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    Computer Programming: An Academic Subject for 9th grade?

    in High School and Self-Education Board

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    We consider it to be of great value in our homeschool.  Ds will attend college and his major will be computer science.  Even if our ds wasn't interested, we still would have included it in our high school; I plan for my dd to take it in high school. (The computer age sets the stage for future employment.) Some cover schools require a computer course in high school.

     

    We use TeenCoder at homeschool programming . com (leave out spaces)

    Treasured Conversations, 8FilltheHeart's new writing program,......

    in General Education Discussion Board

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    My ds is in 5th grade and we have slacked on writing over the years.  Our curriculum, LLATL, doesn't have alot of writing instruction.  I need to get her into a good writing curriculum and it looks like Treasured Conversations may be the best choice (vs Writing Tales).  We use Easy Grammar.  Would that be overdoing the grammar along with TC?  Is TC an open and go curriculum?  I realize it is parent intensive, which is fine.  Also, does TC assume that the parent already  knows how to teach writing? 

     

    Thanks!

     

    Writing Tales & Treasured Conversations ?differences?

    in Logic Stage & Middle Grade Challenges

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    I am new to the "classical writing" style and I don't know which one would be the best for us (5th grade--not much exposure to writing). I want step-by-step instruction and something that doesn't assume that I know how to teach a reluctant non-writer.  After viewing the samples of the two curricula, I still am not getting a feel for the differences between them.  Can someone shed some light on this?  (I've read most of the 10 pg thread on TC.)

     

    Thanks!

     

    Writing programs are killing me.

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    We've used various writing programs over the last 11 years of homeschooling, trying to find the perfect fit.  Right now we are using Essentials in Writing.  It is laid out step by step. The dvd's are short lessons that you watch before the student moves on to the worksheets. I like the fact that the worksheets are laid out so that the student can get their thoughts in order before moving on with a rough draft. You still need a grammar program, even though there is review in the early grades. For high school, we use Daily Grams. For the elementary level, we use Easy Grammar.  

     

    (2014 EDIT:  I went back to IEW because it required more details.)

     

    Just a side note on the programs we have used for writing:

    Liked:
    ~Writing Strands 4th/5th grade (good starting point for reluctant writer too)
    ~Jump in Writing 6th grade (good starting point for reluctant writer)
    ~IEW DVD programs by Andrew Pudewa 7thth/& up 

    Didn't like at all:
    ~Hake Grammar and Writing 5th grade used one semester (didn't like, not enough instruction for my liking)
    ~Lightning Lit 6th grade used one semester (didn't like, not enough instruction for my liking)
    ~Character Quality Language Arts 7th grade used one semester (overly complicated, time consuming)

    Rod & Staff/A Beka English grade 7

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    I saw Susan Wise Bauer's suggestion to move from R & S English/Grammar to A Beka English/Grammar in 7th grade to prep for the high school courses that A Beka offers.

     

    Like Susan mentioned in another post, we have used 1 yr below grade level in R & S because it did seem advanced for my child. We've been up to par in grade level 6 on all subjects but use grade 5 R & S in English and have done great since we went "down" a year in that subject.

     

    So here's the question. My child will be in 7th grade next year. If I continued with R & S, I would use grade 6 English/Grammar. But if I do what Susan suggests, do I go straight into A Beka 7 or is that advanced too? So that would mean I need to go into A Beka 6? I heard that A Beka was advanced at grade level and I'm soooo confused.

     

    We definately struggled in R & S at grade level in English. I do not want to struggle at grade level in A Beka. Susan always has her perspective right on target, just need some input on the way A Beka does things.

     

    Any input would be helpful. Thanks! :rolleyes:

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