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We did a round of ancients, middle ages, early modern, modern the first time around, then ancients and middle ages again. Then I decided my kids knew lots of world history but were lacking in US history, so this year we did a whole year of US history, fitting in some modern world history here and there, as it relates to the US. We haven't covered all the world history we would have if we had done it like WTM (which is the first cycle we did), but we have really learned and gotten into American history. And we learned the States and US geography.
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Oh! I see lots of people touching the floor after crossing themselves on Sundays -- I don't remember if it was during the prayer service before or during DL, though. I didn't realize that was a prostration? I thought it meant kneeling with your head on the floor. I wondered why people touched the floor, but there are always so many questions I haven't gotten around to asking that one!
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The church we attend kneels once during DL, I think it's right before communion. I have heard that it is because so many people aren't able to come during the week (lots of people drive a good way to get there, and the traffic is horrendous during the week) and they need to kneel sometime...don't know if that is true or not, the priest didn't tell me that, I forgot who did. A couple of people kneel head to ground but mostly it's regular kneeling. I'm told there is a lot of prostrating especially during Lent, but I haven't seen that yet. Now that you mention it, I don't remember any kneeling at the other EO churches we have gone to. I will have to ask my dh, he will remember.
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Killer Angels --my 13yos read it this year and couldn't put it down.
Have you ever seen Turn Homeward Hannalee? It would be an easy read for an 8th grader, but it is based on actual events about the mill workers in Roswell, GA, who were sent to work up north against their will. The main character (obviously) is a girl, but my boys both liked it.
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Math, Phonics, Handwriting. Maybe 30 minutes to an hour a day? But that wouldn't count me reading to her or her doing art/crafts or piano practice. Or another sibling reading to her, or participating in our family "together time" when we read the Bible, pray, read and memorize poetry/Bible verses/creeds, etc. I can't imagine those who are doing 5 hours of K a day. I find if I keep the tv off, education happens for that age.
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I think it depends on what you think the Communion/Eucharist actually is. If it is truly the body and blood of Christ, it is not going to make you sick. If it is just a community/unity/spiritual thing, why not? Or if it is the Spiritual but not the physical Presence...
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For what it's worth, my oldest went from U.S. Edition Singapore 6 to Algebra I without a problem.
I don't know the differences, but I already have the books so my younger children will be in the same edition. I figure if it ain't broke, don't fix it.:) It's not like math has changed between editions...
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Thanks. That gives me a better idea. Although, we wouldn't know what to sing, but I guess he knows that... Oh I hope he stays afterwards, and I hope his wife comes. I so enjoy talking to them. They are fun. We had a visitor the other week and my dh overheard Father tell him we are one of the ethnic churches.. we're hillbilly Orthodox! :lol:
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Okay, so I asked the priest's wife if the house blessing was for members and she said no, anyone who is attending can do it, you can sign up. So we signed up and the priest called my dh and wanted to set up a time to come.
So what am I in for? Does my WHOLE house need to be clean?:D I mean, will he go in every room and closet and bathroom? :eek::svengo: And am I suppose to offer some kind of food or something? I don't even know how to word that. Can someone walk me through this?
My kids like to joke around a lot, so they were asking, was Father going to burn incense everywhere, and each trying to outdo the other in silliness. So I told them he was going to climb on the roof and annoint our house with oil and I got four :001_huh:!
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I find programs like this rather useless. It sounds nice, but causal exposure like this will not translate into any real language skills, especially if the program stops in 2nd grade. I would consider it a waste of time to try to implement something like this at home - what is the benefit if a child can count to ten or say twenty words in Chinese?
People underestimate how hard it is to learn one foreign language well, and how much continuous, sustained work is required to reach anything resembling fluency.
The theory that children learn languages easily is correct, but there are only two ways to achieve this: either complete immersion in an environment that speaks this language (this is how kids learn their native language), or a structured, sustained effort of several hours per week throughout many years (this is how European schoolchildren learn two or three foreign languages in school: first language 3rd through 12th grade, 2nd language 6th through 12th, third language either early at a special school, or added i 8th grade).
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This reminds me of a relative who was discussing her Kindergartener's Mandarin public school class. She went on and on about how this 5 or 6yo knew how to count to 100 in Mandarin. Uh, that's all she can do after 2 months of this? (And how would you know if she got one wrong? Isn't that a very tonal language -- where different pitches mean different things?) If you (or someone your child is frequently around) have or are willing to learn one of these languages and speak or read it to your child, by all means, go ahead. Otherwise, IMHO it's just a cool thing to say, and I wouldn't want to waste my time on it.
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This may have been said already, but the Teacher's Manuals are hard to find, so I'd find one first and then buy the book that matches it. I do like having the TM; it has some extra problems and suggestions.
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I have taught this book 4 times and never used the HIG for level one. I get the textbook and do that as the lessons orally or on a white board, then use the workbook for practice. I do have the HIG for levels 2-6, but I don't use it much (except to grade in a hurry) until level 3.
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Studies are showing that upward mobility in the USA is getting more difficult, and is rarer than in Europe.
