Lamy Safari fountain pens are smooth and never leak, even on airplanes. I also really like Pilot Varsity disposable fountain pens (I refill them though rather than dispose of them)- they are very smooth and come in fun colors.

LOL Certainly not. I read that and thought "Tell that to all those with a PhD in Humanities!"

Thanks for this!

You don't really have enough people for a leg of lamb, so how about rack of lamb? Super easy. You could serve it with a gratin of potatoes, and a vegetable and/or maybe some roasted tomatoes.

Beer.

Ah, okay. That makes sense. So it's all good. I thought there was some other reason that I was missing.

Could you get the Intermediate Algebra book out of the library to see if he is ready for it? There are readiness tests on the AoPS site, but you might be better off paging through the book. You could also take a look at the Intro to Algebra book to make sure he has covered all the topics there.

Why are they losing so many students? I sense there is a backlash from the racial tensions, but who are they losing? Black students not wanting to go to a university where there seems to be significant racism I can understand. But why are the white students not enrolling? This is what I find perplexing and I hope someone can enlighten me, because I gather there is a lot of antipathy, but not because the white students are upset about the racism experienced by the black students. Is that correct?

I'm afraid I don't know an awful lot about the situation there. I mean, I have read the articles, but since I am not in the area perhaps there is something I am missing. Would you mind answering a couple questions? First of all, what are the "both sides" of the issues? And why would you strongly discourage your child from attending?

Yep, if you don't want images you are going to have to go a different route. Here, for example, is a history book for Terminale: http://en.calameo.com/read/003221622b7779759eae1?bkcode=003221622b7779759eae1&language=fr&page=1&showsharemenu=true&authid=vBpGtQP40QXZ. You'll see it really doesn't get less "busy."

We check with each other on expenditures over a certain amount, which we will then either sign off on or discuss. I tend to be more frugal, but generally we are in agreement about money and expenditures.

Your dermatologist should be able to give you sample sizes to try. I would do a trial before paying a fair amount for something that may not work for you.

While you are waiting to receive your textbook, here is a lower level (CM2, so one grade lower than 6eme) that you can have a look at: http://www.academie-en-ligne.fr/Ecole/Ressources.aspx?PREFIXE=AL5HG05

Wow, there sure are some vile comments on that article.

The Philadelphia Zoo is nice too, and the Academy of Natural Sciences is worth a visit as well if you are still looking for suggestions. :) If I had to pick one thing for children that age though, I would definitely pick the Please Touch - it's a lot of fun.

Ten films (though they might not be available for viewing through this site, they should all be easily available) with pedagogical guides. We are going to start with Au revoir les enfants. https://www.reseau-canope.fr/aux-films-citoyens/les-10-films.html#bandeauPtf

Don't know how they taste, but these two are pretty colors: Easter egg blue cocktail 6 cl gin 2 cl blue curaçao 1 cl lime juice lime slices Mix the liquids, strain, pour into glasses garnished with lime slices and ice cubes. Raspberry Cocktail 125 g fresh raspberries 25 cl Vodka (Absolut Raspberri) 10 cl simple syrup 10 ice cubes zest from 2 limes 25 cl champagne Puree (or muddle) the raspberries, put in shaker with vodka, simple syrup, and lime zest and ice cubes. Shake vigorously, strain into 6 glasses which you then top off with champagne.

That is not the case here. In fact, we did precious little math that looked like typical school math until age 9 or so and I myself heard a lot of concern from relatives that DS was "behind." There were no rote worksheets here, but there was an engaging math circle, lots of fun logic games, reading, building, exploring, etc. My worry was that a child not exposed to a math rich environment would have a difficult time achieving her goals. I also find it a little sad that she has missed out on a lot of fun stuff, much in the same way I would be sad if a child weren't introduced to music or art or poetry, but that is a different point (or perhaps not...).

History of France or general history? For an interesting overview of the history of France I quite like Jean Sévillia's Histoire Passionné de la France.

I guess based on what she has said about her math knowledge (addition and subtraction and nothing else) as well as the amount of time I see my child putting into math. He spends a fair amount of time (his choice) working on math at a slightly accelerated pace. It just seems that with only three years remaining before college admission, a child with virtually no math would have to work at a very accelerated pace to reach an advanced level of math and thus have to commit an enormous amount of time to the endeavor. I also tend to think of math as a language to be immersed in. Sure, you can become fluent in a language without immersion, but with a lot less facility than if you are using it all the time.

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There's always value in doing Beast Academy. :) But as for does he need them before going in to Prealgebra? Probably not. Here, they were not all out yet (I think we had maybe done 4A? I don't know because we do have through 4C, but DS is like crazyforlatin's daughter and wanted them even though he had moved on) and we had no problem going directly into Prealgebra. :)

AoPS has some good videos that might be helpful.

They are totally way more exciting and you know you would have bounced on them too if there weren't an age limit! ;)

We work together to find things that each of us especially wants to do and try to make that happen. If the kids get to have a say in the program for the day/week/whatever it makes doing things that maybe aren't at the tip top of the list easier to deal with because they know that they get to do at least one thing that they've chosen as well. Playgrounds help, as do special treats. We are more into experiencing a place than running to every tourist site, so that cuts down on the stress considerably. We also have no problem scrapping plans entirely if it seems like DS needs that.