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  1. Time Left: 2 days and 20 hours

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    All books are in excellent condition. The literature packages are complete with maybe light pencil marks in teacher book but otherwise unused. Prices include media mail shipping.

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  2. We started at the beginning. It's quick and easy, but still very good. For the first book, (9th grade-ish), we did one "week" per day, as long as we had the time. After that, we scheduled it as time permitted. Honestly, I don't think either of my 2 graduated children got past the 2nd...possibly the 3rd book (I'd have to look and I'm too lazy), but they both scored wonderfully on the ACT in grammar. The purpose was only to keep skills sharp, and Fix-it did that for us.
  3. We used Fix-it Grammar after R&S 8 just as consistent and constant review. Just takes a few mins per day.
  4. Somehow I am missing the chapter 10 test answer key- Ack! Would some kind soul be willing to scan theirs in and email it to me, or type out the answers? Pretty please :) ~Trish
  5. I make soap, and have been having my children wash with natural honey oatmeal milk soap. It has worked well, but not perfect, especially the once per month flare up with my 15 yo daughter. I ran across an article suggesting Activated Charcoal soap. As it happened, I used Activated Charcoal to color my "lump of coal" soap, and since I had extras, I figured why not try it. We were all shocked at the almost immediate difference. I'm not telling you this as an advertisement :), just to let you know what you might look for!! As for other treatment, changing the pillowcase daily, washing and doing Witch Hazel for toner and Coconut Oil for a moisterizer is all we do. Obviously we're some of *those* kinds of people ;) Best of Luck!!
  6. I also drink raw from my own animals, but would be very very cautious about drinking from another farm. I most certainly would visit the farm first!
  7. I really appreciate the feedback. I do tend to make things as complicated as I can :bored: I really didn't realize that going through AoPS (just the first half) with a light geometry would be such a load considering he hasn't really had any problems with Lial's. (I've only previewed the book). Reading back through my post and the comments, I can see that I am kind of contradicting myself. If my goal is to give him another year to mature before going forward, I'm not actually giving him that year by moving forward, even if it is a lighter curriculum. *slaps head* He does enjoy having something else once per week, so I may look around and see if there is something else available to keep up the geo that he's already learned. Deep breath. Thank you all for your input. I don't stress over my daughter who is following a perfectly average math course. Only the boy who makes me :willy_nilly: :D
  8. I guess this is why I need someone else to noodle this with! I'm not at all sure where I'm going with this! To be clear, AoPS would be his second go around with Alg. He's doing Lial's this year. My thinking is that I wanted to give him another year in Alg (with AoPS) while not holding him back a whole year in Math. It didn't seem fair to him to give him a full load with two difficult texts in one year. Combined with the fact that I'm not thrilled with teaching him a difficult year plus teaching Alg to my oldest (who will need more time and patience), I was looking for an easier, but acceptable alternative so that both could be done in one year. We school year round, so more like a calendar year instead of a school year. Clearly, you see this as the wrong move :tongue_smilie: (which is fine, really! I'm all over the place with options). What would you do?
  9. Thanks, Debbie! Would you call MUS fairly independent? Do you think I'm shooting myself (or him, really) in the foot by taking an easy way out of geometry?
  10. A little background: -While this is my first time in the HS forum (I have an upcoming 9th grader), by 12 year old is a little ahead in math, so this question is for him. - I'm not at all opposed to "unconventional" thinking. In fact, I think was Lori (??) who has mentioned that she didn't/doesn't use a formal geography text at all, and things go just fine. I want to explore this option, as well as any others. Here's what he's done so far: 1-8th grade Rod and Staff books Keys to Algebra books 1-4 (I used this as my "pre-alg") Kahn Lial's Intro Alg, a bit over half way through. Patty Paper- A bit over half way through I've been his teacher thus far, but I know he's going to out-pace me. While I feel like I could take him through Alg II, time constraints make me favor something online (probably Chalkdust). Meanwhile, I dislike proofs with a passion and have no desire to beat my head against a wall with them :) With 6 children, and other responsibilities, I am looking for the best balance of my time and best choice. My current idea is to take next year (which would be his 8th grade year) and do AoPS Alg (independently) and some "light" geometry (perhaps Geometry for Dummies per Lori, or TT). Then, move on to Alg II in his 9th grade year. My reasoning is really just to give him a bit more time to mature before moving him ahead, while keeping his skills up and giving him a different approach. I think he'll probably move through it pretty quick, though. My main issue with this is transcripts. How would this work out for college??? Any veterans gone with a minimum of Geo? How does that look for college? Any other suggestions? What would you do if it were your child?
  11. http://pinterest.com/farmert/ ....off to check out all of you! :001_smile:
  12. Thanks!! I'm sure these will be well loved around here. It *might* even be enough to pull my oldest off of NASA :tongue_smilie:
  13. Our emphasis is reading and math. Science is often an offshoot of that beginning in 4-5th grade or so, and then more emphasis is placed there. Our early grades are very very informal, but I make sure that math is rock solid and I get them reading well as quick as possible. All other learning really comes from those two skills.
  14. We just triple bag them and into the trash they go. I'm with you in your thought of not wanting to bury formaldehyde anywhere :ack2:
  15. We're using BJU's Earth and Space next year, and I'm putting together our lab supplies. HST says we need a hot plate, and recommends this one: http://www.hometrainingtools.com/lab-hot-plate-with-magnetic-stirrer/p/CE-HOTSTIR/ I'm pretty sure I don't need this for Earth science, but is it really used later?? We never had an automatic stir type, even in my college bio lab. I'm all for investing in things that we'll get a lot of use out of in the long run. What do you use? I'd especially like to hear from those who have done high school sciences at home. :bigear:
  16. Also m favorite catalog of the year! I order way more when I browse the catalog verses the website. I do order online, though. BTW- they will happily take your name off of the mailing list if you email them!
  17. :confused: Ugggghhhh. After the first couple of shinning reviews, I thought "oh good- that's enough to push me over the edge and purchase it when it goes back up for sale on Homeschool Co-op. After all, I really need to get something off my plate for next year with baby #6 arriving in June". Then, I read Carol's review...and it is the Year 5 that I had settled on! ACK! Any more comments??
  18. I agree with everyone else- rude. Although, it does seem that respect has gone the way of old-fashioned as of late. :glare:
  19. Bumping this for you, as I'd love to hear a review as well. We're a bit behind in science since I switched to BJU life about 2 months ago. I couldn't swing the cost of BJU's DVDs, so we're plowing through it on our own (and doing just fine, but it is time intensive). I'll be upping our child count to 6 in June (*faint*), and I would really really like to push the bulk of science off my plate with Earth and Space!
  20. We use it as a fun add-on, and it is enjoyed. It also relieves some of my guilt for not doing proper art :tongue_smilie:
  21. I Googled, and just couldn't find anything, but I'd be very interested in knowing the statics of under-age shootings in years gone by. I ask because it seems that here in the US, minor access to guns would be *less* than what it has been in generations before. For example, it would have been normal in the more rural places in the 50s to see guns in the back of pickups at the highschool because the boys were going hunting. Just about every house had at least a shotgun within easy reach. But now, we have gun safes, trigger locks, and the like. :bigear:
  22. I have, but with much older students. We are very slow and leisurely for the ages that your students are.
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