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Check out http://www.homeschoolinthewoods.com/ that is the company that makes the timeline figures for Sonlight. You can get them on cd and print them out yourself.
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The way we did advanced was pretty much 1 lesson a day and Friday (our co-op day) was test day. When sd and I sat down to do Math (afternoons) we would go over any corrections she had to do and work through problems she still could not get. That would normally take us about 1/2 hr. I would then go over the next lesson with dd, just a breif over view and walked through a couple of examples. That would take 5-10 min. She then would read the section and do the problems. They normally took 1hr if she was staying on task 2-3 if she was not staying on task (she had a tendancy to drag things out quiet often). She would then give them to me and I would correct it. The next morning she would take abou 1/2 hr to do any corrections.
That schedule worked well for us. There were a couple of days that it took longer or we had to do two days for a lesson because she was having difficulty or due to things coming up she did not have time to get to her Math.
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For government what about volunteering to work in a political campaign. You might also be able to do internships with local government officials. If you want a good books series to read look at the Whatever Happened to Justice and Are you Liberal Conservative or Confused? books by Bluestocking press.
Not sure about what you could do for a high school chemistry course though.
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Horizons is alot more colorful that R&S and that appeals to alot of younger children. Horizons does have a tendancy to be ahead of some other Math programs so it is important to do the placement test. It is a spiral approach so to get the full benefits of that type of approach kids should complete all the problems even if it does seem repetitive. There is a method behind that madness.
We are using Horizons 3 this year. Although it starts off with a bit of review I find that is great for building confidence and for me to find out where dd needs a little more practice. Dd really does well with this program. Most days Math takes about 1/2 hr for her unless she is playing around (looking at the window, playing with the cat....).
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What I have been known to do is search top rated boarding schools and see what they list. you can check out the one link for a site that list/ranks boarding schools and the other is Choate's reading list (high school)
http://www.choate.edu/data/files/News/HomepageNews/2010SummerReading.pdf
http://www.boardingschoolreview.com/highest_sat_scores/sort/1
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Our district is actually running behind this year. We sent our letter of intent and then our IHIP. Dh called since we had not heard from them and the woman who handles it said if you do not hear from us you are all good. They have us down as hsing so we are not worrying about it. We have the record we sent it in if they need us to resend it they will let us know.
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I did core 1 last year (with la 2 reg readers). Our entire school day was from about 9:00 - 12 with the occassional day where we needed to do something after lunch. I know that at the begining of the year it took a little longer until we got into a rythem.
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Sd just graduated and we did not have her take the GED. A Homeschool can be considered a registered high school. As long as the child has met state requirements no school can really insist that they get a GED. If that were the case I would be on the phone with HSLDA in an instant.
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I used HST+ for our oldest. She was in high school and I loved being able to just print out the week's assignments. It also made a great transcript for me. For our youngest we are now using Sonlight so I already have a schedule so I am not really using it this year. When dd gets old enough that I need a record of classes or I stop using Sonlight I will go back to using HST +. It was well worth the $50 for us.
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I live in the Rochester area. The weather is really not too bad (yes it is cold and there is snow but I think Philly got it worse this year than we did) and if the student is living on campus that makes it even easier. As for being a party school that really surprised me. Out of all the schools in the area (7 or so) I think of U of R being the least of a party school. You do find parties at all schools or off campus that just goes with College. Even the Christian school in the area has a few hard core party people, they just get around the rules by visiting freinds at other colleges.
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Originally Posted by Bee
You must be a high school graduate to hs your children.
This is not true.
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I agree. I do not see anything in the regs that state you need to be a high school graduate.
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The only way to really tell is by asking around in your area. It can change also depending on changes in personnel in the school. If you are a Christian I would suggest joining a LEAH chapter when you move. It will put you in contact with other hs'ers in your area and they can help you manuver within your district. You can also check out your districts website and see if they have information on homeschooling. Sometimes it can give you a feel for the district.
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A family member hs'ed her kids, most of them all the way through high school. One son wanted to go to ps for high school for a variety of reasons. She is in NY and they had him take the 9th grade Math Regents at the end of 8th grade. He did very well and was placed in 10th grade Math when he entered in 9th grade. They did Saxon as their Math program. It really just depends on the individual student. I am sure there are other students who do Saxon and it just is not their thing.
