PamJBA
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I attended at Duke University the summer after 7th grade in 1988. I'm not sure there were other campus options back then. It was my first extended time away from home. I was very sheltered and it was a bit overwhelming. I'm glad I went. I just picked a course that was still open at the time. The course and instructor weren't what made the experience in my case.
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DD started playing when she was 6. Her older cousins play and she learned at their house that summer. She only plays in create mode on her Kindle or my phone, so there's no creepers and she can't be killed. She actually plays the real game at her cousins' house. I don't get it and I can barely navigate it when she wants me to see something she's built, but her college age cousins on my side think she's cool for playing. It's a peer bonding thing, too. I figure she'll lose interest or it will become more social over time. If it gets to be too much of an obsession I can take away her device or block it for a bit. I've done that with other things before.
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The public school system DD was in for K and 1st grade had BYOD (Bring Your Own Decive) days. I gave DD a Kindle Fire for her 6th birthday and she took this to school with her on these days or when they had quiet days for the older grades to test. She rotates between households because her father and I are divorced and live in different states. She uses her Kindle to Skype me and send Kik messages to her step-sister. It's got parental controls mostly to keep her from accidentally buying something. In a few years I likely will get her a cell phone so that she can more easily text or call me when she's away.
The only thing I monitor very closely is YouTube. It's too easy to start with an innocent search and progress to something way inappropriate. She only cares about a few websites, so Google isn't an issue yet. This next year I'll start letting her search more with me so we can talk about finding quality sources.
When I worked as a reference librarian our only restrictions on kids at the library was Facebook. There were filters on the adult computers but they really just kept out actual porn. We'd kick the kids back down to the more restrictive children and teen computers if they seemed to be making questionable search choices.
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I'd still recommend Home, but I don't know when it will be out on DVD.
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Awwww. Thanks! We really do have fun together.
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Maybe a Curious George movie? I didn't care for the second one.
The Curious George cartoon series on PBS is really good.
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At 2 DD only watched NickJr. Her dad watched Duck Tale and Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers, so she saw those as well.
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I don't recall death or romance in the newish movie, Home, but I wasn't really looking for it.
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I'm left-handed, and like many (not all) lefties I find fountain pens frustrating. My favorite pens for daily use are the Sharpie fine-point pens. http://www.amazon.com/Sharpie-Fine-Point-Black-1742663/dp/B001B66DXU
I don't mind high-end pencils, though. We use Palamino Blackwings for handwriting/copywork and they MUST STAY AT THE TABLE. We use Ticonderogas to be thrown in backpacks, carried about the house, ect.
I've heard of using Sharpies for lefties, but I shudder at the idea of DD(7) with a permanent marker.
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Ooooooo, search terms! Thanks! I'll look into it.
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Thanks for the book recommendations. The second one looks particularly interesting.
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Second grade matched what DD covered in 2nd grade PS. We purchased 3rd grade for next year and it matches 3rd grade PS topics according to her teacher. It's been tweaked to meet Common Core standards.
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Thanks for the encouragement.I needed that.
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I am curious about other families who let their kids play and do other things. My kids just can't focus on two things at once.
DD focuses better when she's in motion. Sitting idle doesn't happen unless she's zoned out with TV. If she's being still while I read it's because she wants me to rub her back or arm or something. Even then she squirms. I think it's an individual thing. I'm a doodler so I get it.
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Thank you. Your story is very helpful. I've tried to pick curriculum that gives us room to adjust the work based on her interest and skill (MBtP, RSO, HO). We'll see how the first semester goes and adjust from there. This feels like a bit of an experiment.
DD's past 4 years have included my divorce from her alcoholic father and his recovery. We have both remarried in the past year. DD and I have moved 3 times with another move coming this summer. She attended 3 schools from K-4 trhough 2nd grade. And, because I was a single working mom for 3 years, DD spent a lot of her after school and weekend time with her dad and my mom. For these reasons, I want to focus on life skill with her this first year. She hasn't yet learned to problem solve when presented with something the least bit challenging. She tunes out direction and has very little sense of time. These are just a few of the things I find concerning. I realize some of these are failures on my part, but I know there are quirks that go hand in hand with giftedness. I'm just trying to sort it all out.
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I'm looking for a bit of direction. DD will be 8 and she's coming out of a fairly successful public scool experience. She did well academically. The school was on the ball with testing and gifted placement. She isn't profoundly gifted, but her tested IQ is certainly higher than mine. I'm not gifted, but I was advanced enough to participate in gifted enrichment programs. DD's father, my ex-husband is in MENSA, but he had behavioral issues like ODD and was never in any sort of gifted program.
Is there a book or blog or something you all would recommend? I just want DD to be a happy, kind, contributing member of society.
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When I was a single working mom the only time I had with DD was the 2 hours before bed. We piled in her bed with books and bedtime snacks and read until lights out. I was a reference librarian, so I'd bring a new tote bag of books home every week. When she started reading we'd sometimes alternate pages or chapters. Sometimes I'd read chapters of longer books and sometimes we'd go through a half dozen picture books instead.
DD is nearly 8 and reads at a 7th grade level, but we still read together this way several times a week. I've read aloud while she's played Minecraft, danced, or even thumbed through another book. All of this has been around her public school schedule. I'm hoping homeschool will allow more time for read-alouds.
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Huntsville is also a great visit if you are living in Auburn. Tons of engineering, computer, R&D folks are there from all over, and it's home to Space Camp. It's nothing like the rest of the state because of the job opportunites. You can also travel south to Gulf Shores. The beach there is beautiful with super white sand. The Civil Rights Museum in Birmingham was wonderful the last time I went. Montgomery is ugly, but as the capital it has some good educational options. The Alabama Shakespeare Festival happens to be there as well.
Auburn will have all that goes along with any university town, but the same could be said of Hattiesburg, MS. Auburn has a lot more to offer in the surrounding areas, so it feels less isolated.
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It's very difficult in Mississippi to get a vaccination waiver. So, the anti-vaxers have to choose between private school (if they will even allow unvaccinated kids) and homeschool. It seemed like half the families at my daughter's ballet studio were homeschoolers. I know a few of them were involved in some sort of group.
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Alabama in general seems to have a fair number of homeschoolers. I don't know about Auburn specifically, though.
I'm currently in Mississippi until we head to Georgia this summer. What city is the Mississippi option?
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Advice for new homeschooling mom of gifted 3rd grader
in Accelerated Learner Board
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Thank you all. I feel encouraged just reading everyone's stories.