Welcome to life.
I was just going to say, he'll be your coworker down the road.
Welcome to life.
We are doing a project on baseball from 1960's to now, he has no idea what baseball is.I bet he understands, but it is different conversing than what he had studied. Be patient and kind.
The college kids have told me the hardest part is conversing and sometimes they are learning The Queen's English verses United States. So some things will be confusing with different names.
I'm doing a project with this kid who recently moved here from china. He barely understands english.
design it, build it, or both?
That's just for design.
I sympathize with him. And be nice to him, having to speak and learn in a foreign language in a different country is much more difficult than learning the language in a class.I'm doing a project with this kid who recently moved here from china. He barely understands english.
Also, he might need time to translate in his head what he is hearing/reading.
Sub out the deck design to me or at least give me a pie for a onetime consultation. I don't want you to have a house with a tacky mismatched deck. It’s one of my designer pet peeves.
Nice new homes with shantytown decks make me crazy.![]()
It's a US history class. We are going projects Social/Cultural Trends, so I picked baseball.I sympathize with him. And be nice to him, having to speak and learn in a foreign language in a different country is much more difficult than learning the language in a class.
and what does it matter that he doesn't know what baseball is? Sports are typically far down on the list of things you need to know when learning another language
Sorry, I misunderstood what you were saying. I thought you were shocked he didn't know what baseball was.It's a US history class. We are going projects Social/Cultural Trends, so I picked baseball.
8th grade is the right time, and is usually the time when kids either get serious about it or quit. There will be parents like that all the way through high school, it's frustrating but just part of the job.Got a random question for the parents out there.... At what age does play kids equal give them a ribbon, turn to, play the best players and win??
My brother is going through this issue coaching his son's 8th grade basketball team. He played kids equal up till jr high and now he is playing them to win, and who puts out the effort. Some parents want to kill him for it. The ones complaining are the parents that have kids that sit and play video games and never leave the house.
Thanks, I'll hang up and listen...
no deck, patio instead. What's your favorite house exterior color? I think that's on our list to do.
8th grade is the right time, and is usually the time when kids either get serious about it or quit. There will be parents like that all the way through high school, it's frustrating but just part of the job.
I am not good with color. When I was younger everything was still in black and white and I have never adjusted well to this color thing.
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I do wish I had gone a shade darker with my stucco color. Light to medium exterior colors do always seem to look lighter than you think when finally done up "full scale". And full facepalm if you are considering anything with any sort of yellowish tint to it.
I was walking around a neighborhood of spendy houses with my 6x6 color sample comparing it to stucco colors there. Walked up to a house and was going to ring the door bell and ask about their color when I saw the Sunday paper still there and figured no one was home so walked up and placed the sample against their wall for comparison. Of course their front door opens and they ask what the heck I am doing. When I said "looking at house colors" they were all "oh, cool, we did the same thing."
I think the worst part for my brother is that the parents are real good friends with not only him, but the bike team we are on. They're taking it as a personal thing, but don't realize their son has not put the work in to continue to be one of the top 5 starters or even top 7 overall on the team. So now all of us, even the ones who live 2 hours away like myself, have to hear about it non stop.
That is a really tough spot.I think the worst part for my brother is that the parents are real good friends with not only him, but the bike team we are on. They're taking it as a personal thing, but don't realize their son has not put the work in to continue to be one of the top 5 starters or even top 7 overall on the team. So now all of us, even the ones who live 2 hours away like myself, have to hear about it non stop.
I'm running a heater nonstop because it's freezing in here. Meanwhile, I can see the blinds moving as the actual heat thing for the room pushes out air to feels about 55F.
I was just going to say, he'll be your boss down the road.