Re: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2016 1:04 pm
Only if they win.mister d wrote:Keep it up and she might have a $6 per hour contract from USA Soccer waiting for her.
It's the sixth version of The Swamp. What could possibly go wrong?
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Only if they win.mister d wrote:Keep it up and she might have a $6 per hour contract from USA Soccer waiting for her.
Agreed on bolded part. In the early 90's, growing up in Ohio, I remember pretty much all the midwestern schools preferring potential students to take the ACT, so that was the one offered locally and most students took that one. One classmate and I also opted to take the SAT and that required a 30-minute drive to another school.Shirley wrote:It used to be much more regional than it is now. The ACT used to be almost entirely midwestern, but now both tests are pretty much national and I'm nearly positive any university will accept either.
When I was in high school, there was an elective SAT Prep class offered. Most people took it, but Forensics was much more fun. Looking back, I was a lazy idiot. I refused to take a test prep course, arguing to my parents that it was a waste of money. They bought me a great self teaching computer program. I took one practice test, and decided I did well enough to get into a state school, so why bother studying? That's the attitude that is holding me back to this very day.Moreta wrote:Considering how test obsessed our district is, I was shocked that they didn't even get a 10 minute lesson on SAT specific strategies.
My oldest got a 36 on the ACT and dropped out of high school. I'm very proud.mister d wrote:My parents should have killed me out of frustration. I was a lazy as F student, I think I finished in the low 50s or high 60s out of 90 in my graduating class, didn't take SAT prep and was 9th or 10th overall. Although it never seemed fair that it focused on my two best subjects and ignored the ones (science) I was legitimately dumb in versus just lazy.
Isn't that the highest score on an ACT? Pretty impressive!Moreta wrote:My oldest got a 36 on the ACT and dropped out of high school. I'm very proud.mister d wrote:My parents should have killed me out of frustration. I was a lazy as F student, I think I finished in the low 50s or high 60s out of 90 in my graduating class, didn't take SAT prep and was 9th or 10th overall. Although it never seemed fair that it focused on my two best subjects and ignored the ones (science) I was legitimately dumb in versus just lazy.
Maybe he is the next Bill Gates?Moreta wrote:My oldest got a 36 on the ACT and dropped out of high school. I'm very proud.mister d wrote:My parents should have killed me out of frustration. I was a lazy as F student, I think I finished in the low 50s or high 60s out of 90 in my graduating class, didn't take SAT prep and was 9th or 10th overall. Although it never seemed fair that it focused on my two best subjects and ignored the ones (science) I was legitimately dumb in versus just lazy.
I can only hope.The Sybian wrote:Maybe he is the next Bill Gates?Moreta wrote:My oldest got a 36 on the ACT and dropped out of high school. I'm very proud.mister d wrote:My parents should have killed me out of frustration. I was a lazy as F student, I think I finished in the low 50s or high 60s out of 90 in my graduating class, didn't take SAT prep and was 9th or 10th overall. Although it never seemed fair that it focused on my two best subjects and ignored the ones (science) I was legitimately dumb in versus just lazy.
That's hilarious. How old is your daughter?Giff wrote:I taught my daughter to say "That's not what your mom said, Trebek" in a perfect Darrell Hammond/Sean Connery voice. I feel removing the "last night" from the sentence made it OK.
Ha. I've had that conversation, though the Devils were scoring on the Pens so I didn't give in on the chant.Denis wrote:I took my daughter to her first Devils game a couple of years ago, she was eight and the Devils dropped six goals on the Canadiens. Each time the Devils score they do a goal song that sounds like Gary Glitter's Rock n Roll but they add a "you suck" at the end. Of course she wanted to do the cheer thing. First goal I was like "no". Second time I was like "okay but don't say you suck". Third time I was like I guess it's okay when you're in a crowd. Fourth time I was like whatever, they're from Montreal go for it.
