tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30651776.post8893432602732437628..comments2023-09-27T07:39:16.834-04:00Comments on No Matter How Small: nope, not meAureliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13691032415028867902noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30651776.post-41865015077554461642008-11-09T18:25:00.000-05:002008-11-09T18:25:00.000-05:00Good luck with the helmet. Sounds like nobody's p...Good luck with the helmet. Sounds like nobody's putting one over your Mr. And good luck with the octopus as well. All those tentacles. <BR/><BR/>BeaBeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11877513815828460269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30651776.post-19627697081937258022008-11-08T03:44:00.000-05:002008-11-08T03:44:00.000-05:00Well, here's the thing.Both of my twins have impre...Well, here's the thing.<BR/><BR/>Both of my twins have impressively flat heads and I am quite sure a trip to Helmetland is in my near future. In stereo.....<BR/>Oh, my.<BR/><BR/>JGeohdehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084396088622931768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30651776.post-37540829721278707532008-11-07T13:10:00.000-05:002008-11-07T13:10:00.000-05:00I can accept the not so nice talk about adoption r...I can accept the not so nice talk about adoption right through the discussion of ritalin rocking, but this business about being kind to each other? Feh.<BR/><BR/>Kidding, kidding. <BR/><BR/>Her blog's no longer up, but through the wayback machine you can find Suz's post about taking her helmet-wearing twins to the State Fair. As I live near her in this Southern state (blue this go 'round, I might add!), I was really touched by the comments she got, of "Sweet little babies. Bless their hearts." Though you may not be ... it may be a regional (or a me) thing. Anyway, you can find the post here: <BR/>http://web.archive.org/web/20061114235423/bakerswife.typepad.com/withinthewoods/2006/10/wouldcha_just_l.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30651776.post-75550116262558336332008-11-07T12:07:00.000-05:002008-11-07T12:07:00.000-05:00Everyone wants to think their kid is "gifted." I s...Everyone wants to think their kid is "gifted." I swear, sometimes I'm very glad I don't have kids. I don't think I'd do too well at the competitive aspects of parenting these days. ; )loribethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30651776.post-13791143593106572902008-11-06T21:10:00.000-05:002008-11-06T21:10:00.000-05:00my youngest baby daughter had a problem with dent ...my youngest baby daughter had a problem with dent on her head as well and had to go to specialist. i remember the panic i felt thinking o crap something is wrong with my kids head! it turned out to be something that could be grown out of.<BR/><BR/>as for the rest of your post, i am sitting here cheering you on! so sick of other people's opinions especially the "establishment" and people who think they know it all.<BR/>just the other day my kid's teacher showed me the entire class average and the pointed to my kid's scores. it really pissed me off. he thinks she stupid cause of her low marks. personally, i think shes bored out of her tree. why does the world try us to force us to be like them? normalize? No Thanks!!Other Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611613017903132628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30651776.post-73678245949140411092008-11-06T20:31:00.000-05:002008-11-06T20:31:00.000-05:00right.In our school newsletter (today's issue no l...right.<BR/><BR/><BR/>In our school newsletter (today's issue no less) there are a couple of paragraphs on Talented and Gifted (TAG)<BR/><BR/>Want me to type it all out?<BR/> <BR/>Ok then....<BR/><BR/>Talented and Gifted (TAG) at *** Elementary.<BR/><BR/>There are several ways for a student to begin the process of being identified as TAG in the **** schools. In first grade all studets take the Naglieri Nonverbal Ability test. In third grade all students take the Otis Lennon school Ability Test. (OLSTAT). These tests asses student ability beyond literacy and math. You can find more information on these assessments online. A qualifying score of 99% or higher on either of these assessments would begin the process of identifying a student as Intellectually Gifted.<BR/>Studets can also be identified as TAG specifically in math or reading by reaching a designated cut score on the (state where we live)** State Assessments. These assessments are given beginning in third grade, and the qualifying scores are set at the end of each school year. Therefore, only students in fourth and fifth grade are identified in these areas.<BR/><BR/>Each student identifed as TAG at ***has a Personal Education Plan (PEP). The studen's teacher creates the PEP with parent input. The PEP outlines assessments, curriculum and programs that will be utilized in the classroom to meet the needs of that student. <BR/>New this year at *** we have built ino our schedule a 1.5 hour reading block in first through fifth grade. This allows for whole group instrcution as wll as group work at ability levels, including grouping for high achieving/TAG students.<BR/>Also, for math instruction, we began two TAG groups on Wednesday, Nov, 5th *** will meet with the 4th and 5th grade math TAG students once a wekek to complete integrated projects.