Comments for MathRider http://mathrider.com Just another WordPress site Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:31:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on TOS Review Crew Webinar by thomas http://mathrider.com/tos-review-crew-webinar#comment-3305 thomas Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:31:34 +0000 http://mathrider.com/?page_id=734#comment-3305 Dear Sacha, Thank you very much for your feedback! I'm really glad you enjoyed the webinar :-) taken extra note of the printed certificate feature. In answer to your question - yes, we highly recommend doing the quests in order. Even if they player is already quite advanced, I'd still start them on easy and move up from there. The quests won't take a competent player all that long to complete. Plus, it adds more variety and there will be more cool rewards on the main screen, letting the player know just what a great master of math he is. Dear Sacha,
Thank you very much for your feedback! I’m really glad you enjoyed the webinar :-) taken extra note of the printed certificate feature.
In answer to your question – yes, we highly recommend doing the quests in order. Even if they player is already quite advanced, I’d still start them on easy and move up from there. The quests won’t take a competent player all that long to complete. Plus, it adds more variety and there will be more cool rewards on the main screen, letting the player know just what a great master of math he is.

]]> Comment on TOS Review Crew Webinar by Sacha Hannig http://mathrider.com/tos-review-crew-webinar#comment-3304 Sacha Hannig Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:42:37 +0000 http://mathrider.com/?page_id=734#comment-3304 Thanks so much Thomas for putting this webinar together! I really enjoyed watching it and learned quite a bit about the program. Printed Certificates are a great idea! One quick question: Are the children supposed to start with the easy ride and complete that before they move onto the more advanced rides? My son started on the Advanced right from the beginning. Did he miss part of the game doing it this way? Sacha Thanks so much Thomas for putting this webinar together! I really enjoyed watching it and learned quite a bit about the program. Printed Certificates are a great idea!
One quick question:
Are the children supposed to start with the easy ride and complete that before they move onto the more advanced rides? My son started on the Advanced right from the beginning. Did he miss part of the game doing it this way?

Sacha

]]> Comment on Three Things To Never Say To Your Children by Stella http://mathrider.com/three-things-to-never-say-to-your-children#comment-3270 Stella Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:07:33 +0000 http://mathrider.com/?p=721#comment-3270 Imagine if we all had such a family code - what a wonderful, safe world we would be creating!! Imagine if we all had such a family code – what a wonderful, safe world we would be creating!!

]]> Comment on Three Things To Never Say To Your Children by thomas http://mathrider.com/three-things-to-never-say-to-your-children#comment-3269 thomas Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:01:31 +0000 http://mathrider.com/?p=721#comment-3269 Wow, awesome! I think that's very powerful to formalize such a notion into a family code. Wow, awesome! I think that’s very powerful to formalize such a notion into a family code.

]]> Comment on Three Things To Never Say To Your Children by thomas http://mathrider.com/three-things-to-never-say-to-your-children#comment-3268 thomas Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:55:42 +0000 http://mathrider.com/?p=721#comment-3268 Thank you for your reply, Jim! Of course your children know you love them. But have you noticed how kids tend to want to show you things they have done? They crave for your attention and your acknowledgement. It nourishes their soul every time you tell them positive things. A positive self-image prepares them to handle the toughest challenges later on. Try the 10-20 rule (10-20 positive to 1 negative) – it really works! Thank you for your reply, Jim! Of course your children know you love them. But have you noticed how kids tend to want to show you things they have done? They crave for your attention and your acknowledgement. It nourishes their soul every time you tell them positive things. A positive self-image prepares them to handle the toughest challenges later on. Try the 10-20 rule (10-20 positive to 1 negative) – it really works!

]]> Comment on Three Things To Never Say To Your Children by thomas http://mathrider.com/three-things-to-never-say-to-your-children#comment-3267 thomas Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:55:04 +0000 http://mathrider.com/?p=721#comment-3267 Dear Angela, this is of course very tough. You cannot pretend to trust someone if deep down you feel they're compulsive liars. And there are children who lie a lot. The poison to avoid are statements like "you always lie" or "you never tell the truth". That gives nobody a chance. And there always is a chance. Here's what I would do: I would look out for ANYTHING where my child is truthful/responsible and immediately acknowledge him/her for that. In other words, I would try to get 10-20 "thank you for being truthful/trustworthy" before I have to say even one "hmm, I think what you just said may not be true". You (and your child) may find they are more reliable and trustworthy than they ever knew. Dear Angela, this is of course very tough. You cannot pretend to trust someone if deep down you feel they’re compulsive liars. And there are children who lie a lot. The poison to avoid are statements like “you always lie” or “you never tell the truth”. That gives nobody a chance. And there always is a chance.
Here’s what I would do: I would look out for ANYTHING where my child is truthful/responsible and immediately acknowledge him/her for that. In other words, I would try to get 10-20 “thank you for being truthful/trustworthy” before I have to say even one “hmm, I think what you just said may not be true”. You (and your child) may find they are more reliable and trustworthy than they ever knew.

