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    Paypal Shipping Issues - I don't understand how to ship with all these changes - Help

    in The Chat Board

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    I haven't sold curriculum since last year- I've always used my personal paypal and sent invoices under goods and services so people were protected in buying from me. I could calculate shipping, add insurance, create and send invoices, and print shipping. I went into paypal and all the shipping is gone! No calculations, no labels, etc. Yet everyone seems to still be using paypal - HOW? I take care of my immunocompromised dad and can't stand in line to mail items - I usually just have my daughter drop items at PostNet. How is everyone calculating postage and printing postage? I tried to read, and someone said you need a business account? I'm not a business, just a mama selling homeschooling books. I'd really appreciate any insights into how to do this. I've done some facebook marketplace sales only, but many people don't want to use that. What am I missing? Any advice appreciated.

    HELP! Need some modern world literature that is NOT depressing!

    in High School and Self-Education Board

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    Thank you to everyone who has submitted ideas so far.  I can only use books for this co-op literature class, no short stories or poetry.  I am willing to consider anything that people have liked.  I also need one american lit book - preferably an African American experience book, but really open to anything even remotely uplifting.  I picked up Secret Life of Bees yesterday and Things Fall Apart.  Forgot to say we read Herriot, Austen, Importance of Being Earnest.

    Thanks again for any more suggestions!

    HELP! Need some modern world literature that is NOT depressing!

    in High School and Self-Education Board

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    Hi Everyone,

    I would love any suggestions for world literature that is NOT depressing.  I have spent the summer reading to prepare for my modern world literature class, and am having a difficult time finding books I love. I am really looking to expose the students to different cultures.

     

    Students have already read:

     

    Cry the Beloved Country

    The Hiding Place 

    Red Scarf Girl

    The Road from Home

    One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

    The Chosen

    All Quiet on the Western Front

     

    I have read far and wide, including many much more modern books. So far, they will read:

     

    Mountains Beyond Mountains (doctor who works to change life in Haiti, Peru, Russia)

    Love in the Driest Season (Aids crisis in Africa, life of a journalist, difficulty adopting in Zimbabwe) - a few graphic scenes of bombing

    Zeitoun (Arab American who tries to be helpful in New Orleans after Katrina, jailed for being a terrorist - Arab discrimination)

    The Joy Luck Club ( four chinese american immigrant families in San Francisco who start a majong club)

    Nectar in a Sieve (India-fictional history of a marriage between Rukmani, youngest daughter of a village headman, and Nathan, a tenant farmer)

     

    Books need to be no longer than about 300 pages, or these guys won't get it done. If you really love something, even if it is depressing, let me know. Native American, European, African American experience etc is fine. Any help or input is appreciated.

    Hewitt Conceptual Physics - 9e Need to start teaching immediately-Help!

    in High School and Self-Education Board

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    I would like to use Hewitt's Conceptual Physics 9e with my daughter.  I have several questions:

     

    1. Does anyone have a syllabus of which review questions/exercises/problems that were assigned?

     

    2. Is there any sort of answer key for this stuff? I cannot sort out even what to try to purchase!

     

    3. Is there anything else that I need or that is useful/helpful?

     

    Thanks for any help!

     

    Monday morning HELP needed!

    in High School and Self-Education Board

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    I agree with JennW.  I also expect effort and improvement in skills.  Rubrics are for busy classroom teachers mechanically grading a large pile of papers.  That being said, I always provide written expectations for my kids before they write a paper - what skills I expect them to focus on as well as clear parameters for the assignment.  For instance, an argument essay should clearly take a side of an issue, as well as recognize and refute the OTHER side of the argument.  I expect a clear introduction, organized body points and a conclusion.  We have a meeting beforehand and jot down some notes so that we are both clear on the expectations and how the paper will be graded.  A first draft is submitted, feedback is given, and a re-write is done.  Final grades are given only when we are both satisfied with the paper.  I keep all drafts of papers to show improvement and justify grades.  Hope that helps you!  

    How to Schedule Chalkdust Algebra 2 - paralyzed - Please help!

    in High School and Self-Education Board

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    Hi,

    I am trying to schedule chalkdust Algebra 2 - how????? My child tends to be slow in math, so I need some idea of how others have done it so that I can hold her feet to the fire enough to get through the material. Does anyone have a schedule, or a written record of which problems were done on certain days. I am doing this for another student as well as my own, so I don't feel like it can be as flexible as I usually am - I can't just see how it goes because someone else is depending on me too. Please help me! I thought I would be able to do this easily, but I am absolutely hitting a roadblock and panicking.

    Thanks for any help!

    Jen

    Anybody have a schedule/lesson plans/ syllabus for Chalkdust Algebra 1 and 2?

    in High School and Self-Education Board

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    Hi everyone,I just purchased the older editions of Chalkdust Algebra 1 and Algebra 2 for my daughters. I have no clue how to schedule this. Does anyone have a list of how long the DVDs are? What about a daily schedule mapping out which problems to do? General advice? Please someone rescue me so that I can have some sort of summer! I am teaching another child as well and need a syllabus for him to follow when he is not with me. Thank you for any help in these two areas!

