Guest guest Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Gosh Haven and All, Since I am not a teacher officially I am scared to challenge just about anything. Our son has always had the peculiar directionality sense you mention in your child. I am always lost...we were doing a solo tour he and I in PHX AZ, and that city is laid out on a grid. Perfect for , who would point to the right direction I should be taking for the destination. I say that I would not know how to challenge or "push" on any skill cuz I remember from his first teacher that it was important never to push a kid over the edge too far, creating frustration. Somehow she knew just what that point was, how much to repeat, and when to stop. But also, she taught me how to end each lesson with the child's having a sense of achievement or triumph. One child psychologist told me to always leave off the lesson or reading or whatever a bit prematurely, thereby leaving him wanting more. We also bought that math series from Teaching Company. We have not viewed it yet. Jack could do very quickly the addition, subtraction, etc etc that local teachers posed to him when they were still at least on speaking terms about Facilitated Communication, which remains his way of using language. I think I will let hubby venture into the math worlds...where I feel so ill at ease. But lately we have watched the lectures on the Cathedrals - in France and in England coming up. Professor Cook, noted Medievalist and Renaissance scholar, leads the way, and our son travels right along with us, just fascinated! Cornelia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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