Quote:Parents, take courage. If you survive the sleep deprivation, toddler tantrums and teenage angst, you may be rewarded with a longer life than your childless peers, researchers said Tuesday.
Fathers gained more in life expectancy than mothers, a team wrote in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health -- and particularly in older age.
"By the age of 60, the difference in life expectancy... may be as much as two years" between people with, and those without, children, they concluded.
(03-14-2017 08:51 AM)South Carolina Duke Wrote: Dealing with idiotic "educators" will test a parent as will 5 th grade Science Fair Projects.
Yeah, I have a feeling we will be throwing the 5th grade science fair projects and my kids will just have to sink or swim on their own. I have no interest in competing for them. Just not my cup o' tea.
(03-14-2017 08:51 AM)South Carolina Duke Wrote: Dealing with idiotic "educators" will test a parent as will 5 th grade Science Fair Projects.
Yeah, I have a feeling we will be throwing the 5th grade science fair projects and my kids will just have to sink or swim on their own. I have no interest in competing for them. Just not my cup o' tea.
With the internet it's easier for kids to at least come up with an idea. So, don't have to do a volcano EVERY time, etc...
(03-14-2017 08:58 AM)South Carolina Duke Wrote: When it's mandated by the school ... each kid participates.
They'll participate, but I'll let them decide if they want to compete. They can decide if they want to do the minimum to get it done, pass the class, and get a participation trophy or if they want to compete to win. I'll buy the supplies, but I'm not doing any of the work. I decided a long time ago, at least with my son, that I expect him to constantly choose battlefields and win where he wants to compete, but I don't expect him to compete for everything and I am not going to put pressure on him to the point he has no life. That is what the real world is: choose your battlefield and compete to win. I couldn't care less if he wins the 5th grade science fair project, unless he decides he wants to. I just expect he does the work assigned. Of course he is smart enough to half-arse his way through areas in school that don't interest him and still get high marks. I may have to push my daughter a little harder. She is only 18 months old, but I don't have the sense she is going to be as smart as my son.
(03-14-2017 10:48 AM)fsquid Wrote: I'm amazed that my kid hasn't had a science fair yet. She's a 5th grader. They do lots of experiments in class though.
I have never heard of science fair being hosted. unless you count Science Olympiad as one.
(03-14-2017 10:48 AM)fsquid Wrote: I'm amazed that my kid hasn't had a science fair yet. She's a 5th grader. They do lots of experiments in class though.
When I was young, we had them in 1st-8th grades.
In Shelby County with my kids, its normally been 4th and 5th grades, although younger ages could optionally participate.
If you want your kids to have a chance at a ribbon, tell them to do a journal. That is absolutely the key with most impartial judges.
I remember my science fair project. It included a pit of dirt, some worms, and an electric current. Stunk up the entire gym but it worked. Needless to say, it didn't win but STILL a good way to round up some fishing worms.
Quote:Parents, take courage. If you survive the sleep deprivation, toddler tantrums and teenage angst, you may be rewarded with a longer life than your childless peers, researchers said Tuesday.
Fathers gained more in life expectancy than mothers, a team wrote in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health -- and particularly in older age.
"By the age of 60, the difference in life expectancy... may be as much as two years" between people with, and those without, children, they concluded.
(03-14-2017 12:35 PM)VA49er Wrote: I remember my science fair project. It included a pit of dirt, some worms, and an electric current. Stunk up the entire gym but it worked. Needless to say, it didn't win but STILL a good way to round up some fishing worms.
(03-14-2017 12:35 PM)VA49er Wrote: I remember my science fair project. It included a pit of dirt, some worms, and an electric current. Stunk up the entire gym but it worked. Needless to say, it didn't win but STILL a good way to round up some fishing worms.
dude you needed a volcano
At my science fairs, they wouldn't even judge a volcano or solar system.
I did one on baseball stats. Yes, that's right men. I pioneered moneyball for kids.
The coolest one I've ever seen had to do with why eating bugs would be beneficial to the entire human race. It was so well done, but you could tell that it really did come from a child's mind.
Did a 7th grade science fair project on the effects of different types of water on plants. Had a control group of one type of plant that got the same water/same amount of water/same time of day and another group that each got a different type of water (distilled, sugar water, salt water, etc) /same amount/same time of day over an 8 week period and we measured growth.
Did an 8th grade science project on genetics...was left or right handedness passed from gret grandparents to grandparents to parents to children. Made lots of phone calls to get data from different families, drew conclusions based on the stats.
Built three walled displays and wrote reports.
Both projects won trophies for my grade level.
Had no help from parents like kids now a days.
