Comments for The School Down the Lane

Comment on Homemade Play-clay by LITTLE STAR

LITTLE STAR — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:10:09 +0000

Thanks so much for the recipes!

Comment on Pumpkins and Moons and Shrunken Heads…oh my! by Sara @ Our Best Bites

Sara @ Our Best Bites — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:17:21 +0000

oooh, I love it! Thanks so much for sharing!

Comment on Thursday Thirteen #7-13 things I have dressed as for Halloween by chris

chris — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:07:58 +0000

nice list!

Comment on Thursday Thirteen #7-13 things I have dressed as for Halloween by jillconyers

jillconyers — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:16:48 +0000

Great costumes! One Halloween when I was pregnant I was a nun and my husband was a priest for our annual halloween party

Comment on What, where, when, why and now how. by Jessy

Jessy — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:36:58 +0000

LOVE B’s school box! GREAT idea! It’s like “workboxes” only smaller and more manageable!

Comment on Thursday Thirteen six-in honor of meal planning by Pamela M. Kramer @A Renaissance Woman

Pamela M. Kramer @A Renaissance Woman — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:55:03 +0000

Thanks! Now I’m totally wanting a snack right now and it just so happens my son made a pan of brownies yesterday. There are some left. Mmmmm with a glass of milk. Happy TT.

Comment on and on to the schedule by schooldownthelane

schooldownthelane — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 01:28:56 +0000

OK, on Friday add Geography class for K from 9:30-11 and Wrting class for K from 11-12. Also possibly Bounce Zone from 11-12 on Tuesday. Too bad we are so reclusive LOL!

Comment on I’ve got three words for you…. by homegrowntulips

homegrowntulips — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:20:31 +0000

Wow, congratulations! I fell off the face of the world. Are you still out there? Somewhere?

Comment on Erm…Helllo? by Trish

Trish — Sun, 10 May 2009 13:55:50 +0000

Hi- I just recently pulled my daughter out of a GT program in NYS. But man, I am very overwhelmed- I was reading your posts- and went to some of the things on your list- and I feel that the ideas in The Well Trained Mind – although excellent are in contradiction with self directed learning- How do you get time to get it all in? How do you actually run each day? Can you give me some idea of structure with the older child’s day? I feel I am struggling to even participate as much as many of you mom’s seem to be able to do.. If she is taking charge then a list of required material seems inappropriate? Your lists are awesome and really helpful- but I can see in some ways we are falling behind- how to get it all in without feeling she is going from subject to subject as they do in regular school? Gatto and The Well trained Mind are a bit in opposition aren’t they? Please keep in mind I am new and have read only a smattering-there is a ton. I know I am now spending all of my time trying to get this material together or that together and organize a plan, all the while taking her to chess or science club etc etc. t I was encouraged that mom’s with jobs are able to homeschool yet I’m having great difficulty getting to my obligations. Any ideas or feedback of a normal day and several are appreciated. Love all your links- thanks

Trish

Comment on Cool Stuff-World Math Day by Peter Walters

Peter Walters — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:17:07 +0000

It All Adds Up, Almost 2 Million Students Unite from 204 Countries to
Set a New World Record.

White Plains, NY – March 6, 2009 – Event organizers have announced that a new world record was set on World Math Day 2009 with a record number of students and homeschoolers correctly answering 452,681,681 questions during the event held this week, breaking last year’s record of correctly answering 182,455,169 questions.

Kaya Genc, an 11-year-old student from the land ‘downunder,’ Australia, correctly answered 129,106 arithmetic questions in 48 hours, to take home the title of World Math Day Champion for 2009. Kaya triumphed over more than 1,952,879 million students from 204 countries to take home this year’s global title.

After he was given his winning news, Kaya said, “Wow! I can’t believe I’ve beaten the whole world! I’ve been working hard practicing and preparing for the event, so I’m happy all the hard work has paid off.”

Peter Walters, Chief Executive Officer of 3P Learning USA, event organizers, said, “We have had an outstanding response to the event this year with almost 2 million students, from all corners of the globe. It’s well beyond anything we imagined possible when the event first began 3 years ago. In 2007 and 2008, on average students who participated in World Math Day had improvement of 30% in mental math speed and accuracy”.

The event has become the world’s largest annual educational event. Students compete in real time against other children using the World Math Day website and online program, playing 60-second games during which they answer as many mental arithmetic questions as accurately and as fast as they can.

For the second year running, Cartoon Network, the leading kids television channel, has lent its support in promoting the event and encouraging kids to take part.

This year 3P Learning, creators of World Math Day and the flagship learning platform LiveMathBowl, are also donating $3 from every LiveMathBowl license sold before the 10th of March to UNICEF.

More information is available at http://www.worldmathday.com.

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2009 World Math Day Champion Kaya Genc and 3P Learning Chief Executive Officer Peter Walters are available for interview.
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