Sep. 6, 2008 - Homeschooling Other People's Children?
Would you? Can you? How?
Well, that was vague. Let's just say I don't want to open my mouth and offer before I really consider all the possibilities, repercussions, etc. I can see that it would be a benefit to our family, but what are the "side effects?" Aside from having to drive the van more places?
This was inevitable, I suppose. School is going, ballet is going, I am going. Not sure how much time I'll have online now. I was afraid this would happen. I guess I'll have to get one of those "Blogging without Obligation" banners to put on the top of my blog. lol.
This week I'm going to use rather obscure song lyrics; you can fill them in with the correct words if you know 'em...but wouldn't it be more fun to do it a bit differently? I never would have known what they were so I'm glad it's not a contest. :-)
And...here we go!
1. If I was to walk into your life, would you ignore me, or embrace me?
2. Catch a bright star and place it in a crown.
3. And you can send me a dozen roses.
4. I'd like to deny the past but I'm dealing with a memory that never forgets.
5. I'm the innocent bystander / Somehow I got stuck holding the bag.
6. What's keeping us apart isn't selfishness, it's time and space.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to surprise, no pizza...had that Thursday, tomorrow my plans include Ballet x3, and Opera Talk at the library and Sunday, I want to go to church & help my dh pack for his trip *sniff*!
I am sure some of you are still getting into your homeschool routines. I know some people are very routine oriented while others may be more “day-by-day”, and it all depends on your family and what works best for your life-style. This week please post what your planned homeschool routine is. The theme banner should give you some ideas on how to do that. I had fun making that and adding in real info (except for the times! lol).
When you’re done posting your routines please share your prayers for this school year, and then sign the linky so others can visit.
Funny you should ask about routine. Today was our first day of school without The Cousin, who has returned home and to the sequestered "real" school life. I noticed right off the bat that we needed to adjust a few things so here goes.
The Artist needs to get up a little earlier since the kid takes about 30 minutes to become human.
The Geek needs to get up a little earlier since the kid takes about 30 minutes to become hungry.
We'll obviously be getting up 30 minutes earlier.
After that there will be no TV until all schoolwork is done, or until we sit down for lunch and I force everyone to watch FOX News. :-D
Let's see...breakfast, showers, baths, piano practice.
Bible, followed by Phonics for one and Math for the other, then switch. Literature. Science. History. Art. Music.
Right now The Artist is writing a report in History for Grammar since all of our materials haven't arrived yet. (I'll have to remind the ES.)
After lunch, of course, is rest time. We school before and after. What happens when depends on how long each lesson takes. We usually do Phonics and Math each day. Literature may not happen until bedtime. Some subjects may be combined.
By 3pm I am usually getting folks ready for dance classes and we are out the door anywhere between 3:15 & 3:30, depending on when the first class starts.
In the evening after dinner The Dad works with The Artist on a project. (Trying to get a LBL to work with a RBL. What was I thinking? May God have mercy on the kid. hehe)
How's that for vague? I guess it's at least "routine." :-)
I break here for the serious portion of the entry. My prayer for this year is for The Dad to learn how to relate to the kids, especially The Artist and The Professor.
We interrupt whatever previously scheduled thought this blogger had in her head to bring you the definition of RSVP. RSVP stands for Répondez s'il vous plaît. According to Wikipedia, "It is standard practice to reply to an RSVP request whether confirming attendance or declining." Therefore, when you receive an invitation, an e-mail, or anything else along those lines and it says "RSVP" you need to contact the person to let them know if you are attending OR if you are not attending. I mean, come on, if the geeks who edit Wikipedia know what it means and they never get invited anywhere, you'd think your general homeschooler would have some vague notion.
Thank you. You many now return to your regular lives.
Assignment: Take time this week to write about YOU and your feelings of trials and triumphs with homeschooling. Touch on when you first heard about the concept of home schooling and whether you tip-toed into the idea or just jumped in and never looked back. Share your schooling as a child and how you compare it to what your goals are for your children.
Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.—Eph. 6:4 (NIV)
As my eldest, I am a right-brainer.We don’t ever bother to look before we leap.As soon as we find something we like, we do.We are people of action.Unfortunately, that can get us into trouble as it did me with homeschooling.
After a life time of public school imprisonment, homeschooling started my salivary glands the instant I heard of it, especially Classical homeschooling.Ah, to read all those wonderful books.Books…books…Have I mentioned I’m a bibliophile?
