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See you are doing it all wrong. I pick stuff that interests "me" at this point. So if they don't remember it, oh well, at least "I" enjoyed myself. LOL
THIS exactly!!!
The poast few weeks I have finally realized that I cannot continue trying to get my kids to actually pay attention to me when I do school with all of them. The 4 youngest ones anyway. I have kept them together as much as possible and honestly, if it's not something they care about or read for themselves, they don't listen to flippin thing I say.
Fine.
Lats week I had it and handed the 9 yo and 10 yo boys a couple books each, and a stack of worksheets and now they can sit there and do that till their butts are flatter than a pancake! I'm reading to the 6 and 7 yo because our state requires science and social studies, they do a couple ETC worksheets, and whatever math they pick up and that's it.
But, "I" want to read the Little House on the Prairie books and when I'm reading they (after YEARS of teaching them) are semi-quiet and I make them sit (in one spot at least) so it's quiter than normal and "I" like the books and I record that in the stupid education log the stupid state requires and now I am MUCH less stressed and my kitchen is clean!!!
So there!!!
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Maybe today wasn't the best day of school. Do your kids remember what you do year to year in content subjects? They remember math, grammar, writing, but I asked Rebecca about last year and she squinted her eyes and said, "We studied America, right?" :banghead: I'm reading Amy Carmichael out loud and allowing them to play quietly while I read and they can't remember a thing. I might as well sit in my room and read to myself if they're getting nothing out of it. Yet they love the story and Sylvia named a character in a game "Amy" for Amy Carmichael.
Am I making an impression?
3 weeks ago, my TEN year old did not know what country we live in. I was shocked.
This isn't the first time one of my kids has floored me with what they have not retained.
So, yea, I feel like that A LOT!
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we have PS kids come to our home often (some good friends of our kids) and every once in a while I will see them bringing home a "project"....a diarama, or a clay model of something or some other type of project. Now, I don't want to compare our school to the public school, but I sometimes wonder if I should be doing more "projects' with the kids.
We do SOTW activities, we do science experiements as they come up in our curriculum, and we have done the occasional lapbook (but my kids are outgrowing that phase).
So, do you have your kids make models of the solar system, or do a science fair type project, or a poetry notebook...or the like??
My kids are 12, 11 and 8.
thanks.
I wish I could do projects with my kids that they actually enjoyed and learned from and didn't require hours of my planning and cleaning up after and they spend about 5 minutes doing it and get nothing from it.
If my kids were ht etype that would get enthusiastic about things and excited and ghave fun and recall something somewhat sorta educational, I would happily do them.
But, they aren't and they don't. Projects (even so-called science experiments) are just pointless here. I think it depends on you and your kids.
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well, that seems very unethical, to sell an ebook that has not been written!
I did get it. 2 months later, after I emailed again and asked for it. But they should have said something on the web site about it not being completed.
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I just got this for my 13 yo and I LOVE it!!!! It's colorful and interesting and explains things in an understandable way without being dumbed down.
I like the actvities book also.
I am thinking of getting ATB for my 10 yo boy.
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Tammy your experience scares me. We are doing a hybrid of A+W and CATW soon. I have everything I need except the Habitats, Hollows and Homes Journal. I wanted to get the ebook version but they said on facebook that you have to pay a $5 service fee if you want it on more then two devices and to have it protected. That makes it more expensive then the print addition. We are also upgrading our old laptop, so if I order before getting it that'll mess up my two allowed downloads. Maybe I should just skip the journal and use generic notebooking pages?
Have it protected??
Well, I sure wouldn't wait till I needed it to get it, kwim? It's a shame because I LOVE their notebooking pages and really, their lack of professionalism is what keeps me from buying from them again. Or at least it has.
ETA: I really like the looks of their language arts but I'm leery of not getting what I pay for when I pay for it so...
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wait, I thought if you bought an e-book it was an instant download. How can they sell an instant download that isn't there???? I'm confused. That is just nuts.
I bought it and thought the same, didn't get it by the next day so I emailed and asked them and they said they send them within 2 business days. But I only got part of it because they said it wasn't completed due to health issues.
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I'm sorry, if you are going to run a business and sell something to the public, you NEED to be prepared to do things like have timely shipments, FULL shipments, etc. If you went into a restaurant and paid for a buffet and they only had peas, butter, and uncooked shrimp, after advertising they had over 300 items, wouldn't you want your money back? Yes! And of course you would want it back THAT DAY, not months later. AND if this happened more than once this restaurant would no longer be in business, be sued, etc. but because this is a homeschool Christian company somehow they are exempt from following basic rules of business?
If they have so many problems, stop running the business and fix them! Since they don't do that and they do, in fact, have quite a bad rep for slow shipments, not shipping everything, returning refunds months (years?) later, AFTER the customer harrassed them for it, how is it mean-spitited to call them con artists? what else could you say about them/ This has been going on for YEARS. And they always have some sort of excuse instead of fixing the problem.This is the reason I never ordered from them till they had ebooks. When I did order it, I didn't get all of it and when I emailed was told they had health issues which delayed them getting the product finished. Apparently they have said this before? So, why not say that on the web sitelike Sonlight did when they came out with new IG's that were not ready when they thought they'd be?