You'd have to show me multiple peer-reviewed scientific studies to prove this to me. I lived in Western Europe and this was not my experience at all.
And I think maybe upward mobility needs to be defined here. It could mean several different things. I'm not sure I really understand what you're asking, though.
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(deep breath)
My 13yos had a football coach who really emphasized to the boys "will you get to heaven?" and so my son kept wanting to know who would make it and how could he know he would, etc. I told him, "Getting to heaven is NOT like getting a ticket to Six Flags -- whoever got a ticket gets to go in, and the rest of you are locked out. It's more like they are giving out free tickets but you actually have to accept your ticket and WALK INTO THE PARK!"
Why are we concerned about who will and who will not "get to heaven"? What is heaven? IMHO, heaven is being in constant communion with God. Who will be in constant communion with God? Jesus was clear (IMHO) that whoever really wants to be with God forever, will be. "Whoever comes to me I will not turn away," He said. No one will be left out who wants to be included. C.S. Lewis said there are 2 kinds of people. Those who (in the end) say to God, "Thy will be done," and those to whom God (in the end) says, "thy will be done."
There is no way we can know what is in someone else's heart. That is between that person and God. We need to look at our own heart, and ask ourselves, am I seeking the Lord my God with all of my heart and soul and mind and strength, or am I seeking my own way? Do I mean it when I say I want God? Am I willing to do whatever I have to do to be near Him?
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It's a good start. I would go back and talk about length of sentences, how to combine some to make it more interesting, etc. This is how I teach writing, going through and always finding something to improve. My kids know there will always be more than one draft. You might want to talk through insects again and come up with some more sentences, too. Good luck!
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When my MIL was very critical of the fact that I breast fed, I made the kids little t-shirts with pro-nursing sayings. I am considering doing the same for hs'ing! LOL
You should make "school spirit" t-shirts. You could be the "Yes, we are still homeschooling" School or "I'm still paying taxes but I'm not using the services so just take my money and leave me alone" School or "None of Your Business" Academy...:lol:
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Full disclosure: I have used Prima Latina, Minimus, Lively Latin I, First Form, Second Form, and Henle I.
Question: Do you know any Latin yourself, and how good is your 5th grader in English grammar?
If you know some Latin yourself, and your 5th grader is pretty good in English grammar, there is no reason he can't do a high school program like Henle.
If not, Lively Latin has a good amount of English grammar and is not difficult at all to teach for a parent who doesn't know Latin.
Minimus is fun, but my kids learned more from Lively Latin. The sequence I have settled on is starting Latin in 3rd using Lively Latin (reading Minimus for fun), then switching to Henle in 4th.
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We started using graph paper, one number per square, and that made a huge improvement.
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We school at the kitchen table. Each kid has a box with their books in it in a bookshelf in the next room. The teacher books and other books that aren't specific to one kid are on another bookshelf in the next room.
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I agree, I don't think that is the right book. I don't know what the solutions manual looks like but that doesn't look right. I have the teacher's guide and it looks exactly like the student book. I bought it used from someone here. Did you search here?
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Publication. Only. :tongue_smilie:
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It really, really does. :crying: I would have loved that brutal honesty too. I hated that some people (friends) who KNEW just never said anything at all. Gotta love a kid who can get right to the heart of it and well..IMO that was touching what he said.
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I hated it when people didn't acknowledge that something happened. I was grieving, and for people to act like nothing happened really hurt. One thing that helped me was A Grief Observed by CS Lewis. Mostly the part where he talked about people not knowing what to say to him, and when people sort of stumbled out condolences it was awkward, but that was much better than those who acted like nothing was happening. He said he felt almost like he hated them for it. That was how I felt, too, and it made me feel not so alone. I knew I shouldn't be, but I was angry. I used to silently scream, "My baby died! How can you act like nothing happened!"
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Praying for you again.
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Has anyone used any of these? Which ones and what is the good & the bad? Thinking about using the first one next year for 8th grade. Are there certain skills needed before starting or does it start at the beginning? Is this really high school level work? Any suggestions of programs to do before or instead of? Thanks in advance.
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I agree, you may be overdoing it on the grammar and history. I have done Shurley and it is pretty time consuming. Don't burn out before you start! You don't have to have every hole filled in to the brim when you start. Maybe start with the basics and work your way up from there. Think about why you are homeschooling and what you hope to accomplish. It isn't school at home, so be careful trying to replicate that; it's a different beast. Good luck!
economics
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I use library books for economics and civics. I have a degree in Economics and I have found more than enough engaging books for kids at the library, though that would (of course) depend on your library system. I search for books by topic and author (Amazon sometimes can help get started finding books or authors on specific topics), then I read them for myself and decide which ones I like for which kid. Then I schedule them out by six weeks. For example, weeks 1-6 may be a book on some economics topic. Then weeks 7-12 may be civics. This way we cover three solid topics in each subject every year and have plenty of time to discuss it together, rather than making it another "subject" that I try to fit in my already overcrowded day.