Ellesmere
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The book is not that great, and the musical is awesome.
I would say that the best way to prep would be to watch the old Wizard of Oz movie because the musical refers to it in many more ways than just the obvious ones, and you'll enjoy it more if you catch them. It's good either way, though.
:iagree: I only listened to a couple of the songs first. I kind of liked hearing most of it for the first time at the show.
But I saw Wicked when it had been many years since I'd seen the Wizard of Oz. I kind of wish I'd watched the movie first. Either way, I think you'll enjoy it, but watch the Wizard if you have time. :001_smile:
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Bill, just curious how long you've taught math, how many high school and college graduates you've raised?
Mr. Demme may take a different approach but I'd say he's proven himself. He's not only a math scholar with a thriving business, but on a personal note has raised 4 children sucessfully into adulthood.
What exactly are your credentials again?
I am very new here, and will gladly apologize if I step on toes. But the tone of this post really is unkind. In no way am I saying that you are unkind, but I think this was rude and it does not add constructively to the discussion. Even if I disagreed with Bill's view, I would be still be disappointed in the tone here.
I have every right to question his credentials in regards to his knowledge of math and raising children. ... Reminds me of how much I knew about parenting before I actually was one.Just because you can doesn't mean you should. And it's ok to admit when you are wrong. (I've had to apologize plenty of times!) I'm not going to quote the entire post, as it doesn't deserve repeating, but do you believe your tone was polite and in any way conducive to civil discussion? Sure, I was a huge parenting expert before I had kids, the worst source of parenting advice. But I think he is offering commentary based on what he's done in his journey and it's exciting to hear what his son is learning ... and enjoying. Maybe Bill hasn't raised kids to college age. But I think Bill contributes positively in this forum. He offers advice and his world won't collapse if I disagree with him. And I've never heard him claim to be the ultimate authority on math. Posts from him and others have kept me reading, posts like this are a turn-off. But, you may disregard me since I'm not even a homeschooler yet, and my kids are not as old as yours.
From now on, I'm prefacing all my posts with "As a Ph.D.-level psychologist..."Then you'll all have to bow down to my every pronouncement! Bwahahahaha!!!
...Or maybe "credentials" aren't worth all that much here. Just a thought.
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Now, back to the article. I agreed with a few points (not letting age dictate everything, not letting students progress based on grade level without achievement) but being behind is a real problem and I share those concerns. Just my quick thoughts on it, and I appreciate those who have discussed it thoughtfully.
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Just because someone disagrees with something you post doesn't give you the right to attack him or her personally.
:iagree: No time to post much more than this ... but just have to say I fully agree with this.
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PR Moms,
If you are familiar with SWB's writing plan based on TWTM and her excellent mp3s will you compare her approach to PR's? A list of skills taught in PR doesn't really help me as I've seen that. I'm really interested in hearing more behind the hows & whys. What writing path are we traveling with Mrs. Beers and what will we be doing along the way? What is the end goal in PR composition and how prepared will we be for logic stage writing a la SWB/TWTM?
SWB's plan really resonates with me and I'm trying to reconcile that with PR if possible....not sure.
Thanks!!
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What we did for dd4 and ds6 this year (K) is go at half speed (at times slower). My plan is to use PR1 for K and 1st grade. It is FULL! :)
That is my plan for now. Maybe I should blog about it to help newbies out (not that I am overly experienced as we started late in K)
I also just finished PR1 TODAY at an accelerated pace with dd9 and ds11.
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Oh, goodness, my girls call me Mommy; they just answer questions by saying, "Yes, ma'am", etc.
For example, they'd ask, "Mommy, can you read me a story?" NOT "Ma'am can you read me a story?" The latter would be COLD, COLD, COLD. I don't know anyone who would require their child to refer to them just as Ma'am.
Oh, I didn't realize my post sounded so dumb to you. I was just saying that Ma'am and Sir sound very cold to me (not saying that it is cold), even if just in response to questions or being called. That's only my impression, and I was interested to see how much one's regional background had to do with how we view this.
But with respect to the OP's desire, I did give my small two cents about how I would gently introduce the new form of response. I just think it would take time and patience to introduce something new since we still have to remind our oldest, and she's been taught to respond in one way from the start. Tone of voice means more, which maybe is why I haven't spoken up about my friend's kid calling me by my first name when I really wish she didn't.
If "ma'am" works for her (and anyone else), who am I to judge as long as she is a loving parent? Sounds like her family is doing fine! I didn't really think that anyone would eliminate "mommy" from a child's vocab. To me, it doesn't make sense to not allow the child to say, "Yes, Mom or Mommy" in response, but that's what they want to do and it's not my call to make for them.
