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So, I was having trouble falling back asleep at 12:30 am (I have been drinking too much coffee).
eye, nose, mouth, chin, neck, arm, hand, leg, knee, toe, bottom
hat, shoe, sock, pants, coat, other
yellow, blue, pink
car, train, airplane, boat, truck, bike, bus, school bus
cat, meow, dog, dognoise, bunny, hop, giraffe, cow, horse, piggy
avocado, banana, apple, applesauce, milk, more
stool, potty, spoon, door, window, movie, tv, flower
up, down, mommy, daddy, Casper's name, stop
nnnnnnnnnnnO!
bye bye, hello (also used to mean telephone), night night, scoot down, other side
run, swing
Casper came home sick from school yesterday afternoon; she threw up. Except she said she threw up on the playground, but Mrs. B said she threw up in the bathroom, and she got everything cleaned up and changed all by herself, and she was jumping up and down and happy. When mr. flea unwrapped the dirty clothes he found that her shoes were wet, her underpants were soaked, and her dress was barely wet - a pattern much more like a pee accident than vomiting. When confronted she fessed up; I guess she was embarrassed enough to lie about it. Mrs. B was very surprised to hear she had been deceived when mr. flea talked to her, though you'd think the puddle of pee in the bathroom that nobody would own up to would have been a clue.
mr. flea also talked to Mrs. B about Casper's future education and whether she would be better staying in a Montessori classroom (which would mean private school) or transitioning to a traditional classroom. Mrs. B said that as she was so intelligent (I have a tendency to take this for granted, and must remember it) she had a good chance of struggling with boredom in traditional classes, but so far she hasn't seemed to grasp the self-motivation to learn of the Montessori method - she doesn't seem to realize she can go at her own pace. Mrs. B also said she likes the and-on work the most. If we remember that she is 4, it's hardly surprising that hands-on work is most fun and she is more interested in play than in progress. I was an excellent student in a traditional school setting, and was fortunate enough, after 4th grade, to attend public and then private schools where I was among intellectual peers and not held back by boredom, but one of the sadnesses for me about my education was that I was generally externally-motivated rather than self-motivated. To some extent this predates my schooling I think and is a result of my personality and parenting, but to some extent I think it is a feature of traditional schools for many children. So today I'll call the Athens Montessori and ask about spaces. It may not be an option, but we should at least investigate.
eye, nose, mouth, chin, neck, arm, hand, leg, knee, toe, bottom
hat, shoe, sock, pants, coat, other
yellow, blue, pink
car, train, airplane, boat, truck, bike, bus, school bus
cat, meow, dog, dognoise, bunny, hop, giraffe, cow, horse, piggy
avocado, banana, apple, applesauce, milk, more
stool, potty, spoon, door, window, movie, tv, flower
up, down, mommy, daddy, Casper's name, stop
nnnnnnnnnnnO!
bye bye, hello (also used to mean telephone), night night, scoot down, other side
run, swing
Casper came home sick from school yesterday afternoon; she threw up. Except she said she threw up on the playground, but Mrs. B said she threw up in the bathroom, and she got everything cleaned up and changed all by herself, and she was jumping up and down and happy. When mr. flea unwrapped the dirty clothes he found that her shoes were wet, her underpants were soaked, and her dress was barely wet - a pattern much more like a pee accident than vomiting. When confronted she fessed up; I guess she was embarrassed enough to lie about it. Mrs. B was very surprised to hear she had been deceived when mr. flea talked to her, though you'd think the puddle of pee in the bathroom that nobody would own up to would have been a clue.
mr. flea also talked to Mrs. B about Casper's future education and whether she would be better staying in a Montessori classroom (which would mean private school) or transitioning to a traditional classroom. Mrs. B said that as she was so intelligent (I have a tendency to take this for granted, and must remember it) she had a good chance of struggling with boredom in traditional classes, but so far she hasn't seemed to grasp the self-motivation to learn of the Montessori method - she doesn't seem to realize she can go at her own pace. Mrs. B also said she likes the and-on work the most. If we remember that she is 4, it's hardly surprising that hands-on work is most fun and she is more interested in play than in progress. I was an excellent student in a traditional school setting, and was fortunate enough, after 4th grade, to attend public and then private schools where I was among intellectual peers and not held back by boredom, but one of the sadnesses for me about my education was that I was generally externally-motivated rather than self-motivated. To some extent this predates my schooling I think and is a result of my personality and parenting, but to some extent I think it is a feature of traditional schools for many children. So today I'll call the Athens Montessori and ask about spaces. It may not be an option, but we should at least investigate.