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3 hours ago, Arcadia said:
SAT is self registration so never an issue 🙂
My kids take it on the Wednesday "School Day Administration," which is NOT self registered.
I'm guessing our errors are mostly specific to our location, but in case anyone else runs into similar problem, it's easy to correct after the fact.
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The school that sets up SAT and AP for my kids doesn't know how to register them correctly, so every year they make a new College Board account for my kids, listing the public school as my kids' school so my kids end up w 2 CB accounts. Ps guidance is surprised and embarrassed every year, but I just call CB every year after the scores post, and they fix it. It's a small town, and they mean well. 😉
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We also use permethrin on clothes and boots. It's a neurotoxin, so I prefer to use it only on outer layers, but it makes a HUGE difference in tick country. Using it only on outer layers also reduces the number of times the clothes need to be washed.
We treat our clothing ourselves according to the directions and allow them to cure outdoors. We've used Sawyer brand mostly, because it's convenient (BassPro, etc.).
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We've had a (male, ruby-throated) hummingbird who did that for a while and then stopped. It did allow for some great photos, and we surmised that he had deemed us Not A Threat. (We may have totally imagined that, though, ha! He doesn't do it anymore.)
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DE where we live is seriously sub-par in the humanities, BUT it's affordable (costs significantly less than uni AND students can live at home). That combination has actually made college possible in a couple of local cases where it wouldn't have been otherwise.
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Also, if you DO decide to do geometry in between Alg 1 and 2, an algebra-integrated geometry can really help kids who have artistic / left-brain / 3D-style brains. (I had identical twins do alg & geometry together, and it was fascinating to see their similarities & differences from a mathematical standpoint.)
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When you go to a restaurant, you don't order 1 of each entree on the menu, right? 😉 Because . . . that would ruin the meal. ❤️
Lori knows what she's talking about.
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(This may or may not be helpful: The books commonly referred to here as "Dolciani" are referred to as "Houghton" in the vernacular by my local home school mom friends. When I was asking around, this was useful info that I didn't have initially. I am gearing up for my 4th trip through the Algebra: Structure & Method sequence. 🙂 )
We use . . .
Dolciani / Brown / Houghton Pre-Algebra
Dolciani / Brown / Houghton Algebra 1: Structure and Method
Heath Geometry (which is algebra-integrated and works as a fantastic review as well as linking the alg & geometry in student's mind)
Dolciani / Brown / Houghton Algebra 2: Structure and Method
And then they each seem to take a different path after that through pre-calc, calc, stats, etc.
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Our family uses Tello, and we can turn service on / off at will. SUPER cheap, too - there's a customized slider bar so you can set data / texting / service exactly how you like. My kids pay $6/month usually.
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12 hours ago, HomeAgain said:
Thanks for this link! I make beautiful blankets but don't have anyone to gift this year except my own family.
Slightly off topic . . . one of my precious babies received a gift of a handmade quilt while in the children's hospital for an extended time; we weren't alone, but we FELT alone, and the extravagant generosity of strangers, to my wee babe, in a time of intense vulnerability, made more of a difference than I can adequately express.
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Tangentially . . . plastic peanut butter lids as well as Parmesan cheese lids fit on a standard mason jar. Not 100% leak proof, but do a pretty good job.
I'm interested in the silicone lids for the Pyrex, too!
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21 hours ago, bookbard said:
I always wonder why everyone doesn't move to Hawaii. Sounds like a great place, fewer guns, nice weather, healthcare was good I think when I looked.
This sounds funny, but Hawaii is actually classified as a "hardship posting" at many employers in our area. (In other words, if they send you there for work, you get TONS of "extras," because it's so hard to get people to go there for 1-2-3 yrs.)
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5 hours ago, Kidlit said:
What is your subject area?
SAT & ACT Prep, Essay Writing, high school math (LOTS of basic algebra and geometry, boring for me, but easy and pays well enough), and all elementary subjects if the parents are willing to pay my fee. 😉 Have lately accepted a couple of jobs for "study skills," which is basically executive functioning.
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I have done it for years, and still do it part-time; it's been an excellent supplemental income for home schooling, in my experience.
My students are almost all public & private schooled kids, and usually 1-on-1, though I do offer small groups (2-4). I'm more laid back about scheduling because the flexibility benefits me as well as the students. One way I've been able to reach to a wider geographical area is to offer a "hybrid" option; student meets with me in person for 1-2 sessions, and then we switch to online.
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In my town, options are to (A) just live with it peacefully, (B) apply for a "lot line adjustment" (which usually requires "giving" equal land square footage in exchange for the part "received" / no money changes hands), or (C) a simple purchase and sale WITH the lot line adjustment. I suppose a lawsuit would be option (D) if parties did not agree with paperwork and / or surveying data.
