godfrog 2 #1 February 16, 2007 Had a meeting with his teacher today, she requested us to come in and see her. I had noticed some things previos to this meeting like him counting cards and nobody in our family able to beat him at checkers and memories that he has of things before he was a year old that are accurate. Now the teacher tells us that she asks questions and he quotes answers verbatim from books! yes he is on the A honor roll but what do you do with a child like this. special schools, don't want to rush him in growing up, I want him to be a kid and do the stuff kids do!Experience is a difficult teacher, she gives you the test first and the lesson afterward Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stitch 0 #2 February 16, 2007 I've got a photographic memory and look how I turned out. "No cookies for you"- GFD "I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65 Don't be a "Racer Hater" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
godfrog 2 #3 February 17, 2007 oh shit I knew it the kids in troubleExperience is a difficult teacher, she gives you the test first and the lesson afterward Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NewGuy2005 53 #4 February 17, 2007 He'll be a kid no matter what you do. Enjoy it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
downwardspiral 0 #5 February 17, 2007 Set him down, have him watch "Memento" as well as "50 1st dates" and tell him he had better finish his food because there are starving people in Africa. www.FourWheelerHB.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
guppie01 0 #6 February 17, 2007 QuoteI've got a photographic memory and look how I turned out. Really??? g"Let's do something romantic this Saturday... how bout we bust out the restraints?" Raddest Ho this side of Jersey #1 - MISS YOU OMG, is she okay? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stitch 0 #7 February 17, 2007 QuoteQuoteI've got a photographic memory and look how I turned out. Really??? gYes, my parents didn't nurture me enough.....wait.....did I just say that. "No cookies for you"- GFD "I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65 Don't be a "Racer Hater" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #8 February 17, 2007 QuoteNow the teacher tells us that she asks questions and he quotes answers verbatim from books! Learning is an interesting thing. While a photographic memory certainly could come in handy, you should try to figure out if he can take it a couple steps further. The next step is to apply the knowledge directly to what it is about. For instance, learning the directions for doing something and then doing it. The next step after that is correlating the knowledge with a new situation. For instance, learning the directions for doing something and then extrapolating that knowledge and applying it correctly to a different situation or can understand why it works in the first but won't work in the second. A photographic memory on a 7-year-old would enable the child to learn how chess pieces move. The next step of application might allow him to play the game. The next step of correlation might allow him to win and not just at chess either, but any logic based position game.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 43 #9 February 17, 2007 He can make a fortune in a sideshow "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hollyhjb 0 #10 February 17, 2007 Maybe not a special school, but he needs SOMETHING to help him learn how to use his gift without other people (mainly kids) treating him differently or taking advantage or it. If he's only hanging around 'normal' kids, he's going to be treated as the 'weird' one. Give him some atmosphere where he has actual peers. That will give him a chance to be a kid, and not grow up too fast because he had to be an outsider."I reject your reality and substitute my own" ~Adam Savage Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnsw71 0 #11 February 17, 2007 What do you do with him??? First plane to Vegas, dude! (If you're too busy, I'll be happy to take him for you.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
godfrog 2 #12 February 17, 2007 he is in a school that he doesn't have any problems with other kids thank goodness, we have him in a private school. he is able to take the knowledge he has learned and utilize it in different areas, and we are getting him a chess set, in checkers he evaluates your moves and sets up a defense accordingly, and forces you to move the way he wants, thought I was good at checkers, a little humbling it is.Experience is a difficult teacher, she gives you the test first and the lesson afterward Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willard 0 #13 February 17, 2007 Sounds like your doing a good job already. His natural curiousity will lead him, just make sure he has what he needs to follow it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Nightingale 0 #14 February 17, 2007 QuoteHad a meeting with his teacher today, she requested us to come in and see her. I had noticed some things previos to this meeting like him counting cards and nobody in our family able to beat him at checkers and memories that he has of things before he was a year old that are accurate. Now the teacher tells us that she asks questions and he quotes answers verbatim from books! yes he is on the A honor roll but what do you do with a child like this. special schools, don't want to rush him in growing up, I want him to be a kid and do the stuff kids do! I really would consider a special school in this case. Elementary and middle schools typically concentrate on getting basic facts into kids' heads (basic science, history, multiplication tables, vocabulary, etc). Your kid doesn't need that. He looks at something and it's in his brain. What your kid needs to learn is what to do with that information and how to differentiate between good and not-so-good sources of information. Being able to regurgitate information is only a small part of learning. A regular school is probably going to be too easy for him. All he has to do is look through the text and fill in the answers on the test. He's going to get bored, and bored kids can become behavior problems. He already instinctively knows how to assimilate information. You need to find a teacher who can actually teach him to use that skill to learn. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites seedy 0 #15 February 17, 2007 Just remember, we all have photographic memory........ .....most of us just don't have any film! I intend to live forever -- so far, so good. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
Nightingale 0 #14 February 17, 2007 QuoteHad a meeting with his teacher today, she requested us to come in and see her. I had noticed some things previos to this meeting like him counting cards and nobody in our family able to beat him at checkers and memories that he has of things before he was a year old that are accurate. Now the teacher tells us that she asks questions and he quotes answers verbatim from books! yes he is on the A honor roll but what do you do with a child like this. special schools, don't want to rush him in growing up, I want him to be a kid and do the stuff kids do! I really would consider a special school in this case. Elementary and middle schools typically concentrate on getting basic facts into kids' heads (basic science, history, multiplication tables, vocabulary, etc). Your kid doesn't need that. He looks at something and it's in his brain. What your kid needs to learn is what to do with that information and how to differentiate between good and not-so-good sources of information. Being able to regurgitate information is only a small part of learning. A regular school is probably going to be too easy for him. All he has to do is look through the text and fill in the answers on the test. He's going to get bored, and bored kids can become behavior problems. He already instinctively knows how to assimilate information. You need to find a teacher who can actually teach him to use that skill to learn. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seedy 0 #15 February 17, 2007 Just remember, we all have photographic memory........ .....most of us just don't have any film! I intend to live forever -- so far, so good. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
