Roadrunner Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 (edited) I have one. Thank you SWB for SOTW and all that it inspires at our home. My son's PS teacher told the class that asking questions is a scholarly thing to do. My son raised his hand and said: "I wanted to remind you that they killed Socrates for asking too many questions". He is in the 2nd grade. we afterschool Edited September 18, 2012 by Roadrunner 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syllieann Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Last night my 3yo wanted to know what time it was and I told him to look at the clock. He came back and said he couldn't tell and the clock was weird so I said just look at the numbers, you know how to tell time. He came back again and told me he tried really hard but IA (eye-uh) doesn't spell a number and emphasized again that the clock was really weird. I went to look and saw it was roman numerals written with the bottom of each toward the center of the clock so the VI was upside down. I guess we need to do roman numerals soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I have one. Thank you SWB for SOTW and all that it inspires at our home. My son's PS teacher told the class that asking questions is a scholarly thing to do. My son raised his hand and said: "I wanted to remind you that they killed Socrates for asking too many questions". He is in the 2nd grade. we afterschool :D He might enjoy the Horrible Histories (with Socrates.) There is also this sketch of him refusing to be rescued, and asking "why" a lot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 :D He might enjoy the Horrible Histories (with Socrates.) There is also this sketch of him refusing to be rescued, and asking "why" a lot. Thanks for the video! It's great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritsumei Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 The other day my 2yo threw his spoon on the floor (yet again) and DH told him "Use your fingers. They won't fall off." Hero (6 this week) looked at him and said, "Leprosy?" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 From a discussion at my house this afternoon after ELE prep class-the kids were talking about DD's pet snake, and it had devolved into discussions about various kinds of deadly snakes Evan-age 8- "I have a deadly snake at home. It can suffocate small children!" various responses Evan-Yep, it's a rubber snake! It says right on it that it's a suffocation hazard for children below age 3! The moms were :lol: Have I mentioned how much I LOVE my Wednesday afternoon group?? Most of the same kids are doing both NME and ELE prep, and they're just the brightest, most fun bunch :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I've just sat here and read this entire thread. I'm wondering where you are getting kids so interested in school. I think it is cool. Definitely not what I'm used to here. Same here, but mine did use to have really funny likes like I read here, just without the love of school. My son's PS teacher told the class that asking questions is a scholarly thing to do. My son raised his hand and said: "I wanted to remind you that they killed Socrates for asking too many questions". He is in the 2nd grade. we afterschool :lol::lol: :lol: My youngest now wants to go to ps, but he asks far to many questions for any gr 7 teacher to handle even now. He's a 2E child, so I'm encouraging him to meet certain goals & try for honours math & science next year (they can go part time here) & then band when he's a freshman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEK Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 (edited) Looking at a book tonight I asked dd3 if we should read the stone age page today, she looked at me and said "its not called the stone age, it's the neolithic era" lol but sigh, she is only 3! BTW, she was right and I have never read that book before, we only bought it 2 days ago Edited September 25, 2012 by LEK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Looking at a book tonight I asked dd3 if we should read the stone age page today, she looked at me and said "its not called the stone age, it's the neolithic era" lol but sigh, she is only 3!BTW, she was right and I have never read that book before, we only bought it 2 days ago She might enjoy the about all the different periods. My ds3 and ds5 LOVE the songs and have the Kings and Queens of England song memorized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEK Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 She might enjoy the about all the different periods. My ds3 and ds5 LOVE the songs and have the Kings and Queens of England song memorized. She love horrible histories! We have also all memorized the kings and queens song in this house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_l_e_0..Q_c Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 I'm translating the Aeneid. I've got a headache. But it's GREAT FUN! DS, 14 yo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maus Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 DS9 has a speech therapist who works with him once a week. On Tuesday, she handed him a large hand mirror so he could watch what his mouth is doing. He responded, "The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection." She looked at me with a quizzical look. I had to shrug my shoulders and confess that he learned it on "Beakman's World." :lol: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleIzumi Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Dd7 at the grocery deli: Mom, can I get a clam? I want to dissect it. I LOVE dissecting things. (Really loudly, of course.) :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Dd7 at the grocery deli: Mom, can I get a clam? I want to dissect it. I LOVE dissecting things. (Really loudly, of course.) :lol: :lol::lol: At least it was just a shell fish ;). