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A friend of mine who has homeschooled her son in the past and is currently "afterschooling" writes a weekly parenting column for the Everett Herald. She is potentially interested in doing an interview while you are in Seattle.
I've followed that gal for years since I first found her blog mentioned on this site. That would be so cool!
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The raffle is closed, and the random winner is from the Hive! Thank you everyone who participated!!
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Thanks, I think I just entered too! I always think about getting the Dora. It looks easy enough to give and I was super close to doing it last year!
It IS easy to give; the parents don't have to actually do anything during the test. It's all on the computer. I watch just because it gives me valuable information, and I can keep an eye on if the kid needs a break.
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Just bumping one last time because I know there actually are people who aren't on the Hive every.single.day like others. ;) 11 more hours left.
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Just a little over 32 hours left before it closes. Sorry I forgot to share it earlier.
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If you're interested, my blog is hosting a giveaway for 2 DORA tests and 2 ADAMs. I've given it to my two boys two years in a row now and have been given back the kind of feedback I need to better teach them.
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I do a blend of HWOT idea but Zaner Bloser script. This is what it looks like for us.
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Yes, I gave the DORA to my kids last year. I think part of it taking so long is it takes a while for them to hit their level! I'm hoping this second time around it will start them higher than their grade level so that it won't take so long. My 4 year old got similar results to the OP's. If anyone is interested, I wrote a blog post on some tips based on our experience if you're going to give it to a young kid.
And your MIL: UGH! WHY do people not THINK about what they are saying in front of children?! -
Sometimes I'm guilty of this. I don't usually just link, but the thing is, I've already typed it all out on the blog post; I don't exactly want to re-type it all, paraphrasing myself, KWIM? I usually only click on thread titles that I'm looking for information on, or is a subject I can help with. And if it's a subject I can help with, I've probably written a blog post about it. I've written quite a bit about OPGTR, WWE, FLL, and those are asked about quite a bit.
I try to be aware of it, and when I see myself promoting my blog "too much" I step back and stay away from the board.
On the self promotion "rule," I have wondered myself. Impish used to be a fixture on the boards a while back. She started a blog and shared some links and people started reporting her every time she posted. I happened upon her guest post on ScarryMommy and shared it here because I was happy and excited for her (and I thought her list was really funny) and I thought other people here would be excited for her and it was deleted with no contact to me, no message, just deleted. So it seems the unwritten rule is it's okay as long as you don't have someone reporting you.
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Around here, all of my toddlers (including DH) don't like the "goo". They want chili...with no liquid. Beef stew...with no liquid. Chicken noodle soup...with no liquid. At that point I just have to laugh. Can we still call it soup after we have thoroughly drained it for them?
Wendy
I get that all the time; "It's tooooooooo brothy!" "It's SOUP!" :huh:
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In the most embarrassing place: either in mom's underwear and bra drawer, or the.....married fun toys drawer?
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I know! My dh already asked, "What are you going to do tonight now that Downton Abbey isn't on?" I guess find a Masterpiece Classic on Netflix....
lol, my dh asked me the same thing! He still has plenty of Walking Dead. :glare:
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Oh, and I developed a secret alphabet for stuff I really wanted to keep secret. ;)
I did that, too! I always wanted to be important enough someday that historians would want to attempt to decipher it. ;)
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I wish a parent had cared enough about me to read my diary as a young person/teen. I needed help so badly. I wish someone had cared enough to *ask* me. I wrote my diary with the half hope that someone would read it. No one ever did.
Not saying all children have this same perspective; just offering what mine was at the time.
My visiting mother (she didn't have custody) found and read some bad things in my sister's diary; she was horrified, but I'm pretty sure she did absolutely nothing about it; probably knew her relationship wasn't close enough that she could survive the fall out with my sister. My sister never got any help, either. By the grace of God, she is still here and mostly healthy today. But she regrets so much now.
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We are, at least kindergarten level. Then we'll start on Zaner Bloser. We're doing handwriting without a pencil to introduce letter formation.
http://sceleratusclassicalacademy.blogspot.com/2014/09/handwriting-without-pencil.html
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After swimming today (I'll try not to rub it in that it is over 80 degrees in San Diego right now)...
