Sandy in Indy
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I LOVE my FL! I bought a Samsung steam washer and dryer in July of 09. I regularly use vinegar in my towel loads and always wipe the door/gasket and leave it open to dry. I haven't had any trouble with it smelling.
Much less detergent...a water bill that's half what it used to be... I'm really happy with mine.
(I do have the pedestals so there's far less bending, too.)
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I'm doing BF Early Am History and History of Science with my ds this year (4th grade). He LOVES it!
We're also using R&S for math and English, AAS for spelling, Explorer's Bible Study and various books for reading. Along the way, we'll add something for vocab and writing.
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Do you have a Cartridge World near you? Their prices are very reasonable and I've been happy with their products.
ETA: You do have to physically go to the store, however!
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I have 3...one 6 qt, one 5 qt and one small one (not sure about the size). I use the large one all the time and use the other two for entertaining.
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I'll be 60 when ds finishes school, So, no, I don't plan to re-enter the workforce.
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How long are you spending on each lesson? You may be able to go through Level 1 very quickly. My ds knew the phongrams before we started AAS, and we completed Level 1 in about 6 weeks. Don't drag it out, but is important to get the foundational stuff covered.
I wouldn't switch just yet. What is it that she objects to? Don't feel that you have to do it just as written. If she hates spelling with tiles, then don't spell with tiles.
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You need a Pampered Chef apple peeler/corer...it makes that job a snap!
I'm sure your apple crisp will be very tasty!
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I sympathize as I have struggled with weight all my life. There's such overwhelming evidence about the benefit of losing weight and the hazards of being obese. Personally, I think insurance companies would save money if they helped more people lose weight.
And if you've never lived the struggle...well, you really don't understand.
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I'm the "do the next thing" kind of gal. I'll admit that sometimes things get missed...like we haven't started science yet! By the end of the year, though, it will all get done.
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Nice to see an article by the mainstream media that doesn't paint homeschooling as some weird aberration.
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My oldest ds went from Singapore 6B to TT Alg 1 and 2. He taught himself math through TT pre-calc, then took calc at the local cc. (had the highest grade in his class at the cc)
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Did anyone else see CNN's report on homeschooling this morning? The report itself wasn't so bad, but the discussion afterward by the two CNN reporters just about made me pitch the TV out the window. According to them, none of us are real teachers or scholars nor are we capable of teaching subjects like physics and calculus. Really?
One of the reporters called Harvard and was amazed to find that homeschoolers are actually accepted at schools like Harvard and Loyola.
I'm so tired of the media portraying homeschoolers as uneducated weirdos. Why can't they EVER report on homeschoolers without having to get in a dig somehow?
:smash:
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I didn't even calculate a GPA on my dc's transcripts. (They both got a "yes" for every college app they submitted...must have been OK!)
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Wow! I spent $59 in July for the state museum...still a good deal, but this is a great price!
Great price on the Children's Museum, too!
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EM is hands down the WORST math program I have ever seen. Run far away!
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Setting a time limit really is the key for you, IMHO. 15 minutes a day and then go to something else. Do you have a magnetic white board for the tiles? If not, it's worth $15-20 (WalMart) to get one because of the time you will save later.
Don't give up on AAS just yet!
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DS was offered a full ride at a state school, but he turned that down to attend a private school. He got just over 25% in merit aid there BUT only 2% of their pre-pharmacy students are offered any merit aid--and he was offered the max for a pre-pharm student. So, I guess I can't complain.
(He turned down the full scholarship for a school that has an auto-advance into the professional pharmacy school. For him, the security of knowing that he'd get in was worth the $$ he has to borrow. He'll make 6 figures in another 5 years [providing the bottom doesn't drop out under our new health care...].)
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The worst thing in the world at that age for my spirited child was to have to be still. So I would make him sit on the couch or chair for two minutes (or whatever his age at the time). If you've watched the Supernanny, sometimes it was just like that at my house. Sometimes it took an hour to get the 2 or 3 minutes of sitting. But I didn't give in and eventually he got the message.
Today, at almost 10, that child is a pure delight to have around.
Spitting would immediately warrant a trip to the chair--after it was cleaned up.
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I didn't figure credits on either of my dc's transcripts. I listed the courses on our hs transcript and provided cc transcripts as well when applying to the university. I also looked at what my state requires for an honors diploma and had the equivalent (or better) coursework on the hs transcript.
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My dd got her first cycle at age 10...bless her heart...and it wasn't light, has NEVER been light. It was quite a shock for her.
It all came WAY too fast. She had no desire to grow up, cried on her 10th birthday because she thought she was too old.
All that is long gone now. She's turning 23 in December. Seems like yesterday all that stuff happened!
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Anyone successfully make gluten-free pizza crust? I've tried a couple of the mixes--they come out so sticky that I can't get them spread on the stone. Am I doing something wrong?
DH misses pizza, and I'd really like to successfully make this for him.
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Both boys circ'd. DH wanted it and I didn't feel strongly one way or the other.
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My son used TT Alg 1 &2 and Pre-calc and then took Calculus at the cc his senior year. He had one of the highest grades in his class.
Saxon is used here (or was) by a local ps for their remedial program. It's not a program I would choose. (But that's JMHO)
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Did you notice that their registration notice (Thank you for registering. The admins must approve...) contains a RUN ON sentence???? That stuff really bothers me on a homeschooling site.
Being accepted into college, and scholarships?
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I'm not sure, but I've always assumed that colleges look harder at SAT/ACT scores for homeschooled kids.
My two older ones were accepted by every school they applied to. DD received a merit scholarship based solely on her SAT scores. DS got a scholarship based on SAT and GPA--only 2% of the kids in his major at his school receive any merit aid.
I know lots and lots and lots of hs'd kids who have gotten great merit scholarships!