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  1. My DS is  also a self proclaimed hater of math.  He can do math, and he gets the answers correct, but it is like pulling teeth.  This year was our first year homeschooling and we started with BA, switched to MM, then to Khan Academy and at last tried LOF. The only thing he liked out of it all was LOF. 

     

    My son loves to read, so any math that mixes reading into it works for him.  We will continue LOF next year, but I am not sure what other math to include.  I think we might revisit BA. 

     

  2. I know some people find that an OT evaluation and therapy can help with handwriting. It can also be a problem with eye tracking or some other eye issue. You would want to see a COVD optometrist (developmental optometrist) to see if this is the case. A regular optometrist will not check everything that can potentially contribute to problems with motor skills.

     

    My son has mild dysgraphia. He has some motor issues. He has some vision issues. None are severe by themselves, but working on vision has helped with some things (like catching a ball).

     

    I agree. My son had tracking issues as well.  And really poor handwriting.  I took him to my optometrist who noted that he had trouble "tracking". She referred him for a full OT evaluation and he does have tracking issues.  We are going to start visual therapy soon. 

  3. yes!  Somehow I thought it was only mine who were determined to give me a half hour explanation of how they built a hot dog stand and water park, or whatever.

     

     

    Or the non-stop "Mom, do you want me to make you a water park? Watch me make it. Tell me what you want.  It will only take an hour or so. Then we can make another one for dad."

  4. I think some people use the term genius pretty loosely.  If someone comes up with a good idea they might say, "Hey that is genius!".  Or if someone is smart or clever they say, "Wow, he is like a genius or something."

     

    I wouldn't harp on someone for that. 

     

    I admit, I would say something about it if the person was going on and on like the OP stated. I know that sometimes people use the word "genius" loosely; however, this parent wasn't. She was referring to her child as a genius. The comment about her son being normal, not like aspergers or weird autistic kids would put me over the top.

  5. You all are so much nicer than I am.  I would probably not have been so cordial. I may or may not have said that technically an IQ of 130 is not genius. And I definitely would have responded to her comment about her genius son being normal, not having aspergers or like a weird autistic kid. 

    But, hey, I am the mom of a genius, slightly weird, anything but normal son. And I wouldn't change him for the world.

     

  6. I always knew that I was smarter than my peers. I didn't have to study and still got great grades. We didn't have "gifted" programs when I was in school. I took an IQ test in high school and I remember that when we got the results my teacher said that mine was good enough to join Mensa. I thought that was pretty cool, but didn't do anything with it. I had no idea what "gifted" was. I was just smart.

    I grew up in a very dysfunctional family and I always knew that I was different than my brothers and sisters. I spent my youth dreaming of the day that I would graduate from high school and move away.  I didn't have a lot of really close friends because I was different than them too.  At the time I thought it was because I kept myself at a distance due to my family situation.

    I didn't realize that it was due to my giftedness until I had my son tested and did some research.  I realized that I really was "different", I just didn't know why.  Looking back, it explains so much; why I didn't feel as connected to my peers and family, why any friendships I did form were not based on age, but on intellectual levels.

    I have to say that now that I have some answers to my past relationships, it makes it much easier for me to understand my son.  He reminds me in so many ways. 

  7. I knew something was different when he was a baby.  He was so demanding. And stubborn.  And curious.  When he was 2 he knew all of his colors in English and Spanish.  When he was 3 he was helping the preschool teacher pass out papers because he knew how to read the names of all of the kids in the class.  When he was 4, he read to the kids at naptime. 

    Beyond the typical "advanced signs" (early reading, etc.), the biggest clue was his personality.  He was always so strong willed, always knew what he wanted.  Always aked questions and never stopped talking. NEVER!

  8. Those of you who put together a portfolio, what did you include?  I know they ask for work showing a few grades above the age expected grade, right?  How does that work when we are homeschooing?

     

    Also, regarding the Explore test: where did your child take it?  When I look online, it states the test is for 8th graders and up.

