Beth in SW WA
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My dc keep busy with church volunteering, camp counseling, work, sports, boating, reading, math, SAT-prep, etc. We don't watch tv or play video games.
Tell your dd this:
Daily reading of classic lit 1 hour.
Daily math review 1 hour.
Daily service (neighbor, friend, church) 1 hour.
Daily exercise 1 hour.
No workbooks. You will need to be involved with questions/answers. Make it fun.
HTH!
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The new school would include Chinese language study during and after school.
How wonderful!
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My DS likes to watch computer-based tutorials.
My perfectionist (stubborn) dd9 does well with this format also. She also thrives with one-on-one tutoring via the internet with a passionate, enthusiastic math professional doing really creative, challenging problems. I watch and go :confused:. She loves it.
Another thing my dd likes is to check her answers after each problem to see how she's doing on daily work. She keeps her MUS Alg 1 answer key handy. It's a control thing. She doesn't want to do a whole page of problems and check it upon completion.
Basically, she likes to be in the driver's seat. Whatever works. :)
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Wow! I'm so impressed with the projects you all do.
:lurk5:
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Possibly Chinese school. He's obsessed with languages and wants to do French, but I don't have a native speaker to teach him.
Is your Chinese school daily? If not, try BetterChinese for daily practice. My dds started a Saturday Mandarin class with other adopted girls from China -- but they still need to practice daily with BetterChinese. I'm not expecting fluency but they sure enjoy it and have a natural aptitude for the language. BetterChinese will give you a generous trial of the program and they are wonderful at answering questions via email.
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We've been very happy with Exploration Education this year. There is a hands-on project every day, and all the materials are included in the box, so it's open and go!
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I used it years ago with older dc and bought a new kit for next year for younger dc. Open & go. :001_smile:
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I wrote about this last week here.
Dd9 watched the periodic table lesson again today. She's in a chem class and this ties in nicely.
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Dd9 just paused this in the middle and said, "We need math for finding out how far the planets are away from each other, for figuring out how to build cars and computers and to find out how much to tithe." :)
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Thanks, ladies. :)
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You already have a great one going! I love your SAT posts.
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Wonderful blog!
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Chess.
My dc start around age 5.
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Thanks for sharing the photos! We were there ages ago. I need to plan another day trip to the EAM.
You came to my neck 'o the woods on a beautiful weekend!!
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Since we're sharing weekend photos, may I invite you to one of the prettiest spots on God's green earth?
Mother's Day photos in the Columbia Gorge :)
Thanks for stopping by:auto:
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I despair for children that move through math programs that never really make them *think*. It is not doing them a favor. So much of the world these days is in a rush.
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Bill, your ds is young so you haven't had the luxury of watching an 8-year-old tackle algebra. Believe me, it is one of the delights of my life to watch dd9 embrace complex concepts. Her mind is in that sweet spot. Doing SM cwps/ips are not the only venue for this type of math euphoria in a youngster.
For some kids, learning fractions in the context of algebra is much more stimulating. Algebra word problems blow basic math word problems out of the water. Accelerating through basic 'challenge' math and getting to the glorious world of algebra could be just the ticket for some 'gifted/mathy' students.
Dd9 is having a blast w/ factoring polynomials, scientific notation, graphing 2-variable inequalities, quadratics, etc.
We must remember that many roads lead to Rome.
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thus my TT question-it seems like it is built more for moving ahead quickly than some others are, if that makes sense.
:iagree: from experience. Dd9 cruised through multiple TT levels and is now on TT Alg 1. If your dc learns the TT-way (fun, interactive, audio-visual, independent learning) and is a certain type of learner (can skip problems as needed, works at own pace, extreme perfectionist, etc) then it might work but would be an expensive route to take.
I have multiple kids so that sweetens the deal.
Dd14 will do TT Alg 2 this summer as a quick review before official alg 2 at school in the fall. Dd9 will use it next year.
If you use TT along w/ a 'conceptual/rigorous' program then you should be fine. We have always used a mixed bag of resources (SM, MM, HoE, LOF) so no stone has been left unturned.
HTH!
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Your daughter's class sounds like a terrific opportunity!! I really wish we had more options like that.
And I wanted to say, Beth, that I also agree you've been very inspiring. :)
I'm so thankful for this board. I'm also very happy that it seems to be moving a bit faster lately!!
And I feel like I should thank you Beth. When I need inspiration and how to "stretch" dd and not become complacent, I stalk your blog:001_smile:. Oh how i would love to be a student in your homeschool.:001_smile:
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As I waited for dd at her new weekly science class at this $16K/year K-8 school I felt a bit insecure. How could I possibly give my dds the education that those students receive there? They divide students by ability. The grounds were beautiful. The people seemed lovely.
Yet...I know that what I have learned here from YOU, the resources I have and the energy I am willing to give will more than adequately meet my dds' needs for a top-notch education.
TIA. Just thanks. :)
ETA: Dd's class is taught by the science teacher for homeschoolers. It's quite affordable. A bargain actually.
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Dd9 loves J.K. Rowling also. Such a gift with words.
I haven't done formal lit analysis w/ my lit & language-obsessed dd. I can't keep up with all the books she reads. As long as she's reading good literature I'm not concerned if we aren't discussing other than when she is inspired.
She often reads me lines from her books and we talk about them. The last few days she's been reading Stories and Poems For Extremely Intelligent Children by Harold Bloom. I bought it for our upcoming LL7 program which we have yet to start. I'm looking forward to studying lit more formally as time allows.
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"This is hard. This is fun."
I'm so stealing this! Thank you, thank you for sharing this!
Months ago you said, "I think the advice that has helped me the most is something I heard at the 2011 SENG conference. It was to frequently use the phrase “That’s good enough,” both with your children and yourself."
I stole that line also. That's good enough. :)
You're awesome, Jen.
before Beast Academy
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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SM cwp/ip would be a nice lead-in to BA. Worked here.