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  1. It does seem like, generally speaking, business acumen is somewhat lacking in creative environments. My daughter is in a local youth symphony. This organization is actually run very well thanks to a board of directors who manage the business side of things. At the start of the term, the president of the symphony held a parents' meeting, and in this meeting, he told us to make sure we give our checks to him and not to the director because the director "is a musician."  :lol:

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  2. I got divorced a few years ago and was able to keep homeschooling while I also went back to school myself to earn my master's degree. I do not recommend following in my footsteps because we lived on student loans and the tiny income I earned through transcription. I will say, though, that that transcription job has been a real help to me over the years because I can take work pretty much when I want it and take leave for months when I need to. 

  3. So here's a question. I checked our glasses by looking at a light bulb through them as recommended in an article I read online. According to the article, if there was absolutely NO light visible through the glasses, then they should be safe for viewing the eclipse. Then I received the email from Amazon that said these glasses could not be verified as safe. I have extra pairs of these (I bought a five-pack, but now only two of us will be here). Could it be safe to view the eclipse with these glasses if we double up and wear two pairs? 

  4. Funny story about having an invisible fence: Our dog chased a rabbit or something through the backyard, resulting in her racing across the invisible fence line. I'm guessing she was so enamored of the critter that she didn't notice the zap, and once they get far enough on the other side, it doesn't zap any more. So when I came home later, the poor dog was laying in the backyard, just outside the fence line, because she couldn't get back in without getting zapped! So, she just waited for us to get home instead.  :lol:

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  5. I am so happy to read that I'm not alone in this!  I hate summers. I hate bright sunny days. Autumn is my absolute favorite season followed closely by winter. I love dark days and waking up to an overcast, rainy morning. I love being able to have the door/windows open and watch and listen to the rain. Storms are excellent! Snow is excellent! Living in the PNW is my dream. One day....

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  6. I have no experience with school bands, especially p.s. bands. One of our kids is hoping to take band at our local public middle school as a supplement to home education. H met with the director for an evaluation and played an instrument for a bit and talked about reading music. The director said H is good to be in the band class.

     

    My question is are all the kids IN the band class also IN the band or is this not always the case?

    I'm thinking probably yes, bc this is small school and only 7th grade, so it doesn't seem super competitive yet, but I don't want to assume that.

     

    Thank you!

     

    I don't think you can say this is "always" the case.  I think you should ask the teacher for clarification just to be sure.

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  7. I'm so sorry for your losses, but I am glad that you have found new and better friends, so good for you!   :grouphug:

     

    I'm ignoring Mother's Day.  I've always hated holidays like Mother's Day, Father's Day, etc.  I don't even like celebrating birthdays.  But this year, well.... my mom passed away in December.  My dad passed away almost three years ago, so I'm feeling pretty alone these days.  I'll just ignore Mother's Day.  Tomorrow is a day just like any other.  Carry on. 

  8. In my college classes, I teach my students to do their editing in three stages: revising, editing, and proofreading. Revising is big picture, whole paper stuff.  Look it over to make sure that it is properly organized, that each paragraph focuses on a single point and has a solid, clear topic sentence. Make sure enough evidence is provided to support all key ideas, etc.  

     

    Then they should go through a second time at the sentence level.  Read each sentence by itself, preferably out loud, to look for errors in word choice, grammar, and sentence structure.  One thing that can help with this stage is having the student read the paper from end to beginning rather than beginning to end. The brain knows what *should* be there and so will often miss errors. By reading the paper from the end, the brain cannot skim through it easily and the student will be forced to slow down. Also, by looking at each sentence one at a time, the student can focus just on that sentence and not worry about how it fits into the rest of the paper (that was done at the revision stage anyway).  

     

    Lastly, I have my students go through the paper one last time to proofread for the nit-picky details.  Make sure each sentence ends with the correct punctuation. Look for correct capitalizaiton, comma usage, proper quotation marks, etc.  Ideally, all this editing should be done at separate times, separate days if at all possible.  That way each pass receives a fresh look. 

     

    HTH!

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  9. I just read my first Nora Roberts book (Stars of Fortune) and . . . blech, IMO. I couldn't drag myself through the rest of the trilogy.

     

     

    I am a huge Nora Roberts fan, and even I don't care for that series.  I highly recommend the Gallaghers of Ardmore books (Jewels of the Sun is the first one) and the Three Sisters Island trilogy (Dance Upon the Air is the first).  Give Nora another try. :-)

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  10. DD is 15 and a sophomore in public school:

     

    Mondays-Fridays:

    6:00 Wake up

    6:40 Catch the bus to school

    3:40 Home from school

     

    Mondays 6:30 - 9:30 Dance

    Tuesdays 4:00 - 7:00 Winter Guard

    Thursdays 4:00 - 7:00 Winter Guard; 7:30 - 9:30 Dance

    Sundays 2:00 - 4:30 Symphony

     

    She has Winter Guard competitions about two Saturdays a month.

     

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