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  1. Does anyone know what the difference is between the Total e version 4 of Rosetta Stone and the homeschool version 3? I ordered the homeschool version but they sent me the Total e version 4. I can exchange it but I am wondering if the only difference is the part about being able to track the student. If that is the only thing then I don't need to exchange. I can't seem to figure this out from Rosetta Stone website. I don't want to be missing some of the language learning if they don't give you as many steps to complete the program in the total version 4. Thanks for any help you can give, Suzq
  2. I Just have to say a great big Thank-you to Robin for taking the time to do the blog posts and the weekly post here at WTM. I rarely post ( I am as shy in the cyber world as I am in real life) but I have been reading more because of this challenge. I only made it to 46 books this year but hope to make 52 next year. Somehow time gets away from me. Also another great big Thank-you for all the people who share their book choices here and sometimes giving their synopsis and ratings. I have continually had to expand my list of want to read. Just wanted you to know how grateful the lurkers are to all you avid readers. I look forward to 2013. Thanks everyone.
  3. We did AHL and WHL plus TTC and WttW. We were in a co-op that wanted to use TTC and WttW in the year that we would also be doing WHL. It worked fine for us. However, We did TTC during the summer before beginning WHL. Then we met every other week for WttW lessons. We did not do all the lessons that Jill Pike had planned. We skipped the "To Kill A Mockingbird" as some people had done that book already. We did use "Jane Eyre" and we also used "Animal Farm" in the second semester which is when WHL also uses it. Now I also was co-teaching the WttW class. It takes quite a huge time commitment to learn and then teach. I basically did everything the kids were required to do. I never had a literary analysis class before this. I enjoyed it immensely but I don't have little ones around anymore. I don't know what your situation is like but WttW is time consuming especially alongside of WHL. My son managed to get it done but I swapped a few of the WHL requirements for WttW. Also we did not do "Hamlet" at all. In the end I gave my son 1.5 credits for his work in WHL,TTC, and WttW. I think with the time he put in it probably was worth 2 credits though. As an aside, I loved WttW and told the kids to keep their workbook for College classes that ask for literary analysis. It will be a great help that I wish I would have had in college. Hope this helps, Suzq
  4. What a fun thread. It's great to see all the ideas on here. You are all so crafty and talented. I hope to check back here and do some clicking to see some of your websites. My dh is a beekeeper and we have been working with beeswax -- trying different formulas for hand cream and lip balm. We sell it in really cute jars. I hope to purchase the lip balm tubes and try that too. And of course we sell honey -- yum, yum. We have made this into a small business LLC. My family goes around to schools,libraries, nursing homes doing bee talks and crafting rolled candles. For the talks we have a website http://www.thornapplewoodlands.com but we haven't added honey and beeswax products. Although if someone would want some I am sure we could box it up and ship it out. :)
