Omma
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Down to two schools and still waiting for the one to make their admissions announcements (after March 1st). The drumroll will be happening soon...
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We used SL Core 100 last year for my 9th grader. We know people who take two years to do this core, but we managed to finish it in one. Some of the discussion notes are crazy long; otherwise, we enjoyed this core a lot and I read most of the books as well so that we could have great discussions together.
I wanted to like SL LA, but ended up being so much happier with using IEW's Advanced U.S. History-based writing lessons instead. There is a near perfect match-up between the two which made for an overall great year for us that I will always cherish, actually!
You would have to modify the core to work for the 7th grader, but I totally understand the desire and cohesiveness of everyone in the family being on the same period of history at the same time.
Blessings,
Brenda
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What grade?
My dd is using Wilson Hill for Honors Physics right now and the course is well done, led by Mrs. Christie Jester and using the textbook by John Mays, but WHA's approach is to take physics first, followed by chemistry and biology after that. Then take AP Physics in the senior year.
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Ok, so I needed allergy shots for dust, molds, trees, grasses, and who knows what else. When they tried to start me on all of them at once, it didn't work. Instead, they only started me on molds and then ever so gradually added in the rest and I've done fine with shots for many, many years.
When my ds started at age 7 at a different office, they started to question whether he was a good candidate because of all his reactions. I told them my story and asked why couldn't they dilute the starting dose. They said it would be like giving him water. I said, 'Okay, then, give him water'. Nearly 11 years later and he is doing great (just stopped getting shots this past summer)! Meanwhile, I still get them, but only once every 6 weeks which is quite manageable.
So, you do have options...
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Omma, I wonder if you over thought those listed requirements. I get it- because you want to do your best for your son, but they probably would have been fine with good course descriptions, a transcript, and a statement somewhere about the graduation requirements being met.
I wonder if they will scale back their wording because of the pile you handed over or if they will now expect others to meet that level of detail.
(If applications were free, I'd be tempted to send in dd's home grown docs and see what happens. At least they don't ask for multiple SAT subject tests!)
:smash: :patriot: :laugh:
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You could still do AP English Lg. & Comp for 12th grade, right? That is what I would aim for, maybe after doing a year of WTMA Rhetoric.
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I am curious, because their wording does not say they require an accredited program, but only ask whether a course was done through an accredited program. Did you actually end up talking to somebody there, or did you ditch the school before seeing it through?
The reason I am asking is because we had the experience with a school that stated on their website that homescholers need to have gone through an accredited program or taken the GED, but upon contacting the admissions office, we were told that this information is "misleading", and my kid had no trouble being accepted with a mom transcript.
First off, I always enjoy reading your posts, regentrude, and I love that you actually went and researched this out! You are right; they do not come out and say you can only apply if you have attended accredited programs. As to whether or not my ds is accepted, we still have at least a couple of weeks to go before March 1st when I hope they start notifying applicants of their status.
Early on, I spoke with the Admissions guidance counselor, who honestly was not helpful at all. He only repeated what was on the website for homeschoolers to do. Nor did he want me to come in with my ds and make an appointment to discuss further. They said they give campus tours, but that is it. I told them I wish they would be more specific and comprehensive about how specific and comprehensive the outline of our academic curriculum should be. I was told by another UCONN admissions staffer that even though we could provide upwards of 200 pages of documentation or more, that would be appropriate as 'we could not have too much material'. We jumped through every hoop they set out for our ds's sake, but it was quite a shock for them when we actually brought in 4 notebooks neatly arranged with Table of Contents of all our documentation, syllabi of every course taken in high school, sample coursework, portfolio, textbook descriptions, etc. as we worked to meet every demand.
Here is their blurb taken from their website about additional requirements for home-schooled applicants:
Home-schooled applicants should submit SAT or ACT scores from the test provider as well as transcripts and an outline of their academic curriculum. Please ensure that your outline is specific and comprehensive. Students should submit syllabi, a portfolio or learning log, and official college transcripts, if applicable. Please indicate whether the curriculum has been conducted under an accredited program. Documentation should verify that the home-school program meets the high school graduation requirements of the applicant’s home town.
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Honestly, we had absolutely no concern about accreditation until we hit applying to UCONN. What a bear that has been for us! It was not until then that we realized that even the online classes at HSLDA Online Academy were not accredited. Plus UCONN required documentation that our ds's homeschooled courses matched the high school graduation requirements of our town. Being members of HSLDA, we received offers of help along the way with this application process, but it has been 'no fun'!
This is part of the big draw for us to go with Wilson Hill Academy for our dd, as they are now accredited (as of just this past week)!
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The state university I am speaking of is UCONN. They have special additional requirements for those homeschooling which you can read on their freshman admissions page, along with a list of questions...one of them being to list every subject taken in high school and whether or not it was from an accredited program. We personally know of a family who needed to get HSLDA to help them with getting accepted to UCONN related to the fact that the one brother spent more time homeschooling than his sibling did.
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I received great news from WHA on this topic, which I will quote below:
As far as family members listening to archives of class recordings, that is completely fine. We would ask that you do not share the links with any outside of your family, but if your son wants to listen to some of the class sessions or even sit and listen while she is in class, that is certainly a benefit of having his sister take the class : ) I often have parents listening to my classes alongside their children. You cannot enter the room as another attendee, but you are always welcome to sit and listen in.
:hurray:
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What works well today is unknown for tomorrow...although I must say that Common Core doesn't seem to have caused as much of a fright as when it first appeared on the scene (as one example of a previous unknown).
