We have, but at the time he did not seem too interested. That was a couple of years ago, so it might be a good idea to revisit it. Any suggestions on finding a good instructor?
On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 9:57 AM, Scott Stewart <webmas...@sstwebworks.com> wrote: > > that does suck... > > Have you thought about putting him a martial arts program? When I was > teaching in NC I had a student who had a mild version of CP, it did > wonders for his coordination and balance, not to mention his > confidence. He was one of my best students. > > On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 9:40 AM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Believe it or not, but when we first started home school, we got a lot >> of inspiration from the Montessori 'methods'. As a matter of fact, >> that scene you described is similar to how our kids each begin their >> day - only there is only 2 of them. >> >> I have made no secret of the fact that my older son had a stroke when >> he was born. As a result, he has very mild cerebral palsy (CP) - so >> mild most might not notice it. He does have limited fine motor skills >> on his right side, particularly his arm and hand. One thing he asked >> when he was still in kindergarten was to 'buy' his own lunch like the >> other kids. We thought this would be a great way for him to gain some >> independence so we gave him money the next day so he could buy his own >> lunch. >> >> After he picked out what he wanted and paid for it, he was walking >> across the cafeteria to sit down and a child came up behind him and >> knocked him over, spilling his lunch all over the floor and himself. >> Not only were we not called so, at the very least, we could bring him >> a change of clothes, but they refused to give him a replacement lunch >> because he did not have enough money left over. That is not the kind >> of environment I want my children to be learning in. >> >> When we asked what happend to the child who pushed our son, we were >> told, 'Nothing,. That is just kids being kids'. >> >> On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 9:21 AM, Zaphod Beeblebrox >> <zaph0d.b33bl3b...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> We had very similar issues with our first born in public school >>> kindergarten. We tossed around home schooling for a while. We decided we >>> didn't the correct combination of time/patience to do it. So we went with >>> a Montessori private school. >>> >>> Yesterday, I had to take a picture of the class for a school project. When >>> I arrived, there were 3 students who were not there yet. I sat down in the >>> classroom and watched my daughter start her work. After a few minutes..I >>> realized it was extremely quiet. I looked around and saw that all the kids >>> were busy doing "works", but I didn't see any of them doing the same thing. >>> I even noticed a girl reading book that didn't look like an assignment >>> type of book. I asked the teacher later about the book. She told me that >>> the girl liked to start her day reading for pleasure. That wasn't an issue >>> because the girl always set aside the time "pleasure reading" in her daily >>> plan and would accomplish everything else she set out to do. She said >>> their method is not to micromanage the students, but to help them set goals >>> and accomplish them. >>> >>> I thought about that later and realized, that's a lot like real life. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Apr 15, 2010, at 5:00 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> I have to say, when we first had issues with my child's teacher, my >>>> wife mentioned homeschooling and my knee jerk reaction was 'No way in >>>> hell'. At that point I had only known like 3 people who were home >>>> schooled and they were all what I would consider 'weird'. >>>> >>>> But the more research I did, the more I talked to people, the more I >>>> realized that while those 'weird' people might be the stereotypical >>>> home schoolers, they are not the majority. I found out that a lot of >>>> people I knew and respected were home schooled for all or part of >>>> their childhood. >>>> >>>> Now, I would have it no other way. I think we have the perfect life. I >>>> work from home, my wife does not need to work (to pull in a paycheck) >>>> and we homeschool. No mater how busy any of our days get, we still see >>>> each other every day and eat every meal together. >>>> >>>> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 5:51 PM, Ian Skinner <h...@ilsweb.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> On 4/15/2010 2:15 PM, Eric Roberts wrote: >>>>>> That is exactly my point Ian. >>>>>> >>>>>> Eric >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> No, I'm afraid you missed the point. My point was that *I* could not >>>>> home school. Don't have the time, don't have the aptitude. >>>>> >>>>> But I also *recognize* that I am a lucky parent. Through no effort in >>>>> my part, I just happened to be living in the foot print of a good school >>>>> when our children where born. My oldest is advance, my youngest is >>>>> challenged. They both have had great teachers to date. They both have >>>>> received great support and encouragement from the schools system so that >>>>> neither has been held back. The grade school is right across the street >>>>> and is a 'residential' school, meaning there is no busing. It only >>>>> servers the immediate neighborhood in walking distance around the >>>>> school. Thus small class sizes and plenty of parental participation. >>>>> >>>>> The youngest in under an IEP and receives significant help from that >>>>> program. The oldest was advanced to the 1st grad math program when he >>>>> had completed the kindergarten level work and was getting bored. He is >>>>> now in a Charter School that strongly embraces the arts. *Creative >>>>> Connections Arts Academy* incorporates art into his academic >>>>> curriculum. And I count myself lucky that this school is within walking >>>>> distance of our home as well. >>>>> >>>>> But I know all of that is quite lucky on my part. I live within range >>>>> of great public schools so that I don't have to consider home and|or >>>>> private schooling. But if all of the above was not true, I would be! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:316096 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
