Occasionally Leo lacks a filter. He has cringe-worthy candor: This apology note from Leo to Seuss could use some work. A card Leo made for a friend who was pregnant. *** Gray hair is God’s graffiti. ~Bill Cosby ***
What did you find in your dryer this week??
What did you find in your dryer this week, folks? Here’s my dryer loot: This week: Gems, paperclips, plastic pieces, coins, fake coins, acorn caps, and fuzzy seeds Leo’s collections are forever finding their way into my washer or dryer. Once a week, I return the pile on top of my dryer to his bedroom….
Persistence (and a chicken coop)
Leo’s persistence is truly admirable. He can drive you into a corner in short time. A conversation from last December: “Mum, can Santa bring me chickens?” “No, sorry bud. That is something you have to ask Daddy for.” “But he will say no.” (Joking) “Then you will need what’s called a business proposal.” A few minutes later,…
Profoundly Gifted Guilt (Zero to Sixty)
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,…
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….
