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  1. I agree with the advice you've been given... to keep on keepin on! My 13 (almost 14 y/o) ds did MUS Algebra last year as his pre-algebra and is doing Jacob's Algebra this year too. The algebra is not hard, but like your dd he makes a lot of minor mistakes. I have noticed less mistakes this year than last year so I think we're heading in the right direction. I am struggling with him in showing work too. Could you make a reminder card that would have the steps you suggest she take to check her work on it? (ie. Show work, check your negative signs, check to see your arithmetic is correct, etc.) Then she has the reminders right in front of her. If she chooses not to follow it you can chalk it up to laziness and consequences fall where they may. Then you are confident she has a tool to help her remember to check EVERYTHING.
  2. Heh, heh... just coming alongside you in this mess! I got a mac after using a windows machine all my life. Of course HST didn't work on mac so I actually bought parallels for my Mac so I can run windows for that one program! I have a copy of Win7 though so I don't have to worry about the 8 issues. Hopefully you can get that working! Redoing the LP schedules would be easy. I did check out the cloud, but it's hard to justify yearly expense when I already own the program that will do everything. Good luck!
  3. We've been using Memorial Press latin programs. My ds13 has done 1st and is now doing 2nd form on his own. We have the DVD and he watches that. I correct his work, but at this point can offer little guidance. He seems to do just fine. The DVD's aren't the most excellent thing ever, but they do the job.
  4. I had one done a few years ago. Out patient, general, little discomfort, recovered in a couple days. I've been very satisfied. Some discharge up front and now no periods for several years. I'm told since I had it on the younger end that I may need another one at some point. That and a bladder mesh have been 2 of the best decisions I've made! :-)
  5. I really think you need to go with your gut. There are so many different reasons for each decision. Sometimes I go to bed pretending I've made a decision and wake up in the morning and see how I feel. Doesn't always work, but sometimes it does. One thing to consider is how long it would take to start services with your daughter. Being a former teacher I know it can take the better part of a school year sometimes to get everything lined up and a child into services they need. If you're going to pull her after K it might not be worth it. Also, if you do decide to keep her home I wouldn't sweat Kinder. Keep it relaxed and fun, addressing her speech as needed. She has many more years ahead of her!
  6. We just have the rule all school and chores need to be done before screen time (motivation for all the kids). They do have a few personal chores (brush teeth, make bed, get dressed, etc) and one main household chore they do right away before school in the morning (such as start laundry and clear dishwasher). Otherwise the rest of the chores just get done before play...
  7. Yes, we find ourselves on that ship this summer! We had a hugely busy year and ended up taking a total of 2 months off during the school year. We have been trying to catch up in as many subjects as we can. We also had to take the last week and 1/2 off for a drama camp! Seems like life always comes in the way of school! ;-) We are going to work hard until the end of July and then call it quits for the year. We'll take August off, but I'd like to start right away in Sept. We'll just finish up anything we have left. I'd so love to be done... as would the kids, but that's just the way this past year went....
  8. My first thought would be to just let him work with Dad. Personally, I think there is more value than we realize in that. You may (or may not) be surprised at how many children do not know how to work hard! My next thought would be to let him work and just have him do reading and math if you feel he needs to do paper/pencil work. I would make sure he has some good rest time after working (he may need a nap... my 13 y/o boy is always sleeping and eating) and then have him do his work in the late afternoon/evening. We normally don't school during the summer, but need to this year. If an opportunity for work has come up though, I have them do that. We are helping someone get their house on the market and they've spent days pulling tack strip/staples out of wood floors, painting, loading trucks, etc. and I see this as valuable as their desk work. Our kids are constantly getting compliments on how hard they work... they are even getting paid today to do some of this work... all 4 of them! Helps with feelings of entitlement and promotes helping others.
  9. Growing up I had a strict bedtime (very early 7pm) and got up early (5-6am). It took me some adjustment when I realized ALL my children are night owls!! (my hubby is too) At first I tried to enforce a bed time, but most of the kids just ended up laying in bed unable to fall asleep. So, our kids really haven't had a bedtime. I go to bed the earliest at 10/11pm. All the kids stay up to between 12-1am. My hubby usually goes to bed at 2am or so. I get a quiet morning (I usually get up at 7/7:30) until 9:15am when the kids start awaking to their alarms. (One usually gets up around 8, but again with an alarm). School starts at 10am around here.... I would prefer it earlier, but if I force them up earlier I get nothing out of them so not worth it! On Saturday the kids have been known to sleep until 12noon or later... Sunday they have to be up for church.
  10. I used Phonics Pathways with my kiddos. Simple, inexpensive and worked great.
  11. I just attended our state conference and heard Cheri Frame speak. She has a business called "Credits Before College". I'm sure if you google it you can find it. She has written a psychology course that matches up with the CLEP test. I bought her World Religions course, but not psychology yet as my ds is only in 7th grade this year. She was an excellent speaker and really knew her stuff. I will likely use her psych class when we get there. Bonus would be taking the CLEP at the end of your study and get college credit!