So, without consideration of my children or their temperaments I plunged in, gung ho, to Classical education, only to be stopped up short nearly from the first day.
The Artist didn’t get it.The Artist couldn’t remember an A from a B one day to the next.The child wasn’t stupid.I knew the work wasn’t that hard.Seriously, how hard can it be to learn to read?
The Geek couldn't memorize poetry. Poetry?!? I can't understand why not. Seriously, how hard is this stuff, kids?
The Artist and The Geek are intelligent.They are not Mensa like The Dad, but a level of intelligence is there.The Artist can learn. The Geek can learn. I just had to learn the pace at which we must go.The Artist tried to teach me, but I was raised that people who think they can learn things from their children are liberal and indulgent.Those types of people are the problem with the children of today.
How wrong all of that was and what a waste of years in the process I see looking back.The Artist is who The Artist is.There is no mold for this one, but then, I’ve learned, there is no mold for any child, any creation of God.He made us to serve him with the gifts he gave us.Who are we as parents to destroy those gifts because they don’t fit our plans?Traditional Classical education was not to be for The Artist and The Geek, but that didn’t mean education wasn’t to be.
I’ve learned the hard way to bend before I break.I’ve learned the hard way that my way, just because I’m the parent, isn’t always the right way.Sometimes our children are trying to say something to us.They are human beings too, with feelings and dreams.Those feelings and dreams are no less valuable simply because they are under 18.(Who created that arbitrary number anyway?)
This year I look forward to another exciting year of learning more about my children as we go through our school days.We will do some traditional work; we will do some non-traditional work.We will find some things that The Mom & The Dad know the kids need to learn.We will find some things that the kids desire to learn.
The Artist will learn the latter before the former.
The Geek will learn the former before the latter.
The Professor will learn everything about everything all the time everywhere.
The Baby…I hope The Baby learns to use the potty. ;-)
A photo has been requested so here is one of today's project, the schoolroom closet.
Every time I blog about the subject of right-brained learning I end up getting some very good advice from people who stop by.Here are a couple of the ideas I’ve received so far:
My daughter is a right brain learner too and we have many meltdowns. Because of that I don’t even grade her papers where she can see it. I always tell her that if she has done her best then that’s all she can do. I privately grade her work and proudly show her a few of the ones she got right and remark on them and how wonderful she is doing.
What she doesn’t know is that I hold her at that spot and just give her more practice in compound predicates for example until she does it correctly. If she sees marks on her papers that something is wrong we can lose an entire school day. So now I avoid it all together.
I sure wish I’d heard that advice years ago.We’d be much farther along in life than we are now.RBLs are incredibly sensitive.Where a LBL would take the correction and be challenged to fix it, the RBL takes it personally.A spelling error is a personal failure.If they have to fix a few math problems it’s because they are too stupid.
When my two oldest had their summer’s end performance for ballet in August, the head of the school introduced the children this way: “You know what perfectionist’s they are.”RBLs are very demanding of themselves.They seem to demand nothing less than perfection. (Maybe it's because they think they are perfect?)We as adults know that they are doomed to failure if that is their standard.We have to help them all we can to achieve enough successes that they will finally feel comfortable (ie. Not have a complete meltdown) when they fail.
Home schooling a right brainer has been fun, but the most successful thing I've found so far.... is letting the right brained Dad explain things. He's taken over that and we all get on so much better now :)
Ah, yes, enlisting help.It is not only, well, helpful, it can be a relief.In our case, unfortunately (or fortunately, the jury’s still out) for me, I am the right-brainer.I’ve still felt the need to find other places for The Artist to learn.
The ways I’ve reached out and enlisted help have mostly been through extra-curricular classes.The Artist gets a lot of help at Ballet.There, everyone is like The Artist.For a RBL to see they aren’t the only one like that and for them to be around the stimulation of other RBLs is important.It helps their self-esteem (gee, you mean I’m not the only one who thinks this way?) and if it’s something they like to do it helps their maturity (once an RBL finds something they like AND are good at, they really take off).
The places to guard against are places that demand a level of perfection that is unattainable.Russian ballet schools would definitely not have helped The Artist.Again, RBLs are already placing perfectionist demands upon themselves, having someone else add to the mix really makes it volatile.Avoid places like that.You can identify them by the fact that the teacher, coach, youth worker, is always giving you a list of every wrong thing your RBL did in the class.
I am firmly convinced from reading about adult RBLs that they will come to good level of maturity, and be very successful, they just take longer and need more support and assistance from us.Which is good, since we are the ones who love them most.
