If you have any experience with this or can provide links to any reviews, that would be great! Thanks, Dawn

I will pass all your helpful information along to the parents of our co-op students. Thanks again! Dawn

I would like to offer this option to some parents at our homeschool co-op who need help grading essays or just want to get an objective option on their student's writing ability. I thought I once ran across a service like this, but now I cannot locate the link. Thanks! Dawn

Thanks! Dawn

Your advice was very helpful about what to buy. Thanks for taking the time to educate a technologically-challenged mom about gaming systems and what your children enjoyed about the various dance programs. At this point we are definitely leaning toward the Wii and Just Dance 2 with a normal pad to get her started. Gratefully, Dawn

We don't own an xbox or ps3 yet so I know I need one of these. My almost 16yod has had fun with some dance revolution type game at a youth group party, so I would like to get something that can be used individually as well as with a small group of friends. My 19yo son suggested a metal dance mat? I know nothing...please help! Thanks! Dawn

I have used both IEW & Writeshop and agree that Writeshop has clearer explanations. The Writeshop teacher's manual will also actually instruct parents in how to evaluate their own student's writing. I was really floundering in trying to teach composition to my oldest son a decade ago & Writeshop saved the day. I like the way it teaches the basic mechanics, yet encourages creativity, and I have used this program with all 4 of my children. As to IEW, I became familiar with it through my youngest child (now 15) taking co-op classes over the past several years. IEW is good and I will probably continue to use it, but I prefer the way Writeshop is organized. I would recommend Writeshop as a first composition class (around junior high age or even early high school) with IEW as a follow-up. Though my youngest child can usually structure great sentences, she is still struggling with organizing her essays so I am currently using Hands On Essays to review. I only add that to say that among my 4 children I have everything from struggling students to a National Merit Finalist & Writeshop has been a positive for all of them. Hope this helps, Dawn

A friend of ours, who already had a Master's degree in Psychology, a wife, and 5 kids decided to go to school to be a Physician's Assistant. He graduated from Central Michigan University & moved to Arizona to work on or near the Navajo reservation to pay off his debt. So yes, there are ways to work off grad school debt if your son would be willing to do something like that. --Dawn

for history studies with a 15yo girl & why? Also any other favorite films for the years AD 1000-1500 are welcome. We'll be watching A Lion in Winter (Hepburn version) this coming week. Thanks! Dawn

I get so weary of these types of scams. It is so sad that people spend their time trying to figure out how to bilk money out of university students--as if they didn't have enough to deal with as they work to pay for an education while student loans loom in the future. (sigh)

The website looks pretty suspicious, but there is nothing on snopes.com about it. Here's the link: http://www.wellgatesprogram.org/ What do you think? I'm glad that my son, a university student, checked with me before giving out any information. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks! Dawn

I think we will give the older version a try & see if it goes OK for us. --Dawn

My 15yo daughter is studying the Middle Ages this year & I wondered which version of this movie might be the better choice. Thanks! Dawn

Two of my sons graduated from homeschool with transcripts arranged by subject instead of by year. The transcripts were accepted without question at both the state universities and private universities where they applied. --Dawn

She has been doing Teaching Textbooks so I will start with that one. --Dawn