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  1. For those who have gone before us, what made yours decide to go the CLEP route? Which were attempted? Which were passed? What was scored? What prep was done for the test(s)? Please share your experiences.
  2. In hindsight, the class my ds took did help begin to motivate him. However, only one SAT practice test was assigned during the course, one section at a time, in order to practice the tricks or supposed short cuts, though they were never discussed in context afterwards. It provided insight and a base line, but otherwise expensive and worthless. With this realization and disappointment, but encouraging nudges from me, he continued to slowly work through each practice test provided by the College Board, section by section. First, he worked on completing each section untimed. His goal being to match or improve his score in each section, making note of where the time cutoff before he finished. Then, at some point the goal changed to trying to beat the time as well. Until finally, he was comfortable and confident in his abilities. Ready to take the test and be done. The class was in June. The SAT test day was December 5th. (Waiting another week for his scores seems an eternity.) On a side note, no grade(s) was given by the provider of the test prep, but I did create a “Study Skills” course for him that included the skills covered in the test prep class.
  3. My ds took a SAT prep class that focused on the tricks of the trade, and it was worthless. When he actually attempted to apply those tricks, against his better judgement, he would get those problems wrong. The best advice given: just take the time to do the SAT practice tests. That’s it. No math practice. No tricks.
  4. If I have already paid for the upcoming SAT w/Essay, is it still possible for my ds to opt out of the Essay on test day? Thoughts?
  5. What are the steps not shown in this solution? We are missing something. Can anyone explain this to us? Please help! Evaluate the function at the given value(s) of the independent variable. Simplify the results.
  6. Thank you. This is exactly what I was curious about. Thank you for sharing your experience!
  7. Your responses have inspired a new question. For those with students who have completed SAT/ACT tests, what do you consider decent or high test scores? (Please share student scores, if you don’t mind.) I am also curious as to which scores resulted in scholarships.
  8. What are your reasons for NOT doing AP or Dual Enrollment courses in high school?
  9. Just in case anyone is interested... Answers in Genesis is offering a sale on their Creation Apologetics Master Class 1-6—only $19 ($294 value).
  10. English: Rhetoric I — Rhetoric Alive! Book 1 by Classical Academic Press (1 credit) British Literature — Old Western Culture: Early Moderns by Wesley Callihan of Roman Roads Media Press* (1 credit) Math: Calculus I — Early Transcendental Functions 9th Edition by Ron Larson and Calculus I by Chalk Dust (1 credit) Science: Chemistry — BJU Press 11 Chemistry (1 credit) Social Studies: American History – Dave Raymond's U.S. History (1 credit) Languages: Spanish 1 — BJU Press Spanish 1 (1 credit) Music: Guitar 3 – Private Lessons with two performances (1 credit) Electives: Philosophy – Old Western Culture: Early Moderns by Wesley Callihan of Roman Roads Media Press* (1 credit) Apologetics 2 — CAP 201 & 202 by Answers in Genesis (0.5 credit) P.E. 3 – Archery, Pistol & Smallbore Rifle, and Strength Training, also Basic Life Support CPR (BLS certification) (0.5 credit) *Integrated Humanities – 1 Literature Credit and 1 Social Studies or Elective Credit PSAT in October SAT in December
  11. No misunderstanding. I merely pointed out that there is another way, and it’s not a wrong way. Further explanation to restate and push your opinion was not necessary. It’s clear that we just do not agree.
  12. If your student earned the credit and you have documented proof (e.g., work samples, course descriptions, a student portfolio), then I would not hesitate to give separate credit for each. Perhaps you could have two transcripts, one weighted and one unweighted, or just show both data on one. I mention this because my young man’s preferred colleges require unweighted transcripts, but most of the possible scholarships accept and prefer weighted transcripts.
  13. I’ll be the dissenter and entirely disagree with the aforementioned. AP courses are not the end-all-be-all, making certain course credits valid and non-AP course credits invalid. Also, one does not necessarily have to choose to *not* do other things. It is possible and credible to have more credits, and not from any AP or even DE courses.
