He doesn't need to see it regularly to retain it, in fact it gets to the point where I cross out problems because it becomes too much repetition. I was looking at the Table of contents and it looks like if it isn't taught in 6, it's taught in 7 and in pre-algebra. I hate making these types of decisions.

How much of it is review from TT6? I'm looking at it now and it looks like a lot of review. DS hates repetition, once he masters a concept he wants to move on, not go over it again and again. I also can't see spending $200 if we are going to skip half the book because it is a repeat from this year.

I would skip to 5. He sounds like my DS with hating review. If it's true to what the other TT grades are, you will see that TT 5 has a review of TT 4, so the things that are new in TT 4 will be taught again in TT 5, more than likely. For this reason we are most likely skipping TT7 next year and moving to pre-algebra. I see no need to reteach the things he's learned and mastered this year all over again and there are only a handful of lessons that would be new and those are retaught in Pre Algebra. And we are so far ahead if I need to stop and backtrack, we can.

Check the educational supply stores. I got a 3x4 one for around $60 at ours.

I got an email today that worries me. Apparently on the 'new" DOE site, the option to register as a private school has been omitted from the homeschool information page. That option while still available to us, is now very hard to find. Basically if you don't know what you are looking for you won't find it. Also the Home Study Option, that was formally listed as an option, now is listed as the homeschool policy for the DOE. A few people in one of the groups I am in spoke to people at the DOE today and where told different things. One person was told that registering as a private school was no longer an option, one was told this was an oversight and it would be corrected ASAP, and one was told that while this was an oversight, it would not be corrected on the DOE website and we should just inform homeschoolers that registering as a private school was an option. Here's the link to the Home Study Option (policy) on the new DOE page http://www.doe.state.la.us/curriculum/homeschool.html I for one am not happy about this at all and I think the only chance we have to get this change is to stand together. You know the whole there is more power in numbers thing.

I found this in my bookmarks, I'm sure it's not accurate or approved http://www.expertrating.com/7-to-9yrs-Childrens-IQ-test.asp

I saw let it go, and if you feel that strongly about it, don't let her borrow your books anymore. This isn't worth ruining family relationships over, nor is it worth potentially ruining someone's life /job.

I tried the CD's with him following along, I was reading it to him up until that point. He doesn't like it and is shutting down, he does this, he did this with math and grammar until we found programs that work for him. It's take us 2 years to get through half of SOTW 2, because we take breaks and go back to it. I've tried adding more projects, coloring pages, and the CD's. He hates it. So it's unfair, to keep pushing this for history if it isn't working. I'm going to ditch SOTW, for now. Maybe revisit when he's a bit older and can handle the reading. We're going to focus on geography for the rest of the year. I'm working on a plan for American History that will contain some reading (living books, the History of Us) and hands on projects.

Thanks, everyone. I just found the books at our library, so I'm going to check some out before I buy them.

He hates reading. I'm going to ditch SOTW, and do something else. Right now we are going to focus on geography until I figure it all out.

Has anyone used this? Likes / Dislikes?

We are in book 2.

We've been doing SOTW in connection with History Odyssey. DS can't stand it. He complains it's boring and not challenging. So now I don't know what to do, but I'm not up for the fight for the rest of the year. So what do you use?

this is classic! Love it! I love the comebacks.

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I liked the Earth science of RSO, I like RSO in general, Life is way too simple and he's getting bored easily, so we are basically doing it two times a week and I'm expanding on it. Glad to know their Chemistry is a bit more challenging. By more in depth, there is no depth to RSO Life, it's very basic and simple explanations and that's it. I'll check out the others that everyone has recommended too.

We are currently using REAL Science Odyssey, we are doing Life Science this year (a bit backwards) and it is way below DS's level. He likes the hands on aspects of it but needs something more in depth. Next year we will be doing Chemistry , does anyone have any secular Chemistry curriculum they could recommend? Thanks

Nevermind after looking at it a bit closer I think I'm going to go with TT7 and just skip everything he already knows.

If I have to hear one more time how traditional school is better for socializing a child and that homeschoolers have no social skills and are weird and socially awkward I may scream or beat my head against a wall. Can't those against homeschooling come up with a better arguement against it? But they can't because everyone knows at least one person that homeschooled and was weird and socially awkward and so they conclude that all homeschoolers are like that. :banghead::banghead::banghead:

This week I would use it towards groceries since DH isn't working that many hours and our grocery budget has been cut in 1/2 for this week. If I didn't need the extra money for groceries, I would finish buying the books I want for Geography.

This is our new schedule Math, Spelling, Reading - Monday - Friday Vocabulary - Monday - Thursday Grammar - Monday, Wednesday, Friday Writing - Tuesday and Thursday Handwriting - not sure where I'm going to put this, as I'm waiting for OT input Science - Monday and Thursday History - Tuesday and Friday Geography - Wednesday Homeschool Group Park Day - Wednesday Art is doing through science and geography and the crafts he does with his sister who is 2 and will be doing tot school 2-3 days a week (still not sure what days I'm doing tot school)

Seriously.. those people don't exist. If they do, they have to be miserable beings.

This is some of DS's problem also. Between food allergies and GERD - food = pain. An allergy mom I know started a blog with awesome recipes for her DD that is allergic to nuts, egg and milk. http://jazzyallergyrecipes.blogspot.com/ Hope it helps someone.

Ok I haven't read all the responses but your DS sounds like mine. Mine has sensory issues when it comes to food. He can't help but be picky, it's not something he can control and would rather starve than eat certain foods. We don't fight it, he has to eat so we make available the healthest options of what he will eat to him. I try and put foods on the menu a few times a week that he will eat, the other nights we allow him to make himself a sandwich or some cereal along with fruit or yogurt for dinner. He has to eat, he's lost 10lb in the last 6 months. We encourage the trying of new foods, but don't fight them. For now this works for us.

Seeing your post reminded me that I need to email you and I need to get over to the store. LOL OP - If you weren't nervous, I would be concerned if you weren't. I started my own photography business this year, it's been fun and so worth it.

A few other things we do I write for him, except handwriting practice or he uses the computer to write. One of his sensory issues is fine motor skills. Audiobooks, I have found that he listens better to SOTW and his books for literature if he can read along to the audiobook.