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    How many hours . . .

    in High School and Self-Education Board

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    There was a thread back on 2/8/2010 about how much work a 9th grader accomplishes in a day.  I printed out a few responses at the time, but I don't have names to go with the schedules (sorry!).  I hope they don't mind me reposting here.  I couldn't find the thread in the archives.

     

    From Jenny (maybe Mad Jenny Flint)

    6am - read 20 pages of Oedipus the king and briefly discussed

    7am - answered three shorts questions re: parts of speech in AG reinforcement book, did one section in vocabulary book, and read DK History and Grunn History and took notes for context page for Oedipus to be done tomorrow

    8am - started laundry, made his bed; hygiene and got dresses

    9am - practiced guitar briefly

    9:30 - rode out to a nature trail with me and sis to walk for 20 minutes

    10:30 - snack, watched a Chalkdust lecture and completed half a lesson

    11:30 - practiced guitar briefly

    12:00 - ate lunch

    12:30 - 25 minute essay for rhetoric

    1:00 - read last half of biology chapter for the week

    2:30 - guitar lesson (instructor comes here)

    3:30 - teatime, current events, chat

    4:00 - Spanish lesson and review of vocabulary and conjugation

    5:00 - school day finished

     

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    From Rhondabee (she said she adapted as follows)

    7:00 - Literature with Mom (Coffee, Discussions, Reading Together)

    8:15 - Breakfast, Get ready for the day

    9:00 - Grammar, Vocabulary, Spelling

    9:30 - practice guitar

    10:00 - exercise

    10:30 - Math (grab a snack while watching video)

    11:40 - Bible

    12:00 - Lunch

    12:30 - Biology

    1:30 - Logic, Memory

    2:00 - Latin (class on Tuesday)

    3:15 - Read Aloud

    4:00 - History

    4:45 - Writing

    5:30 - school finished / dinner

     

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    I'm not sure who posted this one, but it was for her dd

    5:30 - rise and shine

    6:15 - 6:45 - Geometry homework

    6:45 - 7:25 - Omnibus III Primary Homework

    7:30 - 9:00 - Composition Class

    9:30 - 12:30 - Geometry Class and French II at public school

    Lunch break / relax

    2:00 - 3:30 Piano Lessons (includes walking time)

    3:30 - 4:15 - Omnibus III Secondary Reading

    4:30 - 6:00 Omnibus III Secondary Class

    6:25 - 8:00 - Swim Practice

    8:15 - Dinner and collapse

     

     

    Sometimes, I think it is helpful to see an actual day.

    How do you schedule Lial's Algebra (Introductory or Intermediate)?

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    Day 1:  We worked through the lesson together.  For homework, I assigned the sidebar problems

    Day 2:  My son had to do the odd problems for the lesson.

     

    Chapter Review:  My son had three days to complete the chapter review, and he had to do all the problems.

    Cumulative Reviews:  My son had two days to complete the cumulative reviews.

    Tests:  1 day and he took the test in the book

     

    And yes, some days were long.

    Question for those who have used Jurgensen Geometry

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    The C problems are usually (though not always) very challenging. Many of them involve proving things or applying knowledge to unusual situations.

     

    I find the hard part of the C-level problems is knowing when to assign them. Some are kind of "fun" and out there, others are nasty proofs, and some are just plain stumpers.

     

    I do assign them to my kids who are REALLY into math; the other kids got to skip that fun! Even without the C level problems, a student will have an EXCELLENT understanding of geometry and the way it is put together from using Jurgensen.

     

    When I assign the C-level problems, I tell the kid that if they get stuck and frustrated to come and talk things through. I think the C-level problems are more about process -- grappling with the problem and figuring out how to approach it -- than about getting the "right" answer. (And I do try to keep frustration to a minimum!)

    Thank you! That is very helpful.

    Miller Levine Biology

    in High School and Self-Education Board

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    Thanks, I think I might use some of the M/L labs and some from the Illustrated Guide. I have both, so I might as well pick the best of the best :)

     

    It sounds like I would be fine with just M/L if need be though.

