tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post792287062587164236..comments2024-03-18T08:33:25.907-04:00Comments on Inkwell Inspirations: Hypothesis: Unless June Cleaver Rescues Me, I’ll be Melting Down by FebruaryLisa Karon Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-47527189824483886112013-01-22T13:09:47.544-05:002013-01-22T13:09:47.544-05:00Nice, Anita. It sounds like you give excellent gui...Nice, Anita. It sounds like you give excellent guidance and help where needed.<br /><br />When we bought the project display board this year, we noticed how many "additions" were for sale to "enhance" the projects. Flashing LED lights. An apparatus to make things spin on the board. Crazy!<br /><br />And yes, the kids definitely need a ride to school on the days those projects Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-5275005963668474892013-01-22T13:05:11.043-05:002013-01-22T13:05:11.043-05:00Niki--real lights?? Gah! LOL. That's a bit how...Niki--real lights?? Gah! LOL. That's a bit how I felt when my daughter brought her shoe-box diorama of a dolphin, made of construction paper which she cut out and glued herself, to second grade and had to set it on the table next to the giant pebble-tech'd diorama with fake plants and real, dried starfish in it. Your kid's sweet face deflates and you feel astonished.<br /><br />Just aSusanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-76239865806258903752013-01-21T23:16:30.678-05:002013-01-21T23:16:30.678-05:00Excellent post, Susie. And great comments.
Pssst...Excellent post, Susie. And great comments. <br /><br />Pssst DebH - my boys were like that too... it's because they make the diapers so comfy nowadays, the kids don't see - er - feel a reason why they should expose themselves.<br /><br />My kids came up with great ideas and carried them out. My contribution has been:<br /><br />- buy the display board<br /><br />- use glue gun to glue Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618699900826731377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-78249701419801885502013-01-21T22:37:04.256-05:002013-01-21T22:37:04.256-05:00OK, now that I have (almost) stopped laughing... S...OK, now that I have (almost) stopped laughing... Sending hugs your way for supernatural grace during science project season.<br />I have to be honest... my first experience with this kind of parenting trauma is one of the things that prompted me to homeschool for a decade. <br />My daughter, then a second-grader, was required to produce a written report and a model of a local business. New to theNiki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-41976847371841523232013-01-21T19:26:37.375-05:002013-01-21T19:26:37.375-05:00Oh DebH! Potty training is its own crazy thing, is...Oh DebH! Potty training is its own crazy thing, isn't it? I am not ashamed to admit I used a bit of bribery. Not extensive. But a bit. Good luck with it!Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-91629223307202537742013-01-21T19:25:25.644-05:002013-01-21T19:25:25.644-05:00Oh Barb, that story is too much! Gah! I can just i...Oh Barb, that story is too much! Gah! I can just imagine you: "Er, sorry, ma'am, but before you get me fired, you should know your kid didn't quite tell you the truth..." Ooh, busted. LOL. I wouldn't miss that aspect of teaching, either.<br /><br />There certainly is quite a spectrum of involvement when it comes to parents.Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-26219831421297309382013-01-21T19:22:28.499-05:002013-01-21T19:22:28.499-05:00Aw Suzie, thanks! You are so sweet. I think you...Aw Suzie, thanks! You are so sweet. I think you're a good mom, too. <3<br /><br />Oh, pebble tech. It's something people put on the bottom of their swimming pools--I think it's real rocks but they're bonded and smooth-ish and the floor of the pool looks like rocks. When our daughter was in second grade, they kids made dioramas of ocean animals. Her dolphin was made of Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-80668103068237100222013-01-21T19:19:39.283-05:002013-01-21T19:19:39.283-05:00Karl, we've all learned from experience, haven...Karl, we've all learned from experience, haven't we?Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-77551797290044707352013-01-21T16:36:32.782-05:002013-01-21T16:36:32.782-05:00no experience with this.
