tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33304763.post6852980682898593675..comments2023-10-25T07:52:11.734-07:00Comments on Mariposas Oscuras & Other Obscurities: Addicted to MoviesSpositahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15718356154321754520noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33304763.post-58658335407404047152012-04-02T23:37:33.482-07:002012-04-02T23:37:33.482-07:00I appreciated Nurture Shock.
I could rant too lon...I appreciated Nurture Shock.<br /><br />I could rant too long about the problems with the school's approach to early education (making age (grade) the single defining characteristic of a child, engaging at the lowest skill level of the 'grade' while failing to make it more approachable to those who don't fit the narrow academic mold, falling to confirmation bias when measuring results)... but what I don't know is how anyone can say no to Boo. Too cute. I'd let her watch movies too.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03872965131931605713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33304763.post-53110863352792065632011-03-21T12:47:43.543-07:002011-03-21T12:47:43.543-07:00Th.: OK. I re-skimmed the Nurture Shock chapter o...Th.: OK. I re-skimmed the Nurture Shock chapter on education and I guess I don't really disagree with most of what they are actually saying. I agree that testing for IQ when the child is a preschooler is ridiculous, especially if they can't get in later at all. I also agree that "gifted" education should be an open system - you stay in if you're up to the standards, you can get in whenever you show you should be there.<br /><br />BUT I disagree with the notion that "gifted education" can't begin that early, and although they do state that "a kid who blows the top off that test is a bright kid, no question" and generally stays in the top 5%, they don't address how the traditional school environment can actually be very detrimental to these children who are extreme outliers. The Dude has a friend in his current class who is CRAZY smart but because he wasn't identified early, was put through 1st grade and not engaged at his level, now really doesn't like school and isn't a great "student."<br /><br />AND they mention that children in the CA gifted program do do better by about 36% than the norm, but they don't give CA the credit that they DO wait until 3rd grade for testing (which is the earliest time suggested in this book). <br /><br />I am sad to hear that Pushing Daisies doesn't stay strong in the 2nd season, but I'll keep watching them and mourn when it does happen. I actually got the Spozo to watch an episode, and he deemed it "cute."Spositahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15718356154321754520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33304763.post-18276692428007428322011-03-21T12:19:25.639-07:002011-03-21T12:19:25.639-07:00.
Plus, when they knew they were going to be canc....<br /><br />Plus, when they knew they were going to be canceled, they tried to cram too much in to the final episodes.Th.http://thmazing.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33304763.post-89279174025824853822011-03-21T11:57:33.022-07:002011-03-21T11:57:33.022-07:00I loved the first season of Pushing Daisies! I th...I loved the first season of Pushing Daisies! I think the writer's strike really killed the show, though, and it just couldn't recover.the romgihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18146584347497549323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33304763.post-49791325085778202162011-03-21T10:50:12.485-07:002011-03-21T10:50:12.485-07:00.
I'm so glad you decided to pick up Pushing ....<br /><br />I'm so glad you decided to pick up Pushing Daisies. It's pretty much the best. <br /><br />Out of curiosity, what was about the research behind NurtureShock's educational findings that you found less compelling than the other parts of the book?Th.http://thmazing.comnoreply@blogger.com