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Unfortunately, the economy being what it is here in Michigan, they're going to lose the house.
No advice just :grouphug:. My parents are also losing the house that my dad grew up in. My grandparents actually built the house. It's very sad.
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I agree with a lot of what is being said here. If it were me, I'd talk to DD on my own, but then let her go to the class. Like others have said, it will be the topic of conversation for awhile, and I'd much rather my daughter hear about it from adults than children (as long as she's heard it from ME first!!)
It is a tough decision no doubt. :grouphug: It is hard watching them grow up!!
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No. I couldn't live without more than 100 books! (Ok, technically I COULD live, but I feel that my life is enriched by having my books around, so I wouldn't).
But I have been trying to declutter some. DD and I really don't have a lot. We live in a 500 sq foot apt, but we do have some stuff stored with my parents. (Mostly books, who'da thunk?)
It is really nice to not be surrounded by STUFF all the time. I could see myself turning into a hoarder, because I get attached to my stuff, so I make a concerted effort to declutter every couple months.
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I've spent too much time reading this board. All I could think is "they better not be liking any kind of TEA!" :lol:
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You might check with the state for something called PAC (Primary Adult Care). He might be eligible for that. I'm not sure what state you are in, but you should be able to find it on the medicare website.
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How about a children's Bible? It would have most of the stories that are referenced in literature but would be easier to read.
I was actually going to suggest this myself!
We have this one, http://www.amazon.com/Childrens-Bible-365-Stories/dp/0745930689/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1281368792&sr=8-1. It is simple enough that my daughter understands the stories, but still conveys all the information. It also has some beautiful illustrations in it.
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Whether you do it yourself or let her go to the class... if you are putting her in public school, I would have the talk now if you really want her to learn from you. Otherwise she'll hear it from her classmates.
A friend of mine has a 7 year old little girl. She was in first grade last year. Throughout the year she told us that a boy in her class had asked a girl to come over and give him a b**wjob. :001_huh: Then she came home one day asking us what a lesbian was, because someone in the class said they were one. Another day, two friends of hers told her they were bi.
Again... this is first grade.
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I also believe in NOT voting if you haven't looked into the people and the issues. Sometimes I'm too busy. This upsets some as "unAmerican". I have literally been shouted at for that belief.
:iagree:I vote, and make my choice, based on the person, beliefs, issues, etc. It gets my goat when people want to criticize my choice, but can't back their choice with any actual information other than "I'm democrat" or "I'm republican" -sigh-
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I think this is very individual to each family and child.
I'm a college student. I pay for most of our expenses, but my parents do still pay my cell phone and car insurance. But over the years, I have helped them out in paying their bills. Even though DD and I live 3 hours away, we are still a very communal family, and work together to support all of us, including my cousin who lives with my parents.
For DD, I hope to be able to pay for everything. If she is working hard in school, I don't expect her to work and go to school, because I know firsthand how stressful it is. I'll (hopefully) pay tuition, books, insurance, cell phone, etc. If she wants more than what I can afford (such as a luxery apartment instead of rooming in with others, or a new car, or a top of the line laptop...etc.) then she can get a job and work for that. My support will be contingent on a 3.0 GPA. If she falls below that, I'll continue to pay tuition and books, but everything else will be her responsibility.
Of course, we have over 10 years before college, so check back in then!
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Well, I'm not ethnically a minority (I'm caucasion). But in the homeschooling world I am a minority, being a young, single mom, who is the sole provider for my family. Oh, and I only have one child. :D
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Oh how cute!!! I'm ashamed to say... I've never even noticed before!! :lol:
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I was in my best friends wedding just a couple months ago and her mom made and paid for all the dresses (including the wedding dress!).
Then again, all 3 bridesmaids are college students without a lot of extra money, so I'm not sure if they would have done the same if we were able to pay for our own dresses.
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So... how about it? Who here considers themselves a mix of liberal and conservative?
I support the right of gays and lesbians to get married.
