Thanks for the replies! Looks like our average is not as high as I thought, compared to many of you. Sharing info with husband.... 😉

Does anyone still use/LOVE the original Writing Strands by Dave Marks? Can you tell me how many levels you've used or how far you intent to go with it? Pam

How many miles / do you put on you family vehicle. We already put 4,000 miles on our new (used) Durango in just 3 months! Pam

So, has anyone used this? Pam

I go! I was just curious if others did. 🙂 I have gone to our CHAP Convention (Harrisburg, now in Lancaster) in PA for about 7 years. Before that, I went to a few in OH. I love the 'vacation'! 🙂 I love looking IN all the books. There is always something new. I go now as a vendor for our local homeschool diploma association. This year my older dd is going with me to look for curriculum for her 4 dc. I can't wait to share the weekend with her doing something we both love.

Hmmmm, maybe not such a good idea? Pam

Do you go? Pam

Do you go? Pam

Are you doing the grading, or is DO doing it? What did you do for Alg. 1? Pam

As I continued to research, I found this.... "The only course that I wasn't thrilled with was the geometry course. There is a disconnect between the instruction, the practice problems (from the Jacobs 3rd edition book), and the HW and test problems. For that course, I ended up listening to the lectures myself and then teaching the material to my son. I had to supplement heavily with problems from the Jacobs 2nd edition book, which has a much more scaffolded approach to proofs. In the end, my son did very well in the course and learned a lot, but it was a huge amount of work for both of us." Quoted from:

Thanks! Would you have a better recommendation? Pam

Actually, I was hoping to do the grading myself. I have people at our church who are mathy, and they said they could help if we got stuck. This is exactly the review I needed. After more video samples, both boys like DO better, but I was a little nervous with some reviews of how difficult it could be. You have given me hope. 🙂 Pam

That's just it. I'm not sure what to ask. I am hoping reviews will bring points out that I haven't thought of. 🙂

This would be for first time Spanish students. No experience. Grade 10. Pam

Can anyone help?! Pam

Anyone?

Could you compare these? Pros/cons? I am looking for 13 & 15 yo dss. 13 yo is very good in math and used Saxon Alg.1 (likes it, but wants to do a separate geometry...didn't like the looks of Saxon Geom.). 15 yo is not as good in math, and he did TT Alg.1. He is not excited about TT Geom. (He reviewed the CDs we have.) They both looked at sample videos of MwoB and DO Geometry courses. They can't decide by just viewing them. Pam

Sounds good! Thanks Pam

Haven't looked. I don't know what's in the next texts either to compare. Pam

My 2 boys are 3/4 the way done in Algebra 1. One uses Saxon, the other TT. For a high school credit for the diploma we use they only have to complete 3/4 of the book. They would like to stop and work on some well needed English lessons to finish up our school year. IF they do not finish their Algebra in these 2 programs, will they be able to pick up with Geometry and then Algebra 2 and be good? Is the last of Alg. 1 in TT and Saxon reviewed in the following texts? Pam

We've tried that. I think I tried it too young (for mine, anyway). It was too much marking abbreviations for them. (but thanks for the suggestion) Pam

I'll check it out.

If you were to do just one more shot of grammar in high school for review, and to make sure everything was covered, what would you use? Pam

I need success stories from those who have used CLE LA for elementary and middle school. Do you feel the grammar was covered well? Do you feel they missed something by doing CLE? Did they test well?

I've struggled in this area in these grades, too. For our last son, of 8 children, we are going with Master Books options.