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We are on Volume 2, so I hope it is completed in the the next 2 years. I konw that she was originally going to make 5 volumes, but then decided to have only 4 so the last volume will be extra thick.
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I wish that I wouldn't have stressed about writing so much when they were that young. If I were to do it all over, I would skip the formal program. It seems like we struggled through the high expectations of my writing curriculum until everything clicked (sometime around 10-12 years old). Whereas I beat my head against the desk trying to get a decent book report out of a 2nd grader, by 5th grade she was writing beautiful reports. If you have a grammar program, use narration, and read to her a lot (or she reads a lot), I think that writing will come and does not have to be forced so young.
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My kids aren't old enough yet for us to have developed our top 5 list, but I am currently reading them Pippi Longstocking and all 3 of them think it uproariously hilarious. They laugh through every chapter.
Have you read them Mrs. Piggle Wiggle? My kids loved those books, especially when they were that age.
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We completed Singapore through 5B. As much as I loved it, I needed a more thorough teacher's guide for the middle/high school years. I wish I would have switched earlier. We moved straight into 8/7 with pre-algebra for this year (6th grade). I love Saxon. I feel like it is more thorough than Singapore and is leaving less gaps.
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So many books, so little time...thank you for your help. I am writing them down...making my library list :)
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I live in a very conservative area, and even our library has The Giver. I've never read it. Now I'm curious, so I'm going to put it on my list to read!
You should read it, it is a very good book. Very well written. I can see why some libraries pull it, since it is a Children's Book. I would simply move it to the Young Adult Section rather than removing it. A parent who is cautious is more likely to monitor somethiing a child takes from the Young Adult section, KWIM? I would not like if my, say 2nd or 3rd grader, pulled it from the children's section and read it alone. I appreciate that some libraries are cautious enough that it isn't accessible to the general children's section, but some libraries remove it altogether (yes, mine has removed it) and that is sad because is it a great book. It hits some very deep issues (like euthanasia, population control, coming of age sort of feelings, etc). It is a very thought provoking book. Definitely a great book for 6th grade and up, in my opinion. We are using it as a Read-Aloud for my older three - 12, 10, and 8 year olds. I started the book not knowing that it was controversial and now the kids are really deep into it. I have been pre-reading only by a few chapters and I just came across the chapter where it describes how they release a baby. I am not exactly sure my 8 and 10 year old are ready for that, so I am not sure how I am going to handle it. I my not read that part - since the description is so vivid, but I may just explain what happens and move on with the story line. Not sure?
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The Giver is one of my all-time favorite books. The sequels are Gathering Blue & The Messenger. Gathering Blue is really good, imo, but not obviously connected to The Giver. The Messenger connects the first two books, but it is tragically bad. I'm sure everybody else on the planet who's read that book will disagree w/ me, & even I, had I not read it, would instantly lose all human respect for someone who said such a thing about a book written by Lowry, so I do hate to say it. But man, that book was bad.
"Bad" - do you mean bad as in morally, ethically, or just bad writing. Just curious. :confused:
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The ALA doesn't ban books-as a matter of fact it is strongly opposed to the banning of books. From their web site:
They do however maintain lists of books that have been banned and challenged. You can check out their web site and search "banned books" or "challenged books".
Individual libraries may choose not to purchase some books. This can be budgetary restrictions, objections from various members of the community, patron statistics that show the book wouldn't be used enough, etc.
This is good to know. I just found it on the Banned Books List and assumed it was "banned". I had never come across this before so I had no idea how it worked. Our library show the titles and shows them unavailable and they are flagged, I am assuming they were removed. They are not checked out. Since the whole series is this way, I am assuming they have pulled them.
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We typically get our books from the library. I had never considered that some books may be banned from the American Library Association. I am sure that some of those books are extremely thought provoking reads. We are currently reading The Giver by Lois Lowry. I just happened to pick it up at a Yard Sale. What a great book. Our library will not carry that series, so I ordered the sequels from Amazon. I can see why it might be banned. It is sad and while I would not want my child to pick this up in the Children's section of the library and read it on their own, we are thoroughly enjoying reading it together.
What other books am I missing?
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If I said that I was only going to read 5 books to my children what would you suggest? I would love your Top 5 Suggestions (other than The Bible, The Chronicles of Narnia, and The Lord of the Rings Series).
Edited to add...I have a 6th, 4th, and 2nd grader, if that matters.
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As the kids get older, and now with mixing a little one in the mix, I just can never seem to find the time to get it all done.
Let's share ideas to make time...Ideas can create time by doing things different in any area of your life, not just school.
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I am having a special weekend with my oldest dd. We are going to have "the talk" and just have lots of girl time. She is very sweet and super mature. I would like to get her something special. Any ideas?
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Thank you for the input. It seems silly to ask such questions for a 6th grader, but I don't want to make the wrong decision for her for 7th grade (which we begin in May) and then regret it down the line.
BJU is algebra based physics, isn't it? This dd is my oldest and I feel like I know so little about the upper grade level choices :confused: It is making my head hurt trying to figure out how to set her up for the most success in High School. She is very mathematically oriented. I am not a math person, but she just thinks that way and it seems to come easy to her. Being the opposite, I feel lost making these decisions.
