[Why Every Kid Can Do "The Impossible" Now]

Dear all,

Emily's father wrote in a business Facebook group I am in about her mission for a number of children. Your child can be one of them.
I'm posting here because among you can be parents who might see it as an opportunity fit for your child(ren).
This is the first time I hear her dad is a bestselling author and she is really famous too! WOW. What a small world...

Please see her message and info on how to reach her below.

Here's to yours and your children's success in life!

Andrea


Why Every Kid Can Do "The Impossible" Now

Hi my name is Emily. I'm 12 years old and I wrote a book called the five steps to a perfect sleepover. I have made over $20,000 selling my book door-to-door.  I'm excited to be sharing the stage this February with Tony Robbins and other business leaders at an event called Funnel Hacking Live with Russell Brunson.  

Today I'm here to tell you 3 reasons why every kid can do "the impossible" now.

The first reason that every kid can do the impossible is because technology is changing. Yes, technology has made things that seemed impossible 100 years ago possible now.  100 years ago or even 17 years ago, it wasn't possible to get in front of over 1,000,000 people just by pushing a couple buttons on your PHONE! 100 years ago there were no footprints on the moon, there was no American flag. There is now! In fact we may even have an American flag on Mars soon. As you can tell, the impossible is now possible.

The cool thing is that there will always be new ideas, new possibilities, new inventions, and more things that will continue to WOW the human race. Technology also changes FAST like really fast. You could be the one to invent the new invention of the century, you could be the first person on Mars, you could come up with the new coolest ideas of the year, and you can do whatever you want to do.

The second reason that every kid can do the impossible is because access to knowledge has changed. If you want to know something, pretty much anything, you can look it up on google or find information on Wikipedia. 😉 You can find out almost anything on the internet. Even if the information is not available there, with the rise of social
media it is easier than ever to reach people in the top of their field to learn from them.  Are you stuck?  You can take an online course from them or pay to be coached.  You have access to more information than you realize and you don't need to attend a specific prestigious school to access it.

Here is the third reason why the "impossible" is now possible for kids:  Now is as good a time as any. Here is my question to you. Why wait for when you are older? Why wait to do something great for the world? Why wait to make some money? Why wait to make a difference? Why wait? You have what you need to start something amazing. Age is just a number. It doesn't matter if you are 6 or if you are 56, you can live your dream life now! Why wait? Do what you love now!

In conclusion, you can do the impossible because the impossible is now possible. There are no limits, live YOUR dream life NOW!

POSTSCRIPT: I currently have a mission of helping 2,000 kids write a book and launch their first 5-figure business in 2017.  You can find me on Facebook and my public profile is Emily Shai. https://www.facebook.com/TheRealEmilyShai/

Thanks again for sharing - this is on her page too @emilyssleepovershow
Or search Emily Shai- thanks again

[FB live stream in addition to theirs]

As we have people who are afraid to miss parts of or even the  whole conference and asked for recording options,  if you register we will be doing a FB live stream in addition to theirs.

You want theirs and attend as much as you can, to interact and get feedback. But if you miss, especially if you have a very busy schedule or live in Australia or other parts of the world where the time difference is big, the video will be held in a secret FB group where you will have access forever.

We keep people updated both on the group https://www.facebook.com/groups/arithmophobianomore/ and especially after signing-up to the conference. It's just 50 USD for 30 hours of valuable math.

I have some update on the conference, for those interested:
 If you want to attend you need to register by tomorrow at 10:30 central time. If you miss that deadline, you can still attend but you will not have streaming access until the afternoon session of the first day. Sign-up is on the right hand side of the page at the top:
http://www.arithmophobianomore.com/gattegno-conference/

I will attend the streaming from Romania. And I know BK parents from Gambia, parts of US and UK so far have signed-up to attend

Happy Mathing!

Andrea

[Gattegno method which uses the Cuisenaire blocks]

Hey lovely math people! Haven't been here for quite a while! Many things have changed and I have great news!

Sonya has found a math gem. At least this is how I and other parents see it, that takes the usage of math blocks to another level, whether you're familiar or not with Mortensen math. It's the Gattegno method which uses the Cuisenaire blocks, and there's a reason for that. Sonya has posted a lot on her blog about the method, resources and easy to follow lessons http://www.arithmophobianomore.com/category/how-to-teach/gattegno-textbook-1/

The really big and exciting news is that she managed to get in contact with a school where pioneer math teachers who have been taught by Caleb Gattegno are going to teach, for the first time, both live in NY and online worldwide to homeschoolers and teachers and whoever else is interested in the method.