I am completely, totally, 100% prolife (no abortion, no death penalty, no assisted suicide).
I think small government programs are best. Help in place for those who really need it, but with stricter controls and more requirements. Except for health care, which I think is not a right, but a requirement.
Religion is a private thing, and should remain that way. The only reason I care what religion you practice is because I am genuinely interested in people who are different from me.
There is more, but... who else is just a mix?
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The only thing I personally would add is a multiplication program, as my kids needed more than that provided (which I acually did BEFORE starting TT, as I felt singapore was weak on the multiplication)
Thank you. I'll keep this in mind as we get closer. Even if we do stick with Singapore, maybe I'll look for a supplement to multiplication!
I would stick with Singapore unless you find it really doesn't work for your family.Well, I'm not sure how it'll work for us yet, since we are started 1A in just a couple weeks, but I'm hoping for something that DD can do on her own as she gets older. It doesn't seem like Singapore is a very independent subject.
If you want independent as they get older, I would switch over to Christian Light Math. It is A LOT cheaper than TT and A LOT more thorough.Thank you! I've never even heard of that!! (Is this CLE that I see in signatures and such?)
Dd 7/2nd grade uses TT3 and Singapore 2A/B. We're starting TT4 soon while finishing up Singapore 2B and starting 3A. They are totally different methodologies -- which is why I use them both. :)I can see the positives in using two programs. I am contemplating supplementing Singapore with Miquon for the next couple years, to introduce different ways of learning math.
Thank you everyone! I just needed a couple ideas. I still have plenty of time to think about it, but we all know how fun it is to investigate new curriculum, even if you don't need them for a few years!!! :D
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Our local schools start on the 30th for elementary, 6th, and 9th grades, and the 31st for everyone else. Kinda makes sense to me, with the 6th and 9th graders being in a new school and moving around to classes, it must be nice for them to get a day in before the whole school is packed.
Not soon enough for me! I'm ready to take DD to the park and other play areas without being overrun by unsupervised, badly behaved children!
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My dd is an artist in training, so I am adding Artistic Pursuit and Drawing With Children, thanks to Angela (Satori). My dd is also a writer in training, So I am adding Wordly Wise K and Write Source K, again thanks to Angela. Seems like her blog is written just for my dd. If you ask my dd, she is going to be an Author and Illustrator someday.
Susan
LOL, I was just thinking the other day how nice it was of Angela to have a DD a year older than my DD. That way I can see everything that she's done with Satori, because many of the things she uses seems like they will work well for DD. :D
My daughter also wants to be an author, PLUS a doctor for kids, a Mommy (but she's already decided that she's not getting pregnant. :lol:) and a dancer. Seems like she'll be busy.
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We school year round. Our exact schedule will be different for us every year based on my class schedule, but here's what I have for now.
We've been sort of working since June. The only thing we've been really consistent with is reading/phonics. We are doing a math program I designed just to make sure she has a solid foundation in the basics before starting Singapore in the fall. Science, social studies, and history are all interest led and heavy in literature. French has been very informal, me speaking to her when I can, watching a few movies in French. You get the idea.
We will take a couple weeks off at the end of August/beginning of September for me to get settled in with my new classes. When we come back we will be doing more official days (with real curriculums for the most part). We will do school 7 days a week, but some days are really just an hour, with 30 minutes for reading aloud (which we do anyway) and 30 minutes for something fun like Art. Our longest day is 5 hours, that is Sunday, but it includes 2 hours to watch a movie in French. I find it easier to do 2 hours or so a day (and this includes reading aloud, PE time, dance class, everything) than 4-5 hours a couple days a week.
My finals are in mid-December, so we will take the entire month of December off probably, and just do reading and light math. Start back in January. Take all of May off for my finals/end of the year. When we start back in June, it'll be our "new year" and I'll move her up a grade.
