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You might want to look at Timberdoodle. It’s a bit workbook heavy, but the curriculum has lots of hands on stuff, too. Lots of art, STEM, games, etc.
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5 hours ago, LauraClark said:
That is true-even at the elementary age they have way more history knowledge than I did. But, they don't know how to outline or take notes or write papers. I guess I really should make a list of skills I want them to know, because the knowledge portion is covered and I feel confident in that part.
Right, that is true. My oldest is behind where I was at his age when it comes to writing in general, and certainly for note taking and research papers. He’s done very little of that, if any. Sigh.
but he knows so much about history and science!
tough. I guess when he gets more to the middle school grades I’ll focus on that. My main concern is that he’ll go to public school and be totally unprepared and be at a major disadvantage. Like, I think I can get it all done eventually if he is homeschooled for the long haul—we’re just moving a lot more slowly with writing/research/language arts, etc., but I think we’ll get up to speed eventually—but he would be sunk if, for whatever reason, he needed or wanted to attend traditional school in the next couple years.
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2 hours ago, OH_Homeschooler said:
I've tried IF several times, from 16:8 to 20:4. I love how easy it is to decline food when I'm fasting. Unfortunately, I've never figured out how to start eating after a fast without practically bingeing on all the carbs. So I've decided it's not for me.
Yes, that is probably the actual problem I had. Haha.
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4 hours ago, Monica_in_Switzerland said:
I do an early eating window- I eat from 7am-1pm or so. Doing this last year, I lost 15ish pounds. The biggest effect I noticed is with sleep, I sleep like a rock if I have an empty stomach. Now, when I do eat in the evenings, I usually feel yucky.
Thanks. I think I just struggled...I am such a snacker, and I love to eat. I feel like I ate more than usual during my window, so I’m sure that negated any weight loss I could have had.
I didn’t notice any sleep or energy changes, but that’s great that it works for you! How do you manage dinner time? I could never make dinner for my kids and not eat it myself, haha. And social events, of course!
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We really do no output for either of those subject. 😬
They are fairly young, and I don’t want to destroy their natural interest in history or science. They both haaaate writing and worksheets.
We basically just do living books through Sonlight and listen to SOTW on audio. Discussion. Leave loads of books around for independent reading. (Usborne, DK, etc.) It’s working well, I think, since they seem to know way more than I did at their ages going through public school.
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I love Sonlight and think it would be great for junior high age. They have hands on history kits. You could get a core of your choosing (history, bible, literature—GREAT books!), get Math U See or another hands on math curriculum, and then use something else for language arts. (I don’t think their LA program is spectacular.) Maybe try TGATB for LA since that’s what they’re kind of “known for”, and it’s comprehensive. We use Sonlight for science and are pretty happy with it, but it depends on what you’re looking for. You could also look at TGATB or maybe something like Guesthollow for science. And you’d be done!
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Does anyone actually notice good effects? Like increased energy, better health, etc? I know it’s supposed to do that, but idk. I was really good about IF a year or two ago...did it for a few months...and noticed zero positive effects. (but had lots of cravings that never really went away.)
i finally gave up.would love to lose about 5-10 lbs, have more energy, and just feel better overall. Probably shouldn’t do it while breastfeeding, though, anyway!
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13 hours ago, Julian O. Hughes, Jr said:
I have had tinnitus flare ups for several years. Most of the time, its like the sound from a sea shell placed up to your ear. Other times, pretty loud and bothersome. In March of this year I took my second Pfizer vaccine. Two days later, the ringing in my right ear got louder and louder, at times sounding like a hearing aid that was not adjusted properly. By late evening, I had lost all hearing in my right ear. Have been to an ENT and nothing looks out of the ordinary. I was placed on a very large dose of steroids to try to bring my hearing back but that failed; only made my diabetes numbers go through the roof. I now have an appointment with a neurologist at MUSC. Hearing has not come back yet and the tinnitus is awful. Very, very loud. My daughter is a RN in Charleston, S. C. and their practice has seen several cases of hearing loss after Covid vaccine. The ENT`s in Charleston has now given this hearing loss a name. BTW, I failed to mention that my hearing in my left ear is at 65-70% loss. I honestly can not say with 100% certainty that the Pfizer vaccine did this but really makes you think! Especially when other cases are showing up. Good luck to all.
