Comments on: Quote of the Week: Genius & the Spelling Bee Champion http://freddietaylor.com/quote-of-the-week-genius-the-spelling-bee-champion Motivation, insight, and achievement with a student of the Universe. Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:33:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Think Taylor http://freddietaylor.com/quote-of-the-week-genius-the-spelling-bee-champion/comment-page-1#comment-1039 Think Taylor Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:09:34 +0000 http://freddietaylor.com/?p=767#comment-1039 @ Matty - Thank you for the kind words. Jayel is a great kid and he is really fantastic. I feel you on the stage parents. I have never wanted to be one of them. My only rule for my two boys is that they learn how to play chess. That is it. If we do the tournaments, great, if not, great. I just want them to be outstanding people is all. I feel you on the little girl painting. It is difficult stuff. @ Matty – Thank you for the kind words. Jayel is a great kid and he is really fantastic. I feel you on the stage parents. I have never wanted to be one of them. My only rule for my two boys is that they learn how to play chess. That is it. If we do the tournaments, great, if not, great. I just want them to be outstanding people is all.

I feel you on the little girl painting. It is difficult stuff.

]]> By: Matty Byloos http://freddietaylor.com/quote-of-the-week-genius-the-spelling-bee-champion/comment-page-1#comment-1036 Matty Byloos Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:19:42 +0000 http://freddietaylor.com/?p=767#comment-1036 Just read this -- your kid sounds amazing. Seriously. And nice move on the chess part of the story -- nothing worse than a stage parent. Just saw the documentary that came out last year on the 4 year old "abstract" painter in NY, and the 60 minutes story with Charlie Rose that nearly sank the poor kid's career. If you haven't seen it yet, it provokes some interesting questions and might be worth a watch for ya. As a painter, I didn't buy her story, by the way. For whatever that's worth. <abbr><em><abbr><em>Matty Bylooss last blog post..<a href="http://www.mattybyloos.com/furniture/building-dining-room-table-bench/" rel="nofollow">Building a Dining Room Table 1: The Bench</a></em></abbr></abbr></em> Just read this — your kid sounds amazing. Seriously. And nice move on the chess part of the story — nothing worse than a stage parent. Just saw the documentary that came out last year on the 4 year old “abstract” painter in NY, and the 60 minutes story with Charlie Rose that nearly sank the poor kid’s career. If you haven’t seen it yet, it provokes some interesting questions and might be worth a watch for ya. As a painter, I didn’t buy her story, by the way. For whatever that’s worth.

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]]> By: Think Taylor http://freddietaylor.com/quote-of-the-week-genius-the-spelling-bee-champion/comment-page-1#comment-949 Think Taylor Mon, 12 Jan 2009 03:43:52 +0000 http://freddietaylor.com/?p=767#comment-949 @ Yan - You are right, I am a proud parent. That boy is amazing and I know it. We love him so much. Yes, you have to carry the spirit of the child with you at all times. That is when you genius will shine. And let's hope that Jayel passes far beyond his father. Thanks for stopping by. @ Ari - Glad you stopped by. I approved your comment and would like to build and grow with you. @ Gina - That was a great post on Thou Shall Blog. Good stuff! Yep, I am the proud parent of two boys, 9 and 5 years old. They are special. But as a parent, we have to be careful not to force our lives onto them. Sure I would love for him to continue on to be a chess champion, but maybe that isn't want he wants and I have to let him explore this life to see what really brings him joy. Glad to hear that you are aware of this danger and working to let your children to be as free as possible in their exploration of this life. Sounds like a bad thing for people to tell you to dumb it down so the boys won't be intimidated. The girls I grew up with sure didn't listen to that lesson. They wore their intelligence on their sleeve....and I loved it! LOL! Heck, my wife is way smarter than I am and that is one of the things that attracted me to here. I wish you all the best. @ Yan – You are right, I am a proud parent. That boy is amazing and I know it. We love him so much. Yes, you have to carry the spirit of the child with you at all times. That is when you genius will shine. And let’s hope that Jayel passes far beyond his father. Thanks for stopping by.

@ Ari – Glad you stopped by. I approved your comment and would like to build and grow with you.

@ Gina – That was a great post on Thou Shall Blog. Good stuff!

Yep, I am the proud parent of two boys, 9 and 5 years old. They are special. But as a parent, we have to be careful not to force our lives onto them. Sure I would love for him to continue on to be a chess champion, but maybe that isn’t want he wants and I have to let him explore this life to see what really brings him joy.

