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Mathusee has been awesome for my big picture thinker, visual spatial learner.
My kids have used MUS from Alpha to Pre-algebra. But, now they are taking an algebra class with another teacher and I'm not sure it's going so well. Just considering other options before going back to MUS.
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Which algebra programs do you like and why?
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Care to share what you have looked at?
So far we have used portions of Trail Guide to U.S. Geography and 50 States and Where to Find Them. However I only used bits and pieces of the latter. I am not a huge fan of the Trail Guide but it does provide a shell which you can modify if you want.
I've looked at the Trail Guide, Discovering the World (which we have, but the kids don't like), MP, and Spectrum Geography. Other than MP, I haven't looked at any Christian curricula because I prefer secular materials.
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I'm trying to find a good upper middle school/high school US Geography curriculum, and I really haven't come across anything that looks good. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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Lynne, you wrote that has very, very low processing speed.
But what he actually has, is a very, very low score on the 'processing speed test'.
Though I have a great concern with this test, as it creates a lot of confusion and misunderstanding?
Where firstly, we have the term: "Processing Speed"?
With the word 'Speed', a low score, would suggest a 'Slow Thinker'?
As a Global Thinking problem?
Storygirl provided a bit of an explanation of the Test, where I've also tried to explain it before?
But this doesn't help that much?
So what I've just done, is set up a forum. That is dedicated to this 'Processing Speed Test'?
Their are publicly available examples of the Processing Speed Test.
I will provide these Test examples on the forum. Which parents can print out, and then try doing themselves?
With a sub-forum, to discuss each test.
So that after a Parent has done each Sub-Test themselves, and also been scored?
Then they can look at their child's scores on each Sub-Test, and have a real understanding of what each Sub-Test involved.
What needs to be considered, is the real value, of combining Sub-Test scores, and reporting an 'average score'?
When the real explanation, is with each of the Sub-Tests.
But I basically believe that it would be helpful for parents to do examples of the Sub-Tests that their is child is doing?
So that when they recieve their child's Report?
They would have a practical understanding of each Sub-Test.
They showed me the test and his results. I could see that he had a lot of trouble with it. I could see that I would have been able to do it much better than he had. And having homeschooled him for 7 years, I definitely am familiar with his areas of challenge. I'm looking for ways to help him. To what forum are you referring?
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People with NVLD commonly struggle with math, reading comprehension, visual spatial tasks (may get lost, have trouble with geometry), social skills, and sometimes fine or gross motor tasks. They have trouble reading nonverbal communication skills, such as body language and facial expressions. Some people believe it properly should be part of the autism spectrum, and some people with NVLD also have what was formerly called Asperger's.
None of that may sound like it describes your child, but if it does, you might consider NVLD as a possibility, whether the psych doing the testing mentioned it or not.
Lol. This sounds exactly like my kid.
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Well, I have a son was diagnosed with Asperger's back when they still called it that, but he's only in 8th grade. I do foresee him going to college.
My husband's cousin has a son who has much more severe autistic symptoms than my son, and he managed to get through R.I.T. and graduate and is now working full-time, I believe as an IT guy. He was not homeschooled, but his mother was very actively engaged in getting him through school. So, I don't have the personal experience, yet, but wanted to let you know that it can be done.
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I recently had my 13 yr. old go through a complete ed psych eval, and he did really well in most areas, but his processing speed was very, very low. It has gone down since he had testing for an IEP 3 years ago.
I was wondering if anyone had suggestions for activities or programs to help increase his processing speed. He is a 2e kid- diagnosed HFA with verbal skills off the charts, but I've been told his very slow processing speed is a learning disability. This is our 7th year homeschooling, apart from a two-month stint in public school in 5th grade.
TIA,
Lynne
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Thanks!
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My new 7th and 8th graders both would like to learn Japanese. Any suggestions for curricula/programs?
Thanks!
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I'd need a gluten free hamantaschen recipe. I should experiment with that. My kids will get them at the Purim carnival at temple on Friday.
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How often in the "real world" does your husband get punched in the stomach?
