Kertie Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Teaching Handwriting makes me want to fall on a fork. Seriously, just copy the FOUR WORDS and move on--no need for dramatic looks that could kill and blank stares and grumbling like the Israelites in the desert. No need for tears about how you wanted to do something else and don't think it's fair that you should have to write FOUR WORDS in a book that you usually just go get first because you like it so much. :banghead: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingerbread Mama Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Teaching Handwriting makes me want to fall on a fork. Seriously, just copy the FOUR WORDS and move on--no need for dramatic looks that could kill and blank stares and grumbling like the Israelites in the desert. No need for tears about how you wanted to do something else and don't think it's fair that you should have to write FOUR WORDS in a book that you usually just go get first because you like it so much. :banghead: :iagree: Also, teaching math makes me want to tear out my hair. Don't tell me how hard it is before we've begun, don't tell me how you'll never be able to do this before you've even attempted one problem, and DON'T ask why you'll need to know this (trust me - I've actually USED simple multiplication in my life.) :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Teaching math AND handwriting makes me want to run screaming from the house and never come back. Teaching history makes me want to read more on my own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Teaching poetry makes me want to gnaw off my own arm to escape that trap. "So what does the rose represent?" "It's a flower." "Yes, but what does it mean? What does it stand for?" "It means it's a rose. It says so right in the poem." *gnashing of teeth* "Ok, but what might that rose mean other than being just a rose?" "It says it's a rose. Right there. Rose." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 There really is nothing that bothers me to teach. What bugs me is the same thing every day. Over and over. I swear I'd love to go to a semester schedule. Math for 2.5 hours a day for 4.5 months then done. Move on to science in that slot for the rest of the year. I really am considering it for the last 5 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermom Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Math for my 9yo daughter. The amount of self-psyching-out she can perform is amazing. She will dawdle, moan, and whine over a few problems that she can do perfectly well when she actually tries, rather than strenuously avoiding her work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Marmalade Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Teaching poetry makes me want to gnaw off my own arm to escape that trap. "So what does the rose represent?" "It's a flower." "Yes, but what does it mean? What does it stand for?" "It means it's a rose. It says so right in the poem." *gnashing of teeth* "Ok, but what might that rose mean other than being just a rose?" "It says it's a rose. Right there. Rose." :iagree: I loathe poetry. Unfortunately for me, my DS loves poetry, so he never, ever lets me get away with skipping over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyCrazyMama Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Teaching reading makes me want to shake my children.:tongue_smilie: The s..s...s...l...l...l...o...o...w...w... sounding out of sounds they have read a hundred times already drives.me.batty.:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIS0320 Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Science, science, science. I hate finding all the little parts and pieces that we need to do our experiments. I hate the prep. I hate that there are so few secular choices that I am willing to use. My daughter loves science so we do a lot of it. It just seems like a ton of work for me to pull it together. She is going to a Young Explorers science camp and an Engineering camp this summer and I am so happy to let someone else make a weather balloon and do messy experiments with her! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemongoose Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Teaching reading makes me want to shake my children.:tongue_smilie: The s..s...s...l...l...l...o...o...w...w... sounding out of sounds they have read a hundred times already drives.me.batty.:tongue_smilie: :iagree::sleep::sleep::sleep::sleep::sleep: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Teaching poetry makes me want to gnaw off my own arm to escape that trap. "So what does the rose represent?" "It's a flower." "Yes, but what does it mean? What does it stand for?" "It means it's a rose. It says so right in the poem." *gnashing of teeth* "Ok, but what might that rose mean other than being just a rose?" "It says it's a rose. Right there. Rose." ha ha, I am this student! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpoy85 Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 teaching math makes me want to hide away for years. teaching in general some days makes me want to cry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-2-7 Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 For the most part, teaching math makes me want to :banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead: I love math and only one of my kids seems to share that love. Teaching reading is also extremely difficult. Every year for 7 years I have to teach reading. I feel like I'm going to explode with the s l o w and laborious sounding out of words over and over and over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southcarolinamom Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Teaching algebra to my dd who could care less about how she does in school, or wrangling with Rosetta Stone Spanish CD's makes me want to poke my eyes out. :D Teaching Sonlight's Cultural Geography or Beautiful Feet's Medieval, Renaissance and Reformation History makes me wish I could travel the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mynyel Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Science, science, science. I hate finding all the little parts