     

     

  9. I just ordered the first set of 4 LOF books for my DS7.  He has always disliked doing straight up math problems. Give him a complex word problem and he has no problem. Give him 28+33 and he will sit there for a good ten minutes just staring at it. 

    I had bought him a math book of just word problems and he loves it.  So, I am thinking LOF will be a good fit for him.  We are starting at Apples, but I am sure he will breeze right through that since he loves reading.

  10. I'm getting frustrated. I still know that homeschooling (for a month now!) has been the right choice and I'm learning, but I'm frustrated.

     

    It really boggles my mind that DS(7) ever behaved well at school. I always expected them to say he had a hard time sitting in his seat or not talking, but his K and 1st grade teachers adored him.

     

    At home whenever we sit down to do anything, he's just goofy and obnoxious. We sat down today and I was excited to teach him multiplication-- 2 digit by 1 digit numbers. After finally getting the Singapore 3A books, it was the first thing in the book he didn't already know. (or so I thought) We spent 5 minutes of him telling me I was confusing him (said w/ a smirk so I think he was joking) and then he took the book from me and did a problem (correctly!!) all by himself. So, I gave him a list of problems to do and he did them fine all by himself.

     

     

    I am so glad I read this first thing this morning.  This sounds exactly like my DS7.  I have been getting really frustrated lately.  This is our first year homeschooling and, like you, I have no idea how my son got such rave reviews at school, because he won't sit still at all for me.  "Goofy and obnoxious". Really... Our sons are two peas in a pod.  He really doesn't respond well when I read from a teachers manual with his lessons. He likes to lead himself.  Heaven forbid I give him tips or attempt to instruct him.

     

    He says he hates math. Can't stand it.  Yet, when he actually does it, he is really good at it.  I have tried three different math curriculum so far. BA, MM and Khan. He doesn't like any of them.  I finally bought a Kumun work book with word problems and he likes that.  One day he sat and fretted over his math for a good 15 minutes, getting nothing done, complaining the whole way. As soon as he realized that he was supposed to go to a friends house to play, he finished the math in 5 minutes. Got them all right.  Aaaahhh!!!!!

     

    I really appreciate reading all of the responses. I need to make some changes. I think that I will need to move towards a more independent learner approach.  Maybe let him pick a theme or two and take it from there.

     

    I will be following this thread for more ideas. 

  11. With my DS7, it varies. We are in 3A. He reads the guide by himself (I read it independently before he starts).  I go over what needs to be done in the wb with him. Sometimes he can do it by himself; however, he usually needs a helping hand at first. 

     

    Like a poster said above, most of the challenge involved so far is "having to actually think".  Certain parts have been very challenging for him, and he is not used to that.  This is our first year homeschooling and in K and 1st grade, my son was used to just breezing through all subjects without really trying.  The challenge is good for him :)

  12. Ours normally wore Class A's to pack meetings and Class B's to den meetings.

    They usually got messy at den meetings so this kept the Class A in good shape. If they were going

    on a field trip with the den, then they wore the Class A for that den activity. But the norm was the

    Class B for den meetings, unless told otherwise.

     

    :iagree:  this is how we do it.

  13. I would have no problem having my DS use a book with "Gifted" in the title.  He knows he is HG.  He also knows that this does not make him superior to anyone else.  He has friends who are great at sports, art, music, etc. We have taught him that everyone has gifts and talents and no gift is better or more important than another.

     

    If she knows she is gifted (as you stated above), you might want to have a discussion with her about what it means.  If she is in second grade, she is old enough to understand.

  14. I have a problem only if the program is dumbed down to make it fun. In the case of BA, they are managing to make it both fun and rigorous, which is a winning combination in our house. That doesn't mean it makes it a right curriculum for everybody, of course.

     

    We just started BA and my DS7 loves it.  It definitely doesn't "dumb down" math.  My son enjoys reading it and he is certainly being challenged. But, like Roadrunner said, that doesn't make it the right curriculum for everybody. 

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