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Jays-Dad Pillar of the Community United States 790 Posts	Posted 03/26/2009 11:27 am I've been so frustrated, every day my son (9 y/o) comes home from school with no homework. Of course the teacher are so deathly afraid that the bottom students pass the "test" (the TAKS here in TX) that the top students do little to nothing. I decided to take matters in my own hands. I gave him 4 foreign coins, nothing special (Lithuania, Macao, Uruguay, and Norway). I told him to find them in the coin book (Krause of course). Then I had him put together a report about each country. Great educational opportunity! Afterwards I discussed about each place with him (I gave him a geography lecture). Report this Post to the Staff

oih82w8 Pillar of the Community United States 7840 Posts	Posted 03/26/2009 11:37 am Same thing here in West TX, no homework! My girls were slammed everyday when we were in Italy (Air Force). That's a good idea, have them do a paper on coins and turn it in to their school teacher, not that they need extra credit, but it mat send a signal to the educators. success, Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187446 Posts	Posted 03/26/2009 11:50 am Great idea! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
chasinva69 Valued Member United States 259 Posts	Posted 03/26/2009 1:00 pm Man, you've said a mouthful here. My sentiments exactly; the local school here teaches the state standards of learning test, the subject matter of which is too easy IMHO. My 9 y.o. has a project coming up about Mali (of all places) and I went out and bought him 4 coins fom there so he could write a report on them and display them on poster board. They are actually pretty cool. One has a lion, one has a hippopotamus and another has a horses head. In approx. 1986, Mali joined with 11 other countries that use the Colonies du Afrique (CFA) currency so there are no more Mali coins per se. Report this Post to the Staff
SJUHawks Valued Member United States 383 Posts	Posted 03/26/2009 1:18 pm Quote: I went out and bought him 4 coins from there so he could write a report on them and display them on poster board. You know you're addicted to coin collecting when.... You cringe at the thought of these not being in 2x2s, and just on there with tape or glue. Report this Post to the Staff
chasinva69 Valued Member United States 259 Posts	Posted 03/26/2009 1:32 pm Quote: You know you're addicted to coin collecting when.... You cringe at the thought of these not being in 2x2s, and just on there with tape or glue. I haven't decided exactly how to do it yet but was thinking of putting them in plastic capsules and gluing the capsules to the poster board. Then returning them to 2x2s when it's over. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187446 Posts	Posted 03/26/2009 1:48 pm Quote: was thinking of putting them in plastic capsules and gluing the capsules to the poster board. That is probably the best idea. Would look much cleaner than taping 2x2's to the board. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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