Glad to hear that you are aware of this danger and working to let your children to be as free as possible in their exploration of this life. Sounds like a bad thing for people to tell you to dumb it down so the boys won’t be intimidated. The girls I grew up with sure didn’t listen to that lesson. They wore their intelligence on their sleeve….and I loved it! LOL! Heck, my wife is way smarter than I am and that is one of the things that attracted me to here.

I wish you all the best.

]]> By: Gina Chen http://freddietaylor.com/quote-of-the-week-genius-the-spelling-bee-champion/comment-page-1#comment-948 Gina Chen Mon, 12 Jan 2009 02:23:29 +0000 http://freddietaylor.com/?p=767#comment-948 Hi, Ended up at your blog from your comment on Thou Shall Blog. I had a guest post there. Didn't know you were a parent. First, congrats on your son's spelling bee achievement. That's cool. Second, great parenting advice you have: "If you are parents, allow your children to explore their lives and enjoy it. Don’t force them to do only one thing or what you think will be best for them." I have two kids, ages 8 and 6, and I try to follow this advice so much. They need to be who they are, not who I wish I was at their age. Sometimes, that can be hard because we bring all our baggage from our own childhood to our parenting. I was a brainy, bookworm as a child and was frequently told by adults I should act dumb, so I didn't intimidate the boys. I hated that, and now I want my daughter to know she can be anything she wants -- a doctor, a lawyer, president of the United States. But I have to let her be who she wants to be -- even if that means she wants to be something I wouldn't pick. -- Gina <abbr><em><abbr><em>Gina Chens last blog post..<a href="http://blog.syracuse.com/family/2009/01/nanny_accused_of_dumping_kids.html" rel="nofollow">Nanny accused of dumping kids at unlicensed day care</a></em></abbr></abbr></em> Hi,

Ended up at your blog from your comment on Thou Shall Blog. I had a guest post there.

Didn’t know you were a parent. First, congrats on your son’s spelling bee achievement. That’s cool.

Second, great parenting advice you have: “If you are parents, allow your children to explore their lives and enjoy it. Don’t force them to do only one thing or what you think will be best for them.”

I have two kids, ages 8 and 6, and I try to follow this advice so much. They need to be who they are, not who I wish I was at their age.

Sometimes, that can be hard because we bring all our baggage from our own childhood to our parenting. I was a brainy, bookworm as a child and was frequently told by adults I should act dumb, so I didn’t intimidate the boys.

I hated that, and now I want my daughter to know she can be anything she wants — a doctor, a lawyer, president of the United States. But I have to let her be who she wants to be — even if that means she wants to be something I wouldn’t pick.

– Gina

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]]> By: Ari Lestariono http://freddietaylor.com/quote-of-the-week-genius-the-spelling-bee-champion/comment-page-1#comment-916 Ari Lestariono Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:49:08 +0000 http://freddietaylor.com/?p=767#comment-916 Hi I got your blog from Ben commenting post, I would like to comment to your blog, since I found it interesting.But I need your permission first.Let me know about your approval <abbr><em><abbr><em>Ari Lestarionos last blog post..<a href="http://www.ourhomeremedies.com/natural-remedies/new-year%E2%80%99s-resolution-best-natural-foods-for-longevity/" rel="nofollow">New Year’s Resolution: Best Natural Foods for Longevity</a></em></abbr></abbr></em> Hi I got your blog from Ben commenting post, I would like to comment to your blog, since I found it interesting.But I need your permission first.Let me know about your approval

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]]> By: Blogging Tips http://freddietaylor.com/quote-of-the-week-genius-the-spelling-bee-champion/comment-page-1#comment-914 Blogging Tips Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:11:46 +0000 http://freddietaylor.com/?p=767#comment-914 What an amazingly genius son Jayel is! You must be one proud parent. I hope my son will grow up as amazing as yours. That first quote is ever so true. It makes me sit back, reflect and ask myself if I still carry that spirit. I then realize I didn't grow up and I'm still a child inside me - at least my heart is. Thanks for the insightful article and I wish Jayel grows up to be as great as his father. Yan <abbr><em><abbr><em>Blogging Tipss last blog post..<a href="http://thoushallblog.com/the-art-of-writing-well/" rel="nofollow">The Art of Writing Well</a></em></abbr></abbr></em> What an amazingly genius son Jayel is! You must be one proud parent. I hope my son will grow up as amazing as yours.

That first quote is ever so true. It makes me sit back, reflect and ask myself if I still carry that spirit. I then realize I didn’t grow up and I’m still a child inside me – at least my heart is.

Thanks for the insightful article and I wish Jayel grows up to be as great as his father.

Yan

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