Excelsior- Biology Schole-- Art of Argument, Discovery of Deduction, American Literature, Everyday Debate Mr. D -- my odd did Algebra 1-precalc with Mr D. Excellent. My ds did pre-algebra through currently in precalc with Mr D Excellent! My ydd has done pre algebra and now Algebra 1 with Mr H also Excellent. I am hoping to do more Excelsior classes with ydd but we are currently part of a co-op so doing several classes there and not as much time for online classes. Right now She is just doing math with Mr D and logic with Schole.

We have only done self paced VP classes and loved them -- I have gotten the impression that the live class expectations are beyond my average kids' reasonable reach. We have used Excelsior classes and Schole and loved them. We also use Mr D Math and love it. We start with one live class in 7th (math) and then 2 in 8th (math and logic) and then go from there depending on the kid. I don't think I would do more than 2 live classes the first time.

oh my! I guess I need two download everything for Avancemos 1 and not sure what to do about Avancemos 2 next year. 🫣

My dd is competing in collegiate nationals next weekend so dh and I are traveling to see her for the weekend. So excited! Then there are only 3 weeks of school left before summer break. She will only be home for a week before she travels to work at a summer camp all summer. I am excited for her but having a bit of self pity because I miss her. lol

In his Biology class, Greg Landry has the students read In Six Days-- Why 50 Scientists Choose to Believe in Creation and it was a great supplement. Also, I am not a Ken Ham fan, but AIG does have great resources.

Interesting, I assumed it would make the recruiting process tricky if did just a "gap year." Also, I am not sure I want him to take a year off of school. As for his memory problems-- testing showed deficits in short term memory (direct recall and working memory) as well as long term memory (auditory and visual) as well as visual and auditory processing. His processing speed is actually good. As for needing accommodations in college, that is fair. He could certainly benefit there.

My baby will be in high school. ugh. craziness. Math: Mr. D Honors Geometry English: still debating but probably Lantern English for writing, homegrown lit, and maybe compass classroom Grammar for writers or maybe Excelsior Classes for an online English Spanish 2: Avancemos 2 with a small group I teach Logic: Art of Argument with Scholé Academy At Co-Op: Notgrass geography Biblical Foundations: intro to hermeneutics and exegesis and Biblical doctrine Berean Builders Biology: self placed videos with labs at co-op with lots of volleyball and soccer

his eval was 2021 I believe. ADHD was not officially ruled out however, when we saw the pediatric behaviorist she seemed lost as to what was going on -- ds doesn't fit "in a box" and diagnosing seems challenging. we did go through a full testing with nectar group and they said he did not have the marker for adhd. He did show memory issues. no treatment. we have felt a bit lost navigating it. They did recommend more testing-- a full psycho educational eval but we waited so long to do it and then wondered if it would be helpful at this late in the game?

We are meds hesitant but not opposed. However, he doesn't have an official ADHD diagnosis. Everything we have read and heard has a really hard time distinguishing auditory processing disorder (which he has) and ADHD because the symptoms are the same. We are unsure how to get an accurate diagnosis.

This is an absolute concern I have.

This is a big thing for sure. I don't want him to take this as a hit emotionally. He actually is a good students -- A's and B's. but I have to play a way bigger part in helping him (organization, focus, executive functioning stuff). He needs to mature in these areas -- which to me are so closely tied to academics they pretty much are -- but yet they aren't.

Thank you. Yes, he would not be able to play high school his super senior year, but in his sport it is not a big deal. He could play club due to his age up through April of his super senior year due to his birthday which would line up fine for recruiting.

Please do not quote as I may delete. We are considering offering ds the possibility of a super senior year. We have not declared his graduation date where it matters (NCAA or DE) so the possibility exists. He has some learning differences, executive functioning challenges, and could use another year to mature. He wants to got he collegiate athlete/ recruiting path so its not as simple as just graduate and do a year at the CC then transfer. His coach has asked us if we would consider giving him a year to work on his sport to be college ready the following year. We would not do it just for that, but academically and emotionally-- it's not a terrible plan. What are some cons we could not be thinking of? (ultimately if we decide it is an option we would allow the coach to bring up the idea to ds to make it seem like it was all about the sport (it is to the coach) and leave the rest out to not make him feel bad about it. and ultimately leave the final decision up to him.

She is doing her undergrad in exercise science with the goal of physical therapy school.

I have had 2 kids take the Schole logic courses. I love them. My oldest says that Art of Argument was arguably the best class she ever had (in reference to how she relates to life now) lol We had two different teachers and very different experiences but they were both excellent. My ydd will be starting the sequence next year -- a year behind my older kids-- due to a scheduling conflict we had this year. I am looking forward to her taking it!