I posted this in the K-8 Board, but thought I would post it over here to see if anyone might have any recommendations. My dd11 has decided that she really wants to learn several languages before she graduates. She has mentioned Italian, Romanian, French, and Chinese. She has also mentioned wanting to learn ASL. She will be in 6th grade next year. I honestly have NO idea where to even start her. She will be working with a lady who teaches Latin next year. Do we just start with Latin and add in a new language every year or two? What would be the best approach to teaching a child multiple languages in a 6 year time span? Thanks!

My dd11 has decided that she really wants to learn several languages before she graduates. She has mentioned Italian, Romanian, French, and Chinese. She has also mentioned wanting to learn ASL. She will be in 6th grade next year. I honestly have NO idea where to even start her. She will be working with a lady who teaches Latin next year. Do we just start with Latin and add in a new language every year or two? What would be the best approach to teaching a child multiple languages in a 6 year time span? Thanks!

The one we are associated with is NOAH Jaguars.

My dd11 is wanting to do a study on animals for 6th grade next year. I have looked at Apologia Zoology, but am concerned that it will be too light for a 6th grader. Are there any other options? She will be doing General Science in 7th grade and Physical Science in 8th. Thanks.

If we decide to continue with DIVE and BJU, which edition is recommended for Chemistry? Thanks!

They just sent out a 2nd round of emails for new beta testers.

One of the biggest changes I noticed in my arthritis came when I removed cow's milk from my diet. It has been an amazing difference and I very rarely have to take medications anymore for the inflammation and pain.

Will be adding this to my list to check out. Thanks.

Thank you. Off to check this out.

He liked it okay and is probably the direction I should continue. Which edition would be the best?

I haven't decided yet. There really aren't any speakers jumping out at me.

I have a ds who is heading towards a STEM career. What would you recommend in the way of Chemistry? He is finishing up BJU Biology using DIVE right now. He will be taking Geometry and Algebra II next year to get him up to speed on math. I have everything else figured out for 10th, but am completely stuck on Chemistry. Thanks!

:iagree:This is what I am going to use.

I am so sorry for your loss.:grouphug:

Glad to see I am not the only one going through my spam folder, just hoping to see an email from them. I really want to try the software.

My son is taking Alg I with Hank this year. He really is getting a lot out of it and enjoys being in the class. He only does one day a week. He has even expressed an interest in taking Geometry and Alg II with Jann. I am very thankful for her class.

Thank you!

Praying for her and her family!

:grouphug: I am so sorry.

In regards to the Every Young Man's Battle, I would suggest maybe having dad go through Preparing Your Son for Every Man's Battle. The first half of the book is for dad and the second half is for dad to go through it with your son. It is definitely more suited for an 11 year old than Every Young Man's Battle.

Thank you both for the information. I will be checking them both out.

Thank you so much for this post. I really needed to see this after my morning! I am changing my perspective and my expectations for the next few weeks.

I am thinking about covering US Government for 6th grade. Are there any must reads that you have used? This might be also used for a co-op class, but that is undecided at this time. Thanks!

Well, I am a little skewed on youth groups as my dh and I are leaders in our youth group. We are extremely blessed to have a youth pastor who has been at our church for over 10 years and his calling is youth ministry and not just a stepping stone into a senior pastor position. With that said, it is definitely a bad idea to have a youth leader be that close to the age of the students. The students have a very hard time respecting the authority of someone who just got out of school themselves. They look upon them more as friends. We do have a couple of early 20 somethings in our youth department, but they are under other leaders so they can be mentored into a position they feel called to. We also have a couple of retreats we do every year in which college kids lead small family groups. These are also always overseen by the youth pastor and the other youth leaders to make sure nothing is being said that isn't biblical. I would be the first to remove my kids from any youth group that the church thought it perfectly okay for someone so young to be in charge of.

DS18 - Anything to do with computers. He is working on getting a certificate for Cyber Security and Forensics at the moment. DS14 - Design weapons for the military. DD10 - Missionary and a professional soccer player