tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post1138638730458989918..comments2024-03-19T08:40:36.481+11:00Comments on Life with Aspergers: Book Review: Raising a Left-Brain Child in a Right-Brain WorldGavin Bollardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13833941398375568706noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-47552254484052902372009-10-14T08:55:11.347+11:002009-10-14T08:55:11.347+11:00I'm a little irritated at the fact that I wasn...I'm a little irritated at the fact that I wasn't aware of the changed curriculum.<br /><br />It's only that I recognised several examples from the book as work my son has brought home that twigged me onto the idea that his school was following the new curriculum.<br /><br />It's certain that the changes make the school less aspie-friendly. My eldest son isn't particularly academic so, I'll probably leave things as they are for a while but of course, in the meantime, he has a tutor.<br /><br />It's a sad fact that 2 hours per week with his tutor teaches him more academic material than an entire week with his class.Gavin Bollardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13833941398375568706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-85025049138839307902009-10-14T04:37:12.511+11:002009-10-14T04:37:12.511+11:00Gavin, as a parent how do you feel about the new m...Gavin, as a parent how do you feel about the new math curriculum? And do you happen to know which one is being used? I'm curious because most teachers have a very hard time implementing it properly.aspieteachhttp://aspieteacher.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-48821159879411302372009-10-13T03:49:31.647+11:002009-10-13T03:49:31.647+11:00Thanks for the review, Gavin. I'll keep an ey...Thanks for the review, Gavin. I'll keep an eye out for this book.The Sesquipedalianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06708029437730830323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-32020775276538930832009-10-12T06:39:26.325+11:002009-10-12T06:39:26.325+11:00Measuring the playground? What is your favorite nu...Measuring the playground? What is your favorite number, and why? Oy. Is this what's been happening to education? I am SO glad I homeschooled.<br /><br />I have a visceral physical reaction to these kinds of activities; they make me want to curl up with a good book and be left the hell alone. When I was a little Aspie, how could I possibly have measured a playground with all those other children running amock? It would have been chaos. And maybe people can have favorite numbers, I don't know; I would have said that mine was zero so they'd take me out of class for being uncooperative.<br /><br />I feel very lucky that I grew up in a conservative school in which the teachers didn't try to make learning fun. They knew that learning *is* fun, and they communicated it to us by their love of the subject matter and by the importance they assigned to it.<br /><br />There's something amiss when everything has to be fun. It gives kids a false perspective on the world. Yes, some things are fun, but the real question is "Does it give you joy?" Some things that are not fun can be a joy to do. Just ask any parent.Rachelhttp://www.aspergerjourneys.comnoreply@blogger.com