     

    The labs are reasonable and solid. I used the the first time through Miller Levine and it was fine. I had planned to use The Home Scientists, Biology All Labs No Lecture book (which can be downloaded free) to replace/improve some of the labs the second time around, but dd likes DIVE, so we're coordinating with DIVE labs instead.

    Miller Levine Biology

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    Hi, All. I'm trying to finish up my biology plans for the upcoming year. We are going to use the Miller Levine biology textbook. For those of you who have been there, done that, are the labs in the corresponding workbook enough? I'm not necessarily looking for an AP level class, but I would like to give my son a solid biology course.

     

    Thanks,

    AllSmiles

    Book a Week in 2013 - week six

    in The Chat Board

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    I liked The Eyre Affair so much I immediately borrowed Lost in a Good Book from the library. I decided I had better read Great Expectations first. I loved it! I've seen snippets of movies, so I thought it would be a depressing story about heartbreak. I had no idea the mystery and adventure that were also part of the story. The ending seemed a little too tidy. Maybe I'll search out the original ending and see which one I like best.

    So are all of his books based on a classic?

    Book a Week in 2013 - week four

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    Cotillion by Georgette Heyer – This might be my new favorite Georgette Heyer book. Exciting with lots of likeable characters. And just the right amount of beautiful people having a bit of romance.

     

     

    I keep seeing so many glowing reviews of Georgette Heyer's books, and I'm so tempted to try one. I'm not really into romance novels though. Are these different enough that I might enjoy them?

    Book a Week in 2013 - week four

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    This week I finished "The Broker" by John Grisham. I usually love Grisham's novels, but I wasn't very impressed with this one.

     

    I have a couple of library books to finish and then I'm going to start on "Sherlock Holmes"

    It sounds like there are a lot of great spinoffs but I want to start with the original first. The BBC series sounds great too.

     

     

    Book a Week in 2013 - week four

    in The Chat Board

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    Dracula was slow in the beginning for me. I was trying to follow the timeline and whose journal I was reading. I was frustrated more than anything and felt a dash of "get on with it!" Once I found my groove with the timeline and the flow of the journals, I really enjoyed it. I was surprised that I had to put it down at bedtime...I got a little scared lol. I'll be anxious to see if your first impression in correct or not!

    I found Dracula a little slow and confusing at first as well. However, I think it was because it wasn't what I was expecting at all. A little ways into it, I really started to enjoy it. It is a great book!

    Book a Week in 2013 - Week three

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    1. The Baker Street Letters by Michael Robertson is the first in a new series of mysteries that start with the premise that a law firm has established offices at 221 B Baker Street. They of course get lots of letters addressed to Sherlock Holmes, and this book is about what ensues when someone decides to answer a letter in person. It is lighthearted fun, and I was going to dismiss it as pure fluff, but it actually was a very smart mystery. I will search out some of the others (there may be just 2 so far...)

     

    This sounds like a fun series. I'm going to add it to my tbr pile. Thanks :)

    Book a Week in 2013 - Week three

    in The Chat Board

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    This week I finally finished The Count of Monte Cristo. Like many of you, I have more than one book going at a time. This is one of the books that was always just getting squeezed in. I really enjoyed it, but I wish I would have read it more consistently. Sometimes it was hard just to pick up where I left off because the book has so many subplots going on. I ended up rereading a lot of chapters. I really enjoyed the movie but the book has so much more going on.

    This week I also finished The Sea of Monsters. This is the second book in the Percy Jackson series. This book was good, but not as good as the first one.

    Murder on Monday was the third book I finished this week. This book is a typical British cozy mystery, and I enjoyed reading it. The only part I didn't like was the mother and father's quickly changing reactions to their teenage daughter's antics. The fourteen year old girl came home drunk with a boy one night and the dad was furious, while the mom didn't seem overly upset. A couple of days later the daughter wants to go clubbing with this same boy, and the dad seemed completely on board, and the mom didn't think it was a good idea.

    Book a Week in 2013 - Week three

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    I will be trying to read my way through all the Gladys Mitchell books in the libraries I frequent, reading other books in between. They are not as good as Christie but fun, clean British mystery.

     

    I've only read the first Gladys Mitchell book, and it had quite the twist. I'm looking forward to reading more this year.
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