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    Chalkdust Geometry Questions

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    Hi Ladies, sorry it has taken me so long to respond.

     

    I did receive the Complete Solutions Manual from Chalkdust and it matches!!!!!! Well, of course I couldn't possibly check every problem, but I gave it a good going over.

     

    My textbook ISBNs: 13:978-0-618-64525-1, 10:0-618-64525-X

     

    The Chalkdust Geometry Complete Solutions Manual ISBNs: 13:978-0-547-01093-9 and 10:0-547-01093-9

     

    Happy hunting! Azalea

    Chalkdust Geometry Questions

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    Bumping and moving to the high school board...because I have exactly the same scenario here.

     

    Will we have to order the Complete Solutions Guide from Chalkdust? Is theirs really complete?

     

    I can't seem to find a TM anywhere, except online through Cengage. I'm not sure they would give a homeschooler an account??

     

    I hope there are more answers somewhere, lol, cause my dd LOVES this book and can't wait to get started for real.

     

    Georgia

     

    Hi Georgia, I've been on the same flight plan as you, even trying Cengage's site. I have ordered the CSG from Chalkdust. I'll let you know when I get it if the CSG will work and the ISBN so that maybe you can find it cheaper. I did find a used addition of the CSG for Algebra, however the postman just delivered it moments ago, so I haven't had time to check if it aligns with the text. More later, Azalea

    Five Big Financial Aid Lies: one page article

    in The College Board

    Posted

    Do you know what surprised me?

     

    Here's the Scenario: Private School. Ds received their highest "advertised" merit scholarship. For some dumb reason I thought that would reduce our EFC. Nope.

     

    They did the math this way:

     

    Full Cost (Tuition, Fees, Room, Board, Books) - Merit Scholarship - Maximum Federal Loans to Student = Amount Left for Parents to Pay.

     

    And yes, this is just about our EFC.

     

     

    And thank you especially Janice in NJ. College financing is a mystery and you have helped lift the veil of secrecy for me. Azalea

    Chalkdust Geometry Questions

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

    Posted

    Hi Dana Mosley fans, I really like Dana's math lectures and my daughter is currently using his pre-algebra cd's and recommended text and she is doing well.

     

     

    Preparing ahead, I've bought the Elementary Geometry for College Students Fourth Edition by Alexander and Koeberlein, with the Student Study Guide and cd's. I got these all inexpensively with ISBN's from you kind ladies.

     

    But I have a problem. My text has answers to the odd problems in the back, as well as answers to the tests. My soution guide has answers and worked out solutions to only selected odd problems. It also has a wonderful, "interactive Companion" i.e. workbook, but alas no answer key!

     

    So I don't have complete solution guide for the text or any solution guide for the workbook. Unlike the pre-algebra text, the odd problems don't seem to be adequate in the geometry text. Does anyone know anywhere I can get all the answers for this text? How did you manage without all the answers? I'm actually planning to go through this geometry book to re-educate myself on geometry. My husband tutored math at one time in his life, but we simply don't have the time to solve all the even problems in this text ourselves. Any ideas? Help! Azalea

    Article Link: The Ivy Delusion

    in General Education Discussion Board

    Posted

    Interesting to learn that up to 60% of the Freshman spaces are filled by either legacy or underprivileged and that the remaining 40% are selected in order to bring UP the academic strength of the class. Thanks for posting!

     

    I agree that this is an interesting and sobering statistic. I plan to share this with my husband. He seems convinced that our kids have to attend a selective college for undergrad. I'm not sure that it will be possible or necessary. I mean we will certainly try and aim high, but I don't want my kids to think less of themselves if they don't make it or we can't pay for it.

    Math Vocabulary, how do you make it stick?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    Any curriculum / software etc. that teaches math vocabulary? My kids don't have any difficulty with math, but I'm tired of being asked questions like, "product, that's the answer to a multiplication problem, right?" At 5th grade my son should know this like he knows 2 + 2. Simply learning the vocabulary as we learn the math is not working. I'm frustrated, any ideas? Azalea

    On the subject of Poetry...

    in General Education Discussion Board

    Posted

    This is just an idea which may help her to enjoy poetry more. Our kids thought this up after they got sick of writing the same old papers for their books they were reading.

     

    You could suggest that she do something all our dc love to do. After they finish reading one of their lit/GB's, they sometimes rewrite the story in a kind of a poem/paraphrase - vs the usual kinds of papers. They love this because they can make it as crazy as they want, and the crazier the better. We are currently rereading the "Illiad" and they decided to take one book at a time and do this. They get a kick out of it.

     

    You could suggest she start with something very, very small. I'd also help her brainstorm to get her started, if she'll let you. And I'd probably do it at various times during the day, vs sitting as if it's a class (IOW, slip it in under the radar kind of thing). If she's anything like my kids, she'll soon discover one of the many 'fun' ways to use poetry in everyday life. ;):D

     

    Wow the writing poems for each chapter of the Iliad is very creative. Good ideas!!!

     

    Thanks everyone for taking the time to respond! Azalea

    On the subject of Poetry...

    in General Education Discussion Board

    Posted

    It depends on the child, but we spent time reading poems for fun before they became something to analyze. My boys would select one poem to read each morning chosen from a volume like Favorite Poems Old and New. They would read it aloud and say what they thought about it. Because they chose their own poems, they generally liked them. At first their selections tended to run towards the Willie poems:

     

    Little Willie

     

    Willie saw some dynamite,

    Couldn't understand it quite;

    Curiosity seldom pays:

    It rained Willie seven days.

