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Conservative = a traditional stance on social issues such as life (e.g., abortion), the role of women in the church, marriage, homosexuality, etc.
Evangelical -- this one is trickier. I don't want to step on anyone's toes by saying that "x" = evangelical when they believe in "y" and consider themselves evangelical. I'm not debating anyone else's interpretation of the word, just trying to communicate what I'm looking for. When I think "evangelical," I think of a church that believes that Jesus is who He says He is, that He means what He says, that the Bible is the Word of God and is as true today as it was when it was written (I believe in Biblical inerrancy -- I also believe there are parts of the Bible that don't make sense to us but that it's our problem, not the Bible's). *However* -- I don't believe that the gifts of the Spirit should be a litmus test of one's faith (which I think rules out AG churches, but I could be wrong on that).
I know that finding a church shouldn't be reduced to a formula (The Right Beliefs + The Right Worship Style = Living Happily Ever After :D). I'm just realizing that I'm uncomfortable with the worship style in our church, and it's occurred to me that every church I've attended which is a comfortable fit with my beliefs is not a comfortable fit for me in terms of worship. I don't want to change churches because my family is happy in this one -- but I would like to find a non-Sunday morning alternative for myself. I'm really desiring something more traditional and maybe even liturgical. But when I've looked at some more traditional churches (i.e., Methodists, Presbyterian Church USA, the Congregational Church), their beliefs are very different from mine. And I'm not looking for a new belief system -- I'm looking for a worship environment that is, well, more contemplative or at the very least more "traditional." (Think "hymns." ;))
It also is occurring to me, the more I think about it, that the worship style of the church I'm in is problematic for me not just because I don't like the music -- to me, the worship style misses the mark in what it communicates about the Lord and about faith. I'm finding it hard to worship in that environment because it feels incomplete, somehow. Not sure if that makes any sense.
Hello, myself, two years ago. :seeya:
Yes, what you say makes perfect sense. I didn't quite know what was missing but I knew something was: Thirsting for God in a Land of Shallow Wells spoke to me when I was at that point. Oh, and listen to Miss Patty Joanna. She's quite insightful. :001_smile:
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Would you do FF w/ a 5th grader that hasn't had latin yet though? I would think it pretty tough and think they ought to do LCI first. That is what I am telling parents for our co-op class of FFI this year.
I would, although I haven't done it myself yet, since we start Latin here around 2nd grade. But since that is also what MP recommends (5th+ for FF, or 4th for a student who has completed LC I), I would think it would be fine, especially if the student has a decent grounding in grammar. However, depending on the student, doing LC I in 5th might be a good plan; it would definitely give a student a leg up on vocabulary and some of the grammar concepts before moving into FF, and that might be a good thing in a coop. I just personally think that the Form series is far superior to LC (in structure, built-in practice, video help, and explanations, etc.) but MP has now released extra review worksheets (scroll down) to go along with LC that hopefully help with one of the biggest deficiencies I saw in the program--lack of practice. I will definitely be using these the next time around. One thing I will not be using for LC? The videos--ugh! :tongue_smilie:
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I emailed them yesterday. They are expecting them next week. I am crossing my fingers!
Sandy
Thank you!
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Any one have an update on RR having LOE in stock?
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I really wish they would allow customers to have accounts where they can view past orders, check tracking status, etc.
Ooh! Brilliant idea!
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Is this where you buy it from?
Yes. FWIW, my dd did Lively Latin 1 in about a year (as in 12 months), including the History. But she was on the young side for LL and didn't retain much of the last few chapters. Taking redsquirrel's example, we went back and reviewed some of the later grammar concepts, redoing all of the worksheets (it took about 6 weeks) before moving on to a combo of First Form/Visual Latin. I've sometimes entertained thoughts of going back to LLBB2 or buying it for use as a supplement but the Form series is so systematic and thorough. And I think, 'why fix what isn't broken?' :001_smile:
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Honestly, I feel like the translation in FF is enough for the ages that the program is intended for. There is quite a bit of English to Latin and Latin to English translating in the workbooks; it's just not whole paragraphs like Lingua or Lively or Visual Latin.
But again, my dd really enjoys Visual Latin as a supplement. You can try some lessons free on the website. Each lesson consists of three short videos, each video to be followed by completing a go-along worksheet. After the third video, there is a translation page, but my dd has never found it to be overwhelming.
But IMO, FF needs no supplementation.
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I would say FF might give your dc that boost of confidence they need to keep going with Latin, maybe even like it! :) My dd has appreciated the predictability and hasn't seemed bored by it at all. But I do throw in a lesson of Visual Latin sometimes just for variety and for more translation.