  14. I’ll offer a different opinion. Different colleges may have different expectations. My job is to account for every credit my ds has earned in our homeschool, as they reflect what my ds has done with his time, and he’s earned them. Furthermore, our local public schools include driver’s education on their transcript, so this is what I’m also doing. I just don’t include the grade in the GPA and state as much in the course description. (His credit count and courses for this year are similar to yours.) I would not recommend moving credit for a summer class to the next year, but perhaps it depends on what your local schools do. Ours credits summer classes to the school year they follow, especially in the case wherein the student is required to take summer school in order to pass on to the next course in the next year. In my opinion, it doesn’t make sense to postpone credit to the new school year when it was technically completed in the previous. Also, you don’t yet know what the future may hold. But again, this could depend upon your local area. All that said, I will never title a course as English (1,2,3,4, or 9,10,11,12). It was recommended that as homeschoolers we can and should use more descriptive and accurate, as well as interesting, course titles. And I agree. My young man has composition courses (i.e., Classical Composition, Pre-Rhetoric, Rhetoric I, Rhetoric II—Senior Thesis) that consist of writing, grammar, etc. and entirely separate literature courses (i.e., Ancient Literature, British Literature, Modern Literature) that consist of reading and analyzing literature and writing terms papers. Each are full year courses, so he earns two English credits per year. This seems similar to your situation. Although I may refer to our local public school as a guide, I am not a traditional educator. I am a classical homeschooler, which is reflected in his courses and my records.
  15. There are reviews our there, but I was hoping to get firsthand knowledge from someone here. It seems to cover both traditional writing, as well as the five canons.
  16. Has any one used this DVD set as review to help practice for the SAT and College Application Essays? Thoughts? Did your student complete it in the recommended 12 weeks or sooner?
  17. Now I remember seeing that page. What a relief! I knew I had a better plan of attack than just winging it, but that was earlier in the year when next year seemed so far off. Many thanks to you!
  18. We’ll be attempting Calculus 1 at home this upcoming year. Has anyone else here used this combination? What did your lesson plan or schedule look like?
  19. My ds completed W&R Books 1–10, and I'm thoroughly convinced that this is the only way he would have learned how to write, or even want to write. WWE was our precursor, but WWS did not work for him at all. That is when W&R came into the picture.
  20. Writing & Rhetoric by Classical Academic Press It's my understanding that the author recommends Books 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, and 10 for fast-tracking.
  21. Of all the resources I've used for homeschooling, OLLY (Homeschool Planning Software for Mac and iPad) has been what I've used daily through the years. Though not perfect, it's been instrumental in our scheduling and record keeping, my absolute go-to, detrimental to how we go about completing studies each week. I've continued to recommend it whenever possible. We would not be as organized and structured without the ease of this tool. I've used spreadsheets and planners in the past, but ditched them all after OLLY came on the scene. Each spring, my ds is included in the scheduling process, as I plan for the following year of studies by breaking down each subject and its respective curriculum/materials into manageable lessons/assignments and enter them into OLLY. My ds has learned how to manage his time and adjust his schedule accordingly through the use of this tool, imitating my lead—highly important, imho—vs. handing over a planner to a student and just having them go at it. You can elect to give the student administrative privileges in the app, or not. I love that OLLY is downloadable onto the desktop or iPad, not browser based or needful of the internet. You can save/backup OLLY so you don't lose info, or even sync it with Dropbox so that the desktop and iPad app can share data. It's still being maintained and offers updates periodically. Also, there is a user forum wherein one can submit questions and suggestions for improvement.
  22. One of my many jobs as a homeschooling mother is to keep accurate and updated homeschool records. By lessening the burden of my absence, if anything were to happen to me prematurely, my husband should be able to pick up and move forward from where I left off with an executable plan and sufficient documentation to back it up. I don't want to short change neither my hubby nor my ds for that matter. During primary, I kept a course-of-study spreadsheet reflecting what was used/covered each year in each subject. I selected the best or most memorable output for keepsakes and proof of ability/skill. As ds progressed into secondary, I continued in the same way, until high school and transcripts began. Now, I create course descriptions for the upcoming year in the spring, and I update those—with grades and such—throughout the school year. So essentially, I have a portfolio for each completed high school year, with the current year as a work--in-progress but ready and up-to-date at any point during the school year, just in case. Additionally, each of these portfolios are being combined into one Comprehensive Homeschool Portfolio that will be completed at the end of his high school year and ready for college admissions. On a side note, my hubby has access to all necessary passwords for emails, bills, household records, homeschool records, etc. and knowledge of how to maneuver through the waters. We review the plan periodically. We are both stewards of all this, so knowledge is power and peace of mind.
  23. Perhaps just putting a quick blurb in each course description of any extra curriculars (or other courses) about how they were affected and/or changed to compensate for social distancing, and then a simple notation made in the school and student profiles? PE Course Description: *During the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic, __________ training continued at home while practicing social distancing. Music Course Description: *During the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic, guitar lessons with the instructor continued via Skype at home while practicing social distancing. Homeschool Profile: During the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic, our studies continued as usual with little to no interruption while practicing social distancing.
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