Coming through (Jr.)!

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Coming through!

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You title these, I have no idea.

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I don;t remember what he was upset about.

Not that it matters. These photos were taken within a 2 minute span.

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Headshots for everyone!

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Red must be much worse

"Matthew, did you draw on the carpet with the blue crayon?"

"No."

"Matthew . . ."

"Yes ... but I didn't use the red one."

Better A or B (twice)?

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Matthew at the park

This summer, Matthew loved going to the park with me after our daily run.  Lately, he hasn't been so interested.  He usually wants to come straight home after we run.  I still offer, though.

He asked me to take a photo of his foot on top of mine. He really didn't need to stomp on it, though.

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Of course I wouldn't forget Matthew.

He's such a ham that he would not let me break out the camera without taking pictures of him.

He asked me to take a picture of his hand.

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So the first term is over, and ...

I'm finally getting around to posting images from Andrew's first day at school.  He loves second grade and it's doing well for him.

 Andrew and his best friend Sydne:

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I can do anything my brother can.

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You rock!

Andrew rocks Waco!

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Matthew: contained

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Andrew's summer

Andrew's summer was marked by bicycle riding.  We spent a couple intensive weeks at the park for him to learn how to ride, but in the end he was overjoyed when he could ride without falling.

Look out!

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Well, I'm back!

Finally got my computer back up and running.  Well, I actually bought all new equipment, but it's working nonetheless.

We spent a lot of time at the park this summer riding bikes.  Matthew seemed to tire of it fairly quickly.  I can't say I blame him -- it was 105-110°F all summer long.

Can you think of a better way to cool off than spitting water on the ground?

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The apple don't fall far from the tree

Sorry I can't imbed, but you need to see this video of Andrew.

Edit 10/7/11: Got it imbedded


I taught him everything I know. from Scott Everett on Vimeo.

We have been vindicated

We spent almost the entire year in 1st grade arguing with Andrew's teacher about his reading level. At the beginning of the year, he was assessed to be reading at a grade level of 1.2. We knew he was reading higher than that, but were assured he would raise his level throughout the year.

Then came the rules.

If you haven't heard by now, Andrew is a stickler for rules. All rules must be obeyed. If there aren't enough rules, he's happy to make up some more. Playing any game with him is akin to playing some sort of Communist Party Calvinball.

His teacher suggested that the kids read each book up to 5 times to ensure that they comprehended it a were ready for a quiz. To Andrew's ears, that meant each book must be read exactly 5 times. We actually had several arguments with him about his readiness for quizzes even though he hadn't read his book a sufficient number of times (I don't think we ever won). Because he took so long to read each book and wasn't really interested in the ones made available, he wasn't moved along the way he needed to be and ended the year at grade 1.7. We knew he was reeding and enjoying more complex books at home, but the school wouldn't move him along.

We kept on doing what we had been and seriously upgraded his complexity over the summer; not only in what he is reading, but also in what we read (or refuse to read) to him. It seems to have paid off. This year he has been pre-assessed as reading at a 4th grade level and Is the only one in his class reading chapter books. He seems pretty excited about the books available to him this year and we are expecting much better from the school.

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On a side note, my computer's been dead for a couple weeks. I hope to order parts next week and have it up and running again soon thereafter. There won't be photos until then.

Andrew's cake

I don't even know if he noticed what it was.

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