I just know that our state university prefers homeschoolers to be from accredited programs.
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HSLDA Online Academy has a great AP World History class that my ds loved with Mr. Brian Trimmer.
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Well, I have told at least the Latin teacher how much I enjoy watching her classes and this has not been an issue. When I put in the call, I certainly offered to pay. I would only have him watch about 5-6 lectures, all told, so it would be interesting if you could pay by the class.
About the biggest privacy issue for us would be that my ds would see what my dd says or doesn't say in class (and I have thought about that!). WHA just recently changed to having students only use the first initial of their last name in the chat box, for privacy issues in case they ever post sample classes on their website.
I looked at WHA's terms and conditions, but was unable to locate any mentioned policy regarding anyone else looking in on a given class. I do think it would be good to add a policy, though!
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Is it okay to have a sibling watch several online classes? I could not find a written policy on this for Wilson Hill Academy but would love some feedback on this issue.
My ds's philosophy 'mini-class' that was supposed to have Socratic conversations on Plato's Meno fell through mid-year and I need to beef up his 0.5 credit. I'd like to have him read a couple of the assigned books WHA uses for Great Conversation 1&4 plus one small book in Logic 2, and then have him listen to several of the lectures and do a couple of write-up topics from the discussion board.
I put a call in to WHA, but was wondering meanwhile if anyone on the hive could help me.
Thanks,
Brenda
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Just from one mom to another mom, I have given it to my dc twice when they've had the flu...but only for two or two and 1/2 days each time, and it did wonders immediately both times. My dc was hardly moving, not wanting to eat or drink with very high fevers requiring alternating Tylenol and Advil every couple of hours round the clock. Immediately after the first dose each time, the fever dropped markedly.
I am no nurse or medical professional. I just know that Tamiflu works by stopping the virus from replicating itself, so I figured I would just stop the virus in its tracks for the first couple of days and then I'd stop the Tamiflu before the negative side effects had a chance to take hold. I have no idea if my logic was right whatsoever, but it worked out okay for us.
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Yes, in fact I heard there is a new edition coming out for honors physics. But looking at sample pages of the current editions will give you an idea of the complexities.
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Another option is to compare sample pages and descriptions of each textbook at the Novare website here:
https://www.novarescienceandmath.com/catalog/physics/
Honors Physics uses 'Accelerated Studies in Physics and Chemistry', while Physics uses 'Introductory Physics'.
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WHA Accreditation
Wilson Hill Academy is pleased to announce that we have earned accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI), an accreditation division of AdvancED.
SACS CASI accreditation is recognized across state lines, which not only eases the transfer process as students move from accredited school to accredited school but also assures parents that the school is meeting nationally accepted standards for quality and successful professional practice.
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What if it is situation where only 1/2 the topics are covered because of only taking one semester, such as 1/2 a year of physics w/lab? We were torn, but went with 0.5 credits in the end.
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Great thread!!!
We are only a couple of years from the finish line of our homeschooling journey, and I heartily agree with what has been posted. I can remember the 'All About Spelling' craze and the Shurley Grammar craze as a couple of examples of what was considered to be 'the best'. Probably something like Lukeion for Latin is another one that has been a more present day temptation :). What I finally realized is that no one really has time in their day to do all the 'best' curricula as these are usually the ones that are the 'most intense'. Maybe pick one of them if that was going to be your signature focus of study for the year to boost up either low scores or natural areas of strength.
When our dc were younger, we picked a literature-based history curriculum because of that desire to center the bulk of our school day around a particular historical theme and then watch videos, read books, do field trips all related to a specific time period in history. It was fun. But we sacrificed other things that we could have been doing in order to actually GET DONE that history curriculum. Adding 'All About Spelling' and Shurley Grammar and heavy doses of Latin into that mix would have been overwhelming. But not to say I didn't think about it, lol!
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Anyone have a child in Rhetoric with Mr. Baker? Thoughts? My daughter will have gone through Fallacy Detective, Introductory Logic and Intermediate Logic. That’s the equivilent of Logic 1 at WHA. They are supposed to have Logic 2 or permission from the instructor. We got permission since she’ll be a Junior and won’t be able to take Rhetoric 2 (senior thesis) without it, but will this class be crazy difficult without Logic 2?
Well, if WHA gave you permission, they must think it'll be okay! I can tell you that Logic 2 has been my dd's toughest class this year. She had completed the same material your dd completed, but it had been two years prior. I would have your dd read Kreeft's 'Socratic Logic' and maybe even another Kreeft book first that WHA uses for Logic 1 (which my dd had never read, since she had completed Logic 1 at Classical Conversations).
I honestly do not have much of a clue as to what they will really cover in Rhetoric 1, but my sense is that if you do it with Mr. Baker, you will be all set for Rhetoric 2 with him for the senior year.
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RootAnn,
How have you liked doing Spanish 4 at WHA after 3 years with Sr G?
Feel free to p'm me if you prefer.
Brenda
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I am not sure if this point has been made or not, but I just read the following in WHA's terms and conditions regarding the Student Services Fee:
"Should a student withdraw from all classes before classes begin, it will be fully refundable."
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It looks like WHA is adding AP Art History and AP US History.
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US History - Sonlight?
in General Education Discussion Board
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Yeah, my dd and I would just roll our eyes and keep on going when we'd come to certain sections in the notes by Holzman (just like you said), but that didn't deter us from 'eating the meat and spitting out the bones'. And we really enjoyed the Hakim books.