Vida Winter
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The Secret History by Donna Tartt is a favorite of mine.
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I love to recommend books by Kate Morton. Try The Secret Keeper.
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If you look around you should be able to get Dolciani books at a reasonable price. Not on Amazon, though - they have some that are quite expensive. I think AbeBooks or Alibris have copies that are not outrageous. I tutor students and often use the TM/Student books Algebra Structure and Method Book 1 Copyright 1979 ISBN 0-395-26637-8. This is a red book with a big X on the front. I was able to find each book for around 10-15 dollars. The explanations are excellent and should be fine no matter what math program you have used.
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I was inspired to try some embroidery from this Etsy shop:
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I'd open a fountain pen store, stocked with fine pens and papers, and a shop in the back where I could refurbish old pens.
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I would be extremely reluctant to pull your oldest out of school since he is already halfway through. In our family, it was all or nothing - two kids were homeschooled all the way through and one went from homeschooling to public school starting in 8th grade. The differences we found when applying for scholarships were significant. Most academic scholarship opportunities in our state were simply not available to homeschoolers. We had to shoot for high ACT/SAT scores to obtain merit money. If you are thinking of community college credits, the high school probably has an arrangement that can allow your son to take these at school.
Another significant consideration would be the change from a brick-and-mortar school to homeschool. Most of us had many years of getting used to this when our kids were young and had a lot of time to ease into it. The fact that you work full-time would be a deal-breaker for me. I think it's too much to ask of kids to manage that much on their own. It was hard to find the time to do everything we needed to and I did not work outside the home.
I know that brick-and-mortar school has its disadvantages and there may be other issues that you have not mentioned. I just don't want to make it seem like homeschooling is easy-breezy in high school -- it really takes a lot of time and effort on the part of parents and students.
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We used "Reading Made Easy" by Valerie Bendt. It was so simple and sweet.
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Please check out the Audible recordings translated and narrated by Stanley Lombardo. They opened up a new world for us.
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13 hours ago, gardenmom5 said:
For an omelet? - All-clad D5 nonstick. With a domed lid. It's a whole new level of cooking.
all-clad factory is currently having a seconds sale.I'll search for this -- I have a large All-clad copper bottom pan which is a pain to clean but I love it and use it often. Every single pot and pan I own is from a different manufacturer. Kind of like the way I used to pick curriculum, lol.
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13 hours ago, ArteHaus said:
Le Creuset enameled cast iron. I have the 13”, and it is perfect (perfect and heavy, though). I don’t think non stick is a good choice, as it pertains to toxicity. However, I cook eggs only in the Le Creuset, and they don’t stick. Previously, I used All Clad stainless steel, and for whatever reason it was always a pain to clean off eggs, it drove me nuts.
I have a Le Creuset pot, and will try it out for eggs to test the surface. I also have an All-Clad pan which is hard to clean - I have to soak it and use baking soda or Bar Keeper's Friend to get it looking nice. I do love these two though, and would spend the $$ if I find they work with omelets, but I have a feeling I may need a nonstick just for the omelet pan.
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3 hours ago, Storygirl said:
I got a ceramic pan for the first time ever, and it is awesome for eggs. They slide right out and don't leave residue behind.
Do you remember what brand of ceramic pan it is?
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3 hours ago, Clarita said:
I prefer using my stainless steel pans (I don't trust non-stick at all). I don't really understand not using a stainless steel pan to cook eggs, I've never had issue cleaning a stainless steel pan from cooking eggs.
Some oil make sure it's hot before putting in the egg, don't touch too much. Then even when I mess up those steps I've never had to use elbow grease to clean a pan I've used for eggs.
Is there a particular brand of stainless steel pan that works for you?
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4 hours ago, Jean in Newcastle said:
Welcome back!
I would get a small cast iron pan. If you season it correctly, they are quite nonstick in practice.
I think, no matter what this will be part of what I purchase, probably pre-owned so I won't have to season it. I have a huge cast-iron pan that is almost too heavy to lift, but I like it for some things!
