Schrodinger's Kittie » Son http://www.schrodingerskittie.com Welcome to my indeterminacy...ramblings, rumblings and mumblings abound. Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:26:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 My Son … http://www.schrodingerskittie.com/2009/12/my-son/ http://www.schrodingerskittie.com/2009/12/my-son/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:38:19 +0000 Kittie Land http://www.schrodingerskittie.com/?p=872 arithmeticSo, when my son was very little, he used to sit and watch the PBS show on Differential Equations.  By little, I mean around 3 or 4 years old.  He was fascinated by the show and would throw a fit if I changed the channel.  Yet, in his early years, he struggled mightily with basic arithmetic.  Mathematics seemed to be no problem; but, you give him simple addition or multiplication and he would stumble all over himself.

I kept telling him to not worry about it.  That at some point in the not too distant future, the logic and patterns of basic arithmetic would click for him and he’d be off and running.  He just had to find the rhythm and the pattern; and, I had no doubt he would do so in his own time.

Well, it seems his time has come.  Here is an update from his gran – and I can honestly say, I’m so very proud of my boy.  Not just for this – but, for all he’s overcome in life and how absolutely beautiful his heart remains.

Many of you know that math was more than a challenge for Jason in earlier years.  He grasped higher math concepts…like say, Quantum theory, but really struggled with the basics functions.  We are very proud of him for his hard work! [...] You can tell by the results that he did a superb job in guiding himself through the first basic course.  (The first course is designed to span a year of math work, which he completed in just over six months with lots of vacation time included).

Congratulations, Jason!  You do great work.

Granny

Place Values
Place Values of six digit numbers                        100%
Specific Place Values                                                100%
Place Values – Expanded Form                              100%
Identifying Place Values                                         100%        
Specific Place Values                                                100%
Comparing and Ordering Numbers
Comparing Six Digit Numbers                               100%
Ordering Six Digit Numbers                                   100%
Comparing Numbers through Millions                100%
Ordering Seven Digit Numbers                              100%
Compare Fractions and Decimals                           100%
Ordering Decimals                                                      100%
Compare Integers I                                                      100%
Compare Integers II                                                     100%        
Compare IntegersIII                                                     100% 

]]> http://www.schrodingerskittie.com/2009/12/my-son/feed/ 0 The Best Thing I’ve Done With My Life http://www.schrodingerskittie.com/2007/11/the-best-thing-ive-done-with-my-life/ http://www.schrodingerskittie.com/2007/11/the-best-thing-ive-done-with-my-life/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:44:00 +0000 Kittie Land http://www.schrodingerskittie.com/2007/11/the-best-thing-ive-done-with-my-life/

The one in the middle. He’s with his little brother and sister. I love that kiddo so much.

That’s all…I have no life to report upon at this point in time.

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