Some people lack a grand scheme of anything., IMO. His old 4/5 teacher, now the math coach and among the coolest people I know, called him to tell him he knew all along that there was something really special about the way his brain worked. Had lots of examples of brilliant, successful artists and musicians with similar issues, and painted the picture in glowing and positive terms--how thinking outside the boz is what makes him who he is and puts him a unique position to succeed in very non-traditional ways. One look at my son, with his bleach-tipped hair dipping over one eye and his funky clothing choice tells me he was right, but hearing it from a teacher he (we!!) adored made all the difference in the world. And Isaac wants to be an artist/photographer/teacher, so he can use his understanding of how to understand differently to tremendous creative advantage--if he can survive high school. ;-=)
Lori Jackson ----- Original message ----- From: Renee <phoenix...@sbcglobal.net> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Date: Sunday, June 14, 2009 12:59 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] ***SPAM*** Re: Do we really need to teach explicitstrategies? > And I also have an adult son, 32, a professional musician with a very > high IQ, whose spelling and handwriting are just about the most > atrocious I have ever seen. Spelling is sooooo unimportant in the grand > scheme of things. > > Renee > > On Jun 14, 2009, at 10:41 AM, Jan Sanders wrote: > > > Wow Lori, I want to respond, but don't know what to say. It truly is > > our > > personal experiences that lead us to understanding -in reading and > > life. > > > > My oldest son (29) who has a very high IQ, can not spell correctly to > > save > > his life, and it is difficult to read his writing. > > > "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that > matter." > ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
