I get the bad feeling that a huge disconnect is coming between what Stephen knows and what the education system says he should know. This week’s reading words from his first grade class are (in no particular order):
day
red
by
eat
here
say
car
play
He was bored with these words before I was finished with cutting out the flash cards. To spice [...]
At the last Parent-Teacher Conference, my son’s teacher mentioned “some concerns” that she had with him. Specifically his behavior in class. I don’t want to go into the details about what she said, but I don’t agree with her. Today a small plastic bag was sent home, containing a stack of flash cards and [...]
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