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Re: I need a sanity check Grinity #26435 09/21/08 07:10 PM
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 1,783 West coast, USA Cathy A OP Member
OP Cathy A Member Joined: May 2007 Posts: 1,783 West coast, USA	Originally Posted by Grinity Cathy, I'm going to reccomend that you do NOT talk to the teacher until there is a problem. Ok. But I'm keeping OHG's opening line in my back pocket. I volunteer in the classroom once a week, so I will be in touch with her and I will find out how many levels of math facts he has left to do.

Re: I need a sanity check LMom #26436 09/21/08 07:16 PM
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OP Cathy A Member Joined: May 2007 Posts: 1,783 West coast, USA	Originally Posted by LMom DS6 made me write flash cards with English and Latin/Greek words and use them to play a memory game. Cool!

Re: I need a sanity check master of none #26437 09/21/08 07:18 PM
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OP Cathy A Member Joined: May 2007 Posts: 1,783 West coast, USA	Originally Posted by master of none They wouldn't be excited about an award if they weren't excited about the whole process. I think you're right. DS got the same kind of awards last year, but they just weren't meaningful to him.

Re: I need a sanity check Cathy A #26438 09/21/08 07:30 PM
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crisc Member Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 485 New England	Having a son the exact same age as yours I would agree with everyone else--I think this motivation is great. Your son is happy and he's learning. Hopefully this enthusiasm will last throughout the year as he faces more and more exciting challenges. I have to laugh at the wallpapering his room comment. I could totally hear that coming out of the mouth of my son. Crisc

Re: I need a sanity check crisc #26444 09/21/08 08:11 PM
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OP Cathy A Member Joined: May 2007 Posts: 1,783 West coast, USA	Well, right after he said that he started estimating how many pushpins he would need and told me we don't have enough. I think we'll have to use tape... Here's a funny thing that happened with the flashcards. He wanted me to time him, and he did ten subtraction cards in 20 seconds. Right away he told me that was 2 seconds per card. I guess we can check 20/10=2 off our list

Re: I need a sanity check crisc #26445 09/21/08 08:13 PM
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acs Member Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 797	Up until last year, DS's room was wall papered with awards. This summer, he took down most of them and gave them to me to store in a safe place. He's growing up.

Re: I need a sanity check acs #26446 09/21/08 08:27 PM
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OP Cathy A Member Joined: May 2007 Posts: 1,783 West coast, USA	Yep. DD has started storing hers in an accordion file. She has another for greeting cards she wants to save.

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