I am a Christian, I realize this isn't a Christian sight, which is fine, I just am curious if Christians use K12. I don't know what it is. I am looking for a way to get my older son caught up in a few things but am also wanting him to be able to work more independently. I don't understand how K12 works, is it free? Do you do it online? We would not live anywhere near a "school", I would want him to do it online but because of where we live and our internet we probably could not do "live" classes, we are in the country and do not have high speed internet.. Okay...just curious about this, I have "heard of it" for a long time but never looked at it, I am starting to wish I had found it sooner..ha! Kim

I will check out Growing with Grammar! I appreciate all your suggestions!!

Thank you! I have Sonlight LA 3, I don't have Wordly Wise... Kim

What is MCT LA and Lit? He doesn't really NEED to be on his own completely but he works MUCH better that way, he works well independently, not so well when much needs to be taught, maybe it is his learning style but...I am not going to worry about it anymore. I used to want it to be a certain "way" for him, learning w/ me teaching and it doesn't work w/ us. He literrally does BETTER when he can do it himself.

Okay..so CLE LA is not reading? It just covers spelling and grammar? That would be good!

Okay..I was wanting to get my son something like Switched on Schoolhouse BECAUSE he NEEDS something he can do on his own. The problem...his reading level is much higher than his spelling, grammar and composition so doing an "all in one" LA is going to be difficult. I would have to start him to far back and I don't want to do that. I would LOVE suggestions on something for Grammar, Composition, Spelling, Vocab. etc.. What all rounds out a good Language Arts .....any suggestions, I don't want to miss something.... THANKS!! Kim

I need a "mostly" self teaching curriculum for 5th/6th grade. I need my son to be able to do most of his work independently. Also...I need to be able to determine where he is at in spelling etc...are there some pretty simple evaluations, like maybe alpha omega or something like that? Also...I have math set, so I don't need it. Thanks! Kim

Oh..thank you all again. I am having some relief right now, tried a different pain med and it is helping and I seem somewhat functional...I seem to drop everything though..ha! It is nice to not hurt even for a few hours!! Thank you again so much!! Lets get the time ticking away, guess I am too old for the water slide on vacation anyway. I seriously was so looking forward to swimming and doing the water slide. We went to this place every summer while I was growing up and my mom is paying for all the family to go back for 5 days, we haven't been to this place in oh...10 years. So..this is a special vacation. I still feel like an idiot, wish I had asked more questions....but....maybe I can get away w/ going down the water slide on my tummy..ha! Thanks again! Kim

Thank you again everyone....well....another morning. I feel like I just DREAD the first bathroom time :001_smile:...oh boy. I have already warned the kids, if I say "I am going to the bathroom", keep an eye on the little ones, it will be awhile. I appreciate you all posting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kim

Thank you all so much!

Thank you for the hugs......so much!!! Yes..the sitz does help but I must have the water pretty darn hot at first, like when I first get off the pot. But...after about 5 or 10 minutes it is a relief. I still throb afterwards for quite a while, sometimes hours.

Well...I just typed a bunch and lost it, about par for the coarse I guess :glare:. I am glad someone was glad to have had it done, I am just miserable. I feel bad even posting this as I know there are people who have much more severe problems than me. I just feel so stupid, went in for a "routine" colonoscopy, had put it off for 10 years, was diagnosed in 1998 w/ Ulcerative Colitis, was supposed to have a Colonoscopy every 2 years..ha! Well...decided to get er done. The doc said "I will go ahead and "band" any hemorroids"..."ok doc, no problem"...I had no clue! My husband said they brought me up out of surgery and I was in horrible pain so he asked my husband if he could just go ahead and remove them, hubby said yeah. So..he removed the internal and external ones. I remember him joking w/ me a bit as he wasn't going to worry about the external ones but he said he thought he'd better go ahead as he didn't figure I would come back, man was he right on that!! I had been having bleeding so I know this will all be good, I think....a few months from now but geez.....I am supposed to be getting ready for a vacation. We NEVER go on vacation and we are getting to go for 5 whole days. What on earth was I thinking. I guess I just wanted someone to listen..ha! My kids are busy doing stuff around here, my husband has been taking care of business with the kids and whatever, telling me it will be OK etc... How do you explain how bad the pain is when it is in your butt? Oh my goodness...I just feel like crying. I am trying to not take the pain meds but sometimes I have to. My BM's are soft, I am taking some good natural stuff to help the healing, vit C, garlic etc...but it is the external ones that are killing me. I finally am not seeing blood when I go to the bathroom but the pain, it is off the pot and into the tub and I feel like screaming for about 10 minutes, then it calms down but the throbbing continues. I think I had one BM where it didn't absolutely have me sweating! I go see the doc Thursday as we leave for vacation in 7 days so... Thank you for listening!!! Anymore advise would be lovely!! Kim

Oh my goodness, I went in for a colonoscopy, needed to have one 10 years ago. Well...doctor surgically removed internal and external hemorroids, that was on Wednesday of last week, the 29th. I am in a lot of pain, sometimes it is better but then BAM, having a BM is the most painful thing. I am supposed to be going on vacation next Tuesday..what on earth. I feel so stupid, I would never have agreed to this had I known, I would have said "do the colonoscopy and leave the hemorroids alone! Just wondering if anyone else had this surgery and what you did to help the recovery along? What was your pain like etc.... Kim

My son is a late reader, his reading took off but the spelling didn't and when I have him read aloud he struggles w/ longer words so...but when we do comprehension stuff it is always good? So...I just think he needs help w/ longer words, like we quit phonics instructions too soon so he doesn't "decode" longer words well.

Thank you! It sounds like Megawords would be best, does it also cover fluency in reading?

Hi, What would be the difference between these two programs? How would you know which to use for an older student (5th or 6th grade reading level) that needs help w/ spelling. Kim

Oh good, thank you very much! I love it when someone gives me a schedule...I will get them soon and get started!! Okay....am feeling like this is coming together!!! Yeah! Just to be very certain...if I add CWP to MUS we will get a really good foundation in math? Kim

Oh...that sounds good, using MUS w/ CWP. You would not start that until after Zeta? Kim

What is CWP?

So...if you supplement after Zeta, what do you supplement with? I have tried RS and it is not a good fit for me, personally. That is why I thought MUS, I do not care if there are a multitude of things in each lesson, I want them to have a mastery at the younger grades, to learn addition, subtraction, mult and div well before moving on... I also am not concerned w/ standardized tests or making sure they are on grade level. Kim

Okay..so if we do MUS only they will get a good foundation in math, it is just important to stick w/ it through Zeta? Kim

Thank you for all the posts, very helpful!

I think I have decided to do Math U See w/ my younger three. I like the idea of manipulatives, but not as many as RS. I LOVE RS but can not do it at 2 or 3 different levels..it is TOO teacher intensive. I like Math Mammoth but would like more instruction w/ manipulatives. I had want them to "understand" math and would like to do MUS through Division, then go to Teaching Textbooks for more of a self teaching. I don't want TT in younger grades.. I am thinking right? Do MUS (and if they love it stick with it) for the early elementary, then make the switch. I want them to have more hands on math in the younger grades because when we have workbooks I tend to just hand them their workbook pages and I don't want that. I want manipulatives but NOT a lot of them etc.. I do want them to get a good foundation in math and then they can move to something like TT if they want etc.. Kim

Okay...good, it looks like I am only missing the one map so I should be good to go... Thank you so much!! Kim