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One more idea, HootOwl--the Bryn Mawr Classical Review has its archives online, where one may read reviews of most of the books I and the others here have mentioned--sometimes a good detailed review is better than a few sample pages for giving you an overall sense of any given book.
HG
Another fabulous site! I have lots of research and reading to do here.
May I ask, HG, what should be my factors/criteria for determining which type of Greek to study? We are Christian--Protestant--so I think we would enjoy being able to read biblical texts in the Greek language, but we're primarily planning to study Greek for a more rigorous, classical academic study. Where would be a good place to read discussions on the different types of Greek and their uses and advantages?
I so much appreciate your responses as well as all the others to my question. You all are awsome!
Lisa
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What a great resource. Thank you!
Lisa
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You've all given me a lot to think about so far. Any other advice still welcome! I'll be reading and digesting and exploring --- my favorite part!
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My children just completed their first year of Latin this past school year using Latin for Children A from Classical Academic Press. They loved it so much that they wish to start Greek in the fall! So, now I have TWO foreign languages to learn myself as I'm helping them to learn.
I've browsed Latin curriculum on this board, on Amazon, on Ebay, etc., but I really haven't been able to look at enough pages/samples to decide which would be a good program for me to use this summer to get a jump start on these languages before we delve back into serious study this fall?
Any recommendations from experts out there who have been there / done that?
If it makes any difference, we are planning to continue with Classical Academic Press materials (for Latin and Greek) for the first level, and we are using traditional classical pronounciation of Latin. Not sure yet about any considerations for Greek pronounciation---maybe advice here too?
Thanks so much for taking the time to read my post. Looking forward to hearing some great insights!
Lisa
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Lady Stella Brownie McNatt-Falls
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Wow. I hear every day on the news how bad the economy and unemployment is, and I believe it, because we have been living that nightmare since October 2008 when my husband was laid off. He has sent out literally hundreds of resumes, had probably two dozen interviews, and a couple of very "promising" opportunities we were sure would come through (but didn't). He's depressed, I'm depressed, we're in a rural, depressed area, and nothing is coming around.
We lost all of our equity when we had to short-sell our home in Atlanta (after the real estate market tanked). We've spent all our 401k we ever had. I'm working part-time doing substitute teaching, and dh is generating what money he can from a start-up IT business. It's been HARD and VERY humbling and VERY difficult to face my family, because I've always been successful. Our marriage is struggling, but we're hanging on, thinking this has to end some time, right?
Here is a link to an article that my husband read to me last night. He just kept repeating, "Wow. Wow." It was like reading his/our story on paper. It's a long article but well worth the reading:
http://www.newsweek.com/2011/04/17/dead-suit-walking.html
Just wanted to add another story to let you know you are not alone, but hoping we'll all have a turn-around real soon.
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We love Latin for Children in our home as well! My 4th and 6th graders asked for Latin dictionaries, gave their animals Latin names, posted messages on Facebook in Latin, all KINDS of stuff! I think it's because they love language study anyway (because it's so different), but they really enjoy the chants, workbook pages, and stories from Latin for Children. It's a keeper for us!
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For us, Latin is our vocabulary study. First English from the Roots Up, and now Latin and Greek as full language courses.
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We are presently doing Latin and plan to add Greek in the fall. My kids love studying languages and asked to add Greek all on their own!
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I use ikeepbookmarks.com. It's very simple to use, allows for folders and sub-folders, and is available from any laptop or PC I use which makes it practical when I'm in the library, at a friend's house, etc.
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Thanks to all you who offered advice on the e-readers. It's always good to hear others' opinions before taking that leap!
I THINK I'm going to ask for a B&W Nook for my birthday in May. I really want to take an e-reader outside with the kids for reading, picnicking, nature study, etc., and that's my top priority. I'll figure out the light situation for reading at night.
I hope my dh can take the hint and get one for me, now!
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I know exactly what I want, but it doesn't appear to exist (yet). In case I'm missing a product that does do what I want, I'm asking experienced e-reader shoppers for help.
What I would like, in order of importance to me:
1. Able to download library e-books (main reason I want an e-reader).
2. Easy-to-read screen / less eye strain (Headaches are a problem for me when I read a lot)
3. Would LIKE to read in outdoor setting (nature studies, "fun" school outside)
4. Would ALSO LIKE to read at night in dark room without having an attached book light.
5. My budget needs to stay under $300.
Does anything like this exist out there? I'm learning towards the regular Nook, but I wish it had some lighting for night-time reading.
Any and all opinions are greatly appreciated! Thanks so much!!
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A Voice in the Wind and An Echo in the Darkness by Francine Rivers----POWERFUL stuff!
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The Great Dalmuti is a GREAT card game----easy to learn involves more strategy when you become more familiar with it. It can be played with as few as 4 players or as many as 10-12 which makes it a GREAT party game.
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Winner for me was the Panini stand at the back of the convention hall. YUMMY!!!
:iagree: Compared to other fare available, it was well worth the cost!
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This is our first year with TOG. We're doing Year 1 Units 1 and 2, ready to start unit 3 in about 4 more weeks with 2 students---12 dd in Dialectic and 10 ds in Upper Grammar.
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this from a Christian male friend of mine who said this during a married couples small group Bible study. He had been honest about his struggle in this area and admitted it to friends/peers at his church and was promptly asked to step down from service role in the church. They basically through him under the bus.
