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Mary in GA

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  1. Wow, thanks! I will be doing astronomy w/7 yo dd, and you have saved me a ton of research. Bless you. Mary
  2. You know, I found myself being happy for the ESPN commentator, Ruud Gullit! He was so excited and trying so hard to speak calmly. Mary
  3. Netherlands played so well. I really was rooting for the under dog though. But tomorrow GO GERMANY!!! Can not wait to watch! Mary
  4. You can print out 1 of each type of page you have then take them to Kinko's or some place similar and make copies. Mary
  5. Hmm. Only skimmed through the replies, and I'm gonna show my age here. I remember that the original Star Trek was ground breaking. Kirk was obnoxious, but he was liberating. Uhurah's and the yeomen's skirts were way too short, but that was liberating at the time. It was the original multiracial/multicultural show. The show, then and in more modern formats, addressed current cultural issues. My favorite in the Star Trek series was "The Next Generation." I was really thrilled when Stewart, Spiner and (can not remember who plays Riker) came to town and did "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead." Mary
  6. The Netherlands upset over Brazil was awesome. And I am so glad that FIFA changed their decision and credited Schneider (sp?) with the first goal instead of maintaining that it was an own-goal. That was just! Mary
  7. Excellent! Don't know too much about what's going on this summer, but I have seen friendlies eg Galaxy v Barcelona and in my own town Club America v AC Milan and this summer v Manchester City. Whenever an MLS team plays a friendly in the states v a European club, it's always a sell-out. I am hoping that one day soccer in the US will draw such crowds on its own! Mary
  8. I stand chastised. GO GERMANY!! I am so excited about this team. One day US will get there. Until then, GO GERMANY. Love Klose, Scweinsteiger! Wish we could see as much Bundesleiga as we can EPL on tv!
  9. Too funny! Don't come here often. Looking for an outlet. I'll do a search as you suggest. I love the play and the pageantry. Soccer is a game that takes a good while to learn and appreciate. I have had kids playing at select level for past 12 yrs. I understand so much more than last wc cycle. I play on my local over 30 co-ed team. I totally suck, but I love it! I LOVE, LOVE soccer!!! I support the MLS even though they by and large suck (compared to EPL and such!) It's getting better, though (our fields are too narrow!) I am passionate about the game. LOVE IT!!! Mary
  10. This WC has been the most exciting and full of upsets in my memory! I love, love the game of soccer. Mary
  11. Last summer when ds went to live in the dorm, we found a good bed in a bag deal at Bed, Bath and Beyond. Sheets, towels, comforter, throw, laundry bag, and a pillow I believe. Mary
  12. We are going into our second year with Wheelock's, and we have been doing the corresponding story from 38 Latin Stories after each chapter. *I* had begun to dread the translation exercise because I was beginning to get over my head! I was to the point that for some of the passage I could get the general idea but really could not identify grammatically what was going on. And now I find out there's a TG? Probably old news to any you who were already using Wheelock's...but just in case! I'm resigning myself to the fact I'm really going to have to study with dd to keep up now, but it's good for me...right?:tongue_smilie: Mary
  13. I am hoping that with the increasing costs of college education maybe states and local school districts will begin relaxing some of these education requirements for some teachers, and focus on hiring teachers who maybe come from the pool of retired folks and others who have experience in the field they would be teaching. I think this would be particularly helpful at the middle school and high school levels for specific maths and sciences. I would think that training some one in education who is already competent in a particular area would not involve the kind of time or $ it takes to get a masters degree. Mary
  14. Hi Michelle,

    I was just looking back at the college list on the College Board and noticed that you have a ds at Georgia Tech too. Would you share his major and how he likes it there? My ds is a junior (I think). He has a co-op job, and he says he has never studied so much in his life! Thanks.