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I like the look of the artistic pursuits curriculum. Do you buy the art packs as well?
I found Artistic Pursuits on this link:
At the bottom, you can click on the level you are interested in and it will show the book and supplies. I haven't used it, so I don't know if they are listing all the supplies you would need for a level.
For music, we also like Classics for Kids. If you are interested in other classical radio programs, here is Kid's Classical Hour:
http://www.wgbh.org/programs/-1207/episodes/-25240
We've also listened to Bernstein Century Children's Classics and Classical Kids productions. We are about to try some of Jim Weiss's Greathall Productions, too.
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I'm curious, for those who school year -round, when you start your new year?
I was wondering the same thing. :bigear:
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Our room is small, but we are loving our schoolroom this year! Having a designated space has been a good thing for our family!
I love my adjustable-height IKEA table, my bookcase with baskets, and my closet (so I can close those doors!)!! You can see pics on my blog here.
Happy Homeschooling! :)
So weird ... someone posted above with a link to a ton of blog links and out of over 200 links, I randomly clicked yours before you posted on this thread. So when I saw your reply here, I recognized your picture from your blog. Thank you!
Love the suggestions. No IKEA in w/in reasonable distance but I like the idea of keeping an eye out at yard sales and on-line. Thanks :)
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I'd love to hear specifics, too. We also have a small room that we may use and would love to hear what are your must-haves, what you wish you had done when you started, and where you shop. Pictures would be great!
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Look at Getty Dubay Italics program. from your description, your handwriting is very similar in style to it.
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Errors and typos kind of drive me nuts. But if you've done proofreading, you know how things like that happen.
http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=258071&highlight=error
This thread (see posts 4, 5, and 6) might help you decide if you are being too picky. Personally, I wouldn't throw out NL science based on that one error, especially the one you showed. Does it speak to the overall quality of the program? I haven't used NL, but I've heard good things about it (we'll probably use BFSU, though).
Since you asked (:001_smile:), yes, I do think throwing it out over just that would be too much. I know very little about tectonic plates, but I just am not sure that map should be a deal breaker.
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How do you choose curriculum? ...What is your thought process for choosing? Teach me. I'm listening. :bigear: :D
I'm in the process of choosing for the first time, so I can't teach. I'll just commiserate and share where we are. After going in circles over a few different options (there's too many to look at all of them, since we aren't tied strictly to one style), I finally had to make a list of the ones I knew weren't right for us as first-timers, or based on our daughter's needs. And I added little notes about why they weren't the right choice for us since I was getting confused as I read so many reviews and threads on forums.
I also have a Google document where I make note of potential plans so I can quickly share them with my husband and get his input. I put the potential negatives down about the choice and how we can work around it. I hyperlink the doc with the threads, reviews, articles, or websites that helped me. And I note where the resource can be bought, too.
Good luck. Remember that curriculum doesn't teach; teachers teach.
I love that! Every time I get overwhelmed I come back to a similar thought from a someone I know who was public, private, and home-schooled. It's not the curriculum or the school that was most important. Someone teaching strictly a curriculum isn't a teacher (this is a comfort to a school teacher friend that is wrestling with a weak curriculum). Intimidating, since it'd be nice if the perfect curriculum would solve our problems but as we know the programs don't do the heavy lifting and that's why we love good teachers. Still, we're thinking very carefully about the choices. We've seen some that clearly don't fit for us, but work for others.
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How do you narrow down a resource for a subject when all the options seems equally good, yet all have their detractors? How do you distinguish between them and finally decide? Do you get out your blindfold and your darts? Do you force your DH to make the final call? Please talk me down off this ledge before I buy out Rainbow Resource :lol: (but really :willy_nilly:).
TIA!
I've been having the same problem, in a way. I just started a list of the resources that we have decided not to use for now, and made little notes with why they don't seem right for our goals and method. So many things look good but if I realize one resource has a particularly important "con", I write it down so I'm not tempted by it later! That helps when I come across reviews or threads that start to make me wish I could just go buy a ton of stuff.
On the things we seriously are considering, we are making note of why we like it and possible issues. With one, we keep hearing it doesn't have enough hands-on activities but it still seems to be the best for us. I keep hearing about why other programs are great for it's hands-on stuff, but not good for areas that will be harder for us to work around. I was about ready to get out the darts when I finally realized that I could work around the first program's weak points more than the others. So far, that is helping me make choices as I sift through all the reading and great advice here ... but we haven't even begun to homeschool. I could be wrong! ;)
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Another newbie intro
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