Why do these issues only occur with WP and NOT with all the other homeschool, family-run, businesses?
Why are they always behind with shipping, refunds, etc?
And why is it that when people call them for it, that is wrong? How is it wrong to expect them to run their BUSINESS like a BUSINESS?
ETA: When I asked about the rest of my EBOOK (that did not have to be shipped) I was told it would be finished in about 2 weeks. 2 MONTHS later I emailed again asking for it. They did send it, but why did I have to email them and ask for something I'd already paid for? Do they keep hand-written records on their fridge or something?? Don't thhey have computers?
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I had a website saved (so I thought) where you could choose a part of the world and print out maps of any size. Large wall size maps could be printed using multiple sheets of 8 1/2 x 11 paper and then put together after printing. Does anyone know where I can find it again? I just spent 30 minutes searching. :(
This?
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I'm puzzled. If MUS teaches only addition in one year, and only subtraction in the next year, and so on, how does it align with the CC? If CC says that multiplication should be introduced in grade 2, then how can MUS achieve that with their atypical sequence?
they can't. they aren't changing the whole program, just adding some extra stuff.
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Thanks all. My son does realize all the downsides, and abhors the idea of homework LOL. But I think this is more just a plea, that he somehow wants to be even MORE involved. He mentioned something about how one of his friends is having a sleep over and how he isn't invited because he just isn't around them as much. I suggested he have a sleepover at OUR house and invite whomever he liked. He really liked that idea. I think I just have to listen to exactly what it is he feels he is missing--sleepovers, the ability to "moan together" about a bad teacher...i mean, yes, he knows that they're COMPLAINING but he feels left out, kwim?
ETA: He just asked me if he would ever be allowed to have a cell phone. When I asked why he said "all my friends have cell phones." So maybe that's the real issue? LOL. I told him if the reason he wanted to go to public school was to get a cell phone, we might be able to accommodate him. :laugh:
Well, they can't have the cell phone during school hours! lol
I would have pointed out that going to ps does not automatically guarentee he will be invited to "all" the sleepovers, all the parties, etc.
IMO, when they hit puberty it's the WORST time to have more peer influence than parental. Especially teenagers! Their brains fall out when they are teenagers!
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Let's say you had a child who had 90% public school friends. On his sports team, in other recreational pursuits.....and he expressed interest in going. You query him as to why, and finally he admits that he doesn't like feeling "different" from all his friends. You've already explained to him about public school homework, lack of tailoring to the student, getting up early. But he still talks about it occasionally and you feel badly because he really likes being "one of the gang" and (you believe) feels a bit left out when the other kids are commiserating.
Ignore it?
Sorry, I'd ignore it even MORE because he did want to fit in. Red flag for me!
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I had looked at their curric but because of all the negativity about the shipping didn't order it till I saw they had ebooks. So I did order the ebooks but only recieved part of it. When I emailed and asked about I was told it wasn't ready and would be ready in X amount of time and I would get it then. Of course, I didn't but when I needed it I emailed again, and they did send it.
I like their stuff and really like their notebook pages but I wouldn't order something that had to be mailed and wouldn't order any ebooks if I needed them right away.
It's really weird that they take so long to ship like this and there is NO way they do not know of all these complaints.
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This thread cracks me up! I also have TWO of these. :lol: I've literally saved my son's life twice. I could tell you all kinds of stories about my son. When he was 3, I sat in the car and cried in a store parking lot, because he was so out of control. He literally took off running in the parking lot and I couldn't catch him. I was putting the baby (when my 8 yro was a baby) in her carseat and he opened the door of the van, jumped out and started sprinting away through the parked cars. Who does that???? Also, if there was a piece of furniture/bookshelf, he would climb it. If there was a car coming, he would run out in the street. My husband and I started having nightmares about him being hit by a car. When we were driving in the car, he would figure out how to escape from his carseat and jump around in the backseat. I would have to pull over and it would be a fight to the death to get him back in his carseat. The neighborhood kids thought he was the shiznit, because one time - after his bath (when he was about 3) - he ran out the front door naked and ran down the street of our cul-de-sac - laughing and looking behind him to see if I was following. In a nutshell, he was a NUT.
:cheers2:
Not sure if this makes you feel any better, but my son is 10 now and is an awesome dude. Very calm. I was soooo proud of him yesterday, because he tested for his red belt in Tae Kwon Do. He's going to be a black belt this summer. Also, at our last tournament, he took 1st place in weapons. :coolgleamA: He spent all evening yesterday building some huge Halo Lego spaceship - it took him HOURS of focusing/concentrating to build this thing.
It gets better!!!
The running thing, yea, 2 of my boys did it. My youngest girl did it a few times. My 7 yo has finally stopped trying to take off but I have to hold onto him ALL the time we are out of the house. If i can't then one of his siblings grabs him. Mostly now we hold onto him because he will get into stuff like a 3 year old. He's very immature. And hyper. And easily distracted. And impulsive. And...