I would not worry about the what ifs. If the time comes that you feel the need to put the kids in ps then you deal with where ever they are in math at that time.
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As an fyi there are many ps that do not offer a seperate Geometry course. If you wanted to you could list Algebra 1 w/ geometry and Albebra 2 w/ geometry to show that the student did cover Geometry. I know back when I was in school they stopped doing Algebra, Geometry, Trig, but instead did Course 1, 2 then 3 and that is how it appeared on my transcript. Math programs go in and out of style very quickly around the country. Most colleges will require kids to take Math placement tests unless they do well on the SAT/ACT no matter what courses are listed on their transcript.
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Thanks to all for the extremely useful information! No, we haven't visited any colleges this son is specifically interested in yet. He's just starting his junior year, so we'll be making our visitation rounds in the spring. It sounds like Vandy will definitely be on our list - as is U of R. This son is looking for science research or pre-med. Vandy seems to fit that bill well - if he can get in.
U of R is a great school for pre-med and has an excellent med school. I know a bunch of people who work or used to work there.
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This article was very helpful! Where does the new Geometry fall into the grand scheme of things?
According to the Saxon rep I saw at our convention the Geometry course was created for students who want a more indepth Geometry class or for use in States where schools require a seperate Geometry class. The courses Algebra 1, Algebra 2 and Advanced Math covers all the standard material in a High School program including Geometry. It is really similar to the way the Sequential or Integrated Math programs that are offered in many States/Districts.
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For my elementary student I usually type one line at the end of the quarterly that states : "Student" is at or above grade level in all subjects. For my high school students I just gave grades since I needed them for her transcript any how.
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Hi, here's a link to Art Reed's newsletter where he recommends which Saxon editions to use. Hope that helps! (It's a very interesting book, btw).
http://www.homeschoolwithsaxon.com/newsletterpage-2010.php#0210
That is a great article.
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For my IHIP I just list the curriculum we are planning on using and do not give that much detail.
Mine look something like:
History: Sonlight core 2, Patriotic Songs and symbols
LA: Sonlight core 2 intermediate readers, Grammar Songs
Math: Horizons Math 3
The dates for the quarterlies can be anything that you want. The district will probably send "suggestions" with their paper work. I usually choose a date at the end of Oct., the beginning of Feb., mid/end April, end of June. I tend to pick Mondays so I can work on them over the weekend and then dh will either email or fax them over to the district.
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They did not even mention a 4th edition coming out. Here is what Saxon has on their website about geometry
http://saxonhomeschool.hmhco.com/en/homeschool_faq.htm#geometry
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From talking to the Saxon rep at our local convention they are not taking anything out of the current program. The geometry course was in response to people asking for a more indepth geometry course which can be used in addition to what they have. So I guess it is more a supplement and not a replacement.
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Colleges do not necessarily look for a full credit in geometry. There are plenty of math programs in the ps that do geometry over a couple of years (such as Ingtegrated or Sequential Math). Listing Advanced Math on the transcript will be fine especially if you are listing calculus too. If your child can handle Calculus they have had enough geometry for College acceptance.
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This book is awesome: Wonders of God’s World Dinosaur Activity Book
They used this in dd's dinosaur class at co-op last session. There is a ton of great info and wonderful activities for the kids. I highly recommend it.
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We are up in the Rochester area too. I know that my mil puts her garden in sometime during mid-late May. We usually get the first killing frost sometime in late Sept-Oct it varies. Just so you know that if you are looking around Syracuse that area gets more snow than the Rochester, Buffalo area. They usually win the snow race each year.
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You might want to cut out either ASL or Spanish for now or do them just once a week. At this age you could also split up history and science to just a couple days a week. I know you want to make sure he gets everything but taking it a little slower might work better since he has some special needs. I know many families who only do history or science once or twice a week and they do not have kids who need frequent breaks. Reember at this age it is mainly exposure unless you find something they really latch onto. The focus should be on the basic skills, reading, writing and math.