I am so sorry you are dealing with this. It sounds so awful. Prayers for recovery.
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My kids are in the same age range.
so far this year we have read:
-Anne of Green Gables
-Caddie Woodlawn
-Adventures with Waffles
-Sled Dog School
-No Children, No Pets
-Twenty and Ten
-Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
-Esio Trot
-The Ordinary Princess
i know I’m forgetting a bunch, because we always have a readaloud (or two!) going, but those have been the standouts. Right now we’re reading The Secret Garden. They loooove readalouds!
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8 minutes ago, Not_a_Number said:
Interesting!!
Anyone have stats on how long antibodies last on average? A distribution graph would be even better.
I haven’t seen many good stats—I’ve seen everything from that they barely last at all to that they give long-lasting broad immunity. Assuming the truth is probably somewhere in the middle.
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1 minute ago, ktgrok said:
That particular number comes from tracking all patients at a hospital - remember they were at one point (still are?) testing all patients admitted for any reason, to try o segregate positive people away from negative ones. So if you were admitted for a broken arm, or premature labor, or whatever, you got tested.
Ah that makes sense. That just stuck out to me as strange—because it was stated right after they said that pregnant women were hospitalized at higher numbers than the general population. Actually I still find that a little misleading if they were there for other reasons—then they really weren’t hospitalized FOR covid. Or am I understanding this wrong?
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5 minutes ago, ktgrok said:
Well, yeah but employers mandate all sorts of things as conditions of employment, from dress codes to working hours. Masks would be a mandate as well.
I think that lots of people have no symptoms of covid? That's true for pregnant women as well.
No, I mean I wonder why they would be hospitalized if they were asymptomatic?
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3 minutes ago, Not_a_Number said:
Hmmmm, interesting. I'm clearly not up on my law here. I didn't realize this would run afoul of actual laws.
I really wonder how this is going to play out, because from the perspective of a nursing home, a vaccine is better than other stuff. I suppose they may just insist on certain very strict procedures if you aren't vaccinated -- masked at all times, for example, or something like that. So that would perhaps create serious incentive for vaccines.
I'm currently thinking about this from the perspective of the business and not of the employees, by the way. I understand that this would be unpleasant if you had a medical reason you weren't vaccinating.
I think a lot of places are offering incentives to their employees—bonuses, time off, etc. And others are being a bit more punitive—like having to follow different/stricter rules.
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3 minutes ago, ktgrok said:
This was the first article I found, but general findings are the pregnancy is a risk factor for severe covid disease, with pregnant women needing hospitalization and ICU care more than non pregnant women. There also seems to be a higher rate of preterm birth. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/coronavirus-and-covid-19-what-pregnant-women-need-to-know
thanks! Just looked it over. What do you think this is all about? “Fifty-five percent of the hospitalized patients had no COVID-19 symptoms (asymptomatic).”
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4 minutes ago, Not_a_Number said:
This wouldn't be a mandate, though -- this would be a business protecting themselves against liability. And I'm going to be surprised if people aren't going to start requiring it soon enough -- all you need is a few outbreaks where a nursing home gets in trouble, and people will start doing it.
Well, but that is a mandate. You’re telling someone they can’t keep their job unless they get a vaccine. You’re making it a mandatory condition for them to be able to work.
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1 hour ago, kand said:
Back on the issue raised in one of the first posts, and brought up a couple times since, I just saw an article confirming mulitple studies have verified the presence of Covid antibodies in breastmilk in sufficient quantities they are expected to confer some level of protection for the baby (and none of the vaccine itself, which does not pass into breastmilk--the mRNA is too fragile and doesn't last long enough for that):
That’s great. Have you seen anything about antibodies for vaccine vs natural infection? Just curious if it looks similar.
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Sonlight, Bookshark, The Good and the Beautiful-8th grade
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Yes, exactly. I did Timberdoodle with my oldest for two years and I did find it to be workbook heavy and he didn’t love much of it. However, he DID love the odds and ends...the art, the stem, the games, etc., and it was all academically beneficial, too. What I do now is basically pick and choose and combine Sonlight, Masterbooks, and Timberdoodle, haha. And next year i’m going to add TGATB with it, too!
I feel like they’re getting “the best of” what each of those companies do well. Hopefully, anyway.