Oy, I’m doing this on Word and it’s popped over to two pages.I don’t usually have time to read long entries so I try to avoid writing them.I will continue this topic over the next few weeks, mostly because I like to hash out things I’m learning in a spoken or written manner.It helps me wrap my mind around it.I will also be reading and going over “The Edison Trait” by Dr. Lucy Jo Palladino. I think my next written thoughts on this topic will be about focusing on the good stuff.
Outside My Window...the eastern sky is beginning to brighten.
I am thinking...I need to check Chrissy's blog as soon as am done here to see if there is an update from Rob.--Checked, none, continue to pray.
I am thankful for...praying friends, and God's gracious condesention to bend his ear toward us.
From the kitchen...I think I'll try to make some scones this morning.
From the learning rooms...today is a holiday and tomorrow is a "field trip," after that we will learn how to use our new microscope.
I am wearing...blue sundress.
I am creating...a post on how to homeschool a right-brained learner without committing filicide.
I am going...nowhere, though The Dad and the three eldest will be going to a BBQ. Turns out The Baby has Roseola. It only took me four tries to get this disease.
I am reading...Spurgeon's Daily Devotional Bible.
I am hoping...to finish organizing the schoolroom closet and getting all this other junk out of here.
Around the house...the laundry is running, the dishes are washing, and I am so thankful for modern conveniences. They are sure a lot cheaper than maids.
One of my favorite things...approaching 1,500 on LibraryThing.
A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week: BBQ, back into the swing of things with ballet (x8), on Tuesday we are going to the beach or zoo depending on a variety of factors, get ready for The Dad's business trip *sniff*--it's really not that bad it's just that I'm usually the one traveling so I'm not used to being left behind.
Here is picture thought I am sharing...
The Artist's first snowboard lesson. (Hint: Don't complain about the heat, in a few months you'll be complaining about the cold. Enjoy the warmth while you can.)
for fear it would freeze up my computer, but once I started looking at the pictures there were so many amazing examples of God's handiwork I just had to. I'll do one later of God's most amazing handiwork...um, that would be us. Click here to see Sally's. (That's where I stole borrowed it.)
>>>We interrupt this meme to confess my forgetfulness...please forgive me, I meant to post that in case you hadn't heard, mamasmurf (Chrissy) is in hospital. She is fighting an infection. Please keep her in your prayers.<<<
Here's the concept:
a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
b. Using only the first page, pick an image. (Be careful. Flickr isn't filtered.)
c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into Mosaic Maker. You get the URL by clicking on the photo, then copying the url from your browser.
And here are the questions:
1. What is your first name? Java--haha, you thought you'd get me on that one.
2. What is your favorite food? Seafood, this particular picture is of some coquinas, a type of clam.
3. What high school did you go to? Two--not even gonna give out that much, 'ceptin I attended two public high schools.
4. What is your favorite color? Yellow, of course.
5. Who is your celebrity crush? I don't have one. I was going to type in "blech" but I was seriously afraid of what would come up...pardon the pun.
6. Favorite drink? Cold water--oh, oh, me too, me too. I bet you thought it was coffee...that's my second.
7. Dream vacation? Hawaii & The Painted Desert are tied for my dream vacation. Fortunately some lucky person found The Painted Desert in HI...lol.
8. Favorite dessert? Creme Brulee...how I ended up with a sparrow...?
9. What you want to be when you grow up? A Godly woman. Hope I'm not dead by the time I grow up.
10. What do you love most in life? I really, really wanted to say "God" or something equally pious, but I decided to be honest and type in "my husband." It waivers. But after I make this confession I'm sure I'll feel better and put God back on top...funny how that works.
11. One Word to describe you? Busy (Sally "mis-typed." She said "ordinary." God, as you can see from these pictures, makes nothing "ordinary.")
12. Your Flickr name? Untold...another one I evaded.
Refrain
All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful:
The Lord God made them all.
Each little flower that opens,
Each little bird that sings,
He made their glowing colors,
He made their tiny wings.
Refrain
The rich man in his castle,
The poor man at his gate,
He made them, high or lowly,
And ordered their estate.
Refrain
The purple headed mountains,
The river running by,
The sunset and the morning
That brightens up the sky.
Refrain
The cold wind in the winter,
The pleasant summer sun,
The ripe fruits in the garden,
He made them every one.
Refrain
The tall trees in the greenwood,
The meadows where we play,
The rushes by the water,
To gather every day.
