tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60700407879302048.post475511065834915638..comments2023-11-05T03:57:45.742-08:00Comments on Orange: One of these things just doesn't belong....Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12065377267682881396noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60700407879302048.post-49722833408694786962011-09-03T10:22:41.267-07:002011-09-03T10:22:41.267-07:00he-he. My sister is 3rd generation engineer. I sus...he-he. My sister is 3rd generation engineer. I suspect that explains it ALL. :)krlrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14392064691347464660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60700407879302048.post-52324713925421904162011-09-02T09:21:44.608-07:002011-09-02T09:21:44.608-07:00Julia - a neighbor told me about this book (http:/...Julia - a neighbor told me about this book (http://www.amazon.com/Outliers-Story-Success-Malcolm-Gladwell/dp/0316017922) a while back, and I really want to get it. I have a feeling it will be on my Kindle soon, lol!leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05004783118268323560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60700407879302048.post-77388050475217487522011-09-02T07:18:07.329-07:002011-09-02T07:18:07.329-07:00Krlr, did we have the same parents?!? This is not...Krlr, did we have the same parents?!? This is not the first time I've wondered about that.... I'm thinking of the next great tee-shirt to be sold at math conferences, something like, "Einstein was an outlier." Regression toward the norm is great for certain data sets, but not for people.<br /><br />Update: This morning over a Miss Rosa segment (a different one), we got to talking with Ben about the animal differentiation one, and Neil and I got in some good comments about appreciating both differences and commonality. We are *such* cool parents.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065377267682881396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60700407879302048.post-19802139976323328662011-09-02T05:39:55.463-07:002011-09-02T05:39:55.463-07:00Oh, YES! I knew I liked you. A/long comment abou...Oh, YES! I knew I liked you. A/long comment about my folk's refusal to allow even token conformity as a kid (horrendous then, much appreciated now) but B/my son's "pre-math" work which I've sporadically been trying to sort through & box up now that he's an elderly 1st grader? It's ALL (*ALL!!!*) about sorting into groups & identifying the outlier... and then we wonder why there is this compulsion to assimilate & such discomfort with "differences". I've been wanting to write about this too (had kinda hoped to have the ton of papers sorted thru first but that's clearly not happening so, yeah.)krlrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14392064691347464660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60700407879302048.post-56555178625313851612011-09-01T13:27:45.136-07:002011-09-01T13:27:45.136-07:00This is going to drive me crazy... so which animal...This is going to drive me crazy... so which animal IS different? Is it the snake? Goodness. There are so many variables for those four animals (excuse me, Rosa, but the snake is exothermic and the other animals are endothermic, but the elephant is the only one which uses infrasound to communicate with its herd... so I am confused)!<br /><br />I suppose there will be a lot of "choose the different one" activities in preschool because noting differences is an important cognitive step. But one wonders if simply using two pictures with the scenes slightly altered would be just as effective as picking out one different item from a group of four.<br /><br />I do think that it is HIGHLY important to include a frequent and daily conversation about diversity and kindness, compassion, and other topics which encourage emotional maturity in children. We are VERY fortunate with Nolan's preschool teacher this year - we could not have asked for a better one! She is simply amazing, and I know that (for this year, at least) she will encourage each child to be proud of their little unique selves.leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05004783118268323560noreply@blogger.com