Cay Gibson

>I had this sudden realization that Duncan learns through GAMES! And
>WHAT A WAY TO LEARN!!!! How COOL to think that learning is SO much fun!
>I got his huge smile on my face as I got this.>>
>
>I think it is so incredibly neat that he has this opportunity---and
>that he finds his learning that way!
>
>That's Dunc's "curriculum"---games! <g>
>
>~Kelly>>>



I'd be interested in discussing this further, though the topic has already been covered and the discussion is an obvious one.

I have a 12 yr old ds like this. He loves games. Plays cards, dominio, mancala with his sister, plays computer games and video games, has several 500-750-1000 piece puzzles under construction in his room, etc. He adores Wordly Wise vocabulary books (says it's his favorite book) because it's like a big puzzle book for him. Go figure!

So, where will this lead him? What career fields and people can I "strew" in his path to come into contact with?
Cay
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Joyce Fetteroll

On Jun 4, 2005, at 4:31 PM, Cay Gibson wrote:

> So, where will this lead him? What career fields and people can I
> "strew" in his path to come into contact with?

That's sort of like asking where will book reading lead a child? What
career fields will book readers be drawn to?

I think you'll help him more by looking at what he's interested in
rather than the format that he approaches it through.

Joyce

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> So, where will this lead him? What career fields and people can I
> "strew" in his path to come into contact with?



I recommend neither, as he's 12. Maybe all his puzzle and game interests
will lead to his being a ballet dancer or a truck driver who's really
interested in puzzles and games in his spare time. Maybe he'll be a mathematician or
an engineer or a designer of strategy games (with cards or books or
computers). Maybe he'll be an artist.

As they come up naturally, mention whatever career fields there are in the
world regardless of whether they seem to math his 12 year old fascinations.
Help him meet all kinds of people, not just those you want him to "grow up to
be like." If you channel him toward a career or specialty, you might be
guessing wrong, and you might accidentally cause him to want to do anything
besides what you're pushing toward (no matter how subtly the push).

Keep it general and happy and busy!

Sandra


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