With all that said, though, you might want to start a thread over on the Memoria Press forums and ask them. Tanya and some of the other staff members are always quick to answer and will likely have some good thoughts for you.
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I would look at Lively Latin or First Form. We've done both and I really like both! If you're wanting something, though, that will take you long-term, I would probably go with FF since the entire series is almost out. There are videos (although we didn't use them this past year, but I did buy them for Second Form) which makes it extremely easy on the teacher, and the TMs are very helpful, giving you the recitations, grammar notes, etc.
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I'm wondering if it was with only certain kinds of payment? I'm going to be placing an order with them on Friday and I usually pay with Paypal, but I could use a CC if that would be more likely to not have a problem.
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I bought everything, but we ended up not using Eat Around the World--that one can be skipped. I got the Bible portion but we didn't use it much. It seems like it was mostly just some passages to memorize? Ack, I wish I could remember!
They gave me the Assessments CD for free (I bought it at convention). But again, I don't think I used it at all.
It's a really beautiful curriculum, and the curriculum itself is very well done. I don't LOVE some of the book choices, but I didn't feel like the books distracted from the good stuff in the curriculum itself, if that makes any sense. :)
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Oh, I forgot to say that it might be helpful to buy the curriculum first and look through it to see how each book is used.
Also, even though you didn't ask, I thought I'd throw this out there just so you're aware. :) My dd 10 would find Meet Christopher Columbus too easy to use as a reader this year although it was fine for her in 3rd grade. But I prefer to have my readers at or above their comfort reading level. YMMV. :001_smile:
Oh, and one more thing. :D TG is all integrated, which can be the beauty of it or the curse. But it does mean that it's not very easy to substitute.
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I'm trying to remember...
There are two Columbus books because one is for the student to use as a reader and the sower book is to be read-aloud. IIRC, the sower one would be hard to substitute because you read it slowly over many weeks and some of the curriculum is based off of those readings. I'm not sure about the reader, Meet Christopher Columbus. Surviving Jamestown and Seaman were the other read-alouds, I believe. I think my dd liked all the books we did (we only used it for one semester) but I didn't like the Sower book :ack2: and Surviving Jamestown was just okay. But I did enjoy Seaman. :001_smile:
That was probably not very helpful at all, huh? Hopefully someone who has a better memory than me can help you out. :tongue_smilie:
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I see we were posting at the same time! I'm glad there'll be opportunities on base to learn Japanese. It sounds like you guys will have a great experience!
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I would just keep going with the Form series, but I wouldn't worry about if I had to miss a week here or there. And I would definitely start learning Japanese, preferably with a native tutor--maybe there are some other moms who would be interested in going together to pay for a group tutor? Or possibly there's already something like that available?
Your dd is certainly at an age (and far enough along in her Latin studies) where she could handle two foreign languages.
Good luck! (Our very good friends served in Okinawa--he is a Chaplain in the Marines--and are now stationed in Hawaii. :) )
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I am considering bailing on Singapore for Systematic Mathematics. It is a DVD curriculum, mastery, and teaches to a deep conceptual understanding and problem-solving. I've read many raving reviews (although most admit the videos aren't super-professional).
His programs start with level 6, which deals a lot with fractions. You could look at the samples and quizzes to see if your son would be ready for it. For levels below 6, he recommends the Strayer-Upton books.
I own MM and dd did it for a time, but because it was so easy to just throw a worksheet at her, that's usually what I did. :blushing: And because dd struggles with reading for details (possibly dyslexia), she was totally lost. Not my best teaching decision. We've since been using Singapore (we used RS B and C for 1st and 2nd), and I had totally planned on finishing the elementary sequence out with Singapore.
But, we're going to be trying out Strayer-Upton this year--at least see how it goes for a while. Dd has done Singapore 2B-4B plus the CWP and IP books, but she is still missing way too many problems for my liking (from carelessness and not reading carefully (see above), not from lack of comprehension). The TB and WB is quite easy for her; she enjoys the IP, although she finds it challenging; but she needs help with almost every CWP problem even though she can come up with some of the answers in her head (she hates drawing out the bar diagrams or writing down any of her work :glare:, but she's been getting all confused now that the problems are multi-step.)
All of that would be fine, and I don't actually mind having to work with her on all those problems, but I think that SU lends itself more to oral work. I'm hoping to continue working with her on writing problems out neatly and fully, continue to exercise her brain through the IP, and to practice a few selected multi-step problems from CWP so she will not be hampered when she's ready to move into higher math. But I think being able to do some problems orally (she's quite good at mental math) and streamlining the topics will help since her brain sometimes seems to shut down with too many problems (or corrections, as the case may be). Also, I've read that SU is highly effective at making sure kids know a concept because as you move through the book, the topics build on each other. We'll see!
