What a little sweetheart!❤️

My biggest problem with 12th grade approaching is that I feel anxious about college apps for my dd. She pretty much knows what classes she wants to take next year, but she’s a really high achiever and most of the schools that will be a good fit for her are more selective. She has three schools she is very interested in and she should get into at least one of those, but we need more options in case she does not. I’ve also been trying to write my guidance counselor letter for her and am finding it difficult. I didn’t have any trouble writing my son’s, so I think I just feel a lot more pressure with my dd’s applications. Plus, I will not have any more children at home once she goes to college and I will miss her dearly.😢

And now I’m wondering if that can opener wouldn’t make a good gift for my Dad for Christmas (even though he just bought an electric one), lol.

I did Meals on Wheels when my kids were little like yours. Some of the older people on our route really loved seeing the kids and loved it if we would stay and visit for a while when we dropped off the meal.

I love this wallet. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B076JJ81RQ/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 It’s great because when I open it, I can easily access all of my cards. When I am done paying, I don’t have to fumble around trying to get my card back into my wallet. It just easily pops in. They come in lots of pretty designs. I am resisting buying the can opener (which I don’t need) and the magical brush since I already own a flat iron. I’ve never thought about buying a salad spinner until reading this thread but had to reassure myself that, no, I do not need one of those.🙃

Melissa, I saw that course and know my dd would love it. She won’t have time to take a course over the summer either or she’d be all over it. We did decide to go with the CLRC class and I’ve already registered my dd for it. TWTMA teacher looked interesting, and I liked the materials they are using, but I think the CLRC class will be more up my dd’s alley. Thanks again for your help.🙂

If one wants to take a summer course that is a prerequisite to a class that will be needed in the fall, would most schools give permission to register for the fall class during normal registration or would it be unlikely they would let you register until the summer class has been completed?

I hope it all works out. I’m betting it will. Don’t be hard on yourself. I would have been tempted to take up the school’s offer as well.

When I applied to the College Board for SAT accommodations for my son, I had a very thick packet of materials that I sent to them, dating back to when he was three years old. My request was denied, stating I had not included certain necessary information (which I had included). I appealed and included a short letter stating that I was re-sending the materials that they needed. In our case, it was certain test scores and I sent the summary of the scores from the psych report instead of the whole thing. I faxed it and they granted my son extended time very quickly. I don’t think whoever they have evaluating these accommodations requests either takes the time to carefully go through the information or has the expertise to know what they are doing. I would state things as simply and briefly as possible if you appeal.

My dd has always been accelerated in math and never had any trouble until she hit algebra 2 in 8th grade. She did okay on the Saxon algebra 2 tests as she got well into the program, but not stellar like she had been doing. So, she went through DO algebra 2 in a couple of months after that and it really solidified the concepts for her. It almost sounds like your dd has the opposite problem, though, and might benefit from just running through something like Khan Academy’s algebra 2 for extra practice. My dd got the concepts for Calculus with DO, but needed extra practice to really feel confident with the material and she’s used Khan Academy for that. Using Saxon isn’t a bad idea for extra practice either, but it may be more practice than what you want. ETA: I just re-read your post and it really doesn’t sound like you need to spend another whole year on algebra 2. A lot of precalculus is going to basically be algebra 2 again, though maybe with tougher problems. I would just let her run through some extra practice for a month or two and see where she is at that point. What you describe sounds so very familiar to what happened with my dd. For my dd, it was the first time she had to work a little to retain the info. She was used to skimming and easily getting it. I got a bit more involved with checking her work and making sure she was writing things out, but she also needed the extra practice and a little extra time to understand what she needed to do to continue to be successful in math.

“Manageable but tedious” is exactly how I would expect it to be. I love DO and his classes, but that format x 2 would not be enjoyable for my dd.

FYI for anyone interested.

My main reason for using the format without the grade level information is that I don’t have enough room to list everything the way Lori did in her second example without making the type really small since I’m trying to fit everything onto one page. My dd’s transcript is much more visually appealing and easy to read when I can use two columns to list her classes rather than one long list. i actually prefer the 2nd format that Lori showed with the grade level. The version I had included a column for 8th grade and below. It doesn’t work well for my dd though (she will have 15 foreign language credits).

Thanks, Gil, for that thorough response. I can see the appeal of Adventures in Japanese. I’m not sure which class we’ll go with, but if we wind up using Japanese: The Spoken Language, I will make sure to get the audio.

Gil, can I ask what made you select this text for Japanese? My dd is trying to decide between taking Japanese with TWTM Academy, which uses the Adventures in Japanese text, and CLRC, which uses the Genki text and workbook as well as Japanese: The Spoken Language.

