madteaparty
-
Posts
7,197 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Events
Blogs
Classifieds
Store
Posts posted by madteaparty
-
-
10 hours ago, wendyroo said:
My current 9th (rising 10th) grader is a good, but reluctant, writer.
If I assigned that in 8th grade he would have revolted. Writing from a "food's perspective" would have been regarded as ridiculous, patronizing, mumbo jumbo.
If I asked for a straight forward, five paragraph essay about the digestive system, he could have easily cranked it out in two hours.
HOWEVER, he spent nowhere near an hour a day on science. So those two hours of work would have been spread out over 3-4 days.
Since my DS liked science, and decidedly didn't like writing, I avoided science writing assignments.
We use Lantern English for writing. DS did "Choosing and Using Sources" at the end of 7th grade. In 8th grade he did "The Research Paper" which produced a 2000 word paper on the atomic bomb over 8 weeks, "Creative Worldbuilding" which only required 3-5 paragraphs a week, and then The Expository Essay 1 & 2 over a semester during which he wrote (with a lot of scaffolding) 6 three page essays (on topics of his choice) with sources and parenthetical citations.
That was pretty much the extent of his writing. He chose to write on some scientific and historical topics, but I did not assign writing across the curriculum.
Not by 8th grade, but, yes, in 8th grade. Prior to 8th he was using sources and producing bibliographies in MLA format. But 8th was when he actually learned to attribute specific writing to particular sources, use quotations, and stringently avoid plagiarism. This was all done by Lantern slowly and steadily.
Hi,@wendyroo I sent you a PM on Lantern, trying not to hijack this thread 🙂
OP my dd doesn’t homeschool but open ended assignments don’t go over well. In English they do a chart with sources/support and then they start writing. They do make an attempt to introduce MLA in 7th grade but alas I don’t think we’ve mastered it yet 😉 Don’t ban me from the boards, but there are easy ways to spit out a citation online now. The judging of sources is more nuanced.
-
1
-
-
16 minutes ago, prairiewindmomma said:
Imo, interest rates aren’t likely to budge much in the next year. There might be a slight softening, but we aren’t likely to go back to 2.5%. We can’t afford, as a nation, to go back to super cheap money/capital. Imo, the best way to reduce inflation is going to be to raise taxes—we both need the money for social spending and it takes supply off the market. But, no one wants to raise taxes in an election year so the Fed is likely to keep rates higher.
Additionally, your local market supply numbers will give you more insight. I live somewhere with a strict urban growth boundary so almost all new housing going in is apartments. Single family homes are likely to continue to skyrocket in price as the only new SFH are built on infill. Your local market conditions will vary, but our home value has nearly doubled in the last five years. If we sell here we are not likely to be able to buy back in.
There are no SFH being built here as far as I can tell. Just new luxury Condos that they’re trying to sell for more than SFH…
-
I would love to hear more about what you all think re house prices in 12-18 months 🙏
-
1 hour ago, SanDiegoMom said:
Aww what's NYC got over CA weather and coastline! Stay...😀
CA is such a culture shock to me. The schools, the architecture, the vibe. It’s all so… new? I think I was a crotchety pilgrim witch in an earlier life 🤣
-
41 minutes ago, footballmom said:
If you think you will return to the area to live, I would rent it out. If you don’t see a scenario where you would return, I would sell.
Many people, ourselves included, don’t love the general area where we live. But we can’t afford to sell, move and ever try to live here again. YMMV
What I know for sure is that I won’t be living long term where we are moving (California). I would return to NYC area the moment my youngest child goes to college. But it would not necessarily make sense to retire in this house (people live here mostly for the schools).
-
19 minutes ago, gardenmom5 said:
Not all metros are created equal. what's the job market like?
Out of the blue offers tend to be serious low balls. We get them regularly right now - low inventory, and we're on a desirable street. we roll our eyes
how well a house is marketed will affect how fast it sells and for how much.
if you really want to get an idea of how much your house is worth - talk to real estate agents. Check out zillow/red fin (redfin at least) will bring up comps for your house. That won't give you a solid number, and won't include how many houses are listed in your market and how long are they there - how many are selling for list/over and how many have to drop their prices.It’s a stable market, NYC. We got an offer for asking price so it was not exactly a low ball. It’s just at the advice of a realtor (now fired for other reasons) we priced slightly lower then where we think it should be (he counted on it being bid up, and then went and took it off the market once an offer was on the table against explicit instructions to not do that). Bottom line is that I don’t think I want to sell right now even with a new realtor and at the “correct” price.
eta so many typos!
-
Thanks for your thoughts! I would not buy elsewhere no matter what I do with this one (would rent). If the primary residence test is at least 24 months in last 5 years I’d still be able to meet that next summer…
-
1
-
-
I wonder if anyone has done any work on this and can give me an informed thought. I realize this hyper-local, but I’m thinking amazing school districts within commute of large metro areas. What do you think house prices will do in next 12-18 months?
what I’m seeing here is bidding wars and houses gone within 3 days of list. Also seeing some houses that sit. There are some price cuts too actually. So, despite what the headlines and the realtors say, inventory is low but there are also not so many buyers as one would think and they are fairly limited or picky still.
I’m trying to decide what to do with my house. We had an offer for ask but I’m strongly inclined to rent it for a year or so (have to relocate).
