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Jen..I had the same math issues as a kid. I would ...

2012-01-08T21:03:47.081-05:00

Jen..I had the same math issues as a kid. I would cry any time I was called up to the board, finally the teacher left me alone. It wasnt until high school that I got caught up

I'm sending my kids back to school on the 17th...

2012-01-08T11:00:21.592-05:00

I'm sending my kids back to school on the 17th for a variety of reasons...and this is the kind of crap I am afraid of. Time to start praying really hard to God that my son will get the easy ones.

I hated 'around the world' game in school....

2012-01-06T17:52:07.022-05:00

I hated 'around the world' game in school. I still suck at math facts. Miles is in 3rd grade too and they are all about timed tests and math facts. Every time he figures out a genius way to quickly solve his problems they discourage him and tell us to just have him memorize.

This makes me want to cry. I remember those same f...

2012-01-06T08:19:34.107-05:00

This makes me want to cry. I remember those same feelings when I was in school and I'm pretty sure I'm NOT gifted. I feel for her on this one.

Melanie

I know this would vastly complicate your life but ...

2012-01-06T08:08:32.029-05:00

I know this would vastly complicate your life but does your school district have magnate schools that you can put Miss A in the lottery for? We have that in Charlotte and it provides a lot of flexibility to find the right kind of program for each kid (side note: in general our schools suck but the magnate programs are well regarded).