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post #1 of 14
2/3/08 at 11:53pm
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I overheard dd (7) on the phone to relative who occasionally randomly quizzes dd-
What's the capital of Texas? (pause) No, it's Austin.
What's the capital city of Mexico? (pause) It's Mexico City.
How many theme parks were there in 1955? (pause) No, there weren't any theme parks before then.

Serves the relative right for quizzing dd randomly on math facts. I wonder how she liked it coming back at her?

It was fun to overhear.
post #2 of 14
2/3/08 at 11:58pm
<chuckle> That is funny!
post #3 of 14
2/4/08 at 12:16am
Lol!
post #4 of 14
2/4/08 at 1:03am
( I'm not even hs but...)
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post #5 of 14
2/4/08 at 10:19am
That's awesome!
post #6 of 14
2/4/08 at 10:36am
You should be so proud of your dd!
post #7 of 14
2/4/08 at 11:16am
Hehe I would not have been able to contain my laughing.
post #8 of 14
2/4/08 at 2:11pm
:d
post #9 of 14
2/4/08 at 3:03pm
hehehe
post #10 of 14
2/4/08 at 4:32pm
Good for her!
post #11 of 14
2/4/08 at 5:57pm
Good for her!
post #12 of 14
2/5/08 at 12:51am
Heh... that's what I suggested DS(9) do with a kid in his gym class who was bullying him, saying he was "stupid" because he doesn't go to school and quizzing him on times tables.

We had decided previously not to push memorizing the times tables but focus on the mechanics of multiplication (in the few weeks since this happened, he actually has memorized them because we started more advanced multi-digit multiplication so it's more efficient). So, he didn't know the answers quickly and felt bad.

He knew that it didn't matter whether or not he knew them right now, but it's still tough when a kid tells you you're stupid for not knowing something. He tried to explain how great homeschooling is to this kid (something most kids get right away... "man, you're so lucky, school SUCKS") but this kid was just out to lunch...

Anyway, I told DS that next time he started quizzing him, he should just quiz him right back, with whale facts. He's OBSESSED with whales right now and I had a pretty good idea this kid wouldn't know a finback from an atlantic right!

Unfortunately, we never got to test this theory, since the kid quit gymnastics and hasn't been back since that particular incident. Awww, what a shame, we miss him soooo much...
post #13 of 14
2/5/08 at 10:59am
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Originally Posted by tankgirl73 View Post
Anyway, I told DS that next time he started quizzing him, he should just quiz him right back, with whale facts. He's OBSESSED with whales right now and I had a pretty good idea this kid wouldn't know a finback from an atlantic right!
That's a good idea!

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Unfortunately, we never got to test this theory, since the kid quit gymnastics and hasn't been back since that particular incident. Awww, what a shame, we miss him soooo much...
We've had a neighbor-boy quiz our dd a couple of times. So far, it hasn't seemed malicious. But the second time, I just asked him if he was trying to get his homework done. He looked a little sheepish, and gave the answers himself.

If dd ever gets fed up with this kind of thing, I might suggest that she "quiz back" by asking questions about things she knows ... such as how to make pancakes from scratch, maybe have a laundry-folding contest (it's something she enjoys, and she's better at it than me, so dh and I wonder where she got it, 'cause nobody "taught" her).

Oh, and how to grow tomatoes and pumpkins ... and how to care for worms ...
post #14 of 14
2/5/08 at 1:59pm
How funny!! Good for her!
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