I guess that should read - 'any suggestions on identifying a good instructor'
On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 10:14 AM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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:316097 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