Very good to know! I was going to just put “pass” for my dd’s PE grade.

I have been working on my dd’s transcript and have chosen to list her credits by subject, rather than by year, similar to what Lori wrote out. I’m not segregating the classes taken in middle school, but I have a little asterisk next to them with a footnote on the transcript that they were taken in 6th - 8th grade. MATH Algebra I* A 1.0 Geometry* A 1.0 Algebra II* A 1.0 Precalculus A 1.0 Calculus A 1.0 etc. *Completed in 6th - 8th grades

There are so many factors to consider. After reading this thread last night, I found this article and it talks about a lot of things people have commented on in this thread. I like it so much, I sent it to my dd to read because she is extremely conscientious and it can be crippling at times. I was the same way as a young woman. https://www.success.com/why-women-struggle-with-confidence-more-than-men/

Yes, I can see what you are saying about confidence levels. I do believe that is true. I’m not sure I agree with the author’s reasoning for it, though. I would guess that the high confidence in males may be more related to testosterone than getting away with putting a minimal effort into their schoolwork. Honestly, so many boys I can think of are completely demoralized by school because they struggle with the work, especially in recent years where everything has been accelerated in the elementary years. Boys often aren’t developmentally ready for the work.

Interesting article. It made me think about my own experiences. Academics were easy for me, but I was never interested in a career. I wanted to be a mom. In the end, I wound up getting my degree in accounting and then becoming a CPA. I picked this field almost entirely for practical reasons, with one of the biggest being that I could always run my own tax business from home if I had children. The second I knew my first child was on the way, my only desire was to be able to care for him. I still enjoy doing taxes and have done them for my family and friends in the years since my son was born, but I have no desire to return to it as a career. My husband lost his job of 25 years due to layoffs last year, and rather than return to the most lucrative position I could find, I took a menial job to help out financially, but that still enabled me to care for my sick mother and be heavily involved with my children. My dd excels in academics and she does care about her grades, but she also excels because she really enjoys the material most of the time. She could do anything she wanted, I believe, as a career, but I can guarantee you that if she marries and has children, she will pour her heart into her family rather than a career. And if she has to work for financial reasons, it won’t be a highly demanding, travel-intensive job. It will be something that will allow her to do the best she can for her family. That’s what I think is the biggest factor leading to men doing so much better in the workforce.

I just noticed registration is now open for the ChemAdvantage class for anyone who is interested.

Yes, I guess you would need geometry, but if I am remembering correctly, DO’s geometry is the one course people have trouble with. Hopefully, someone else will comment on that. My dd had pretty much finished Saxon algebra II when we moved on to DO algebra II. She found his explanations eye-opening and understood things much better after going through his algebra II, which she did in a couple of months. Then she did a chunk of Saxon advanced math before switching back to DO precalculus. I can’t remember if it was 20 or 40 lessons. So, she did not do another complete geometry program because she had already covered most of it with Saxon. I had Teaching Textbooks Geometry on hand and we used that to cover the topics that she had not hit in Saxon. I do like TT Geometry. My dd did not take the calculus AB exam. She ran through Khan Academy for further practice and then took the CLEP test so she could take calculus 2 at CC. Then, she decided to take a statistics class instead and is now self-studying for the calculus BC exam, which I suspect she will do well on. Just sharing this info to be transparent. DO was a much better fit for my dd, but she still needed extra practice to solidify the material after his calculus class. Every kid is different and some do great without any extra practice. There was plenty of practice for her in his precalculus, but his problem sets are lighter, I believe, in his algebra II and calculus classes.

My dd used Saxon 8/7 in 6th and then Saxon 1 in 7th grade (after many successful years with CLE) and that went fine, but she got bogged down in Saxon’s algebra II the next year. She switched to Derek Owen’s algebra II and did really well with that. We returned to Saxon Advanced Math thinking I just needed to be more involved with checking her work and, again, she got bogged down and we switched back to DO for Prealculus and Calculus AB. I did the self-grading option with DO for algebra 2 and precalculus (which I believe he offers for half price). That way, I could correct her work right away and give her instant feedback, as well make it more affordable. ETA: I just saw you don’t want to switch, so my comments may not be relevant now, but something to consider if your dd continues to have trouble with Saxon. My dd never had any trouble with math until Saxon II.

Thank you very much, Melissa! I really appreciate you sharing this info. It’s very helpful to me!

Thanks, Melissa. How time-intensive was the class? Is your dd continuing with Japanese?