no science fairs at the s...no experience with this.<br />no science fairs at the school i attended growing up.<br />my child is three years old. i guess i'll learn soon enough.<br /><br />right now, i'm just confused on how to take care of the pre-K thing. i've a stubborn little boy who doesn't want to potty train *sigh*DebHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-931799360440511552013-01-21T16:00:41.910-05:002013-01-21T16:00:41.910-05:00I had to laugh at this post. Not that I have scien...I had to laugh at this post. Not that I have science fair memories as a parent. We homeschooled those years. (Whew!)<br /><br />HOWEVER, I did spend 6 years teaching science in a Christian school, and may have run a science fair for exactly one of them. The first, then no more.<br /><br />I personally hated assigning any project so large the parents ended up doing it. It was so unfair to certain Barbara Earlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02446880500278578170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-3800019535378208682013-01-21T15:07:31.995-05:002013-01-21T15:07:31.995-05:00Susie, this was so fun to read. (Sorry, but it tr...Susie, this was so fun to read. (Sorry, but it truly was. ) We never had Science fairs at my son's school. I guess that was a good thing since it would have given me wrinkles and possibly unearthed poisonous spiders! <br /><br />I did always help him with his history projects, though. So much fun! I kind of miss those days.<br /><br />So - what does pebble-themed mean? <br /><br />You and Suzie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296203324088418271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-23730088857573515542013-01-21T14:49:43.925-05:002013-01-21T14:49:43.925-05:00No comment on what kind of parent I am... But this...No comment on what kind of parent I am... But this year's "collaboration" has been smoother than usual!Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12153576167918876364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-48870581466302834032013-01-21T11:26:04.766-05:002013-01-21T11:26:04.766-05:00Dina, Christi and my daughter sound like they have...Dina, Christi and my daughter sound like they have a lot in common. My daughter loves it now that she can use power point--I rarely see her projects now. She's very independent.<br /><br />My major contribution to science fair is helping with the board, I admit it. We used a paper cutter and there was no way my son could do that without my help. Nevertheless, our boards are downright dowdy!Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-64199709830998469342013-01-21T11:23:30.004-05:002013-01-21T11:23:30.004-05:00Anne, that's hilarious! I love it. Thank the L...Anne, that's hilarious! I love it. Thank the Lord for power point. My daughter loves power point and I rarely even see her school projects that require it.<br /><br />My son really does know his projects inside and out. I think that's why he moves on. He likes science and is able to articulate why he did what he did and what he learned and how to apply it. And hopefully soon he'll Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-89242934061374579292013-01-21T11:19:29.599-05:002013-01-21T11:19:29.599-05:00Thanks Deb! Things are much easier this year. In f...Thanks Deb! Things are much easier this year. In fact, he started early, and it's almost done!<br /><br />It's common for fourth graders in our state to have the project of building a model of a Spanish mission. My daughter's teacher stopped it in her class because it had clearly become a parent project. Some of them were electric with things like working doorbells or moving figures.<Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-74607179706062838932013-01-21T10:26:06.522-05:002013-01-21T10:26:06.522-05:00I'll help, but I won't do them. Science fa...I'll help, but I won't do them. Science fair is mostly an 8th grade thing in our school district. <br /><br />Christi is really super independent. She came up with an idea to test the short term memory of 8th grade boys vs 8th grade girls, which blessedly, had to be conducted at school. I mostly helped with her poster, because it would have been messy otherwise. She actually won both Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-29065725397296256562013-01-21T08:45:26.826-05:002013-01-21T08:45:26.826-05:00I HATED science fair when my kids were in school! ...I HATED science fair when my kids were in school! Fortunately, my oldest is a scientist by nature, so she did it all herself. Not that it was perfect, mind you. Her board usually looked hideous (I am NOT a helper parent!) but her experiment was always great. Or so I learned by her winning awards. In 8th grade she won the gold medal in the regional science fair with a project on the Ph balance in Anne Mateerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330467138236037032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-86091369128808025232013-01-21T05:23:39.865-05:002013-01-21T05:23:39.865-05:00oh Susie... I hope you have a much smoother time o...oh Susie... I hope you have a much smoother time of it this year!<br />but it makes for a good story.<br /><br />I like the challenge of these things, but not the last minute stuff. Ugh!<br /><br />Please share a photo of the project when you are done. I mean when your son is done...<br />:)<br />Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.com