She's about to turn 5. I showed her the skit last night because she wanted to see the Dana Carvey "Choppin' broccoli" sketch. The latter has been a staple in her vocabulary since she could speak because I'd make up a story based on some random workbook she had. There was a picture of broccoli on it, so I broke into that song every time. "Daddy, play 'she chop UH!!'"Denis wrote:That's hilarious. How old is your daughter?Giff wrote:I taught my daughter to say "That's not what your mom said, Trebek" in a perfect Darrell Hammond/Sean Connery voice. I feel removing the "last night" from the sentence made it OK.
I took my daughter to her first Devils game a couple of years ago, she was eight and the Devils dropped six goals on the Canadiens. Each time the Devils score they do a goal song that sounds like Gary Glitter's Rock n Roll but they add a "you suck" at the end. Of course she wanted to do the cheer thing. First goal I was like "no". Second time I was like "okay but don't say you suck". Third time I was like I guess it's okay when you're in a crowd. Fourth time I was like whatever, they're from Montreal go for it.
You're in the golden years Giff. About from when they are 4 to 11ish. When they think Dad is brilliant, cool and funny.Giff wrote: She's about to turn 5. I showed her the skit last night because she wanted to see the Dana Carvey "Choppin' broccoli" sketch. The latter has been a staple in her vocabulary since she could speak because I'd make up a story based on some random workbook she had. There was a picture of broccoli on it, so I broke into that song every time. "Daddy, play 'she chop UH!!'"
She also laughed at the Cowbell skit. I'm doing good.
Ssancarlos wrote:You're in the golden years Giff. About from when they are 4 to 11ish. When they think Dad is brilliant, cool and funny.
They get over that.
Wow, that is impressive. Looks good on a college resume, too.Moreta wrote:My high school senior had her last choir concert last night. Afterward, there was a brief award ceremony and she got an award for greatest contribution to the music program.
My daughter isn't a great singer (she takes after me), but she started an extracurricular class in music theory, organized the choir trip to Mackinac, served as the Chorale president, and coordinated the fundraisers. All this while living an hour away from the school most of the school year. I'm proud of that kid.
Isn't 5 minutes really fantastic for a 1600 meters? Wow.Shirley wrote:I already bragged about this on Facebook, but I guess I'll do it here too. My older son is 15, a freshman in high school. This year, his school has their first ever track and field team and he decided to join. The school doesn't have a track, so they make do, running around fields, on the cross country trail, etc. There were 7-8 kids at the start of the season, and only 5 by the end. At meets, they often had only 2-4 kids.
The first time he'd ever set foot on a track was when he lined up for his first race, about two months ago. He runs the 1600 and 800. Since that first 1600, he has dropped his time over 30 seconds and in the last meet of the year, he made the qualifying time for the state meet (he ran a 5:06). He runs in that meet this weekend. For a kid who's never really had much sports success (most autistic kids aren't very coordinated, and Lukas is no different), this has been awesome to watch. He still doesn't even really know what he's doing - he has to pick another kid to stick with in the race, because he's terrible at setting his own pace. He really hopes to get under 5 minutes in this last race.
It's a hell of a lot faster than I could have ever run a mile. He gets his natural endurance from my wife's side. I think the best kids in the state (2A private schools) will run somewhere around 4:30-4:40 in the race this weekend.Steve of phpBB wrote:Isn't 5 minutes really fantastic for a 1600 meters? Wow.
But seriously, how's his long jump?
That's awesome. Seriously. I hope he makes his goal!Shirley wrote:I already bragged about this on Facebook, but I guess I'll do it here too. My older son is 15, a freshman in high school. This year, his school has their first ever track and field team and he decided to join. The school doesn't have a track, so they make do, running around fields, on the cross country trail, etc. There were 7-8 kids at the start of the season, and only 5 by the end. At meets, they often had only 2-4 kids.
The first time he'd ever set foot on a track was when he lined up for his first race, about two months ago. He runs the 1600 and 800. Since that first 1600, he has dropped his time over 30 seconds and in the last meet of the year, he made the qualifying time for the state meet (he ran a 5:06). He runs in that meet this weekend. For a kid who's never really had much sports success (most autistic kids aren't very coordinated, and Lukas is no different), this has been awesome to watch. He still doesn't even really know what he's doing - he has to pick another kid to stick with in the race, because he's terrible at setting his own pace. He really hopes to get under 5 minutes in this last race.
