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  1. I have changed internet service providers; the new address for my abbreviations page is Homeschool Abbreviations with Links
  2. I have changed internet service providers; the new address for my abbreviations page is Homeschool Abbreviations with Links
  3. I have changed internet service providers; the new address for my abbreviations page is Homeschool Abbreviations with Links
  4. I have changed internet service providers; the new address for my abbreviations page is Homeschool Abbreviations with Links
  5. I have changed internet service providers; the new address for my abbreviations page is Homeschool Abbreviations with Links
  6. I have changed internet service providers; the new address for my abbreviations page is Homeschool Abbreviations with Links
  7. All I have on my Home School Abbreviations page is "Latin-Centered Curriculum" (note that these are both links). If anyone has a succinct description to add to the definition, let me know and I'll add it. Debbie
  8. Hwaet! (/hwat/: Hark! or Listen! or even Ahem!) Unless your "young crowd" is really young, don't be afraid of diving into this one; it really isn't that long. I started with the unabridged Frederick Rebsamen version when my oldest was in 2nd grade. It has a short introduction of the setting and characters and some explanatory comment interspersed in the poem. Since then, I've added Seamus Heaney's and R. M. Liuzza's versions. Mr. Heaney read most of his translation on the BBC and it is wonderful to listen to (note that it is generally listed as an "unabridged" recording, but his reading was actually moderately abridged). There are *tons* of Beowulf resources on the internet. I just noticed the Wiki entry which has a nice overview and some help with pronunciation (although I'm still searching for a one-to-one phonetic guide of all the names so that you wouldn't have to puzzle each one out). This poem is meant to be *heard*, so definitely read it aloud. Get into it, but don't get bogged down trying to understand everything that is going on. Enjoy it with root beer in the mead hall over several lunches! I posted on another group as to whether there is a list with the pronunciations for each of the names. According to the group's resident Beowulf scholar (he translated it for fun): Stanley Greenfield's "A Readable Beowulf: The Old English Epic Newly Translated" has a tolerably complete Glossary of Proper Names with indicated pronunciations (although Greenfield does indicate that in some cases he modernized the pronunciation for the modern ear).
  9. Thank you for your comments! I had also found contradictory definitions and really liked the one you posted from Ask Doctor Math (http://nsdl.org/resource/2200/20061219131647704T). Thanks again, Debbie
  10. Was it used as a home schooling term or can you tell from the context? Next time that you see it, ask the person who used it what it means -- I don't think anyone has been anything but kind about answering that type of question here. And then let me know what they said and if there is an associated web site. ;)
  11. I somehow just noticed this in R&S math. The terms for a vertical multiplication problem are as I expected: multiplicand x multiplier ----------- product However, for a horizontal multiplication problem, R&S shows the terms as: multiplier x multiplicand = product which seems backward to me as I expected: multiplicand x multiplier = product Which is correct? Both, maybe?
  12. 1. I think it probably would be a good fit, as long as you are wanting a curriculum that is strong on history through literature. 2. I second the "The Children's Story Bible" by Catherine F. Vos. The only thing I would change it in is to spread the pictures out so that the child has something to occupy his/her eyes. 3. The SOTW AG is not included, only SOTW. I haven't seen the AG, but I would guess that it would be easy to go from BP's SOTW reference to the AG. For my complete BP review: http://www.homeschoolreviews.com/reviews/curriculum/reviews.aspx?id=475
  13. I love it; my full review is at http://www.homeschoolreviews.com/reviews/curriculum/reviews.aspx?id=475
  14. I posted more information on the K-8 board, and maybe my page will become obsolete, but for now ... here's my abbreviations page with links: Homeschool Abbreviations with Links
  15. I posted more information on the K-8 board, and maybe my page will become obsolete, but for now ... here's my abbreviations page with links: Homeschool Abbreviations with Links
  16. I posted more information on the K-8 board, and maybe my page will become obsolete, but for now ... here's my abbreviations page with links: Homeschool Abbreviations with Links
  17. I posted more information on the K-8 board, and maybe my page will become obsolete, but for now ... here's my abbreviations page with links: Homeschool Abbreviations with Links
  18. I posted more information on the K-8 board, and maybe my page will become obsolete, but for now ... here's my abbreviations page with links: Homeschool Abbreviations with Links
  19. Hi, I'm the person that did the last major revamp on the WTM abbreviations page (with help from Tim, of course!), but I started my own page soon thereafter because (at the time at least) Tim was unable to add new abbreviations without getting the page re-reviewed, which meant that the page was only updated infrequently. Since then, I also went through mine and added links, which I think has been very helpful for people. So, if you'd like to pull what I have into the site's page, I'm A-OK with having my page become obsolete! Homeschool Abbreviations with Links p.s. I intentionally did not include generic internet abbreviations when I revamped the WTM abbreviations page because there are already *so* *many* sites which have these and there are *so* *many* abbreviations. My thinking was that the WTM page should focus on its area of expertise. YMMV, of course! ;)
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