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Emerald.

I'm resurrecting this thread and hope you don't mind. I saw it when I was searching for your yellowstone thread.

My little girl is 4 and with a very high IQ (140). She is adopted and was a drug baby, so this is a miracle in itself. However, she has sensory processing issues and this creates alot of issues when it comes to going to school, with florescent lights, the noise and the lack of time the teacher has to give attention to a child individually.

We have multiple therapist for our daughter and they have been pushing us to put her in preschool. I'm not comfortable with this. Being in environments that assault her sensory system makes for one very bad day and possibly longer for her. They want her in an environment where she is with other children in order to further evaluate her. I am not in agreement but they are relentless. If she goes to preschool 3 days per week, we will spend all the time between working with her to get her brain organized again so she can go back for more.

I have experience with the K12 system. My niece stayed with us a few months and this was the answer to her continuing school regardless of where she was. The system was awesome. I had no complaints.

The concern for me is the socialization aspect. My little one already prefers to stay home rather than going out in the world. However, I work on this in small time frames rather than the many hours she would spend in preschool. What do you do with your son to allow him to socialize and not become introverted due to homeschooling. Did you find him wanting to go out less after you started homeschooling. Have you had any issues with him socially?

Hope you find this post. I could really use some understanding at this time.
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Emerald.

I'm resurrecting this thread and hope you don't mind. I saw it when I was searching for your yellowstone thread.

My little girl is 4 and with a very high IQ (140). She is adopted and was a drug baby, so this is a miracle in itself. However, she has sensory processing issues and this creates alot of issues when it comes to going to school, with florescent lights, the noise and the lack of time the teacher has to give attention to a child individually.

We have multiple therapist for our daughter and they have been pushing us to put her in preschool. I'm not comfortable with this. Being in environments that assault her sensory system makes for one very bad day and possibly longer for her. They want her in an environment where she is with other children in order to further evaluate her. I am not in agreement but they are relentless. If she goes to preschool 3 days per week, we will spend all the time between working with her to get her brain organized again so she can go back for more.

I have experience with the K12 system. My niece stayed with us a few months and this was the answer to her continuing school regardless of where she was. The system was awesome. I had no complaints.

The concern for me is the socialization aspect. My little one already prefers to stay home rather than going out in the world. However, I work on this in small time frames rather than the many hours she would spend in preschool. What do you do with your son to allow him to socialize and not become introverted due to homeschooling. Did you find him wanting to go out less after you started homeschooling. Have you had any issues with him socially?

Hope you find this post. I could really use some understanding at this time.
 Quoting: TheOracle


One of the things that I have noticed is that kids who are very bright often tend to be a bit shy or uncomfortable in social situations. My son falls into that category, and he is very relaxed with the home school situation, as he doesn’t need to worry about the some of the social aspects, such as seeming like a know-it-all in class. Bullying these days is epidemic within the school system, and it seems that many teachers have difficulty controlling it.

Your daughter is first and foremost your child, you know her well, and one thing that I have learned over the years is to pay attention to your instincts, as they are usually correct. The therapist probably has no idea of what options are available outside of the bricks and mortar school system. The quiet and familiar home environment is especially suited for children who do not react well to distracting or stressful environments. Age 4 is still very young (a baby really) so I wouldn’t worry too much about socialization with other kids too much right now. At that age children are still pretty egocentric, and too much time with peers can actually lead to worse social skills rather than better, especially if she has difficulty processing in unfamiliar environments.

Give this article to your child’s therapist, and see what she has to say:

[link to www.parentingscience.com]

[link to www.parentingscience.com]


By preferring you as her tutor, rather than her peers or unfamiliar adults, your 4 year old is behaving perfectly normally, and in the way that children have learned for eons, before preschool (a relatively modern invention) existed.

I truly believe that manners and social skills are best taught by adults (usually loving parents) rather than the pack mentality that seems to be pervasive in most modern school systems. That being said, every child needs playmates and friends. My son has friends over, and we meet friends for other activities. I think that you must go a bit more out of your way to make sure that your child interacts with other children, but not until she is older. Church groups, sporting activities, hobby clubs, boy scouts or girl scouts are all other possible options. Many online school systems will allow home students to participate in some classes at school, such as sports or music, so if your child has an interest in these, they may provide a forum for age appropriate interaction. In short, my son has not expressed any discomfort with his social situation, and he has plenty of age appropriate friends so it really hasn’t become an issue for us.

