tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712393967576531341.post1530560147762510766..comments2023-06-12T10:53:27.662-04:00Comments on wait for it: The WhyAmy Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08507991317076642201noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712393967576531341.post-50890178236499262522012-03-21T18:29:34.640-04:002012-03-21T18:29:34.640-04:00And I cut back on my caffeine intake!And I cut back on my caffeine intake!Amy Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507991317076642201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712393967576531341.post-72420663411862312532012-03-21T16:08:59.963-04:002012-03-21T16:08:59.963-04:00Weird. Maybe you're more distracted now than a...Weird. Maybe you're more distracted now than at other times in life?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712393967576531341.post-91226027306636834542012-03-21T15:48:50.320-04:002012-03-21T15:48:50.320-04:00I'd say the takeaway is again determining our ...I'd say the takeaway is again determining our motivation. What moves us to "concentrate and treat things as important"?<br /><br />But the dyslexia thing is really troubling me. I'll see a word as misspelled, then I'll look again and it's okay. It's happening all the time now! Whaddya think, Dr D Dog?Amy Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507991317076642201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712393967576531341.post-52736105966260746112012-03-21T15:28:35.708-04:002012-03-21T15:28:35.708-04:00Oh, and as far as I know you can't catch dysle...Oh, and as far as I know you can't catch dyslexia later in life. No such luck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712393967576531341.post-33663729967552141882012-03-21T15:27:38.397-04:002012-03-21T15:27:38.397-04:00There was a scene in season 1 of The Wire where a ...There was a scene in season 1 of The Wire where a drug dealer (who was maybe 15) was helping his sister (maybe 11) do her math homework. He took one look at it and said "That's easy!" but she didn't get it so he did an analogy with how she would use numbers during a drug deal. She was then able to get it right away. He asked why she can't just do that at school, and she said "because they won't beat me up when I make a mistake." So the moral is that Simon should start dealing drugs--no wait...I'm not for beating up kids either, so I don't know what the takeaway is. Learning to concentrate and treat things as important may be the key to a lot of things, but it's also very hard. Ok, I'll stop with that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712393967576531341.post-46235334838088390132012-03-20T11:36:57.227-04:002012-03-20T11:36:57.227-04:00Is it possible to *become* dyslexic? I have been h...Is it possible to *become* dyslexic? I have been having problems.<br /><br />Good points there, DD. I've been making him redo everything he gets wrong, stressing that he could avoid this step if he slows down in the first place. Your perspective is interesting.<br /><br />You're right, Shannon, and the trick is that with math, you can't get credit for only making that one mistake, because your answer is wrong.<br /><br />Again this morning I was doing major calculations over breakfast, which reminds of the point of this all: the same actions, different motives, big difference. It's fascinating.Amy Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507991317076642201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712393967576531341.post-83683440314240181122012-03-20T09:58:54.761-04:002012-03-20T09:58:54.761-04:00Being dyslexic, I had trouble with math at that ag...Being dyslexic, I had trouble with math at that age because it was so easy for me to misplace a number. (Still is!) I remember responding by dragging my feet rather than rushing. I understood the concepts, too, but each problem felt like a giant weight on me because I could so easily screw up. So it's probably good that he can go so fast. Maybe he needs more of a challenge, which will force him to slow down?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712393967576531341.post-54826666781861722872012-03-18T16:16:56.659-04:002012-03-18T16:16:56.659-04:00ah, so interesting. yes, my 12 yo has the same pro...ah, so interesting. yes, my 12 yo has the same problem, she rushes to get to the end of her math problems and often has the right answer for the question, except for that one detail that she overlooked. don't know how we can get them to slow down. is it even possible?shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895190983814591749noreply@blogger.com