For my own sanity, I'd like to end our new year near the same time as public schools, as opposed to beginning at the same time. That way when we make up our portfolio, I have a full year to include and it will really be her entire year, instead of reporting (for example) half of 1st grade in one year, and half in the next. Plus, once we do our portfolio, I can pack up our first grade stuff and get it out of the way.
That's my plan anyway... but this is our first real year, doing kindy. Who knows how things'll work out!??!
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It's nice to see so many professors on here, since that is what I hope to do eventually! I'm enjoying reading what others have done, and happy because many of the ideas I had for myself seem to actually be working out for others! Maybe this plan isn't so crazy after all... :tongue_smilie:
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Is this $350 after the children's extracurricular activities? If I had an extra 350 a month, that would be the first thing I'd add, since DD wants to do a couple things we can't afford right now! :D
But given a choice between renovating, retirement, and college... why not split it up? I'd probably do something like, 200 towards renovating (since that would be closer and cheaper!), 100 towards college, and 50 towards retirement. Then once you get the renovations done, I'd do something like 200 to college and 150 to retirement. That would allow you to build up a nest egg for both. (And if you put 200 a month towards college for 10 years, even without ANY gain, it would be $24,000. At the end of the 10 years you'd have 18K for retirement, plus another 20 years to save. (minus whatever it took for renovating the kitchen! :D)
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Happy Birthday!!!! You have made a difference in so many lives, I for one don't know that I'd be confident enough to keep my daughter home without the wonderful insights in WTM.
(Oh a side note.. I'll always remember your birthday since mine is in two days, on the 10th and today was my great-grandfathers birthday. :D)
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I mean working. I expect to give instruction and be available for questions, but I would like to be able to leave him with a math page and have him continue his work while I do something like prepare lunch. At this point he can't manage to get through more then one problem if I leave the room.
Under this definition, DD is already working independently sometimes. In her workbooks, I can tell her what to do and walk away, knowing that she'll get it finished. In fact we often will sit side by side with me working on my homework or reading for class, leaning over to read directions to her. Before explaining the next page I'll look over what she's done so far to make sure she is getting it right.
This is our of necessity for us though, since I have work of my own to finish. I'm lucky that DD enjoys learning, picks up new information pretty quickly, and is very motivated to "do school" like Mommy. :D
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I was reading a curriculum blog hop and somehow in my clicking around ended up on the Teaching Textbooks page. I really like the look of it, especially since I need DD to be somewhat independent as she gets older. I was planning on using Singapore math, and I see TT is available starting in 3rd grade. So if I used SM through 2nd, would we be able to switch to TT without missing anything, or is there another math program I should check out for better preparation?
I know, a long way off!! But I do think TT would be great for us. If DD could work alone in math that would free up our time to do other subjects together.
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Ours is Morgan Classical Prep... obviously! :lol:
Morgan is the middle name of both my daughter and my grandmother. Education was very important to my grandmother and she was in school until she passed away, plus I was *very* close to her and spent a lot every weekend with her as a child.
Classical... well, duh. :D
Prep because I wanted something that would work all the way through, and I am preparing my daughter for her life as an adult, whether that is in college or the workforce.
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:grouphug: I think it is important to always question what is going on around us, and not just accept anything blindly.
I also think that many Christians focus on the Old Testament rules laid down and forget that when Jesus came, he gave us a new commandment, and that is to love one another.
John 13:34: I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another. (NAB)
To me, that is a very telling statement. Jesus wants us to love everyone, and I believe that if we (we being Christians) did that, many of the strife and problems within various Churches would fall away. Jesus loved everyone, especially the sinner. He came for those of us in need of His Grace.
I do want to say that until I was baptised, I was happy with myself and who I was. It wasn't until after I joined the Church that I began to second guess myself and question beliefs I had held dear my whole life. It's taken me 4 years to realize that it shouldn't be like that, and now I'm on the search for a new Church that may fit me better.
Good-bye epic novels...hello short stories
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DD thinks I'm nuts, because I am literally laughing out loud.
I love this board.