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General Discussion
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We had a recent death in the family and bibliotherapy helped us work through DD7 & DD5's many questions. One of the books that really helped was When Dinosaurs Die:A Guide to Understanding Death by Laurie Krasny Brown and Marc Brown. We also l
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General Discussion
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We "unschool" all the time. Our DS6's interest in particularly in math and what he does at home (for fun) is far beyond what they do at school. Math comes naturally to our DS too. We let his interests drive what he wants to learn. Truth be
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Elementary School
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Thanks to everyone for their thoughts. I would like dd to be regarded in terms of her own drive, critical thinking and organizational skills, rather than my or DH's own, or lack there of... I probably just need to be more direct with the teacher a
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Parenting and Advocacy
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Hi Onthegomom, Do you happen to have the title or the author's information available to share? Thanks!
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General Discussion
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I guess, rereading what I wrote, I forgot to say that one of the things I'm concerned about with his school homework taking virtually no time and him not learning anything in math at school is that I wonder if he isn't getting the chance to be challe
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Pre-school
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Originally Posted By: amazedmomAlso the way she thinks and can logic....she saw a truck parked not in a parking place but in front of the curb at wal-mart. She asked me why it was parked there and not in a parking spot. I asked her why did she think
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Recommended Resources
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Woo Hoo! Thank you so much, Melissa- EPGY is FABULOUS and without open enrollment we wouldn't be able to partake. We appreciate all your time and effort as the SSA/Group Leader!
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General Discussion
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The mother of one of DD5's teachers just died after a battle with cancer. She told the children in the class that her mother died. DD is very upset and wants to know what caused her to die. She has been a bit obsessed with death (as many young gif
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Parenting and Advocacy
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I'm hoping the asychronous thing will push dating back a year or so...
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Elementary School
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pretesting out of spelling words would make sense. DS5 doesn't normally spell words wrong so the teacher can't use those words for his sentences. Not that he can spell every word in the world, but he does know tons of words and he doesn't like to w
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Parenting and Advocacy
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Oh so true....even at 2.8 it blows my mind sometimes...it is so hard to remember she is 2 when she is doing many things on a 6 year old level, but then bam....I will get a sharp reminder in the form of a terrible 2 tantrum. Dh and I say it always bri
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Twice Exceptional
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I think there are more of us out there. It takes us awhile to put it into words. Some of never do. Montessori if a true one, should be a great help. Look for AMS or AMI certified school and teachers. AMS is a bit more liberal for lack of a better te
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Pre-school
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forgive me if this has ben said already, read through all the post but am tired.... one thing that sets my DD 2.8years apart form her peers besides her knowledge of things that others her age have not yet grasped but I guess could be taught threw ho
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Recommended Resources
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Thank you for all you are doing, and if there is anything you need help with just shout! I am more than willing to "give back" and "volunteer" where needed. :-) JC
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Recommended Resources
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Dear Melissa Thank you again for all of your hard work on this. Our DS7 loves the program, and it has made a great supliment to his school work. Thank you Edwin
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Recommended Resources
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I spoke with the Director of the Open Enrollment program tonight and she shared a little more information with me. So, I am of course, sharing... A few people have begun asking about next year and our future in the program. I was assured that as l
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Parenting and Advocacy
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I am so glad that someone else has these experiences too. It blows my mind how DD4.5 can thoroughly grasp the History of Ancient India and the origins of Hinduism and Buddhism, and then on her own relate the similarities of the Jade Burial Suits of
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Pre-school
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Originally Posted By: KristonOne of the earliest signs I saw with my particular HG+ child was an incredible persistence when he was interested in something. He learned his letters early--he had most of them down by 14 or 15 months--but not because he
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Parenting and Advocacy
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LOL. How true. Mr W is mature in many ways, but sometimes he goes off the deep end.
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Elementary School
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Originally Posted By: Dazed&Confuzed I agree that the child might not be ready for a high school chemistry class but that's quite different from saying the child isn't ready for high school chemistry. Actually that's exactly what I was saying.
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Parenting and Advocacy
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I have a "diplomat" at home as well. It's so hard to be mad when they come up with such reasonable explanations! Put the letters away. Some day they'll be pure gold!
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Parenting and Advocacy
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Wolf (5) just finished doing his paperwork for the day which included grade 4-6 Logic and grade 3 reading/comprehension (still too easy, but the stories are short enough that he doesn't get tired). Then he went and threw a temper tantrum tears and a
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Elementary School
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Next year, we have two potential opportunities for a self-contained 1st grade gifted classroom. If they won't take him because of age (which is fully within their rights), then I think we'll continue to homeschool. I just can't imagine that even th
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Elementary School
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It's not working for us and I feel your pain. Nobody gets why I'm pushing to try and get him into 1st this year or even get different work for him. Do you think you'll homeschool next year?
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Twice Exceptional
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Originally Posted By: Momma Bear I think, for me anyway, I didn't have an 'Attention Deficit' or 'Hyperactivity'. I just saw and felt and experienced EVERYTHING. So while the person sitting next to me only saw the bird flying by and felt happy that t
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