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    What are you using for college prep geometry? more...

    in High School and Self-Education Board

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    I have taught Discovering Geometry (3rd edition) for five years now. A motivated 10th grader could probably do most of the work by himself. You will need the teacher's edition, as the text has blanks to fill in for the conjectures. Also, remember that grading of proofs can be tricky, because there may be more than one way to get from the givens to the prove statement.

     

    If you decide to go this route, you might want to check with the publisher to see whether they will grant you access to the teacher's resources online. I have access because I teach at a co-op, but I believe they gave access to a friend when she was teaching just one son at home. The teacher's resources may be purchased on a CD if you can't get online access. I find them quite useful.

     

    Would you say Discovering Geometry is rigorous? How does it compare to Jacobs or any other common home-school geometry curriculum?

     

    Thank you!

    What Health program can you recommend for my 10th grader?

    in High School and Self-Education Board

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    I like Total Health. It covers all the stuff that public school health classes do, but not obsessing on it so much (drinking etc). Instead, more time is given to health of a person who is not engaging in hugely risky behaviors but still needs to take care of themselves.

     

    Hewitt has a syllabus for the junior hi one, including a Dover anatomy coloring book.

     

    My Father's World has a syllabus for the high school one, including I Kissed Dating Good-Bye.

     

    Julie

     

    Julie-

    If you buy the syllabus did you need the teacher's manual? What does the syllabus include from MFW? I am looking at Total Health for my high schooler, but don't want to purchase the TM. Is that possible?

     

    Thanks!

    Indiana - HELP! Will someone please hold my hand....

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    That's correct. In Indiana 1 credit = 1 semester of work, so it's about 6 courses/year to get an academic honors diploma. The other 6 courses do not have to be 'honors' classes. To get a better idea of what an Academic Honors diploma would look like you can go to this IUHS site -

     

    http://iuhighschool.iu.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=197&Itemid=1245

     

    I'm not necessarily recommending IUHS but we have used it. We will not be using it this year because it just didn't work well for us. We still plan on doing a home school diploma that meets the requirements of an academic honors diploma, but it is my understanding that as home schoolers we cannot officially award such a thing. Of course, colleges will be able to tell that it meets those requirements.

     

    When I spoke with an official at IU Bloomington, he told me that many more than usual of the students admitted this year had academic honors diplomas. Although not required, the competition for admission was at a much higher level possibly because the economy was forcing more people to consider state universities rather than going to the more expensive private institutions. Thus, he recommended that we do academic honors level work in our home school.

    I don't know if you're interested in IU, but they do have a web page devoted to what is expected of homeschoolers.

     

    http://admit.indiana.edu/apply/freshmen/standards/homeschooled.shtml

     

    So, I have a 9th grader, am an Indiana resident, and am new to transcripts and credits. Do I need to record my dd's transcript to look like an Indiana Academic Honors' even though I can't officially award such a thing? Indiana designates a semester's worth of work as ONE credit. Do I have to make my records reflect Indiana's credits? Should I record a year's worth of work to be ONE credit or TWO credits, as Indiana requires?

     

    Thank you, thank you for any words of experience!

    Using Jacobs Geometry

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    I hope someone can help you:001_smile:

    Ds used Jacob's, but not independently.

     

    How much did you help them? Are you a math whiz? I did fine in high school math, but it's been so long! I'm intimidated to try to relearn all this and teach it by myself!

     

    How much time did you take to prepare your lessons?

     

    Thanks!

    Using Jacobs Geometry

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    Hello-

     

    My dd grader will be taking geometry next year as a 9th grader and I need help figuring out geometry. She is a strong student but must work to achieve high math grades. She received an A this year in Algebra at a local private school. We used MUS in 5th-7th when she was home. She's coming back home and has said she likes video teaching, but I would like something a little more in-depth than MUS. I have heard good things about Jacobs geometry but I am not sure how she would be working through it independently. Any suggestions? I would prefer not to spend hefty money on Chalkdust, but if that's the best there is, I guess we could bite the bullet.

     

    My other thought is MUS honors plus LOF.

     

    Help, please!

    Pre-Algebra Recommendations and Needed Content?

    in High School and Self-Education Board

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    Hi!

    My dd12 is finishing up MUS Zeta this year and slowly working through Sing. 4b (hoping to continue Sing. as a supplement through summers).

     

    What do we need to look for in a pre-algebra text for her 7th grade year? What will she need to prepare her for algebra?

     

    Trying to decide whether to stick with MUS. She's doing just fine with it...but want to make sure she is adequately prepared for college.

     

    I'm not the mathy mom...

     

    What is the difference between Lial's BCM and MUS pre-algebra? Any other suggestions?

    Thanks so much!

    Switching from SL to TOG?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    Can anyone help me sort out the differences between these two programs? I have enjoyed Core 3+4 and 5 of SL, but am not happy with the lack of literary analysis and thought-provoking discussions/writing assignments for history. My dd is 12 and I'm bringing home ds 9 and ds 7 this fall.

    High school math -- Which is more rigorous...

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    My 12 yo dd has done MUS Delta and Zeta and I am trying to figure out where to go for pre-Algebra on up. She definitely is not a textbook girl, and math is not her strongest suit. However, she has yearnings about dental school (right now). I want her to be prepared for anything!

     

    So, I'm looking for a rigorous enough program that also caters to someone who needs to *hear* a concept explained (DVD?). I'm not mathy enough myself to undertake some of the higher maths w/out help.

     

    Thanks!

    Analytical Grammar? Has anyone used this?

    in High School and Self-Education Board

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    My 12 yo dd and I really like A.G. It is motivating to her that she can work hard to get through a section of AG and be done (except for every other week review). I like it because she's diagramming and parsing sentences better than I can! In addition, once a secton of AG is completed, I can turn my attention to other things in L.Arts, like writing or Latin.

    (We are doing AG over 3 years...6,7,8th, as is recommended, we do one section a year)

     

    Blessings!

    Sonlight and Literary Analysis?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    I've used SL core 3+4 and 5 and am not happy with the lack of literary analysis and the new LA program. We're moving on to world history with dd 7th grade, ds 4th and 2nd next year. If I use SL core 6, does anyone have suggestions as to how to incorporate more lit. analysis and reflective writing? Or, is there a program out there I don't know about?

     

    What spine texts have others used for world history? (I've heard SOTW is more elementary - what should I use for my 7th grader?)

     

    Has anyone used Stobaugh's Literary Analysis?

     

    Any other LA suggestions?

     

    Thanks!

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