This table does have some notable omissions, as it doesn't mention Cambridge, Oxford, Wheelock, or Latin for a New Millennium (not to mention sentimental favorites like Jenney or Horn & Grummere). Also, the table labeled "intensive" are typical middle and high school texts, I wouldn't classify them as "intensive", as they aren't nearly as dense as college texts.

If the objective of a class is to learn a certain set of skills, and the comprehensive test measures those exact skills, I see no reason to mix in "participation" and turned in class work. For a comprehensive test for Latin I, I'd ask the student to write out all the paradigms they've learned. Start with the noun and adjective paradigms for all five declensions, and whatever verb paradigms they've learned (everything but subjunctive mood?). If she hasn't taken the NLE, I'd add in the language questions from the NLE for Latin I, or grab one from their website from a previous year. Finally, I'd have the student translate an unprepared paragraph or so, perhaps from the most recent chapter of the book she's been working from.

I would be careful not to fetishize Caesar. This is the man whom our founding fathers called "The worst man who ever lived". DBG and his other books are political propaganda, written with a purpose.

The changes between 6th and 7th edition are very small. I'm told the 7th edition Kindle version has formatting issues, so if I were to buy 7ed, I'd get it in book format. If you plan to buy new, I'd get the 7th ed textbook and 3rd workbook. If you want to save money, I'd search abebooks or my local bookstore for used copy of the 6th ed. The "38 stories" text is a nice-to-have, if you are looking for more translation practice after each chapter. Whichever version you get, make sure to get a hold of the answer key, which I believe is only available electronically. It is free, but you need to bug the publisher to get it, and they often hassle homeschoolers who ask for it. This contains not just the correct answers, but some additional information about usage and common trip ups, so it really is quite valuable. What you will need to figure out is how to teach memorization. There's a lot to memorize in first year Latin, and different people memorize best in different ways. Although you can buy Wheelock flash cards, if the student writes them out longhand themselves, they will learn better. There are also online flashcard programs you might want to investigate.

I second the recommendation to find a CSA, if you live in an area that has them. If you do find a CSA, see if your insurance will give you a healthy eating rebate. Our CSA costs about $600 for about 16 weeks of produce, but our insurance company pays us $200 for joining the CSA, so it comes down to about $25 / week for more produce than a family of five can eat. Also, it really forces the way you cook and eat, and that change can be difficult, but it is a healthy change. "OMG we've got five pounds of kale to eat before our next pickup tomorrow, and who knows what's going to be in that one".

I can't remember specifics off the top of my head, but there were a couple of times where the story jumped a couple of months without any notice, and it took a bit to figure that out.

I believe scenes were cut in each episode in order to squeeze in the Laura Linney introductions. Apparently, this explains some of the surprises and "huh?" moments that we saw.

A zen koan:

Yes, please switch to metric. Especially since many of my recipes are messed up anyway, by manufacturers switching their portion size. Just yesterday found an old recipe that called for 16 oz of enchilada sauce, and store only had 10 oz cans.

The fourth principle part is a bit of a mess. There is some disagreement between different texts as to what form to use for it. Some texts use the m-supine, which is the one ending in "m". (Don't worry if you don't know what a supine is, it is probably the least use verb form in Latin). Others texts use the perfect passive participle, which, as an 1/2nd declension adjective can end in a/us/um. Note the -um ending of the participle looks a lot like a supine. Some texts which use participles for the 4th PP use the -us ending for transitive verbs and -um for intransitive verbs. Other texts just stick with one ending. A handful of intransitive verbs have no passive forms. (What is the passive form of be?) For those verbs, usually the future active form is listed, or sometimes those verbs are listed with no 4th PP at all. Aren't you glad you asked? The best online Latin dictionary is at the Perseus project at Tufts university. It is a little tricky to learn how to use, but one you learn how, it is a magnificent resource: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/morph?l=&la=en

For high end places like Le Bernadin, you'll probably need a reservation more than a week in advance.

