Question - what's the number one reason I know that..

November 30, 2006

....Kendra has been checking the answer code in the back of her favorite workbook

before doing the worksheet page itself?

ANSWER: The answer she ultimately wrote on the page says: ANSWERS WILL VARY.

:-)

November 30, 2006

thanks for the chuckle at this early hour I needed one!

maria

Question - what's the number one reason I know that..

...Kendra has been checking the answer code in the back of her favorite

workbook before doing the worksheet page itself?

ANSWER: The answer she ultimately wrote on the page says: ANSWERS WILL VARY.

:-)

November 30, 2006

That reminds me of something a certain little someone I know would do.

That's hilarious - hey, good for her for trying to problem solve in a

'different' way. Kennedy HATES to be wrong; I can see her doing exactly

that.

>

> ...Kendra has been checking the answer code in the back of her favorite

> workbook before doing the worksheet page itself?

>

> ANSWER: The answer she ultimately wrote on the page says: ANSWERS WILL

> VARY. :-)

>

November 30, 2006

That is cute!!! LOL!!

Crystal mom to (10), (3), and Eva (19 month old CHARGEr)

wife to Dan in Illinois

>

> ...Kendra has been checking the answer code in the back of her

favorite workbook before doing the worksheet page itself?

>

> ANSWER: The answer she ultimately wrote on the page says: ANSWERS

WILL VARY. :-)

>

November 30, 2006

Hi ,

That's one smart young lady you have there! Good sense of humor (or logic)

too. It makes me remember when Jeff was in school. He is very good at math and

loves anything to do with numbers. (Math is his splinter skill.) He can do

math problems in his head and would always just write the answer. He would

occasionally put a wrong answer down and just wait to see if the teacher would

catch it. If she did, he would just laugh and laugh, then put the right answer

down. If she didn't catch it .... he would just sit there pointing at the

paper, indicating that SHE made a mistake. She said he really kept her on her

toes when it came to math. If he ever did make a mistake, he would tear up the

paper because, he like Kennedy, HATES to be WRONG!! Aren't they just priceless.

Have a great day.

Smiles from,

Baker - Mom to Jeff (22 yr. old CHARGEr), Steve 23, recently married and

attending BYU/Provo, and others married with children of their own, providing me

with 6 handsome and active grandsons, and two beautiful curly haired

granddaughters - one a Special Angel with Cornelia deLange Syndrome (CdLS).

http://www.caringbridge.org/me/jeffbaker

Question - what's the number one reason I know that..

...Kendra has been checking the answer code in the back of her favorite

workbook before doing the worksheet page itself?

ANSWER: The answer she ultimately wrote on the page says: ANSWERS WILL VARY.

:-)

November 30, 2006

,

This is one of the best things I have read!!! OH my, how very clever your

daughter is !!! I love this!!

Tell Kendra she is my idol!!!

pam

>

> ...Kendra has been checking the answer code in the back of her favorite

> workbook before doing the worksheet page itself?

>

> ANSWER: The answer she ultimately wrote on the page says: ANSWERS WILL VARY.

> :-)

>

November 30, 2006

,

I hope the teacher saw the best in this?....

pam

>

>> >

>> > ANSWER: The answer she ultimately wrote on the page says: ANSWERS WILL

>> > VARY. :-)

>> >

>

--

Pamela J. , M.A., CAGS

Licensed Educational Psychologist

Deafblind Program

Perkins School for the Blind

175 N. Beacon St.

Watertown, MA 02472

November 30, 2006

and ,

It also occurs to me that this ³Answers will vary² is also the story of

CHARGE parents lives and maybe Kendra was just giving it back!!

p

>

> That reminds me of something a certain little someone I know would do.

> That's hilarious - hey, good for her for trying to problem solve in a

> 'different' way. Kennedy HATES to be wrong; I can see her doing exactly

> that.

>

> On 11/30/06, Keedy <wkeedy@... <mailto:wkeedy%40earthlink.net>

> > wrote:

>> >

>> > ...Kendra has been checking the answer code in the back of her favorite

>> > workbook before doing the worksheet page itself?

>> >

>> > ANSWER: The answer she ultimately wrote on the page says: ANSWERS WILL

>> > VARY. :-)

>> >

November 30, 2006

That is too funny! What a smart girl to seek out the answers....

