http://www.healthcheckusa.com/ If you live on the east coast of Florida Wuesthoff hosptial has 'Wuesthoff Laboratories' where you can go and have numerous blood test without a dr's script. I'm hypothyroid, had goiter removed, had struggles for years. Dr.s didn't pay attention until the goiter grew to 5cms. So I (and all hypothryoid folks) know your struggles.

How we catch our hamster. I take a very deep bowl (slippery and he can't climb out), place a of sliced peach in the bowl. Place two textbooks near bowl so he can climb up and drop into the bowl. He's always in the bowl the next morning. Works every time. Now, someone help us figure out how to fine a lost snake!

Oak Meadow and Calvert. Both use scripted lesson plans and have literature based reading included. What grade level?

Knock nest down and spray bleach solution. Keeps them away for about two months. Then repeat.

[quote And sometimes there are teens who are truly in love and will go on to marry. We have some married couples on this board who've said they've been together since high school.[/quote This is my concern. How do they really know that it is forever? Of course not being interested in dating others is a clue.

I'm friends (their idea, not mine) with over fifty of my daughter's friends on Facebook. I look through their pages sometimes (stalker in me). I'm amazed at how often the 'love' word is used. A guy will be madly in love with a girl for three months, then suddenly madly in love with a new girl. I see this on the girl pages, too. At first, (before I discovered the pattern) I was enchanted by the fact that someone was in love. Now, I don't know what to make of it. Perhaps as they grow older they use the word more cautiously and with a deeper level of maturity. I just don't remember my friends and I being in love with every other person we dated as a teen.

So, I send copies of evals and copies of some of his work even though the work clearly isn't 7th grade? Sorry, still worried here. Funny, my daughter was always advanced and I never had to worry about the evaluations with her.

You mentioned: I would explain the situation to the evaluator on the phone and ask how to handle it without embarrassing him. Perhaps all they will need is to look at his previous evaluations to see that there is progress. The evaluations are signed papers indicating that he has progressed to the next level. I've kept them all. But doesn't state anything else. Is this what you mean?

We're in Florida and I didn't mention what he'll be doing this year. He worked through a few chapters in each, this summer, and he's ready. TT Pre-Algebra (tested into this) Apologia General Science History of Us, books 6-9 (up to 11 if we can) Grammar Paces, 6th and 7th Word Study, 8th grade level Vistas (Literature, 8th grade) Will be at grade level, except for Grammar.

I've written before on something similar to this... my son, 14 1/2, will be starting eight grade this year. He is adopted and began school late (was nearly seven). He had some early developmental issues that are clear, now. He has made great strides in catching up. But I'm worried about listing him as a 7th grader in his evals because we used lower grade levels. He still has some health issues, weighs 85 lbs. 5'5" and has very low blood pressure, passes out sometimes, tires easily. Evaluating hasn't been a problem in the past as my evaluator has known him since kindergarden. She recently moved away so I need to find a new person. How do I explain the different curriculum levels we're using without embarrassing my son? Even if I don't mention the level of the curriculum, certainly she'll see that it isn't 7th grade. Here is what he's completed: Saxon Math 65 (he's doing TT Pre-Algebra next) Average grade 90 School of Tomorrow Paces Grammar 5th grade (repeated from last year) School of Tomorrow Word Study 6th grade Story of the World, History Calvert Physical Science *an old paperback reader* did experiments with his older sister Readers from the Library, and literary discussions with me, he hates reading. Mavis Beaon Typing, does well So basically all six grade. He's \ made great strides. Not great enough to do 9th grade but great enough for 8th. He does best in math. Very good with fixing our computers. I hate to go into detail with the evaluator about his physical condition and his slow progress. How do I handle this?

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Going to use this with a 7th grader (hates to read). Wondering how many volumes to use in one year. Can't find any guidelines on it.

My husband and I are not oppose to her dating. We also believe in young love and marriage. My daughter told this young man that she likes him in a romantic way and has for quite awhile. He was thrilled. He has 'been in love' with her for years. He is 18. They have decided to stay away from each other in respect for the other girl. In a few weeks they'll start hanging out again. For awhile, they'll keep their relationship a secret. It is so mature of them to come up with this plan on their own. We'll see how long they can really stay apart. DD is even going to stay away from church. I haven't shown her your responses, but will soon. As I mentioned before, the other girl lives in another town (90 mins. away). So I doubt she'll be visiting here much. She doesn't have family or many friends here. Thanks for the encouragement.

Since they were already best friends and have been hanging out for years, it won't look unusual to see them together. They have always gone to church together and sit together. The other girl actually lives 1 1/2 hours away. Because she liked this boy, her father would bring her to church. Often she'd hang out with friends for a day and sometimes stay over at our house. This makes it all difficult. DD isn't allowed to actually 'date' yet. She just turned 17. I also agree, they shouldn't announce their relationship. But am still wondering if this is something they should fight and not allow a romantic relationship develop.

My dd is almost 17. She hasn't begun dating. However, she has been best friends with a particuar boy for six years. That boy has been dating a girl in their homeschool group and recently ended the relationship with the girl. He's admitted to my dd that he likes her and wants to be more than friends. My daughter feels the same, although she hasn't told him. What are the dating rules when your social world is so small? DD doesn't know what to do nor how to handle this, but really likes this boy.

Anyone know how far in advance one needs to reserve a spot?

I had asked earlier if he can skip 76 and go to 87 after Saxon 65. The reason I'm asking about TT Pre-Algebra, now, is because we have TT from Pre-Alg. to Algebra 2. On of my teens went through the TT series. I looked at the Pre-Alg. and it looks easier than Saxon 76. If I had all of the Saxon books and dvds, I would stay with Saxon. But since we have the TT, seems like we should do the switcth. He took the placement test for TT Pre-Alg. and passed it. We may skip ahead by testing forward and perhaps start around lesson 40.

Son received average of 92 on 65 test.

My dd completed TT ALG. 1, Geometry, then began Alg. 2. She kept complaining that it was just too easy. She was on lesson 66. We were curious about it all, so she took the last three test in the book and received perfect scores. My question: should she just jump to Pre-Cal? Or complete the Algebra 2?

thanks, K

What grade level are they introduced?

I like this idea...

My daughter is a cashier at a supermarket. She works an average of 25 hours a week. Can she get school credit for this?

Will Bright Futures accept home school classes such as languages and sciences with labs? Or is it better to achieve these in dual enrollment classes? My dd has completed Algrebra 1,2 and Geometry. She can take Pre-Cal at home, but I'm wondering if she should take College Algebra. She is not keen on doing any doing any more work at home and isn't concerned about meeting requirements for Bright Futures. But her father and I are. Her GPA is 4.0, not weighted. Also 4.0 at the Community College after 12 classes.

You wrote... "If the student is applying for BF as a home educated student, only SAT/ACT scores can be used, not placement scores used by a community college." So... Although it states at BF website that a CPT plus gpa of 3.0 qualifies for Gold Seal, homeschoolers must have the ACT rather than CPT? Right?