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleIzumi Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 :lol::lol: At least it was just a shell fish ;). She already dissected their baby octopus. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 She already dissected their baby octopus. :tongue_smilie::lol: Be glad that they don't sell rats & cats, which are also commonly dissected animals (they don't kill cats just for dissection!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleIzumi Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 :lol: Be glad that they don't sell rats & cats, which are also commonly dissected animals (they don't kill cats just for dissection!) I have to persuade her not to bring home roadkill. :glare: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 DD at a ball toss game at a fall festival "I need to adjust my trajectory and force!" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 DD at a ball toss game at a fall festival "I need to adjust my trajectory and force!" :lol::lol::lol: It's not cute, since my dd is now 17 and past saying those cute little kid things, but she was watching football with dh, and instead of yelling at the players for not throwing well, she was telling them to fix their trajectories. My hope is that if she watches football in college she watches with fellow math geeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uff Da! Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 DD (age 4) as I am pulling her out of her car seat: "Mom! You ruined my inertia." I am guessing Bill Nye gets credit for that one. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitascool Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Not really super smart, just super sweet. Dd 5: "Mommy, I would really like to have a girls Easy Bake Oven for my birthday so that I can be more of a help to you in the kitchen. As I know I'm not allowed to use the big oven." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgiana Daniels Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Not really super smart, just super sweet. Dd 5: "Mommy, I would really like to have a girls Easy Bake Oven for my birthday so that I can be more of a help to you in the kitchen. As I know I'm not allowed to use the big oven." That IS really sweet :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgiana Daniels Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 The other night I put the kids to bed, and as I was leaving the room there was a kerfuffle. My youngest said, "You don't always have to be Alexander the Great at bedtime!" Wasn't sure whether to get after her for rudeness or just be glad she knew who AtG was. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Condessa Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Last week my daughters were watching the March of the Penguins. There's a moment when the father penguins all turn their heads at the same moment just before the mothers show up, and my younger daughter (who is about to turn two) yelled out, "Yay! The mommies are coming! They will give all the food to the babies!" It is one of their favorite movies, along with Angelina Ballerina and Singin' in the Rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie463 Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 This isn't super funny, but I've gotta share...and y'all will understand! We are not studying US history/politics at all this year. Understandably, my DS7 had some questions about the election, so I gave him an upper-elementary nonfiction book about US Presidential Elections last week. I told him that if he was able to read the whole thing by election day and then be able to explain the electoral college system to me that I would let him stay up as late as he wants on Election Day to watch the results. Over breakfast this morning, he gave me an oral report about the electoral college that would probably rival any high schooler's understanding! So, guess who may be pulling an all-nighter tonight with her second grader?!? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black-eyed Suzan Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 I asked the 6 year old a question today. He chose to roll on the couch instead of responding. I got visibly frustrated. He replied, "Mom, I'd rather learn hard things than talk about things I already know." (EUREKA!) So we regrouped and he happily learned a "hard thing." I've been frustrated with homeschooling lately, but that gave me the encouragement I needed today. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Our 2 yod was sick, so I was flipping through the tv channels looking for something for her to watch. There was a show on Animal Planet about chimpanzees, so I asked her if she wanted to watch the show about monkeys. She looked at me and said, "Mommy, they aren't monkeys; they don't have tails." I had no clue that she knew the distinction b/t monkeys and apes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Our 2 yod was sick, so I was flipping through the tv channels looking for something for her to watch. There was a show on Animal Planet about chimpanzees, so I asked her if she wanted to watch the show about monkeys. She looked at me and said, "Mommy, they aren't monkeys; they don't have tails." I had no clue that she knew the distinction b/t monkeys and apes. Do you watch Veggie Tales? I love the Monkey silly song. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Our 2 yod was sick, so I was flipping through the tv channels looking for something for her to watch. There was a show on Animal Planet about chimpanzees, so I asked her if she wanted to watch the show about monkeys. She looked at me and said, "Mommy, they aren't monkeys; they don't have tails." I had no clue that she knew the distinction b/t monkeys and apes. So, what does she do with Curious George, the only tailless monkey;)? I wonder if the author had no idea that monkeys have tails whereas apes don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 (edited) Do you watch Veggie Tales? I love the Monkey silly song. :D So, what does she do with Curious George, the only tailless monkey;)? I wonder if the author had no idea that monkeys have tails whereas apes don't. We haven't watched anything on TV that discusses monkeys or apes, so I am clueless as to where she learned it. Perhaps it was from her new best friend, an invisible Tinkerbell, who has been visiting lately that apparently I almost stepped on today while bringing in the groceries. Dd was crushed that I wasn't more careful! ;) You know, I have NEVER noticed that about Curious George!! Obviously she doesn't get her observational skills from me. :tongue_smilie: :lol: Edited November 8, 2012 by 8FillTheHeart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SorrelZG Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Not really super smart, just super sweet. Dd 5: "Mommy, I would really like to have a girls Easy Bake Oven for my birthday so that I can be more of a help to you in the kitchen. As I know I'm not allowed to use the big oven." So sweet. :001_wub: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 You know, I have NEVER noticed that about Curious George!! Obviously she doesn't get her observational skills from me. :tongue_smilie: :lol: One of my dc pointed it out to me a number of years ago. Once upon a time, they came up with these humourous, precocious remarks. Now they're at the lovely ages of 12-17:glare::001_huh:;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceFairy Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 The OP had me laughing so hard I spit my pepsi out!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nart Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 My three year old said last night as we were putting him to bed, "Mommy and Daddy, you have to sleep with me in my bed so we can be a bigger herd for protection against the predators that are in my closet." 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I have to persuade her not to bring home roadkill. :glare: :rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
go_go_gadget Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 My six year-old saw "2-3=?'' this morning and looked thoughtful. I said ''Well, it does actually work but we haven't covered that concept yet,'' and she said ''It's okay, Mom. I know it's negative 1''. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillian Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 My six year-old saw "2-3=?'' this morning and looked thoughtful. I said ''Well, it does actually work but we haven't covered that concept yet,'' and she said ''It's okay, Mom. I know it's negative 1''. Lol my daughter 5 in 16 days, did something like that recently too. She goes "it's less than zero, what is it called when it's like that?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychmom Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 My ds5 read this on his cereal box today: "No artificial colors or flavors." He frowned for a moment, then said, "That's okay, I like it anyway!" 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 My ds5 read this on his cereal box today: "No artificial colors or flavors." He frowned for a moment, then said, "That's okay, I like it anyway!" :rofl: I told my daughter (6) that the computer was working fine last night and I couldn't figure out what the problem was in the morning, and she said, "Mommy the computer must be nocturnal." :rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaichiki Posted December 6, 2012 Author Share Posted December 6, 2012 My six year-old saw "2-3=?'' this morning and looked thoughtful. I said ''Well, it does actually work but we haven't covered that concept yet,'' and she said ''It's okay, Mom. I know it's negative 1''. We had the same experience this week! My six year old (the 5 y.o. in the OP of this thread) was learning vertical subtraction (borrowing/renaming) and tried to put a -5 in the ones column. He was laughing. I think he suspected what I was going to say next. I told him he would be right *if* the problem was *only* 0-5, but b/c the whole number from which we were subtracting was *more* than 0, and b/c we cannot put a negative sign into a single digit of a larger number, we had to do it differently. He told me I spoiled all his fun! :laugh: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mélie Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Ds's new joke: How do you spell Istanbul? C-o-n-s-t-a-n-t-i-n-o-p-l-e. He felt pretty smart when his big brother