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Get familiar with the T (subway).
The Freedom Trail is a great starting point.
Lunch at Quincy Market.
Dinner at The Union Oyster House for seafood with history!Have fun!
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CLE really builds upon itself so well. I would imagine that just jumping in for 5th grade would be difficult. In my experience, when used consistently, it really prepares students well for high school math.
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I've had 3 go through MUS Geometry. With the oldest we watched the videos together so I could relearn Geometry. I also took notes.
It was much easier with the other 2. I would have them watch the video and then we would go through the lesson together.
I also ripped out the practice answers from the back of the book, and I did the correcting myself. We would go over lesson mistakes before taking the test.
We made the jump to Teaching Textbooks for Algebra 2. I'm not a fan of computer math, but I do LOVE not carrying the math burden at this level.
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On 12/18/2021 at 2:30 PM, KeriJ said:
I will say that it was interesting to me that my fully vaccinated self, half vaccinated teens, and non vaccinated children all had the same exact level of severity. I thought maybe there would be more of a difference.
Yes! Unvaccinated friends had it the same time I had it last week. Our experiences were pretty much the same. 🤷♀️
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Thank you so much for all of this helpful advice. For this past week I had her working on Khan Academy’s “Getting Ready for Algebra 2”. Once she has gotten through that we will sit down together and reevaluate.
She did do Geometry last year (Math U See).
I need to take some time to look into the other suggested Algebra 2 programs.
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On 11/5/2021 at 7:37 PM, hollyhock2 said:
If you had her write the placement test for Algebra 2, would she test into it? That might tell you whether she is solid in Algebra 1 concepts or not. That said, I found MUS Algebra 2 to be a difficult course when my oldest attempted it. He ended up doing very well with TT.
This is helpful. It's so hard to know if the course is difficult when you have nothing else to compare it to.
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On 11/5/2021 at 7:40 PM, EKS said:
What exactly is she struggling with?
She seems to be struggling with all of it. We haven't made it through 3 chapters yet..
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4 minutes ago, freesia said:
I would probably have her do some Algebra 1 review. I’d use Khan academy or Aleks to test and review where she is weak (unless you already know where she is struggling—then is target those skills.) I have used Khan academy during algebra 2 with my kids for extra practice on certain concepts, too. Is it the Algebra 2 concepts or the algebra 1 concepts that she is struggling with?
Thank you! I will look into those. I think she’s struggling with Algebra 1 concepts.
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My daughter is really struggling with Math U See Algebra 2. She has a solid math foundation, but she was in school for one year - the year of Algebra 1. She did well in the class, but now I’m wondering if she retained any of it.
She watches the lesson video, takes notes, we go through the lesson together, we do the practice problems… I’m not sure what else I could do, aside from getting an entirely different curriculum, or repeating Algebra 1 (which she feels would be mortifying).
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
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It seems like there is a Facebook group for everything. 😃 I can't find one for this curriculum though.
Can someone point me in the right direction? Thanks!
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I have been browsing through old threads and I just discovered ELTL. I think I'm going to get this for my 2nd grader.
Are many people still using this? Has anyone used consecutive books in the series?
I would like to get the older "Christian" version, and I'm wondering how to find the workbook that went with it?
Also, is it designed to work in conjunction with Reading Lessons through Literature?
Thanks!
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Does this exist? 😆
My high school girls will be doing Biology this year, and I would like to find some kind biology/anatomy/health & nutrition science focus for my second grader.
She has been asking many questions about how the body works, and I think it would be great for us to study this, along with the effects of exercise and good nutrition.
Any suggestions? Thanks!
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Hello everyone! I am a long time homeschooler. We graduated our oldest this year, and I am now rethinking everything for my youngest (2nd grade).
We have typically used CLE for Lang. arts up until at least grade 6. However, I am learning that it is ok to let go of a little "rigor" if it means adding in more joy. I'm also really exhausted of the same old routine and I feel like I need to shake things up to make the school year more enjoyable.
I like the idea of Lightning Lit because I love stories, and spending the year reading stories sounds fun.
I have considered still using CLE, but excluding certain sections and adding in Lightning Lit with it.
But, I have friends who use Masterbooks and really enjoy it. I had thought that it looked too easy, but maybe it's enough?
Any thoughts?
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(cross posting - I wasn’t sure where to place this.)
I am feeling a little panicked today. We started school again after taking a month off and for my oldest it will be his last semester. Nothing about this year has been as I thought it would be.
I am curious if anyone who has gone down this road already has suggestions on how to spend the time.
He is college bound, eventually, but has never been super academic. He has plenty of credits. The plan was to make this year a launching year - take the SAT, apply to school (Boyce), make a plan to spend a gap year in Indonesia and raise funds, get his license, get a paying job. Academically: he did a prep course for his time in Indonesia, SAT prep, writing course, Chemistry, and is reading a variety of books for growth & development.
Thanks to covid, Indonesia is not happening (he’s now applying for a year in Scotland with 20Schemes) and every SAT we have registered for has been cancelled. Driver’s Ed was incredibly backed up and is finally happening this week.
I was planning on adding consumer math but now I’m not sure because he still hasn’t been able to take the stinking SAT. Do we just keep prepping?
