I often say that Leo is a 0-60 type of kid, and he always has been this way. He’s 0-60 with his emotions, his movements, his ideas, and his development. Many gifted learners reach developmental milestones extremely early. You read about children who sing entire songs at six months, children who walk at eight months,…
Bibliophile
Leo is a bibliophile in a home full of bibliophiles. Once we had Leo assessed, it was suggested to us that we begin tracking what he reads for homeschooling purposes. It is often recommended that homeschooling parents maintain a book log. This is quite difficult to do, as Leo reads voraciously. He reads multiple books…
Just let them read books
I wanted to share a favorite blog post of mine, Just Let Them Read Books by Jen Marten: http://teachfromtheheart.wordpress.com/2012/09/06/just-let-them-read-books/ I whole-heartedly subscribe to the author’s approach to reading. All year, Leo’s teachers insisted that his reading abilities hovered around the second grade level (outside testing would later show they were almost 6th grade). Yet, at…
THIS.
A million, billion, trillion, quadrillion times this: http://thoughtcatalog.com/amanda-mancino/2014/06/how-does-an-island-feel-raising-gifted-children-in-a-world-that-turns-its-back/ “…didn’t have the have the heart to make him march with the band. I kept him home.” This article popped up on my newsfeed today. I read it, I cried, and then I proceeded to read it three more times before printing it to keep for always….
Suddenly, Unexpectedly Homeschooling (“You’re gonna WHAT?!”)
“You’re gonna WHAT?!?” I am going to homeschool next year. I am suddenly, unexpectedly homeschooling. If you had told me this two years ago, I would have burst out laughing. I am an educator, a former public school employee, and a public school advocate. I believe in public schools.So… what happened? The short answer is that we…
Our bus stop conversation this morning…
Kids say the darndest things, don’t they? I love to write down these quotes to save for later. What a dreary, gross day! As we are waiting for the bus, Leo asked, “Mum, did you know that fog is really just a stratus cloud close to the ground?”
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