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Most of the tests, with the exception of math problems, are really memory exercises. Memory is useful later in life but not as much as understanding concepts and decision making. I hope they have some questions that fall in these catagories.
I guess the vocabulary definitions required thought too, but some could have memorized the answers. I loved the way the father teaches his daughter the language roots of words. It reminded me of the "greek and latin derivitives" class I had in high school, which was hugely useful for the SATs.
I wish we had a "Greek and Latin Derivitives" class available for my children. Sadly, their school doesn't even have a qualified Latin teacher, so it isn't taught there. I took Latin in high school, and it has served me well all my life. My mother encouraged me to take Latin since it was required in her day and she felt it helped so much with grammar and vocabulary. There are only two schools in our school district that offer Latin, and unfortunately ours is not one of them.
I'm really enjoying this show and am impressed with all the kids....each in their own way. Proud of Ryan for standing up for his beliefs. That strength of character will serve him well all his life.
Another great episode: spelling and zoology. Some of those words were appalling (some looked made up) while the zoology had some easy questions (to my mind) and very, very difficult ones (again, to my poor mind).
Once again, at the beginning they introduced, in full, another contestant (a cute little girl aged 9). It rather reminds me of the old Star Trek episodes: Captain Kirk, Spock, and Bones land on an unknown planet. With them is another person: a 'guard', who stands around in the background awkwardly holding a useless weapon*. Guess who gets killed?
*I had always imagined that, for such scenes, Gene Roddenbury would grab whatever male was available. Perhaps delivering pizza, adjusting the lights, etc.
Roddenbury: "Here, put on this yellow shirt. Now, hold this phaser in your hand. Yes, just like that. Now, go stand over next to that big, fake rock. No, you don't have to do anything. Just stand there for a minute. Action!"
I can't even TELL you how much I love this show!!!
It was sad to watch Ryan's behavior last night. I couldn't believe his mother, who is so demanding of him in terms of intellectual performance, allowed him to say "shut up" to her several times. Most of the other kids and their families seemed so well adjusted in comparison.
But what I really want to say is: Ha Ha, Girls are Smarter than Boys!!!
I like Graham. I was pulling for him to win it all! He was a cute little guy. I couldn't believe the dad who went to talk to the monitors saying it wasn't fair that his daughter had to go first, so she was at a disadvantage! That was just silly.
I like Graham. I was pulling for him to win it all! He was a cute little guy. I couldn't believe the dad who went to talk to the monitors saying it wasn't fair that his daughter had to go first, so she was at a disadvantage! That was just silly.
That dad was very silly.......it made his child feel worse.
But, I did understand what he meant........as the other children watched.......they learned how to pass on anything that would take a long time........and move on to get more questions.
Did you all see who tied for first in the Scripp's Spelling Bee?
Vanya!
What a great year she is having.
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