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  1. I would do what I had to do to take care of my child if I did not have the money (and that includes litigation). We have been in several car accidents where the other driver was at fault, and we were nice, and it affected our finances for years. Dh says never again. If someone else is at fault, he should be responsible. I would find a good attorney and get advice.
  2. If you like what you have been doing, then I wouldn't change, but yes, I do fill out the planner for the week, and my dc check off the work as they complete it. I fill the planner out on the weekend, and dc (one left now, but this is what we have done for many years) have at it on Monday morning. They come to me if they need help with anything or for subjects we are doing together. For math with dc that struggle, we fill in what is done for the day since lessons might need to be repeated or dc might need to do extra practice problems. I am involved with composition, so that is a subject that I schedule throughout high school. Online courses follow a syllabus, so filling in the planner comes from the syllabus. Courses that use a textbook are eventually scheduled by dc since they follow a predictable flow. As high school progresses, I make sure that dc have practice with syllabus-driven courses as prep for college. Scheduling is really very simple and takes me about 15 minutes on the weekend. Also, I schedule courses that I teach or that might need my input in the morning; the independent courses are after lunch, so I can take care of other commitments.
  3. By using a planner, I don't mean giving the student a blank planner. Instead, the work for the week is set- up in the planner for the student. The student does the work and checks off the work as it is completed. The check can even go on top of the assignment entry. Nothing fancy. There is no way to get two weeks down the road and find out that science or anything else wasn't done. Also,I don't require my children to write how long they spent on a subject because most subjects are about one hour, especially for early high school. For senior year, at the latest, we move to a typical school-planner from Office Depot with two pages for eachweek, day with time, monthly calendar for appointments, etc. By the end of high school, they are scheduling the work. All of this depends on the maturity of the student.
  4. Fwiw, it's never worked well for my children to do a bunch of work and then meet with me days later, especially with math and composition. For example, dc works a math lesson and brings it to me for checking. I look at the work, mark the errors, and dc corrects the errors and moves on to the next subject. If I was working, I would still be checking work on a daily basis; i.e. my child would work all day, and I would correct/provide input at the end of the day. Of course, this varies with the subject. I don't check science, Latin, or history on a daily basis because Latin is through an online provider, and checking isn't needed. However, I do provide daily input on math, composition, and grammar. It just depends on the course. With our motivated students and even those less so, I have always done the same thing -- plotted out work with some type of planner. If the daily work isn't done, then the consequence is loss of free time in the evening or on the weekend. Very simple. We've had dc who have taken quite a while to accept that they need to work through their assigned work without drifting, but eventually even the least motivated has gotten it. I usually plan one week at a time. Some of our courses have a syllabus for the year, and I use that for the weekly planning. Planning other courses is just a matter of what comes next
  5. I would encourage your daughter to continue prepping for the ACT by taking many more practice tests -- Saturday mornings, time of the test, each section timed, only a short break mid-way. In other words, simulate the test. Then, carefully analyze the results. Working through a practice book is not enough for some students. They must take many complete tests. Also, I would find a way to review math, beginning with Pre-Algebra. TabletClass math would be a good option for this. Contact the owner about the 4-course special. If grammar is a problem, take a look at Analytical Grammar or IEW's Fix-it. Julie Bogart's Timed Essay course is worth every penny. And of course, read, read, read, especially non-fiction. We have done this in our home with average students and achieved very good scores.
  6. You might not want to spend the $$$, but dd took a Romeo and Juliet with College Bound Intensive a few months ago, and it was very good. She really liked the instructor and the discussion format. Also, the class gave me good ideas for future literature work.
  7. This is terrible. We will be praying for everyone in the family
  8. Thank you, Kiana. So, it looks like approved secular biology textbooks for college admissions with the parent teaching anything pertinent to their faith, and no discussion of creationism/creator at the college level, which is nothing new. When ds took bio at the college level, the prof stated that up front. Every student knew the ground rules going in. No surprises. Of course, that applied to other courses as well.
  9. Are the college rejections based on the creationist viewpoint of the Apologia textbooks or the rigor of the text since it is on the easy side? Or, is the trend now rejections of students using any Christian textbook for science? If so, then the path for these students would a secular text with add-ins like the Kolbe syllabus that was mentioned, and of course, strong warning to keep quiet about their beliefs at the college level.
  10. I wrote "nurses, doctors, etc." The "etc." meant scientists. At the same time, I expected opposition to my suggestion. Also, I suggested contacting Apologia to get their input on expanding the curriculum in ways that you need. However, in light of the posts from the scientists on the list, I do think you should spend money on new curriculum. Put the Apologia materials on the "For Sale" list or give them away.
  11. We have many friends who have used Apologia Biology and gone into science at secular universities -- nurses, doctors, etc. Since you have the materials and money is tight, I would contact Apologia to get some input. Also, look at Redwagon Tutorials and/or DIVE and talk to the instructors for their input. If I have materials on the shelf, I always try to find a way to make them work before spending more dollars for high school materials. With a student who is headed for science, you might want to consider going through Apologia Bio at a fast pace and following up with a college course at cc or online.
