My DS didn't click with Jacobs either. We used Teaching Textbooks. He liked it much better.

We have a regional center that holds programming classes. It's through the school district, but you don't have to go to the public school to attend these classes. Since it's funded by the school district there is not charge for high schoolers. Maybe you have something like this in your area. There are also online tutorials that the instructor told us about as well. You'd have to Google them as we didn't need to go that route.

Oh, I see. Thanks! :)

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If a student doesn't see the relevance of taking math in high school this may give them a practical reason to take it and do well. The college in our area requires each new student to take a matriculation test showing their math competence. If they don't score high enough, they must take additional lower level math classes before they can take the math classes which count for the general education credits.

I'm thinking about what to use for Pre-calculus next year. Has anyone used Teaching Textbooks, or Math U See for this level? Would you tell me how you and your student liked and/or didn't like about it? And if anyone has used something else they like would you chime in as well? I'm not sure which way to go. My student isn't a math wiz so I need something that will make taking Pre-calculus as painless as possible. Thanks a bunch, ladies! :confused1:

Thanks so much, Four Oaks! This will be very helpful! :)

Thanks for sharing!

I was wondering if anyone has used this study guide and the books that go along with it, with your students and if so, what you thought of it? I need to check that the reading is being done, so I need something that has questions/answers. Thanks! :confused:

There are yahoo groups that talk about aspie issues. Check them out. Aspienestencouragers@yahoogroups.com HomeschoolingAspies@yahoogroups.com There's a guy that wrote a ebook regarding his experiences and thoughts about his being on the spectrum. It's called, Congratulations, Your Child is Strange. Kind of a weird title, but don't let that stop you from reading it as it has good information. You can download it free. Also on this site is a link to a site where spectrum people post. You might want to look around and see if there is something there that will assist you. asdstuff.com/grats.html The local TACA might be a place to call for further information/support. http://www.tacanow.org/ Look to see if there are social support classes in your area. There are specifically ones for teens in our area. Is your teen motivated to learn social skills? The guy who runs one of the classes here says that it's important for the teen to want to learn. Hope this helps you a bit!

Four Oaks, does your daughter know which Khan Chemistry videos go with which Apologia Chemistry chapters? I took a look at the Khan site and couldn't tell. Thanks a bunch!

Thanks, Lori! This is great! I've been looking for different options for teaching Personal Finance.

My kiddos do Apologia; it seems pretty comprehensive. I have also used Teaching Company Dvds to go along with the sciences we've done. Never thought to add Khan; how interesting! I'd be interested in how that would work.

World View Geography American Literature British Literature Art Financial Planning/Budgeting SAT Preparation Writing PE Music Dance History English Spanish French German

TOG and Apologia for numerous years-No hopping here! Yay!

:iagree: this is common with boys. I've heard sometimes the kids hold onto the pencil too tightly. If his hand hurts while writing I don't blame him for not liking to write. Have you had him use a pencil grip? My kids used them and they helped.

My kiddo went through this. The books eventually were all read. I still assigned other books that were twaddle-free during this time. It all worked out in the end.

During the teen years their sleep schedule definitely changes. They stay up late, and then sleep in late. I don't think what you've come up with is unreasonable, but I also agree with the other gal. Older teens need to learn to go to bed at a reasonable time so that they can be alert enough the following day to do the things they need to accomplish. It won't be long before they'll be going to a job everyday.

I agree, TOG doesn't cover grammar. If you would like to continue with that you'll have to purchase a grammar curriculum. There are free online grammar sites that you might be able to use.

I had my kiddo learn to type at a very early age as his handwriting was hard to read. He had no problem picking it up and now types most things. When he does write, it's in manuscript.

We use Vitacost Mega EFA, strawberry flavored.

We've used Lifepacs. I needed something that required a bit less of "me" involved. My kiddo read and worked though the pacs pretty much on his own. It's a "just the facts" kind of curriculum, but it covers the basics. It worked for us at that particular time.

Wow, that is a lot! The price of TOG has gone up considerably these past few years. I am debating whether to purchase the next year we need, or do something less pricey. I'm leaning toward doing something else as I have a hard time justifying the cost. We would only be using it for one year at one level. We, for the most part found the books at the library. It hasn't been a problem getting them when we needed them. If a certain book wasn't available, or the library didn't have it I'd just substitute it for another book. Most of the required books are about a certain period of history, or about a certain person, etc. Those books can easily be substituted. The only ones that can't are the literature books, but like I said, most, if not all of them I was able to get at our library. There have been only a handful of books that I bought and I usually found a used copy of them. I had a planning time in the summer when I looked though the library to see which books they carried and which they didn't. I made a note of that and as we got close to the different TOG weeks, I referred to that list and either went to library and got the books, put them on hold if they weren't yet available, or bought them. I don't mind looking and don't find it overly time consuming to search our online library catalog, or peruse an online book dealer for a used copy, but everyone isn't me. Some like to have everything all together so they can pull the books they need for the week from their shelves. You just have to decide which way will work best for you, your family and your budget. Enjoy TOG as it's a wonderful ride! I will really miss using it this next year.

I would just use the initials, but would rhyme with yep if I was saying it like it was a word.

No, I haven't done it, but I can see how it might be beneficial.