I love this question and approach. Non-fiction so frequently gets short shrift. There have been many good suggestions, but they have mostly trended to recent books. Maybe some of these aren't meaty enough for a whole year, but they are all non-fiction classics. Off the top of my head: "What color is your parachute?" -- Not just advice about how to find a job "Godel, Escher, Bach" -- The ultimate book for the "mathy". "The Making of the Atomic Bomb" -- more interesting than you might think "The Soul of a New Machine" -- Or anything by Tracy Kidder "From the Crash to the Blitz" -- In-depth study of one American decade -- the 30s

"May I ask you a serious question, Mr. MOE? Can you tell me if bean dip is halal"?

As we've learned here on the forums, every family is different. I would be very clear about "house rules" that may seem obvious to you, but not to someone from another family. Things like: Can the kids watch TV? Can they snack? Do you expect her to put them to bed? Get them ready for bed? etc.

With great fanfare, my local library system last year announced the ability to lend e-books to kindles and other devices. However, after using it a few times, it kind of strikes me as a dud. I wonder how well this works for others. First problem here: very few books. There's only about 5,000 e-books total available, shared between many different library systems in the state. Problem two: almost all the books are checked out. Right now, there's only 200 books available. I've had to wait weeks to check out books I've wanted. And if I'm going to wait weeks, and can only check out a handful, I figure I might as well go to the bricks & mortar library, and borrow a real book. Problem three: the selection of the books. It seems the majority of the books are mostly trashy romance and comic books. There seems to be no literature, no children's books, and very little non-fiction. I think all the e-books are ones which were originally published within the last year. I spot checked five Newberry winners, and there were no copies of any of them. Problem four: the online catalog is horrifically bad. It is very hard to search (exact author & title only), no keywords, and very slow. Also, it is a completely different system than the rest of the library uses. Is this just my local library (which I otherwise love?) Or do others see the same issues? I just can't let myself buy all these books from amazon, otherwise, I'd have to check myself into a 12 step program.

If there's a moral to this story, it is that you shouldn't rely on any ONE source. As Ronald Reagan said, "Trust, but verify".

Especially the above. Aren't teens supposed to be more influenced by their peers than their family? Although most homeschoolers dismiss the frequently tossed about "socialization" argument, this is one area where I think there is some merit. There is enormous value in having peers somewhat older that you, from whom you can model yourself (both positive and negative modelling). Or at least there can be, if you are paying attention. When I was in high school, I learned substantially more about the college entrance process from peers than from adults, especially from peers a year or two older than me who were going through the process themselves. Now, certainly homeschooled students can also have these kinds of relationships, but we need to go out of our way more to foster them.

Clearly, the linked-to web-page is just political fodder. One of the polls cited on this page has been pretty clearly debunked as being falsified: If you like statistics at all, this report on how to tell the poll was faked is fascinating: http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/09/are-oklahoma-students-really-this-dumb.html

I don't claim to be a Latin expert, but when you want to be sure, it helps to consult a good Latin grammar. There's a bunch of free ones out of copyright on the web, I'm sure every Latin scholar has their favorite. From Allen & Grennough's New Latin Grammar, section 405, at the Perseus web site: So, I think your answer depends on what you want to convey -- how much free will did the equus have in the tractus'ing?

If the teacher is a great teacher, why not encourage them to take Latin III at the high school?

Right now, around 50. The limit is 100, though I think I've gone over that. There is also a limit of 20 (?) dvds. Don't think there's an limit. I've had over 100. Three weeks, but can be renewed twice.

I think you need to have very specific assessment of where he is in each of these subjects, before doing anything else. Without this, it is impossible to say how long it might take to catch up.

I wonder if it would be a healthy exercise to submit the resume and go through the process, even if you plan to formally withdraw at some point? If you get to interview, you might make some contacts that could come in handy later. Working up one's resume is usually a fruitful exercise. I'm sure the music transcription community is a small, tight knit one. Perhaps you might make an impression, and through that, find a different position more local to you, or one that could be done from home?

This seems like a remarkably bad idea.

I don't think there's any hard and fast rules, usually, I negotiate pick up and drop off when I need a babysitter. Usually what ends up happening is that the babysitter's folks drop her off at our house, and I take her home. This works out well, because there's usually a set time we need the babysitter to be at the house, but there's not always an exact fixed time when we'll be back.