Best of luck to you and your lovely daughter.hf

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My Goodness, how awful to only see your mother the whole day in different self imposed roles! Not even thinking about the lack of "social contacts" to other pupils...glad i went to public school for better or worse !!!!
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Ah, and your public school education shines brightly in your post . . . guess you must have missed a few English grammar classes?
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I am not sure why almost all of the negative comments are from outside the US (by country flag anyway)...since this thread pertains only to the US school system and alternatives.
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because in our countries if the public school is not doing it the way it should be done we stand up and fight for betterence not recede to our own fairy land
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You consider homeschooling to be "fairy land"?

Again, if you are going to advocate for public schools as the preferred choice for education, and if you are going to do so as a self-proclaimed, publicly-schooled individual, you really should brush up on your grammar skills in order to more adequately articulate and argue your case.
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I am not sure why almost all of the negative comments are from outside the US (by country flag anyway)...since this thread pertains only to the US school system and alternatives.
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because in our countries if the public school is not doing it the way it should be done we stand up and fight for betterence not recede to our own fairy land
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You know - I went to school with an exchange student from Switzerland. Her parents sent her to the US for one school year. They DEMANDED that she not be placed in the public school system and they paid extra for her to go to a private school while here. This was 25 years ago. The schools have gotten even worse since then. Oh, and when she got here, she ended up being placed in 10th grade instead of the 11th grade she should have been in because she was not able to do the work. The little Swiss Miss, an exceptional student at her Swiss school, was behind when she got to the US.
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Zinger to the swiss know-it-all!
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Socializing with a bunch of hoodlums is not necessarily a good thing.
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It's class as in behaviors and morals, etiquette and compassion.
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True.

And those qualities are sadly lacking, overall, in society today.
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Because it should be a generational mutual agreement of all participants in a society to make it better for the next lot..pulling yourself out of parts of it will only hasten the disintegration that more quicker.
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Ok, then please give me the magic solution on how to fix the US public education system. Enlighten us all, please.





And did it ever occur to you that the system may need to cometely disintegrate, in order for it to be rebuilt on new foundation?
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More good points by Oubliette . . .
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Arizona Virtual Academy (K12) works very well for our son. Having raised two in the public schools, the difference is night and day. Our youngest is getting a much better education with k12 than his older siblings.

We have found it is easy to homeschool and also make sure our son is getting all the social experience too. He is active in sports, a musician and very active in our community.

It never hurts to try it and see if it works for your children. They can always go back to traditional school if it doesn't work out.
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The values established by your ancestors over the course of time in your country work very well. Only because they are not defended and lived by, does not mean that they have all vanished!
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Of course they haven't vanished. It lives in the people like me, who choose to exert my personal freedoms and not put my kid in a degenerate government-run education facility.
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its called an INSTITUTION for a reason
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It's class as in behaviors and morals, etiquette and compassion.
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True.

And those qualities are sadly lacking, overall, in society today.
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Dear ACs 4994286 & 5072447

Thanks for your responses; I really appreciate your perspectives and opinions.hf
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Arizona Virtual Academy (K12) works very well for our son. Having raised two in the public schools, the difference is night and day. Our youngest is getting a much better education with k12 than his older siblings.

We have found it is easy to homeschool and also make sure our son is getting all the social experience too. He is active in sports, a musician and very active in our community.

It never hurts to try it and see if it works for your children. They can always go back to traditional school if it doesn't work out.
 Quoting: goldengirl54 1461075


Thanks for this response.

When I started this thread, I was hoping that it would become a resource for those interested in this option as opposed to the traditional public bricks and mortar school system.

I really value the input from people who have actually have experience with this, rather than those who have no clue of what they are talking about. It is true that a child can always opt to go back into the bricks and mortar public school system, but as I understand it, this is a rare occurrence. Likewise, our experience thus far has been very positive. My son’s online teacher (yes he has one thru the K-12 program) spent an extra hour with him yesterday on advanced Algebra as he seems to have a talent for math, and she wanted to encourage his interest beyond the regular coursework so that he didn’t become bored. He has regular class connect online sessions with his teachers, and other students, similar to online college classes.

We have also done some really fun things, such as regular game days for the online students at the public library and a corn maze/Halloween party for the kids.

It has been my experience that parents have significantly more input than in a traditional school system. If you are a parent who is committed to your child’s education it can be a very good thing.

I can’t understand why some people seem so opposed to others simply having options.hf
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Few realize that hitler outlawed homeschooling in Germany-so the children could be programmed even better via the state schools



How many realize that it is still outlawed in Germany...



The more parents exercise their right to educate their children the more congruent those children are and capable they grow up to be.


Naturally, if one needs assistance to engage a program to teach them that is better than allowing strangers to raise them-teaching them canned bits of propaganda and lots of facts to regurgitate, but very few can analytically apply what they have learned...