Sacha (5): "I'm pooped. I need to go relax."
He then goes into his room and turns on Mixtures vs. Compounds on the Brain Pop app. Chillaxing, homeschool style! :)
Which app are you referring to?
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No way Anna did it. It was probably another one of his victims that looks like her but wasn't in the line-up.
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Oh and a silly one. I have to have the cranberry jelly in a can. I've tried homemade, it's not the same. And I like to see the ridges from the can on the slices. I only take a very small amount because it has to be eaten in very specific ratio with the stuffing. This is why I don't go to anyone else's house for Thanksgiving. They wouldn't get it right.
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Yes! I barely eat any of it, but I HAVE to have that circle slice on my plate or it's not Thanksgiving. My MIL got it with chunks in it. :glare:
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I would respect the host because if I expect to be respected I have to show that same respect, KWIM? I like Mrs. Mungo's suggestion of talking about it again and trying to explain how important to his parents it will be.
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Thanks for sharing! I wish I could right now. I'll have to wait for the next sale. :tongue_smilie:
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Referring to earlier comments about a maid noticing the changes in Edith's body,
1) Anna is not her maid, Madge is.
2) I'm not sure the maids helped beyond the outer layers of clothing, and they certainly wouldn't be looking very closely!
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Didn't Thomas take a spoon from the kitchen? When I saw that and then saw the "medical kit" all I could think was drug use.
So I assumed that Thomas is seeking treatment to "cure" his homosexuality... The ad that he found and responded to said something like "Change who you are" or "change your path" and Thomas said "No MAN can help me!" After all, considering that he is lonely now that Jimmy has gone, he's convinced he'll always be alone... not to mention the amount of medical quackery in the 1920s...
ETA: I despise Ms. Bunting (schoolteacher). Blech. AND Tony Gillingham is acting like a hypocritical butt-head.
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Was cocaine a thing yet in the 20's? I know opium use was; maybe it was that? I agree that what ever it is it's to "cure" his homosexuality.
The teacher is a bully and RUDE. But you know what? I think Tom kind of deserves it, because he treated Sybille in a power-abusive/manipulative manner.
Tony was clearly shocked and hurt, and I thought his tone and words were out of the character they had built up.
I think it's the police who are going to find Lady Mary's package and think that Anna was having an affair with Green.
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I bought a very similar thing for Dh a few Christmases ago. I'm not sure if he's ever used it, though.
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Have you heard of this experiment done with monkeys? That is society. A monkey who beats you up for going for a banana, even though he has no idea why, other than it was done to him. Society is a bully that ostracizes you for daring to ask "why" or needing a reason instead of doing "hundreds of behavior patterns that serve NO functional benefit." "Normal" is doing hundreds of pointless things every day because you're worried about what society thinks of you. That is such a waste of thought power and emotions! I'm not talking about respecting other people's personal space, their rights as individuals, or following laws. I'm talking about a person being themselves, doing their own thing, not hurting anyone else, and people judging them because it's not following society's rules. That makes me sick. That should make us all sick. We rally against children being bullied, but those kids are just going a tiny bit further than the rest of society. Those bullies have internalized those messages society sends, how "different" is to be feared, and then they externalize that message. They are the strong arm enforcers of the rules that all the rest of the class wants the bullied child to follow. Difference is apparently feared, even here on a homeschooling forum! I was bullied for being different all through school, so yes, I DO consider it a badge of honor, hard won, that I went through all that and not only stayed true to myself, but freed myself of caring about pointless "rules" that serve no purpose. When you label people (and I'm pretty sure you're not a psychologist and professionally licensed to diagnose people) as dysfunctional or sociopaths for breaking free of the monkey cycle, you are contributing to enforcing those pointless rules. You are being society's enforcer. And I'm not going to stand down, keep my head down, and be a good little conformist monkey. I'm going to get the banana if I'm hungry and there is no other food source.
Why get autism diagnosis
in The Learning Challenges Board
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One of the best results of having my boys diagnosed was that I had a better understanding of what was going on with them, what I shouldn't be taking personally, and finally having accurate, appropriate expectations of them. It helped me be a better parent more than anything else.