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From: Martin Brown on 22 Dec 2009 12:50
Phil Hobbs wrote:
> On 12/22/2009 4:01 AM, Martin Brown wrote:

>> Most of the time the examiners intended answer is obvious and it is
>> perverse to choose one of the ghost answers but it doesn't stop very
>> clever people playing with the test. They have nothing to prove.

>
> "supposed to be screened"--yup, by a committee of the same folks who
> write them. Why am I not filled with sublime confidence?

Not quite. They are screened by getting a few of the awkward squad in to
do the test and then explain their unexpected answers.

I expect sequences are all checked against searchable references now.

Regards,
Martin Brown
From: JosephKK on 27 Dec 2009 14:44
On Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:52:59 -0500, ehsjr <ehsjr(a)nospamverizon.net> wrote:

>Friends are home-schooling their son.
>
>I get to teach him 4th grade science: static electricity,
>magnetism, complete circuits, that sort of thing. There is
>a very general state provided syllabus, which I regard as
>a minimum.
>
>Any thoughts, tips, techniques, hints? I haven't taught
>4th graders (9-10 years old) before, so I don't have a
>feel for attention span, quickness of apprehension, how
>much or how long to focus on one point or one subject
>before switching to retain the interest, and a whole
>host of things I probably haven't thought of.
>
>There are propbably some great attention grabing experiments
>or demos, too. I have some ideas along those lines, and
>ideas from others would be helpful.
>
>I do plan to discuss these things with the parents to get
>their advice, and I will have them determine how long
>each session is to run, with a +/- 5 or ten minutes so
>we can complete experiments/demos/lessons scheduled
>for each particular session. I'll also have them determine
>how often we get together. There is plenty of flexibility
>available, and I do not think I have the capability of
>determining how much structure is best, so that flexibility
>might be a two edged sword. Comments along that line
>would also be valuable.
>
>So, if you have ideas, I would appreciate hearing them!
>
>Thanks,
>Ed

I would say that if you yourself are not enjoying the topic,
you will bore and turn off the kid. Likewise if you are
having a good time the kid will want to do the same.
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