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1 hour ago, Arcadia said:
A normal scientific calculator which typically has stats functions is all that is needed. Basically a calculator that cost less than $20 and would be a good backup calculator for college. My kids used a solar power Casio scientific calculator for AP Stats.
I was looking around online and some AP Stats calculator function tutorials did work with t-tests and chi-squared tests. Our TI-36X doesn't have that functionality. The TI webpage does list it as appropriate for a statistics class (not the AP class specifically). Did your kids not need the t-test and chi-squared test functions in AP Statistics?
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I'm trying to figure out if a TI-84 is required, or if we could get a cheaper Casio graphing calculator or even a TI-83.
Does anyone know what statistics your calculator needs to be able to do for this course? What sort of tests and functions and data functionality does it need?
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We did a campus tour last July at a school. When we were there, the admissions officer said applications were open already.
The common app opens August 1st.
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Yup, Desmos is free to use:
https://www.desmos.com/calculatorHere's the version that is available on the SAT:
https://www.desmos.com/testing/cb-digital-sat/graphing
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When I was learning LaTeX in the 1990s, I went to a bookstore to see if I could find a book to use for reference. The bookstore employee got irked about the pronunciation vs spelling thing when I was trying to explain what I was looking for so that he could check their computer catalog.
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Is it possible to make a portfolio of his work for the course? Screenshot the assignments that were actually assigned along with his work for each assignment?
My son's DE school has course outlines that appear to be very generic details about the course. Mostly the course catalog description, information about how many hours are in the classroom and lab, a breakdown of topics with a percentage of course time spent on each topic, and a very general learning objectives listing. Is there anything like that available?
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7 hours ago, MercyA said:
Did anyone else think of Lumbergh from Office Space when you saw this question? 🙂
I debated posting a montage of all of his "yeeaaah" moments in the movie because that's exactly how I'd pronounce it.
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I kind of did that in high school (also when the years started with 19). I had a one semester history course and a one semester culture course. We studied music, dance, art, and literature in the culture course. The specifics are pretty fuzzy. I remember reading The House on Mango Street, but I can't remember what else we read. We dabbled a bit in learning to play the guitar during our music study. The history of South America during the time of their revolutions from Spain was really interesting.
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I'm reminded of an article I read a few days ago:
https://slate.com/human-interest/2024/03/phone-free-schools-movement-parents-teenagers.html
The teacher who wrote the article mentioned students who facetime their parents while in class, parents who want a text from their kid every class period, etc.
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We have stoneware. I bought plain white Corelle plates and bowls just for microwave use. They work a lot better. Microwave times are shorter for reheating on Corelle vs stoneware; the dishes don't get as hot; food gets to be the right temperature. When microwaving in a bowl, you may need to grab the upper part of the bowl where the food isn't (rather than the base of the bowl); but it's still a lot better than microwaving in a stoneware bowl.
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40 minutes ago, hjffkj said:
Not according to the artist who wrote the song. He says that the song came from 2 incidents. One was when he was tripping on LSD sitting under a peach tree at the house of a woman he had a crush on.
I can't remember the other story though. Something about a homeless man. Oddly enough, my brother's and I were talking about this last weekend. Mainly because of the fact that the guy is Casper Baby Pants.
I found the other story:
https://americansongwriter.com/behind-the-song-pusas-chris-ballew-talks-peaches-madonna-and-disorientation/The chorus about moving to the country came from a homeless man.
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On 2/28/2024 at 2:15 PM, SilverMoon said:
Thanks! Do you remember if those specifically had religious tones? He has a pretty low tolerance for religion sprinkled in his schoolwork.
I was looking at their stuff the other day and noticed that they have versions tagged as "for states that reimburse," which might be the way you want to go. I'm not sure how to find it, because the organization on their site is really bad. You can look through the seven pages of reimbursement friendly items. Or do a search and wade through the millions of results?
I wish they'd hire a web designer because their website and samples are so disorganized, it doesn't make me trust them to have well organized curriculum.
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18 hours ago, Lori D. said:
[regarding creative writing] Absolutely yes! And creative writing is absolutely an ENGLISH credit! I would not relegate it to general elective.
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Depending how much you schedule her to put into it, YES, it absolutely can be the very legitimate writing part of her English 10 credit. (Or if already having something lined up for English 10, It can be 0.5 or 1.0 full English credit of Creative Writing. If you already have 4 full English credits planned, and this would be on top, then list it under English, and she would have 5 English credits.)
Oh, I didn't mean it would be in the "electives" area of the transcript, more that it is in addition to "normal" English credits. Just like how computer science doesn't count as a core math or science course (even if it is offered from those departments). Computer science is certainly an academic elective, but it's not a "core class" in the 4x5 schema (four years of English-history-math-science-foreign language). I figured creative writing would be similar--academic, but not replacing a core class.
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What about CAP's Argument Builder? The description says it's a blend of logic and rhetoric. It looks to be a one semester course, and Scholé Academy says it counts as English, writing, or speech/debate. Anyone familiar with that to know if it would be a good option?
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😄 She's done Windows to the World already and loved it, so that suggestion is a good fit, even if it won't work for next year.
On 3/5/2024 at 2:22 PM, Porridge said:If you want to DIY until the next book comes out, here's one way to continue practice in sentence variations. I do this with DD and it's been very effective, DD likes it, and it doesn't feel heavy.
In the back of Corbett "Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student" there is a section on schemes and tropes (figurative language).
Thanks for the suggestion; I'll take a look at it!
