I feel your pain, and I have only one! I haven't been able to do anything in weeks--we're leaving for Toronto on Friday (more hockey) and we've been preparing everything for our move to Michigan--August 12 is our first travel day, with two drugged cats, the boy, the cocker spaniel, and the lizard in my car and my husband towing the ATV in his little jeep with the German Shepherd Dog. Eiiiii....

That's similar to what we did--he did the exercises, we reviewed vocabulary and declensions three x/week together and I checked over the exercises...we color coded the cards, too...I'm just compulsive that way...

Glad to hear I can help...I think that the Learnables progresses at a nice pace for a highschool course...very similar to Rosetta Stone, except that it doesn't emphasize pronunciation in the first year (as RS does). You could use that AG review--probably not a bad idea. She'll get plenty of grammar in Latin, too..

Well, sort of...we're doing a class or two at the local highschool in Michigan so my son can play sports...but we're not doing honors (no validity in college in any case, IMHO) or AP courses (the only validity there is passing the AP exam. I took all AP courses in hs because I enjoyed them; I passed several AP exams (French, physics); I was supposed to matriculate as a sophomore at my college and my mother was adamantly opposed to that. She was right. A 17 year old doesn't have (or, at least, I didn't have) the maturity to be a second-year college student away from home.

And, now, for the minority point of view (grin)...I wouldn't add any additional grammar work. You could do a Daily Grams type of thing if you wanted, but I personally believe that grammar is over-rated (ouch, zing, zap). I'm a professional editor (have been for upwards of 25 years--I'm a dinosaur) and, unless your daughter enjoys grammar (I, personally, am a grammar geek), I wouldn't worry about it. She's probably not going to become a professional writer, and the TOG writing stuff would give her enough preparation for college work (I know; I teach graduate students and moan and groan on a daily basis)... My two cents...I'm sure others will be horrified ;->

Whew...:-) I really don't know of any other computer-based Latin programs...sorry...I've figured about six hours of study (which is probably high, since he tends to breeze through math and science...)...then, there might be additional reading in the evenings or on weekends, depending on the reading selection...

I love the programs we're using for languages--I studied classics in college, and I learned Latin, German, and French (starting in 3rd grade, actually). I'm more interested in having my son be able to speak German, so I do like the Learnables--Rosetta Stone is good, too (we've used it); just too complicated for me for set up...Learnables is "plug and play"--he uses the DVD on his laptop, and does the workbook independently. We play card games (sentence building) in German. I like the Latin program, too...started with Latin Prep, and it was the first Latin program that I could keep going with. Yes, there's quite a bit of grammar involved with Latin, and it's not the ordinary type we are used to (ablative case, for example), but it's easy enough to create review charts that match up with what he's doing. He doesn't seem to be confused--the way the two programs are taught are different enough, I think...

Um...I usually buy them...I figure his education is an investment and we only buy the "good ones..." also, that "My audio books" site looks interesting for books related to our history studies (thanks for posting that here!)...

Here's what we've got: Science--Apologia Marine Biology (his choice) Geometry--Videotext (his choice, so far...we'll see...he likes it better than I do...) Latin 2--So You Really Want to Learn Latin German 2 (either at home with Learnables or at highschool in Michigan) English--TOG (year 2 DE) History--TOG (year 2) PE--probably highschool Strength and Conditioning Music Performance---looking for viola teacher near Interlochen... In Michigan (we're moving on August 12!), you need to take one course at the highschool to participate in sports, and he is planning to play hockey (we've already cleared it with the registrars and the coaches...) and maybe baseball...

Audio books, Natalija, audio books! We traveled a lot last year (played hockey in Phoenix; dad stayed in New Mexico), and we listened to audio books. We're returning to TOG after several years away, and we'll be using DE year 2 for my 15-yos. After using IEW for years, I think that Writing Aids will be just fine (I've reviewed the topics; we're going to use Grade 9, rather than 10, because that's what I want him to write this year :-)...also, we're planning on about 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hours/day for all TOG subjects, with additional reading time at the beginning of the unit...we won't have as much travel time this year (yay!), but we'll still have some, so we'll be checking into audio books again...

My son (at barely 14) had trouble with Module A, so I got him Skiquations (software on slopes) and he breezed through B and C...I tend to think of Piaget in these situations, and wonder where he is on the continuum of concrete vs. formal operations...

My son's umbrella school (Clonlara) requires service hours for graduation; so far, he's helped clean up at the church and (most fun) worked with Kids First Hockey (on the ice with the little folks, who are so cute in their gear!)

My son thought TT was too easy as well, and he is also "mathy"--he enjoyed Videotext Algebra and will use the Geometry program this year...

Yes, many times. We have a Bible series and the Timelife series (Ancient Mysteries?--it's packed, so I'm not sure of the name). We also used Ken Burns' videos on World War II (and similar videos on WWI) for study of the 20th century...we also use Cosmeo to add to our understanding of any time period. As a "professional educator," one of the techniques I try to follow with my son (in spite of his being an auditory learner) is to provide opportunities for learning using at least the "big three" modalities--visual, auditory, and kinesthetic.

It's got a couple of questionable scenes, and it can get a little "steamy," if I recall correctly. However, it's a great adaptation of the book, and Redford is awesome as Gatsby, to say nothing of the guy who plays the husband (can't remember his name, of course)...

Congrats to you...we're just beginning the journey...

My son really enjoyed Videotext Algebra, and is planning to use Videotext Geometry next year...he likes the short lessons and clear explanations (and the "not too much" practice if he gets the concept)...

Have you seen that homeschool athletics magazine? They'd probably have the answer...

We count my son's viola as "Music Performance"--an elective that's about 1/2 credit/year...

While my son is not interested in a service academy, he is interested in playing D1 hockey (and he has a shot at it). We've been enrolled in Clonlara now for four years (he'll be a sophomore next year)--it's just easier to have accedited NCAA courses from an accredited school. I can't speak for NARHS--I know they had some issue with NCAA approval last year, but I don't know the resolution.

That's why I have my son at Clonlara...he may have to take 1 to 4 courses (the registrar is researching it for us) at TC West so that he can play hockey...but, next year, or the year after, if he plays Juniors, he needs to be back at Clonlara full time...if I keep him at Clonlara, he winds up with a highschool diploma from an accredited school with NCAA-approved courses...a big issue for us.

My husband--the personal trainer--is a big fan of head rolls (forward, left, back, right) and shoulder shrugs. Looks like I'm twitching in the car, but it works!

Great article--thanks!

Thanks...I'm so old that I think of these 14-15 year olds as little kids...the other team yesterday afternoon was just mopping up the ice with one kid...every time he was out, he was down...

I'll go with the moon--right now, he's one sore boy, and I hate to see him face the beasts again tomorrow (the ones who peppered him with more than 84 shots)...I'm hoping the other goalie gets well enough to play tomorrow...