    Jen

    Just a ?. Not a fight. Please.

    in High School and Self-Education Board

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    Around here, most kids strive for honors and AP courses. Our local university REQURES many of these. I will go with both college competition, as well as outside pressure regarding homeschooling. I know a lot of homeschoolers in our area who don't worry about it, but they usually don't end up going to top universities, either. My daughter just wants to go to our local university, but she is hoping to get a scholarship so that she can live on campus instead of at home.

    I feel a lot of pressure for my kid to take AP and honors courses, as we live in a college town, and many of her friends have professors for parents. These parents put a HUGE emphasis on school, and are constantly questioning and evaluating what I am doing in our homeschool. Needless to say, I have become very good at switching the subject!

    Economics in a Box...Anyone used it?

    in High School and Self-Education Board

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    Hi,

    I just came across "Economics in a Box". http://www.economicthinking.org/curriculum/EconomicsinaBox/

     

    I am wondering if anyone has used it. There are no samples of the teacher or student guide, and I'm not sure of the perspective given here. I'd love it if someone could tell me about it! Apparently the spine is Common Sense Economics. There are videos from John Stossel and lots of other resources. I am having trouble telling how advanced this is, etc.

    It looks intriguing. Of course, I'm like a crow. Something shiny catches my eye and I want to have it for myself. I really try to research things, but I can't find anything on this one. Thoughts anyone?????

    Thanks,

    Jen

    TT users, did you know they revamped 2 of their upper levels?

    in High School and Self-Education Board

    Posted · Edited by Jen in DE

    I just got off the phone with Teaching Textbooks. They said that the content is the same - the only change is the automated grading for Pre-Algebra and Algebra I. The rep said that they look different from the table of contents, but that all the same content is there, with no major changes. She said they should be available by July. If you need it before then, if you purchase the old version, you can mail it back (at your expense) and they will exchange it for the new version. Additionally, Algebra II will be done next, and then Geometry. They are not expected to be done this academic year. Hope this helps!

    TT Geometry...talk to me-both good and bad-please!

    in High School and Self-Education Board

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    I am trying to decide about TT geometry. We have never done TT. DD struggles with math. If I am not sitting with her, making SURE she is doing everything, she tends to "zone out". She will get through math as quickly as possible and does not retain much between lessons. I am worried that TT is too hands off for me and that she will just complete the lessons but not really LEARN anything. Please share your experiences. I am not looking for EASY math here. My goal is that she understands what she needs to know so that she can do the SAT's and any math she might do in the future. She thinks that she might want to go into a science field, so we have to keep math vigorous enough. We used SRA Explorations and Applications for grades 3-6 combined with MUS, which was a great fit. Saxon reduced her to tears daily. MUS didn't work for pre-algebra at all. It seemed really different from the lower grades. Algebra has been a nightmare. We started with Life of Fred. She just read the answers for Life of Fred even though I covered them up. She's sneaky.:glare: Next we tried the Dolciani text, but hit a wall in Chapter 5. We are working through MUS Algebra. We'll finish it, but it's not a good fit. Not enough practice problems. If we supplement, she complains. Sigh. Teaching Textbooks has always been intriguing/terrifying to me. Thanks in advance for any opinions!

    How can I get my 7th grader to WORK FASTER? Long, sorry.

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    I just implemented workboxes for my two ADHD, super-slow-at-getting-it-done kiddos, ages 11 and 13. The difference is amazing. I used magazine holders on a shelf instead of boxes on a cart. It's been a lot of work for me initially, but I'm learning to make it easier. They are more independent for the first time. Also, I know lots of people love Saxon, but we did Saxon 1/2 last year and found the assignments were REALLY long and tedious. Not hard, TEDIOUS. We've switched math this year and everyone is much happier. It's hard with Saxon, because if you skip problems, you really miss a lot.

    Jen

    Math for kids with dyslexia

    in The Learning Challenges Board

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    We used SRA Explorations and Applications (older version - now SRA Real Math). I have used both the older and the newer versions and they are the same with the exception of the pictures and overall flashiness of the book. I read about it on Mathematically Correct. We tried MUS, but it moved too fast conceptually for her. Saxon was boring and wordy. My kiddo is extremely gifted in math (right now she's in 6th grade and finishing up pre-algebra and heading into algebra probably mid-year). It is a textbook, but written with lots of games to play and repetition needed. It also has lots of checkpoints to keep skills fresh. I practically cried when we finished 6th grade because it was such a great program. I loved that it took me no prep time. I loved the Thinking Stories (I read these aloud because, hey, this is math, not reading practice time). I loved the games. I loved the practice - not too much and not too little. *Sniff* Pre-Algebra has been a nightmare. Now we've been casting about trying to figure out algebra.

    Jen

    Anyone combined AAH (All American History) & Sonlight 3 or 4 or Time Travelers CDs?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    Hi,

    Has anyone combined All American History with Sonlight 3, Sonlight 4 or the Homeschool in the Woods Time Traveler's Series? My daughter is 11 and dyslexic. We have Sonlight Core 3, but I really wanted a spine to give it more structure for her and just adding in the Sonlight books I feel are best suited for her. I also have the Homeschool in the Woods Time Traveler's CD's and was wondering if anyone had scheduled that with All American History. Sigh. I can never just pick up a curriculum and go with it. I always have to mess with it. I am sitting here surrounded by tons of US history books wondering how I used to be so organized and decisive. Any schedules anyone has would be very helpful. You can also PM or send me an email.

    Jen :confused:

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