Thank you. I also just discovered Story of Science....How did I miss that? Here's another question....with SOTW, is it recommended to test? She doesn't test well...will narrations be a good enough indicator of where she's at? AND, does the Activity Book for SOTW include the tests or do I need to purchase them separately?

She loves to read, and loves to write. BJU isn't working out for her....too dry, fact laden, and redundant in the christian thing. (We are christian, but anti-establishment, so I try not to add too much into the curriculum...) She likes the SOTW books, but she's in 7th grade. Shouldn't she be beyond that by now? Science- I'm lost. She's doing Bob Jones, but not doing well. Failing every test. :( Hates Apologia, I think because she just likes to read, not stop for an activity every paragraph. What do we think?

I'm having this same problem with my 4th grader....what is WWE?

I have a 4th grader (10 year old) and a 2nd grader (7 year old) and a 4 year old who I haven't felt is ready for any formal school yet...and we are trying to follow a classical model but I am also trying to work in a class/ time at the gym in the morning. I would be going at 8:30 and getting back home at around 10:30. What I'm finding is that they are so distracted by the time we get back, that they don't do what is asked. (It's hard to get them to do it when we DONT go anywhere) I have a major trust issue with my oldest, as she seems to have a terrible habit of doing the very minimal amount of work to say she's done...sloppy and often incomplete, unless I basically micromanage her and stand over her while she's working. Totally different thread about that... Our current schedule is: 7:00 get up, dressed, morning chores, brush teeth/ hair 8:00 breakfast 8:30-10:30/11:00 start math and grammar (we alternate, since they both need help with flashcards, etc.) 11:00-11:30 outside/ play until lunch 12:00 lunch 12:30 read to 4 year old, and lay him down for his nap 12:45/1:00 read aloud alternating history and science, memory work, go over latin Usually we are done by 2:30 to 3:00pm Should we consider getting up earlier? We really couldn't work much later...

Karyn Mae Pennelope Quinn Francis (I love the name Frankie for a girl)

Have you looked at this? http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_2_29?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=living+memory+andrew+campbell&sprefix=living+memory+andrew+campbell This book has been fundamental in our memory work, and yes, it has all science memory you should ever need. It's not free, :( Totally worth it for us though.

school supplies. :D

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I have those symptoms and it's euterine hyperplasia caused by estrogen dominance. Progesterone should be helping....hasn't yet, but I believe! I have heard of those symptoms from endometriosis as well. I would def. see a dr.

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I still believe in God, but I really don't like to identify as a christian anymore...and I'm ready to walk away from the church. The discussion has to happen with dh, but I don't think he'll have a problem with it. I'm just tired of the hypocrisy and faux-fellowship. If someone wants to truly get spiritual, I'm open, but I'm done with the very 'highschoolness' of the church. :( Has anyone read the book 'Pagan Christianity'? or 'Mere Churchianity'? These books mirror my feelings at the moment.

It would be nice. At the very least, a partial voucher would be an idea, but I'm not holding my breath.

They are owned by the same family, from what I understand. I find them comparable if not the same. TJs just has more 'specialty' items.

My 4th grader is really struggling. I do think the math is a bit advanced...I just backed her up 3 LU's to review and hopefully become more comfortable with what she's learned. :( I wouldn't think of it as a 'grade' so much as just the level of this particular curriculum.

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So I'm not the only one who hated 'The Shack'? The Whoopi Goldberg God was just a little over the top for me to really get into it.....

I just went to order new books for my dd's and I got a really strange page. What is going on and how can I get more books??? GAH!

Yeah, the Simpsons and USC stuff def. has to go...My dh is the only obstacle there. :lol: We don't have a hall closet, but I think maybe a trunk or something in another part of the house. The curtain idea is a good one. I wanted to paint a 'serious' color like brown, but we don't have the furniture to pull that off, so I'm thinking some kind of 'earthy' looking green, and then shabby chic an old armoire or something. I know I could organize this mess if I could just find the right places for things, not just more shelves, you know? Thanks for all the input! I actually do still have some of the fabric that I used to cover the chairs, and I was thinking of doing a valance or something in here...maybe I have enough for curtains around the shelves?

I get allergy eyes... I use antihistamine drops when they get itchy. Sometimes it's only one.

We don't have any place in the kitchen to put a table. :( I would really love for us to add a sunroom or something.

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Where do you KEEP everything?!? I'm feeling so overwhelmed right now with the way our schoolroom is set up, and usually I'm pretty organized, but I'm stumped on this one. I'm gonna have to post some pictures and can you give me some ideas? OK...this is all the same room. Our 'dining room/ school room' and yes, it's still dark out so it just adds to the gloom of it...

I don't have bipolar, but had borderline for many years. Borderline is one that will go away on it's own, if the person is in a stable environment and support system for a period of time ranging from 6 months to 6 years. I'm very blessed about that! I did deal with depression, however, and went through counseling for that. I know members of my family have bipolar, and use medication, but I wanted to caution that medication is a temporary fix. The doses will constantly need raised, and you will still have some degree of ups and downs. If you think it's even remotely possible that there is an underlying issue, I highly recommend cognitive therapy. I can honestly say I haven't had a depression in almost a year due ONLY to the tools I obtained in counseling. I never took any anti-depressants, because I wanted to be aware of what my moods and emotions were doing from start to finish in order to deal with them. Just a thought, and maybe it's more chemical for you, but I'm just putting this out there. I also wanted to mention that I absolutely am NOT a 'name it and claim it' christian. I know that God allows afflictions (like the 'thorn in Paul's flesh') for many reasons and this could be something like that....but it doesn't hurt to pray because I do believe in complete healing when it is within His will. :grouphug:

Thank you for the advice. I think I need to also look into some 'Charlotte Mason' type learning style stuff. I think she needs to do all her Math and CLE is good for her, because Math is her weakness. Sometimes we have to do hard stuff, ya know? But with Language, I think that's a good idea.

Is it reasonable, at her age, if she really really enjoys reading, to just have her read a book in 2-3 weeks and then do a complete book report? In place of an actual reading curriculum? Also, I'm thinking of doing MOH for Social Studies with the CD. She could listen to that anytime, right? I'm trying to relax things a bit for her, and lesson the 'load'. Also, Bible. What are your thoughts on that? I am more concerned about her relationship with Christ, but would like her to know about culture/ context to minimize confusion when studying. What do you think?