Thanks for any thoughts… -
I’m currently obsessed with Fresh Water for Flowers and puzzled how this is not more popular than it is. I don’t know what I will do when I finish it and just bought it for a number of girlfriends and will be mailing them out this week.
I may try it in its original French next as the language itself is not super complicated.
ETA that through a combo of reading or audio or both, I’m reading Count of Monte Cristo, Romeo and Juliet and Pride and Prejudice with DD, but all re-reads.-
4
-
-
26 minutes ago, Scarlett said:
Which ones?
Florida! And I can do it with a broken heart
-
2
-
-
Dd wanted to listen to it in the car. It’s not our favorite though we like two of the songs (the same ones :))
-
1
-
-
12 hours ago, regentrude said:
I don't think that is generally true.
We are required to list the contact for complaints about the instructor in our syllabi, typically the chair or in some cases the associate dean.
Any student is free to contact department chairs with issues, and there is a committee that handles complaints about capricious grading. Instructor not adhering to syllabus policies would be grounds for complaint, as would inconsistent grading between different students.
While a low test average alone wouldn't constitute a complaint worthy issue, schools take DFW rates very seriously when it harms graduation rates and the tuition revenue - forcing instructors to dumb down their content or inflating grades.
Just out of curiosity, how many grade changes have you seen in your career?
-
11 hours ago, Bootsie said:
Every university I hae taught at has a process for a grade appeal. That process is clearly outlined in the student handbook. Generally the student has to have some grounds for the appeal--evident bias in grading; grades were not calculated int he manor described on the syllabus, course grade was miscalculated, etc. Grades often cannot be appealed for things like student things the course was too difficult, student needs a higher grade to keep a scholarship, student did not show up for an exam and received a zero.
Oh I’m sure there is a process and it’s well articulated on paper. Blessed by lawyers even 🙂
i have never heard of a grade changing for a reason other than what I wrote. Many things can be true at the same time.
-
4 hours ago, Laura Corin said:
I don't have CC experience but I have a question - I'm a university administrator and if module deadlines were that poorly signposted, it would give students grounds for appeal to get adjusted marks or other accommodations. Is that not an issue?
From what I understand, grade appeals are very rarely successful here. It basically needs to be a constitutional issue (a prof friend of mine told me she changed a grade when a student would have failed some licensing process without it). It seems crazy to me there is no process to dispute a grade but that’s the way it seems to be, profs have full autonomy.
-
1
-
-
One Day, listening on audio—particularly great narrator. The drunk voices, of which there are many, are especially well done. I’m not in the space for a book that makes demands and this is exactly my speed now.
with DD, reading Count of Monte Cristo. I loved it with DS and really loving it with DD. I wish there were more classics like this!
-
4
-
-
How do they present? DH had juvenile RA and it’s always in the back of my head that DD might have inherited it. She saw a specialist at Hospital for Special surgery in NYC when much younger and didn’t have any signs of it then, but we were also told it meant nothing one way or the other. She’s complaining of joint pain now (knee/ fingers/ hip) so I’m back to wondering. She’s around the same age DH was diagnosed…
-
Thanks for this review. I was wondering how the lessons compare to khan’s? I think missing the video component will be a factor here.
-
On 12/4/2023 at 3:16 PM, Penderwink said:
Not specifically for accelerated kids, but adding a second language for a young child seems more accessible with online lessons, Netflix in multiple languages, reading apps in specific languages etc.
It seems to me that the range of very detailed, non-fiction picture books suitable also for older children has also increased especially for science/humanities such that you can cover a lot of ground and follow up interests while avoiding a formal curriculum at a young age.
Was wondering if you’re aware of any of these reading apps in French. We used to have and love j’aime lire but it merged with another app and we haven’t touched it yet. Doing the old audible/book thing now
-
1
-
-
lucky mama? Or Luckymom? Her DD studied Arabic and so did my son so I remember her being super helpful and lovely.
-
49 minutes ago, Malam said:
There's also a grade 6 to algebra 1 curriculum using Desmos: https://amplify.com/programs/amplify-desmos-math/
Thanks—it seems to be available to teachers only.
-
Thanks both. So it’s just a calculator? My DD’s school uses Desmos classroom which must be a whole other thing
-
1
-
-
Following the digital SAT thread, can desmos be accessed privately? I had only heard about it (before the SAT thread) because my daughter’s 7th grade math class apparently uses it extensively and I had seen the link on her canvas. But now I’m trying to see what we will do about math this summer (we have an extra short summer due to a cross country move) and I’m wondering if 1. Desmos is available for private use and 2. Is it a practice type platform like Aleks or Khan. Many thanks for any info (and dropping a link if available).
-
DS has taken AP English and Lit at PA homeschoolers and was a TA for AP Lang (or Lit? Can’t recall now). Depends on teacher but the one he had was exceptional.
-
Hot Milk which is excellent in a “dazed in the sun”’sort of way.
could not finish Portrait of a Marriage even though I loved Hamnet.
The Piano shop on the left bank as need to be in a Paris mood for the book I’m writing.
-
4
-
Engaging sources on microfluidics?
in General Education Discussion Board
Posted
For child who doesn’t have any background in physics at all (but a tiny amount of chemistry)? I’ve found some good U of Michigan engineering YouTube videos, and I have a relative who uses “cell-on-a-chip” technology in her lab who can answer questions, and I ordered a book (hope it has loads of photos!), but please post anything engaging/entry level I might have overlooked.
(it was much easier for me to have a languages kid…🙄)