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Hm. Well, my main reason for homeschooling is academic. Homeschooling was always on my radar, but when DD reached 3 and I started looking into preschools I realized no where would be able to meet her needs. She is at least a little advanced in all subjects, but is a typical 4 year old socially/physically. The only school in my area that would be acceptable is a private Christian school, but since I'm a single mother, there is no money in the budget for that.
Homeschooling it is! :D As we've spent more time at home learning together, we have both come to really love it. She may or may not go to kindergarten for a year while I finish up my degree, but if she does, she'll be back home the next year.
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Well, for the first half of the year I'll be saving for a trip. I'm hoping to do a study abroad trip to Brazil over the summer to start learning Portuguese and get some in-country experience in the country I'd like to study in graduate school. It is almost 7,000 dollars though, but I'm hoping to get some scholarships...
For the second half of the year I'll be saving for.... Christmas. :tongue_smilie:
2012 I'll start saving up for a big move we'll be making in the summer of 2013. Not sure where we are going yet, but chances are it'll be far away and to a place with higher living expenses than where we are now.
One of these days I'll actually get together a savings account...
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On a daily basis I am wading through difficult non-fiction historical works.... occasionally it is nice to pick up a book that involves absolutely no thinking and just zone out while envisioning a world where happily-ever-after actually happens! :D
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I am the queen of procrastination. Seriously. Friends and family seriously question my ability to maintain a 4.0 AND homeschool DD... because it seems I am unable to do anything at any time other than the last minute. Quite ridiculous.
I've bought exactly two gifts. One for Christmas, and one for DDs birthday 3 weeks later. Not sure what else I'm going to be able to afford really.
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The *childs* version of Marley is wonderful. Has she read Charlotte's Web? Anything by James Heriot? Babe, The Gallant Pig?
There's a children's version of Marley and Me??? Oooh... I'm excited now. :D (For my daughter of course..)
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At most colleges, that would be considered a dual degree and not a double major, which would most likely end up being near 180 credits.
If you are absolutely sure this is what you want to do... be prepared to spend more than 4 years at school. I would never discourage anyone from following their dream, but I would strongly recommend you think about what you want to do when you graduate. Do you want to teach music, and plan on doing the nursing as a back up? Or do you want to be a nurse, with the music as a back up?
As for photography... this is something you could study on your own. You could even take non-credit classes at a local community college once you graduate.
I'm currently in college. Major in History, minoring in French, Spanish, and Latin American studies, plus part of the university's honor program, which is essentially a 4th minor for me. I am taking a full load (actually I am taking more than a full load, and had to get special permission to do it), and it is still taking me 5 years to finish.
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Did I really just read 12 pages of this?
Why yes.... yes I did.
And just to stay on topic...
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I <3 diacritical marks.
(And if anyone is wondering... that is a mixture between French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese... all the languages I am currently studying.)
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I'm so in.
Even though I'll probably fail miserably at the mini-challenges, since most of my reading ends up being non-fiction, history related. Unless it's summer, or winter break, or spring break, during which I get to read anything I want! :D
But last summer alone I think I finished 50 some books.... can I count more than one book a week? :tongue_smilie:
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If he knows where he wants to transfer to, he could contact the school and find out how important SAT scores are.
I went to community college (at 23, so long after I had graduated!) for a year, and transferred to a respected state school without ever taking the SAT. Most of the schools I looked at transferring to didn't require the SAT. I'm not sure if your son would be considered a transfer student if he is enrolled concurrently, but it is worth checking into at least, since requirements will be different.
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.... I feel like I'm coming home after a long vacation. :D
I haven't been on this board since... September!! :eek: This past semester I had an extremely demanding class schedule, and barely had time to breathe. The plans I had for DD's school year went out the window almost as soon as we started, and we've taken a very hands-on, learning through life approach. The only subjects she's made noticeable progress in are reading and French, and a little math. (Luckily... she's only 4, so no reporting for us! :tongue_smilie:)
Today I turned in the last of my big research papers. I still have two final exams left, but I'm not worried about either. I know my material pretty well for both classes. Tomorrow, we start our new schedule for DDs school. Next semester my class schedule is much more convenient, so hopefully we can stick to it!
Glad to be back... now off to read some of the posts I've missed. (Okay, not all of them, I don't have THAT much time in my life... and you people are quite prolific. I'll be lucky if I read everything just from today! :lol:)
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I don't KNOW that homeschooling is temporary, in fact I am hoping that it is a permanant solution for us.
But. I'm a single mom. And I have to work. Right now I am in school, but in 2 years I'll be in graduate school, and 5-6 years after that I'll be employed. I am hopeful that we can continue to homeschool through all of this, but I know that realistically there may come a time when DD will need to go to school.
All I can do is make the decision on a year-to-year basis. For now, I know that we will be homeschooling this year and next for sure. I can't make a decision beyond that until I know what my grad school schedule will look like, what area we will be in, what the schools are like, etc.
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I'm not sure about the specifics. I am planning on taking it this spring, and was speaking with a professor about how to prepare. She told me to try and find a computer/online program that replicates the test because the test adjusts to you. So if you answer a question right, you get harder questions, but if you answer wrong you get easier questions.
Plus, taking a computer test is much different than taking a paper test.
Not what you were asking, but since my professor thought it was important to tell me, I figured I'd share with you!! :D When are you planning on taking it?
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I'd rather have an exceptional professor everytime, but that doesn't always mean unconventional.