Refrain
He gave us eyes to see them,
And lips that we might tell
How great is God Almighty,
Who has made all things well.
Aug. 30, 2008 - Governor Sarah Palin's Acceptance Speech
I was going to try to post it, fearing only that I'd never be able to get my blog to run on my computer again, but Barbara at Mommy Life already did it so I figured I needn't put in the extra effort.
I agree with Barbara, we have now truly seen history being made, and I am definitely excited. I might even *gasp* put a bumper sticker on my car. At the very least I'll put a sign in the yard. All the contractors who knock on my door say we have a "prime" location...*snort*
One thing I'm wondering...since she has five kids, and after election day in November will be one heartbeat away from the oval office, will this make people stop thinking I have too many kids?
Yeah, I didn't think so.
Oops, I forgot to link here. This site has the typed transcript. I always find those useful.
Aug. 29, 2008 - Dreams Only a Homeschooler Could Have
Last night I dreamed I went with the kids to the biggest used bookstore I've ever seen. Inside were books from every genre and every subject all reasonably priced. It was quite possibly the best dream I've ever had.
I suppose any bibliophile could have had this dream, but I doubt theirs would have had as many textbooks.
1. When I'm sick I'm useless. I'm just not one of those people who can work through it. I curl up and want to be left alone. Well, that's not entirely true...I want to be waited on hand and foot.
2. When I take a walk, I think about the beauty of God's creation. I usually walk with my children so I think about other walks and that makes me nostalgic and slightly panicky over how fast they are growing up.
3. Money can't buy happiness but it can make it a lot easier to be happy. I mean, who wants the stress of wondering how the bills are going to be paid?
4. Cotton makes me relaxed and leather makes me think about my best friend in high school who only wore leather moccasins, even in the dead of winter. I thought she was nuts. She'd laugh if she knew The Baby has only worn moccasins.
5. Question 5 has to be edited because I don't believe they allow that sort of thing here but if you know the question my answer is: that's between me and God.
6. My favorite color these days is yellow because that's the new color of my house.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to pizza and a movie--you weren't really expecting something different were you, tomorrow my plans include I think some more cleaning and organization--I need to get our homsechool group schedule done-- and Sunday, I want to go to church, then take a nap! Don't forget that here in the USA Monday is a holiday (I'd hate to have you show up to work for naught) so on Monday we are going to a BBQ at a friend's house.
Have a great weekend and please continue to keep Marsha & David Drews and their family in your prayers in the aftermath of little Christian's death.
There was a night we thought one of our children would not live to see the morning. I sat at the bedside numb, not even knowing what to pray, hoping only that others were praying for us. Please pray for Marsha and David & their family as their 3yo son God has called home to be with Him.
Little travelers Zionward
Each one entering into rest,
In the kingdom of your Lord,
In the mansions of the blest:
There, to welcome, Jesus waits,
Gives the crown His followers win;
Lift your heads, ye golden gates,
Let the little travelers in!
Who are they whose little feet,
Pacing life’s dark journey through,
Now have reached the heavenly seat
They had ever kept in view?
“I from Greenland’s frozen land,”
“I from India’s sultry plain,”
“I from Africa’s barren sand,”
“I from islands of the main.”
“All our earthly journey past,
Every tear and pain gone by,
Here together met at last,
At the portal of the sky.”
Each the welcome “Come!” awaits,
Conquerors over death and sin;
Lift your heads, ye golden gates,
Let the little travelers in.
This week’s theme is about sharing your 2008-09 homeschool agendas and plans. You’ve been preparing your plans for some time and you’re ready to go. Or you’re still in the planning-stage and need some inspiration or tips on what to use. Because many use different curriculum and methods there is always something new to be gleaned from other homeschoolers. It’s always fun and interesting to see what other’s are using and the WWWWH as Robin Sampson suggests. So this week I hope you will share what you’re doing this year for your homeschool agenda. Share the different curriculum you’re using. You can also include what age/grade you’re using it for, how long you’ve been using it, and why you like it.
Please share a Bible verse that has encouraged you or inspired you during this planning-process, and how.
This year The Geek will join us for "official" school. This, along with having to use a Charter school, has added a new dimension to our days and I am going to ease myself into it. Fortunately our charter school is very liberal so I have the room to do that.