, mommy to Meagan (CHaRgE) and 2 year old twins, and big brother

4 years, married to the best daddy in the world for 9 years!

-- Question - what's the number one reason I know that..

....Kendra has been checking the answer code in the back of her favorite

workbook before doing the worksheet page itself?

ANSWER: The answer she ultimately wrote on the page says: ANSWERS WILL VARY.

:-)

November 30, 2006

hehe, thanks Crystal!

and Kendra :-)

Re: Question - what's the number one reason I know that..

That is cute!!! LOL!!

Crystal mom to (10), (3), and Eva (19 month old CHARGEr)

wife to Dan in Illinois

>

> ...Kendra has been checking the answer code in the back of her

favorite workbook before doing the worksheet page itself?

>

> ANSWER: The answer she ultimately wrote on the page says: ANSWERS

WILL VARY. :-)

>

November 30, 2006

Love this, --it's priceless!

, mom to (4)

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November 30, 2006

-

That reminds me of Aubrie as a baby/toddler. She would give the wrong

answer all the time in therapy. Whether it was colors, words, shapes,

whatever. We finally decided she was just being humorous and keeping

herself interested because we knew she knew the right answer and she'd laugh

when she gave the wrong one. Kept us on our toes for sure! In fact, we

found it incredibly aggravating at the time because it was difficult to

document her knowledge.

Michele W

_____

From: CHARGE [mailto:CHARGE ] On Behalf Of

Baker

Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 8:19 AM

To: CHARGE

Subject: Re: Question - what's the number one reason I know that..

Hi ,

That's one smart young lady you have there! Good sense of humor (or logic)

too. It makes me remember when Jeff was in school. He is very good at math

and loves anything to do with numbers. (Math is his splinter skill.) He can

do math problems in his head and would always just write the answer. He

would occasionally put a wrong answer down and just wait to see if the

teacher would catch it. If she did, he would just laugh and laugh, then put

the right answer down. If she didn't catch it .... he would just sit there

pointing at the paper, indicating that SHE made a mistake. She said he

really kept her on her toes when it came to math. If he ever did make a

mistake, he would tear up the paper because, he like Kennedy, HATES to be

WRONG!! Aren't they just priceless. Have a great day.

Smiles from,

Baker - Mom to Jeff (22 yr. old CHARGEr), Steve 23, recently married

and attending BYU/Provo, and others married with children of their own,

providing me with 6 handsome and active grandsons, and two beautiful curly

haired granddaughters - one a Special Angel with Cornelia deLange Syndrome

(CdLS).

http://www.caringbr <http://www.caringbridge.org/me/jeffbaker>

idge.org/me/jeffbaker

November 30, 2006

HAHAHA! So amazingly true, Pam. Nice thought.

:-)

Re: Question - what's the number one reason I know that..

and ,

It also occurs to me that this ³Answers will vary² is also the story of

CHARGE parents lives and maybe Kendra was just giving it back!!

p

>

> That reminds me of something a certain little someone I know would do.

> That's hilarious - hey, good for her for trying to problem solve in a

> 'different' way. Kennedy HATES to be wrong; I can see her doing exactly

> that.

>

> On 11/30/06, Keedy <wkeedy@...

<mailto:wkeedy%40earthlink.net>

> > wrote:

>> >

>> > ...Kendra has been checking the answer code in the back of her favorite

>> > workbook before doing the worksheet page itself?

>> >

>> > ANSWER: The answer she ultimately wrote on the page says: ANSWERS WILL

>> > VARY. :-)

>> >

November 30, 2006

Actually, it was a workbook we had bought at Border's, where we usually go in

our neighborhood rather than to a further away and Noble. :-) Just as

others have said recently, I sometimes spend my ' coffee night out' looking

through the children's book section. Kendra likes to do these workbooks at home.

But you brought up an interesting point, Pam! At school, sometimes Kendra has

watched what other kids are doing to get ideas and then proceeds to do similar

things with her own work. I think this is great because it shows she

understands that other people can be resources, and that gaining ideas from

others helps us formulate our own ideas. These are general work times in math,

or art, for example, not test situations. But there are a few teachers who

REALLY do not like this approach even though I mention how pleased, well

ecstatic, really, we are that Kendra is taking such notice of the other kids.

We worked for years for this to happen. Fortunately her teachers this year

understand the concept. :-) I see the looking at the other kids' work as sort

of a 'prompt, or jump-start that really helps her get started.

