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My Sons 9Th Grade Class Uses Cats for Dissection
Asked by L.R. from Philadelphia
on September 15, 2009
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I just found out that my sons 9th grade bio class uses cats for dissection. I was horrified to hear this. We have 2 beautiful cats as pets.He said the teacher first sh...
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- Do you have issues with dissection in general or is this specific to cats? I once heard a comedian say that no one protests the killing of ugly animals . . . Ninth gr...
- Hi L., I grew up with cats and have loved them all my life so I understand your distress. On the other hand it has been my experience that most schools do use cats f...
- When I was in high school, we had a choice between cats and fetal pigs. I chose the pig, since we had house cats at home. I would call the school and ask if ther...
5 Year Old with No Attention Span
Asked by J.N. from Seattle
on February 24, 2009
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Hello,
My 5 year old son is in Kindergarten. He is a great kid and gets along well with others. The problem that we are having seems to be his attention span. He's...
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- J., I think it's very much the age group. My son is almost 5 1/2 and I feel I'm telling him to stop climbing the walls every 30 seconds or so. He will be starting...
- I could have written your posting! We're going through the same thing with our K's attention span. All I can tell you is what we've been trying - keeping the house as ...
- I have an almost 5 year old with a short attention span. I think it's very common in kids this age. But that's just my opinion. At the same time, he's starting pres...
Seeking Help with Reading for My 6 Year Old Daughter
Asked by C.N. from Raleigh
on October 27, 2009
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My daughter has been having trouble learning how to read. She gets frustrated very quickly and wants to just give up. She trys to sound out all the words, even words...
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- My daughter is six and had exactly the same problem at the beginning of this year- I could have written your question until the beginning of the month! (My son has AD...
- Hi C., My oldest daughter was reading in two weeks with the Phonics Game. My second however was not reading AT ALL at SEVEN. We worked, got her a tutor, worked some...
- You've probably recieved a lot of advice about this... but as a soon to be mom, i know that i will probably worry about every little thing that doesnt seem right with ...
Home Schooling for 1St Grade
Asked by A.G. from Portland
on June 9, 2009
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Hello ladies--
I'm planning on home schooling my son (1st grade) and was wondering what programs you would recommend as well as what websites I could refer to, to get...
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- I use WAVA which is online public school. I love it! It gives me all the curriculum and supplies for free and I have the choice to teach the lessons however I want or ...
- We are using the Robinson Curriculum. It has a religious background but, of course you don't have to follow any of that if you choose not to. Our grandson, who is 9,...
- I use Sonlight Curriculum. It is a fantastic curriculum and comes with a teacher's guide that is set up for 4-day or 5-day school. To get a look at it you can go to ww...
Retain a Young 1St Grade?
Asked by M.D. from Tulsa
on April 8, 2009
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My daughter has a late August birthday and we had always planned on starting her later. We put her in preschool at 3 and since then we have just pushed her along with ...
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- I held my son back from the begginning- on my own. I put him in pre-k at 5. Instead of kindergarten. (All-day program). He has a June b-day. I think kids are pushe...
- Hi M., As a teacher, if your daughter is not struggling or failing, I would recommend moving her on. That's great that she is reading and doing the math work. It would...
- As a mother of 2 with late birthdays and a grandhild who also will not meet the birthday entry requirment, at first it upset me. Later I saw that they were much better...
Friend Problem
Asked by C.H. from San Antonio
on March 12, 2008
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What do you do about a friend who has to always copy your child? My son has had a friend for years but the past couple of years, anything my son does, this friend has ...
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- Sounds like they are more brothers than friends. It is normal for boys this age to be really competetive. My husband and his brother were only 12 months apart and we...
- sounds like the friend either a) just wants to be involved in the same things his friend is or b) is getting competitive with your son, neither of which are necessaril...
- It takes all kinds of people to make the world go round, but we don't have to be friends with all of them. As with many relationships, your son should tell his friend...
Sloppy Handwriting for Left-Handed Child
Asked by A.M. from Dallas
on April 14, 2008
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This probably seems a little silly and I'm asking other moms on behalf of my niece who has an almost 5 year old boy, Connor. Connor is left-handed and attends a day c...
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- A., Just give him some time to mature and it will get better. My youngest son (now 25 and in college) is a righty and his writing is terrible. But my husband is a left...
- WoW! Have you received a lot of responses on this one! Well, I'm left handed. My husband is left handed. I have both a niece and a nephew that are lefties, and m...
- A., My son is a left handed and has beautiful handwriting now. I started him on the Handwriting without Tears Pre-K curriculum when he was 4-5. He is 8 now and his...
Can Anyone Help Me Out and Give Some Advise on Homeschooling
Asked by T.W. from Dallas
on April 27, 2008
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My best friend is wanting to start home schooling her daughter next year she will be in 9th grade then and asked me what I knew about it or if I knew anyone who has ho...
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- There are hundreds of choices for homeschoolers when it comes to curriculum. There is an annual bookfair coming up in a couple of weeks and I HIGHLY suggest that she a...
- I just started homeschooling my daughter this present school year. She is in the 8th grade.I got started by joining a local group in my area and just asked alot of que...
- T., The great news is that we live in Texas where we are on the forefront of homeschooling legislation. There is so much out there to get one started. I am hom...
Victoria Secerets? at What Age Do You Say Ok?
Asked by A.G. from Punta Gorda
on December 22, 2009
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I was a young mother 17 and 19. My girls are now entering teenage years. 6th grade and 9th grade. A family member who I love and respect asked if they could give my ...
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- I'm sure she meant no harm. She probably had the Pink line in mind, which are the nice, comfy sweats they have there. They're very colorful and cute. I see a lot of...
- I think that at the point that your child is out of a training bra it would be a good idea to take them to Victoria Secrets and be fitted for one. Also as you know it ...
- I do not see the point of giving a VS giftcard to a 14 year old girl. If she only wanted to buy "non-sexy/boring" underwear, bras or lotions with it, why buy the over...
Seeking Moms Feedback on How to Help My Son with Math
Asked by R.G. from Dallas
on April 18, 2009
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Hello Mamasource friends,
I really need your feedback, love and support. My 13 yo is in the 7th garde and really does well in school, he has a big heart and really...
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- Get a tutor. Most all kids we know have them. My daughter is in 8th grade honors and going to 9th grade honors. She and 98% of her friends (also in honors) have pri...
- the previous posters offer sounds awesome! Sounds like the perfect solution to have a tutor. Math is fun and it makes sense pretty much only when you have a good teac...
- You might could find a toutor. Sometimes one persons method to explain a math problem is different than another, and it will just click. I had one teacher that I didn'...
