Mary in GA
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I loved the D'Angelo book. I used some of the exercises from it with ds when he was in 10th/11th.
I would think she is referring to the content of some of the narratives and not the quality, but I've not read what she has said. If I remember right (without going downstairs to track down my book) the target audience of the text is pre-law or law students, so there are several narratives that are like newspaper articles telling about some crime. Some of these involved domestic violence, and I seem to remember at least one letter-to-the-editor narrative regarding a parent who was concerned about her child's underaged sexual activity. But you have a copy in hand so you've seen this.
To me, the greatest value of this book is that it really helped me to understand where we are going as we go through the progym. When we first started using CW (and earlier CC), I could not see the big picture at all--only little snippets of the pathway. I thought the book was concise, I liked the author's tone, and I thought some of the exercises were pretty fun. Now my son who never liked writing didn't necessarily share all my opinions and we didn't get through the entire book, but I think it did help with his writing skills. HTH
Mary
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I have dd-gr 9 and ds-gr8 taking the combined Diogenes Maxium/Creia class this year. I do like that it has kept us moving through the courses. Without it I'm sure we would not have gotten this far. They also got to see what the other kids wrote for the various assignments. (Keep that in mind too, the kids all post to the same place and get to see each others work. Sometimes my dd didn't like that week's assignment and thus didn't like her results and ended up choosing not to bother posting her work. :glare:)
However, I would have liked to get more direct feedback on my kids writing from them. Basically, if what you post is wrong then they will either send you an email to help explain it or they will bring up problems they see during class. Apparently my kids' writing have been fine so far. But if we want a direct review or grade of a piece then I need to send it in separately (with $10 per paper). This is not hard to do and the price is fine since I really don't think we need many papers 'graded' by someone else. But it's something to note before signing up for the class.
Kathie in VA
I read on their website that opportunities are offered for students to do some supervised peer critiquing of each others' work. Are they actually doing that in your dc's class? That and being able to view other students work were some of the things I found appealing in the tutorial description.
I did see that they charged extra to evaluate student papers and I was a little nonplussed. I think I would want them to evaluate a few papers, but I agree it definitely isn't necessary to have them all looked at.
Thanks, Kathie
Mary
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I'm beginning to consider having dd take their Chreia tutorial next fall. Mosty because I want her to write for someone else besides me. I have nagging insecurities about evaluating my own children's writing!
Was the class worth the $? Was it a good and productive experience? Would you take another tutorial? Any feed back greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Mary
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for your help!
Mary
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Does Herodotus go over the logic skills needed, or does it rely on the student learning them in TL1? Dd has already worked through TL1, but I'm sure by the time she gets to Herodotus she'll need to review. Thanks.
Mary
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No expert and not very familiar with First Form, but does MP plan on adding more books to make a series? Otherwise, if you plan to continue Latin, you would be switching texts/publishers again. If you began with a book at the beginning of a series there would be less chance that you all would be repeating what you had already covered. Just a thought.
Henle is definitely doable for that age taken at the slower pace. It was the only Latin program my ds could remotely stand. Not too much vocab memorization (difficult for him) and many translations had to do with war as I remember which he found much more interesting than other translation exercises we had tried! I found the Galore Park Latin Prep series easy to use and dd did it mostly independently. Good luck with your decision!
Mary
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Thanks so much!
Mary
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Hi Heather,
I was reading through that really long post about Phonics Road and was reminded that you are using Herodotus. I'm doing some advance planning and posted yesterday on the high school board about LA options after 8th grade.
I'm a huge fan of the CW method too. Dd is in Maxim this year and will continue to Chreia and Interm Poetry next year. Does Herodotus continue to cover grammar in the same way as Diogenes? Does it recommend a specific grammar text? We have never used the Harvey's text recommended so far. I think knowing how grammar is handled in Herodotus will help me make a decision about what grammar text to use going forward. Thanks for your help!
Mary
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Thank you all for your suggestions! I think when I go to home school conference this spring I'll have to look at AG again and check out A Beka. I used Abeka middle grades many years ago but not their upper levels.
And Michelle, after I posted last night, I went to the CLE website and checked out LA 9 & 10 (English 1) and liked what I saw. Dd would like to keep with the workbook format. She also likes the way it reviews more often than R&S. Last year when I was first looking at CLE LA, I remember you encouraging us to try it and we've been pretty happy with it. :001_smile:
Mary
Oh, and I don't dare look at MCT for fear I might like it, and I don't need any more choices!
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Due to financial constraints (those app fees are nonrefundable!), ds only applied to 2 schools. The school where he did dual enrollment (they actually reimbursed us for the app fee) and the university he transferred to (which fortunately is one of the best universities for his major.)
Mary
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Co-ops don't get spring break off from their jobs!
Mary
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I am not aware of any closings or significant funding cuts for departments at ds's university. They are raising fees by something like $20 per student and cutting landscaping!
Mary
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Hi,
I have used Foerster's alg 1 and will be going through it again next year. Ds used Foerster's for all of high school math except geometry and was very well prepared for college calculus.
I know Foerster's vs Jacob's has been a topic on here before. Have you tried a search? I seem to remember the general consensus being that scope was very similar but presentation very different, Jacob's being possibly more friendly to the younger algebra audience. Good luck!
Mary
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We have used R&S all the way through CW beginning in 3rd. We are in 7th doing Maxim now. R&S prepares the student pretty well, but sometimes we have consult the CW for a grammar/diagramming. I agree with the poster who said that the core manuals do a good job of explaining the concepts.