Thanks, and congrats to your daughter! She (and you) must have been so proud to get that recognition. She sounds like a great kid.Moreta wrote:That's awesome. Seriously. I hope he makes his goal!
I totally relate to this post, and it's great your son found a sport he can excel in. My son is horribly uncoordinated, and clueless when it comes to team sports. Last fall he tried cross country, and loved it. He isn't fast and still looks awkward when he runs, but he no longer stands out as looking awkward. You probably wouldn't notice unless you focused on him during a race. Running is the only thing he has ever really worked at, and he is somewhat competitive in distance events. He runs in 5Ks about 3 times a month, even throughout the winter.Shirley wrote:I already bragged about this on Facebook, but I guess I'll do it here too. My older son is 15, a freshman in high school. This year, his school has their first ever track and field team and he decided to join. The school doesn't have a track, so they make do, running around fields, on the cross country trail, etc. There were 7-8 kids at the start of the season, and only 5 by the end. At meets, they often had only 2-4 kids.
The first time he'd ever set foot on a track was when he lined up for his first race, about two months ago. He runs the 1600 and 800. Since that first 1600, he has dropped his time over 30 seconds and in the last meet of the year, he made the qualifying time for the state meet (he ran a 5:06). He runs in that meet this weekend. For a kid who's never really had much sports success (most autistic kids aren't very coordinated, and Lukas is no different), this has been awesome to watch. He still doesn't even really know what he's doing - he has to pick another kid to stick with in the race, because he's terrible at setting his own pace. He really hopes to get under 5 minutes in this last race.
We'd like to get my daughter into a running program (she is training for a 5K right now, but the program is geared more towards building confident young girls than running, which isn't bad at all, but...) but there isn't anything in town for her age. A neighboring town apparently has a pretty good youth track program, but it conflicts with soccer and she too won't give that up.Shirley wrote:He insists that he still wants to play soccer next fall, but I kind of wish he'd quit for cross country. He'll rarely see the field in soccer, and I bet he'd be either the best or very close to it runner on the cross country team. And on that team, he'd get the practice miles he needs. At the very least, I'm going to see if they'll let him compete at meets that don't conflict with soccer games. I did that with spring track in high school while I was on the lacrosse team.
Shirley wrote:That sounds like an awesome program. We need to find something like that for my son. His team is so small that there's no one who can remotely run with him at practice, so he's never pushed. Also, I suspect that the coaches don't run him nearly enough to get in the kind of shape a good 1600 runner needs to be in. Your 9-year-old is running farther than my son.
I just checked another school in our town and they have 11 kids who have run sub-five-minute 1600s this season. Those practices must be awesome! I have no doubt that given my son's speed and stamina, he could be a truly competitive runner if he had good training.
He insists that he still wants to play soccer next fall, but I kind of wish he'd quit for cross country. He'll rarely see the field in soccer, and I bet he'd be either the best or very close to it runner on the cross country team. And on that team, he'd get the practice miles he needs. At the very least, I'm going to see if they'll let him compete at meets that don't conflict with soccer games. I did that with spring track in high school while I was on the lacrosse team.
She's gonna grow up to call in bus drivers and report abandoned vehicles at this rate.rass wrote:My youngest kid's second grade teacher is apparently moving up to teach fourth grade in the fall, and as a result has been going through training of some sort and has been out a fairly high number of times the last couple of weeks. The class had a substitute on Monday, and another one yesterday.
At some point yesterday morning, the sub (a woman) came up to my daughter, made her stand up, and said to her "You think you're so damn cute".*
My kid did the right thing and told the next adult she saw (a lunch aide) about it, who had her go tell the principal. After apparently verifying what happened (not sure if the sub admitted it, but the administration apparently talked to other kids in the class) the sub was removed and replaced mid-day. My daughter seems to be unaffected by the whole experience.
*she is pretty cute, and she definitely knows it and has probably gotten away with more than she should because of it, and knows that, too, but still....
Good on them for not trying to just wish it away.rass wrote:After apparently verifying what happened (not sure if the sub admitted it, but the administration apparently talked to other kids in the class) the sub was removed and replaced mid-day.