Seems the liberal education programs have failed miserably and the lack of standardization across the country has left many with deficiencies in many areas and many prone to cognitive dissonance



I have met many who struggled in school and have tutored many to overcome their supposed weaknesses-

seems many teachers are left to cover many expenses on their own and many begrudge them their summer session-

Too many are forced to forego common sense in teaching to rely on liberal, feel good, do it, with focus on homosexuality instead of homonyms and johnny can text real well-for guttural language a caveman could bear, but is challenged to write a paragraph...

the public schools have failed the children most of all, and the taxpayers are cut out of the most basic input into their childrens education-



the govt needs to get out of it and let the communities handle their educational needs-

the more involved they get to "help" the more the scores drop-enough of their meddling as they clearly do not have a handle of what my community needs, or my family for that matter-

they best take care of their border and their inability to bring a balanced budget forward...let alone the radiation from Japan-they cannot even dispose of the waste from our own reactors spent rods...and they presume to know which nuts I should eat and demand my community farmer do this or that-

Call me a cynic on their big brother routine and their control measures that worsen pretty much whatever they touch at this point...
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Few realize that hitler outlawed homeschooling in Germany-so the children could be programmed even better via the state schools



How many realize that it is still outlawed in Germany...



The more parents exercise their right to educate their children the more congruent those children are and capable they grow up to be.


Naturally, if one needs assistance to engage a program to teach them that is better than allowing strangers to raise them-teaching them canned bits of propaganda and lots of facts to regurgitate, but very few can analytically apply what they have learned...


Seems the liberal education programs have failed miserably and the lack of standardization across the country has left many with deficiencies in many areas and many prone to cognitive dissonance



I have met many who struggled in school and have tutored many to overcome their supposed weaknesses-

seems many teachers are left to cover many expenses on their own and many begrudge them their summer session-

Too many are forced to forego common sense in teaching to rely on liberal, feel good, do it, with focus on homosexuality instead of homonyms and johnny can text real well-for guttural language a caveman could bear, but is challenged to write a paragraph...

the public schools have failed the children most of all, and the taxpayers are cut out of the most basic input into their childrens education-



the govt needs to get out of it and let the communities handle their educational needs-

the more involved they get to "help" the more the scores drop-enough of their meddling as they clearly do not have a handle of what my community needs, or my family for that matter-

they best take care of their border and their inability to bring a balanced budget forward...let alone the radiation from Japan-they cannot even dispose of the waste from our own reactors spent rods...and they presume to know which nuts I should eat and demand my community farmer do this or that-

Call me a cynic on their big brother routine and their control measures that worsen pretty much whatever they touch at this point...
 Quoting: ShadowDancer




Thank-you Shadow Dancer,



You always provide wonderful input, and your posts are amazing.hf

I was not aware that the Nazi party had outlawed home schooling, but I do understand why. Anytime a government cannot stand up to question, commentary, and alternative viewpoints, it should raise a huge red flag for everyone.

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I can’t understand why some people seem so opposed to others simply having options.hf
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I know . . . I homeschooled our child from kindergarten (actually a good parent begins teaching from the beginning) through graduation. Our child loved it and it was an interesting experience for me, as someone who'd been away from school for some time. I developed each year's curriculum from various sources, never used a bought curriculum, but that is a matter of personal choice.

The majority of people who knew we homeschooled never seemed particularly interested, and the only real comments we ever received were: "what about socialization?!" . . . that seems to be the core concern of most people. Never mind the quality of education, the value of one-to-one attention, never mind the safety and nurturing atmosphere of daily studies . . . but heaven forbid any child not be subjected to the too-often negative influences of peer pressures.

Even our relatives criticized and condemned, and not one of them ever took an active interest, asked questions, or supported us. The ONLY thing they cared about was the fact that I was staying home full-time and not making money. They were so ignorant and disrespectful. Too bad . . . they missed so much, their loss. But that kind of ignorance is, imo, simply inexcusable.

People should open their minds and accept the fact that American public schools are failing miserably, that teachers are not being screened thoroughly enough, that funding compromises are negatively impacting students, and that those failures affect ALL of society.

But it is a fact that homeschooling is not for everyone . . . I have heard so many mothers say: "I could NEVER teach my children, I don't have the patience and wouldn't want to spend that much time with them" . . . hard to imagine, but that's how many parents feel. My thought is that good parents are supposed to automatically be at least somewhat adept at teaching.

And then there was the time, when I was an online homeschooling consultant, a mother wrote me saying she wanted to teach her child at home and planned to begin with the alphabet and colors, and she asked me: "what letter and what color should I start with?" . . . so while some parents might just be slow-starters and eventually become great teachers, clearly there are those who just never would be qualified.
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Emerald.