I looked on a web site and answered a basic questionare aboyt the symptoms for ADHD and he has all of them. He proudly tells everyone who will listen (and those who won't) that he has all the ADHD's.
He has no clue what that even means. lol
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Yes, each workbook has a number. You can go on amazon, look at the sample pages and find the number. oR, when you print out a sheet, there is a number on the bottom. That is the book number. So if you print out one civil war pocket, just put int the search box that number and only pages from that book will come up. I tried it just looking at it, can't print anything, and it works!
I LOVE YOU!!!!!! lol
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They lie.
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3 year old boy constantly getting into the same places he knows he is not supposed to get into.
Constantly doing the same things day after day that we continually tell him "no".
We ask him "are you supposed to be in there?" and he says "no"
Does he have a behavior problem? or a learning problem? or is this just what 3 year old boys are like?
Its like he never learns a lesson, even if he gets hurt time and time again , doing the thing that we say no to.
Hes burned himself several times on pots because he want stay away from the stove.
I just dont understand why its not "clicking". Hes very bright in all other areas, except the ones that involve boundaries,
saying "no", rules, avoiding harm, and consquences.
help please.
2 of my boys are like this. Really, I think it's a boy thing. I comfort myself by telling myself that boys like this are the brave ones that do great things when they are grown.
Or wind up on reality tv...
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Yes, I would give us all the time off!
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If you put the book number in, then only those sheets will come up.
Book number??
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I might not censor as much with my own kids but if I knew a parent had an objection to a certain topic/movie/book then I would respect that if they/child was at my house. My boys know this too. One friend of mine can't stand Spongebob and doesn't let her kids watch. So if they come over then the boys understand no Spongebob and they don't talk about it around those kids either.
Everybody has to do what's best for their family/kids. I respect that and hope others respect my right to do the same. It just won't look the same for all of us. And I think that's where some exclusion comes in - some people aren't comfortable with the differences.
We do this too.
Btw, we LOVE SpongeBob! lol
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I would never try TOG with a child that young! Too expensive and SOOOOO much work for the parent.
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This caveat is the only thing that stopped me from getting it in the past:
"How long can I use my printed materials?
TeacherFileBox.com provides a license to use all materials on the site only if your subscription is active. If you cancel your subscription, that license is no longer in effect, and you may no longer use the materials. Any materials that you have printed from TeacherFileBox.com must be destroyed immediately. "
This is from their FAQ. It takes away some of the savings for me if I have to destroy everything once my subscription is done. I like keeping bits of the kids work too.
That's the stupidest thing I have read in a long time! I don't think that's even legal!
I have a subscription but it annoys me that can't just look for the book series I want like Civil War History Pockets. ALL of the history pockets come up when I search for that and then they not even in order.
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Honestly, Bella bugged me till the last book. :laugh: She had zero sense of danger or self preservation.
I think it is sorta on topic though - some of the local homeschoolers I know - by no means all - get all freaky about which books their kids read, TV they watch, movies, etc and don't like to associate with people who don't censor as much as they do. The most challenging thing I've run across is that you aren't a good homeschooler if you don't use 'fill in the blank' curriculum because it isn't Bible based and things like that. I run into the same thing in the autism support community - if you don't do therapies x, y and z you aren't a good parent. I am a - if it works for you then great! - type person. I figure everyone has to make the best choices for their family and they may or may not fit my family.
I censor more for my youngest 4 kids than for my oldest 3 but that's because they were all adopted and were abused and they are way more immature (the boys) and every time something gross/weird/whatever happens it becomes the main focus of their LIVES till they get in trouble for it and even then my youngest little boy has NO filter at all on his mouth or brain! For example my 6 yo was sick and had an accident and they still go on and on and on about it even though 2 of the boys still wear pull ups at night. So, for my sanity, I do censor with them. lol
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The fourth one. The birth scene was the more violent. IMO. I've seen more graphic descriptions of honeymoons in Harlequins. (Then again I'm older than dirt)
But I've figured out why I'm excluded - I actually liked the Twilight books. But then I grew up on VC Andrews so they are extremely tame IME. 50 Shades is written so poorly I can't finish two pages of it.
I do not like LOTR or Harry Potter cause I don't like the genre. I have no idea why I liked Twilight but there it is.
The boys think it is stupid anyway. They hate to read fiction of any type.
I'm not one to really censor books. As teens my cousin was a devotee of Harold Robbins. I leaned towards VC Andrews and Jackie Collins.
As someone said upthread - I'm too conservative for the liberals and too liberal for the conservatives.
Oh, I like the Twilight books. Violence doesn't bother me as much as sex in places where it's not needed, kwim? What bothered me about the honeymoon scence was the fact that Bella had bruises all over her after and was all gung ho about it. THAT bothered me.
I've tried reading LOTR but couldn't get through them all. Just not something I can get into.
I've read quite a few YA novels, mostly dysatopian like Hunger Games and Divergent (both series are VERY good, IMO).
I think we are getting way off topic here. lol
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