tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post920301526768014310..comments2023-09-23T02:16:11.746-06:00Comments on Thoughts from a Foster Family: Day One, Continued.Yondallahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375966725096729570noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post-32061655443278222232007-08-17T06:29:00.000-06:002007-08-17T06:29:00.000-06:00TOots and Noodles don't get the "quarter to", "ten...TOots and Noodles don't get the "quarter to", "ten to", etc. either. And Noodles' class spent a lot of time on clocks and telling time (ha), this past year in fourth grade.<BR/><BR/>Good luck. Hope things go well for Frankie and all of you over the weekend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post-91790953058039430952007-08-17T05:09:00.000-06:002007-08-17T05:09:00.000-06:00Slugger doesn't get the quarter to, ten to, type e...Slugger doesn't get the quarter to, ten to, type expressions of time either.<BR/><BR/>It does sound like Frankie is a bit younger than his chronological age. But nerves could be exacerbating any regressive behaviors, too. Time will tell.Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06956114780055557451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post-82963478663026548782007-08-16T20:40:00.000-06:002007-08-16T20:40:00.000-06:00I just recently had to explain the "quarter to xxx...I just recently had to explain the "quarter to xxx" expression. Callie gets it now, but Bug still doesn't.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad it is going well. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post-8773800535869437632007-08-16T17:54:00.000-06:002007-08-16T17:54:00.000-06:00Glad to hear things have started out pretty well. ...Glad to hear things have started out pretty well. I like Shari's idea of not allowing a digital watch. I think I will try that with my kids when they are old enough. I assume Em will start learning to tell time this year (1st grade???) No clue though.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17432433124336961571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post-77251202353425669082007-08-16T17:41:00.000-06:002007-08-16T17:41:00.000-06:00I guess I should thank my mom for never allowing m...I guess I should thank my mom for never allowing me a digital watch. A tradition I kept with my own children, thus even my 10 year old understands "10 to 3".<BR/>Love reading your thoughts, hope things continue to go well.Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04839171653095875542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post-65417313769551223222007-08-16T16:03:00.000-06:002007-08-16T16:03:00.000-06:00Thank you Laura! That is very helpful, and reassu...Thank you Laura! That is very helpful, and reassuring.Yondallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10375966725096729570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post-75069139924045008442007-08-16T15:51:00.000-06:002007-08-16T15:51:00.000-06:00Hi! I'm usually a lurker, but I love your blog!I'm...Hi! I'm usually a lurker, but I love your blog!<BR/><BR/>I'm delurking to comment on the time telling thing. I'm a grad student in a psychology department, and one of my friends runs an experiment in which undergrads are asked to tell the time as fast as possible as they see a series of clocks. The VAST majority of them don't use or understand expressions like "ten to three". They will always say 2:50, even if they're asked to do it the other way. Many of them can't pick out the right clock if they're asked to pick the one that says "ten to three" or "a quarter to one" or whatever. This is endlessly frustrating for my friend! She thinks it's because they've always had digital watches and clocks and never learned to tell time using relative expressions. Anyway, it's not just Frankie... the majority of college students (at least at my school) wouldn't understand that either!<BR/><BR/>Again, I love your blog! Good luck with everything!<BR/><BR/>-LauraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com