and pieces that we need to do our experiments. I hate the prep. I hate that there are so few secular choices that I am willing to use. My daughter loves science so we do a lot of it. It just seems like a ton of work for me to pull it together. She is going to a Young Explorers science camp and an Engineering camp this summer and I am so happy to let someone else make a weather balloon and do messy experiments with her! :iagree::iagree: I *love* experiments and so do the kids. But the prep work is horrendous, even with kits! The worst for me is Logic. UGH. I get Logic when explained in regular words but the whole P and Q or P and not Q and P --> Q.... :blink::svengo::leaving: I like teaching everything else... except Logic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewingmama Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 (edited) Teaching handwriting to a lefty is like :banghead: Start the letter at the top Why? Because that's where you start Why? Because that's the rule Why? To make it easier to form the letter But it's easier to start at the bottom Just start it at the top Sigh - ok That P is backwards Yes but it's easier Turn it around or no one can read it I can read it You're supposed to write so others can read your ideas Rewrites the P correctly -writes a B backward That B is backwards It's easier that way We need to follow the rules Why? So you don't get confused about what you wrote Sigh...Ok Don't write capitals in the middle of words -use all lower case Why? Because that's the rules But it's easier to write the big letters Yes but that's not the way you do it Throws down pencil - I hate Handwriting Yeah ...so do I :banghead: Edited April 25, 2012 by sewingmama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 That was Math last year until we discovered TT and LOF. For me it is handwriting. It is horrible, and I just don't know what to do about it. Next year I will have two of them, and my dd is a LEFTY! (is there an icon of mom running from the house screaming?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Teaching logic makes me want to curl up in bed with sudoku. Teaching science makes me want to build OK Go video worthy Rube Goldberg machines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Teaching writing makes me want to return to the days when the oral tradition reigned supreme. What's that famous Socrates quote bashing written literature again? :tongue_smilie: My kids are wonderful oral storytellers. Trying to get them to write it down (even type it!) is like pulling teeth :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyCrazyMama Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Science, I didn't even think about science. Just thinking about science experiments makes me want to research self-taught curriculum. Ugg, of course my 9 yo dd loves them and all other things crafty it makes me want to read the Hive all day.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 So much to look forward to... So far, teaching dd to play games makes me want to shout, and unfortunately, sometimes I do. :( Teaching literature makes me happy because all it means at this age is I get to earbash my daughter with all the kiddie books I loved. :D It's like a family reunion but the only people invited are the ones I like! Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NASDAQ Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Teaching reading makes me want to cry. Or rage. The word is "her." You know this word phonetically. You have read this word 100,000,000 times. You read the word five minutes ago and now you are looking at it as if you have never seen the English alphabet before. PLEASE. PLEASE SAY "her." Please demonstrate to me that I'm not just talking to the wind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0mmaBuck Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Listening to my son read makes me want to jam a pencil through my ear... Does that count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 With my dd Teaching Phonics/reading made me want to scoop out my own liver with a dull spoon. If only I'd taken her for a vision screening earlier. I don't mind teaching anything else. I used to hate writing, but since I found the right program that doesn't scare me anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4ofus Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Not to derail...but this immediately made me think of what the boys talk about EVERY SINGLE DAY. "Would you rather be shot in the arm or have it sliced with a knife?":w00t: "Would you rather have your arm chopped off with a machete or bit off by a shark?":svengo: OH MY! Every day! The scenarios are endless! And gruesome! And thought out very carefully & answered by the other with the utmost reverence & consideration!!! WHY? Anyhow. Art. I'd rather scratch my own eyes out than have to teach art. I'm the LEAST arty, creative person alive. Truly. I am special. I suck extra. I go to eleven in the art suckiness department. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Not to derail...but this immediately made me think of what the boys talk about EVERY SINGLE DAY. "Would you rather be shot in the arm or have it sliced with a knife?":w00t: "Would you rather have your arm chopped off with a machete or bit off by a shark?":svengo: OH MY! Every day! The scenarios are endless! And gruesome! And thought out very carefully & answered by the other with the utmost reverence & consideration!!! WHY? I guess that's the boy version of Death is Not an Option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassoonaroo Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Teaching basic multiplication facts to the same child (using many methods) for four years straight make me want to join the army. Front line. Teaching SAT prep to a roomful of teens makes me want to take the SAT one more time to see if I could do better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4ofus Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 I guess that's the boy version of Death is Not an Option. OH MY WORD! I had no idea this was an actual phenomenon with an actual name! I guess I've been under a rock forever! I googled this & there it is! I feel so...enlightened. And less worried. My little boys will do this their entire life. It just is what it is. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhotoGal Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Teaching creative writing makes me want to just write it myself. :D Last time he wrote "his own" story it was about zombies who are trying to cross the lawn but different vegetables are trying to stop them. (Um, basically he just described Plants vs. Zombies complete with saying "then on the next level...") Anyway, here is a typical conversation: me: Okay, now that we've talked about and listed what might be in a fantasy story, you get to write one of your own. ds: (blank stare) me: What would you like your main character to be? A person or an animal? ds: (blank stare) me: How about an animal since it is a fantasy story. What animal would you like to write about? ds: I don't know. There are like a billion kinds of animals! me: It can be any animal. There is no wrong answer. ds: But there is no *right* answer, either! me: Well, just pick any animal and let's go from there. ds: (blank stare) me: any animal ds: (blank stare) me: seriously. ds: Ok, how about a tiger? me: (greatly relieved): Ok! A tiger! And where would you like the setting of your story to be? ds: on the lawn me: On the lawn? Ok... ds: with a kid named Calvin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhotoGal Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Not to derail...but this immediately made me think of what the boys talk about EVERY SINGLE DAY. "Would you rather be shot in the arm or have it sliced with a knife?":w00t: "Would you rather have your arm chopped off with a machete or bit off by a shark?":svengo: OH MY! Every day! The scenarios are endless! And gruesome! And thought out very carefully & answered by the other with the utmost reverence & consideration!!! WHY? Anyhow. Art. I'd rather scratch my own eyes out than have to teach art. I'm the LEAST arty, creative person alive. Truly. I am special. I suck extra. I go to eleven in the art suckiness department. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 OH MY WORD! I had no idea this was an actual phenomenon with an actual name! I guess I've been under a rock forever! I googled this & there it is! I feel so...enlightened. And less worried. My little boys will do this their entire life. It just is what it is. :lol: It gets even more... *ahem* ..."interesting" when they hit their teens. My DSs, in all sweet earnestness to include me, now have conversations like this: DS #2 = "So, Mom, when the Zombie Apocalypse hits, would you rather have a shotgun, a chainsaw, or a machete?" Me = "Uhhh..." DS #1 = "You know Mom doesn't do guns." DS #2 = "Yeah, but if she did..." Me = "Can't I just have the keys to a hummer with a full tank of gas?" DS #2 = "But, when you run out of gas, what weapon would you rather have?" DS #1 = "I'm calling Dad's .22!" DS #2 = "Then I get Dad's handgun." Turning to me: "No offense, but as soon as you're infected, I'm shooting you." Bless his heart. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4ofus Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 I guess that's the boy version of Death is Not an Option. It gets even more... *ahem* ..."interesting" when they hit their teens. My DSs, in all sweet earnestness to include me, now have conversations like this: DS #2 = "So, Mom, when the Zombie Apocalypse hits, would you rather have a shotgun, a chainsaw, or a machete?" Me = "Uhhh..." DS #1 = "You know Mom doesn't do guns." DS #2 = "Yeah, but if she did..." Me = "Can't I just have the keys to a hummer with a full tank of gas?" DS #2 = "But, when you run out of gas, what weapon would you rather have?" DS #1 = "I'm calling Dad's .22!" DS #2 = "Then I get Dad's handgun." Turning to me: "No offense, but as soon as you're infected, I'm shooting you." Bless his heart. :tongue_smilie: I need a 'like' button.:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 (edited) Yes... Algebra! :eek: Teaching Algebra to a VSL DS who said.every.single.day: "Why do we have to do this? I'm never going to use this? When do you ever do quadratic equations in real life? I hate this!" .... made me want to slam my hand in the car door... repeatedly... to ensure escape via a trip to the urgent care... And then: we repeated Algebra again the next year, because it really hadn't clicked the first time around... :eek: On the other hand, doing Literature with DSs made me want to homeschool forever. :) What great conversations and relationship building! :) Edited April 26, 2012 by Lori D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Teaching Bible makes me want to sing. I love it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Doing science experiments makes me want to run screaming. They never work for me. I can't seem to get a seed to sprout. I can't get water to freeze. I can't even freaking grow bacteria in a petri dish. I'm am a total science experiment flunky. :tongue_smilie: :iagree::iagree: I can soooooooo relate. Not even compost works for me! ~~Faithe...who bought a microscope for her kids last Christmas, and keeps it next to my bed...because I am terrified.....very, very terrified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 It gets even more... *ahem* ..."interesting" when they hit their teens. My DSs, in all sweet earnestness to include me, now have conversations like this: DS #2 = "So, Mom, when the Zombie Apocalypse hits, would you rather have a shotgun, a chainsaw, or a machete?" Me = "Uhhh..." DS #1 = "You know Mom doesn't do guns." DS #2 = "Yeah, but if she did..." Me = "Can't I just have the keys to a hummer with a full tank of gas?" DS #2 = "But, when you run out of gas, what weapon would you rather have?" DS #1 = "I'm calling Dad's .22!" DS #2 = "Then I get Dad's handgun." Turning to me: "No offense, but as soon as you're infected, I'm shooting you." Bless his heart. :tongue_smilie: :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimm Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 ds: with a kid named Calvin. This literally made me burst out laughing. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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