Thanks! This is the second vote for Belhaven!

This is very valuable information for my daughter. We were not aware of this and I don't think my daughter would care for the new design of the program. Thanks so much for sharing and thanks for asking your daughter. We will take a look at the Belhaven link. The Ballet Talk forum is also a good idea! Thanks again!

I guess Texas is quite far for us (we are in Western NY), but I will mention it to her. Thanks for pointing it out.

I have never looked at the higher math books from Memoria Press. I will take a look. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks! I have looked at his program for my son a few years ago, but I could also show it to my daughter.

I was wondering if anybody here has a son or daughter at a small Christian college that offers a major in dance (classical ballet). I am aware of the best colleges that offer such a degree, but was interested also in smaller places. It is much harder to find information on those. Any help is appreciated.

She does not need so much repetition, she actually hates it. I showed her the newest version of Teaching Textbooks, but she did not like their explanations. I have never seen the original edition. This is her last year of school, she does want to go to college, but does not like math. She got a pretty good SAT score, but I do need to show that she has done three years of math and not just two.

Our local college only offers "Abstract Algebra." We do not have a community college close by. How many pages does Lial's have?

I am looking for the fastest and shortest Algebra II program for my daughter who has finished the Harold Jacob's books Algebra and Geometry. We are running out of time to finish Algebra II. Any suggestions?

Very true. My son took several college classes as a high schooler here in NY, but his current college in PA did not accept all of them. They told us that their approach in certain subjects was unique and he had to take the courses his college offers.

I think the reason why some people think it is not structured enough is the approach of these classes: These are Socratic discussions. Some people really like this approach and learn a lot, while other people are better suited for a different approach.

My children are all growing up bilingually (English/German) and they all learned to read German first because it is easier to do so. My youngest has some learning issues, due to a rare genetic disorder. Some of these issues are similar to dyslexia. I am practicing reading with her in both languages and I do think it is helpful. She is not reading at grade level, she is officially a third grader, but is reading at a first/early second grade level in German and second grade level in English. Since German has simple phonetic rules, it is actually a boost to a child with reading issues to learn to read German. Chidlren can experience success faster in that language than in English. I think it would be hard if you tried French, for example, because it has also a complicated phonetic system. We really like these reading booklets to make slow, but steady progress in German.

I have not used GSWS, but I did use GSWL. I do not think the Latin book is high school level at all. I have used it for grade 4 or 5.

I have used these videos for College German classes for my intermediate students and they love them!

Hillsdale has a Western Heritage course, which is free and which my daughter liked, but it does not cover all of world history.

Maybe Declaration Statemsmanship? We do half a semester economics and half a semester government/civics. Hillsdale also offers free online courses, but they are more on the conservative side.

My son took several 3-hour credit college courses and I counted them as 1 high school credit each. Many colleges have restrictions on how many credits you can take as a high schooler and also on what kind of level you can take. Also, some colleges will not accept credits from other colleges, as my son found out. I think I would take a look at the colleges your daughter is interested in and see what the requirements are for homeschoolers/freshmen. You could also ask admissions at those colleges and see what they think.

Do you have a college close by? Many colleges offer a course like this to high schoolers for a modest fee. Also, check out this online class.

My son took several classes with Center for Lit and really benefited from them. He is not someone who picks up a book of fiction by himself. Those classes made him read and the online discussions were very good for him. He loves to discuss things! He even "met" his roommate in one of the classes: They ended up sharing a room as freshmen in college because they both happened to find themselves at the same college. He did not always agree with certain interpretations of the books they had to read and continued discussing his ideas with Adam Andrews "after class-time" via e-mail. Adam Andrews still remembers my son fondly. Right now my high-school daughter is taking a class and is also learning a lot (although she does not like to discuss things so much). They used to offer cheap or free summer classes. That would be a wonderful way to find out if your daughter likes this method of teaching or not. By the way, my children have not done any AP courses so far, in fact, my husband, a college professor, finds them utterly useless and not really beneficial for preparing a child for deeper thinking and writing skills.

How do you like the textbook she is using with the biology? We are also doing the high school physics, but I have not bought the high school biology so far.

Maybe Guest Hollow's physical science suggestions will help you to find some good labs.

I am using the high school chemistry with my 9th grader and 12th grader right now. They just made marshmallows as outlined in the syllabus. They seem to like the program and are learning quite a bit.

Harmony Art Mom's free lesson plans for high school can be found here. My ninth grader is using them together with Geography III from Memoria Press this year. Another idea would be MODG's syllabus for ninth grade. I used that one a few years ago and also liked it.