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  1. Actually, I have read The Five Love Languages (and the one about children). Thanks for that suggestion! It's our book club book this month, too. :) Dd's language is quality time, and I do admit that's a tough one around here with a two year old and an infant. She did get more quality time before they were born. We make lots of efforts at doing special things with her, like dates, though. She usually won't talk to either dh or I. We have tried encouraging close friendships, too, like having people over several times in addition to seeing them at the activities. They have a good time, but all the other girls have other "best friends". And they make that known to dd. Then when they see each other at the next activity, most of the time, the other girl continues to leave dd out and play with her "best friends" instead. IMO, most of them are just not good friends. They can be pretty mean, and it would hurt my feelings, too. So the grass being greener on the other side, I was thinking that this school would give her a new set of friends. A close friend of mine who used to homeschool sent her kids to this small, private school this year and said that all the kids have been very welcoming and sweet to her shy, awkward kids. So I was hoping for the same. Thanks for all the input.
  2. I guess I just thought we would always homeschool. We think homeschooling is great for lots of reasons. And selfishly, I like the simple life of staying home.
  3. DD was in school at a different private school through the middle of 1st grade. She did not have any close friends there either (though she did in preschool - another different school) although she really did enjoy the social time. In the counselor's defense, dd and I had already been talking about school. We have talked about it off an on. As I said, homeschool has been a struggle for dd and I the entire time. We are happy with curriculum now, but we definitely do not get along together as teacher/student even though we do as mother/daughter.
  4. Thank you all for the input. I am pondering these things. I will add that it's not public school we are considering. It's a very small Christian school that supposedly is not clique-ish. I'm not sure why she has a hard time with friends. She does have some friends, just not any close ones. She is in dance, soccer, and many church activities. We were in co op for the past 2 or 3 years, but neither of my kids wanted to do it anymore. Hmmm....
  5. I have made many efforts at spending more quality time with her. She really wants friends, and she wants me to send her to school. I am the one that is so hesitant.
  6. I have always said that my kids get PLENTY of socialization. I have never worried about that at all. But now my 9 year old daughter is in counseling, and she feels lonely and unloved. She doesn't have any close friends even though she's in lots of activities. So she and the counselor think that if she were in school, it would really help her because she would be able to interact with kids her own age and the teachers all day, every day. She would hopefully develop relationships with many of those people. She is usually home with me and her brother who is 11 and our baby. Homeschooling her has been a struggle all along. I'm just really at a loss and the grass is looking much greener on the other side. Is it possible that it is in this particular case?
  7. We don't live near Atlanta. There is a private school here that offers a la carte classes, but of course, that is expensive. Thanks!
  8. I was just looking at Sonlight's language arts page. It looks like it's only comprehensive (in a pieced together way) if you do the entire Sonlight program. I.e. writing about the books they read, maybe history, etc. My kids are going into 4th & 5th, btw.
  9. I think my kids and I are tired of piecing together our language arts. I found that we left out important things even though the kids were doing 5 or 6 different things for language arts. Here's my main question: What are some comprehensive curricula we could look into for language arts? I would want them to at least contain things like literature, comprehension, composition... If they don't include vocabulary (we are in the middle of Wordly Wise), spelling, or grammar, it would be ok. I just feel like I don't even have a grasp of what all I need for comprehensive language arts. I didn't even realize we were missing anything until I've been looking at the k12 curriculum. It's too expensive for this year though unless we do the whole thing through Georgia Virtual Academy. As far as grammar, ds did great with JAG. Dd maybe got half way through, and we have been taking a long break since then. I saw that they are coming out with a dvd to go with it, so maybe that will help. She really does better working independently with something like that. She does not respond well to me being her teacher. Same thing happened with Spelling Power. Ds is trucking along, and for dd we are taking a long break from spelling due to frustration.
  10. I did not get to attend an open house. I heard there was a meet & greet, but it had already occurred. I'm going to a friend's house in the morning to see her materials, but she will be doing it for the first time this year. My kids will be in 4th & 5th this year, btw. The thing that appeals the most to me is that the curriculum looks so very comprehensive. I.e. language arts includes things I hadn't even realized were missing from what we do - literature (though my kids read a lot), comprehension, composition... I know you can do K12 without the virtual school, but we can't afford that this year if ever. Do any of you know of any other curriculum that is that comprehensive that maybe doesn't cost as much? We also are thinking ahead to when the kids are in advanced classes like calculus that having another teacher in addition to me will be immensely helpful. I remember seeing that Abeka has some sort of online school. Are there any others? We really aren't into using the computer, but it seems that is what's offered. Thanks!
