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  1. My son decided to lead our zoology co-op class this year, much to the delight of all the kids.  (He's entering 9th grade and showing us moms up with the kids excited to do their work and participate.) We are wanting to give him some sort of public speaking credit for this as he lesson plans and facilitates the class. Any ideas for course description?  Grading options?  Any suggestions on how to supplement  this to really be a benefit for him?  I know it's all sort of vague, but I really didn't think he was serious when he chose to take this on.

  2. There's definitely something up with the How to Train Your Dragon series. There is a set narrated by David Tennant and another narrated by Gerard Doyle. When I went to buy the first two books some time ago, the Tennant ones weren't available so I bought the Doyle versions which were fine. Now they are gone and the Tennant ones are on sale. I still have my Doyle ones but they don't seem to be on the site anymore that I can see. I assume it is one of those regional availability things.

    Doyle was the original narrator.  Then around book 5-6 Tennant came in, but the books were abridged (really silly given how short the stories are).  Then some came unabridged, and we started getting those.  Shortly thereafter they disappeared all together with a statement dealing with rights.  Now he's back with the unabridged.  Maybe they went back and recontracted and updated the books.  Not complaining at all.  My boys are happy to see them back!

     

    It is odd how some of the books come and go.  I've noticed it mostly with British recordings.

  3. So do these books stay for as long as you need them, and you maintain your subscription?  Does it equate to audible in a sense? Those Draw Write Now books intrigue me. I'd not seen them before, and might be what is needed to help with penmanship here

  4. My parents used to make me wear doctor prescribed inserts when I was younger. My feet NEVER got used to them and the pain I had wearing them was awful. (This went for well-supported shoes too.)  The last few years, I actually learned that my feet are flat and meant to stay flat! The cheaper and flatter the shoe, the better, for me.  This just to say, it may be something that just isn't meant to be.

  5. I'm going to start using Prego, I think I have 6th edition.  I've not been able to find an instructor's guide, but the resource and testing book has the answers for the text and workbook, just not the tests that are in that book. :confused1:  I just bought a "very good" used workbook and am hoping for the best, it was five bucks as opposed to the $50 for a new one.  I'm going to try to make that work.  We also have Rosetta Stone and Duolingo.  Going to make this work somehow. I'm not an Italian speaker, but am familiar with the language.  Guess we'll see. The way I see it, I have four years to get him to pass the SAT 2 to meet his two year requirement. :willy_nilly:

  6. You'd know the sandwich guy.  He used to be in Pinetamare, but then relocated when the support site opened.  Amazing sandwiches!  Last I heard, I thought someone said he'd retired.  Aldo is also amazing.  He's a walking encyclopedia and no two tours are the same.  Enjoy your time there and get out to see things--Naples can be really depressing otherwise.

     

  7. I preordered over the weekend, but then started Echo in the Bone again, so although it's on the kindle waiting, I think I'll finish rereading Echo. Although I can't wait to see how she tied up all those loose ends! I've been reading since just before Voyager was released and she thought there'd be just six books.

  8. What airline are you taking?  That can make a huge difference.  For us, the iPads have been worth their weight in gold.  No excuses for not having anything to do given the amount of games, movies, and books you can put on them.  That said, once my kids are on the plane, they usually just use the in-flight entertainment.  (We prefer the Asian carriers where each seat has its own screen and the best customer service.)  Snacks are a must, a water bottle that can be refilled is handy.

  9. Reading the responses has truly been eye-opening to the whole other world that we live in here.  I didn't think twice of allowing my 9 year old to go to the movies with his older brother.  Now that he is ten and has an ID, he's able to go on and off base by himself even--which he has done.  I am so grateful that I live in a country where none of these thoughts have ever entered my mind.

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