I would give it try. Like Imrich, I make yougurt w/skim all the time and I use yogurt as my starter. If I wait too long and don't have any in my frig,i use a container of plain yogurt from the store. Look for a brand that says "contains live cultures". I heat the milk in a pot to about 180-190 degrees. Then let the milk cool to about 105 - 110 degrees. Add the yogurt (about a TBSP for a 1/2 gallon of milk...but sometimes I just add the whole container). Mix in well, pour into warm glass jars and put in a warm place. I put them in the oven that has been heated to about 100. Sometimes they solify in a couple of hours, sometimes longer. It seems that there is a fine art for keeping the oven warm enough but not too hot. The faster it solidifies the less sour it tastes in the end. Good luck.

I have NO problem with this. My children knew to never wander off where they couldn't see our house. That's good enough for me...but I'm old and grew up being shoved out the door and told to come back at lunch time, 5:00 for dinner and when the streetlights came on.

We had the same situation with another college, but it had to do with Financial Aid. So, a few well placed calls and emails cleared the whole thing up, and they (the College) ended up re-writing policy to correct their mistake. Dd went there on a very nice scholarship package. Now, I don't know about the GED for admission to a private school. I'm pretty sure they can't require it at a state school. Perhaps they have the "right" to do that. If so a few phone calls and emails will clear it up and you then are free to vote with your wallet.

we used mayo (not miracle whip) and a shower cap left on for an hour or more. Then wash and use lots of conditioner every day or 2. Pick the nits daily and put in a zipper back and throw away outside. Do this for a week, repeat the mayo treatment, and pick for another week.

It might be time to reasses how much they are assigned. Set a timer for 30 mins. Tell them you will pay them say 5cents a problem, or 10 mins of screentime for every 10 problems they get finished...something that fits your economy. Then stand back and watch. Do they focus in on the work, or do they dawdle? Are they easily distracted? etc. Do this for a couple of days in a row and assess how much they can get finished before their attention fizzles out. Now you have a renewed expectation of work. After that you assign that much and what they don't complete is at THEIR inconvenience, not yours. You can have a little fun with this if you let yourself. Good luck, Teresa

I started working WAY part-time in a coffeeshop. Also I am almost 50... maybe that explains my aversion to tip jars .While I don't mind that someone drops some change into the tip jar for me ( I use it to bring my kids once in a while to the shop with me to do their schoolwork and I treat them to a hot chocolate), and I average about a dollar a day. I just refuse to pander to the customers. I never set the tip jar in a conspicuos place. The owner once wanted me to pass out coupons at an outdoor fiddle concert that my dd was in and "beg" people to come see me so that "I can afford more violin lessons". I was so insulted.

but mostly for high school.

Spellcheck. My now 20 yo dd was like this...completely hopeless. She even misspelled her name. First know that when they are writing they can't edit also, so have him write on one day, edit the next. In addition to allowing him to change gears more naturally it will teach him not to wait til the last moment to write his assignments. Then stress that spellcheck is a fact of life and it is HUGELY rude to turn in a paper without using it. There is NO excuse for it. THEN, after he changes the same words over and over he will learn to fix them. He will begin to see his own mistakes over and over again. FINALLY, remind yourself that the goal is for him to know how to spell when he needs it (college tests? college classes? job assignments?). Probably he doesn't see a need to know right now. He will...give him time. Maybe when he wants to impress a girl or a boss or someone else. It just probably won't be his mom he wants to impress! I have an 11 yo boy who is much like his older sister and I am taking a much more relaxed approach with him than I did with her and he IS learning. We are currently going through the spelling lists in the back of the book "Why Johnny Can't Read..." great little book BTW. Teresa

Thank you. I'm specifically wondering about the Frats. Neither dh nor I care for the Greek system. We however only have experience with it from Big 10 and MAC schools. Perhaps things are different in a small all men school. It appears from the website that merit schoarship money is somehow affiliated with the Frat system (?). I know a campus visit is important for some answers, but it isn't close enough to just make a day of it. I appreciate any info that comes my way. Teresa

thanks for that link...I'll pass it on to ds also. T

thanks for the answer Does anyone else want to add something?

bump.... threads can get buried so quickly here!

does anyone have experience with their son(s) attending...good bad or ugly? Teresa

My oldest went through 6th grade. #2 went through Octof 5th grade #3 went through 2nd grade #4 didn't go There is a HUGE amount of time wasted. Few of the kids even want to be there. If children are obedient and well behaved the often become the teacher's helper. There are a lot of interuptins in a day. Kids who are easily over stimulated go nutso with all the sounds and visual stimulation in a classroom. If it is math time, a child must do math...it doesn't matter if their mind is still on the story they are supposed to write. On the otherhand... There is art and somebody else has to clean up the mess. There is music. There are enough kids to play kickball or dodgeball.

yup that's me.