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  1. My oldest ds is 10 years old and in 5th grade. We have stopped homeschooling and sent the kids to our church school. They school did testing on my boys this past week to be sure they were at grade level.

     

    My oldest tested at 9th grade math level and they *stopped giving him the test*. He tested at 8th grade reading and they stopped the test. He tested at 6th grade spelling level and they stopped the test. The test was stopped due to a lack of time, but they will be finished later.

     

    All my oldest has ever used for reading and spelling was Spell to Write and Read. He used Right Start from K to 4th and this year started Math Mammoth.

     

    I just wanted to encourage all of you to keep up these programs! They do work!

  2. I just read this and returned it to the library. I would like to read more by this author, but I can't remember the title or author! I learned about it from a thread here, but now I can't locate the thread!

     

    The book was the author telling about growing up in the 1950's. He pretended to be superhero of some kind and froze people with his sight. He told about how happy Americans were in the 50's, he made fun of the advertising, he lived in a small, mid-west city where his dad was the sports writer for the paper and his mom also wrote for the paper. Is it ringing any bells for anyone yet?

  3. I'm curious how many pages your 5th grader is doing with Math Mammoth 5 per day and how long it takes to get it done. My son is spending 40 minutes per day and rarely gets 2 pages done.

     

    There is just *so* much on each page! We will never finish the 5th grade level this year at this pace. He is understanding and testing well, we are just moving slowly. Have you skipped pages? Skipped problems?

  4. I'm moving from walking outdoors, to DVD's indoor's for winter. Is Jillian's 30-Day Shred a long enough workout for weight loss? I'm definitely using different muscles, because I've been sore! But, the DVD is short. Does it get longer on the different levels?

     

    Also, should I do the same DVD every day? Or, should I be rotating? Doing weights in between? I need a little help. :)

  5. I have mine do the tread mill, lol. :) Not every day, but on days we don't do anything else active. My kids are participating in a kids marathon where they are running 26 miles over 2 months. Maybe you could keep track of how far she goes and turn it into a marathon or have some sort of prizes after so many miles or minutes?

  6. Thanks for sharing, ladies! I have a lot of the same symptoms as Faithe. I didn't even know I felt bad though. :) The doctor just wanted to screen me for this and I was positive. I'm excited to know there is more of a reason for me to be overweight than just me not "trying". I have tried, it just doesn't work. I'm very hopeful that this medication, eating and exercise will help me to finally get rid of the weight and have more energy.

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