Then if he reports to his boss the boss goes "Oh. Too bad. Maybe we should move your desk away from the person who assaulted you?"
And the policeman goes "Um...well, his dad is somebody important so....."
Yes! Exactly. Where else in the "real world" do people put up with being physically assaulted on a regular basis and that is considered okay? It's not okay at all.
When my husband didn't agree with me on homeschooling, I pointed out that I didn't agree with him on public schooling, so we were at an impasse. Why should my opinion count for less than his? That approach changed his mind.
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I'm sorry. I only put mine back in for a few months two years ago. It was so completely different from what we had been doing at home, that the alacrity of their regression was completely shocking to me.
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I just figure that person is lonely. If it's in a place like the waiting room at a doctor's office, the time is limited, so I just usually nod and make little comments like you did.
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Wow. I'm so sorry that happened to her. I agree that I hope she presses charges against him.
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Wish I were on my computer, instead of my phone, so I could say more. Love MCT, because it engages my boys in a way that other programs have not. They enjoyed the narrative style of the first three levels. It is a big picture program that goes from the wide view down to the tiny details. The poetry portion is fantastic. My kids recognize the vocabulary words in our read alouds.
I will say that I was a little confused about how to use it at first, but basically, you just pull out the books and start reading them with your kids. This method has led to some great language and history discussions.
I willl agree that the practice sentence booklets should correspond more to the actual lessons.
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Depends what he's already read, but some of my favorites for that general age:
The Graveyard Book- Neil Gaiman
A Single Shard - Linda Sue Park
Dairy of a Young Girl- Anne Frank
The Giver- Lois Lowry
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn- Betty Smith
The Hunger Games- Suzanne Collins (if mature enough) my older son read it in 5th grade
Hatchet- Gary Paulsen
Inkheart- Cornelia Funke
Where the Red Fern Grows- Wilson Rawls
The Mysterious Benedict Society- Trenton Lee Stewart
The Penderwicks (and sequels) - Jeanne Birdsall
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow- Washington Irving
And so many more that I can't think of right now!
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Thanks everyone for the advice, good thoughts, and prayers. We told DS12 this afternoon and he had a really hard time. He's upstairs drumming now, after a family supper at the beach. We'll take it day by day. I have a friend who has been through ovarian cancer who is going to call tomorrow to talk me through "cancer anxiety." I'm also going to have pre-surgery Reiki treatments. When I have more news, I'll update in the original post. Again, thanks so much for your support.
I have also had Reiki and I love it. I still have it occasionally when I get a lot of stress build up. Many hugs.
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Oh my goodness. Haven't read all the posts. Just saw this. I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer almost three years ago. My advice is to do your own reading and try to understand everything you possibly can about your particular kind of cancer. They are all different, and what worked for someone else, may not work for you. Listen to your gut. Don't listen to stories of other people's cancer. They are not you. Hear your doctor out, but don't be afraid to question him or her. Don't be afraid to get a second opinion or switch doctors. It's your body and your life. Grade 1 is good. That's a good position to be in. I know you're scared as hell. That's okay. It will get less scary over time.
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As an aside, there is a holiday, Simchat Torah, that celebrates the annual cycle of reading the entire Torah.
This is my favorite holiday! Love it!
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My Jewish children would convert to something else if they had to memorize the Torah. As it is, I'm not sure my 13-in-February boy will memorize his Torah portion for his bar mitzvah.
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Ice cream doesn't stand a chance in this house. Mostly because of me. If it's here, I will eat nothing else until it's gone.
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I only had three to begin with, according to my dentist, and none of them ever erupted. They've never caused me any trouble, and I'm 46, so hopefully they'll stay that way.
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I can't get my 11 and 12 year old boys to ride a bike. They've been bribed with everything under the sun if they learn how, but they have zero interest.
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Opinions on A History of US by Joy Hakim
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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So, what you're saying is that it's unpatriotic to be apologetic for slavery, Jim Crow laws, Japanese internment, forcibly removing people from their homelands and giving them crappy land in return, and all the other atrocities and foibles of our nation? Interesting. I always thought that being patriotic meant trying to get our leaders to actually uphold our values.