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  1. We're in Maine and I've been considering emailing the NYT, especially since shooting at random cars on the highway seems to be relevant to everyone, not just Mainers. On the other hand, I sometimes wonder if would-be future psychopathic perpetrators feed off the publicity these horrific events get. The fact that this is "the new normal" is not OK. Nor is it normal.
  2. Because we use AOPS with our kids, I've been asked for help with choosing a math curriculum to switch to, and I'm at a bit of a loss so I thought I'd ask here. What would the Hive suggest for a kid who has successfully used AOPS for math through pre-calculus, but this year is struggling with the calculus book? This is a senior, already accepted and committed to a college, will not be majoring in anything mathy (and is not taking the AP Calc exam), and is generally motivated and works efficiently. They're looking for something to be completed independently, finishing over the summer months if needed. Yes, all parties (me included) are aware it's April, but I thought I'd ask because I only have experience with AOPS. TIA!
  3. DD accepted to Mount Holyoke, waitlisted at Smith. She has also been accepted as a Pulver Science Scholar at Colby College.
  4. Regardless of whether or not you actually messed up (and I don't think you did), this is definitely a problem with HER reaction. She has known you for 20 years. You have apologized. You have called to try to sort it out. If she is choosing to shut you out and doesn't have the ability to give you the benefit of the doubt or hear you out, well, there's really nothing you can do about it. Even if you had messed up terribly, there's always room to talk things through and figure it out if both people are willing. I hear where you're coming from; so much so that I probably shouldn't be giving you my input here (I was wrongly chided by a sandwich shop a few weeks ago for something must have been an online order glitch and I didn't actually do, and I'm still replaying the conversation in my head while seriously considering going in and trying to resolve it. I've also avoided the shop, though we usually go in so often that they recognize our car through the window.) I think that, in your position, I would definitely feel squirmy inside until things were resolved with the wife. However, sometimes the other side just isn't going to show up for that. I think in this case, maybe it's best to just let her and the whole conflict go. If she approaches you in peace (slim chance, I know), listen to her side, however crazy. Mad people often don't want to hear your defense, they want to vent. If she ignores you, you can approach her when she's next to her husband or they are both in a group and, as previously suggested, wish them all the best in anything that the future may hold. It sounds like you've already decided to go to the party. Really, that one is a question of which your future self will wish you had chosen. It's a party celebrating the partner's milestone. I think, once all the feelings have settled down and they have moved on out of your life, you'd regret it if you hadn't gone. Look not at what mistake you may or may not have done. Look at your actions, words, and choices after you realized something may be amiss. You've done your part, it's her choice how she responds.
  5. Thank you for this... it's definitely hard on them, and when we also carry the weight of questioning if we did it "right", it's also hard for us not to get sucked into the voices (both in our heads and belonging to others) chattering about the should'as and the could'as.
  6. DD accepted to Colby. Sadly, not accepted to Bowdoin, which was by far her first choice - she had applied ED and was deferred to RD. Also not accepted at Wellesley. Still waiting to hear from three others.
  7. University of New Hampshire, DD pgr (scholarship) University of Vermont, DD pgr (scholarship) updated info re: University of Maine, DD pgr - she's also accepted to the Honors College Still waiting on the rest
  8. I know I've read a comment in a writing thread about going through W&R at a faster pace. It was something about CAP having suggested an alternative sequence in which some of the earlier books are skipped mid-sequence for an older kid. I'm trying to find it to send to a friend and have had absolutely no luck. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? It was something along the lines of (totally making up the numbers here): do books 4, 5, then skip 6, 7, 8, then continue to 9. Thank you!
  9. University of Maine (scholarship) DD of pgr And she got a deferral from her top choice (Bowdoin). Still waiting to hear back from all the others.
  10. Thank you @Dmmetler and @Shoes+Ships+SealingWax, I appreciate the input very much.
  11. @8filltheheartThank you for your perspective (I have years of experience with dance and hockey, but not music), that all makes sense.
  12. Our DS 11 has some affinity for music and dabbles in piano and guitar. He has shown some interest in learning to play the violin, coming back to the subject off and on over the last couple years. A family member can loan him an (I think child-sized?) instrument. An obvious option would be to consider hiring a teacher, but we're already stretched very thin for time right now and adding in formal lessons wouldn't be fair to anyone. We'd love for him to be able to try a bit of semi-formal instruction first, to better decide if this is something that he's actually ready to commit to learning. He has watched some video instruction, but has run into the problem of being unable to ask questions when needed. Has anyone tried online instruction at the beginner level; zoom, self-paced, or otherwise? Any recommendations? TIA!
  13. Thank you for this, it’s reassuring. It blows my mind that kids are going into interviews without doing very basic research about the school or department, but I believe it…
  14. Is hiring someone to do a mock interview a possibility? Those that do alumnus/a interviews for your alma mater, would you ever consider doing this? I'm trying to figure out how to help my very introverted DD who communicates well with people she knows but not so much with those she doesn't.
  15. @8filltheheart and @daijobu that's very helpful, thank you both! ETA: We're in a town that doesn't have its own HS - DD was eligible to one of three that are in the area. Their statistics vary widely. The one in the nearest town scores <25/100 and lists very low SAT scores on USNWR, while the one in the city of which our town is a suburb scores 53/100 overall with "well above expected" SAT scores. Which do I use? Her first choice is in our home state; I'm sure it will be pretty clear if I chose to show the good stats or the bad (though for what it's worth, her scores are above the mean compared to either). Am I overthinking this part?
  16. Thank you for all the input. I'm getting it all down on paper and then I'll see - maybe I'll make the profile more formal and add more feeling to the counselor letter. A big part of why we chose homeschooling is directly based on who our daughter is as a person.
  17. Thank you, and I agree. But can it read like our story? For example, "I often wonder how many lives turn out mostly as planned; ours most definitely did not." versus "Our family's collective educational background is quite varied; this led us to be more open to crafting a unique education for our children".
  18. I'm working on our school profile and some parts of it are reading as prose or our family's personal essay, especially the "why we chose to homeschool" (and, to a lesser degree, "how we school".) Obviously, this is an official document, not a writing contest. At the same time, every story is unique and I want to tell ours - even if it's short and sweet. There's much more to it than "we chose to homeschool because the public schools here are subpar and we wanted to raise our kids according to our own values". I don't, however, want it to come across as unprofessional. Thoughts?
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