  12. I think Mystery of History does a great job of this. Not sure how old your kids are, but they are written at more of a middle/high school level. Would be good for your study for sure. Another idea to look at would be Truth Quest. I've not used their world history, only American, but I'm guessing they would do a good job of integrating. Tapestry of Grace is another bible based curriculum, but costly and quite possibly more than you need. Of these I really like Mystery of History. I think she does a great job of teaching what is going on at the same time all across the world.
  13. Thanks everyone! Some good ideas to explore. Good to also know others deal with this as well. On "bad" days it can seem like he's never going to be able to write well. On good days I really do see a lot of progress over the past few years.... patience.... patience mom! ;-)
  14. I have tried to teach him typing, but he has no tolerance for it. I have read that typing can be just as difficult for these kids, and for my ds, I think that's true.. at least right now. We may try typing again this summer when I have the other kids all take typing. He will hunt and peck, but refuses any type of "formal" typing position. OneStepAtATime, you have some good thoughts there... he does well on the dry erase board (at least does not complain or erase as much) so maybe that's the key for now. I will look for boards with lines....
  15. My 10 y/o ds has dysgraphia. We gave up on paid therapy and I'm doing therapy at home. I'm following Dianne Craft's Brain Training figure 8 exercises and brain training once a week. I am also following her plan for struggling writers. I'm wondering what type of paper do you use with your children with dysgraphia? I've been using 2/3rd grade lined paper (with two solid lines with a dashed in between). But as he progresses to writing a paragraph or more I know we will run into the problem of him thinking he's writing more because it takes up so much space on the page. Right now 3 sentences take up almost the whole page. The more pages he has to write the worse his attitude is going to be. We tried wide lined notebook paper, but that failed miserably. He still can't even write the letters correctly on the 3 lined paper. We did HWT for handwriting years ago... maybe we try to return to the two lines, but I'm afraid at this point it will confuse him moving from 3 to 2 lines. Any suggestions? Thanks!
  16. Does anybody have ideas for mindstorm videos on youtube for my 8 and 10 yr old to watch? They are beginning to work with sensors and my 10 y/o learns better by watching a video than by reading the book we have. We have the older mindstorm, not the new set so I'm looking for someone who is working with the older sensors. TIA for any ideas!
  17. Thank you very much for this list Chelly! It helps to see what will be available. Most of these books I've read with my olders and I know our library has. I'm thinking the history and science will be a good fit for us... likely will add in poetry as someone later suggests.
  18. Thank you everyone! I appreciate all the input! I think I will explore Preparing. Our state conference is in a month and I know she comes to that. I actually have Mystery of History, but again I'm just trying to give them a 1 year overview of world because I have American planned the next 2 year after that for them. I have in mind what they will do in HS and I know they are going to get a TON of world history in HS so I'm not worried about them getting a lot of it now. Thanks again! I appreciate the time you all took to repsond!
  19. Were you able to find most of the books at the library? We buy very few books. I try to get as many as I can through the library. Sometimes Christian based books are difficult to find though.
  20. Thank you! I'll check this out too. I kind of wrote this off because it's a whole currculum and I'd likely just use the history portion. Do you think it would still be worth the $$$ if only using that portion? It does seem to fit very well my critieria though! :-)
  21. I will check this out. I did look at CHOW, but it on it's own isn't from a Christian perspective. I really want something that will show God active throughout history, not leave Him out of His own story! ;-) The SL teachers guide may help with this.... thanks for taking the time to respond!
  22. I'm looking for WORLD history program that is: 1. Decidedly Christian (we use Apologia science and my oldest is going through Starting Points... I want a Christian viewpoint) 2. Upper elementary (it's for my 4th and 5th grader next year) 3. One year overview. I do not want a 4 year rotation curriculum. I am using America the Beautiful by Nottgrass with my dd11 this year and it's going well. I wish they had an elementary world curriculum! It would be exactly what I'm looking for! Thanks for any ideas!
  23. Sounds normal... you just described my 8 y/o boy! :laugh: It gets better! My 10 y/o boy is still distractable but can get more done and my 13 y/o is the same with getting more done.... it takes a lot of energy for these boys to sit and concentrate on anything other than video games!
  24. Here's a list I found that looks pretty good.... maybe it will help you. Helps me! 1. Questions for clarification: Why do you say that? How does this relate to our discussion? "Are you going to include diffusion in your mole balance equations?" 2. Questions that probe assumptions: What could we assume instead? How can you verify or disapprove that assumption? "Why are neglecting radial diffusion and including only axial diffusion?" 3. Questions that probe reasons and evidence: What would be an example? What is....analogous to? What do you think causes to happen...? Why:? "Do you think that diffusion is responsible for the lower conversion?" 4. Questions about Viewpoints and Perspectives: What would be an alternative? What is another way to look at it? Would you explain why it is necessary or beneficial, and who benefits? Why is the best? What are the strengths and weaknesses of...? How are...and ...similar? What is a counterargument for...? "With all the bends in the pipe, from an industrial/practical standpoint, do you think diffusion will affect the conversion?" 5. Questions that probe implications and consequences: What generalizations can you make? What are the consequences of that assumption? What are you implying? How does...affect...? How does...tie in with what we learned before? "How would our results be affected if neglected diffusion?" 6. Questions about the question: What was the point of this question? Why do you think I asked this question? What does...mean? How does...apply to everyday life? "Why do you think diffusion is important?"
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