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On 5/9/2018 at 11:47 AM, macmacmoo said:
Our state has an online options. You are still enrolled in the schools and are not a home schooler. It’s has set hours that you have to be online for each day.
In my town, it’s a popular option for families worried about bullying and shooters who when the make the initial move to remove their child from the brick and mortar don’t want to invest the time and money into
homeschooling.
Generally within two years they have either gone back to public school or send in their notice of intent and become homeschoolers.
This is what I think of when I hear "school at home". As in, public school at home. Legally, it's not homeschooling so it's called school at home.
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My daughter is doing the 6th grade BJU DVD's and it's her absolute favorite subject. I like that she can watch the experiments even if I don't have all the supplies.
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We are using Notgrass Uncle Sam and You this year for 6th grade and will be using Notgrass From Adam to Us for 7th. I love Notgrass.
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She's a visual learner who loves to work alone. She'll often take off, away from her sister, to a quiet part of the house to do her school work. She likes feedback after the fact, but no direction during. We'll have to change this. MUS didn't work for us in the past - perhaps it would work better now that she's a bit older.
This is my daughter too. I could have written your post. We've been through MUS, CLE, TT and have hit a brick wall with all of them. She loves to take her work and go do it alone. She absolutely hates sitting with me (or anyone) for lessons. I'm clueless on what to do for 7th grade.
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I haven't read all the replies either but I just want to say that two years ago I was caring for my terminally ill mother in law and thought I would have to put my daughter in school. There just wasn't enough hours of the day for me to properly school her, take care of MIL and get all the other things done that needed to be done. Where we live the schools are awful and the thought of putting her in there just made me cry.
I found BJU Press Distance Learning. It's not cheap, but it's way cheaper than Christian School. We were only going to use it for the one year but we both loved it so much that we have continued with it this year and will also use it again next year. The DVD's are awesome. My daughter loves that she doesn't have to sit with me lol. It freed up the time for me to care for MIL and now this year I've had custody of my newborn granddaughter, which would have completely set us back if I had to spend the time teaching every subject.
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For sure:
BJU Press Life Science
BJU Press Writing and Grammar/Explorations in Literature
BJU Press Spanish 1
Notgrass From Adam to Us for History
Plague! Problem-based learning by Dr. Shelagh Gallagher
I'm stuck on math. My daughter struggles with math and we've hit a brick wall with Teaching Textbooks and Christian Light Education. I need something similar to Teaching Textbooks that does the teaching for me.
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No clue - my point was that if you can figure out what rules they are trying to follow, you can figure out what you might be able to provide that will meet their needs. From what you've posted, it sounds like they are looking for "primary source verification" of her diploma. That is, verification that comes directly from the primary source - usually the school, but in some cases the state.
In my experience, taking a "we want to comply with your requirements, let's brainstorm how to do it under the circumstances, what is the requirement you need to fill" approach is the most likely to succeed. This is red tape - find a way that the employer can feel like they have done what's needed to check the box their boss wants checked, or survive a potential audit, and you're good.
Is there a homeschool liaison at the state Dept of Ed who could help you?
I haven't checked with the Dept of Ed yet. I called HSLDA and they advised me over the phone what I needed to do and then emailed me the state law. When I sent what they told me to do they rejected it so I emailed HSLDA. I hope to hear back from them tomorrow.
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"hospital employee qualification law"
Is this a law or policy?
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I did send them what they needed according to the law. The letter from the homeschool association proves we were in compliance with state law, which allows a parent to issue a homeschool diploma. The SC ed dept website lists the names of homeschool associations which are in compliance with state law. Ours is listed. So I have proved that our family is in compliance and so is our oversight association. That is all that needs to be provided according to the law. Hospital policy does not trump state law.
They want a STATE issued or verified diploma. My daughter was not STATE educated, she was HOME educated lol.
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My daughter graduated homeschool in 2013 and has a home-issued diploma. My state requires us to join an Accountability Association but they do not issue her diploma. She applied at a local hospital and was offered a job, she is supposed to start on Monday. They seem to have an issue with her homeschool diploma. They requested a state verifiable diploma. I talked to HSLDA and they told me to send them the SC laws and a copy of my association letter. I did. Within 10 mins of me sending this info they emailed my daughter and told her they were delaying her work orientation until the end of April. They need a "source verified" diploma.
I'm so ticked.
ETA: My daughter is in her third year of college and they had no problem accepting her homeschool diploma.
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She has been working on the grade level ahead because that is where she placed on the placement tests. She isn't mathy but she did pass 5th and 6th TT. That is why she has been working on 7th.
I'll look into all the suggestions, thank you!!
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Percents and fractions.
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Something similar happened to me with a stroller/car seat combo I ordered. The tracking said it was in transit. Never showed up when it said it would be here. Called and they sent another one that I received in three days. The next day, the first one showed up. I called them up and told them both came and they told me to keep it. So I did.