  11. How much time would you say you spent per day on counting hours and logging in?
  12. It's the Georgia Virtual Academy.
  13. So, how did the school year go with GCA? We are thinking about starting it this year. I posted with some questions on the k-8 board this morning. Thanks!
  14. I have searched the forums here and read probably a majority of negative responses about K12. Didn't see much at all specific to Georgia. So basically, I'm looking for some positive responses about K12 (to find out if there are many) and any info specific to GCA. Aside from that, questions I have are: Is there homework? What percent of work is on the computer? How high is the parent time/involvement? What happens if we try it and decide to bail out mid year? Do we have to pay anything? Send the books back? Do we have to go by the school calendar in our county? Or just get 180 days in? How do you choose which activities to not do? (That sounds time intensive for the parent.) We have used MFW and SOS and have most recently been using books/curricula that I pieced together. I'm wondering how this compares to MFW in parent involvement and how it compares to both MFW and SOS as far as how challenging it is. MFW was easy for my kids, and SOS was way beyond easy for them. They need more of a challenge. I also wasn't crazy about them doing their work on the computer with SOS. There are a lot of things though that do sound good about K12. What do you like about it? Thanks!
  15. Ok, I needed the reminder that adverbs modify adjectives. (This is what happens when my kids do so well learning independently; I'm clueless when they finally have a question!) But I still don't see how "my" in that sentence answers one of those questions. That's what I was stuck on earlier b/c I did remember those questions. :)
  16. We are doing JAG with ds and need help with this. "My dad's parents live in Quebec, but my mom's family comes from Virginia." The JAG Teacher Book says that "my" in both instances is an adverb. I just don't get it. Can any grammar experts out there explain? Thanks! Jessica
  17. It sounds & looks really good, but we're already doing Daily Paragraph Editing and Writing Strands. I will keep WT2 in mind for the future. Thanks! I think she may need more instruction on diagramming. Or like I said, maybe we should just wait. Jennefer's idea may work, but if she's confused by how diagramming works, I think that would be what we need to do when we pick JAG back up after either just time or getting some further (or more simple) diagramming instruction. Thanks!!
  18. I've just done some Googling and still need to ask - what is contextualized grammar? And what is WT 2?
  19. I would really prefer to have something that has answers. I could figure them out, but it would take a lot more time. I would also second guess myself, especially if she had questions. Even with JAG, I always refer to the teacher/answer book when my kids have questions.
  20. Another tidbit - it's the diagramming she has trouble with. Is there some workbook or website that just teaches simple diagramming that we could use as an interim? If you're familiar with JAG, we've gotten to Adverbs.
  21. I got Junior Analytical Grammar for my 3rd and 4th grader this January with plans to finish in May. My 3rd grade dd is (I thought) advanced in language arts, and my 4th grade ds was behind. Ds has quickly caught up, so even though he's more of a math/science guy, I think his age allowed him to "get" JAG. I don't see a problem with him finishing in May. DD, my perfectionist, is struggling with it. It may be her age. So, what should I do? I like Growing with Grammar. I thought about ordering that and letting her do that until she's ready to finish JAG, but I really don't want to order yet another piece of curricula so late in the year. Is there any kind of free online practice or anything like that? I don't know if I could stand to just pause it completely and not do any grammar for the rest of the year... Or is there a way to just go really slow with JAG? I guess I could just have her do it once or twice a week or something?? [Totally unrelated question (not sure who else to ask)... What's the best time of year to sell curricula? I have some SOS to sell.] Thanks!
  22. Question: through what grade do most people continue a formal spelling program (workbook, etc)? She's currently in the 3rd grade, and I'd guess she's on at least a 6th grade level for spelling. So I'm wondering if we can just take a long break from it? We could continue with Wordly Wise which of course teaches spelling by default.
  23. Katie, your dc really do sound *exactly* like my dd. Merry, you sound like you really know your stuff! Thanks for that advice. I will talk to her and look into LD. Do you know of a website that could get me started? I am not familiar with LD at all. I think the issue is mainly perfectionism and disrespect though. I told her earlier today that she is to respect me just like any other adult. (She's *very* respectful of all other adults!) I told her that when I'm showing her something, she needs to look, and when I'm talking to her she needs to listen without interrupting. I am happy to hear what she has to say if she'll just let me finish! Thanks, everyone!
  24. I would like to do that, but she is not very honest. I think she would usually erase well and just write the correct answer in. Then she would get out of having to rework the problem, study the word, learn the correct way to do it, etc.
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