Posts by anechka

Quote: Originally Posted by WuWei We have an UV light on our well water because "they" found some type of "pathogen" when we had the water tested before we moved in. We also have RO and copper pipes....

Quote: Originally Posted by MsBirdie We did this for my daughters fifth bday party and we are still hearing about how much fun it was. I bought 5 gallons of paint, rollers, old brushes, old feather dusters, sponges. ...

Quote: Originally Posted by umsami I thought this was really interesting... it was on the BBC..... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programme...ca/8601207.stm Some things from the story.... Formal schooling doesn't...

Quote: Originally Posted by SunshineJ Now I may be wrong, and to be honest I totally suck at history, but I'm thinking this was done by Stalin? Hitler? Someone "really bad" who had the whole re-education camps...

Quote: Originally Posted by NicaG I seem to remember hearing that in Europe toddlers are potty trained around 18 months. Does anyone have any suggestions or resources for training a child this young? My dd is showing...

Quote: Originally Posted by katroshka So I've been on here talking about my 2nd grader and her math skills, and her school's woefully lame approach to math. I'm pretty much set at this point on testing her so she can do...

Zoebird, I agree with you; college is not for everyone. I am glad that you've followed your calling.

Quote: Originally Posted by mandymichel Oooh.. yeah. I remember how unpleasant it used to be, teaching writing that involved research. One problem with high schools is that students are often told to use research to...

Quote: Originally Posted by Jane91 "Rain also notes that cheating is really common among Russian students at her school... really blatant cheating." I was talking to a Russian co-worker, and he said that it...

What your suggesting is actually quite opposite for me. From my experience, children tend to discover they can read (different from being taught how to read) between the ages of 4-6 in the right environment. They love it and the...