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My daughter is in 6th grade, not a fan of math what so ever. She has been using Teaching Textbooks since 4th grade, but one level above. Prior to Teaching Textbooks we used Christian Light Education. I love both TT and CLE.
She passed 5th (in 4th) and 6th (in 5th) and this year she is doing 7th. We've totally hit a brick wall. She is very independent, hates to work with me or anyone else. This is one of the reasons I switched her to TT. I had the same issue with my older daughter and TT worked very well for her all the way up through high school. I don't know what else to try. I don't want to go back to TT 6 because she did pass it.
We're 126 days into our 180 but she is only on lesson 69. I have zero funds to buy a whole new program. Are there any free/low cost math programs online that do the teaching for me? She sits at the table and cries when my husband or I try to help her. We get absolutely no where.
She uses BJU Press DVD's for several other subjects but we haven't tried the math yet. I've heard it was advanced so I never gave it a thought. She is definitely not my mathy child. Anyone use BJU and can compare?
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We're 20 days into our 8th year of homeschooling and my youngest child is doing 6th grade. Last year for 5th grade we started using BJU Distance Learning DVD's because I was caring for my terminally ill mother in law. We loved it and we're sticking to it this year because I will have a newborn baby. We are leaving in 2 weeks for a 3 week trip to China so that is why we started our school year so early. We are not taking school work with us and I plan to take off the week we return to adjust to the time change and a newborn baby. (I will have custody of my granddaughter who is due in 11 days. I will be going to China to bring her to the US)
Math: Teaching Textbooks 7 (she is already almost half way through because she started it towards the end of 5th)
Reading: BJU 6th
English: BJU 6th
Science: BJU 6th
History: Notgrass Uncle Sam and You (she is about 1/3 through this as we started it towards the end of 5th). She is also working her way through the Sisters in Time books.
Spanish: BJU but not starting until October
PE: Karate and Archery
Piano
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6th grade:
Math: Still deciding between Thinkwell or Teaching Textbooks
BJU (Distance Learning DVD's):
Reading
English
Science
Bible
History: Notgrass Uncle Sam and You
Art: Draw and Write Through History
For independent reading my daughter is working her way through the Sisters in Time series.
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I just did the pre-order at the discounted price with free shipping. We are going to be using Uncle Sam and You this up coming year (6th grade) because my daughter is very interested in the debates and anything election related. I'm planning on using From Adam to You for 7th grade so I figured at this price I'd buy it now.
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I'm looking for a math program that teaches math similar to the way Teaching Textbooks teaches. My daughter is doing well with TT, but I think she needs something more. My older daughter used TT all through high school and did very well on her college entrance tests so I'm not worried that TT is behind or slow, it's just that my younger daughter needs more. My older daughter struggled with math, but my younger daughter does not.
She tests very well on her standardized testing in math but I don't know that I'd say she is gifted. Me, I suck at math so I need something that can teach her and more importantly explain it to her. I can go through the motions but I don't understand math all too well so "that's the way I learned it" doesn't cut it with her lol.
She is in 5th grade and finishing up 6th grade TT. I'm looking at switching her to either BJU math (Distance Learning DVD's) or Thinkwell. Does anyone have any experience with either one?
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How well does your 2nd grader read? I LOVE Christian Light Education (CLE) and from about 2nd grade it can be done pretty much independently if your child is a strong reader. I'm not a fan of Lifepac but it may work for you. My 4th grader loves ACE paces but she is very independent, loves workbooks and needs to work by herself. I don't really like ACE for 2nd grade, but 4th and up is much better, content wise.
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She said " I suggested that she ride in the open belt but she wanted to ride in the back with my DD"
I ended with " Ok, I will speak to her about the inappropriateness of riding without a seatbelt."
Done.
Yikes! She suggested? I'm sorry, my car doesn't MOVE unless everyone is belted in, adults and children.
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I need to place an order that is a little over $50. Does anyone have a Christianbook.com free shipping code they aren't using? TY!
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When I have congestion I like peppermint, eucalyptus and lemon diffused when I sleep. I buy from Edens Garden and Fabulous Frannie.
8th Grade Planning Thread 2018-19 Updated 8-17-18
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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We'll be starting our 10th year homeschooling and I'll have an 8th grader and almost 2 yr old.
My soon to be 8th grader will be doing BJU Distance learning again. She has totally excelled with this program and I've been very happy with it.
Last year we used Notgrass From Adam to Us and loved it. I can't afford Notgrass this year so she'll be doing BJU's American Republic.
We're adding in "Plague!" Problem Based Learning by Shelagh Gallagher. I purchased it a few years ago and just found it while cleaning out my closet. She's old enough now that I think she'll get a lot out of it.
For PE she does competition karate. She is training for 2024 Olympics. She's trained in Lake Placid at the Olympic Training Center and in early spring she'll be competing in El Salvador.
My almost 2 yr old will be doing tot school.