  12. At the beginning of Year 1, we added additional history reading, but with our Bible study, literature reading, and composition, it became too much. So, we moved to just the Companion and related work; i.e. Cool History pages, map work, and studying for exams. The time for that work is one hour or more per day, four days per week, which I think is enough for history/geography credits. Our Bible study earns a credit, and I fold the literature into additional composition work for an English credit. So, the Biblioplan work earns 3 credits -- history/geography, Bible, and English. Latin, math, science, and music as well as some 1/2 credit electives combined with those three credits are enough for the transcript and enough of a workload in our house.
  13. We've used BP Year 1 and Year 2 and think it was plenty for high school, especially since we wanted to have time for literature, composition, Latin, etc. BP's history and geography work were thorough yet left enough time to focus on other important subjects.
  14. I would not wait a year with a student who is at the top of her game. We're not even doing that for a different kind of student. It's time to move on. Do any of the colleges that might be a better fit have rolling admissions? In other words, there are colleges that are still taking admissions for the fall. You might want to check into what is available at this point.
  15. I believe this topic was posted a while back with few responses. I thought I would post again in case something new has hit the market. What materials are available for teaching short story writing? TU.
  16. The class went very well for dd, and it accomplished what I wanted -- annotation/deep reading practice with feedback, literature discussion in a supportive environment, and more enthusiasm for reading in general. There was no writing involved other than annotation, so it was a perfect fit for us, although I wondered how it could qualify for a part of an English credit. The assignments and discussion, however, made it a full class.
  17. This will be our last year of homeschooling. Since our shelves are stuffed with more books, courses, and curriculum than we could ever complete in one year; i.e. things from previous dc and things last dc did not finish, I am not shopping for materials for the first time in many, many years. I am glad the fact that we don't need anything coincides with my general lack of interest for the newest bells and whistles. :hurray: Also, I have accepted that we will do what we can do. :hurray: And soon, I will be putting together the "For Sale" stuff. :hurray: All this along with getting through major surgery so I can enjoy my post-homeschooling years -- whatever they bring. :hurray:
  18. Deciding on a response to a high error rate depends on the reason. Here are responses that have worked for us: Rework entire lesson. This for the careless math whiz. Fortunately, we had to go this route rarely. Split lesson problems into two days. This for the truly tired. Again, this wasn't long term. Rework the incorrect problems and call it good. This for the student who struggles with math, which can cause weariness. Keep a list of difficult problem types and review later.
  19. I've used both MFW and Biblioplan. As you probably know, MFW has complete lessons plans written to the student. The book choices, writing assignments, etc. are all excellent. BP is more flexible, which is the reason we use it. BP includes an interesting spine with weekly history and geography assignments, Bible reading, and literature suggestions, but it doesn't include Bible study or literature assignments. This was perfect for us since I wanted to choose our Bible and literature study and writing instruction. I would call BP's history thorough rather than rigorous. The maps are excellent, and the timelines are the only ones we have ever completed. BP has given us the time to focus on other time-consuming high school subjects; i.e. math, Latin, English, science, while still learning lots of history.
  20. As regards the BP essays, we have needed outside sources only for the weekly research essay. They have been good for practicing the process of finding information without major requirements for output - usually one to two paragraphs.
  21. Like swimmermom, I have given up planning more than one week at a time. I don't really develop my own courses, so planning is easy - x pages to read/notes, study x, lesson x, DVD lesson x, and so forth. We do Bible study and some reading together, so that column on the planner just gets a check. When we finish something, it gets pulled together as a course or added to an existing course. Also, we do everything every day. Math, English, and Latin often take over one hour, so one hour to 45 minutes per day for the rest of the courses is enough. We just keep going, finish a course, and then move on to the next course.
  22. Youngest son did very well on the ASVAB. We used Analytical Grammar (all 3 seasons in one year), Saxon for math (through Calculus), Robinson Curriculum reading list, and lots of ACT/SAT practice tests. Nothing especially targeted for the ASVAB.
  23. You might want to look at Tablet Class math. Like TT, TC has actual instruction for the lessons and for the homework problems, which I haven't found with anything other than TT. The author/teacher suggests working through the homework problems, odds or evens, for a specific course, using those problem sets as quizzes. If the student doesn't do well on the "quizz problems," watch the instruction for the lesson and work the rest of the problems. So, quiz, quiz, quiz for placement in that course or as a review, and then, take the course Final Exam. TC courses include Pre-Algebra, Algebra I, Algebra II and Geometry. In addition to the courses, TC has a $20 pdf package for each course that includes Final Exam, tracking materials, etc. P.S. Check with the owner for summer prices or packages.
  24. My mother had the same problem. It went on for weeks and weeks and weeks. We tried everything over-the-counter. Her doctor tried an antibiotic, which did not work, and then sent her to an ENT, who thought it might be cancer. Finally, as we waited for the results of the cancer biopsy, I decided to try a dab of silverdene, an ointment used for burns. Just a tiny bit on the open sore with the end of the Q-Tip. Within two days, the sore was healing. Silverdene is prescription only. The ENT gave her another ointment to finish the job.
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