tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1935920851281226357.post4207582862949611113..comments2009-06-20T10:23:34.549-04:00Eric the Internhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14660687486325239494noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1935920851281226357.post-481136345988873362009-06-20T10:23:34.549-04:002009-06-20T10:23:34.549-04:00High school was difficult for me also. My mother was the wizard of math. I can't remember how many hours she spent beside me trying to make "simpler" for me. I had a way to make it harder, more complicated... I really appreciated the time she spent with me. Looking back at it today, I don't think I would have passed with her help. All this to say, your step son will be grateful of the time you're spending helping him out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1935920851281226357.post-60325215453571502622009-06-18T06:09:56.516-04:002009-06-18T06:09:56.516-04:00Everything you do for your stepson is very much appreciated by this person, keep up the good work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1935920851281226357.post-6024670189632145122009-06-18T02:44:01.489-04:002009-06-18T02:44:01.489-04:00That's a terrific philosophy. I think I will adopt it. I will also get him to cook his own meals three times a day, do his own grocery shopping, book his own doctor's appointments and get himself there, purchase his own clothes, pay rent for his room, and get a job to pay for it all. That way he'll be TOTALLY prepared to not only think for himself but LIVE for himself. And if he can do that at 14, imagine how independant and educated he'll be when he hits 20!Eric the Internhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14660687486325239494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1935920851281226357.post-72424260599340602972009-06-17T20:35:55.207-04:002009-06-17T20:35:55.207-04:00Get a life ... if the kid is serious about his future he will do the review himself... the whole point of school is to teach students to think for themselves>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1935920851281226357.post-1564252006289291032009-06-17T12:40:20.326-04:002009-06-17T12:40:20.326-04:00I agree with the semestered system not always being such a great idea. My daughter also had problems in math because of extended periods of time being away from it. I would have the same problem, never found math easy but I think it would be better to always be hacking away at it. I know I would have gotten overloaded cramming all that math into a semester. And yes, I went on to do 6 university math courses that were semestered, but I really don't think kids have that much attention span at that age.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1935920851281226357.post-47417178763311661112009-06-17T10:58:52.627-04:002009-06-17T10:58:52.627-04:00I was in high school when they switched from to the semester system, and it seems to make much more sense. That's the way they teach things in university, and I would rather have the adjustment shock come in grade 9 than in first year when I'm paying big bucks for post secondary... Not only that, but with the semester system, come end of year time, you're only worrying about 3 or 4 exams in the span of 2 weeks as opposed to 7 or 8 which can get to be a heavy workload - particularly when you have to study all the way back to september rather than simply to january. Sure, the classes are a little long, but you adjust to it after awhile, and overall, I think the semester system is much more practicalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com