Nice people thread 2 - now even nicer

misskool

SingleSue wrote: »

So, now I see a phone number once, even a glance and I can remember it days later, or an account number and it is there for instant recall, even my 16 digit card number is remembered....pity the old gift for text hasn't quite returned though, would have been blooming handy for the exam this year if it had!

I have the same problem. I can remember strings of numbers. I went to pay in some cheques today to a bank account and did the sort code and account number from memory.

Anyways, time to watch the first world cup match :T

silvercar

carolt wrote: »

Yes, I've been upping my maths skills too as currently tutoring my DD1 for 11+ exam. I was shocked :eek: by how much she hasn't covered at school that she'll be tested on in a few months, so have taken on the role of maths teacher, despite the fact that my last study of maths was my O Level over 20 years ago!

It's going quite well and after a few initial hiccups where she refused to pay attention because I was her mum - - we're now working together well, and her test score has gone up enormously.

Been interesting to get back into maths again. Pleased to report that 11+ maths is not terribly demanding when one is a grown-up.

A lot of kids are tutored for these exams. Private schools give children a lot of practice in exam technique and teach in advance of the state year 6 syllabus. A relatively high proportion of children from the local private prep schools will sit these tests as that means access to a very decent and free secondary education. Schools refuse to give exam practice for these tests and won't even cover everything that is examined.

If we are allowed to get slightly political on the nice thread, it explains why so few kids from challenging backgrounds get into some schools. If you are not tutored or don't have parents able and willing to teach you for the exams, you will be hard pushed to get the required test score.

Very satisfying to be able to teach your own child for these exams. Enjoy it carolt, it creates a special bond.:)

tomterm8

Hm, I see those expence scandle MPs can be tried. Another good day for british justice. Give them a fair trial, and then send them to prison where they belong.

Aspiring_Writer

carolt wrote: »

Good luck, keep us posted.

Do you want to set some goals we can monitor you on or something? Keep you motivated?

Your hobbies make you sound like a kindred spirit.

Astonished you didn't find our board before - you fit right in.

Thanks Carol, thats an interesting idea re targets, I will give it some thought, and in general, thanks for your welcome.

While I'm here, the mental arithmetic thing I completely understand. Maths is probably my weakness, yet I can and do regularly work stuff out in my head, even if I dont have to. Why? because I'd feel a bit stupid in myself if I couldn't, its a back up skill that I keep refreshed, even though theres a calculator in my drawer which I can reach for in seconds.

Also, I noticed a post or two mentioning photographic memory. I have this, I can remember reg numbers of all my cars, my dad's and brothers cars! telephone numbers, my driving licence number, nat insurance number and my debit card number and the cvv no on the back! all off the top of my head!

Sad or what? :rotfl:

lostinrates

I'm not sure my memory was every anything special....but its sure gone to pot since the head broke. Memory assessments are one of the things I have. I'm terrible with faces etc too, think I probably always was. I quite often walk past friends/family....names too. What I really hate is when dh tells me some tale of our ''courtship'' and waits hopefully and I can't tell him I remember it. I think he makes up cool dates we never actually had....;) I remember lots though. Its not big black gaps of years.

nanto3girls

I can remember phone numbers and account numbers.As for maths, didn't like it at school,still don't.Now English, that's another thing.

Aspiring_Writer

nanto3girls wrote: »

I can remember phone numbers and account numbers.As for maths, didn't like it at school,still don't.Now English, that's another thing.

Same as me then, so how come we remember numbers, given our antipathy towards Maths?

:think:

fc123

Exocet wrote: »

Could just be the drains? Better get them checked.

...and which colour are you? The white one?

Hope all is well....the other place has a message....

fc123

To Carolt; is DD having any tutoring? My DD went to a school that was totally against 11+ for the grammars in the next borough.

I found out too late that she wasn't being 'taught' how to do certain parts of the exam. We chose not to tutor at the time as I thought her natural ''brilliance'' (she's an average kid) would be enough. Not so and she failed her 11+ by a few marks. It probably didn't help that we didn't make a big deal out of it so she wasn't primed on the day of the exam.
She then had an exam for a private school set up in Jan and we panicked and she had a few tutor sessions. Stuff like the puzzles....meant to spot genius but a bit ???? if you haven't ever seen them before (as happpened to her)...I think it's called non verbal reasoning. .....so she passed the private school exam fine.

The whole exercise was a bit of a non starter as we moved in the August anyway....but....my sis has her kids absolutely honed in and her eldest was tutored for 2 years prior to his 11+ and went to an amazing primary. He got in fine to the Grammars in the next borough.
What is funny is we will take him to some shows with us when we move back as he really wanted to go to drama school (and has already acted in some big stuff and auditioned for mega roles) but she wishes him to do the school 'thing' until he's 18.
You can't stop someone being who they are going to be though. He always reminds of the kid in Ugly Betty.


What is it about maths though? My dad is a top mathmetician and an Emeritus Prof (comp science)...and it was only reading bits and pieces on MSE that has made me realise that he could be on a spectrum of sorts. His people skills aren't amazing...but he has practised hard over the years.:o


Photographic memory..I've got one of those for pics, colour, shape...it's dead handy in my job.

All these different skills individuals have...it's what makes the world work.
I don't what Davesnave thinks but I felt many times over the years, with my kids education, that they were in a sausage machine sometimes.
Dextrous skills are equally as impt as memory or math skills for example....the trick is to combine them all....but very few posess excellence of all of the them.

fc123

I see Asheron has been busy today. I hope his calculator paper went well. I am pleased as it gives me something to read tonight.:o