I agree with Lolly. The education part is the least of your worries. In fact, you wouldn't even have to bother with long distance learning. Just the travelling will be enough education! If you do choose to go with some online education (which is what we are now doing btw) do choose something that will allow for a lot of flexibility, and will not take all their waking hours. Your kids need to be free to explore and take advantage of wherever they are. Will your wife come with you too? I ask because it would be best if someone is there to take the kids on various 'tours' while you work.

Wow, nice to see it's still being published! Thanks for the info.

My eldest is enrolled with Kolbe, so we're finishing their requirements. 12th grade: Theology AP Calc AP Bio AP Latin (with Lukeion) Modern History French as a first language

Hi I need to price my copy of Jacobs Geometry (3th edition) so I'm looking online for what it's selling for. Is it really worth almost 200$??? Is that similar to prices you're seeing? (and on top of that I have the solution manual too) I don't remember what I paid, but it's now retired anyway. I will be selling in the Canadian market, not on these boards.

Also what is it that she has in mind when she doesn't want online classes? She doesn't want to sit through a video conference? PA homeschoolers offer a lot of their classes without video conferencing. You have to keep a weekly schedule, but based on your own schedule (ie you can work on the class any day and any time you want)

there are many paths in STEM that will please an artistic minded person. I just got hired by a start-up company that is very design minded. https://fabule.com/ They/We only have one product out so far, but it's been designed and looked at from both the artistic side and the STEM side. Look at the video to get an idea of the lamp. I especially like it when Amanda said "I didn't like software and hardware until I found out it could be used to design beautiful things" or something like that. I am only familiar with my local universities, but here they are getting rid of "Faculty of Arts" vs "Faculty of Science". It's now "Faculty of Arts and Science" http://www.concordia.ca/artsci.html Also, let her check out universities that have a "computation arts" program. http://design.concordia.ca/programs/undergraduate/computation-arts/ Have her watch the video at the very least

One can be Christian without being YEC. That list has many Catholics for example. Catholics are not Young Earth, and are fully behind the theory of Evolution. It amused me that, in Apologia General Science, the author disses the Pope for refusing to believe Galileo about the Earth moving around the Sun, because the Bible said the opposite, but the author goes on saying that the Earth is 6000 years old because the Bible said so. Pot meet kettle. At least, the popes have learned from their mistakes.

Congratulations!!! Onward to the next challenge!!!

PrairieSong > my DD will be a 9th grader with Kolbe too. I enrolled her full time in their online academy. My DS will be in grade 12, graduating with Kolbe! YEAH!

When I did that, I signed up for LatinStudy, a mailing list of people going through Wheelock. You do have a schedule to follow, and it takes 18 months to go through the book. I'm sure you can get ahead at times, so as not to fall behind. It really does help a lot to have people to discuss with, and compare answers to.

Welcome onboard. My eldest is doing AP Calculus this year. He will take the class with Kolbe Academy, although the class is not (as of now) recognised as an AP class. He will be doing the AP exam though. I know nothing of the classes you mentioned.

Media set?? Do you have a link for that? I might be interested.

The license does not allow for everyone to use it. It should be limited to the school. Although they're quite easy to find, that's due to the fact the teachers don't know how to secure them. It does not mean it's legal for others to use. I'm being picky on this, because it's for co-op use. I can't tell the parents we're going to use something by not paying for it.

I threw my son in PA Homeschoolers AP Computer Science class with not Java experience. (He had done a tiny bit of Python before) He was fine. And yes, for someone going into Computer Science, I would expect him to pick up quite a few languages before hand.

I'm not American, so know very little about American accreditations. But what I do know is that there are six regional accreditations and those are considered "the top". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional_accreditation For my province of residence, any other accreditation is barely worth the paper that it's printed on. (now it doesn't mean the school is no good. I believe Kolbe is a great school, but my kids will apply as homeschoolers, not as high school students)

thanks! I had forgotten about CK12

I'm a Kolbe advocate, I love them. That said, to give you options, take a look at MODG (Mother of Divine Grace) as they have the best type of accreditation. http://motherofdivinegrace.org/aboutus/accreditation MODG is recognised by WASC (Western Association of Schools and Colleges ) and a couple of others. Kolbe's accreditation is by NAPC*IS http://www.kolbe.org/documents/catalog/FAQ.pdf http://napcis.org/ and that is not as recognised as WASC. Up to you, really.

Does anyone know of a Conceptual Physics book that is free in electronic format? (free and legal, not free and pirated) I found this one: http://www.lightandmatter.com/cp/ but I don't care much for it. Nothing wrong with it, just that I don't like the prose. Or maybe I'm in a bad mood today. Anyway, I'm looking for alternatives, so I can make a good choice. This would be for a co-op class that I would be teaching. Free is mandatory.

Giancolianswers seems to be the best match for you then. It's 50$ a year for full access to the videos. The Giancoli book can be found used. (I might even be selling mine, I'm not sure yet)

I have no experience with Derek Owens, but my DS used GIancoli with PA Homeschoolers. While it was not a good match for my DS's needs, PA homeschoolers did allow him to score a 5 on the AP exam. GIancoli was more than a good book. If I had to redo this, I would drop PA Homeschoolers, keep GIancoli and add these videos: http://www.giancolianswers.com/ My son needed more direct interaction than PA Homeschoolers provided. DS does not do well with message boards, unless it's something of high interest to him (which Physics wasn't). YMMV

Kolbe Online Academy offers all math levels http://kolbe.org/online-courses/course-offerings/2014-15-school-year/high-school/online-math-courses/wcm-alg1/ Kolbe offers a school-ish environment. Video classes at fixed hours, due dates for homework and exams, and teacher correction. It's perfect for kids who need a stricter schedule than some other online solutions. Also, it offers the possibility of chatting with other students, and making friends through the chat box and website forums (new this year) Kolbe is a Catholic school but apart from an opening prayer, there is no religion in their math classes. And very little in their science classes (only if a controversial topic -like stem cell research- comes up will the Church teaching be discussed, other than that, it's secular)

I was finally able to order the DVD by switching to high school teacher...

A Guided Inquiry is now used by Kolbe as a replacement for Jacob's Geometry. So yes, keep with MWB, and do that one.

and now they're giving me the rounabout... Sigh............ When you created an account, how did you "declare" yourself? As a parent? a high school teacher?

THis is weird, because even creating an account was hard. I literally had to hack the page.