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PSAT and the Wolves
Deidre in GA replied to stephanier.1765's topic in High School and Self-Education Board
since my son is in his third year of PS after homeschooling through 8th, i don't check in here too often. i would like to throw out to folks that though the PSAT is only administered once a year, the SAT is given throughout the year. we've been using those as 'practice tests.' i had my son take the actual SAT in June of 2009 and 2010. for both of those we did absolutely no prep. i simply wanted to demystify the tests and for him to have more standardized test experience under his belt before the senior year SAT. we will prep for the Senior year SAT. besides building his confidence the test scores have been a level of reality check both what we did as homeschoolers and what the school is or isn't doing for him. btw, i am still afterschooling him in math using Teaching Textbooks. if your child needs practice do consider taking the actual SAT and considering the resulting scores with a grain of salt. even PS parents are doing this; there were some 6th graders taking the test each time my son took it. -
i held out for the longest for using a much beloved Palm TX. the screen needed to be replaced but the cost of doing so coupled with the operating system no longer being supported, i finally retired it. the older Palm OS is dead and the Palm Pre has not taken off. i wouldn't put money into it if i were you. i switched to an iPod Touch which i use much more as a PDA than an iPod. it has been a very positive transition.
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Is there any "how to become a rock star 101"?
Deidre in GA replied to lakotajm's topic in General Education Discussion Board
at the risk of sounding harsh, it sounds like your daughter is in love with the idea of celebrity. yes, she knows she needs to do something like play the guitar but her impetus seems to be wanting to be famous. rock stars have a passion for their music and for performance. the origin is the art itself. same is true for actors - it's about the art. this passion would exist whether they ever became famous or not. thinking about demo records and management is really putting the cart before the horse. your daughter has yet to develop a true passion for the art or the skills to capitalize on it. i'm not saying she can't; i'm merely saying that that is the first step. i taught myself to play guitar through books many decades ago. in the 21st century there are so many online free resources that could take your daughter quite far if she has the drive. this site is a good start: JustinGuitar.com. there are many other sites and a ton of vids on YouTube. -
Has anyone painted walls with red paint?
Deidre in GA replied to Teresa in MO's topic in General Education Discussion Board
i recently redecorated ds16's room. he really wanted a red accent wall. wish someone had told me about the gray primer (his wall was white) because it took 4 coats! we used Olympic Low VOC paint. -
but remember, to use Homeschool Tracker you need Boot Camp (which is already on your Mac) AND Windows - which you may already have if you used to have a Windows PC.
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Parallels is not a Windows emulator. it is a shell environment upon which the actual Windows operating system can be installed on a mac. Any Intel mac comes with a program called Boot Camp. Boot Camp allows you to divide your mac into a mac side and a side on which you can install windows. with Boot Camp you have to reboot (restart) your computer to work within either operating system. Parallels also enables you to install the Windows operating system; the difference is that with Parallels you can switch between the two operating systems without rebooting. Elinor, if i were you i'd try out Homeschool Tracker with Boot Camp to keep costs down. if you found you really liked the Homeschool Tracker program and wanted the convenience of not rebooting, you could still install Parallels. also realize that whether you use Boot Camp or Parallels, you also have to own a copy of Windows to install so that may be another expense for you. btw, Parallels is $66 at Amazon.
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you don't need Parallels unless you want the convenience of not having to reboot when you need to access the Windows side. the included, and therefore free, Boot Camp works fine if you don't mind rebooting.
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i bought a ham today at Aldi. $1.29lb marked down from $1.49.
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i think appropriateness for your child and family works best on a film-by-film basis. one F-bomb will earn a film an R rating and there are plenty of worthy films with F-bombs. i find i will often okay films that are R for violence and language. violence is not a problem for me as long as we're not talking snuff films. language i can work around also. sexuality. yeah, i have problems with film depictions and will nix some films on that.
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that's because it was not written by an African American. i like Faithr's list a lot.
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my son is allergic to dogs and cats. friends wanted to gift him a hypo allergenic dog and were adamant about getting the dog from a reputable breeder. we found a breed we liked (a Schnoodle - schnauzer/poodle mix) and a breeder we trusted. the breeder put us in contact with a schoodle owner in our area who graciously allowed us to visit with her dog for an hour or so. that visit did not trigger any symptoms in my son. our own schnoodle, Harley, has been living with us happily for over two years now.