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  1. They are all online HS courses. Lit/Composition and Geometry for this year.
  2. I know it is going to depend partially on the students age and maturity. Do you correspond with the online teachers, or do you leave it up to your student to do so? Do you go into their online accounts and check emails, etc? It's a hard age with my kiddo because he feels like it's an invasion of privacy, but he still isn't completely responsible for getting all the information he needs. I have let him sink or swim to an extent when practical, but he still seems to need a lot of 'hand-holding' on some things. He is 14, and in 9th grade. Thank you! Vanessa
  3. Thank you all for your help! I have a lot of options to research over holiday break! I think telling my DS that we were dropping this Spanish class was the best Christmas present he received. He used to come home from public school talking up a storm in Spanish, it was exciting and interesting to him. Now we never hear him speak it, it's quite sad. I think a fun conversational class is where we will start to rekindle that flame. Thank you.
  4. I'm so glad I found a similar thread on this forum that explains exactly what my DS has been struggling with in a certain online Spanish class! I came on the board after months of being away because my son is having a horrible time in his Honors Spanish II. He is a solid student with a good work ethic, and he just can't seem to catch a break with the teacher. I thought at first it was that my DS was not quite at the level he needed to be for Honors Spanish II, even though he tested into it through our public HS. I paid for tutoring sessions at $80/hour! Then finally dropped him down to Spanish I, and he is still having problems! I am so frustrated, we are well over $1,000 into the class and I don't feel like he is getting anything out of it and want to switch. My DS said the teacher virtually "strangles" them when they frustrate him, which I played off as him joking, but it was embarrassing to my DS. He has been spending 6-8 hours a week on Spanish and not getting anywhere. He emails continuously to ask specific questions and doesn't really get answers. He wakes up Tuesday morning dreading the day because he has Spanish that afternoon. I'm not sure what to do from here. I'd really like to pull him, but then I have 1/2 year to come up with a Spanish class after spending lots of $$ on this one. Any suggestions that won't break the bank? Thank you!
  5. I'm so glad I found this thread! I came on the board after months of being away because my son is having a horrible time with Ray Levens Spanish. He is a solid student with a good work ethic, and he just can't seem to catch a break with Ray. I thought at first it was that my DS was not quite at the level he needed to be for Honors Spanish II, even though he tested into it through our public HS. I paid for tutoring sessions at $80/hour! Then finally dropped him down to Spanish I, and he is still having problems! I am so frustrated, we are well over $1,000 into the class and I don't feel like he is getting anything out of it and want to switch! My DS said he virtually "strangles" them when they frustrate him, which I played off as him joking, but it was embarrassing to my DS. He has been spending 6-8 hours a week on Spanish and not getting anywhere. He emails continuously to ask specific questions and doesn't really get answers. He wakes up Tuesday morning dreading the day because he has Spanish that afternoon. I'm not sure what to do from here. I'd really like to pull him, but then I have 1/2 year to come up with a Spanish class after spending lots of $$ on this one. I think I'll post this as a topic to, I just wanted to say thank you to the parents that spoke out!
  6. Thanks Rose, Do you need the internet code for the Health: Making Life Choices textbook? If not, I'll get it off Amazon as well. OM is having a 15% off sale until the end of May!!
  7. I'm looking at purchasing the Integrated Health & Fitness Course, does the syllabus come with the package for $225? Then I would need to purchase the Teachers manual for an additional $35? Have those who have used it needed the Teachers Manual? TIA
  8. Thanks Lori! Once he started public school in 7th grade his book choices spiraled! I spoke with his ELA teacher to see if she had any suggestions for books that weren't so 'heavy', but she seemed unconcerned with his book choices. Even though I feel like he can handle some heavier reads, I would prefer he mix-it up with something lighter, not so doom and gloom. He is coming home for HS, and he will likely be doing Center for Lit, which has some GREAT book choices, and makes him accountable to someone else. But if you have any recommendations for summer reads for a dystopian loving kid, I am all :bigear: . TY
  9. My son taking Spanish 2 in ninth grade, so I'm thinking he will will be on track to take the AP Spanish test, are there any providers that teach Spanish with that as the end goal?? Or what do most families do for the 4th year of Spanish?
  10. I agree with delaying, unless they are causing her pain or can do more harm. My son had a palate expander at 10/11 along with a Frankle appliance and braces. He didn't like the treatment either, and typically he was pretty good about things. He lost weight, and was uncomfortable during most of the experience. After the first round of treatment they wanted him to start the second round right away because his adult teeth had come in. He cried, and I wanted to cry for him. I said no, against much opposition from the ortho. We waited an entire year, and it was a completely different experience for him at 12/13, he had to go in for a Mara appliance for 12 months and braces for 12 months, he has been a rock star, completely different level of maturity. I also had to take into consideration that he was going to have to have a relationship with a dentist his entire life and I didn't want one round of treatment to sour him from seeking help/assistance when he needed it. I am SOOO glad I waited.