I'm resurrecting this thread and hope you don't mind. I saw it when I was searching for your yellowstone thread.

My little girl is 4 and with a very high IQ (140). She is adopted and was a drug baby, so this is a miracle in itself. However, she has sensory processing issues and this creates alot of issues when it comes to going to school, with florescent lights, the noise and the lack of time the teacher has to give attention to a child individually.

We have multiple therapist for our daughter and they have been pushing us to put her in preschool. I'm not comfortable with this. Being in environments that assault her sensory system makes for one very bad day and possibly longer for her. They want her in an environment where she is with other children in order to further evaluate her. I am not in agreement but they are relentless. If she goes to preschool 3 days per week, we will spend all the time between working with her to get her brain organized again so she can go back for more.

I have experience with the K12 system. My niece stayed with us a few months and this was the answer to her continuing school regardless of where she was. The system was awesome. I had no complaints.

The concern for me is the socialization aspect. My little one already prefers to stay home rather than going out in the world. However, I work on this in small time frames rather than the many hours she would spend in preschool. What do you do with your son to allow him to socialize and not become introverted due to homeschooling. Did you find him wanting to go out less after you started homeschooling. Have you had any issues with him socially?

Hope you find this post. I could really use some understanding at this time.
 Quoting: TheOracle


One of the things that I have noticed is that kids who are very bright often tend to be a bit shy or uncomfortable in social situations. My son falls into that category, and he is very relaxed with the home school situation, as he doesn’t need to worry about the some of the social aspects, such as seeming like a know-it-all in class. Bullying these days is epidemic within the school system, and it seems that many teachers have difficulty controlling it.

Your daughter is first and foremost your child, you know her well, and one thing that I have learned over the years is to pay attention to your instincts, as they are usually correct. The therapist probably has no idea of what options are available outside of the bricks and mortar school system. The quiet and familiar home environment is especially suited for children who do not react well to distracting or stressful environments. Age 4 is still very young (a baby really) so I wouldn’t worry too much about socialization with other kids too much right now. At that age children are still pretty egocentric, and too much time with peers can actually lead to worse social skills rather than better, especially if she has difficulty processing in unfamiliar environments.

Give this article to your child’s therapist, and see what she has to say:

[link to www.parentingscience.com]

[link to www.parentingscience.com]


By preferring you as her tutor, rather than her peers or unfamiliar adults, your 4 year old is behaving perfectly normally, and in the way that children have learned for eons, before preschool (a relatively modern invention) existed.

I truly believe that manners and social skills are best taught by adults (usually loving parents) rather than the pack mentality that seems to be pervasive in most modern school systems. That being said, every child needs playmates and friends. My son has friends over, and we meet friends for other activities. I think that you must go a bit more out of your way to make sure that your child interacts with other children, but not until she is older. Church groups, sporting activities, hobby clubs, boy scouts or girl scouts are all other possible options. Many online school systems will allow home students to participate in some classes at school, such as sports or music, so if your child has an interest in these, they may provide a forum for age appropriate interaction. In short, my son has not expressed any discomfort with his social situation, and he has plenty of age appropriate friends so it really hasn’t become an issue for us.

Best of luck to you and your lovely daughter.hf
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Emerald.

I read both articles entirely. Thanks so much. They helped me get the perspective I need. My daughter has issues with her emotional IQ. Her intellectual IQ and emotional IQ are miles apart. Unfortunately at home she is getting bored, but it's not about a desire to be with other children, it's a boredom that comes with a high IQ and is not uncommon. I simply have to find new things to spark her imagination. She learns so fast, things become stale quickly for her. It's hard to keep up with that. Because she seems to have delays in her ability to deal with her emotions (she wants it to go right to an intellectual understanding) I feel I need to stand back from pushing her into new learning experiences and let her interests be the guide. I'm just not sure how to do that. She has to be exposed to things to know if she has an interest.

In the end, I don't need to show my daughter's therapists any aticle - just needed to show myself. I just need to allow myself to follow my instincts and be firm in letting them know what I HAVE decided is best for my child. I telecommute for my job, so am home all the time with her. I generally have a babysitter (currently don't) but only in my home. I am there to oversee or lend a hand when things get hairy.

I also take her to a local park that has a toddler activity once per week. She has also expressed a huge interest in ballet and just this week said she thought she might be like to try lessons. There are other activities that fill in here and there. There is also a toddlers art program locally for children with their parents participation. I think for now that is enough social interaction on a regular basis.

