tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871811186601922632.comments2023-06-08T04:18:23.951-04:00Eclectic RamblingsJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17671123263627692797noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871811186601922632.post-57898119379823585582012-10-10T14:05:03.367-04:002012-10-10T14:05:03.367-04:00Thanks! I'm sure he'll pick them up eventu...Thanks! I'm sure he'll pick them up eventually. We do come across them in cooking and measuring. <br /><br />I was a good math student and I didn't really *understand* fractions until I was out in the real world. I'm pretty sure I still haven't found a real life application for multiplying or dividing a fraction by a fraction. :)Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671123263627692797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871811186601922632.post-4832611202556714582012-10-10T12:37:26.638-04:002012-10-10T12:37:26.638-04:00Loved reading this! And my husband, and both of my...Loved reading this! And my husband, and both of my boys, would agree with your dad. My boys are 8 and 13. The 8yo is starting 3rd grade this year, and hasn't worked too much with fractions...but unfortunately has heard big brother grumbling about them for a few years, lol. So, he's going into math this year, hating fractions. <br /><br />Ah well. I'm sure it'll work out, and he will learn and retain what he needs to. :)<br /><br />Good luck, and thanks for sharing! Looking forward to checking out more of your blog...<br /><br />Katie<br />A computer junkie, workbook hating, TV watching, iGadget addicted, <a href="http://www.time4learning.com/homeschool/eclectic-homeschooling.shtml" rel="nofollow">eclectic homeschooling</a>, soccer mom of 2 boys. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17720459597404449811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871811186601922632.post-62764586437847770842012-10-08T20:23:33.593-04:002012-10-08T20:23:33.593-04:00Yeah, it's definitely been a learning experien...Yeah, it's definitely been a learning experience for me!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671123263627692797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871811186601922632.post-27678610450128763712012-10-08T15:37:16.028-04:002012-10-08T15:37:16.028-04:00It's good to read an update! You've come ...It's good to read an update! You've come a long way in 2 years, huh? More confidence in your choices. I have a child who resists doing arbitrary things too. They challenge us to get out of our comfort zones and reexamine why we do the things we do. In that way, we learn as much as we teach. Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02102760868127789619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871811186601922632.post-1505970016181986312012-05-07T11:04:32.197-04:002012-05-07T11:04:32.197-04:00Love it! Especially trying to look like you're...Love it! Especially trying to look like you're playing dumb while you really don't know ... LOL!Carmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02509239475908312031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871811186601922632.post-78594566270007188482012-05-06T21:22:30.925-04:002012-05-06T21:22:30.925-04:00Love it!! I am just writing my own post #2 for the...Love it!! I am just writing my own post #2 for the same linkup and stopped by to chekc out some of the others... and of course we ended up spending the last 45 minutes on MathMovesU, which my daughter Sarah thought was even cooler because it's made by Raytheon, where my brother works. (And she LOVES her uncle!)Joan Conciliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037521306574698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871811186601922632.post-22865676776804910202012-04-23T20:30:43.719-04:002012-04-23T20:30:43.719-04:00Thanks for linking up! This sounds like such a fun...Thanks for linking up! This sounds like such a fun week. Your Padawan must be close to my daughter's age (12)... some of those lines were SO her!Joan Conciliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037521306574698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871811186601922632.post-251292548957811182012-04-22T23:08:37.232-04:002012-04-22T23:08:37.232-04:00Yeah, he's a hoot! Thanks for doing the link u...Yeah, he's a hoot! Thanks for doing the link up!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671123263627692797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871811186601922632.post-9050627976117811852012-04-22T22:42:03.817-04:002012-04-22T22:42:03.817-04:00What a great week you're having! I'm LOL a...What a great week you're having! I'm LOL at "reverting to your democratic ways" and I love your comeback about being such a great teacher! Thanks for sharing your stories!Carmahttp://winging-it.menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871811186601922632.post-30897635708446492232012-04-22T02:06:24.959-04:002012-04-22T02:06:24.959-04:00You're welcome! (I don't know where your o...You're welcome! (I don't know where your other comment went but I did read it.) Sorry it took so long to respond. :)<br /><br />I saw the new CU blog. I like the new look and Loved your post!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671123263627692797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871811186601922632.post-57755684856457996292012-04-06T19:12:57.698-04:002012-04-06T19:12:57.698-04:00Ooh, meant to add, thank you for sharing this. Our...Ooh, meant to add, thank you for sharing this. Our boys have similar learning challenges, so it's great to hear about your son's improvement with unschooly methods!<br /><br />P.S. Have you checked out the new Christian Unschoolers website? It's now a contributor's blog (and I'm one of them). It just relaunched. Check it out!<br /><br />http://www.christianunschooling.com/Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02102760868127789619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871811186601922632.post-74206653332330043112012-04-06T19:11:14.909-04:002012-04-06T19:11:14.909-04:00I'm impressed too! That's a dramatic impr...I'm impressed too! That's a dramatic improvement! You both should be really proud!<br /><br />"I also started to notice that some of his spelling issues had a lot to do with having to concentrate so much on forming the letters when writing that spelling the words correctly was taking a back seat."<br /><br />EXACTLY. I notice that with my son's writing too. Dysgraphia really causes more problems than any other learning difference my son has. Which I wish he'd get motivated about learning to type IN WHATEVER MANNER HE CHOOSES, like Padawan did. :) I'm still waiting!Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02102760868127789619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871811186601922632.post-61369084358258590852012-03-20T22:46:01.494-04:002012-03-20T22:46:01.494-04:00It's funny when you take them out of school an...It's funny when you take them out of school and start finding out what they consider school, and what they consider "just learning stuff."Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671123263627692797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871811186601922632.post-9616702967769232322012-03-20T17:02:39.107-04:002012-03-20T17:02:39.107-04:00Just have to comment on this. We made the very dra...Just have to comment on this. We made the very drastic switch by pulling our daughter, Sarah, who is almost 12, out of sixth grade on Feb. 29 of this year and moving to a pretty much entirely "unschooled" system.<br /><br />She says to her counselor last week, when he asks her to tell her about homeschooling, "Well, we haven't started doing any school stuff yet."<br /><br />Insert mom falling through floor ... you know. But the counselor is nice and was able to get out of her all the things we WERE doing, and his pronouncement, which I really valued, is that she's certainly more engaged than she was in her previous school!Joan Conciliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037521306574698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871811186601922632.post-82806029471419820722012-03-17T14:17:01.613-04:002012-03-17T14:17:01.613-04:00Good point!Good point!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671123263627692797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871811186601922632.post-16128896866082956092012-03-16T03:00:22.959-04:002012-03-16T03:00:22.959-04:00First of all, congratulations on the call back. S...First of all, congratulations on the call back. Sometimes other people see things in us that we can't see in ourselves. Maybe you could reframe your thoughts to, "Well, if this professional has this kind of faith in me, maybe I really do have some marketable skills!"<br /><br />And really, we're ALL making it up as we go along. And we all learn on the job. So you're in good company!Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02102760868127789619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871811186601922632.post-41255847322944208002012-03-16T00:50:45.342-04:002012-03-16T00:50:45.342-04:00VERY awesome, very similar to our story. Our daugh...VERY awesome, very similar to our story. Our daughter is "somewhere" on the autism spectrum (Asperger's/PDD-NOS/something like that) but I believe she is gifted in some areas as well. We are right there with you!Joan Conciliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037521306574698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871811186601922632.post-63632949918625847702012-03-10T12:23:04.277-05:002012-03-10T12:23:04.277-05:00Thanks Danielle! Yeah, we went through it in 2008-...Thanks Danielle! Yeah, we went through it in 2008-2010 too b/c of lay-offs. Stupid economy!<br /><br />Good news- he did get hired with a place last week. Not so good news- orientation isn't until the 18th! :gah: Pray that everything works out with that. I don't want to count my chickens before they hatch. ;)Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671123263627692797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871811186601922632.post-85155906098366893722012-03-10T02:30:21.872-05:002012-03-10T02:30:21.872-05:00Praying with you! We went through this situation i...Praying with you! We went through this situation in 2008. It was a scary time, but we made it through. I'm believing you will too.Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02102760868127789619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871811186601922632.post-27581938795646431882011-12-13T08:43:31.745-05:002011-12-13T08:43:31.745-05:00You took the words right out of my mouth.You took the words right out of my mouth.Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09866668718083328908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871811186601922632.post-15882127853466225612011-12-12T09:50:09.746-05:002011-12-12T09:50:09.746-05:00LOL! They do don't they!
BTW My hair cutting...LOL! They do don't they! <br /><br />BTW My hair cutting skills have gotten better..I get to cut Padawan's and my husband's hair all the time!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671123263627692797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871811186601922632.post-70089420257687365472011-12-12T01:19:31.340-05:002011-12-12T01:19:31.340-05:00Haha! Yes, there were more than 4 entries. There...Haha! Yes, there were more than 4 entries. There were 6! Glad you like your wig. The bangs look like they were cut by you! :PDaniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02102760868127789619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871811186601922632.post-33196516480677297482011-12-11T17:57:28.090-05:002011-12-11T17:57:28.090-05:00LOL..Our gerbil mostly thinks confused and random ...LOL..Our gerbil mostly thinks confused and random thoughts because we keep arranging his cage and adding things to it. He was really upset when we removed the tube he slept in for a few nights and replaced it with the look-out tower. We decided to stick with one cage for now to keep it more portable. <br /><br />That's good to know about introducing them gradually in case he ever does get a friend! But I don't see that happening.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671123263627692797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871811186601922632.post-57054566123855186912011-12-11T14:52:26.846-05:002011-12-11T14:52:26.846-05:00LOL Believe it or not, those were pretty much my ...LOL Believe it or not, those were pretty much my thoughts exactly when Shannen wanted to get INTO the gerbil business. "Ewww. Rodents are creepy. And small rodents are extra creepy. The only thing creepier than a small rodent is a capybara, which is a giant rodent the size of a hog." In time I got fond of Robin (who looks just like Celer) and Batman II (who replaced Batman, who only survived 1 day and I thus never got attached to). <br /><br />We also liked playing the "What is the gerbil thinking?" game. Mostly our gerbils thought very scary thoughts, though. Our gerbils thought things like, "I'm going to bite through this wire and gnaw your face off in your sleep!" or "I am a ninja gerbil! See me fearlessly cling to the wire until you approach then leap at your hand and eat it off!" They weren't feral, I swear. OK, well, maybe Robin was a little bit. But Batman II was pretty cool and not necessarily inclined to pull any Hannibal Lecter stunts on us, but he was still into doing scary ninja gerbil things. <br /><br />Oh, and the reason we had two cages? When Robin met Batman II, they entered some kind of fierce deathmatch combat that involved (and I am not kidding about this) leaping at each other, locking bodies in mid-air, and attempting to bite one another to death. They had to be separated for a while until they got used to one another's scent. Just so you know in case Celer decides he needs a friend...Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09866668718083328908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871811186601922632.post-67334085232472311982011-11-19T21:41:31.491-05:002011-11-19T21:41:31.491-05:00Its funny how they have it all figured out at such...Its funny how they have it all figured out at such a young age!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671123263627692797noreply@blogger.com