Thanks so much for all your suggestions, I really appreciate it! You ladies are the best !

Hello! I was wondering if a Personal Finance course can be used for Economics credit for HS? In Texas we need 0.5 credits for Economics to graduate and all the textbooks I looked at seem a lot more in depth than I was hoping. Since my kid will be doing a Personal Finance course ( Dave Ramsey) I was wondering if that would suffice? If she has to have Economics rather than just PF, do you have any book suggestions that cover enough to understand it, but don't take up too much time? Thanks so much!!

Wow, thanks so much for this extensive post! I really appreciate it!!

Hello! My dd is currently in 8th grade and is using Lightning Literature for the 2nd year and really enjoys it... My problem is that they seem to focus on 19th century lit for high school and have no 20th century literature at all...I was surprised when I realized this and now I'm not sure if I want to use it for HS...?? Has anyone successfully used it? Did you supplement? It also bothers me that their World Literature is focused on Asia and Africa only, no European writers (other than British) at all... Can anyone recommend a different Literature program for 9-12th grade? I'm just trying to look ahead, so there's no rush for me to decide, but I'm really surprised to find this... I appreciate your time!

Hi! My kids are learning German using Rosetta Stone and they don't really like it and I don't feel it's working well... does anybody have a recommendation for German that's more book based- Workbooks, etc? I can work with them on the pronunciation...just need something for Grammar and vocabulary... Thanks!

Thanks for the suggestions! So, she could use "First Start" in 8th grade and then continue with BTB or FIA in 9th?

My dd (13) wants to try French and I'm looking for recommendations other than Rosetta Stone...?? Ideally, this would count as her Language class for High School credit... We tried Rosetta Stone for German, but neither of my kids likes it much and I'm not convinced it's as great as people say... I don't want to spend a huge amount of money right away, until I'm sure she'll stick with it long enough to get her 2 credits... Thanks!

Thanks so much to all of you! This was very helpful and I greatly appreciate all the sugestions!

Thanks! I have a question about CLE History... is it very biblical? We use CLE for Math and it doesnt' bother me there, but I prefer a secular program for history...

Hello! I'm wondering how much time your 7th graders spend daily on school work? My dd (almost 13) wants to do most things on her own now and I do check her Math every day and do spelling with her, but everything else she works on on her own. The problem is, I don't think she spends enough time on it and she balks at writing summaries for her History and Science lessons, so I don't really feel like I know what she has done. I don't feel that just reading a chapter in her history book or science book is enough at this level...am I wrong? How do you deal with this surging independence, but still make sure your kids are doing enough? TIA for your advice!

HI! I just bought the first of The Human Odyssey books for my 12 yo and I'm wondering how people are using it? Do you have your kids write up a summary for each chapter? Note just the main points...? I don't want her to just read it, because I think writing things down keeps in your memory better...but I'm trying to figure out the best way to do it, so it doesn't become too tedious...?? Thanks!

Thanks so much!

Hi! I'm wondering at what age my kids should start to learn typing on the computer? I have a 12 yo and 9 yo and they can type a little, but have never actually learned it properly with a program... Any recommendations? Thanks!