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We've done the Intro, and Latin I version so far, and I think the reading based programs with Roman Culture (such as Oxford Latin or Cambridge Latin) were good backgrounds, as well as looking through the old exams. We bought the book of all the old tests, which has more than the ones posted on their website, and just going through those tests was a good experience.
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Lately I've been looking over the College Confidential message boards, which are a *very* illuminating look into some high school/college search activities. When I first started reading that board, I was somewhat shocked at what seemed like an extraordinary level of achievement in many of the posters-- kids who took 20 AP courses in high school, perfect SAT scores, etc. Gave me a case of the anxiety-jitters about our homeschool!
But then I settled down a bit and read a bit deeper, and lots of the posts were actually quite interesting and informative, about various colleges and programs, and such... anyway, just wanted to share...
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Cars are so expensive to maintain and run, that I would minimize as much as possible-- also buying a used car is so risky, since you can't be sure you're getting a reliable automobile.
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When our kids were younger, our "lap books" were a lot of cut-and-paste work, usually on a large manilla folder, by topic, with various cut-out pages that lifted up for information, or whatever. They were fun to create, since often the children would draw the process or topic and then have fun decorating and pasting it on a wheel, or mini-book, or lift-the-flap, or whatever, in the manila folder. Of course the front and back of the manilla folder was also decorated with additional information, sliding paper views, and things like that. We went for the large 11 by 17 inch folders, so each lap book could hold quite a bit of kid-created information.
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Well, how early does she need to get up, and will she be functioning well at that hour? That's how we determine bedtime for our 11 and 13 year olds, which is about 9:30pm, waking up at 7:30pm. Usually they're in bed by 9pm, so there's time for a bit of reading, but I have noticed that they need more sleep now that they are both growing and active during the day.
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Lisa, thanks for your comments. I am planning on continuing with Saxon Advanced Math, but I didn't know if the geometry was "proof-based" since it really isn't so far, in Saxon Alg II... Maybe Saxon does have enough proof-based geometry if you cover the Advanced Math book.
Thanks!
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Yes, the music is terrific-- my kids learned Lover's Waltz and Ashokan's Farewell after watching the series. But we only saw about 5 episodes, since it was very detailed and a bit slow moving for us...
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Well, I'd have to vote for Italy, because in addition to all the medieval hill towns, you have the ancient Roman stuff, and the beautiful Renaissance art and architecture. But if you are adventurous, consider Turkey, which has fabulous castles from medieval times...
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That's terrible, Kelli! We just bought my son his first college text, an Environmental Science paperback for a mere $50. But on the next shelf were the biology books, for about $180 each. Can you imagine! Wow...
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Jane, since my son is in a similar situation as Serena's, can I ask what textbook you would recommend as a proof-oriented geometry course for a student who has gone through Saxon Alg 1 and 2. I have the Lial: Geometry book (old copy) and I was considering Jacob's Geometry... any suggestions for us?
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Thanks, Angela! I guess that was my first "reputation" message-- now I feel important! Thanks for clarify this...
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I still don't see where you can see your reputation or points-- on the User Control Panel, I don't see anything about that... When you post, I can see green box near the name, but nothing about reputation that I can tell.... where would I find it?
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Oh, Jean, that is too bad. I'm sorry to hear that. Pets are so special to us, and losing them really does hurt.
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I'm sorry to hear about your Dad, Mary. That must be very difficult-- all our thoughts are with you and the family...
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We are using Kinetic Physics, the conceptual version, and I like it quite a lot-- it has excellent graphic tutorials, in short lessons, and the worked problems are great. They lead you through the process. Very nicely done! And all for $35 or so...
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Not really a recipe, but at the grocery store this morning I stocked up on all sorts of hearty veggies-- beets, bok choy, collard greens, etc. My plan is to throw the greens into a big pot with a bit of oil, and add some nuts, steam the beets, and serve over brown rice. Now what can I call it-- January Stew? hmmmm. And for dessert, clementines and rougalach. Then we'll watch a Cold War video from our history studies, either Fail Safe or Dr. Strangelove... that's tonight's plan!
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Oh, yes, this was a wonderful book for that age. Very enjoyable and exciting...
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We've done the program through Johns Hopkins, which I understand is very similar. It is excellent for us, particulary for my 8th grade son, who took a residential science summer program last year and loved it. With that behind him, he was accepted into a local small private university and is now taking an Environmental Science course there. Next summer he hopes to do the Biology summer program, and then the Neuroscience summer program at JHU. Each of these will build on his learning of these topics, and allow him to pursue other science areas in a more meaningful way, than our simple home-taught science has been. In other words, the lab experience and the up-to-date science instruction has been very worthwhile.
And there are weekend workshops too-- such as uncoming one at JHU in Nanoscience Engineering, which is very interesting to him. Lots of good opportunities!
I understand they are pretty good with financial aid, but we haven't requested that...
Lastly, my daughter in sixth grade really enjoys the summer day program she has done (two years of that, with the third summer coming up in July 2008). Then she can move on to the residential level, after 7th grade. The kids look forward to taking a program together one year!
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I would love the adventure of living in Central Asia (please tell us your story of how you got to be there!) and I would hope that on days when schooling is distasteful, you could just take time to learn more about the local culture, maybe through visiting old folks to learn tales of days gone by, needlework, cooking... at least when we visit Turkey each summer, these are the memories I enjoy the most-- learning from older people who can share stories of their lives. Maybe even the children can write the stories up, and you'd definitely count it for school!
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Well, my son is older now (13) but when he was younger he started on several hobbies and past-times that he still continues, such as chess, music, art. I wanted to steer him toward fulfilling activities that he could enjoy spending time on, and that would lead to greater satisfaction as he got older, so that he wouldn't be bored with "nothing to do." I also wanted him to learn more computer-stuff (elementary programming, etc) and cooking, but these ideas didn't really take hold. Oh well!
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That's just great! Way to go! Congratulations to a special kid!
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Actually Wikipedia has a nice list of literary terms with their definitions, that might help...
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I'm reading Birds Without Wings, a story set in the 1920's in Turkey. Very interesting read!
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The only problem that you may face is that Saxon Alg 2 really is a follow-up to Saxon Alg 1, so you might have more trouble choosing that as a stand-alone text, compared to other Intermediate Algebra books. For instance, it covers some geometry, and uses that spiral approach that depends on previous lessons. We are now using it, and I'm not sure it would work well independently-- meant to be a sequence through Advanced Math.
How about Lials' Intermediate Algebra? Maybe that would work better, and it can be found inexpensively...
Does anyone here also read the College Confidential boards?
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Thanks, Kareni, that does look like an interesting link. I will definitely check it out. Thanks for posting it!