  11. I definitely need wonderful mom's to bounce all of these ideas off of. After mulling it over a little more, I think I will start with a 'lighter' novel (still undecided) and drop 1984 for now. My desire to delve deep into these books with him may be more for me than him, so I'll try something a little lighter and see how it goes. If I had my way he'd be reading about rainbows and unicorns :lol: .....mostly kidding of course. We are doing a Great Books approach to history/literature so he will have more than enough Lit credit, I was just trying to gauge what was realistic for him and what was 'standard'. It's of course, all individual as you have said Lori! Thanks again ladies!
  12. Thanks Lori! It sounded too light to me. I guess I'm getting used to the huge variations in what classifies as a rigorous 9th grade English class. I estimated we would spend about a month on each one. He has read most of the books you listed (with the exception of Wells - I'm going to revisit that). He has participated in the Center for Lit book club for two years on top of his other studies at public school. He is a voracious reader and very deep thinker. These themes are things he is struggling with in understanding his place, and the whys of the world right now, which is why I picked them. He is a self-taught history buff, so I'm not worried about him understanding the context of the books. My plan was to use them together to help him put some of the questions he has into perspective. Maybe I am reaching.... Maybe the larger issue....he has read a TON of dystopian lit in school - they push it because it really grabs the kids and keeps them reading, which I get. My issue.... they aren't helping the kids put it into context. It has spurred many long conversations in our house about the 'human condition', government, politics, wars, etc. He grapples with questions of morality,politics,government and religion, probably to a larger degree than most kids his age. Hmmmm.....I'll take another look.
  13. I ordered a couple of lit guides to do with my son over summer for fun dystopian lit study (Lord of the Flies, Fahrenheit 451, 1984); and to ease him and I into working together again...anyway...I was reading in the Progeny Press Guide that highschools award a 1/4 credit for reading the book and finishing the Lit guide? What are your thoughts? That seems really light credit wise to me..
  14. :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: Thank you Rose!! I actually ordered Ways of the World last week as well because of a thread you had mentioned it's use of primary sources.
  15. Has anyone made a schedule to meld: History of the Ancient World: A Global Perspective & The Other Side of History: Daily Life in the Ancient World. I'm just starting to go through them now, just wondering if anyone has a schedule they'd like to share :bigear: I also have Great Battles of the Ancient World as my DS likes to analyze them...and Foundations of Western Civilization (that I don't think I'll use this year). TIA
  16. I always do a quick search to see what they are going for used, and price them right around that. If it's something I know I'm never going to use again (like my kids have all outgrown it) then I will deal when someone 'counter offers'. If its something I'm not really using, but love, I tend to not 'deal' as much, in hopes of using it someday...maybe just my twisted thoughts!
  17. Thanks Rose! I've been stalking your ninth grade posts :D. We are going to follow a Great Books approach as well, but I'm late coming into the planning phases of HS so I'm furiously researching.
  18. I agree, he had it extensively in middle school, and it seems redundant. I actually called the superintendent office and they were very helpful. Montana also offers an online digital academy for free for Montana high school and homeschool students, which is pretty amazing. I'm hoping my DS can take his AP courses through them, and maybe Earth Science just to get it out of the way.
  19. This looks pretty amazing! I spent some time on here this weekend. I'd love to incorporate this! Thanks Rose. *Also, if you ever have a desire to share your World History plan w/ books for ninth grade I'd be all ears!! :bigear:
  20. Thank you!! I was just digging around in some info trying to figure it out. The school district we are in requires one year of Earth Science & Space Science. So I'm assuming we need to comply with District requirements? He will be taking 4-5 science classes in HS, this was just one he wasn't looking forward too. Missoula County Public Schools requires that students entering the District earn a minimum of 24 credits to graduate. 4 credits of English language arts 2 credits of mathematics 2.5 credits of social studies (includes one year of American History, one year of US Govt., and one semester of social science elective 2 credits of science (includes one year of earth & space and one year of biological science) 2 credits of health enhancement 1 credit of arts (music, drama or visual art) 1 credit of vocational/technical education 9.5 credits of elective coursework
  21. That's good to know. We are moving to Montana in June, and I'm not sure if we do or not. Something else to put on the 'to-do' list.
  22. For some reason I guess I was under the impression we have to satisfy the graduation requirements in our State?? Am I wrong?
  23. My son is not thrilled about taking Earth Science, however it is required for graduation in the state that we will be living in. He does plan on taking AP Environmental Science, would this count? Or do you think we could tweak it to cover? My other thought, instead of doing a solid year of Earth Science is to cover it in blocks over the course of a couple of years. TY
  24. I'm not sure we will do multiple Honors courses at home, but I think we will still probably cover as much material as they do in the Honors classes at school. From what I've been reading from his PS Honors classes, they cover a greater depth and breadth of material than the College 1 classes. They delve a little deeper into the how and why and require more independent work because they cover things so quickly. I imagine with him homeschooling, this will be a natural procession of things, he will move through things quickly. I'm trying to get the scope of work from his Honors classes so I can compare it to what we have planned.
  25. Our HS does this same thing! 4 classes a day, and it rotates throughout the week. This would work for him with science and history, because he loves both, but not for the other subject. hmmm
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