]]> Comment on Three Things To Never Say To Your Children by thomas http://mathrider.com/three-things-to-never-say-to-your-children#comment-3266 thomas Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:50:23 +0000 http://mathrider.com/?p=721#comment-3266 Thank you very much Bea! I agree with you. We should all hold ourselves to the same high standards and strive for the very best we can be, yet allow one another to be human. Who am I to berate or belittle others? I myself don't always know the right thing to say or do. I still burn a toast or cut my finger instead of the onion occasionally. The important thing is to aim to do your very best every time, and also to be big enough to admit your mistakes. In fact, that second part gives a lot of freedom to children and it is amazing how encouraging they are when my cooked dinner is less than spectacular :-) Thank you very much Bea! I agree with you. We should all hold ourselves to the same high standards and strive for the very best we can be, yet allow one another to be human. Who am I to berate or belittle others? I myself don’t always know the right thing to say or do. I still burn a toast or cut my finger instead of the onion occasionally. The important thing is to aim to do your very best every time, and also to be big enough to admit your mistakes. In fact, that second part gives a lot of freedom to children and it is amazing how encouraging they are when my cooked dinner is less than spectacular :-)

]]> Comment on Three Things To Never Say To Your Children by Angela http://mathrider.com/three-things-to-never-say-to-your-children#comment-3255 Angela Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:55:42 +0000 http://mathrider.com/?p=721#comment-3255 What do you do if your child lies so much that you can't trust her? What do you do if your child lies so much that you can’t trust her?

]]> Comment on Three Things To Never Say To Your Children by Isabelle http://mathrider.com/three-things-to-never-say-to-your-children#comment-3253 Isabelle Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:03:14 +0000 http://mathrider.com/?p=721#comment-3253 We have a Family Code, about what we say in public, particularly regarding anything personally embarrassing or humiliating about family members. For instance, I would not tell stories on my kids about them wetting the bed. They all know not to gossip or tell their friends delicate things about their siblings. If it would make you feel bad, then don't tell it about someone else. This keeps us accountable and empathetic as a family. We have a Family Code, about what we say in public, particularly regarding anything personally embarrassing or humiliating about family members. For instance, I would not tell stories on my kids about them wetting the bed. They all know not to gossip or tell their friends delicate things about their siblings. If it would make you feel bad, then don’t tell it about someone else. This keeps us accountable and empathetic as a family.

]]> Comment on Three Things To Never Say To Your Children by Bea http://mathrider.com/three-things-to-never-say-to-your-children#comment-3252 Bea Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:47:38 +0000 http://mathrider.com/?p=721#comment-3252 Thomas, I am not a blogging interacter at all, but I think your observations on this topic are spot on. Words are like weapons and can leave a lot of damage, whether you maybe just kidding, or out of control, or perhaps just self centered. There's a saying, "The devil knows more because he is old--not because he is the devil," and I think this pertains to us as caretakers/parents of children because we tend to think kids ought to know better, when they fail or make a mistake. So we condescend and yell and react. Maybe we do this because we can't stand to see them making a bad choice. It is embarrassing, isn't it? But we should not lose our self control on our kids and think they can handle it. You are not instilling a healthy value in them by berating them or belittling them. Even if it is just a quick one-liner. I honestly expect a great deal from a mature person these days, -we should act like we know more about integrity, civility, true respect for self worth, and appreciate each others natural gifts. It 's a start, isn't it? Thomas, I am not a blogging interacter at all, but I think your observations on this topic are spot on. Words are like weapons and can leave a lot of damage, whether you maybe just kidding, or out of control, or perhaps just self centered. There’s a saying, “The devil knows more because he is old–not because he is the devil,” and I think this pertains to us as caretakers/parents of children because we tend to think kids ought to know better, when they fail or make a mistake. So we condescend and yell and react. Maybe we do this because we can’t stand to see them making a bad choice. It is embarrassing, isn’t it? But we should not lose our self control on our kids and think they can handle it. You are not instilling a healthy value in them by berating them or belittling them. Even if it is just a quick one-liner.
I honestly expect a great deal from a mature person these days, -we should act like we know more about integrity, civility, true respect for self worth, and appreciate each others natural gifts. It ‘s a start, isn’t it?

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