Posts by VisionaryMom

Yes, I would be livid. My second-grade teacher told us that Russians would send people in space without regard to human life (this was 2 years after the Challenger) because "other cultures just don't value life as much as Americans do....

DD has become super-emotional in the past 2 weeks or so. She insists that nothing is wrong, and she's not really one to keep any thought that crosses her mind to herself. Big, plopping tears start to roll down her face and her little...

Quote: Originally Posted by FedUpMom  Just two words:  Singapore Math.  You can buy the workbooks for about $10 each.  It's a great curriculum.   What curriculum does your school...

I have various threads scattered around, but here's the short(-ish) story with a question.   I have 2 kids - ages 4 and 6. Both of my children are highly gifted, my son likely profoundly so in math. They're...intense - high...

My son did that, and he turned out to have an underlying medical condition. He was never fussy, just awake. He really couldn't get back to sleep. Once we corrected the problem, he started sleeping through the night consistently. He got...

We've always listened to NPR. As with velochic's family, we've had a number of discussions from listening to NPR stories.

We did ask for him to move classrooms. All of his information on assessments will go with him, and the plan is that the new teacher will shadow each current teacher for a day to get an idea of how the students' schedules currently...

Doesn't your boyfriend pretty much have as much parenting experience as you? I mean, you're son's only a year old. You already know your boyfriend well enough to live with him, and presumably you knew him for a while before you moved...

We talked to Teacher today. She explained the reason for her lengthy absence from school. I won't share it here (though I try to be careful to hide my identity), but she had a family emergency. I feel a little better about the length...

Quote: Originally Posted by TiredX2  Just to clarify, this is a 1st grade class?   Yes, it is. I know that the administrators cannot group students by ability, but I also know that most...