I bought this book from Novare Science. It is very thorough. I am not sure how easy it would be for you to get it in Belgium, though. The only distributor I am aware of is Rainbow Resources. http://novarescienceandmath.com/catalog/the-student-lab-report-handbook/ ETA: And I got beautiful 90g A4 lab notebooks for next year: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logix-Laboratory-Section-sewn-Scientific-LOGIX-A4R-096-R/dp/B009YW9MUY I bought two so that I could have one :) Because modeling is a good enough excuse, you know.

From the responses, I think some were talking about SWB and sone about Hakim. (Would love to know more about the SWB book, by the way)

Moonlight, are we talking about SWB's book or Joy Hakim's books?

This is my main concern about high school. DS is also a slow reader with excellent comprehension. And it would be one thing to ask him to just read - quite another to ask for notes, outlines or annotations. I am still not sure if my plans are overly ambitious.

Most NC people are going to tell you about the Triangle, so I will put in a little plug for the Triad. The Triad is just about an hour west of Raleigh. You can easily drive to either the beach or the mountains. While the top STEM universities are not in the Triad, there are still rich cultural and academic offerings. Within a thirty minute drive, there are numerous state and private schools. Too many to list, almost. You can always find inexpensive (or free) concerts, lectures, films, etc.

OK, I will third NC. There are, however, occasional tornadoes :) Which quite surprised me when I moved there!

wintermom, thanks for that link. It looks awesome! I posted a link to CS Circles on another thread. Same university, I believe. http://cscircles.cemc.uwaterloo.ca

((Many Hugs)) for you and your DD. I will be buying this! I am creating most of my rising 9th grade son's courses. It is fun, but I look forward to your expertise.

I like CS Circles http://cscircles.cemc.uwaterloo.ca

The workbook is marked 2nd edition, ISBN is 978-1-58542-922-6. I think it is supposed to go with the 4th edition text, but I am unconcerned about the mismatch. I think the ISBN of my text is 978-0-874-77425 but a sticker is partially obscuring it. I really hope that we get good results. My DS has no art confidence, and I think it bothers him more than he will admit.

:hurray: :hurray: :hurray: It is hard having them so far away, but you do somehow get used to it. (My MechE degree is from said university, so I will give you one extra :hurray: ).

I have been wondering where you have been :) A sense of relief coupled with an ideal outcome? I'd call that a thing of beauty! :hurray:

With an asynchronous class, the student can log on at any time during the week. There are no set times for logging on, but you still have set deadlines. We travel frequently, and coordinating it with live sessions can get tricky.

Asynchronous classes are great for travelers. Are you only looking for math? Pennsylvania Homeschoolers has AP Calculus, but your son may need a Pre-Calc course first. AP Statistics, maybe? Not sure what the prerequisites are gor that one. If you don't get the answer you are looking for here, maybe try a thread asking about Asynchronous Math or Asynchronous Pre-Calculus. Obviously, I made the assumption that you are looking for a Pre-Calc, and that may not be the case. ETA: Derek Owens is also asynchronous.

Fantastic - and certainly worth a brag!

All three of our guys are with us now. For the first time since last summer!

Here is what we did; just me know if you want more info on any of these. The weather was truly all over the place. Prepare for everything except snow:) Events: Speaker's Corner Hyde Park (Sunday morning) Eric Clapton at the Royal Albert Hall As You Like It at the Globe London Symphony Orchestra concert in Trafalgar Square (free) Sights: London Eye Churchill War Rooms British Museum Tate Modern Shops: Hamleys (toys) Forbidden Planet (Sci Fi and Fantasy) Charing Cross Road Bookshops

For those of you still planning your trips to London, how are the plans coming along? We just got back from our trip to London, and it was fantastic. No glitches worth mentioning.

What a nice post. Thank you :)

My son's college is tiny. Class sizes are very small, and they are discussion-heavy. There is an attendance policy; I think the whole model would fall apart if people didn't attend. And OP, the quirk of the random attendance thing would surely hurt. Hugs.

I can tell you what I have planned. Maybe that will be useful, and it will give you another bump. I looked at the OM syllabus, but decided against it b/c DS does not want to spend 36 weeks on drawing for his Fine Arts credit. He also struggles with drawing, BTW. He wants to focus on 3D Studio Art, but I think some drawing instruction is in order here first. I bought the second edition of the book. After reading reviews, I chose the second edition. IIRC, it has chapters on color and beautiful handwriting that were removed for the 3rd edition. I also have the workbook, and I am considering the videos. I think this approach will get us through the course much faster, and then he can do 3D art. For practice afterward, I am thinking follow-up with some nature drawing, urban sketching, sketching art in a museum, perhaps keeping a sketchbook. Sketchbook ideas will come from Pinterest, Harmony Art Sketch Tuesdays, or be preliminary sketches of 3D projects. Videos https://xdrawright.merchantquest.net/cgi-bin/cart/index?

A few posts upthread brought up young adults who are surprised down the road that internships are a good idea or that a particular major might present marketability challenges. I don't know about you, but I know young adults who get good advice but don't take it. It isn't always about lacking good input.

One advisor. Ds asked someone to be his advisor, and he sent her the advisor handbook. It is not time consuming for the advisor, but it would be good if you have someone who will be a bit thoughtful about it. DS emails her once in a while, and she sends a thoughtful reply. He met with her in March (which was when we started) to go over his goals. I hope he gets the Gold medal, but I will have him submit the paperwork at each level. Why wouldn't I? Sincere question. Finding volunteer opps is much harder where we live than it is in the states. Now that he finally has one steady one, he is keeping a log and having it initialed each time. The submittal paperwork is a one-time validation: Yes, this person was here X hours between Month A and B. Depending on the situation, there might not be a single person who witnessed all those hours. If you take a look at the Record Book forms, what I am trying to say might make more sense!

Rose, no need to apologize! My comment was merely my insecurities showing :) I think it is good to work on the skills that you need for the next step. That is why I asked about Pre-AP History skills on the high school board. Not that they will be listed as such on the transcript, but I see our next year (9th) as the Pre-AP year. I absolutely have my eye on the next series of skills. Wow, I like that article of the week idea. I might try to incorporate something similar, rotating through subjects.

I would like to know how you see the differences between an essay and a research paper. My initial thoughts: Both have a thesis. Essays are typically shorter. Essays may or may not require research - although they almost always do. Of course, research papers always do. An essay can weave in a narrative component. Research papers never do. Agree? Disagree? What else?