I guess I may need to wait a few months and just watch her really close and really think about whether to skip Algebra 1/2. She is currently in Saxon 8/7 with pre-algebra. I.hate.decisions.:( Thanks for the help.
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The Princess Academy
Dd reads so much, so fast I don't even know where to begin.
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Just because they don't call it a science doesn't make it 'not a science course'.
If you wanted to call it a math class, you probably could. It does have a lot of mathematical content. It's rarely, however, considered a math course. Some universities may not count it as a math course for college admission. You should probably check with them for this. You should definitely *not* give both math credit and science credit for senior-year physics, unless you chose to give .5 of each. Completing two physics curricula (saxon and bju) will not make it worth two credits of material.
This is what I was thinking. If I use BJU Physics for Science and then use it for Saxon for Math it (a) may not be accepted by all Universities as a math course (b) might look like I am trying to give a full credit in both subjects for the same textbook, even if I have two.
This matters to me right now because I have the decision to either use Algebra 1/2 next year or skip it. If I skip it, it places her in Physics in 12th. If I don't skip 1/2, it places her in Calculus in 12th.
This has been a huge help to figure out our math plan.
I put this out here to double check and make sure that something hadn't changed in the system, creating a Physics math that is necessary. Because we aren't near High School yet, I am just not sure what has changed since I was there :tongue_smilie:
I hope this makes sense.
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Saxon doesn't have it 'as a math' -- it's listed on the math page for saxon homeschool because it's the only science that saxon offers. If you look at the description, it says that you only need algebra 2. It's just listed below calculus because it's not a math course.
Actually, it doesn't call it a Science anywhere. Read it again. I did a little research and in my husband's home state (WA) and probably other States, Physics can count for an upper level math credit. This makes it "a math". I even googled this and many colleges will accept it as the third High School Math as long as you are not also using it as your Science. Meaning that you can expound on different Sciences and choose to take Physics as your math credit. It only makes sense since Physics is 60% applied mathematics. I guess DH isn't crazy afterall, his HS did offer it "as a math".
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DH was taught Physics mathematically. We have always had this argument. In my High School, it was an upper-level Science, but he was taught it as an advanced mathematics course. When I saw it listed after calculus I assumed there must, indeed, be an advanced mathematics course expanding on the math you need for Physics. But if this isn't what Saxon is offering, then I suppose we don't need two Science courses in 12th grade.
Thanks for the clarification
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In the Saxon homeschool texts, Geometry is incorporated into Algebra 1, 2, and Adv. Math. You don't need a separate geometry text in the 9th grade. Hence, my suggestion is:
7th - 1/2
8th - 1
9th - 2
10th - Adv. math
11th - Calculus
12th - Physics
You can also check out the book and newsletter published by Art Reed about using Saxon Math. http://www.homeschoolwithsaxon.com/
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Thanks for your thoughts. Saxon does have Geometry now. I wonder if they are taking the Geometry out of the newer versions because of this.
Hmmm....
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Physics is a science for which mathematics is used as a tool.
Physics is not math. You can't "choose" to make it math.
Saxon has it as the math available after Calculus. This is what confused me. We will have it in Science for 12th grade, but then I thought they might need a math credit in it too, since Saxon has it as a math. :confused:
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I do not recommend skipping 7/6. It is actually my favorite book in the series. :001_smile: We skipped Algebra 1/2, but it certainly would not have hurt anyone to complete that book as well! In fact, I only allowed my 6th grader to skip Algebra 1/2 because she begged. If she doesn't continue to excel in Algebra 1, I will have her do Algebra 1/2 instead.
Thank You. This may be a really stupid question, but if DD is to take a Physics for Math then I need to skip 1/2. Since DD will have Physics for 12th grade Science, does she also need it as a math? If not, then she can get to Calculus in 12th grade and still complete 1/2 next year.
7th- 1/2
8th - 1
9th - Geometry
10th - Alg 2
11th Adv Math
12th Calculus
BJU is our Science and she will have Physics in 12th.
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I am unclear about this. If we use BJU Science, DD will have Physics in 12th grade. With Saxon, I would like her to have Physics in 12th too. Is that okay? Am I supposed to choose to have it as a math or science and not both?
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So, when you say that you would not skip a level, at all. Does that include skipping from the new 8/7 (with pre-algebra) to Algebra I, and not using Algebra 1/2. I go back and forth with this for DD. She is in 8/7 now and Veritas would have her in Algebra I next year (they skip several texts, including 6/5 and 8/7). A friend told me not to, but others say yes, skip 1/2 and now you very experienced ladies are saying...skip nothing. Hmmm....lots to think about.
I can't thank you enough for your input and perspective. You are a huge, huge blessing.
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SWB=Susan Wise Bauer
Yes!! Talk about a brain freeze :ohmy:
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Everyone else knows about thriftbooks.com right?
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Wow, what a dangerous yet delightful site :tongue_smilie: I am not sure whether to kiss you or hate you :glare: