Raisin’ Brains: Surviving My Smart Family
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Karen Isaacson does a brilliant job of crafting an engaging dialogue between herself and the reader.
The stories are drawn both from the author's childhood experience, as one of six siblings with a wonderfully eccentric and highly gifted! The book provides an excellent balance of story and poignant reflection.
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Although I found all of the chapters to be highly engaging, one of my favorite chapters is the seventh, "It's Only a Test. Isaacson provides hilarious anecdotal information about her children and their varied experiences with the assessment process. One anecdote that I thought particularly telling involves her eldest son Stanley. Stanley spices things up right from the start. When Stanley visits the local university for testing at age six, one of the questions the examiner asks relates to Christopher Columbus.
Upon asking Stanley if he knows who Christopher Columbus is, Stanley replies "no. Isaacson asks Stanley why he answered "no" to the question when he, in fact, does know who Christopher Columbus is. Stanley replies, "I know who he is, but I never actually met the guy. However, it's not just the giggle-inspiring anecdotes that make this a wonderful book, it's the insightful advice she offers us.
In a style very reflective of Erma Bombeck, just when we're laughing the loudest is when Ms. Isaacson shares her priceless wisdom. For example, again in the seventh chapter she shares with us all that she has learned about IQ scores, and what they mean to her. She expresses how she has learned that the measurement of IQ is not a perfect science and that people should not over invest themselves in the number.
She talks about how she has come to recognize that IQ is merely an indication that a child thinks and learns differently. I didn't like the writing point of view. Because you're going to laugh out loud! Issacson offers a hilarious look at life in a gifted family, with five kids, each as different yet challanging as the one before.
Surviving My Smart Family
From cleaning the kitchen to playing with their food, these kids manage to find fun whatever they do. My husband accused me of "having entirely too much fun" while reading this book. And he's right - it's great fun! But don't let the kids read it See all 12 reviews. Most recent customer reviews.
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Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1. Get to Know Us. Lists with This Book. Very funny and enlightening book. Published on November 29, However, I did enjoy it and learned several things about my son and myself while reading.
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