Sometimes I think the same way about hate groups (roll wih my metaphor for a sec). If no one shows up to counter protest an issue (pick one), then the event gets less press and deflates the message, which is good. It's the ignore your teasing sibling method parents have advocated for abouqt forever. On thie flip side, this is science, often funded at the whim of officials, who make policy based on constituent expectations. That NIH funding in Bethesda could be cut because of religious belief in Texas (insert any other of your choice) means the ripple effects extend beyond geographic and demographic boundaries, and THAT's why this is a worthy issue. Evolution might be the poster subject, but the way a people views, and funds, and ues science is the real issue with civilazation-altering consequences.

All Mighty Dyslexic God, who's actually a dog, but thinks he's God, who may or may not also eat Mighty Dog.

No state req. In NJ, but we use ITBS from Brewer Testing.

Yup. Moderation with an undercurrent pointing in the right direction is most likely to lead to lifelong habits. DD has a LOT to think about and work on with my cancer, so les stress is good. Slow and steady, and don't buy into hype.

I have cancer (stage IV). Go for the New American Plate method/cookbook from AICR (good webiste and newsletter, too). They walk you through a transition period so the change is not so abrupt, and you still have variation to play with. Great source backed up by research, and the recipies rock.

I'd sell them if they didn't start in vol 3, thread B, weren't riddled with typos, and weren't (prob) copyright infringement! Maybe that could be my post-hs gig. I'd have to give Dr. N a cut...

Toasted ses oil is one of those things I'm not sure I need, but notice if I skip it in a hmm, this is missing something way. Toasting ses seeds is better for my unsophisticated pallate, like, oh look! Crunchy!

It covers 8 years over three volumes. Amazon has all 3.

There are loads of vpn services, but I shall look at TunnelB. Ethics...well, since Brits pay a tv tax, of sorts, then yes, this is bootleg content in the strictest sense. On the other hand, global eyeballs are on bbc content, which must be a good thing from a business model. I think this is what the technerati mean by "paradigm shift."

Only two? Not possible. It's like going to the best buffet only for the tater tots and gravy.

DW has taught middle school band since '87. 15 minutes a day is plenty for most elem and early middle grades.

Agree that BFSU is the spine off which you hang everything else. Disc stream, youtube, brainpop, etc. DD was recently engrossed in a Great Courses neuroscience series. It was only loosely tied to the bio thread we're in on BFSU, but that's cool, twisty side road we found. Although I still use Disc Steam (DW's free sub), I'm tending to encorporate more targeted YT clips rather than one big 30 ninute segment designed as a class presentation. It evolves, but that's prob the point.

Ditto. Dr. Nebel all the way. I build powerpoints out of the chapters, and yes, it is a lot of work.

Indeed. Stupid parents are not exclusive to either gender.

My mom and MIL have done that ignore thing, and DW and and I will use an appropriate pause in the dialog to get DD in with something like "This is what she was trying to say/show you..." Gave DD a chance to learn to wait, while teaching the grown up that we do NOT do the seen-not-heard thing. Now DD is 13, so not an issue, but it was a kind of impromtu convetsation training I wish I had as a kid.

When I get my Junior SAT students who've actually had Latin class, it's the roots that help, not grammar, which helps if it's been taught, but not nec in Latin. We do grammar (FLL, now.Warriners) and roots as distinct items. Seems to work.

I've also seen mixed revs on Rosetta, but DD has loved it for German for several years. Depends on the kid? Next year we may try an online German, as we are running out of Rosetta. We also did Spanish via Disc Streaming - a course offered by a university im Arizona that had printables. I'd say try what you can get eBay ot cheap first, solely to play with the format "fit."

I thinl vocab vine covered the most. Caesar had roots in words, but was like a stepping stone after vine, and not a huge step.

I don't have huge faith in PSAT scores+0 reflecting SAT potential. Most of ky kids score higher on the first diagnostic SAT I give them. Meh. A "good" score is too subjective to define.

In town. I think Dulles has bigger planes but fewer other exhibits? Could be wrong on that.

I will chime in with what DW did for years with the 8th grade trip... Do changing of the guard at Arlington Allow a whole day for Air & Space Another day for Am Hist or other museums Another day just for monuments Capitol rotunda is nifty. Senate gallery seat could be interesting or boring, depending. I think that requires an email to your rep.

I went for prententious (see blog logo), with a nod to DD's penchant for unicorns and light blue. Made a bumper sticker of it on CafePress.

We had both, but liked Caesar better. Vocab Vine was before that, which was a great foundadtion. Roots up came with flash cards; for VV, we made them and could cuwtomize a bit.

I may have discovered a trigger, but am loathe to try it.

Beethoven's wig, Gymboree CDs were popular, but for a long time the fav was Pirates of Pensance. Old Broadway stuff is bouncy, orchestral, with lots of possibility for movement.