     

    Mary in GA

  15. You can go to the college board website for syllabi for the classes you are interested in teaching. Or you can look into your local community college if you have one for the same classes. Mary
  16. Two of my dc have gone through SM 6B. We have done NEM 1 ch1-5 as pre-algebra. Then we switch to Foerstrer's for alg 1 through calc taking a break for geometry using Jacob's. I simply cannot teach NEM beyond that point. Dh probably could if he wanted to, but we are both more comfortable with the US traditional track. This is a decision that is totally dependent upon your comfort level. NEM is not independent study. Oldest dc did very well in competitive university calc completing this track. I think NEM could be a good track towards AP tests, but you should get the AP syllabus to correlate topics. Good Luck! Mary
  17. I want to throw in another vote for Latin Prep! We used levels 1 & 2 in 5th and 6th. I also agree with Laura and others who say that a parent really does need to keep up with Latin study even if dc is doing the program pretty much independently. Good luck! Mary
  18. We have received far more positive than negative comments over the years. Many were regarding how my son and daughter behaved toward each other in public as kids. I guess for some getting along with and being considerate of your siblings is unusual! Both sets of grandparents have always been very supportive. I have a few long term acquaintances who expressed doubts (soccer moms I've known through the years), but I think once I reached that milestone of getting on dc successfully into college they were effectively silenced. But they'll never be pro home school. That's OK. Mary
  19. Hi. I have only skimmed the replies here, so I am sorry if I have repeated someone else's view. This is a topic I feel strongly about. No screens in kids' or adult rooms either: bad feng shui. It is common sense--that kind of stimuli does not belong in a place where some one is trying to rest. Ds nearly 20, cs major at an excellent university, never had a screen and/or game console of any kind in his bedroom. He has an excellent co-op job in cs, and lack of a screens in sleeping quarters has never stifled his creativity. He is really good at what he does, and he recognizes the value of not having a "screen" in one's sleeping/studying/reading space! Mary
  20. Ds did biology in 8th, physics in 9th, and chem in 10th at a local academy for home schoolers so that he would be writing lab reports for someone other than me. The 8th grade bio study counted as high school credit. He studied advanced physics using Apologia in 11th and while it is not a calc based text, dh presented relevant calculus principles where appropriate. Ds did dual enrollment his sr year in high school and took calculus and physics at a local small university. These courses covered concepts he had already studied at home and then he went beyond. My point being that he had the introduction in home school, and he was prepared to continue the study in college. I hope this has helped you some! Mary
  21. OK. After talking again to ds; he says that now C# is also a good beginner's language. Much easier than C++, and more real life applicable than Python. HTH. Mary
  22. :iagree:I looked at both of those a few years ago, and I think the conceptual is fine especially if it appeals to her. Giancolli is hard. I believe it is often used for students taking AP physics. Ds did high school physics in 9th using Apologia. Dh is in charge of upper level science around here, and he liked that one best for ds's age. Anyway, ds was well prepared for college physics, so I agree you don't always need some killer text in high school! Mary
  23. After doing a little research we chose Python to use for a teaching language for ds. It is similar to C++, but easier to learn. C++ is a rough way to begin. Also, some video games like Civilization are written on a Python platform and have a large and active modding community which ds became involved in. Python is free, has a lot of online resources for it, and some good intro books are available. Visual Basic can be good to learn since you can use it in Excel and Access. Ds is a CS student and works a CS co-op job. He has learned C++ and VB. He uses JAVA on his job. JAVA can be a good choice for study as well but maybe not for an intro; ds thought Python was a lot more fun. Mary
  24. Could you tell me a little more about the Montessori place value manipulatives? Are they like base 10 blocks? I have some of those but not nearly enough to do additions in the 1000's. The 1000 blocks get a bit expensive. Also what is it that you don't like about the abacus? This dd doing RS is the first one I have used manipulatives with to any great extent. Dd before her did SM and the pictures were plenty for her and she didn't want anything to do with base 10 blocks and such! Thanks for your help. Mary
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