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Hi all,
I haven't been here for a while (kids graduated), but I thought I could get some good input on this crucial subject. Which is the best small frying pan for cooking an omelet? Are nonstick pans as toxic as some say? If not nonstick, will anything else work? I'm not opposed to using butter but I don't have time to chisel the egg from the pan each day. I will probably purchase from Costco online if you want to look at my options.
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In addition to the packet and the books they recommended, my dd loved this boxed set:
https://www.amazon.com/Olympians-Boxed-Set-Poseidon-Aphrodite/dp/1626720592
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I have the middle school math and computer science book - for what they are they're pretty good! Definitely not deep but thorough. The math book has a lot of basic definitions and examples of common math problems. The CS book goes into Scratch programming about halfway through. I often use them to get teaching ideas.
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Years ago my daughter took Japanese 1 and 2 with Todd Godwin through CLRC. He is a wonderful teacher. She enjoyed her classes very much.
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Thank you all for your replies! You've given me a lot to think about!
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I will be teaching online this fall -- and *might* have a choice of grade to teach math. Thanks for helping me figure this out.
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Don't worry about it. Admissions departments are completely ignoring the writing score. The only reason it is still on the ACT is that some states allow the ACT to be taken in lieu of state testing. The overall ACT score is outstanding.
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On 6/30/2021 at 8:44 AM, Gil2.0 said:
If it's a long-term basis then make the kid wait for 1-2 sessions of early tutoring. My experience has taught me that if you want to do a mediocre job on a long term basis, then do not plan first. For every 15 minutes you spend planning and thinking ahead, you save yourself about a month of start-and-stop, going in circles, backtracking, time-wasting nonsense.
Computer Science =/= Programming. If you actually want to teach the broader Computer Science, then it's going to take more intention and design than just teaching a unit in Programming.
So, my opinion is that if it at all possible, then the time that you have carved out to tutor this kid, cancel/postpone the first 2 sessions with him/her and instead sit yourself down and use that time to plan.
I'm not saying sit down and plan/create the first coding projects--designing a coding project to be used as a tutorial is extremely time consuming in the early days (I know!)--I'm saying decide what your first 3 "units" will be and the best sequence for them.
ID the big items in each unit and then ID the sub-items and the skills needed for them.
Look for resources that aid in your specific aims.
Anyway, that's my premium grade opinion which cost you a whopping $0.00 and 37 seconds of your time.I am going to work with his current tutor to create a transition plan. I actually have a window of time to plan this out (July).
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Gil2.0 - I wish I had time to put together my own program - to some extent I may be able to. Thanks for the detailed explanation and resources!
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4 hours ago, MeaganS said:
My kids have been enjoying Nintendo switch's new game programming game which has built in lessons.
They have also been enjoying CS First lessons. Especially my 12, 10, and 9yo.
I had no idea that the Switch had a programming game! Also I will definitely check out CS First Lessons -- I had not heard of it before. Thanks for pointing these out! WTM board never disappoints.
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6 hours ago, Clickie said:
I have a couple of suggestions for books that could be used as spines.
Background: Both my husband and I have bachelor's degrees in Computing Sciences and in my last position, I was a technical architect. My husband set up an IDE for my son last year-ish so that my son could write his first Hello World in Java, but we haven't gotten back to it in quite a while.... 2020 and 2021.....
DK's Help Your Kids with Computer Coding: Scratch and Python mini-projects, true or false, data types, strings, loops. Written to be very accessible.
https://www.amazon.com/Help-Computer-Coding-Step-Step/dp/1465477322/
DK's Help Your Kids with Computer Science - topics like binary, what is hardware, etc. It's written to be very accessible.
https://www.amazon.com/Help-Your-Kids-Computer-Science/dp/1465473602/
I've also seen this one, but I don't own it: I think my son already understands the topics in it, he's relatively advanced in Scratch.
Another DK book:
https://www.amazon.com/Coding-Games-Scratch-Step-Step/dp/1465477330/
These are on my wishlist - thanks so much! With so many choices it's nice to get solid recommendations.
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