My daughter will be taking geometry next year and I am choosing between Abeka's Plane Geometry or Bob Jones's Geometry. I was wondering if there are any opinions regarding either of these to help me decide. Thank you!

I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with Living Language Spanish? Thanks!

Does anyone have any suggestions for a United States geography curriculum for junior high/high school grade levels? Thanks!

Thanks everyone for the input!!

My daughter has a choice between reading King Lear, Don Quixote or the Odyssey. Does anyone have a recommendation? Thank you!

What is the best typing/keyboarding CD Rom on the market for grades 8, 6, & 4?

My daughter is taking Saxon Algebra 1/2 this coming year and the book highly recommends her creating a loose-leaf algebra notebook to record notes, definitions, formulas, etc. I was wondering if anyone else has made one before and how you organized it? Thanks!

Bowel blockage?????

I have three kiddos going into 7th, 5th and 3rd grades. Typically I will give my 7th and 5th graders work that they can do on their own such as spelling and math, and sometimes Bible, grammar and reading. While they are working on their work, I begin with my 3rd grader (he still needs to be watched closely to make sure he is staying on task. :)) When he cooperates, we can be done with his schoolwork before lunch (we start @ 8:00) and then I can focus on each of the other two for science, history and anything else they made need assistance with. Plus I grade and we go over what they did on their own. We are usually done by 3:00 or 3:30. It's a long day but each child gets individual attention at some point in the day.

I agree. When we decided to homeschool our children, I knew that it would be my full-time "job". It has to be priority. I love (not!) when people call and want me to do something and when I tell them no because of school, I get "well you homeschool, you can fluff off if you want". There are definitely days when I would love just to not get schoolwork done, but if I have that attitude, my children pick up on that and then I have a whole other problem! Even on those hard days, I remind myself that I am training my children (not just regarding school) for their future. When they have jobs or committments when they are adults, they won't be able to just say "I don't feel like working today" or "I'll try again tomorrow".

My oldest has done BJU English since 2nd grade. She is now going into 7th and scores very high in the language portions of the CAT test. I think BJU is one of the best grammar/writing curriculums. I think it was about 5th grade when she actually started to like the writing chapters. It is a lot of hard work, but you will definitely reap the rewards....I know my daughter is. Now I just have to convince my other two kids coming up behind her!:)

We live in NE Ohio and are a family of 2 adults and 3 (growing) kids, 12, 10, & 8. We homeschool so that means breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks are 7 days a week here. I spend on average $100-110 each week and even that seemingly little amount annoys me. This amount includes food and all toiletries. I tell my husband every week there has got to be a way to get it down to about $75/week but I am beginning to wonder if this is just plain unrealistic. I shop primarily at Aldi and only shop at Giant Eagle for items if I have a coupon since they will double it. Every week, I sit down and make a menu based on what is on sale. That includes our dinners and any dishes I might need for get-togethers, potlucks, etc.

CLASS has changed quite a bit over the last few years, especially in their choices for high school. If you look at their website, www.homeschools.org, they now have suggested 4 year plans depending on the interests of your child. They have plans if your child is leaning toward medicine, science, ministry, etc. If your child isn't sure, there is a plan towards college prep. They also have a wide variety of classes to choose from for each subject. You aren't left with just one or two publishers to choose from.

CLASS (Christian Liberty Academy School System). AWESOME!!

Have you looked at CLASS (Christian Liberty Academy School System)? www.homeschools.org