Details of the 1st Gattegno Cuisenaire Conference for Homeschooling Families can be found here http://www.arithmophobianomore.com/gattegno-conference/

We already have some crazy math mommas going to NY in August to meet the amazing teachers and learn from them after reading, learning and applying on their own at home with their children and other students.

Happy mathing!

Andrea

54 more hours to go...

Hello friend all over the world!

DadDude has 4 more days to go and needs quite some support. Any amount really matters, especially when people are in high number. The only reason I am supporting this is because initiatives from anyone in this forum are great things to support cause we all love our children and as far as I've seen over the years, here people like to share and enjoy what others have done.



Andrea

Dear Brillkids members,

DadDude (Larry Sanger for those who are not familiar with him), has 14 more days to fund his Kickstarter project.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/larrysanger/wikipedia-co-founder-makes-50-educational-videos-f

As you shall see in that link above and as some of you know, he has already been making presentations that you can download for free from the BK library and free Youtube videos and the www.readingbear.org website and more. Let's support him to create more for our kids. I am also enjoying and learning from what he is sharing online because he is helping me understand things in different ways, ways that really appeal to me.

Woohooo! It's so exciting! Way to go Larry!

Andrea

Hi there!

Sonya has recently posted her review on the curriculum "Algebra for Breakfast", created by Bob Hazen. This is one of Jerry Mortensen's master trainers, if I understood well. You can read her review here: http://www.arithmophobianomore.com/index.php/2015/10/15/algebra-for-breakfast-review/

And for those interested in Mortensen Math blocks, Sonya has my combo kit combo which is for sale.  I am not coming too soon in USA and I am using our EZ math set in Romania that is why I am selling those. They are brand new, not used. $125 if anyone is interested, just PM sonya_post

If I may ask, what is the FB group? Is it a closed or open group? I don't have a FB account…

It's open "Early Learning Parent's Page" has 484 members and counting! Tamsyn had a great idea by creating the group! The BK community is so wide and we have made great friends over the years here. The FB group takes the friendship even at more intimate level. And the respect we have between each other here on the forum is preserved and strengthened along with the friendship in the FB group. At least this is how I see things.
For some of us the FB group is easier to follow.

By the way, in the download section for Little Reader, under Math, there are Mortensen Math files you can use, in a Doman style teaching, so to speak. They are made by Rachel NZ, and start with "Mortensen Math Blocks...". You can also find them easily in the recently added files in the right sidebar of the forum.

Indeed, it does depend on different factors. I used LM with both boys at different ages and we've had Doman dots in different ways and programs. But I haven't been consistent nor used it beyond the first semester or so, I think.

As for understanding math, I would go for Montessori method and Mortensen Math. The second one is discussed here in the group, you shall see the last post from Sonya, who showed me how fun and easy actually we and the kids can learn and use math http://forum.brillkids.com/teaching-your-child-math/mortensen-math/msg107051/?topicseen#new, and there are parents really into this on the Facebook group designed for that.

As for giving wrong answers, Crewton Ramone from Crewtone Ramone's House of Math (Mortensen Math master trainer) talks a lot about guided discovery, getting the 'no' out of our lessons and instead using questions and positive ways of helping the child see and think. And it's really quite natural for repetition to occur till the child will see/understand things and will give the right answers. We should pursue understanding of concepts, not right answers from the start (and thus frustrating ourselves and the kid if she makes mistakes) when teaching, in my opinion, or at least this is how I understood things.

Where I live homeschoolers typically don't start teaching anything until 7,sometimes even 8. I started teaching classes in a local co-op (the more academic one) and I was shocked to have 8 and 9 yos still learning the abc and counting to 100. They say I expect too much! I expected more than that at age 1 not 8!

   That was very funny! And I totally agree, EL or not EL parent, I still think at that age they should have known some things.

Yeah, we are mostly on Facebook group or actually groups, now that the Arithmophobia No More group is on too. So we have a general EL group and a math group, so to speak. Only the math one is not just for EL people.

For all those lovely fokes out there loving math and wanting to heal the math-o-phobia plus being interested in Mortensen Math, there has been created a lovely group with a great atmosphere, on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/arithmophobianomore/

It is made of us, EL parents and friends of ours, either homeschooling or unschooling or just schooling, who want something appealing, easy and fun to either enjoy math lessons or heal from the past or make math learning a nice experience in general for us as parents and for our children, nephews etc.