Anyway, sorry for rambling--these things have been floating around in my head for a time. And besides, if it doesn't work, I've already got 5A waiting in the wings. :tongue_smilie: Good luck on your search!
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Our parish is an Antiochian mission. It's the only one within an hour and a half of us so we didn't have much choice. :) But I love our small little community--cradle Russian, Bulgarian, Armenian, Romanian, Georgian, etc. plus lots of us converts! :)
You know, it's not impossible for us who were raised Baptist to finally see the light! ;) But in all seriousness, it took a lot for me to step out of my comfort zone and attend the first time. That's why we went to our very large "mother" parish 1.5 hrs away that time. :) Attend wherever you like and try them all out! What I've found wonderful about Orthodoxy is that there is no pressure--each person is allowed and encouraged to travel his or her own journey. So may God bless you on yours!
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I too am waiting for my LOE order from RR - yes, there customer service has been great. I talked with them today and he said as soon as he can find out what the hold up is in getting this product he will let me know.
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Would you mind posting whenever you find out when RR is to get LOE in? I'm wanting to order but I would like to get it fairly quickly so I can do some intensive work with my son before we start back in August. I might give it another week with RR and then decide.
TIA!
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Hi Amy,
I don't own Aesop, but I did research it quite a bit before deciding on CC. I don't think there's any reason why you couldn't go from Aesop to CC Narrative. They cover the same skills, afaik. (ETA: I mean that Aesop and CC: Fable cover similar skills.)
Yes, you can do CC with just the TM. If you check out the Sample of the TM on the MP website, it includes a reduced size of the student workbook pages with the answers filled in. I bought Selby's version of the TMs for CC Fable, Narrative, and Chreia/Maxim for a song on the FS Boards here before MP published their guides and I started out actually using just that TM by itself. Then, for ease of use after I had my baby, I bought the student workbook from MP and dd uses that while I teach from the original TM. It works fine, although MPs TM is waaayyy more useful and useable, from the samples I've seen.
Hopefully someone will chime on CC vs Aesop that knows more than me! :tongue_smilie:
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Oh, I know dd would love to be able to read the Bible in Greek as well, so it's not all bad! ;)
Yes, I think I'm going to put off making the decision until I see if MP gets a release date on FF Greek soon. I know they're working hard on a number of programs this summer. And I could deal with having to wait until late fall or winter by giving dd Greek Code Cracker to work through in the meantime.
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I did it with Hobbes when he was about that age.
If the new Greek programme is going to be similar in level to SY Latin, I wouldn't recommend it for a 10yo. The three year course would be designed for ages 13-16, leading to the UK GCSE exam at that age, so it's likely to move fairly fast.
The question then comes: if you use Classical Greek for Beginners now, how will you bridge the gap until your child is ready for the new SY Greek? I don't have a good answer for that.
Laura
Exactly my dilemma. I got into a similar situation with Latin and I don't care to go through it again with Greek. I'm thinking I'll have to suck it up and do Koine first. :001_unsure:
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I may even start with Classical Greek for Beginners, and then do SYRWTLG in 6th; I'll decide once I have the new book in hand in November.
Jackie
I had thought about doing this too. I wonder though if even SYRWTLG would be too much for my 10yo dd this year (I saw the recommended age is 13+). She is very eager to learn Greek but we will be getting into the nitty gritty of Latin grammar next year with 2nd Form so I don't want to overwhelm her. I'm still hopeful that First Form Greek will come out this summer (last I heard on MP's forum, it's still a possibility) and that will be targeted for 6th or 7th graders so I wonder if it will be more doable than GP. *sigh* I guess there's always Elementary Greek to use as a placeholder until she's reasy for Athenaze (which I recently got in the mail, and LOVE the looks of.) But man, I would love to just start out with a Classical Greek program...
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Thought it was worth sharing, in case anybody else was hunting an election unit study type of thing.
I was hoping to do something like this this fall, and I've been very impressed with the two other HOAC things I've done before. It sounds like the content is solid, too. Thanks for sharing!
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I'm thinking about it but waiting to see if they get the 4th grade done this summer as my dd is going into 5th. I'm curious to see how the 4th grade will build upon the 3rd, and if the 3rd grade book will be necessary to use first.
Which subjects do you do less than 5 days a week?
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Math, Latin and music practice are 5x/week for the 10yo, and reading aloud is the only daily must for the 8yo and 5yo.