I have used Transcript Maker https://www.transcriptmaker.com/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email which offers a 14 day trial (w/o printing) so you can see if you like it. You can list classes by numerical grade instead of "freshman" etc which would work for middle school. I like that I can choose to sort by subject instead of year. I do not like that I cannot choose my own weighting---but that's high-school specific :)

She'd most likely have to pick up a different language in high school if she stops German after 8th grade. We have seen explicitly on various college websites that foreign language classes taken before 9th grade do not count-----if a kid has French 1 and 2 in middle school, they would need to take 3 and 4 in high school to get in the minimum of 2 required years (my nephew is in this exact position). As always, check possible college websites lol (though you have plenty of time for requirements to change for her!) I haven't had a kid take a language subject test, but I believe that you need more than 2 years of study to be successful. She'd have to be at the level of reading passages from literature.

^^^My son (cs graduate) did exactly as JeanM's: AP Physics Mechanics and AP Calculus AB concurrently junior year (the teachers worked together) and AP Physics E&M senior year. The only exposure to physics topics before that came through physical science in middle school and some Science Olympiad events.

It's Maryland (College Park). I believe they have had their own app up to this point.

One of the school's on dd's list will only be using the Coalition app this year. I am displeased.

All of my undergrad courses (at one of the LACs that then and now shows up on the "top" lists) were 4 credits. At older dd's university, classes are either 3 credits or 4 credits (the first 3 language classes in the sequence, writing-intensive classes, larger lectures w a separate tutorial; any science with a lab, regardless of how long the lab period actually is).

Thanks for the edit, DebbS!

You've got science (AP), 1 credit English (AP), 1 credit history (AP), 1 credit math, 1.5 credits foreign language, 1 credit academic elective, 1 credit That looks like a great plan! Imo, it's stronger than one with PE/health/band or other non-academic electives.

^^^^^ What she said. I regularly assess dd's knowledge with oral exams.

The list is completed :)

I have been asked many times to share the reading list I compiled while planning our APHG course. Thanks for your patience :) This is by no means an exhaustive list. I have read about 3/4 of the books. Dd chose several from this list to read before and during her class. We've actually used several during AP Environmental Science this past year. (Please excuse any formatting errors. I use an ipad.) The Power of Place by Harm de Blij Why Geography Matters More Than Ever by Harm de Blij 10 Geographic Ideas that Changed the World by Susan Hansen (edited because I couldn't read my handwriting) The Revenge of Geography by Robert Kaplan Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond How Soccer Explains the World by Franklin Foer Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches: The Riddles of Culture by Marvin Harris Fast Food Nation by Eric Sclosser Food Inc by Karl Weber In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World by Mark Kurlansky Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution and How It Can Renew America by Thomas Friedman The Lexus and the Olive Tree by Thomas Friedman Freakonomics by Steven Levitt The Future of Power by Joseph Nye How to Run the World by Parag Khanna The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Fall of America's Man-Made Landscape by James Howard Kunstler We Just Want to Live Here: An Unlikely Teenage Friendship in the Two Jerusalems by Amal Rifa'i and Odelia Ainbinder Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl Wu Dunn Confucius Lives Next Door by TR Reid The Middle of Everywhere: The World's Refugees Come to Our Town by Mary Pipher The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini Running the Rift by Naomi Benaron (Rwandan genocide) Red Scarf Girl by Ji-Li Jiang Beyond the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo (Mumbai slums) City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World's Largest Refugee Camp by Ben Rawlence The last book on the list was just published this year. I highly recommend that anyone read it.

Like Tara and others have shared, we have also been flexible: --Dd does some work during the summers. --We block full classes into semesters (best thing ever!). --I keep track of cumulative hours for art, a class low on dd's priority list. The hours will add up to one credit over the high school years. --Dd's world history class focused on only ancient history (whole world, though) instead of trying to smush the entirety of world history into one class. --Because our state has no requirements for homeschoolers, we have been free to plan dd's high school with an eye to college requirements. PE will not be on her transcript---her physical activity comes through one of her main extracurriculars, ballet.

