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  1. Sports eligibility is an area to double and triple check and to try to get written copies of policies.  We have had people tell us that homeschoolers could play with the local high school teams.  Only true in that area if the student was part of a local charter (ie, public) school.  Other places wouldn't even let homeschoolers compete against public school teams (ran into this in VA, although the law was recently changed, I think).  On the other hand, we have friends whose son was able to be a full participant on the local high school soccer team (in a third state).

     

    It really depends on the area and the school and even the sport.  With USA Swimming, for example, a swimmer who changes teams has to wait for 120 days before competing for the new team and also has to be released by the old team.  (Usually this is just a matter of getting a signature that there are no outstanding payments due.)  This is for club swimming, not high school level.  

    Yes and no. A swimmer can change teams, and can compete. They will be considered unattached to their new team for 120 days from the last time they competed with their old team at a sanctioned meet. The transferred swimmer will just not be able to compete in relays or earn points for their new team at competitions were points are earned, but they can participate in individual events and earn individual points.

     

    (return to lurkdom).

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  2. We used Saxon Phonics through Grade 2, and I credit it for giving my child a solid foundation in phonics and spelling. I enjoyed it so much, I wish I could other curriculum written like it that created such results.

     

    The vintage book Composition book by grades, Wheeler's Speller and Dictation by Day

     

    Prufrock Logic books (I find these to be a better value than others on the market)

     

     

     

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  3. Months later and I think I need to update a few things.

     

    English & History Pandia's Ancient History Level 3, along with some lectures from Great Courses, extra readings from Bedford Analogy and Warriner's English for some composition theory.

    Science- Using Biology Corner along with the Dragonfly book and extra labs

    Math- AoPs Intro to Geometry

    Latin- Jenney Latin Second Year

    Language- Japanese

    Electives- Speech and Logic

     

     

     

     

  4. I might add take reviews with a grain of salt, in our hurry to get the best, we sometimes forget what others think of as too easy or too challenging might be perfect for your student. I have heard conflicting information about TT over the years, I think it fits a certain type of student and that for some kids and their long term goals it is the right fit.

     

    Also if your student has never worked in a AOPS book, you might want to try it before you buy it. It can be very overwhelming for a lot of students (and parents).

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  5. We have studied Mythology in the past (my child was obssessed for a few years), so we are going to skip reading but will listen instead.

     

    Here are the books, plays and poems I was thinking about adding to History and Lit combo:

    The Epic of Gilgamesh translated by N.K. Sandars

    The Tale of Sinhue

    Poetry selections from the Bedford book

    The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor

    The Dialogue of a Man and His Soul

    The Teaching of Vizier Ptahhotep

    Bhagavad Gita

    The Iliad by Homer, translated by Robert Fagles

    The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Robert Fagels

    Selections from Lives by Plutarch

    Selections from Dao De Jing by Laozi

    Selections from Classic of Poetry (Shi jing)

    The Analects

    Sophocles, Three Theban Plays, translated by Robert Fagles (only one)

    Julius Ceasar by Shakespeare

    Aurelius, Meditations,  any translation

    Augustine, The Confessions,  any translation

    Listening to Vandiver’s literature lectures along the way

    Tao Qian- selections from

    Selections from Ramayana

    The Life of Muhammad, "The Ascent to Heaven"

    The Mu'allaqah

    The Conference of the Birds

     

    Does that look like too little if I want to cover major works of global pieces as they unfolded in history?

     

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