This is the current description of the group:

"Why WE are here? Because...
- We love math and we want our kids to love it too
- Math is EASY once you find a way to learn it and teach it with ease, RELAX
- Math is sooooo much FUN once we change our perception towards it
- We want to get rid of our fears about math and help our kids get rid of theirs, it's a healing place, we are starting over in new ways
- We want a chance to build self-confidence in us and our children, boys and girls
- We want smart, self-aware, independent thinking and successful kids being able to understand math in the world surrounding us and use it for the benefit of all
- There's a lot to this world we don't know about and math is a key to seeing and understanding and enjoying life in amazing ways
(PS: the list will adjust according to what everyone agrees)"

The best way to bind the books I made for my kids has been to use book rings. You can easily open them and close them back, and kids can move the pages as they like. I used either thick cardstock or laminated the pages.

I made a book with a poem we were learning about shapes,
one book with solfege from Soft Mozart,
one other book about seasons,
one book about animals and letters starting the name of each animal (it was also a coloring book),
one book about my oldest son (his birth city and date, what he likes, with pictures about the city and our country and with him in different moments of his life),
one with my youngest (he is born in a different city, again different pictures for everything etc - they learn about their history and geography in the same time),
one book on things to wear in cold season.

The laminated pages have been the most durable version of the books. The book rings are really cheap (we bought a box of 100 pieces) but laminating needs a bit more... It is worth though.

Andrea

Crewton Ramone is coming to California very soon. He announced on his FB page:

April 24th and 25th (Friday evening, all day Saturday) in person training at some pleasant hotel in California...probably San Jose area $500.00 single or per couple. Well behaved children welcome but not preferred. If there is interest and we can get a quorum of 12 it will be a go...I would expect it would be in the Santa Clarita Marriott but I haven't booked anything. If there is no interest no biggie...I have plenty of stuff I can do...and I understand it's short notice and you all have lives

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I've joined the online trainings of Crewton Ramone and I have to say that the last one, the one on Friday has been the best (the online trainings will continue in May). Viv attended one too. She told me she and her husband loved it. Every training lasted 4 hours (to the delight of us, the participants) and though it cost $20 I say it is worth much much more than that. These trainings have saved me a lot of time and have given me the chance to understand a lot. I know the first impression related to his website is that everything is scattered and there is so much to look through. Well, I see now that it's all about mindset. In my opinion, he is using different ways to trigger a different mindset in the one reading the information there cause that is exactly the point. You can teach math in fun ways and be successful with this method if you change your mindset and adjust it to the way the method should be taught.

The online trainings are recorded just in part which means that only part of them gets to the PT page. Me (and I think others who joined share my opinion), soak up everything cause it's fun and a pleasure to hear him (how do you think he gets to 4 hours? we just don't tell him what the time is bwah ha ha).

What I've noticed during the training is that he is very respectful towards his students no matter the age, is caring, really has good sense and is actually very understanding and supportive. I am sorry I didn't met Jerry Mortensen cause I hear great things about him from CR and I also see CR really has A LOT to share, has a keen eye on things, has his own experience and is really willing to share it.

It's been also refreshing and healing to see a teacher able to teach holistically, taking care of a student's brain, soul, character, way of learning, teaching you how to have in mind all different aspects of a child's development in life in general and learning progress. You don't just learn about the math your kid or others can learn and how, you also learn where this way of teaching and learning leads to and why, it's a pragmatic and realistic way.

I know we see what we want to see. And apart from the above I see a man standing up for his own views and beliefs and willing to share and help others in his own way. What I've been learning from him has had at least few good effects on me and my family and friends with regards to math and life especially.

That is why for me meeting him in person is going to be a great thing, whenever that happens. And I suggest you think about it too and take a chance if you have it.

Not related to the subject, for those who don't know:
Yep, it's not easy for a Romanian like me to get tourist visa.  I am a threat for USA, bwah ha ha. There is a guy at the US embassy who thinks by visiting Sonya (whom I met online only, which is very weird for him... plus that I want to take my kids with me like a very responsible homeschooling mom that I am) I am actually trying to become an illegal immigrant. But we'll keep trying to convince them that  I am only for legal ways to visit USA and I really love my Romanian citizenship and freedom. This year will be fun, going back and forth to the US embassy and paying their taxes to get a very wanted visa to be able to visit friends I care very much and meet some of you for real.