Dd used to do math during the summers with Art of Problem Solving classes (first the competition-math classes, and then the shorter Number Theory and Counting & Probability plus a Geometry than ran March-Sept). Last summer she spent four weeks at a language-immersion camp. This summer she is studying language intensively (four hours of class time each day, plus homework, study group, and required office hours) at a university far away from home. Next summer will be her last before college. There's a chance she'll be studying abroad then, so more language aquisition.

We are accidental homeschoolers. We pulled youngest dd from her (good) school in fifth grade because her academic needs were not being met. I thought we'd homeschool for four years and then send her to one of the private or charter high schools in our area. We started looking at the high school choices while she was in seventh grade and realized that none would fit her needs. She started taking university classes this year (10th by age). We've made the decision to graduate her early, so this is her last year homeschooling :)

Dh and I did Marriage Envounter weekend when our oldest kids were young (and we couldn't afford any time away). It wad more relationship-y than Catholic-y, if you know what I mean. Highly recommend.

We began homeschooling six years ago when dd was in fifth grade. I have never done any direct instruction with her. Instead we have • buddy-read lit or history and discussed as we went along • worked problems side-by-side (or across the table) from prealgebra through AP calculus • read a section or chapter separately then discussed it • watched documentaries together, pausing to discuss • listened to Great Courses/Teaching Company lectures together, pausing to discuss and google interesting bits • followed a flipped-classroom mode in which she would read and/or watch video clips one day and then we'd discuss the topic the next day • followed a flipped-classroom mode in which she would read/watch and do a problem set or answer questions (short essay, not basic comprehension fil-in-the-blank-type questions) one day, and then we'd discuss and go over her work the next Dd has no patience for direct instruction even in foreign language classes. She prefers (and learns faster in) the immersion model.

We have half a million on me and a million on dh, outside of his work's amount (a complicated formula). He has a succession plan signed and in place; if he were to predecease me when still working, his partner would pay me a certain sum over a period of years. Ds23 now has life insurance through work, 1x his salary I believe.

I had a moment the other day after I realized we will never again be able to eat my mom's lasagna recipe as a family. I am still in mourning. Dh, ddYounger: dairy-free DdOlder: gluten-free, rice-free, soy-free, almond-free

We usedand highly enjoyed History of the Ancient World: A Global Perspective (Aldrete). It's 36 lectures long. I combined them with a number of books from our excellent public library system.

Dh walked into the closest non-airport location at 7am last Wednesday. He had to wait 25 minutes (6 people ahead). Dd and I walked in last Thursday also at opening and only had to wait 10 minutes. The process took just a few minutes, probably because we had passports instead of birth certificates and licenses/IDs. Within *48 hours* dd and I received the emails of approval, with links to retrive our KTN! Dh hadn't received his by the time we left for the airport very early Monday morning, so we resigned ourselves to the BWI security line. When he pulled up his texted Delta boarding pass, the precheck notification was there. For flying Delta, there is a place to add the KTN when checking in, just under the person's name (I believe). You could check your online FF account to see if can be added there. Ours now say something like "KTN saved" so we shouldn't have to add it again when flying Delta. Btw the security line at BWI was easily 30 minutes long at 6am on Memorial Day. We had to wait for one person ahead of us in the TSA precheck line :D

Omg yes we saved at least 30 minutes this morning at BWI (at 6am!!!)

:grouphug:

^^ oh ok I understand. Dh did something similar for both my mom and my dad.

Oh man :grouphug:

What's with the photo CD? Like someone is going to later look at the pix of Auntie Jo's memorial? Dh wants to be buried feet-down in our backyard. As that is not allowed yet ;) he's compromising with cremation and scattering wherever we want. That's my plan as well. I had to take care of my dad's arrangements. It's all a blur, but I think we spent about $5K plus the food for the at-home reception.