3 times in the past I have let my little girl have a go with my electric violin (adult size) that I could not find the time to learn to play since her birth. Those times were spent just learning about the instrument with my help. The other day, I just handed it to her and let her do what she wanted with it, with no help from me....I was amazed. It was way too large for her but still she held it properly, held the bow properly and the sounds she made and the were amazing. She had an innate understanding that floored me. I asked how she knew how to play and she just laughed and said "MOM!, I just know".....maybe I should just let her be my guide to her interests and let her be who she is.

Emerald, thanks for the pep talk and the articles. They were great and when I have my husband read these, he will feel the same, I'm sure. I really appreciate it.
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Thanks for giving me an update as to how things turned out for you.

I am so glad that she is exploring her interests and talents, and grateful if I was able to help in a small way. It sounds like you have a very special little angel there and are giving her the chance to blossom and grow into her talents and dreams. Give her a hug from me. grouphug

I also wanted to let you know that I was unsuccessful at finding information about the calibration of the El Hierro seismographs on any of the English sites. I can handle a bit of Spanish, but unfortunately when it comes to reading scientific papers, my Spanish is not adequate, and Google translate is not adequate either. I will keep looking, and if I find something, I will post on that thread. smile_kiss
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Thanks for giving me an update as to how things turned out for you.

I am so glad that she is exploring her interests and talents, and grateful if I was able to help in a small way. It sounds like you have a very special little angel there and are giving her the chance to blossom and grow into her talents and dreams. Give her a hug from me. grouphug

I also wanted to let you know that I was unsuccessful at finding information about the calibration of the El Hierro seismographs on any of the English sites. I can handle a bit of Spanish, but unfortunately when it comes to reading scientific papers, my Spanish is not adequate, and Google translate is not adequate either. I will keep looking, and if I find something, I will post on that thread. smile_kiss
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She is an angel and so talented and smart already. I have to keep myself in check all the time to simply let her lead the way. Thank you so much again. I'm pretty sure we will be using an online school that uses the K12 system, unless there is something even better when she is ready.

As for the info we were looking for on the El Hierro thread...we can't find it either. Mostly wanted to know the reason for continuous changing of the calibration. There is no proof this is done, but it seem most amateurs feel that IGN is doing this, even AVCAN.

I work as a QA Associate and have a lot of experience with graphs but not seismograph data.I am not sure of the process of how the data is captured from seismographs to the seismic charts/graphs. In other words, if data is captured electronically, can't they manipulate the data and change the axis of the graphs to create the data they need, regardless of the degree of calibration? What purpose does calibrating the seismographs serve as far as the geologists and scientists that are tracking the harmonic tremors and EQs (that work for IGN).

I've read many threads about yellowstone and how they re-calibrate when tremors/small EQs show up at times and this seems like a similar issue. When the tremors get up there and go off the charts IGN recalibrates but they do not list the value in the footer of the charts. There is no transparency in this manner. It leads people to believe that the tremor has subsided to a lower degree.

Today, a 3.1 Quake barely showed up on the frequency chart, when normally it's very apparent.
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Dear Oracle,

Sorry for my late reply, I just now spotted this. 1doh1

These PDFs explain the calibration of seismographic equipment in a rather complicated fashion.


[link to earthquake.usgs.gov]



[link to www.ldeo.columbia.edu]

The Yellowstone seismographs have a vertical scale of microvolts as do the other ANSS (Advanced National Seismic System) seismographs.

This Java applet shows how adjusting the sensitivity changes affect the appearance of the tracing (this one is set to millivolts, rather than microvolts):

[link to benioff.geol.wwu.edu]

Yes, they are very adjustable, in order to pick up and magnify various features, or conversely to provide a more global image without the fine detail.

Yes, there is a fairly long history of sudden "adjustments" at Yellowstone especially at Norris, when it has been adjusted to as high as 10,000 mv.

Thread: Yellowstone: Norris Junction's seismograph today (Page 4)

Here is another example with some screenshots:

(I guess GLP will not let me post this link, sorry)

On Sept 23, 2011, Norris appeared to begin acting differently again. The seismograph was then set at 800 microvolts.

[link to isthisthingon.org]

It continued this behavior thru September 29th, when it seemed to increase in amplitude (still at 800 microvolts)

[link to isthisthingon.org]


Then suddenly, without warning, On September 30th, it appeared to quiet down, with the setting now adjusted "downward" to 200 microvolts.

[link to isthisthingon.org]

I don't buy that Norris is really set at 200 microvolts now as it seems much less sensitive than surrounding sensors which are set for less sensitivity.

My 2 cents, anyway.hf

Last Edited by emerald eye on 11/14/2011 07:54 PM
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