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I invented a game, when he was only 1, called the 'I love you' game. I'd say 'I love you 1' and he would reply 'I love you 2' and so forth. Sometimes I'd start the game which meant he would be counting the even numbers and sometimes he would start, which meant he would be counting the odd numbers. As a result, he was counting to 100 by the time he was 1 1/2.

He was barely 1, when I got him one of those talking/learning toys. As a result he was reading by the age of 2. I picked up the lessons by playing 'reading the billboards' games, every time we went someplace.

Because I started all these lessons as games, that kid was (and is) insatiable.
One of the most powerful learning tools, I've found so far, is learning together. Right down to carrying around a book while examining plants, in the neighborhood. when a child feels he is helping his teacher, he learns things that stick with him without memorizing.

My grandson has one advantage over his peers. His grandma (me) is also a long haul truck driver. I took him with me for several months, when he was about 8. I got him a U.S. map so that he could relate to where we were, at any one time. He knows every state, the capitals and even what the terrain is like, as well as the predominate crops for every state within the 48 contiquous states.

Just by playing games, letting him help ME learn, and exposing him to his surroundings plus taking educational walks, this kid is far advanced of any high school grad.

Thought I'd share that because it seems to me a lot of parents are working too hard, to educate their kids. It's actually fun and challenges our own memory and knowledge.]]> Sat, 6 Dec 2008 01:07:47 501 http://www.abqhomeschool.com/cgi-bin/forum/Blah.pl?m-1212326689/ http://www.abqhomeschool.com/cgi-bin/forum/Blah.pl?m-1212326689/#num1 CLICK HERE for link

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Also, entertainingly radical John Taylor Gatto has lots to say in criticism of compulsory schooling. He's a former teacher of the year in NY and has used this influence to take on the system.

Gatto books: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obi.....ds=john+taylor+gatto

How Children Fail: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obi.....ding=UTF8%26v=glance

How Children Learn: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obi.....26s=books%26n=507846

I also think that I've seen at least a couple of these books at the library.
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