<BR/>If you have any questions please call our TAG coordinator,(name and number)<BR/><BR/>Soooo not to overwhelm you further...does that help? It's all I've got.<BR/>Course you'll get looks for J.<BR/>And course you'll get comments for K. So what life goes on. Do what's best for you and your family.<BR/>I think you are doing a great job!<BR/>Go get you a book on how to raise octopi!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07135144307292570188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30651776.post-3476191414645286372008-11-06T19:15:00.000-05:002008-11-06T19:15:00.000-05:00Oh, the beginning of your post made me laugh...tha...Oh, the beginning of your post made me laugh...thanks for that!Guera!https://www.blogger.com/profile/12616928404421960462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30651776.post-91921095421631558562008-11-06T16:57:00.000-05:002008-11-06T16:57:00.000-05:00After 3.5 weeks in the helmet, I really don't give...After 3.5 weeks in the helmet, I really don't give it much thought anymore. Mr. B is doing great... the stares really aren't that bothersome - one kid even said "Hey mom, look at that kid's cool helmet!" To be honest, I think he looks funny without it now!! I am that used to it. Sure, I miss being able to nuzzle his little noggin and it's harder to get in for kisses, but I think it's worth it in the end!Careyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18236627069695181735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30651776.post-21921176563205606222008-11-06T13:16:00.000-05:002008-11-06T13:16:00.000-05:00One of my son's is in a helmet. I'm here to tell y...One of my son's is in a helmet. I'm here to tell you it's ok - you don't have to hide your kid for the next few months. Sure people will give you a look of pity sometimes and some kids will ask "mommy, what's wrong with that baby's head", but mostly it's ok. We take our kids everywhere and the helmet hasn't changed that. We even took him to plenty of "no on 8" rallies - hmm, maybe we were going for the sympathy vote, haha. Really, I think my kid looks adorable in his helmet. And with just a few short months of helmeting, his head will be normally shaped forever.Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12766933278803900214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30651776.post-22120957880835751002008-11-06T12:57:00.000-05:002008-11-06T12:57:00.000-05:00I don't understand why it's considered *more* okay...I don't understand why it's considered *more* okay to admit your child has a LD than is gifted or...God forbid...HIGHLY gifted. Why do our schools cater to kids with LDs but not kids that are smart? Why can't we cater to both? <BR/><BR/>We've gone through this with the Wondertwins - especially when they were in Grade 1 and reading at a Grade 6 or 7 level. One of the teachers actually said to me, "You know, I really wish you wouldn't have encouraged reading like that, it makes teaching them so hard." (I was speechless at that comment).<BR/><BR/><BR/>I will tell you the biggest problem with gifted kids: adults assume that because a child is smart, they are also more mature. You can have a 10 year old that's off the charts in intelligence, but he's still a 10 year old who probably likes to make noises with his armpits. People forget that and it puts amazing pressure on kids. (Just giving you the heads up on something to watch out for with teachers).<BR/><BR/>I was in the "gifted" program at school and it is amazing the amount of ridicule and taunting I received. Not from my classmates: but from family members and friends of family, who either laughed in my face or looked at my like they expected me to start spouting quantum mechanic theories in Latin.<BR/><BR/>I wasn't "high gifted" (I was regular gifted..lol), but I went to school with a number of kids that reached that "holy-sh*t-that-kid-is-freakin-brilliant" level of giftedness and you're right, it can be a blessing or a curse.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure what I can suggest other than try to find a private school that will embrace his skills and find something from him to do afterschool that will also mentally stimulate him.<BR/><BR/>If there's anything I can do, email me.LadyofAvalon56https://www.blogger.com/profile/12486252994725146208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30651776.post-34482387076403400262008-11-06T11:48:00.000-05:002008-11-06T11:48:00.000-05:00whatever babes. you are just boasting. and we are ...whatever babes. you are just boasting. <BR/>and we are all jealous....<BR/><BR/>Kidding KIDDING<BR/>who told you to homeschool?<BR/>ug.nomoplanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16998309937928231527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30651776.post-92202118534925351722008-11-06T09:49:00.000-05:002008-11-06T09:49:00.000-05:00Absolutely right!Absolutely right!Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18384206429432741119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30651776.post-48316407711358609122008-11-06T07:52:00.000-05:002008-11-06T07:52:00.000-05:00Seems like a good philosophy to me.Seems like a good philosophy to me.Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210823139583056706noreply@blogger.com