discoveryk12.com is similar to Easy Peasy but is secular. A complete program for grades 6, 7, 8 athomemiddleschool.com A one year grammar course: www.englishgrammar101.com Middle school (grades 6-8) math videos and worksheets at MasterMath. History program mostly for middle schoolers up https://www.heritage-history.com/ The above are all free. Have her check the e-resources on her public library system. Ours has free access to Universal Class and others.

My son did I Can Do All Things and there was some in there. I believe Lambs book of Art also has it. It looks like the high school version of those is The Book of Many Colors. Hope that helps some.

I agree which is why I put practical in quotes. In my circles it is assumed that those drowning in debt are ones who have chosen degrees without clear career trajectories. But this shows that more and more kids are choosing differently and yet still are impeded by enormous debt.

Interesting graphic that shows students have shifted towards more "practical" degrees. It will be interesting to see if this impacts society in 10 years or if we really didn't need as many English Lit majors as we have had. Original article is HERE

In my area the only way to buy a house like that, at that price, is to buy a mobile home and also pay a $500-$600 lot rent. Or buy a dump that will need to be stripped to the studs. I have three graduated adults now. We do not push college unless their career goals need it. I am not opposed to higher learning, I just don't think the return on cost for traditional college is worth it. My oldest decided to be an elementary teacher at 24. She got her teaching degree online (in 2 years instead of 4). FAFSA paid for the whole thing. The local school district called her within 24 hours of her applying and she had a job offer within 24 hours of her interview. So they certainly didn't care that her degree didn't come from a "real" school. My second child works in elder care. She has her Qmap and a few certificates in diet/nutrition. She is currently a driver for an elder facility making more money than when she did direct care at a private facility. For her, having a degree would not have improved her career path. Third child is currently getting her EMT certificate for free (state program initiative to increase certain tech degrees). My son-in-law got his associates in welding while in high school (no debt). It almost cost him his current, good, job. His boss doesn't like kids with degrees because they come with so so knowledge and bad attitudes. Thankfully a friend vouched for him and he got hired. So lots of higher learning happening just not lots of debt or traditional brick and mortar classrooms. There are many in our area doing the same or going to the local state U with grants/scholarships to finish degrees they started while in high school. I think a lot of people are considering cheaper options at state/online schools as good enough since a college degree doesn't seem to be worth the debt at "better" schools.

I've never looked since the next kid who used it didn't need the extra practice. But you could probably use a simple workbook like Spectrum since the chapters in Principles are pretty traditionally laid out.

Stebbings has art books that cover that sort of thing. It's Christian, but I don't recall much of anything in the basic art books (just the art history). https://howgreatthouart.com/

AOP has diagnostic tests for each subject. The math has 10 problems for each booklet (10 per year). I used it once as an elementary review for my boy. https://www.aop.com/homeschooling/assessment-and-placement-tests Could there be a dyscalculia issue that is blocking her ability to retain math?

In high school I got lifeguarding/cpr/first aid and scuba diving certificates. In college I took Walking.

I told a cashier recently that they play an essential social role in society for elderly/lonely people and that I hope they don't go to exclusive self check out.

If you decide to use this there are videos by Schlessinger Media that are set on Mammoth Island and cover much of the same material. My library has the complete set. Each video is only 20 minutes long.

We used Compass Classroom Ancients last year and it was fine. The video is him talking with occasional pictures. Not super exciting but the content was good. There is a Medieval level. Crash Course has some world history videos. Only about a half a dozen in that time period though. In general, there are *many* videos about middle history on YouTube. We are doing the time period as well next year and I have a large list for my boy to watch. Many are geared for kids. Great Courses do have a couple of classes on medieval times. We can watch them for free through Kanopy and our public library. The Great Courses vary in interest level based on the professor, but are otherwise good quality.

My kids, some adult some teens, trade names. We get a budget limited gift(s) for each. We have done this for years though, so no real difference. We did add in a son-in-law last year. That was an interesting dynamic. I have decided to not do stockings any more. It's too hard to figure out how to fill it in a fun way for older teens/adults. I am hoping to use the money for a really nice board game or a trip to the movies or something we can all do together. Much of our traditions revolve around food so time chatting in the kitchen while baking is a big part of our Christmas celebration.

