Comments on: Study Shows That Kids Can Add and Subtract Without Arithmetic http://throwingmarshmallows.homeschooljournal.net/2007/05/31/329/ \"Learning can only happen when a child is interested. If he\'s not interested it\'s like throwing marshmallows at his head and calling it eating.\" - Barbara Lamping Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:22:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Stephanie http://throwingmarshmallows.homeschooljournal.net/2007/05/31/329/comment-page-1/#comment-2779 Stephanie Sun, 03 Jun 2007 03:14:10 +0000 http://throwingmarshmallows.homeschooljournal.net/2007/05/31/329/#comment-2779 Glad I could help Brit! Be sure to check out www.vahomeschoolers.org as well. Tons of great information there. And if you are moving any where near Richmond, you don't want to miss the VaHomeschoolers conference on July 21st! Good luck with your move! Glad I could help Brit! Be sure to check out http://www.vahomeschoolers.org as well. Tons of great information there. And if you are moving any where near Richmond, you don’t want to miss the VaHomeschoolers conference on July 21st!

Good luck with your move!

]]> By: Brit http://throwingmarshmallows.homeschooljournal.net/2007/05/31/329/comment-page-1/#comment-2778 Brit Sat, 02 Jun 2007 22:07:50 +0000 http://throwingmarshmallows.homeschooljournal.net/2007/05/31/329/#comment-2778 Just wanted to say Hello! We are moving to VA this summer, and we are very excited about it. I joined the VAEclecticHS group this morning, which I heard about through your site. Thank you for all the information! Just wanted to say Hello! We are moving to VA this summer, and we are very excited about it. I joined the VAEclecticHS group this morning, which I heard about through your site. Thank you for all the information!

]]> By: kim http://throwingmarshmallows.homeschooljournal.net/2007/05/31/329/comment-page-1/#comment-2776 kim Sat, 02 Jun 2007 04:45:20 +0000 http://throwingmarshmallows.homeschooljournal.net/2007/05/31/329/#comment-2776 Isn't that weird that they had to do a study to figure that out? Any parent who has had a conversation with a 2 to 7-year- old knows they can add and subtract perfectly well. Not to mention multiply and divide in most cases. I haven't gotten to any place value explanations with my 7-year-old yet,and still he can figure out how to add tens and hundreds. Just this evening he said "Ten years ago you were 29. And soon you'll be 40." I think the kids these days know too much! Isn’t that weird that they had to do a study to figure that out? Any parent who has had a conversation with a 2 to 7-year- old knows they can add and subtract perfectly well. Not to mention multiply and divide in most cases.

I haven’t gotten to any place value explanations with my 7-year-old yet,and still he can figure out how to add tens and hundreds. Just this evening he said “Ten years ago you were 29. And soon you’ll be 40.” I think the kids these days know too much!

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