Sandy in Indy
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Mine came today, too.
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Writing Strands--bleech
PowerGlide Spanish--double bleech
Any algebra program that didn't include teaching disks! :-) (uh...could be that was the teacher's problem???)
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I don't care for mine, and I certainly won't get them again. My eyes are very sensitive to light and so I end up wearing sunglasses over them--those big black ugly things that cover your glasses completely. Not at all worth the $$, IMHO.
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I was on vacation for about 3 weeks this summer--no computer access--and came back feeling just lost in the hive. So much goes on every day! It took a while to get back in the "swarm." It is a wonderful place to just "bee," isn't it?
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I refuse to watch it. I really enjoyed the earlier shows when the kids were toddlers, even though I cringed at how caustic she could be with Jon. Now I'm just so disgusted with both of them! I feel sorry for the kids.
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Beautiful Feet Early American History? It's literature based.
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My mom died in June of 09, and I miss her EVERY SINGLE DAY. There's such a huge hole in my life from her loss. Losing dad was hard; losing mom was catastrophic.
I was so blessed to have such wonderful parents.
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All of the above...and, if you can get your dr. to order it, lidocaine ointment. It's numbing so just a bit makes a BIG difference.
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They *may* have come in Level two. I think I've gotten a small section of tiles to cut apart with Levels 2 and 3. If I remember correctly, those tiles were part of the small sections.
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The cards are in the student pack as are key and phonogram cards. You do dictate the word, as in SWR, for the student to write. The student does not read the cards. (But I suppose you could make that part of your process.) Then the cards are filed in the review section.
I think you'd start with Level 2 as much of Level 1 is learning the phonograms. Level 2 begins with a good review of anything taught in Level 1. I'm sure much of that will be very simplistic for your dd. As in everything though, it sets the foundation for the rest of the learning. You're correct that you'd go through several levels in a short period of time. I believe there's a placement test or at least placement advice on the AAS website.
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I have two. DS is a sophomore at a school about 15 min away (by car). DD is a grad student at another school 15 min away in the other direction. DD also lived at home for undergrad school. (She's going away for a summer program for the next three years, though.)
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fetchbook.info is also a good site to search for textbooks. We've been successful in the buying and selling game most of the time...but we've also been stuck with some very expensive ones. DS is renting a couple this year and had to purchase a couple at the college bookstore. (His expensive chemistry "book" was 500 or so photocopyed/hole punched pages compiled by the school.)
Half.com is a great place to sell books.
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Toilet paper--I can't stand cheap toilet paper. (or paper towels for that matter)
Shampoo--I'm spoiled; a hair stylist friend buys quality stuff at the wholesaler for me.
Shoes--My feet are weird and require good shoes. Leather is a must.
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In case your group is interested...Boxtops has revamped their rules and homeschool groups are allowed to participate.
Here's a quote from the rules on their website:
It is also available to home school associations, containing any class with students from Kindergarten to 8th grade, in the United States organized and operated primarily for educational purposes and have 15 or more students.
My group has participated in the Boxtop program for several years. Last year our small group of 14 families earned $170 in Boxtops.
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Nope, not at all appropriate for that age.
Quo Vadis, perhaps. I haven't seen it in a long time.
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Good advice so far and I don't have anything to add to that.
You can do this. You can provide a GREAT education for your child, and it doesn't require spending 22 hours a day doing school. When I was a ps teacher, I often did tutoring through the school for kids who were out for medical reasons. I was given 3 HOURS per WEEK to give them enough information to do that week's worth of work. If 3 hours/week was enough for them to suceed (and all my kids kept up), imagine what you can do with 3 hours a day!
Don't worry so much about what used to happen in ps. You have a whole new, wonderful journey in front of you. Grab some books--interesting ones--from the library and start seeing education as so much more than a workbook.
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Miller Pads and Paper carries one that is very similar. Millerpadsandpaper.com
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I'll be back in Cincinnati next spring! I love hearing the speakers and having a chance to drool over all that lovely curriculum...not to mention the opportunity to meet other WTMers.
Yes, we'll be having a WTM meet-and-greet on Thursday night! (Millennium Hotel--top of the escalator, near the bridge to the conference center)
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It's wonderful to hear of a church operating in the way it should, reaching out and bearing one another's burdens should be the standard rather than the exception.
I hurt for that poor woman and her children. I'll be praying for them and for the dad (that he'd wake up and get with the program).
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My kids have a high school diploma. As the principal of my homeschool, I issued it.
I think most people get scared off from hsing because they think colleges aren't going to let their kids in. Both of my older kids were accepted to ALL the schools they applied for. DD is currently working on her Masters and ds just started his second year of pre-pharmacy at Butler.
In Indiana, we are requred to keep attendance records and school for 180 days a year.
Here's the homeschool law summary copied directly from the IN DoE site:
Homeschool Law
In addition to reporting your enrollment, Indiana law requires the following of all homeschools and other nonaccredited, private schools:
180 DAYS OF INSTRUCTION:
You decide which days your school will be in session, and how long to teach each day. In the case of mid-year transfers, days attended at the first school count toward the 180 day total at the homeschool.
ATTENDANCE RECORDS:
There is no special form for these records, which are used to verify private school attendance. Please note that the law allows local public school superintendents to request copies of your child's attendance records to verify attendance.
INSTRUCTION EQUIVALENT TO THAT GIVEN IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS:
State law does not define equivalency of instruction for public or private schools. If there is ever a question of educational neglect, keeping good attendance records and other documentation regarding attendance and continuing educational activity is highly instrumental in addressing these concerns.
CURRICULUM:
State law exempts homeschools from the curriculum and program requirements which public schools must follow.
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Not an option--ever. My dd or bf will finish youngest ds's homeschooling if I'm unable. I wouldn't send my dead dog to ps. (JMO)
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Praying here. I'm so sorry for your loss.
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My 9 yr old still confuses them now and then. He almost always realizes right away that he's made a mistake. I'm not worried about it....
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how much of my child's work should I read to him
in General Education Discussion Board
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I,too, have a struggling reader. I usually ask him to make a stab at reading story problems, etc., but if he has trouble I step in quickly. I don't want other subjects to become reading nightmares for him.
I don't know if all curriculum is checked to be on grade level. I, too, am concerned about ds's reading being below level.