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When do you expect they should arrive? Is it late July? I thought it was late June, and told my son that, but now we're still waiting... when should they go out?
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We used both, and the Joy of Science was a definite hit, but that may be because we really like the material and the instructor, Robert Hazen was incredible. However, the Geometry was rather dry and after about 8 lectures we dropped it, because it still hadn't covered anything new. But that was just our experience...
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I feel like I'm a walking advertisement for university camps-- this year, my kids are now doing the University of Pittsburgh Biotechnology camp on regenerative medicine, the Johns Hopkins University CTY camp on biology, and the Robert Morris Univesity Engineering CAD/CAM camp. They are all very fun and enjoyable experiences, with excellent teachers and laboratory experience. Highly recommended! I think most major universities have such summer camps nowadays.
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Here is a link to a complete book, Homeschooling the Gifted Child, which does touch upon some of these issues. Hope this might help!
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Fantastic, Jean! What an inspiration to all of us!!!!
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We've been tying our Shakespeare study to our city's annual Shakespeare Monologue and Scene Contest, so we choose one play per year to read, discuss, watch on video, study with Teaching Company videos (Great Authors of the Western Literary Tradition for example), and then memorize a monologue from it to perform before judges. The whole project takes about six weeks and is lots of fun for us. Just one idea!
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Actually I forgot that we also enjoyed watching the Classical Ideas of Physics, which is also great. This was by Stephen Pollock, who is the same teacher as the Thinkwell Physics lectures. Nicely done!
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Yes, we have used them very successfully. I can recommend the Joy of Science series, which is a fabulous introduction to all major branches of science by Robert Hazen. Very nicely done.
We also enjoyed the High School Chemistry series, which is a straightforward run-through on how to work the problems in chemistry. Again, we learned a lot and enjoyed it.
Another series that we really liked was "Doctors, the History of Scientific Medicine Revealed Through Biography." Very interesting!
I have on hand the Biology series (all 78 lectures, oh boy...) but we haven't started that one yet. I had hoped to watch it over the summer, but we'll see.
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Wow, here's a treasure trove of PDF's from all sorts of study books-- I was looking up my favorite writing prompt book, and see that they have many other titles available free as downloads! Amazing. Look at the biology one, for example... Wonderful!
Learning Express books
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This book is not aimed at elementary students, but you could possibly adapt some of the writing prompts. I love the wide range of ideas, and the inclusion of graded responses to some of the prompts... all free of charge!
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Another book you might enjoy is Krull's Lives of the Musicians, which has some background information but not too much "gory detail" for children... we liked it quite a bit.
http://www.amazon.com/Lives-Musicians-Times-Neighbors-Thought/dp/0152480102
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In Pennsylvania, you are required to submit an annual portfolio, so we have done this for many years. I am thinking that our high school portfolios will be the same as the earlier years-- a 3 inch binder with an overall description report by me, followed by daily log and reading list, followed by samples and brief descriptions of each course taken (along with any awards or such). Makes a very nice keepsake!
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Do college classes taken in high school cripple the college student?
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My attitude is that you can't go wrong by carefully selecting the appropriately challenging courses for your students, no matter whether they get credit for it or not. So, in that case, a college class taken in high school needn't cripple a student at all! Many, many high school students are ready and able to take university-level classes before age 18.
Now, choosing the approprite class can be daunting! Here is where you need to study your options carefully, since many community colleges are better than universities, and many AP classes done in high school are better than community colleges. But how a particular student chooses a plan of study can vary tremendously, given the options in the area, the finances involved, other children in the family, long term goals of the student, etc.
I think there is no "one size fits all" choice here, since there are so many variables!
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If you are open to a clothes-drying rack, this is a handy one that can collapse (you can quickly take it all in if it is beginning to rain). Doesn't take up too much space either.
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We've never had cable, just a regular TV, which we hardly ever watch-- occasional nightly news and 60 Minutes and such. Also, my ds age 13 is interested in pro-football, so we watch some games in the fall (go Steelers!). But other than that, we use it for DVD's from the library. You certainly can get enough entertainment from there! At least that's true for us. We just watched Forest Gump, and Hoosiers, so that was fun.
