I'm not Nan; however, I believe she is referring to the Mother of Divine Grace (MODG) syllabus for Natural History. Here is a link to one place that sells it: http://www.adoremusbooks.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1114http://www.adoremusbooks.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1114 Regards, Kareni

My daughter used The American Pageant last year for an AP course. The book is written with personality, and she often shared tidbits that interested her. Regards, Kareni

I think it's this one: http://www.homeschoolfcgs.com/index.php/cPath/0'>http://www.homeschoolfcgs.com/index.php/cPath/0'>http://www.homeschoolfcgs.com/index.php/cPath/0'>http://www.homeschoolfcgs.com/index.php/cPath/0 by Farm Country General Store. Regards, Kareni http://www.homeschoolfcgs.com/index.php/cPath/0http://www.homeschoolfcgs.com/index.php/cPath/0

I'd like to recommend a fun read in this area if you do decide to go the living books route. Quirkology: How We Discover the Big Truths in Small Things by Richard Wiseman. You can read about it here: http://www.amazon.com/Quirkology-Discover-Truths-Small-Things/dp/0465090796 http://www.amazon.com/Quirkology-Discover-Truths-Small-Things/dp/0465090796 Regards, Kareni

For Chemistry we used the MicroChem Kit at home. Currently, my teen is taking Geology (with lab) at the local community college. Regards, Kareni

I can't answer your first question; however, as to the second .... To respond to the entire post, you click on the "Post Reply" button on the lower left of the screen. To respond to an individual post, you click on the quill pen icon that is the third of the three icons at the lower right of THAT post. When you hold your mouse over it, you will see "Quick Reply to This Message". (At least, that is what I understand!) Regards, Kareni

Lynne, They do have Harry Potter in Latin. My teen has the first two books which are Harrius Potter et Philosophi Lapis and Harrius Potter et Camera Secretorum. There are other fun books in Latin too. Regulus (The Little Prince) by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Ferdinandus Taurus (Ferdinand the Bull) by Munro Leaf, Winnie Ille Pu (Winnie the Pooh), and some Dr. Seuss books -- Quomodo Invidiosulus Nomine Grinchus Christi Natalem Abrogaverit (How the Grinch Stole Christmas), Virent Ova! Viret Perna!! (Green Eggs and Ham) and Cattus Petasatus (The Cat in the Hat). Have fun! Regards, Kareni

And me five! Regards, Kareni

I have an 11th grader here who is taking all classes outside the home this year. She has 12 hours at the Community College: Trig Composition Geology plus two AP classes: Latin Comparative Politics & Government plus one hour of Chalkdust SAT Math review I can't begin to count hours but basically she works almost all evenings and a good chunk of time on the weekends as well as around her daily class time. Regards, Kareni

My teen used Jacobs for Geometry and Lial for Algebra 2. She then placed into College Algebra (Algebra 3) at the local community college which was a one quarter course. She's now taking Trigonometry which is another one quarter class. I equate the two classes combined as Pre-Calculus. Regards, Kareni

Another method: After you sign in on the main page, scroll down to "Currently Active Users" where you will see your name as the first entry. Click on it. Under "Forum Info" there is an entry called "Find All Threads Started By ... ", click on that and you'll find your posts. Regards, Kareni

Hello Anne, Yes, I browse those boards from time to time; if you wanted to read it all you would need to be on line for 24 hours per day! There is a lot of useful information there but I admit that the tone of many of the student posts can get to me sometimes. A board I much prefer is AdmissionsAdvice.com which is hosted by a professional counselor who is also working as a public high school counselor this year. See the site at: http://admissionsadvice.mywowbb.com/ Regards, Kareni

Your Money or Your Life was a life changing book for my husband. I hope you find it useful too! Regards, Kareni

My 11th grader is going through this in preparation for the SAT exam in early March. She has a full schedule with 12 hours at the community college and a couple of AP classes. We've scheduled one hour per week for this. She basically watches and pauses when she wishes to work a problem. She had done some practice tests previously but not since starting the program. (And she may not due to lack of time.) If she needs to retake the SAT again after March, we'll schedule in more time for this program including practice test work. Regards, Kareni

I'll enjoy seeing this too! Regards, Kareni

If you do decide to go the Joy Hakim History of US route, you might be interested to learn that Hewitt puts out a Junior high level syllabus for the series. It is reasonably priced. Regards, Kareni

I once found three $5.00 bills inside a book at a thrift store. The funny thing is that I had just said to a friend with whom I was shopping, "I find a lot of money but never yet in a book"! She said that if we hadn't just walked in the store together, she would have thought it a set up. Regards, Kareni

I have an 11th grader currently. She is doing Trigonometry, composition, and Geology at the local community college. She's also taking out of the home classes in AP Latin and AP Comparative Government and Politics. (She is busy!) Regards, Kareni

Here is the one my teen's Latin instructor recommends. (We have the previous edition which my daughter has used from Latin 1 through AP Latin.) The Bantam New College Latin & English Dictionary, Revised Edition by John Traupman (ISBN 055359012X). At $5.99, the price can't be beat! http://www.amazon.com/Bantam-College-English-Dictionary-Revised/dp/055359012X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1201053391&sr=1-1 Regards, Kareni

Hello! I'm a regular reader of the board (and have been for more years than I care to count!) but a less frequent poster. I look at these boards as my support system and am very grateful to SWB for them ... whatever they look like. I currently have one high schooler that is homeschooling. (Though it does sound funny to say "homeschooling" when all of her classes are outside the home.) She's taking classes at the community college as well as a couple of AP classes elsewhere. Regards, Kareni

Just finished (and recommend) Bill Bryson's latest book which is a biography of Shakespeare. Still reading The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien (this is for my book group and is also the book my teen is reading for a college writing class). Regards, Kareni

My teen used a hodge podge of resources for 9th grade to study the time period 1700 to 2000. (I'd be happy to share my excel spreadsheet.) In 10th she did an out of the home AP US history class which used The American Pageant. This year she is doing an out of the home class for AP Comparative Politics and Government. Next year ... time will tell. Regards, Kareni

It's a piddly little thing ... but I wish I'd had my teen do some penmanship practice during the middle school years. Her cursive is, shall we say, less than stellar and now with a very busy schedule there is no longer the time to work on it. Regards, Kareni

Congratulations Nadia and Katia and to your respective students! Regards, Kareni

A book we enjoyed for that time period was The Mouse that Roared by Leonard Wibberley written in 1955. A movie of the same title came out in 1959 with Peter Sellers. Here is a link to the Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mouse_That_Roared Regards, Kareni