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  1. Off topic, but possibly a huge help with her health: https://www.treatlyme.net/ https://www.treatlyme.net/guide/pots-lyme-disease
  2. Have you considered the CLEP route (instead of DE or AP) for Math and Chemistry and... ?
  3. https://answersingenesis.org/evolution/ https://answersingenesis.org/creation-vs-evolution/
  4. My young man thrived doing the VP self-paced courses in primary and still talks about it to this day. Omnibus was not a good fit for us, so we looked to the Old Western Culture series by Roman Roads Media instead. However, we did fit in a year of Geography III by Memoria Press during 7th grade between the switch.
  5. I'd have no problem withdrawing him from the course. My young man hated WWS. We made the switch to the Writing & Rhetoric series by CAP. We didn't do the online courses through Scholé Academy, but that could be an option for you in the future. Scope & Sequence: https://dev.classicalacademicpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/WR-ScopeSequence_2017.pdf W&R FAQs: https://classicalacademicpress.com/pages/faqs
  6. https://www.circeinstitute.org/blog/plato-aristotle-and-jesus https://www.circeinstitute.org/blog/we-need-fewer-philosophy-teachers-and-more-philosophy-coaches https://www.circeinstitute.org/blog/pleasures-philosophy
  7. For a better choice of words than I previously used, his ACT or SAT scores could place him in a higher comp class or even allow him to bypass them entirely, earning him credit on his college transcript for the general education requirements in English (ENGL-101 and ENGL-102?) depending on the college. For example, at the college he'll be attending, my young man earned English credit for the two aforementioned courses based on placement from his SAT score. At another college he was considering, they'd have only allowed immediate credit for ENGL-101 based on score placement but not ENGL_102 (not allowing for anyone to skip written communication courses entirely).
  8. You may want to reconsider composition at the CC at this time. If he scores well enough on the ACT for which he's prepping, then he may test out of the comp course altogether. That's time and money saved. Perhaps consider a rhetoric/speech course at home in preparation for a communications course (COMM-101?) at the CC after he's taken the ACT Exam. After Precalculus with Mosely, CLEP Precalculus could be another avenue to explore in saving time and money, depending on which college accepts it for credit. ETA: Also, depending on your financial institution, some credit unions may offer scholarships ($500-$1,000) to students who take a finance course/seminar through them.
  9. https://www.corexcel.com/anatomy.physiology.online.htm We found the textbook and study guide used but inexpensive on Amazon.
  10. Looking at this through a different lens... Has foregoing the traditional college path and looking to a technical ed or workforce training center been considered? They are usually affiliated with a local community college but offer their own scholarships. What's more, depending on the field, some of the areas offer courses that can be transcribed to the CC and applied towards a degree.
  11. Spell to Write and Read (SWR) along with the WISE guide for spelling are the best diy for beginning reading (with McCall Crabs readers), beginning handwriting (with Cursive First), and spelling (PreK-6th grade) that I would recommend. https://www.bhibooks.net/swr.html (SWR Author, curricula and extra materials) https://swrtraining.com (Trainer, SWR & Cursive First) https://swrtraining.com/swr/ (Trainer, Explanation and Samples)
  12. What other English curricula is your daughter currently using and/or has used for reading (phonograms learned or mostly sight reading?), handwriting (manual or cursive?), and spelling up to this point?
  13. Having used both, I suggest reversing the order in which you plan on using the two different poetry resources (i.e., Grammar of Poetry for grades 6-9; Art of Poetry for grades 7-12). Each are a one-semester course in high school. Art of Poetry schedule: https://dev.classicalacademicpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/AOP_suggestedschedule.pdf Also, Scholé Academy offers a new online course for AoP. Their syllabus is currently posted and may help with getting an idea about scheduling: https://scholeacademy.com/the-art-of-poetry/ Grammar of Poetry schedule: https://files.romanroadsstatic.com/uploads/2015/07/Grammar-of-poetry-teachers-edition.pdf
  14. Grammar: Our Mother Tongue by Nancy Wilson https://www.amazon.com/Our-Mother-Tongue-English-Grammar/dp/1947644556 https://www.amazon.com/Our-Mother-Tongue-English-Grammar/dp/1947644726 Diagramming: The First Whole Book of Diagrams by Mary Daly https://cathyduffyreviews.com/homeschool-reviews-core-curricula/composition-and-grammar/ungraded-multi-level-resources-grammar/the-first-whole-book-of-diagrams https://www.rainbowresource.com/category/1819/Elementary-Diagramming-Worktext--and--The-First-Whole-Book-of-Diagrams.html
  15. A few I could recommend instead that may fit for you... For writing/composition my young man finished the Writing & Rhetoric workbook series. For poetry, we used Art of Poetry. For rhetoric we used Rhetoric Alive! Books I and II. All by Classical Academic Press. (We also used the rest of CAP's logic series as electives.) We finished the Old Western Culture series by Roman Roads Media for 1 Literature credit and 1 History/Social Science or Elective credit—each year is a double-credit Humanities course. My young man truly enjoyed Exploring Government and Exploring Economics by Notgrass his senior year, but we did not utilize the LA portion/credit. The traditional instruction for writing was not his style.
  16. Chalk Dust Company, Dana Mosely https://chalkdust.com/prealg.html
  17. Is it even necessary to notify the college of a gap semester/year if the student has only applied and been accepted for admission though not yet registered, unless scholarships or loans are involved?
  18. From those with this experience... besides cost, what were the pros and cons to doing this as a degree seeking student, especially when both offer the same AAS, but just do it a little differently? Also, If the SC accepts a math CLEP (though the CC does not), then (in your experience) will that math credit transfer from the SC (transcript) to the CC?
  19. What are your thoughts on credit by examination for Statistics?
  20. College and apart from CLEP. A student enrolled at our CC may petition to challenge courses based on work done through private study and/or employment to validate courses taken at non-accredited institutions. (But they may not challenge a prerequisite course after having completed an advanced course.) Credit is granted for an earned grade of C or better. Neither grades nor credit earned through the challenge process is counted in any given semester to determine credit load or GPA, nor cumulative GPA. The student may challenge a course prior to or during enrollment in a course through the second week of fall or spring semester, or through the first two days of a short course or summer session. Has anyone else done this?
  21. Please talk to me about challenge for credit.
  22. So, could you say that 2-3 summer courses (or 6-9 credits), one of them possibly being PE-First Aid, are equivalent time suckers to 4-5 fall/spring courses (or 12-15 credits)?
  23. Are courses (e.g., Speech and Statistics) usually harder, easier, or the same during the summer?
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