The Dad brought in the last of my book boxes from the garage while I was organizing our library over the past month. Inside one of those boxes I found the binder I used our first year of school. Inside were pages upon which I had meticulously planned out our daily lessons. As I perused the pages I cocked and eyebrow and thought, "I must have been out of my mind." I can look back and see from that book that so many thing had to be pushed to the next day, then the next. Since then I've learned that, for our family, it is only planning day to day for school that works, because, "Like my daddy used to say, 'Rosanne Rosanna Dana, it's always something.'"
This year I've changed the way I teach The Artist to match up with what I've read on Right-Brained Learning. In the two weeks we've been doing school we would traditionally have had about 5 melt-downs and a multitude of arguments by now. Nothing. Absolutely nothing. We have had a peaceful time of school and The Artist has been very happy, even to correct work. When I read Ginny's entry here, I was reminded of something else I've done that seems to be keeping the peace. I had always read that we should correct the kids' work right away. I've even taken classes for the curriculum I use and they have emphasized the importance of making the children correct their work immediately. This year I've been waiting until the following day to have them correct it and they've been doing fine. More importantly, they've been receiving the correction well.
A few of the books we are using:
Bible--The Big Book of Questions & Answers about Jesus
Phonics--Spell to Write & Read
Math--K'NEX Math & Geometry
Art--Art Adventures at Home
Science--Microscope Adventure
History--Veritas Press "Explorers to 1815"
Music--Classical Magic
Grammar--Shurley Grammar
Penmanship--PAF Handwriting Program for Left Hand
Misc--Books & Software from The Critical Thinking Co.
I can't really think of ONE verse that has inspired or helped me in my planning. I find the whole of scripture is a constant encouragement in every aspect of our homeschooling. When I read the Word I am always reminded of the fact that they will not get this essential instruction (Scripture) in school. In my area, even the Christian schools' level of religious instruction falls short.
Click here to find others who are participating in Homeschool Memoirs.
At Touchstone Magazine's website they have a really funny cup I think I'll put on my gift list. "Caffeinated Christianity" is an apt description of my life.
They also have a very good commentary on Hollywood's recent Jane Austen craze which has culminated (we can only hope) in a movie entitled "Becoming Jane." The author makes this pointed review of the movie & craze:
"Becoming Jane could be taken as an innocent fiction, but why was such a film made in the first place? The answer is that it is the latest in a long line of comprehensive misinterpretations of Austen classics established upon the premise that unless Jane Austen experienced adolescent passion and rebelled against traditional authorities, she was not a “real” woman....Instead of rising to meet Jane Austen’s sophisticated and morally centered world, filmmakers drag her down to the modern level."
Outside My Window...the sun is already burning hot. This time of year it's almost unbelievable that in two months I will be saying, "it's darn cold out there," in the morning.
I am thinking...I feel soooooo much better now that I have the coffee IV back in my veins. I was so exhausted last week I just could not figure it out. On Saturday I took two naps and still went to bed at 9pm. I got up Sunday, drank two cups of coffee and have been going non-stop ever since.
I am thankful for...um, coffee?
From the learning room...see here for our joyous success last week.
From the kitchen...this week we will begin our practice of crock-pot cooking so I can have it down pat since next week will begin our new dance schedule and we will be out every week day until nearly 6, sometimes later.
I am wearing...my pj's still. I will change as soon as I'm ready to go to the store.
I am creating...still more organization. Even The Dad is getting in on things. He's reorganizing his office so we can move the kids' clothing in there. They share one closet now and it's really too small for four kids so we are going to move half the clothes into the closet in the office.
I am going...to the store. That's all for today. Later I'll watch the Convention. No, the cable still hasn't been canceled. Maybe The Dad is enjoying all the political shows? Uh, no.
I am reading...same old, but I added "Home Schooling from Scratch." I found it at the library last week. It's over 10 years old so it's a bit out of date but it's still been interesting. I'm going to check out all the resources this week to see which ones still exist. I'll have to google them though, because the internet was rather new back then. Something about that makes it seem even older.
I am hoping...to get to the swim party at my friend's house tomorrow night. I'll probably only take The Artist since The Geek & The Professor can't swim independently yet and there will be a lot of people there.
I am hearing...intermittent whining from The Baby. The kid has discovered that standing on our little step-stool makes new things available to little fingers. Unfortunately, the kid has NOT discovered how to get down off the step-stool.
Around the house...The Cousin has returned and the kids are probably not going to get much school done this week.
One of my favorite things...um, coffee, again?
A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week: Shopping, Mommy & Me, Pool Party, Tap, Dr., Dentist, Piano.