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When one of ours wanted to do it, and also wanted to re-take the PSAT, we contacted College Board to ask permission for the student to sit again as a junior. They asked why she wanted a 5th year, and we answered honestly that there were subjects she wanted to explore / learn in high school that she had not yet had time for. They accepted that answer just fine, and she re-took the PSAT as a junior for the 2nd time.
YMMV, but it was definitely a win for our student. Many academically advanced kids do this in our area as a way to do 1 more year of competition and / or take advantage of reduced dual enrollment costs.
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Are they in the same crib?
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5 hours ago, mommyoffive said:
I think I have seen it for $300 ish. Is it more expensive around you? I had always planned on my kids waiting at least 2 years to get it. I just think kids need the extra time to mature before driving. I hadn't factored in the money savings of not having to take drivers ed.
In my area, it's $900, + 40 hours driving practice (10 in the dark), and completely booked until Christmas within an hour's radius of my house. Not legal to get a license without driver's ed until 18yo.
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Would they be open to letting her join the math / robotics club after school 1-2 days a week instead of full enrollment?
(The short answer is that there are trade-offs, always. Whether they're worth it or not is the choice you (all) have to make, and you only get to make it once / one childhood. Every family handles that differently.)
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41 minutes ago, Ann.without.an.e said:
yes back is better but they always roll to the side so 😕
Does it wake them up?
(We let ours move on their own if / when they did. ---> Not saying what is right, just saying what we did. I actually tried a few times in those first few months to separate them / put them in separate cribs because I was SO SURE they wanted their own space. (Haha! No.) They communicated QUITE clearly to us that they preferred to be TOGETHER until around the 1 yr mark, when we DID separate them because life was Just. Too. Hilarious. For. Sleeping. when they were together. At that point, I even had to hang a sheet from the ceiling so they couldn't SEE each other! They still preferred to be together, but it was basically a circus by that point, and SOMEONE had to shut down the fun SOMETIME, just for a few hrs of sanity, LOL.)
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9 hours ago, Ann.without.an.e said:
So here is where we are, we do think they have mild reflux but that isn't the only issue. One will cosleep with her but not two, she just can't really get her arms around both and only the one right beside her is settled. She is trying this on a twin mattress on the floor and since it is small I think it is less functional but this is the only way she's willing to try it. She doesn't want to invest in a larger mattress unless she feels like it will be a true solution.
Twin mama's talk to me about the safest way to swaddle together. They use velcro swaddles but separately. We used to tuck them together but stopped because dd thought it might not be safe since they are moving around more. I currently have them down for a nap without being in my arms for the first time in forever and this is how ...
I’m trying not to get my hopes up that this is such a simple solution. But just in case, how can we do something like this but the safest way possible??
6 hours ago, Arcadia said:Also husband’s sister’s twins would wake up if they feel around and can’t touch another human. The doctors’ guess are that identical twins are used to companionship in the womb so they continue seeking that companionship after being born.
Awwwww, your picture brings back memories. ❤️
We did it just like your picture, except both babies were on their backs. We used the thin top blanket to "squeeze" them together (tucking it under both babies so they couldn't wiggle out.
I hope it works for your girls!
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When my twins were new, they strongly preferred to be swaddled TOGETHER - aka, swaddle Baby A, then swaddle Baby B, then put them shoulder-to-shoulder on their backs and tightly tuck a blankie so they're "tucked" right next to each other. I initially worried that then one would wake the other, but I can't count the number of times I'd go in there, and one would be wailing while the other would be sound asleep. ❤️
(YMMV, just sharing ideas.)
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Another perspective is that kids grow up quite a bit between 9th grade & 12th grade. ❤️ So - themes that ARE inappropriate in 9th grade, can be handled with more wisdom (by the student) in later years.
For our teens, it wasn't so much the THEME itself that mattered, but more the author's TONE toward that theme - ex: the difference between referencing / discussing murder vs. a celebration or diminution of murder. (Same for - rape, prostitution, etc.)
There's also not a required "canon" of classics - it's okay to have robust conversations with kids about books that some folks consider a classic but others consider "not classic." 🙂
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Eating and peeing / pooping and not still-hungry after feeding were the goals we worked for, with twins. They were small, but fine. (They were 35w delivery but only 2 days at hospital, not preemie. I can't remember if yours were preemie or not?)
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Registering as a public high school student to take PSAT/NMSQT?
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My local school does that (and same for SAT Wednesday tests and also AP exams).
It did not interfere with Natonal Merit in our most recent case (2022), but I did have to call College Board after the test and have them "merge" the 2 accounts. (I've had to do this before, and our school always apologizes that they can't figure out how to do it a different way. They know there IS another way, but can't figure it out. Every time, LOL. )