Mary
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I'm trying to do a little advanced planning. Dd is in 7th now and we're using CLE LA7. We had used R&S up to this year, and I plan to switch back to R&S for 8th. I don't really care for the R&S 9/10 books. TWTM suggests AG as an option. I used AG with previous dc, and I don't own it any more so I may be completely mistaken--but wouldn't AG be a bit of a step back after R&S? I remember liking AG, but that dc had never used R&S. I also liked the Stewart English books, but they seem more like something to be used to supplement another program.
Also, we are using CW series and will continue with Herodotus in 9th. So I imagine there is grammar in the CW. Maybe we don't need additional grammar any more by 9th? That really doesn't feel right! Suggestions?
Thanks,
Mary
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Well, it's no good in the winter, but the rest of the year I always sleep with my window open at least a tiny crack so I can hear the insects and frogs--their sounds lull me to sleep.
Mary
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We use VFCR and one thing dd and I both like about it is it gives all the principle parts of a root. It complements her Latin study. She enjoys word study generally.
EFTRU does not give the principle parts if I remember correctly.
And I really hope I'm using the correct "principle" here! My brain function is down with a cold.
Mary
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oat meal
grits
hot chocolate/hot tea
We've not tried them yet, but I've seen advertised microwaveable pasta dinners that aren't refridgerated.
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My daughter took the NLE every year from 7th grade on, partly to provide outside confirmation of her language abilities. (Of course, I was thinking about colleges, but it turned out my daughter wanted confirmation for herself.) She was fortunate enough to receive four gold medals, one for each year of high school, which looked lovely on her transcript. She also received an additional award for the consecutive gold medals, which, again, I was able to add to her transcript.
The nice thing about the NLE is that you can use the results as you see fit. If you feel they enhance your child's overall record, then you can make them part of his/her college application. If you feel they detract, then omit them. Hope this helps.
Congratulations to dd and you! Wow!
Yes, this is what I was thinking. If the results are good there's a plus, if not..oh well. We are most likely going have to get our home school "accredited" in order for dd to get into college. We had to do this with ds, and the lady in charge of the program we used is pretty flexible about awarding credits.
Thanks for the heads up on the deadline, Brigid. I had better get my paper work out tomorrow!
Mary
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Has anyone's dc taken this?
I was thinking it might be a way to show proof to outside accreditation of dd completing high school level foreign language? We are studying Latin with Wheelock's this year, and I'm hoping to get through chapter 15 by test time. But we've had some "unscheduled" breaks so we may end up spending the last couple of weeks before test time making sure we've covered what is on their syllabus for Latin 1 exam.
Dd is in 7th grade, but I'd very much like to give her high school foreign language credit for LAtin taken in 7th and 8th. Thanks.
Mary
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Yes, and don't forget to pay housing fees too!
Mary
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Hi Nadia,
I think 14 is a tough age. When ds was that age we had a really hard time finding home schooled friends, and he and his public schooled friends had drifted pretty much apart by then. Ds was on a travelling soccer team from the age of 10 up until 18 and in that entire time there were 2 hs'd boys who came and went from the team. He formed a lasting friendship with one of them (ds is 19 now.)
At 14 ds started talking about wanting to go to school to be around more people. Getting him out and into more activities got him through that stage. He started working at a barn where his sister was taking riding lessons in exchange for lessons for himself. He didn't meet any boys his age there, but he was around many people younger and older and he found he really liked the horses. He felt like he was doing something useful as well. He also began volunteer assistant coaching his sister's soccer team. This translated into a paid position as a coach. I'm starting to ramble here, but my main point is getting out combined with feeling "productive" helped ds immensely at that age.
I think volunteering is a great idea and can provide some growth opportunities. Good luck to you and your son in finding something that suits him!
Mary
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I just did not get how they taught the percent, and percent of percent, and changing percents. I still don't completely understand it, even though I can figure out what to do, sort of.:001_huh: Unfortunately, I didn't order the right thing--I ordered something that was more classroom oriented for an acutal math teacher, not the HIG. It helped, but as you can see not enough.
I'm so glad I'm not the only one! I'm hoping I'll REALLY understand those percent problems my next time through! And I have the HIG's.
I found the HIG's to be very helpful. I liked the mental math exercises in the earlier grades and I really needed some of the solutions to the word problems along with the explanations on the SM approach in the later grades. I bought them all beginning at level 2 when I used Singapore with first dc. Good investment for me since I'll be reusing them.
Mary
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It's hard to believe the CC has no policy for this. You really need to find someone else in your situation or look to home school support groups in your area/ state to find out what has been required of other home schoolers attending CC.
Also, it occurs to me if you spoke to a secretary/receptionist you need to go higher up the food chain... dean of academics? Make an appointment and go in person with your transcripts.
Good luck!
Mary
CW online tutorials: Anyone's dc taken these?
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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OK. I think I'm sold on this idea.
I feel like I have a pretty good grasp on what CW is about, but I'm also feeling like it would be beneficial at this point to work through it with an "expert" because I don't know that I'm facilitating the depth of discussions I feel we should have. I plan to listen to the tutorial sessions with dd.
Dd has been using CW since Aesop A in 3rd except for a nearly 1 yr hiatus which should have been Homer B. I got so incredibly fed up with Homer that I just quit. Having read some of the posts on here about Homer, I think I may have missed out on something in the process. I did read through the Homer core, but I thought the pace of the student book at that level was overly slow and I lacked the initiative to plan my own lessons. I may try waiting until Older Beginners for my last dd.
Thanks for the feedback y'all. It's been very helpful!
Mary