My French professor is fairly conventional. Her classes are probably like many other language classes out there. But she is friendly, approachable, and always willing to help.
My two favorite history professors are both unconventional and exceptional. They are passionate about their subjects, have somewhat of a different view on things than many other people. Mostly importantly, they have been willing to help me out when I've asked, and have given me a lot of good advice.
I've built relationships with these professors, and I guess that is what makes them exceptional to me. I've had other professors who were great in class, but since I didn't have any dealings with them outside the classroom, they don't come to mind quickly when I think of exceptional professors.
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When I stub my toe my heart, mind, and whatever soul there may be are thinking, "D*mn it!" whether that fits in with your personal religious beliefs or not. And I'm not kidding. ;)
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I see someone already posted about the Saxons and the Normans. I actually had a college professor who would use certain words because, as she informed us, they designation of them as a curse word was just a method to put down certain groups of people. She was awesome. I don't think anyone who was in that class will forget how some words became "profanity"
Personally, I try not to curse, but mostly because I don't want my daughter to pick it up. I do think there are other ways of expressing ourselves in most situations, and I don't think it's appropriate for children. It doesn't bother me when other people do it, as long as there aren't children around.
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Yes. I tell them to choose at least one book (but may choose more) in each of the following categories: biography, science, geography/culture, arts & crafts, and history. They can choose up to two 'fluff' books per visit. They may choose whatever they like beyond this.
I think this is something like what I was envisioning.
I'm not even sure why I am considering something like this, since I always had free choice as a child. Then again, I would randomly pick a shelf and decide to read all the books on that shelf within a certain period of time... :tongue_smilie:
We read A LOT. Right now I think we have 70-some books out between her card and mine. But certain topics are being pretty left out. I guess I could just make an effort to check those out on my own... if it makes it to the library basket here at home, it'll get read.
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DD wants us to be wizards. Last year she was a pirate and I dressed up with her, so now she is just assuming I'll dress up again. :tongue_smilie:
Not sure where to find wizard costumes.... not even sure where she got the idea, I think the only wizards she knows are on Wizards of Waverly Place and in books (with no pictures!!)
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I like the idea of enforcing categories to encourage DD to branch out some in her reading.
When did you start with specific categories? Do you use the ones suggested in WTM?
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I'm planning on doing it... my first year!!
My creative writing has been put on hold since I went back to school. I am still in school, and November is always a fairly busy month for me, so I'm not expecting to reach 50K, but I'll try!! :D
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I like to read quotes, and sometimes curricula (I run a homeschooling network, so it's nice to find out about new stuff to investigate).
I also find it interesting to read the religious professions of people. But I'm weird that way.
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I don't think that is weird. I like to find out what religion people are too, but I have always been very interested in religion.
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If you were someone who knew me very well, I'd do nothing and invite you in, because you would already know that I'm pretty much a walking disaster zone.
If you were a new friend or a relative stranger, I'd... hm. Get very anxious! Saturdays are cleaning days here after our crazy weeks, but I haven't started yet, so it's pretty messy! I'd probably just give the bathroom a quick cleaning and get DD to throw everything in a bedroom and shut the door. :tongue_smilie:
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Our schedule changes every couple months with the changing of the semester and changing activity seasons.
For now, we leave the house 7 days a week.
Mondays-Fridays I have school, anywhere from 1.5-6 hours a day. Tuesdays, DD has dance. Saturday DD has soccer. Sundays for church.
Somewhere in there we have to make it to the library at least once a week, usually on Tuesdays after I go to school and before DD's dance class.
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Could he possibly be writing quickly to catch up with his thinking?
I have ALWAYS had poor handwriting. I was the only kid in middle school to still have a letter strip taped across my desk. My social studies teacher in 6th or 7th grade suggested that maybe the physical act of writing was too slow for how fast I was thinking.
In creative writing especially, I've developed a system of shorthand/outlining so that I can remember what I wanted to say, then I go back and really fill it out. Since I already have the basics down, I'm able to concentrate a little more on my handwriting. Otherwise, I have actually written stories and then been unable to read my own handwriting down the line.
Just a thought based on my own experience, and because you specifically mentioned creative writing.
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I only limit TV because we have a pretty tight schedule, and need the TV off to get things done.
During free play time/breaks/etc. I don't limit TV. I've tried a number of different times, but we just don't need to have any sort of limit. Even if the TV is on all day, my daughter doesn't really sit and watch most of the time.
I'm not really a background noise type of person, but if the TV is off we usually have music on, because DD would dance/sing/perform all day long. :lol:
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Have you looked at All About Spelling? It is actually a spelling program, but teaches phonics. I have no personal experience, since we are starting next week, but it has been recommended to me a number of times. It seems there is a wide range of ages/abilities using this program.
For science we are using Elemental Science. I wanted something that had it all laid out for me, and the new Intro To Science program looks great. It gives both 2 day and 5 day schedules, lists experiments, extra books, has the notebooking pages already there, etc.
Are you planning on starting a foreign language? There are a couple program out there that are completely oral. You could start one now, and really get a good foundation in it while you are waiting for 1st grade to start.
Unit studies would also be good for this age. What types of things is he especially interested in? Plan a couple of week/month units around his interests and really learn more about cars/construction/the ocean/specific animals/a period of history/etc.etc.
I hope I've given you at least one good idea!! :D
Has anyone used Little Passports?
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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It looks like a really great program. I just wish there was some way to pick what country you get each month. We are doing GTG, if I could coordinate Little Passports with that I would definitely sign up!