akane":1jwrzjfp said:I always hope such people are just knowledgeable about the animal in another language but I knew how to spell guinea pig by 2nd grade. Most attempts to educate yourself on something will get you the spelling and language to talk about it.
michaels4gardens":3qer476b said:"once you can read well, you can get the rest yourself"
MamaSheepdog":2mqscnnw said:michaels4gardens":2mqscnnw said:"once you can read well, you can get the rest yourself"
Truer words were never spoken.
unfortunately this is taken out of context and the national IQ has increased somewhat if the same sort of people tested 50 years ago were the only ones tested today.studies show that the average IQ has dropped from 100 , 50 years ago, to the 85 or 90 we now see around us
ilovehome":1hjpwt43 said:There are some intelligent people who simply can not spell because of dyslexia, or other brain disorders. My husband is one of them. A very bright man, who is in a management position, but his brain simply will not spell like the rest of us. Not easy for me to understand as it comes easily to me.
michaels4gardens":20qmd2hj said:My formal education was very limited, but I learned to love/ read books, -when homeschooling my kids, it was obvious to me , that they needed a much better basic education , then I could provide, so-- we went to the library a lot [and I found a math tutor, I could trade for labor with] we all learned a lot.
michaels4gardens":20qmd2hj said:I still wonder ,---is this literacy deficit, we now enjoy a product of the homes children are raised in, the "education system", chemical poisoning from frankenfoods, or just the much lower IQ modern people have.
ilovehome":20qmd2hj said:There are some intelligent people who simply can not spell because of dyslexia, or other brain disorders.
Miss M":24raxpcb said:We do a mishmash of unschooling and curriculum.
Bunny-Wan Kenobi is mildly dyslexic, and I was able to keep putting off teaching him to read until he was able to remember letters from one day to the next. According to the school system, he learned to read "late", and would have been held back and stuck in remedial classes, in spite of the fact that he's quite bright. If I had pushed him before he was ready, I am sure he would hate to read now. Writing and spelling... well, we're getting there.
He and his sister can work each subject individually at the speed that works well for them. A big plus, since they are both Aspies.
Bandits Bunny Farm":2dbsfpcr said:
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