tried to steal the joke and messed up the spelling. :p 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenmama2 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Ds's new joke: How do you spell Istanbul? C-o-n-s-t-a-n-t-i-n-o-p-l-e. He felt pretty smart when his big brother tried to steal the joke and messed up the spelling. :p I love that song ;) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violamama Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Good point. I will absolutely have them look this one up! (For the record, ds plays from the edition edited by August Wenzinger which notes, in the preface, that there is no autograph as source for the suites for cello solo and that all editions are based on a "somewhat careless copy by Anna Magndalena Bach." Dd plays from an edition arranged for viola and edited by Watson Forbes.) Anyway, I'm very glad you mentioned this. I, myself, am completely ignorant about music, but I will read the preface from ds's copy to the kids, have them look up urtext, and we'll discuss it. Thank you! Hey, they could always learn to decipher the original manuscripts ("copies"). I don't think she was all that careless, I think they didn't need every jot back then. http://www.wimmercello.com/bachs1ms.html Your kids should know about www.imslp.com, it is totally invaluable to music geeks the world over. Yay, music geeks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Mom Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 So my 6 year old is really sick- has a temp, just took advil for headache that was making her cry, and hasn't move from the couch in 2 hours.... I go to check on her and ask, "Is there anything I can get you?" (I am thinking ice water, dry toast, etc.) In a barely audible voice, she replies, "Can you read me Physics?" 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychmom Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Tonight before dinner my dd8 was pestering me for food. She said, "Can we please have a small bowl of olives, you know, as an amuse-bouche?" Seriously, where does she get this stuff? We are definitely not an "amuse-bouche" sort of family! Btw, the answer was still "no." :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violamama Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Tonight before dinner my dd8 was pestering me for food. She said, "Can we please have a small bowl of olives, you know, as an amuse-bouche?" Seriously, where does she get this stuff? We are definitely not an "amuse-bouche" sort of family! Btw, the answer was still "no." :D My mom always put my very own can of black olives in my stocking at Christmas. I loved that, and totally rocked the olives-on-my-fingers thing. I've continued the tradition with my boys with the only rule being "don't make yourself sick!". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pod's mum Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 My 9yo was helping me pin material for sewing. I told her she had to line the sides up but did not have to be "scientifically exact." DD- "Science isn't exact. You can't be." Me- "OK. It doesn't have to be exactly equal." DD- "If things were exactly equal, we wouldn't be here Mum. You know, like gravity, and the elements. If they were exactly equal, they would all be evenly spread, so we couldn't exist." Me- "Just pin it close to the other side." 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 My six year-old saw "2-3=?'' this morning and looked thoughtful. I said ''Well, it does actually work but we haven't covered that concept yet,'' and she said ''It's okay, Mom. I know it's negative 1''. I caught my DD teaching negative numbers to a 2nd grader who was supposed to "correct" a set of incorrect problems (presumably by turning 2-3=1 into 3-2=1 or 1+2=3). DD instead drew a number line, explained negative numbers, and off they went. Luckily, the mom thought it was a dumb assignment too, and had no trouble with DD teaching her daughter skills that weren't normally covered at that grade level. I do wonder what the 2nd grade teacher thought when she got the paper the next day, though! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillian Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 My dd (5 today) baffled the pediatrican while talking about symbiotic relationships between clown fish and anemones. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pod's mum Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Ok today while we were still finishing that sewing... DD(9)- "Mum what is Depression?" me- "With reference to weather or people?" DD- "People." me- " Well it means being very sad without due cause, and not being about to get over it." DD- "So does that mean that in the Great Depression lots and lots of people were really sad?" me- "Ha, no, that's to do with finances, like we were talking about banks foreclosing on people, the whole country was in money trouble." DD- "That's funny. I know depression also means a dip in the ground. So that's ANOTHER one. That was this morn, then she just ran in now "Mum, mum, I just found and caught two beautiful green bugs and guess what they are doing?" me- "Mating?" (do I know this child?) DD- "Yes, and they are doing it beautifully! Look! I'm sooo lucky!" (Want to see? They are mating beautifully, running around end-to-end here on my lap in a small plastic box until they get re-released) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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