I was perusing the HomeschoolBlogger home page and came across this entry. As we should all know by now I only blog for contests so I couldn't resist at least an attempt. Besides, it will give me something focussed to blog about. I hate rambling...not yours, mine. I tend to go places best left alone, if you know what I mean. So I have decided to "go back to school" and make another attempt at a degree. Click here if you are interested in joining as well.
The other day we were sitting at the table in the family room working on our school work when I heard an unusual noise coming from the foyer. I couldn't quite identify it. I thought it was just The Baby playing with some toy, but it was unique enough for me to turn around. It was not The Baby in the foyer however, it was The Turtle. How (and when) it managed to climb out of his tank and, more importantly, how it lived through the four foot fall, we still don't know, but we decided he must be desperate for a walk and took him outside for some sun.
2--Death of a Beta Fish
About two weeks ago I went to open the drapes in the dining room and happened a glance down at The Beta Fish. There was something odd about the way he was just floating there. It didn't look like his typical "play dead" position. First, he was at the top of the water when he normally plays dead in the bottom of his bowl. Second, he was listing to his left. I tapped the bowl as I do every day when I look in on him. No response. Oh, dear. I cannot go and face The Artist to deliver the news so I try to play it down and holler over to the other room, "'The Beta Fish' is dead guys." This is met with a rush of children into the dining room. The Artist assures me he must still be alive since we have been thinking he's dead every day for the last two years. The kid taps repeatedly until there is finally a response, a flicker of a fin. I shake my head. "It must be dying," I say and the kids try to tell me I'm wrong, but I've got a bad feeling about this. I move him into the kitchen where I can keep a closer eye on him.
By Friday, The Cousin has diagnosed the problem as a probable stroke. "Fish have strokes?" "I suppose. They have brains and hearts, don't they?" This would certainly explain the listing. It still doesn't look good. The food goes uneaten, little air bubbles come popping out of the gills. The Beta Fish still has flashes of activity but I think it's mostly just nerves, "Like when you cut a chicken's head off and it's body runs around the yard." Four city born and bred faces look up at me appalled.
A week goes by and things remain the same. Then, Saturday night I look in the bowl and there can be no doubt. The Beta Fish is floating upside down in the middle of his bowl. As I once heard a little girl at dance say, "My fish died. He tried to swim upside down and fish can't do that." It's a sad moment. The Artist refuses belief at first, tapping repeatedly tapping the glass, hoping for a repeat of the previous week's miracle.
Currently, The Beta Fish is in his bowl on the patio table awaiting a proper burial when The Cousin arrives in the morning.
Sally asked for a bit more information on the subject so here are a few links to info on right-brained learning.
I would like to qualify all the following links by saying that I do not believe in the idea of multiple intelligences. I do believe that we are all a lot smarter than we think we are, but I do not believe that this means we are all "geniuses," which is basically what MI is trying to purport.
Here is a basic comparison (found here) of the RBL compared to the LBL, the latter which, unfortunately, so much curriculum, and our entire public school experience, leans toward.
Left Brain
Right Brain
Logical
Sequential
Rational
Analytical
Objective
Looks at parts
Random
Intuitive
Holistic
Synthesizing
Subjective
Looks at wholes
My oldest, and possibly my third, child is definitely right brained. Long before discovering this over the past month I already knew the kid was a whole lot like me. Not surprisingly, then, when I took the Hemispheric Dominance Test here, I scored over the top right brained.
Type of Cognitive Processing
Brief Description
Holistic
Processing information from whole to part; sees the big picture first, not the details.
Random
Processing information with out priority, jumps form one task to another.
Concrete
Processes things that can be seen , or touched - real objects.
Intuitive
Processes information based on whether or not it feels right Know answer but not sure how it was derived.
Nonverbal
Processes thought as illustrations.
Fantasy-Oriented
Processes information with creativity; less focuses on rules and regulations
OK, here are a few of the sites I've been perusing this month:
For those who asked about the market...it probably isn't much to most folks but I embarrass easily. I'm still in therapy for stuff that happened in Kindergarten.
I was in line with my groceries and already had a few on the belt when a clerk quickly came by and told me he'd take me on the next register and took off again. Since I had already started unloading my cart I told the lady behind me she could go. I didn't have that much and the person in front of me was nearly done. I also was in no hurry (for a change).
As I'm paying for my groceries I hear the clerk berating the lady for being in his line. Apparently it was the 15 items or less line and she had more than 15 items. Ugh, I'm still blushing nearly 24 hours later.
I will change as soon as I'm ready to go to the store.
