Some good news

Beth,

So glad to hear about how well your son did on the writing test. The whole family and his teacher must be grinning from ear to ear. I was thinking about him when I read recently abour FL 19 day summer school for those who just missed passing the FCAT.

My 15-year-old started IM this week. His school does state testing all in two days which I thought was way too much testing so I picked him up at lunch and he did early afternoon sessions of IM. Next week it will be at 5:00 which traffic wise is not the best. My son said that there was way to much time between tests on the state tests to the point of being painful. He finished up the afternoon tests during PE and resource during the next two days. We will rethink this plan for next year.

His only real comment on IM was that the foot work hurts his shins.

Helen

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:-) that is awsome!!!

Tell him good luck from me!!! My son was really tired for the first couple weeks.

We are very pleased. His teacher had been telling us how well he was doing but to be honest, I discounted her comments. I find with a classified kid teachers don’t always have high enough expectations so when they say he is doing well they mean “for a kid like him.” That is what is nice about this feedback—noone knew who he is.

Actually, this test isn’t one that can hold kids back (probably why it is a sensibly designed test). It is the reading and math, which we haven’t received results from yet.

Beth

I think that is great. Congrats.

Awesome, Beth! I think that the step-by-step approach to writing can really help, once the child is remediated to the point where he is able to learn it. It works especially well with kids who have strong reasoning skills and can appreciate that the rules of writing actually make sense. My son has a composition class at school that has really helped a lot. He hates the class, but he is a better writer for it.

Andrea

It is like getting an independent evalualtion of his writing. My senior had to take an english test to see if he needed to take remedial english in college because of his score of the english part of the ACT. On the essay which was graded by two people he got a 10 out of a 12. I felt the same way you did about it. He scored lower on the english usage section but it looks like his overall score exempts him from the remedial english class.

Helen

What excellent news! Here’s a hug! {{{{Beth}}}}

Janis

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There is an extremely painful and annoying condition called shin splints. It is caused by excessive repeated shocks to the feet and legs. I gave it to myself by too much trampolining at one time, and it’s very common among runners, especially if they practice on hard surfaces. The condition is *not* terribly dangerous if you stop the activity that is causing it, but it takes a very long time (often several months) for the inflammation to go away and even longer for the shins to stop being sensitive.

Obviously you don’t want to have your son get this, especially since it would mean stopping the IM and many sports.

Check that he is wearing shoes with lots of spring in the soles; if possible, have him do the IM exercises on a very soft padded carpet; and try to teach him to do the motions without impact. Also see if he can figure out if he is counterstressing one muscle against another and causing strain that way.

Beth -

Awesome job! Says a lot about the hard work EVERYONE around your son is putting in. Good Luck and keep up the hard work.

Beth,

This is great news. It is nice to know that writing can be remediated. I have had my doubts at times.
We will be doing IM again this summer. I can’t wait. I hope we get the writing boost from it.

We have been doing those exercises that are like neuronet/brain gym and my son finds these rather simple movements very difficult. It actually gives me hope that you did neuronet/IM with these wonderful results.

YIPPPEEEEEEE

Hi Beth,
I haven’t been on the computer for a few days….so congratulations! :-)
That really is positive news!!!!!