jinman
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- Joined
- Feb 23, 2001
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- Location
- Texas - Wise County - Sunset
- Tractor
- NHTC45D, NH LB75B, Ford Jubilee
We now have our 11 yo grandson living with us. In the past, he was a problem in school, but we've been working to improve his behavior and performance. For each success, there is praise and some kind of reward for doing good. So far, his math and science skills have taken a huge turn toward improvement. The biggest challenge we face is getting his reading/writing skills to improve. Bear in mind that he's only been here for three weeks. We don't expect miracles, but we take the time to work daily with him on reading and comprehension. The next big challenge will be organizing thoughts and putting them down on paper in a cohesive manner. So far, his success has been nothing short of phenomenal in behavior and grades. He is thriving on daily structure, attention, and love. Yesterday, he scored 100 on his math and science homework. He also took a major science test over electricity and scored 100. It was obvious to me that he deserved a big reward, so I took him out and let him operate the TLB (photos attached). What he found out was that the tractor is not like a video game. When the boom goes down, the back of the tractor lifts up and moves around. He didn't like that very much.:shocked: However, the more he dug, the better he got. As he grows, he'll be able to do better, but that's a long way off.
Since he arrived, we have been letting him drive our Kawasaki Mule almost everywhere we go. He has become very skilled at operating and could do that easily by himself, but he's just not quite mature enough in his decisions to let him go by himself. However, he has taken to fishing very well. We were fishing in our lake last weekend and he caught 15 bluegill and 1 black bass. That was three more fish than I caught. He was thrilled to beat his Jaypa (the name my grandkids call me).:thumbsup:
Since he arrived, we have been letting him drive our Kawasaki Mule almost everywhere we go. He has become very skilled at operating and could do that easily by himself, but he's just not quite mature enough in his decisions to let him go by himself. However, he has taken to fishing very well. We were fishing in our lake last weekend and he caught 15 bluegill and 1 black bass. That was three more fish than I caught. He was thrilled to beat his Jaypa (the name my grandkids call me).:thumbsup: