to read ahead. Even if she's not ready for it & needs more narration & dictation practice, WWE4 will give her a solid foundation to build on.My middle son is dyslexic as well - I guess you could say mildly but added to his hyperactivity and fine motor skills it's hard to tell. He is in fourth grade this year and using WWE 2 (almost finished). I know that he would struggle incredibly to use anything more intensive and I feel that he is learning good basic skills of summarizing, narrating and doing a leeeeettle bit of dictation. I feel it is building a solid foundation without expecting more than he can do successfully and I am seeing gains in his skills.
My oldest son is in 7th grade and completed WWE/FLL 4 last year (though he did struggle with those very long dictation selections), he started Writing With Skill this year and I feel is being fairly successful in them. For kids with learning differences taking this slower more solid path can really work well.
Thanks to both of you. I am glad that she is having success where she is and I will look at WWS.
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My daughter is mildly dyslexic and it has manifested mostly in her inability to spell and write well. She is so, so much better than she used to be. I have been using WWE for her for the last two years. She is in the fifth grade this year and is only in level 3 of WWE. I love the narration and dictation that she is doing, but since she will be in the 6th grade next year I am starting to wonder if this is enough. Any thoughts on this? Do the higher levels of WWE expand beyond dictation and narration?
TIA
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He's been in school for this line of work. They must've known how much it paid. Poor guy, I wouldn't want to be in his position. On the other hand having two jobs to consider is pretty cool in this economy.
He was able to create his own major and one part of what he studied was the computer piece but the second part was the dream job part. He studied that just out of interest never assuming that he could actually get a job in that field as they are very hard to come by. He did so well at his internship that they offered him a job at the end of it.
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I think what's hardest is being the person who has experienced both and can give us an accurate vote. ;)
I found twins extremely challenging until they were about three years old, and then easier than a singleton after that.
LOL
I would say Irish twin because there is an extended period of infancy.
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Congrats!!
My dd is VERY VERY VERY different from her brothers. :D
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A young couple I know has a big decision to make and they have asked me to pray. I have no intention of giving advise unless asked BUT it is an interesting dilemma and I wonder how others would choose.
They married early 20s and have now been married for about 6 years. During that time, she has worked full time as a social worker and he went to college full time and worked part time in the computer field. He graduated this spring and has been offered a job in the field of his study. This is his dream job. But, and you knew there would be a but right, he would be making less then he makes now part time in the computer field. He could easily work full time doing what he does not and make more than double what the dream job make. He like the computer field but he doesn't love it. Looking forward, he would eventually make more in the dream job but the outlook would NEVER be to make as much as in the computer field. If he take dream job, his wife would have to continue to work they would have to further put off having children. Something they were both hoping to do after his graduation.
So, if it were you, which way would you choose and why?
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Because breaks ARE built into PS-you just don't recognize it. When you have to walk, as a group, to music, or to the cafeteria, or even to a different part of the classroom, that's a much longer break than just pulling the next book/activity off a stack. And most kids will also get a break at some point during the day due to finishing an activity early and getting to do something else preferred, even though they may not be the first to finish every single task. In homeschooling, such breaks to wait for others often don't happen because you're the only child working on that material at a given time.
good point
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She's going to make 40 little cakes for free for the party.
Thanks for the advice everyone. I'm going to tell X's dh about the heaters. They have a patio that might work well for that.
Better make 50. LOL
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Invite the 10. People will be hurt otherwise--even though rationally they would understand, it would still sting. Ow. It won't ruin the party.
Agreeing.
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Dh coaches under 6's. One player scored 12 goals in a 14-3 win. League rules say she has to play a certain amount of time (rec league.). He's not telling a 5 year old to not try. So, he usually tries to have her spend part of the time guarding the goal to keep the score reasonable. Yeah, 14-3 was him doing his best to keep it reasonable. It's youth sports. Who benefits when a team wins by a crazy margin? It's not like they're trying to win a BCS ranking.
I have coached soccer and last season I had a kid that was a scoring machine. We also were required to have each kid play at least half the game and I am also unwilling to tell a young child not to do his best but it can get a little hairy when it is a blow out.
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I thought it wasn't legal to have different prices for cash patients vs. insurance billed patients. Doesn't that constitute insurance fraud? Or do they use different billing codes for the same procedures?
I don't think it is fraud because the same opportunity is available for those with insurance, they just don't take advantage of it. Our insurance requires us to go to the ER if our doctor is closed and we are always offered a discount if we pay the bill within 12 days.
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That's $84,000/ year.
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More than that if it is net.
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Well, DH took care of it. Turns out that "Amy" lied, and they didn't need all of that. We still have medical care for the kids.
If I recall, we can make up around $7,000 a month and still qualify for state medical (at some point it switched from free to $20 per kid per month). We're at less than half of that.
$7000 a month is a lot!
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Your two older kids are old enough to do quite a lot on their own. As to the others, have you considered structured unschooling (that is what I call what I do with the young ones). I do a about an hour or math and reading with them then let them explore the rest of the day. I try to make books and educational game and videos available plus of lots of time outside to wander.
I am not against school AT ALL but that sounds like an awful situation.
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Oh man! I am glad he is better!
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No. We are partners and I respect him immensely but we are not best friend. That isn't really on my radar.
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Ugh. I just don't get how someone does this.
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PS 1st grades may be able to sit that long but I would not say that it was developmentally the best idea.
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So is it just probiotics or are there other things to do for a healthy gut too. I have trying to research this but there are so many bogus sites trying to sell you something that it is hard to tell what is true.
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So it's really a "parent thing?"
Simple but profound.
Wow.
(Is it really that simple?)
I would say an adult thing. I have seen bad coaches foster bad things as well.
UPS, a vent about common sense
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Ugh! I feel your pain! Growing up there was man who live at 123 Elm Street named William Thomas Smith. We lived at 321 Elm Street and my fathers name was Thomas William Smith (I made those up but you get the idea). We had a daily mail exchange.
Oh, and Fed Ex is afraid of our dog so on good days they sit in the street and honk. On bad days they just leave. I love UPS cause they know the dog is all bark and no bite.