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Are there any sheltered work places for your sons to join? If they like being productive, I would think it would be a good road to consider.
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With my boys, having them exercise before school worked best.
How about Teaching Textbooks for math? 7 sisters homeschool has bundles for ELA that would be straightforward to use. Alternatively, Lantern English has full year English for around $325. They have quarterly classes that are affordable, too.
I have used a lot of different science and honestly find Apologia with the notebooks the most straightforward to use. It’s written for homeschoolers. I just discuss places where our family disagrees.
Guesthollow Biology is also straightforward as is their world history.
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I loved the years we did Sonlight. I can’t see your child’s age from my phone, but, especially in the early years, do what brings you joy. It is most important to be consistent and make progress in math, learning to read and writing. The rest is honestly gravy. Sonlight is full of rich books. Even after we “left” Sonlight for my oldest, all my youngers read our favorite Sonlight books and used parts of the Cores. It is definitely rigorous and rich enough to use through your child’s education. We only switched to join friends in a co-op which my oldest needed at the time.
I would also encourage you to try to take a deep breath. There’s no perfect out there. The curriculum is not what will define your homeschool. New things will pop up. You and your child will change and need new things. I used to make pages of long term curriculum plans. I found that, particularly in high school, we never followed them. (And I am a huge planner.)
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21 minutes ago, Scarlett said:
How would you suggest someone go about providing him support?
This is my question to everyone, too. It’s not that he’s ASD, it’s that he is using drugs and bringing possibly unsafe people to the property. Yes, he needs to support but that doesn’t mean he gets to do exactly what he wants and treat people however and everyone just has to live with it.
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8 minutes ago, Scarlett said:
I don’t think she wants to. She wants to keep living in a dream world where he will get his act together and take care of himself.
Don’t all mothers want this for their kids? It is an awful situation. I think your dh is doing the right thing.
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The first thing I would do is sort out what credits you are giving him from this year. Next, I would make a clear simple plan ( like you are asking us to help with.) If all those co-op classes have homework—that is a lot for most 14 year olds to keep track of.
I would make sure he has a plan book. I would plan a check-in meeting with him once a day. I would also consider doing one subject with him. I read science to one of mine and was his lab partner. Working independently on all subjects can be really hard for some kids.
That said:
English: I found Sharon Watson’s Illuminating Literature easy to use. I would allow him to listen to the audio books. For writing—if you can, work with him. Start with solid paragraphs. Consider IEW, it’s good for struggling writers. Sharon Watson’s writing would work, too, but back up to Jump In.
Science: Biology —preferably one you can read to him or that has an audio component.
History: I’m thinking of doing an American history this year with documentaries, movies and discussions with more in depth research once a month. I haven’t put it together yet, but I think there are history through movie classes available. In terms of hours— you are shooting for 150-180 in core classes. So more time in getting things done may be irrelevant. Does he expect to work at least 6 hours a day?
( I just reread about you not wanting outsource or things you put together oops I’ll leave this here anyway.)
Foreign Language: This is harder to do without outsourcing. My dyslexic used Aim Academy Spanish. Otherwise,I’d explore something like Manga or Duolingo. I like Ulat, but find it works better with my involvement.
Consider a PE credit He can listen to his literature as an audiobook while he runs or uses the elliptical Exercise is excellent for focusing teen boysMost of all, have clear work hours where no screens are allowed. Have times you check in on him for progress reports. I also suggest all computer work be done in a room where you are. Plan fewer threads for him to keep track.
The bonus of this year is that you and your son learned a lot about what works and doesn’t work for him!
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2 hours ago, heartlikealion said:
Ok I am just gonna drive down Wed night to see ds that Thursday for his birthday (not til May). He’s still interested in go carts so I plan to take him to this place that does that. They also have laser tag so I’ll suggest that as well. One go cart ride & one laser game won’t take long. They have a roller coaster there… might talk us into that.
I went to a wellness visit and had abnormal results. Now they wanna do a colonoscopy. I literally had normal results last year so whatever the case I’m catching this early I guess.
I liked because of your plans with ds. I’m sorry about your medical test being off. I’m glad you are getting care for it.
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I wouldn’t want my sibling including that my mom called my dad an old goat bc that is also a reflection on her that is only representative of the end of her life. It seems a bit disrespectful of her memory—to me. The dog part is lovely and wonderful though.