Re: Question - what's the number one reason I know that..

,

I hope the teacher saw the best in this?....

pam

>

>> >

>> > ANSWER: The answer she ultimately wrote on the page says: ANSWERS WILL

>> > VARY. :-)

>> >

>

--

Pamela J. , M.A., CAGS

Licensed Educational Psychologist

Deafblind Program

Perkins School for the Blind

175 N. Beacon St.

Watertown, MA 02472

November 30, 2006

Thanks, ! :-) She is my silly young lady for sure.

Re:Question - what's the number one reason I know that..

Love this, --it's priceless!

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November 30, 2006

and Michele,

That joking about the answers you see in Jeff and Aubrie is really cool. It

definitely shows an amazing brain process. I'm so impressed with Jeff's

interest and skill in math. DId he always have this strength in math? Math is

definitely not one of Kendra's strong suits. Maybe at Christmas time this year

we can do some math as we do our shopping and get change. Everything is better

with shopping, right? :-)

Question - what's the number one reason I know that..

...Kendra has been checking the answer code in the back of her favorite

workbook before doing the worksheet page itself?

ANSWER: The answer she ultimately wrote on the page says: ANSWERS WILL VARY.

:-)

November 30, 2006

Ohhh! Kendra also hates to be wrong. She often corrects me when I make a

mistake of some kind. She used to do this if my fingers weren't perfect for

fingerspelling, and now she does it on other things. One example would be if I

write the wrong date on a check or something. She lets me know I need to change

it. Or, possibly if I don't buy something on our grocery list she will keep

asking about it. But not so much anymore with the grocery list. She accepts

I've changed my mind for some reason such as maybe the green beans don't look so

great.

Re: Question - what's the number one reason I know that..

That reminds me of something a certain little someone I know would do.

That's hilarious - hey, good for her for trying to problem solve in a

'different' way. Kennedy HATES to be wrong; I can see her doing exactly

that.

>

> ...Kendra has been checking the answer code in the back of her favorite

> workbook before doing the worksheet page itself?

>

> ANSWER: The answer she ultimately wrote on the page says: ANSWERS WILL

> VARY. :-)

>

December 1, 2006

,

Yes, he has always excelled in math. He just loved it. When he was 7-8 he

would reprogram our TV remote. We'd turn on the TV and only have channels

2,4,6,8 etc.,or 3,6,9,12 etc.or 10,20,30, 40 . . .we never knew what we were

going to be getting. He loves patterns and had a number board 1 - 100 and he'd

make up his own number patterns. Some of them were so intricate and I couldn't

figure them out. When my husband Bob (who is a mathematician) saw them, he'd

study it for a minute and show ME the pattern. I remember one was

7,8,14,15,16,29,30,31,58 and so on. The pattern was 7+8 = 15 -1 = 14, 15+16 =

31 -2 = 29, 30+31 = 62 -3 =59 and so on. He has always been creative with

math. He likes math games, and the math squares that you add up all the numbers

and the amount equals the same in each corner. When he was little he loved to

count. We'd be up into the hundreds. He never tired of it. He can add,

subtract, multiply and divide, three and four digit numbers in his head, count

money and make change, and yet, he can't bathe himself, is still working on

being potty trained, only communicates if necessary, and can't be left alone for

a minute. After seeing the movie Rainman years ago, my husband was hoping that

maybe Jeff was a Savant and maybe he could take him to Las Vegas and make a

killing. He wasn't and he didn't. Ü

Smiles from,

Baker - Mom to Jeff (22 yr. old CHARGEr), Steve 23, recently married and

attending BYU/Provo, and others married with children of their own, providing me

with 6 handsome and active grandsons, and two beautiful curly haired

granddaughters - one a Special Angel with Cornelia deLange Syndrome (CdLS).

http://www.caringbridge.org/me/jeffbaker

Question - what's the number one reason I know that..

...Kendra has been checking the answer code in the back of her favorite

workbook before doing the worksheet page itself?

ANSWER: The answer she ultimately wrote on the page says: ANSWERS WILL VARY.

:-)

December 1, 2006

I agree with you, . It is a wonderful thing that she notices the other kids

and that there are things she can learn from them on her own terms. Of course,

when she starts cheating from them then we have another thing to consider!!!