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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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Does anyone do this - make your own history, without a curriculum? I thought I've read that there are a few on here that do. Can I hear more as to what you do? At the moment, I feel like maybe I'll just plan my own thing for next year.
but mostly for high school.
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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
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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
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thanks for that link...I'll pass it on to ds also.
T
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thanks for the answer
Does anyone else want to add something?
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bump....
threads can get buried so quickly here!
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does anyone have experience with their son(s) attending...good bad or ugly?
Teresa
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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.
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I just keep my mouth shut. No questions, no statements, nothing.
yup that's me.
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I have been referring to literally sending children away to college. Pack them up and send them to college. Dorm. Meal plan. Roommate. Heck, even taking individual classes on some of the campuses I have visited would, IMO, be exposing a kid to essentially the same, inappropriate environment.
all the tea in my china teapot (with a nod to The 3 Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig).
My gifted 17 yo is at home. He is academically gifted, but he is NOT ready to stand up for himself. He is getting there, andby the time he heads off to college a year from the fall he will be a 19 yo gifted young man, not a gifted boy.
Teresa
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To me they are in very poor taste. Who thought those up? If they want to invite people 6 mos ahead of the date, why don't they just go ahead and invite them? What's up with this pre-invitation.
stupid
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here's a dumb question...
Doesn't she (the mom) know how to write in cursive? Can't she just go over a few letters at a time and then have him write them down in a spiral? That works for my 11 yo who has awful penmanship. His fine motor skills are very weak. We just practice,practice, practice.
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Do you know how goofy a gifted kid can be? They might have a doctorate level vocabulary but emotionally they are still kids. And it is funny! And fun.
My #2 was pegged off the charts gifted in 2nd grade at PS. They wanted to promote him to the middle school for math and science. I said, "no, an 8yo boy ought to be playing kickball and finger painting. We'll eventually get to calculus." And he did on his own with no pushing from me. He also learned in the meantime that childlike behavior and childishness are 2 entirely different things. He is now taking college classes, playing in the youth symphony, and a semi-professional actor...and quite the goof!
I also have a musically gifted child. She can't balance an equation to save her life, but she has been singing like an angel since before she could make understandable words. She plays 6 (at my last count) instruments also. She has such a fresh, joyful childlike view of world, but she is one of the most responsible young person I know.
They just don't think the way the rest of us do...We all have a great time playing together and the kids always keep us in stitches, but the gifted ones just seem to see the world sort of sideways. It is a wonderful thing.
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Someone please tell me that there are some other parents out there who just want their kid to be a kid --
me, me, me!!!!!!
My children have ALL (they are now 20, 17, 14, 11) cried at some point about not wanting to grow up because it is just "SOOOOO FUNNNNN"
My goal is to have my children be responsible adults....when they are adults. I want them to act like kids.....while they are kids. I don't want miniature adults nor overgrown children.
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I would ask a few questions and take the cost of the item into consideration. I mean,would someone go to the effort to cheat someone out of $15? Maybe, but probably not. If this is a whole curriculum in a box (such as SL complete) maybe the $300 is a big fat lie.
Trust your guts.
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I voted OTHER because my mom has been dead for 10 yrs. But I think she knew me pretty well. She certinly was supportive of me and always happy to have me around. i was just very independant...pretty much leaving home at 17. She was a wonderful listener.
What makes me sad is that I didn't know HER very well. She never wanted to talk about her youth and childhood, and I didn't really press her. I wish I could hear some of her wisdom, now that I'm old enough to think of someone other than myself!
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this is a good reason to home educate. You have the freedom and the time to check up on the things you read, and if you don't like the slant of a particular book you can ditch it.
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I have a KA. I've used it only for making egg noodles, but boy is it slick! LOVE it.
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I believe some classes are a good idea for some kids, but I don't believe it is a good education to teach to the test.However if a family is looking at it as a way to save money, then that seems like a good enough reason to pursue the credit.
I have one student who is now in college who did not do any APs, but has taken a CLEP and plans on 2 more this summer. I have one student who is now taking an AP Calculus course with a friend. I hope he gets some "free" credit for it. He is also taking a college level Physics course with this same friend (the friend's dad who is a college prof is teaching them). I will call it an AP Physics even if he doesn't end up taking the test.
The idea of offering seminars is intriguing and i will look into it. There are several things my ds is doing that would look good described as a seminar on a transcript .
Teresa
Homeade Yogurt with Skim Milk?
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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.