Can't resist: Something ***really l-o-n-g*** so that the concept is no longer scary: Student's choice: These spring to mind: Herodotos; Histories Tolsoy; War & Peace Melville; Moby Dick ~Moira

That pretty much covers it. She's had a lot of training about how to approach sensitive topics and had expected others to be as well versed. It came as quite a shock to hear "we..." when it was pretty clearly not an inclusive "we". If I recall the particular discussion was about First Peoples rights. As a side note, dd1 sent dh poll data from the National Post that clearly shows Canadians can agree on some thing. :D ~Moira

Hi Cleo Maybe this is what dd2 needs for intro to Canadian Studies @ McGill. Can you get it to me tomorrow? No, that's fine. She wouldn't have time to follow it anyway. :001_smile: Seriously, she is so dismayed/swamped. Yes, she's Canadian but she doesn't feel it when everything the other students say starts with "We..." and it isn't anything she agrees with -- if she even remembers that she's heard of it before. You can check out the syllabus here: Intro to Canadian Studies Hope things are going well for you ~Moira

I assigned this to my dd in 12th grade last year. It was a *very* powerful read and she is glad that she read it. However, it was hard as Paul was her own age and just on the cusp of moving from his family to the world -- that seemed to hit her very strongly. Although it can be assigned for late middle/early high school, I think its impact is unlikely to be felt in such a visceral way. jmho ~Moira

Well Done! Good luck with the Board! ~Moira

Audio versions are great. Before Ian McKellen voiced the Odyssey, Derek Jacobi voiced an abridged Iliad. The publishers didn't think there was a market for an unabridged version. It is well done, the excised portions are well documented and 'covered' by a female voice giving a synopsis. As to being incapable as a science person to handle these, nobody now believes me when I tell them I majored in science -- they all assume literature because I'm so, well, 'literate.' ~Moira

Congratulations to you both! What's up next for you both? ~Moira

Both dds have the Vista Voyager Lite Tripod. hth ~Moira

Thanks, I will have 2 there as of the end of August, but just for the one year; dd1 will graduate summer 2013. McGill and Dalhousie have been very easy to work with regarding admissions, I'm sure the external courses helped. McGill has been a wonderful fit for dd1, I hope it will prove the same for dd2. ~Moira

Just came back from an admitted students event at McGill w/dd2. She's ready! Colleen, you can do it!!!! ~Moira

dd1 just came home on Thursday. She'll be here for a couple of weeks and then returns to Montreal for June and possibly July. She is taking a summer reading course in Greek drama and also stage managing the Montreal Fringe production of Hippolytos -- this year's classics play. She also hopes to find more time to work on her French. Although she graduated in the class of 2010, she's now a senior as a result of credits for her APs. Next year will be busy, she's directing the annual classics play: Philoctetes in a new translation that the students are making. She's editor for the classics journal, VP events for the classics students association, and will also be applying to graduate school -- oh yes, she's also taking just a few courses :D ~Moira

She took the course through Pennsylvania Homeschoolers. It has been a boat load of work, easily the most demanding time-wise of the AP courses she's taking this year (Biology, Calculus BC, and Macroeconomics). Her teachers have been very helpful and the online critiques have been most useful. She's learned a lot. That being said, it has been the hardest to manage at our end. You have to find a school that is willing to submit the portfolios for you -- not easy as it isn't a very commonly offered exam. I checked the AP course ledger. Only 7 schools in the UK have authorized AP courses, 2 (1 is a DOD school) offer Studio Art: Drawing. The school doesn't have to offer the course for a homeschooler to take it of course but they do have to be willing to serve as the coordinator for the upload to the college board. Feel free to pm me if you have more questions. hth ~Moira

My younger dd is just finishing the Drawing exam -- porfolios are due Friday. It has been a wonderful but very tough year. It is a boat load of work. I'm not surprised that some schools decide to do it over 2 years. ~Moira

That was my elder dd's experience, too, when she took chemistry. One student slept through the multiple choice section then did the FRQs. She was bewildered by the behavior. ~Moira

dd2 says English Language was wide ruled. It may be different for others. Good luck to all the test takers out there. hth ~Moira