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18+ inch deep free-standing soaker tub
Trilliumlady replied to Trilliumlady's topic in The Chat Board
This is exactly the type of very specific sorting I hadn’t been able to find yet on the sites I was on. Thanks. -
So I’m trying to find a soaker tub, ideally free-standing, but not wanting to spend more than about 1500. Am I on a wild goose chase, is this even possible to find? I’m not finding anything. 20 inches would be ideal, and 18 is the absolute minimum it could be to overflow drain. Does anyone have any leads?
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DS turning 9 and is really having fun with chess for past few months. We have 1-2 kids books on learning and strategies, but I haven’t perused them too closely to see how far they would take him. We have a decent magnetic board with drawers for the pieces. He does like to travel with it, which is a bit of a bother. I’m thinking of getting him a fun chess t-shirt. I am wondering if he’d enjoy a DVD for kids on learning and strategies, but have no idea where to find a good one that would fit this age. Any recommendations on that? I think he’s to the stage where he would love learning specific strategies. Or DVDs of recorded games for him to then emulate? Again, no idea if that’s even a thing or what they would look like or if they’d even be helpful. I’ve just played randomly here and there for fun, and it’s hard to beat him sometimes! Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
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MP Form Latin - how far did you go?
Trilliumlady replied to Trilliumlady's topic in K-8 Curriculum Board
So, FWIW, I decided against TFL. I’d not heard that it was a beast, but I was suspicious that that might be the case. DD is doing adequately in SFL, but I’m afraid pushing into TFL without my ability to greatly guide her might be problematic. So, instead, I forked out more (ugh) money and decided to do CLRC HS Latin 1 with Anne Fossen (or something close to that) based on recommendations above. I think the change in text and focus, as well as having two x week classes with a live instructor will be good for her. Here’s hoping.... -
Adding to the voices for Miele. Heard about here here a few years ago, and might never go back.
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DD heading into 8th next year. She’s completed 3 (4?) years of IEW tracks, and while they have served her decently, I’m ready for her to move into something else. I had great writing instruction myself growing up, but have heard rave reviews on Cindy Lange and IA. I’m really thinking this might just be an investment that we’re willing to make 1 class per kid as they grow up. I’m leaning towards having her do this in 8th grade to give a really strong base for high school writing. Plus, I can perhaps make the rest of 8th grade a bit “lighter” if IA ends being heavier rather than lightening up a HS year. If you’ve had experience with her classes, when would you recommend one to be taken to have the most benefit? Any other thoughts? Thanks!
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Do you allow calculators in upper CLE math?
Trilliumlady replied to Trilliumlady's topic in K-8 Curriculum Board
Good to know. Maybe we’ll suffer through a couple more books to finish out 7 and then be a bit more lenient on 8. -
Do you allow calculators in upper CLE math?
Trilliumlady replied to Trilliumlady's topic in K-8 Curriculum Board
Momto6inIN, I like your answer! She knows how to do it, but there are so many problems and it takes so long! -
DD is in CLE 7 this year, looking to CLE 8 next year. They do allow calculator use on some problems, but still have a lot of work done manually. Do you start to allow more calculator use than they prefer in these years? Some of the lessons are so long and arduous..... Should I stay strong and stay the course as written, or allow some more calculator use?
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Yes, I’m really hopeful that languages in particular will be as close to a breeze as possible after even 2 years of Latin. Languages came easily for me, and I’m hoping the same for her. Does Third Form really take a big step up after Second Form? I’m curious about this. If this is the case, I wonder if I should switch to something new this year after two years with MP. If I did, what should I look at? Did you like Wheelocks or Henle better? I think I have a Wheelocks on my shelf....
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DD is in Second Form Latin this year in 7th. She’s doing fine, but I’m wondering how far past this point it is truly “important” to continue. I don’t plan on having her complete any Latin Exams in her future. The purpose behind her studying Latin has been for the vocabulary support for future coursework and mental processes that will make future language learning more smooth. She does it uncomplainingly, but doesn’t LOVE it. She is interested in learning other languages I believe. At what point do I consider moving from the Form series to a modern language? What would be the purpose of continuing into Third Form? I’m just not sure where to go from this point, and when to start moving more to modern languages. Any thoughts?
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DD is in Second Form Latin this year in 7th. She’s doing fine, but I’m wondering how far past this point it is truly “important” to continue. I don’t plan on having her complete any Latin Exams in her future. The purpose behind her studying Latin has been for the vocabulary support for future coursework and mental processes that will make future language learning more smooth. She does it uncomplainingly, but doesn’t LOVE it. She is interested in learning other languages I believe. At what point do I consider moving from the Form series to a modern language? What would be the purpose of continuing into Third Form? I’m just not sure where to go from this point, and when to start moving more to modern languages. Any thoughts?
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I am not sure who I saw mentioning this class recently (?) in a thread on MS science. I’m wondering if that poster or anyone else might be willing to chime in on their thoughts on this. DD will be in 8th this coming year. Has done Memoria Press Online Academy MS Science I and is in II this year and enjoying it. I would like to consider online again for her, as this is working well for her. How does BB (maybe specifically the Science in the Atomic Age since it looks like that’s the only one appropriate for 8th grade? Maybe?) lay out their online work? DD is not super sciency, so I’m not feeling like she needs a hardcore science course at this point. Would this be an appropriate course for an average workload? Have your kids enjoyed learning from Dr. Wile? I have one of his course books we were going to use way back when but then ended up using something else, but I appreciated the layout of the text at that point. MPOA Physical Science looks to be a pretty big step up in rigor. I’m thinking she might not be quite prepared to take that on yet. If you have had kids go through this MPOA series, would you mind either confirming or denying this for me? Any thoughts or feedback on this course(s) would be greatly appreciated! Or anything else to
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What new home purchases have you made that you love?
Trilliumlady replied to mommyoffive's topic in The Chat Board
Danish dough whisk. Dupray Steam Cleaner. Instant Pot. I’m sure there are many more, but these three come to mind as I sit in the kitchen. -
Morbidly interested in further self-torture threads. Following for laughs!!