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I just checked and mine is working fine. If you are using your phone, maybe you need to update.
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We had them in my area, too. NE Ohio
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Our cat acted a bit confused but that may have been because we kept going out in the deck and then sat there for awhile. That is has not been normal behavior for us since last summer. So who knows.
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Just now, Miss Tick said:
Dd and I still giggle about the time I got in trouble with her because her weekend was too busy and she wasn't bored enough to really enjoy it.
Lol. I can totally see dd saying that same thing to me!
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9 hours ago, Jann in TX said:
THANK YOU ALL-- especially freesia !!!! We now have food!!!-- dd's FMIL just ordered Olive Garden Catering (very close to venue too!).
I just have to order the white table cloths...
Here is a picture of the centerpieces I made (battery operated candle):
Oh, great! My bff used Olive Garden for a rehearsal dinner and was very pleased. The centerpiece is lovely! I hope you have a wonderful time.
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Instead of Chick-FIL-a, I’d look at Olive Garden or even Chipotle.
Your grandson is adorable!!!!
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4 hours ago, cjzimmer1 said:
I guess I'll take the risk and say I'm completely befuddled by your reaction to your SIL.
1) At 12 my kids really had no idea what they wanted to do in life and frankly I couldn't blame them, It's really hard to know what you want to do when you don't even know the options. I would welcome exposing them to all different ideas and occupations so they can spend time learning and thinking about what THEY want their life to look like. I may want my kid to go to college but it doesn't mean my kid SHOULD go to college just to please me.
2) My kids regularly text with other relatives, grandparents, aunts, cousins etc. They have entire relationships with each other separate from me and that is a GOOD thing. It's another adult to offer input and different life viewpoints to help my child grow into their best version. Sure parents should have input but it's pretty controlling to think only parents should discuss life choices with a kid.
I understand you have a difficult relationships with your IL's and from my point of view this feels like an overreaction to the built up tension from all those other difficult interactions because this particular thing doesn't seem worthy of the amount of angst this seems to be causing you.
Me, too. Nothing seemed odd to me about the interaction.
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Poor guy!
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Please don’t beat yourself up. Make sure she is also looking for opportunities. A lot of the lists will be case specific. Does she have a few colleges she’s interested in? I would look them up and write down any dates—application due dates, honors program apps, scholarships (sometimes all these are separate apps. ) Do the schools take the common app? If so put writing the essay in for the summer. put the ACT date in your list. Consider having her apply to any rolling admission schools as soon as the applications open.
Otherwise, you just need to be aware that she’s covered any grad requirements for homeschoolers in your state. You’ll need to set a grad date by the time you do the first application. Spend the summer making a transcript, counselor recommendation and school profile ( and anything else the likely colleges require.)
This is off the top of my head. Others may have ideas, too.
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It is so variable! High school definitely would have been less expensive if we’d sent them to public school. Homeschooling was less expensive than any of the private schools. ( other than if we figure in my lost teaching salary which would have made it comparable to some, but still less than others. However, I likely would have stayed home for most of those years because our family runs best with a slower pace than if we’d both worked full time.)
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8 hours ago, Malam said:
https://1600.io/p/1600-io-sat-math-orange-book if you want SAT-specific prep
Except the test has changed as of March. Depending on the age of the student, it might be best to wait a few months and see what new resources are released. But, yes, test specific math practice helps a lot.
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6 hours ago, LinRTX said:
Where are you reading this? My children did Saxon and did well on the SAT. Of course, none of them did the new digital SAT, but two of mine had almost perfect math scores. I do recommend doing a SAT practice book -- not so much for learning the math, but for learning how the questions are stated.
My two who did Saxon also scored in the 700’s in math. So did my one who didn’t, but Saxon was fine for tests.
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33 minutes ago, gardenmom5 said:
There were construction workers on the bridge. I'm sorry it's not looking good for them.
I have that paranoia every time I'm stopped under a freeway overpass. We can get very large earthquakes here (we're overdue for one), and I keep seeing the collapsed/pancaked viaduct in the Bay Area.
Yes, me, too. I wish I hadn’t watched the coverage from that earthquake. 30 years later I am still effected.
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I worked briefly in group homes for autistic people. They were pretty disabled. Are you connected with your state’s disability office?