But usually after dinner we go outside, or play board games, and then retire early enough (8pm) to get in some quality reading time each evening. Works for us!
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I just read an article that said since gas prices are up, they also notice clothes-hanging lines are selling out (and vegetable seeds). So you're doing something right!
Also, in Turkey they don't use clothes dryers, but each family uses a clothes drying rack which they put on the balcony of their apartments. Is that an option? You might get less unintended nature-gifts on your clothes like that... just an idea!
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Did you see 60 Minutes last week, which had a segment on sleep deprivation-- apparently, if you don't get enough sleep, you've apt to gain weight since the body chemistry gets a bit out of whack. Just something to consider, although sometimes it's also difficult to get in a good 8 hour rest each night!
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I was just corresponding with our PA liason to some health care programs they have here in western PA for high school kids, and she repeated what the other posters said, but also emphasized the need for service work such as volunteering in nursing homes, hospitals and such. Many programs here for these kind of things are available-- even through the Boy Scouts (their Medical Explorer Club or something like that).
Also, universities often have summer programs to enrich science study.
And lastly, the Teaching Company has a nice series on the history of medicine, told through biography. Wonderful! My ds really enjoyed it.
And one more suggestion-- you can look up book lists for students interested in medicine, and they are filled with great titles (Gifted Hands was the book that first interested my ds).
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Good question! I was thinking the same thing recently, since we start high school July 1. In our case, since there will be many titles, I'm thinking of using two running lists for each student, both done alphabetically by author, but one list of "literary classics" or challenging books, and a secondary list of independent reading, which would show the type of books the student was interested in, range of genres, fiction and nonfiction. Just one thought...
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Also, I wonder if older teens (14 and up) can pick up a part-time job to help with expenses. Here in our area, there still are a ton of places advertising for help (retail, restaurants, etc). Perhaps the older teens can pick up a part-time job and send the money into the family budget. I would imagine that many young people would actually be honored to help out their families in times like this-- they can learn new skills and acquire a "helping" mentality that will prove useful to them throughout their lives!
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I just wanted to add my two cents against spanking-- it just goes against everything I think we should teach our children about getting along with each other, finding a way to communicate effectively, modeling appropriate non-violent behavior.
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The stimulus payments weren't for us - they were for the economy. We don't *need* them and it wasn't some sort of welfare handout. The idea is to prevent the Great Depression from happening again.
BUT, I thought it was stupid anyway. The only effect it seems to be having is to make politicians look good.
And I wonder, where did all that money come from? Was it simply more government bonds issued? Is that supposed to help the economy, albeit with increased government debt?
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I did the science portions of Nebel's Elementary Education several years ago, and loved it. I didn't find it hard to implement. It just became a daily routine for about a year. Not much help, probably, but I just wanted to encourage you. :)
Yes, we used it too. It was excellent, and very helpful. Definitely a good experience all around.
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oh! Oh! I know! I know!
We are using 50 Great Short Stories, edited by Martin Crane. We are using a companion volume called Teaching the 50 Great Short Stories. It's GREAT!
I am picking 25 of the stories and we are going over them this summer, about 2 or 3 a week. The Teaching...book contains vocab, comprehension questions, a writing assignment, and sometimes a short quiz (T/F or short answer) or a group activity. We are just doing the vocab and discussing the stories, and maybe doing a few of the short papers (sometimes paragraphs, sometimes a little more).
The authors of the stories range from O.Henry to Poe to Jackson. They are not all American.
It's been really fun!!!
This is a great book-- also be sure to check out their "150 Great Short Stories," which is also well done. Here is the link to see what stories are covered. Walch Publishing has various books here to consider...
Teaching Co. Physics in Your Life
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I bet you'll be fine with Physics in Your Life. We watched the one called Great Ideas of Classical Physics, and that was definitely interesting and not boring at all. It was the same professor, Stephen Pollock, who does the Thinkwell Physics lectures. We enjoyed it quite a bit.