1 hour ago, ScoutTN said:Maybe a semester on research paper writing? My Dd benefitted from doing a paper or two in APA and Chicago after MLA was thoroughly familiar.
I like this idea! Do you know of any good resources?
5 minutes ago, Lori D. said:Writing Research Papers: Essential Tools
1 semester for gr. 9-12. And @ScoutTN has a great idea to also get familiar with the major style formats likely to be encountered in college -- MLA, APA, esp. and then possibly Chicago.Sadly, it looks like this resource isn't in print anymore. Have you used it? If you have experience with it and know it to be good, I might track it down a used copy for next year.
5 minutes ago, Lori D. said:Other ideas:
- Creative Writing
(but only if she enjoys that -- it would be great to give her an opportunity to explore writing fiction or poetry)
• Adventures in Fantasy (gr. 5-9) -- since it's geared lower age range, could easily do in 1 semester
• How to Write a Story (gr. 9-12) -- 1 semester program under IEW
• The Creative Writer -- 1 semester programs, WTM press
• One Year Adventure Novel (gr. 9-12) -- a year programSo it would be okay to do creative writing as a semester unit in an "English 10" credit? She's definitely interested in it, and was disappointed when I told her that it's generally an elective, which would mean it would be extra writing in addition to her normal curriculum.
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30 minutes ago, Lori D. said:
What grade is your DD? I was guessing 10th grade, because I assumed the W&R numbers correspond with grade levels, and she's finishing W&R 10. BUT, apparently that is not the case if each W&R level is one semester long... So what grade levels are W&R 10, 11, 12 designed for? And what grade is your DD?
I would recommend different options depending on if, next year, she is going to be late middle school (gr. 8), vs. early high school (gr. 9-10), vs. late high school (gr. 11-12).
She's wrapping up 9th grade right now. She's older than the "recommended" grades that they give, partly because I think their grade ranges are off (too young) starting around book 4 (when they introduce essays). Book 9+10 (what she's done this year) get into ethos, pathos, and logos use in persuasive writing, to give an idea of what she's covered recently.
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Starting to plan for next year. My daughter has been doing CAP's Writing and Rhetoric books. She'll finish book 10 this year and do book 11 next fall. But it looks like book 12 won't be available in time to do in the spring.
I realize I can just assign some essays to finish out the year, but I've liked how W&R is more than essay prompts and how it also has exercises for practicing engaging writing through sentence variation. I want something more than "write about this topic".
What resources or curriculum is out there that would be only a semester, but also be more than "go write something "?
Another possibility would be to wait a year for book 12, do books 11 and 12 the same year, and find a full year curriculum to use in the meantime. If I go that route, what would be a good bridge?
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It sounds like you want him to brush up on math in general before taking Calculus next school year? I'd give Khan Academy a try. Have him try unit tests or course challenges for Algebra 1 + 2, Trigonometry, and Pre-Calculus.
I assume he took geometry in middle school? Because that is often listed as an admissions requirement by colleges.
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While looking for schools with my oldest, we came across one that is test blind and accepts everyone with a 3.0+ GPA just with transcripts ... unless they're homeschooled. Then then have to do the "holistic review process" that kids with <3.0 GPA need to go through, which involves writing essays and doing interviews, and jumping through extra hoops to prove that you're serious about college and have learned how to ask for help. The common data set from 2019-20 shows their middle 50 percent for ACT scores was 15-20, it's not like this is a high standards school.
It's an affordable college with ABET accredited engineering programs (the current top two criteria right now). But I'm not sure my oldest will be willing to jump through those hoops.
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On 2/24/2024 at 8:27 AM, PeterPan said:
What’s the nonfiction book? Publisher?
I had assumed Evan Moor, as I recognize the other books as being Evan Moor titles.
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I think with a lot of larger cities, it might be doable if you have good public transit and you work in the downtown area (where public transit tends to go).
I live in a suburb within walking distance (with sidewalks and cross walks) of more than one grocery store and a bus line to downtown of the main city within walking distance. The downside is that the busses that go downtown only go during rush hour. So if I worked downtown, and got sick or had to leave early for some reason, I'd have no way home. And if you work at a company that isn't downtown, it's pretty much impossible to take the bus to work. I think many companies are moving to the suburbs for the lower priced real estate.I do have a family member living in Madison without a car. She lives and works the city proper, not a suburb.
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On 2/23/2024 at 1:21 PM, blue plaid said:
So I appreciate the heads-up and decided to have my son practice using the Desmos calculator to check problems as we worked through Algebra 2 today. So he solved the equation \sqrt{2x+1}-\sqrt{x}=1 and got solutions x=0 and x=4. When he put the equation into desmos it looks like only x=4 is a solution. So now I am not sure what to think of encouraging him to go all in on using it for the SAT! If anyone wants to tell us what we did wrong in Desmos, please do!
I'm guessing there's some issue with the left hand side not being continuous when x<0 and somehow that makes Desmos 'forget' about x=0 being a solution? It might be better to coach in a situation like this to graph two equations 'y= \sqrt{2x+1}-\sqrt{x}' and 'y=1'. That will show you two intersection points (x=0 and x=4).
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Just an update. My kid decided to stick with the class.
For homework, they do some online work required for lab prep, read the chapter, make flashcards, and study the flashcards. It takes less than 6 hours a week, I'd say. The first of the five exams (four units exams and a final) is done, and they got a A. They also got an A on the first 2 of 10 quizzes. I'm really confused as to what the professor expects students to do for 10-15 hours outside of class (he's told the class that reading the chapter multiple times is not what they're supposed to do and won't help) and why he implies it is that hard to get a C.
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