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I think you'll be very pleased with Rod & Staff. I know I was. It was my one "sure thing" as far as curriculum was concerned, and I told other homeschooling moms that I would never change. Well, I had to eat my words on that one, but I STILL love the program. It is probably the most thorough and rigorous grammar program out there, as far as I'm concerned, and I really enjoyed the plainness and simpleness of it compared with all the "flashy" modern curricula.
Hope you have a great year and keep loving Rod & Staff!
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You expressed so many of the same frustrations and concerns that I feel, so I just wanted to let you know you are not the only one out there feeling this way!
We, too, have moved a LOT over the last few years---5 different houses (in different states) in 5 years---yikes! I have realized that moving takes a tremendous toll on my ability to focus and be proactive about lesson planning and follow-through. Whether you're planning and packing for a move or unpacking and organizing after a move, there are several weeks that are "lost" (at least for me) in our homeschooling world. THEN, there's the mental and emotional exhaustion of adjusting afterwards, and that interferes with my focus on schooling. I've been so disappointed to see that we are accomplishing so little of what I had originally wanted when I first read TWTM eight years ago. What I've had to do instead is realize that I'm still providing a better education for my kids than they would get in school. My husband is constantly reminding me that there is more to educating our children than "book learning", and he's right!
What's has helped me this past year, is going back to TWTM, reading it again, and looking where my kids are now to make a new "plan" to get us back on track. Especially since my oldest child is in the logic stage this year, I really wanted to "kick it up a notch" and focus on the skills that TWTM recommended at this stage instead of just the content. I keep telling myself that it's never too late to get back on track---some people don't even start homeschooling until their kids are in middle school or high school---so we start anew.
It's helped me to choose 1 or 2 things each year (or quarter/semester, etc.) as new goals. This past year it was Latin. I've tried Latin 2-3 times over the past years and never was able to stick with it. Well, this year, it's my kids' favorite subject, and we are right on schedule!
I think it also takes a while to find the RIGHT curriculum for your children AND for you. So much of my frustration over the years has been trying to implement "hands-on" subjects like science and art when I'm not a "hands-on" teacher. Instead of throwing in the towel when I can't use a program with all the bells and whistles, I try instead to find a program that is easier for me to use. While I still believe that science is best when it includes a lot of experiements and activities, I've reconciled myself to accepting more of a text-book curriculum here to make it easier for us to get science "done". And surprise! Both my kids love their science texts this year!
I just want to encourage you to hang in there and keep re-thinking at times what is most important for you to accomplish and giving yourself permission to change directions when you need to, AND to take breaks when you need them. All of us have times where we feel inadequate, but we just need to remember that we are our kids' best teachers and that all things in life---school included---have its seasons of rise and fall. We just have to hang in there through them.
Wishing you lots of blessings for a great school year!
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and right now we're going only the reading part of the program, but my daughter LOVES it. She finds it so interesting that she reads some of it to her younger brother, and HE likes it. She seems to be retaining quite a bit, so I'm happy.
I've struggled for YEARS trying to do a "hands-on" science program, but I can never manage to pull all of it together. We are getting much more accomplished/covered this year by simply letting her read the text. We discuss it, I quiz her verbally, and she completes a written "test" that I type from the chapter review questions.
There are so many additional resources available at their website that can supplement and fill-in (in my opinion) for the lack of experiments we are doing. In the Skills and Worksheets section, there are really good worksheets that cover all kinds of general science/math topics.
I plan for us to use the Life Science and Physical Science programs over the next two years.
Good luck with your decision!
Lisa
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until this year when I tried CLE Language Arts with my 5th grader. Although he does not LOVE it, he does like it better than Rod & Staff, and it does a wonderful job of sentence diagramming. I actually prefer CLE, because it includes spelling, handwriting, and grammar all in one program. The 3-week lesson books are also very handy for taking along in the bookbag when we are running errands.
If you haven't looked at it yet, please do!
http://www.clp.org/store/by_subject/3
Good luck!
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Are they usually available in your library? Or do you subscribe to a video service like Netflix?
Thanks for all the hard work! The list is fabulous!
Lisa
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I drooled over the catalog for 2 years planning the time I would use it, bouought the whole kit-n-kaboodle and even tried the language arts with my 2nd grader. I was constantly frustrated with the lack of continuity and "flow" through the schedule. We ended up using our materials in a unit-study format, combining several weeks of "schedules" together and rearranging things to flow better. I spent so much time rearranging the schedule, that I could have written my own schedule, just using their books. Even the crafts and activities (which were the major reason I chose the curriculum) became tedious for my kids after a while.
I so much WANTED to love WP, but I couldn't justify buying it another year with all the work I had to do to make it work for us.
I will admit that I am a type-A perfectionist and that I have struggled with almost every curriculum I have ever tried since we left the preschool stage!
Lisa
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but I haven't got them "planned" yet! I'm still in a fog about all the planning I have to do and our school starts in September! Yikes!!
Recommendations for Latin and Greek curriculum for adult learner (Me!)
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Thanks for the recommendation from you (and from PameLA in VA) about checking out Latin Alive to use now. I did as you suggested and read all the sample pages and resources---especially the ones comparing to Wheelocks. I really like the comparison between the two, but I especially am glad to note the differences in the grade level/audience to which each was written. Since my kids and I all enjoy the Latin for Children program, it seems natural to use Latin Alive now for my self-study. My children will benefit now from my additional knowledge (hopefully!) and they will certainly learn from the program themselves in a couple of years when they are ready to move up to it.
GREAT advice! Now off to read the responses again regarding Greek---a little more tough nut to crack, I'm afraid.
Many thanks,
Lisa