20 Questions for Kurt

[Miss Kitty]

At least you're not playing Neopets. My 10-yr-old started playing it, but spent far too much time doing it. I checked out the site and was not impressed. I asked my daughter to stop playing it and she said she would, but that it was addictive. So I blocked the site. She had some withdrawl symptoms--very moody for a few evenings--but wouldn't admit that she was worried about her neopet. Since she stopped neopets, she has read about 4 books in one week.

Of course, I could stop checking up on my SoWal friends at any time. No addiction here. I

Do as I say...not as I do!!!!

 

[GraytonBound]

yep, I took away TV & PLaystation on school nights, my 9 yr old has 85 Accel. Readers points so far this year :clap_1:

 

[Sheila]

Well, not 20, but that was a good lead-in!

What is the history of this board? How/why did you start it? How did you get the word out initially? Are you surprised at the popularity of it? What is your favorite part about being the administrator/Daddy-O?

You may have addressed these questions earlier, but I didn't really read anything until this summer, so I may have missed the History of SoWal.com.

Is Kurt a Daddy-O or a Mack Daddy? I'm not sure. But when he scolds you it makes you want to cry and put yourself on restriction!!!!

 

[Miss Kitty]

Is Kurt a Daddy-O or a Mack Daddy? I'm not sure. But when he scolds you it makes you want to cry and put yourself on restriction!!!!

You are killing me here! Oh...did the little posterschild want to cry? boo hoo!

 

[Sheila]

You are killing me here! Oh...did the little posterschild want to cry? boo hoo!

Can't talk I'm on restriction. By the way, Kimmifunn is too! And you fell for the working late story!!!!!!! We been bad, now we sad!

 

[Miss Kitty]

Can't talk I'm on restriction. By the way, Kimmifunn is too! And you fell for the working late story!!!!!!! We been bad, now we sad!

ooh ooh ooh...what did y'all do do do? tell me tell me...hurry!

 

[Sheila]

ooh ooh ooh...what did y'all do do do? tell me tell me...hurry!

Something to do with a turkey and a jacka-s!

Just pulling your leg girlfriend! Don't be so easy! Get your purple hair back on straight! It's OK! It's all just a Funn thing.

 

[iwishiwasthere]

yep, I took away TV & PLaystation on school nights, my 9 yr old has 85 Accel. Readers points so far this year :clap_1:

Way to go mom :clap_1: and a BIG congrats to your child. :clap_1: :clap_1: That is a great accomplishment. AR destroyed my youngest child's love of reading so I am not a huge fan. IMHO, it is best used as a motivational tool, not the curriculum. But the company would tell you differently.

 

[OhioBeachBum]

Way to go mom :clap_1: and a BIG congrats to your child. :clap_1: :clap_1: That is a great accomplishment. AR destroyed my youngest child's love of reading so I am not a huge fan. IMHO, it is best used as a motivational tool, not the curriculum. But the company would tell you differently.

Ditto that. My son read constantly before that (of course we did manage the TV and other such brain-to-jelly stuff). Only last 3-4 years has he begin to slide back into reading for entertainment...

 

[Rita]

Ditto that. My son read constantly before that (of course we did manage the TV and other such brain-to-jelly stuff). Only last 3-4 years has he begin to slide back into reading for entertainment...

Another DITTO. The AR tests are questions to see if the kid read the book, having little or nothing to do with understanding the content of the book. There's enough rote learning out there without piling it on with AR reading.

Our librarian is receptive and has ordered tests for my daughter when she'd find a book she really wanted to read but the school didn't have the test. You get kids come into the library looking for a book to read based on the # of AR points it has. How lame!