I have been told that I am expected to teach my grandkids math. lol We'll see what actually happens when we get there. I am theoretically a year or two away from having my first grand child. My girls so far have declared their interest in homeschooling so I may be able to have my own cottage school. :-) We are looking forward to moving into a smaller house. A simple thing I am looking forward to is being able to watch a show just for us early in the evening rather than having to wait until we can kick everyone out of the living room. We've talked about a cruise forever so will probably do that too. I am considering the PhD I chose not to pursue after college, but I don't really know what I would want to study.

I'd just like to get paid for running the homeschool library I have. But I don't want anyone who uses it to have to pay. I need a rich person to fund this project. I also wouldn't mind being an archivist. I like organizing things and I can live without the people interaction.

Masterbooks Chemistry is simple and doable on his own. They also have a Forensics Science class for upper high school that might be more interesting (to him). Chemistry Forensics

Just as an FYI - Layers of Learning has playlists for their different years (which follow a classical progression). I don't know what level they are at and they might be too easy for your kiddo, but they have been curated by homeschool moms. https://www.youtube.com/@LayersofLearning

Not a book, but the Robinson Curriculum web site really resonated with me way back when. It wasn't the book list, just the idea that a solid education could be built by focusing on the 3 R's and lots of quality books. Another big one for me was the old Elijah Co catalog and the book Gifted by Chris Davis. Unfortunately you can't buy it anymore on Amazon. I was also influenced by Charlotte Mason, Ruth Beechick, TWTM, and followed Minimalist Homeschooling by Zara Fagen for a time.

This may be too late, but Generations has a new Worldview book. Worldview Set - A Comparative Study of World Religions and Worldviews for the Christian Student

We watch WorldWatch.news It is Christian My teen boys happily pull it up to watch each day. At one point we watched CNN10

On the mystery side - The Westing Game I second Lemoncello and Benedict Society

Apparently there are more?! Not sure if these are new books or stories from the original separated out into smaller volumes. https://www.amazon.com/Stories-Collection-Lankester-Brisley-Milly-Molly-Mandy/dp/9123933666/ref=pd_vtp_h_vft_none_pd_vtp_h_vft_none_sccl_3/139-0874829-8075000?pd_rd_w=Oa4Kf&content-id=amzn1.sym.a5610dee-0db9-4ad9-a7a9-14285a430f83&pf_rd_p=a5610dee-0db9-4ad9-a7a9-14285a430f83&pf_rd_r=X7BKMH1KTPRF2JS5D9TM&pd_rd_wg=d6K7D&pd_rd_r=fd41572c-aec0-4895-ab4d-2b9e8b6b388c&pd_rd_i=9123933666&psc=1 But this is the book I was thinking about https://www.amazon.com/Milly-Molly-Mandy-Storybook-Classics-Lankester-Brisley/dp/0753402009/ref=d_zg-te-pba_sccl_3_9/139-0874829-8075000?pd_rd_w=aDUFd&content-id=amzn1.sym.081392b0-c07f-4fc2-8965-84d15d431f0d&pf_rd_p=081392b0-c07f-4fc2-8965-84d15d431f0d&pf_rd_r=X7BKMH1KTPRF2JS5D9TM&pd_rd_wg=d6K7D&pd_rd_r=fd41572c-aec0-4895-ab4d-2b9e8b6b388c&pd_rd_i=0753402009&psc=1

Milly Molly Mandy. There are two books in the series. They look huge, but each chapter is its own story (they all have the same characters). They don't build on each other much so she doesn't need to remember long story lines.

You could also watch these.

Not exactly screen free, but there is a retro hand held gamer on Temu for less than 10 bucks. My teen boys don't have phones yet, so we use this is an option on longer trips. They will play card games too. You could offer different kinds of fidgets every couple of hours just to add variety. Or a rubik cube for each with directions on how to solve.