  5. Wow! We had to drive only 3 miles but there were about 150 to 200 kids taking the test. I live near Grand Rapids, MI.
  6. HI, I have been searching the forums for some answers about what is next after Saxon Advanced Math? I know that Saxon has a Calculus course. My questions is -- if a student completes Advanced Math, would he then be ready to take a college Calculus Course instead of the Saxon Calculus? Or would he need to take a college pre-calculus course first? Or does it depend on the student? How would you know what would be the right thing to do? On the other hand, if a student completes the Saxon calculus text, would he be able to skip Calculus I in college? or what would be the first course he should take after Saxon Calculus? The reason I am asking is because in my search I saw answer for Teaching Textbooks in this regard from Jann in TX and it got me to wondering about Saxon? This is what she said about Teaching Textbooks: TT's Algebra 1 is not that off from 'standard'. Their Geometry covers all of the essentials--with lots of proofs and formula work (probably the TT course closest to standard in their series!). TT's Algebra 2 is the level most lacking when compared to 'standards'. You would need the majority of their Pre-Calc course to complete a full 'standard' Algebra 2 course... If you use TT and will be 'college prep' then I would continue through their Pre_Calc program (working Geometry in between A1 and A2). Follow the TT Pre-Calc with a one-semester Pre-Calculus course taken at a CC or university then student should be good to go into any Calc course with confidence! __________________ Thanks for any advice you can give,
  7. I would be in line at the bookstore to get my copy of this title! Love it. I am excited to say that I finished my 18th book this morning. It was called God Grew Tired of Us. It is written by one of the Lost Boys of Sudan. Incredible what he went through and how he persevered. He has come full circle and has set up a medical clinic in Sudan. My husband's uncle, who is a doctor, went there to do surgeries. I plan to have my teens read this book so they can hear about what other people were having to endure while my teens were alive and in this life of ease. Maybe it can ward of some complaints. :001_smile:
  8. Thank-you Barbara for your list. Those ideas will help. He actually did fill in all the bubbles. He just went with all B's. I think he got one or two more correct by doing that and not leaving them blank. I am hoping that doing more practice questions and tests will help. This was his first practice and we did it cold with no prep.
  9. Hi, I had my son take an ACT practice test yesterday and on 3 of the 4 tests he ran out of time. So of the questions he got wrong, most were in the last 10 of each of those tests. What is the best way to prep to increase his ability to finish the test. If he goes too fast he won't be careful on the front end I fear. Will practicing answering ACT type questions improve his ability to get them done faster? After going over all that he got wrong , there were only three or four that he would have missed even if he had the time to do them. (At least that is what he thinks.) This would improve his score greatly. Do you have any advice for us?
  10. I am not sure if this will help you, can you find the "settings?" On mine there is something that also says "manage applications." I would try clicking there to see if the kindle app shows there. If not, then I would try getting the kindle app again. Another thing I thought of -- press and hold in the middle of the home page and a list will come up that says "Add to Home screen." Then click on Launcher actions -- click on open/close app drawer and an icon with 4 squares will show on your home screen. Click on that icon to see all the apps on your nook.
  11. I finished The Preacher's Bride this week after the recommendation from Robin. I enjoyed it. I am in the midst of Left to Tell about the Rwandan Genocide. I am also reading Pride and Prejudice which I have never read. I did see the movie though. I have 14 books finished but a couple of them were very short and really don't count but it feels pretty good since I only read 29 books last year. I see someone here already has read 28 books. Wow! Impressive.
  12. We skipped ECC and started with CTG. We did the whole cycle then and finished with ECC. We did it that way because my oldest was 6th at the time and I wanted him to get moving in the cycle. We also had read many of the ECC books previous to CTG through other curriculums. My youngest was in 3rd for CTG and so he did ECC last. It wasn't as "fun" for him being the only one doing it and not wanting to do any crafts. It did help with the geography skills though. We were fortunate to have a couple other families using ECC at the same time so we were able to have the country feasts with them. That really improved our experience for ECC. I just wanted to share that everyone doesn't always start with ECC.:001_smile:
  13. We have honeybees too. We use a product called Sting eeze. However it only works if you use it in the first several minutes after the sting. I would go with the Benadryl idea. Close to the eye can even make the eye swell shut. My husband has had so many stings that he no longer swells. He even uses stings to help pains in his joints. I hope you feel better soon. Just wanted to say hello to a fellow beekeeping family. Check out our website http://www.thornapplewoodlands.com
  14. I haven't read this entire thread but I have been thinking about some of the changes being made and saying to myself -- Isn't that how the guides were to begin with? So yes it does seem like they are turning back the clock. My oldest guide is from 2000 and I will compare when I get a complete handle on all the changes.
  15. Well I was going to say we are in MI but then gardening momma said I was raised in OH and now live in MI but I haven't heard it used very much, Only at church from the ministerial staff. Maybe I will have to listen better. I wonder if this was German and then hei might be pronounced "hi."
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