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Originally Posted by WordKeeper  Lauxa - FABULOUS sites. I can't thank you enough. I am so excited about it. Camp starts tomorrow and I can't wait to incorporation some of your suggestions. |
And thanks for sharing your sites in return, I will definitely check those out!
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Originally Posted by WordKeeper Let me give you a prime example of the problem with the public school he attends: I learned in mid-March, that although my son was working on addition and subtration (as he had been since August) most of the other children were on multiplication tables. I immediately contacted the teacher and realized that the public school allows students to work "at their own level". Well his preferred level is VERY LOW. But a month later when the students were give some form of standardized tests he scored 80% out of the "gifted" students in math. When I brought up this discrepancy to the adminstration their response was, "we sorry but we cannot accommodate him because he did not score above average on the other 2 sections." They are not the least concerned that he was lagging behind the class in substance and yet performing higher than most in ability. A similar experience in reading.
He would love to do little and the private school required much of him but the public school requires little. The biggest advantage with the public school is that homework is less than one hour whereas the private school was 2 1/2 to 3 every night - at 7 years old. Way too much. |
I went to public school and was kind of unimpressed about the level I was expected to perform at. I was able to glide through without really putting in too much effort. School for me became a game of how little effort I could put in and still get good grades and please my teachers. I don't really think the habits I developed in school served me well later in life... or maybe they did, because now I can please my corporate masters without really working TOO hard... just depends on what you want, I guess.