I guess I wasn’t expecting this panicked feeling of “Has it been enough, and what else can I teach him before it’s too late?!”
It’s not just me, right? Thanks for reading!
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I am feeling a little panicked today. We started school again after taking a month off and for my oldest it will be his last semester. Nothing about this year has been as I thought it would be.
I am curious if anyone who has gone down this road already has suggestions on how to spend the time.
He is college bound, eventually, but has never been super academic. He has plenty of credits. The plan was to make this year a launching year - take the SAT, apply to school (Boyce), make a plan to spend a gap year in Indonesia and raise funds, get his license, get a paying job. Academically: he did a prep course for his time in Indonesia, SAT prep, writing course, Chemistry, and is reading a variety of books for growth & development.
Thanks to covid, Indonesia is not happening (he’s now applying for a year in Scotland with 20Schemes) and every SAT we have registered for has been cancelled. Driver’s Ed was incredibly backed up and is finally happening this week.
I was planning on adding consumer math but now I’m not sure because he still hasn’t been able to take the stinking SAT. Do we just keep prepping?
I guess I wasn’t expecting this panicked feeling of “Has it been enough, and what else can I teach him before it’s too late?!”
It’s not just me, right? Thanks for reading!
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Hello! We homeschooled up until last year when all of my kids went to a private school. They are all back home again this year, and my oldest is a senior.
College transcript info:
My senior is settled on Boyce College (we are a NAMB family and will get a big scholarship). I have tried emailing the college several times asking for specific admissions requirements for homeschoolers, and they have not given me anything. Does anyone have helpful info on this? Is this an unusual question? I have basic homeschool transcript info. I was just hoping to meet their specific requirements as my son would like to graduate early and begin working. I don't want to needlessly fill his time with electives.
Gap year:
My son hopes to spend a gap year with missionary friends of ours in Papua. This means we won't be applying to college this fall, which feels strange. He is still taking the SAT though. How do gap year students handle the SAT? The school wants to receive scores directly from the test but we are not applying this year so I'm not sure how to handle that.
Thank you!!
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D mannose powder is amazing.
But if it’s that bad already you should see a Dr.
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5 minutes ago, AngieW in Texas said:
If you are on state insurance, then you don't want Texas. The conservative government in Texas has been cutting back expansively on anything that can be considered a social service as much as they think they can get away with (and they can get away with a lot) so they can give that money to businesses.
Special education in Texas is under fire because TEA (Texas Education Agency) set a maximum percentage of students identified as SpEd in districts and schools that were higher than that got in trouble. https://www.texastribune.org/2018/01/14/school-groups-special-education-texas-legislators/
We have been living in north Texas with our kids using CHIP for the past 6 years. It hasn’t been amazing but it has been do-able. I do think that with current politics CHIP is at risk.
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16 hours ago, moonflower said:
.The Northeast. Do not move to the North East. It is as liberal as you are thinking, and the people are what my sister (who lives in NYC) generously calls "stoic.”
Oh dear. I’ve been thinking about you. Has it not gotten any better?
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21 hours ago, Ellie said:
Texas.
Specifically, central Texas. Because me. ? Also, it really is central: you can be at the beach in a few hours, but you don't have to put up with hurricanes and humidity; you can drive over to Houston, or up to DFW, in a few hours. Low cost of living, awesome homeschool community and laws (no accountability to anyone, ever). And we're in Hill Country, which is not as beautiful as my Virginia but is still quite lovely. ?
I cannot answer anything about immunization requirements, though.
I was going to say north Texas. We are about to move, but we have been here for 6 years and we have learned to love it.
The intense summer heat would be an adjustment. And it’s also not as beautiful as Oregon.
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On 7/23/2018 at 6:47 PM, jdahlquist said:
How do you know that you have them in your yard? I haven't seen any while I am outside.
We are in north Texas, also, but I have had this same issue in other places in the past.
My husband would walk outside and see them jump on his feet. This was happening even just in the driveway! It was totally bizarre. Other people in our neighborhood reported the same thing.
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They could be in your yard. We don’t have pets either. This year we had a ridiculous explosion of fleas in our yard (north Texas). We had to call our bug people (because having a bug person is part of life here). They sprayed the yard. Then we found 4 in the house. They came and sprayed the house (that was a pain). And then they had to come out and do the yard one more time. It was crazy! The only thing I can think is that we must have managed to kill off some red ant colonies in our yard, which is a flea predator.
All this to say, yes, I would call someone. Fleas are the worst!!
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My dear husband wants me to outsource more of the schooling this year. Can anyone suggest classes for middle schoolers online? (I’m not looking for an entire program.)
I will have a 6th & 7th grader. Thanks!
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7 hours ago, nixpix5 said:
Christian, secular or doesn't matter? That will help narrow it down ?
Either at this point. Not too difficult or time consuming (for me) would be a bonus.
“How to Use a Computer” class for teens?
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I feel like this is an unusual problem, but I have a teen who is reluctant to use a computer in any way. Are there online computer classes about how to use a computer? I know as a college freshman I was required to take a computer course, but at this point I think computer literacy is a cultural expectation. Thanks!