     

    Then Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear became favorites. Sometimes, I had them "draw" the poems they could "see." This brings mood, tone, and imagery into your conversation before you actually use the words. It's non-threatening and seldom boring. You could use Regena's link and have your daughter include a poem that ties into her studies in her science notebook, perhaps with a drawing or photo if she feels so inclined. We love MCT's World of Poetry Book which uses the language of science. Good luck.

     

    Good ideas! I am also hoping MCT's World of Poetry will pull her in. I bet my son would love the Willie poems.

    On the subject of Poetry...

    in General Education Discussion Board

    Posted

    Dearest Ladies of the Hive,

    Won’t you help me to survive?

    My pretty, smart and talented daughter,

    Would rather drawn herself in the water,

    Than study Poetry

    If you could write a line or verse

    That will help us to converse

    I will read them to my loved one

    And maybe she will find the fun

    In studying Poetry

     

    (Okay, I'm no poet. Daughter is 13. We just started using Michael Clay Thompson's, A World of Poetry, which I love. What can I do to convince her of the relevance of poetry. She sees herself heading towards a career in science.) Azalea

    High-School Level Chemistry Kits?

    in High School and Self-Education Board

    Posted

    Azalea,

    Tell me more about why you like the text you chose, and why you prefer the one experiment book over the other. Also, is it hard to coordinate the experiment book with the text on your own?

     

    Oh, and are you using both texts in the same year? For what ages?

    Julie

     

    Hi Julie, thanks for your interest. I love reading the Principles of Alchemy to the kids because of its conversational style and because we are learning so much. The premise is that Merlin is teaching "alchemy" to Arthur. I like the fact that sometimes Arthur asks questions and Merlin doesn't have an answer or tells Arthur that the question is for an advanced chemistry course. So often science books present the "facts" but they aren't really "facts" they are the facts available to a student with this level of understanding. This book admits that. Kwim? It is an ebook and the first section "Air" is available free so you can get an idea what it is like. I must add that we still haven't completed reading the book, but we are still enjoying it.

     

    We aren't trying to coordinate the experiments with what we are learning in the ebook. The Illustrated Guide book proposed a couple of different ways to use the book to match it to a chemistry class the student might be taking. Or else for hobbiests you can start at the beginning and work your way through which is what we decided to do. But now my husband has started looking at the "Hands on" book and is seeing why I liked it so much. The writing style and explanations in the "Hands on" book are inviting. I recommend checking out from the library before laying down any cash!!

     

    My kids are 10 and 13 and they love science. Azalea

    High-School Level Chemistry Kits?

    in High School and Self-Education Board

    Posted

    Here are some of the things my family is using. I am also fortunate to have a hubby who is deeply involved with the science part of my kids education

     

    Illustrated Guide to Home Chemisry Experiments

    http://www.amazon.com/Illustrated-Guide-Home-Chemistry-Experiments/dp/0596514921/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1293837684&sr=8-1 We bought the equipment and chemicals this book recommends and we are using it, but really haven't gotten far enough to be able to fully recommend it.

     

    I also bought and like Hands on Chemistry Activities. If we had bought this first, we might have gone with this one.

    Hands on Chemistry Activities

    http://www.amazon.com/Hands--Chemistry-Activities-Real-Life-Applications/dp/0876282621/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1293838386&sr=8-1

    I'm reading the kids this: http://www.synapses.co.uk/alchemy/ , Principles of Alchemy (Chemistry) We are half way through and we are still enjoying it. It's my favorite part of our HS day.

    I recently bought, Conceptual Chemistry, see the website: http://www.conceptualchemistry.com/ It appears that this website has videos for all chapters in the book. I did not buy the newest version of the textbook, I bought a cheap used copy. On the website there is a list that correlates the videos with the older version of the textbook. However, my textbook also came with a cd so that might be just as good. Anyway, it looks like a fabulous resource, (especially for young learners that don't have adequate math skills, but are interested in the subject) I just haven't had the time to fully investigate it yet.

    HTH

    We need handwriting help!

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

    Posted

    At Lulu.com you will find many types of copybooks for extra practice. These have worked beautifully for my children. We use Handwriting Without Tears and there simply was not enough practice in the regular workbooks for my kids to improve. At Lulu search for history copybooks. Good luck.

     

    Azalea

    Spanish Help: 12 yod w/ 3 yrs instruc.

    in Logic Stage & Middle Grade Challenges

    Posted

    Azeala (love that name!), when you glitchy, what do you mean? Thx.

     

    Thanks! With the version of RS I have, there is a student management system that has extensive options that can be set to allow the student to progress only if they have mastered the material to a certain level. I left these settings at the default. For some reason we never seemed to be able to progress far even though we were 100% accurate. I had a couple of friends who tried RS a couple of years after me, and they had the same problem even though their version must have been newer. At one point, I did set the accuracy setting lower, and this tragically caused us to lose all data for that student.

     

    Anyway, I hope I haven't offended any loyal RS users. I wanted to love the product, by any chance has it been drastically improved? I like the concept, especially for little kids. For my 12 yod, she enjoys the conversational aspect of Fluenz.

     

    Azalea

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