tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-977742222747233882.post403772701791809031..comments2023-04-07T05:17:24.212-04:00Comments on These Dreams of Who????: Yes, I'm Relaxed...come runninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00264472908368786844noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-977742222747233882.post-17982040820238996332007-08-07T15:51:00.000-04:002007-08-07T15:51:00.000-04:00I'm a teacher. I've found mindmaps to be particula...I'm a teacher. I've found mindmaps to be particularly effective with creative kids that have problems with traditional (often mindless) learning. It might even be real fun for your son to draw large mindmaps so he can drive on them with toycars. Over here, supermarkets and cinemas are more than glad to let people have their large-format posters when they're not used anymore, and the backsides of those posters are pretty versatile e.g. for large-format mindmaps, drawings and also as floor-/table-coverings for any messy crafts project.fashionista cat in a zero gravity shoe-storehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05079733804096731389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-977742222747233882.post-91626957465895774292007-08-06T11:42:00.000-04:002007-08-06T11:42:00.000-04:00sarah,Thanks for the wishessw,appreciate the thoug...sarah,<BR/>Thanks for the wishes<BR/><BR/>sw,<BR/>appreciate the thoughts<BR/><BR/>nuch,<BR/>I need as much as I can get<BR/><BR/>day,<BR/><BR/>DB is absolutely adorable... but I'm just his mom<BR/><BR/>ellie,<BR/>I've learned that everything works out in the end.... but you just need to get there.come runninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00264472908368786844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-977742222747233882.post-42800813710342819022007-08-06T11:29:00.000-04:002007-08-06T11:29:00.000-04:00cat,Are you an educator? It certainly sounds as i...cat,<BR/>Are you an educator? It certainly sounds as if you are. I haven't tried mindmaps, but I'm going to look into it.<BR/><BR/>And you're on the money with DB being creative... sometimes he just astounds me.come runninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00264472908368786844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-977742222747233882.post-3312916362202135602007-08-05T11:30:00.000-04:002007-08-05T11:30:00.000-04:00Your rant is understandable. Not to sound arrogant...Your rant is understandable. Not to sound arrogant, but teachers in the US commonly aren't the best-trained to begin with; this doesn't mean that individuals don't make for great teachers, but teachers' education over there lacks a lot. The most important idea of approaching a child when teaching was coined by Wolfgang Klafki, one of the most-renowned education scientists, "Pick the child up where it stands." I can't teach a dog to jump through a ring of fire if I haven't made sure it's not afraid of fire anymore and knows how to jump through a ring without fail. Your son sounds like a creative boy; have you ever tried to work with mindmaps?fashionista cat in a zero gravity shoe-storehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05079733804096731389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-977742222747233882.post-73983386356636339912007-08-04T21:58:00.000-04:002007-08-04T21:58:00.000-04:00cat,Thanks for your advice. I have read numerous ...cat,<BR/>Thanks for your advice. I have read numerous studies and books and I know what my son needs although his father disagrees. <BR/><BR/>He has also been diagnosed with Auditory Processing Disorder (ADP)which makes it even more difficult for him to learn within a "normal" classroom situation. <BR/><BR/>Yet, I've been told by his teachers that his hand is always up first and he almost always knows the answers to the questions. This only takes place in English. It's another matter in Hebrew, and most of the special ed. teachers and learning resource coordinators feel that remidiation is the same as multi-sensory education. <BR/><BR/>I know that my son is learning in spite of his teachers not because of them. They care about him, but do not have the interest, time or energy to actually change their teaching methods and gear them towards their students needs.<BR/>Teach the child at the level he is at not where you want him to be.<BR/><BR/>How can they expect a child to learn Rashi script and to conjugate verbs when he doesn't even have the osios and nekudos down pat?!?!?!?<BR/><BR/>Sorry about the ranting. Obviously, this hits close to home.come runninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00264472908368786844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-977742222747233882.post-27252517471059472422007-08-04T09:24:00.000-04:002007-08-04T09:24:00.000-04:00Hope everything turns out well!Your son sounds lik...Hope everything turns out well!<BR/><BR/>Your son sounds like a little sweetheart. So adorable!We're the ones who have to put up with themhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01053331977465408238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-977742222747233882.post-57604299921466914952007-08-02T13:01:00.000-04:002007-08-02T13:01:00.000-04:00Good luck...Your kid sounds absolutely adorable..:...Good luck...<BR/><BR/>Your kid sounds absolutely adorable..<BR/><BR/>:-)David_on_the_Lakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755322374991538262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-977742222747233882.post-19965128579654375872007-08-02T01:27:00.000-04:002007-08-02T01:27:00.000-04:00wishing u luck!!!wishing u luck!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-977742222747233882.post-21541053838989468272007-08-01T22:06:00.000-04:002007-08-01T22:06:00.000-04:00Thinking of you:)Thinking of you:)socialworker/frustrated momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10352262399235382201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-977742222747233882.post-47470906494098733442007-08-01T21:38:00.000-04:002007-08-01T21:38:00.000-04:00alll the best. hope things turn out the way you wi...alll the best. hope things turn out the way you wish.Sarah Likes Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15055831838215589183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-977742222747233882.post-31079882208471379942007-08-01T02:59:00.000-04:002007-08-01T02:59:00.000-04:00Hi,Thanks for commenting on my blog.I wish you the...Hi,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for commenting on my blog.<BR/><BR/>I wish you the best of luck with whatever you're in court for.<BR/><BR/>As to dyslexia, while it may not be 'cured', there are schools that offer extra lessons for dyslexic kids; practice is key, a standard exercize is to have a dyslexic kid copy the same text again and again every day till there are no mistakes left and a new text is chosen. I've had dyslexic students that were strong auditive learners; they learnt most through hearing rather than reading, so encourage your son from the start to actively participate in class and ask his teachers to make sure to call him up.fashionista cat in a zero gravity shoe-storehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05079733804096731389noreply@blogger.com