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My oldest DD really enjoyed Foerster materials. I had her try to AoPS, and she didn't care for it at all (I understand that is heresy). I am wading into AoPS again, this time with son who has also used (and enjoyed) Foerster materials. They are both naturals at math as well as conceptual learners. They have spent most of their educations learning through discovery. They simply don't care to ponder math. So I think I understand what you are going through, and I would definitely let her do it in the manner she is comfortable with. At least for my oldest DD, forcing AoPS would have killed her interest in math. Just my .02

In addition to the above (we used all of Vandiver's courses), my son in particular enjoyed Understanding Greek and Roman Technology and Experiencing Rome. My daughter and I listened to portions of Masterpieces of Ancient Greek Literature. We skipped the areas covered by Vandiver's courses.

It is David Chandler's site here

Priceless!

Congratulations to both of you! :hurray:

My children enjoyed the Poetry for Young People series.

I avoided it during early elementary because of my children's sensitive natures. It is much more graphic (and more relatable since it's the modern world they are growing up in), so I personally would not recommend it for K-3. Just my .02

I agree with MCT program. It is outstanding and definitely scalable. All three of my kids really enjoyed the approach.

My son just received an invitation to join SET with exceptional scores across all three sections! This is a feat given his penchant for solving for the wrong variable and generally overlooking the obvious. :lol: I am so proud of the maturity he demonstrated to do this. Thanks for letting me share. :)

Thanks! I am going to look into it. DS took the SAT this month so that we would have the results lined up for application in case we pursue the online route.

I have been working on trying to find a local mentor for him. Right now it is my oldest daughter, who is helping her harried mom (G is such a blessing!) He does alright with self-study, but the interaction with others would be beneficial and would keep him accountable. I think the best case scenario is likely a mentor or smaller classes.

Congratulations to both of you!

Thank you for the wonderful ideas! I will look into them. I am trying to teach him a work ethic, and so far the only one tapped out is me. I really want him to rise to the challenge, so maybe I can get him moving with some of these ideas. The biggest struggle for me, quite honestly, is that I have to get behind my son and work alongside him every step of the way. He is a completely typical (and silly) 12 year old boy who just happens to be really smart. So he is not self-motivated but can accomplish amazing things with a mentor. I cannot be that mentor for higher level maths and sciences, so I am trying to find something (with limited financial resources) that will strike that balance. I will definitely check out those resources!

He is fairly advanced across the board (at least around here :) ). He will complete Algebra based Physics and Precalculus in early Spring. For Humanities, he works out of college texts with me and with language tutors.

I would appreciate some advice regarding Stanford's Online High School program for my son. I have come to the end of what I can do for him in respect of Maths and Sciences and am looking for opportunities that take into account both his chronological age (12) and his advanced intellectual abilities. Does anyone have any experience they can share? Thanks so much!

Outstanding!

PWN the SAT is our #1 recommendation for SAT Math prep.

That's great that you are letting her progress at her own pace. Local friends thought we were "nuts", but children need to be taught at their level--whatever it is. We didn't run into roadblocks- other than a high ability son with a poor work ethic. Even so, he sailed through HS math and is taking Precalc as a 7th grader. I don't know when he will hit an academic challenge-------his attitude is very challenging though. :glare:

We retained oldest DD's middle school SAT scores, and she will take ACT this upcoming spring (sophomore). Son will retain his SAT scores (7th grader) and take ACT in high school. I don't know as of yet with respect to my other daughter.

My daughter has completed four years of Attic Greek, the first two spent using Athenaze. She would highly recommend it to a motivated student. She also self-studies NT Biblical Greek (Septuagint is on the horizon :) ). If your daughter would like a fellow student's perspective from someone who loves Greek, I am sure my daughter would answer any questions she has.

Well, being an attorney, all three of mine know how to reason and argue well, but there is nothing efficient about our discussions If anything, they just seem to debate more and more, albeit effectively. Some days, I'm convinced it's my twins' greatest goal in life to subdue me in this war of attrition .... :lol: :lol:

Is there any update on whether the first several chapters may be available to get us through to the updated November release date? Thanks!

:iagree: I grew up with an emotionally intense "over-the-top" gifted brother. We have always been very close, but it is quite the roller coaster ride living with them in the teen years. Talking through things as a family did.not.work. Counseling helped some. Sometimes, my mom and I would leave because it devolved into lose-lose shouting matches with my dad; and, to be honest, it was so emotionally distressing to me watching two people I loved tremendously going at each other like that. Being an HSP only magnified the problems I had in dealing with it. One thing that did seem to have a positive effect was keeping him physically active in lots of sports. Otherwise, walking away was all that we could do most of the time. Just a sibling's perspective, for what it's worth.

Love it!!! This is part of standard package around here. :lol: Seriously, though, we discuss and work on the above a lot!!