Just another chiming in with the advice to wait. Seriously, you will do him no harm by backing off for a while! My oldest was pressured so hard...
Isn't it wonderful? I had the same experience when I pulled my oldest from third grade several years ago. He was like a different child in no...
That's the hard part: knowing whether he really can't do it, or if he's just being lazy. He acts like making him write is the most overwhelming...
I wasn't quite sure how to title this, but basically what's going on is that my 12 y.o. son aces his spelling tests, does well with his grammar...
This is our first year using it, and I like it quite a lot. The kids seem to like it too, which is what matters to me. My 2nd grader especially...
Aside from a weekly spelling test (and the quizzes built into DS1's Teaching Textbooks Math) I rarely give tests. When people ask about their...
My 2nd grader started using this last year, and likes it OK. It's good basic lessons in phonics. My son isn't thrilled about doing it, but he...
http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/more-school-obama-would-148087.html I thought this was particularly interesting: Obama and Duncan say...
I am appalled by the continual lack of wisdom and character our current president has shown when it comes to appointing people to these positions....
I agree with both of you! (And the others on this thread!) It seems to me that working on good handwriting would also sharpen the motor skills...
Having taught art at our co-op last year (a K5-3rd grade class, and another from 4th-6th) this is how I'd have handled it. Are the parents...
http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/cursive-may-be-a-142428.html Forgive me if this has already been shared. I suppose I can understand...
Well, it could be his temperament. My firstborn was like that--thankfully, not with DH, but he cried with everyone else. My in-laws used to get so...
We use the PASS test from www.hewitthomeschooling.com . You can administer it from home without a supervisor.
You know, I'm three years into this and I still struggle with those questions. "Keeping up" is so ingrained in me; I am surprised at how difficult...
I've used a few of them, but never used a book all the way through because the kids got bored with them. They are pretty boring-looking books...
I am in the middle of watching this now. WOW. I feel so sorry for that teenager, Dorian, who can only read at a 4th grade level! And the system...
I think writing can be really hard for little boys. Seems like I read some studies about how they can be slow to master the mechanics of it....
Loved reading those! When mine were in school, I was also one of those who thought I wouldn't be able to stand to be around my kids 24/7....
That is SO funny! Sounds like your 7 y.o. and mine would get along great! ;)
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