Comments on: Hiding http://www.frenzieddaddy.com/static/archives/2009/04/24/hiding/ It is in the compelling zest of high adventure and of victory, and in creative action, that man finds his supreme joys. --- Antoine de Saint-Exupery Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:23:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1-alpha By: mom http://www.frenzieddaddy.com/static/archives/2009/04/24/hiding/comment-page-1/#comment-7311 mom Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:02:18 +0000 http://www.frenzieddaddy.com/?p=1204#comment-7311 I've been thinking about this. It appears, from what she says, that she is bored & that the teachers don't teach in a challenging way--the downfall of public school. She may not be a kid who is an audio learner--she could be visual or kinesthetic or any combo of the above. It's clear that just telling her to do the work isn't...working. Are there any books about kids & learning styles? Is there some other way to address this at home? What about summer camps--science camps, math camps--where they make that stuff fun. Oh, and ask her to tell you about the CD she was listening to in Gramma Peggy's car on Sun. You know how this works...she is brighter than the average bear & we can't afford to send her to private school! I’ve been thinking about this. It appears, from what she says, that she is bored & that the teachers don’t teach in a challenging way–the downfall of public school. She may not be a kid who is an audio learner–she could be visual or kinesthetic or any combo of the above. It’s clear that just telling her to do the work isn’t…working. Are there any books about kids & learning styles? Is there some other way to address this at home? What about summer camps–science camps, math camps–where they make that stuff fun. Oh, and ask her to tell you about the CD she was listening to in Gramma Peggy’s car on Sun.

You know how this works…she is brighter than the average bear & we can’t afford to send her to private school!

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