Yes, you will get past it and wonder why it was such a worry! :001_smile: However, just know you are not the only one that has felt, or does feel, this way. It'll work out, just like the lower grades did! :001_smile: Hang in there! :grouphug:

It IS engaging, but rather light. We added reading to it, but really enjoyed the talks and things dd did! It does do Biology by the days of creation, that's one part we really liked! :D

From what I understand: Grammar + Literature + Vocabulary + Writing = English. When colleges look at the transcript, they expect that each year those elements are included. The way they're accomplished varies greatly, but those are the components for "English". If you add another whole credit for Literature, then it MAY (for some) look more suspicious to some colleges ........ like "mommy grades." It's tough to know how to give credit sometimes, but to look credible, I think we need to resist the urge to put down too much, when it's really included in the catch name of "English" or "music" or whatever it is. I struggled with this too and ended up not giving credit for every single thing my kids have done. I am just happy they are going deeper and wider and learning well! THAT will give them the edge in college! :) I know you're looking to understand, which just made me think of it, so I mentioned it, just in case.....

:iagree: It may, indeed, be fun/iinteresting for her to do these classes. But if she spreads herself too thin, with too many classes, she won't be able to give her best! If she had a couple less credits, and really did her best at what she picks, she'd tend to get better grades, and be able to put the time/hours needed into her dance or music! I was wondering this also. Once a week does not add up to 1 whole credit.

I agree with Crystal and Julie....again....as usual! :D Notgrass is such a small part of the AHL. There is soooo much more to AHL than Notgrass. In fact, Notgrass ISN'T the spine of AHL, the Bible is used more as the spine! Then there are all the other books used, writing done, free-reading..... IF you don't have a lot of time to work with it, I'd leave it as it is, I honestly feel it'll be enough, especially since you and she can choose some of the books for her to read! It's written to the student, so it'll be a GOOD thing for your daughter! Okay? Breathe in deeply........ let it out ......... Now, relax and let your dd enjoy AHL. It was SUCH a good experience for my dd! Don't let your dd know you're concerned, so she doesn't pick up a bias before she even starts! Hang in there, it'll work out! :D

:iagree: Me too!

:iagree: with these posters. My middle guy hit a wall when he was 11 or 12, and slowed WAY down. We didn't bother with "grades" as homeschoolers, except to put approx. grade level they would be that year, as required by WA state. We just kept going through the work, and when high school drew nearer we re-evaluated where he was then. He has a September Bday, and turned 18 the beginning of this, his senior, year. His choice to be in the grade he's in. He needed the extra year and knew it, so chose the lower grade. I wouldn't (didn't) worry too much about the grade level. My kids are in more than 1 grade level each year. A couple of years ago my dd was doing about 6th grade level grammar/English/writing, as she was struggling in that area. She was at level with maths, and "ahead" in Science. Ahead and behind are relative terms to me, so, we just worked at whatever "level" (we called them levels not grades) each child was at in each subject.

I cannot add to what Crystal and Julie have already said about MFW AHL and MFW in general. My dd did AHL last year and loved it! It was THE perfect intro. to high school for her! She learned sooo much, and it was a thrill for me to see her knowledge growth AND the smiles at the same time (mostly)! :) We did not do the other things through MFW. Just the AHL. We did our own programs for math and science and electives (Just so you know, you can use your own thing on those). Funny trivia: I have cousins who are twins, and their names are Crystal and Julie! Made me chuckle to type the names here! :D

Wow, 'til 12??? That poor girl has it rough! You really ARE mean! ;) :lol:

So glad he's feeling better! I hope they figure out what it is/was! Praying here in the state of Washington!

Did I kill the thread? :tongue_smilie: :blush:

I agree with those that said let them go with their passions right now. I wouldn't want to "break their spirit" by cutting off access to what they love and are so very interested in! They're only 9 & 11, I don't think they need Biology right now! Let them run with this, they'll learn WAY more this way than if they were made to do something they're not at all interested in! In high school they'll take Biology and learn just fine!

My family does this!!! *LOTS* of "exclamation marks"!!! As well as *LOTS* of "YELLING"!!!! :001_huh::tongue_smilie:

:iagree:We've had 2 homes since we moved to WA state over 20 years ago. Both had nice kitchens. It's been a "gathering place", and there's room for everyone to be there.... or not. This house has a tiny laundry room and a couple of other small rooms that I wish were bigger. But I love my nice, open decent sized kitchen! :001_smile:

Already answered this. I DID live in Kenya for a month, and would have stayed there much longer if I could have. :001_smile: I am more than willing to do so. But many of the people mentioned have not tried living that way. I didn't mean it rudely, I meant it as an eye opener. When you've done something like that it really does open your eyes to how much you really truly have, and it's an amazingly awesome experience!!! Before I left after that month I gave all my clothes and shoes and everything I had there with me, except the clothes on my back away to the people there. I kept barely enough money to get home. The others I was with and I used most of our money to get clothes, shoes, food and books for an orphanage, and for a family who had a small hut and had taken in 5 extra kids because their parents had died of AIDS. It was a huge eye opening experience for me and I would do it again in a heartbeat.....only I'd take more stuff to give to them and more money to put to honest work!

My dd absolutely loved MFW AHL! It is fairly challenging, and keeps the students busy. It's easy to add more to it than they have specifically in the lesson plans, and they have lists of resources you could use. We liked how thorough it was! DD loved having a schedule laid out, complete with boxes to check off when the assignment is done! The material is written to the student so they can understand it well and work independently. My dd learned a lot! We changed things up very little, and tweaked the schedule a bit, but it was easy to implement, which is not saying it was easy academically! KWIM? It helped make a great year for dd last year!

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I went to Kenya on a missionary trip, and they DO think all of us are rich! And we all are! They have so little! :( I DID live with them for a month, and would've stayed longer if I could have! DH hasn't gotten a raise or bonus or cost of living adjustment for years. He used to get those fairly regularly. The cost of living has skyrocketed and he (and thousands of others) still gets the same pay. So I DO know and understand where he's coming from. I guess the difference is, we don't complain about it. We have what we have and are thankful for it, though we've had to make many adjustments to compensate. I'm NOT going to fuss about dh having a job in these rough economic times! I am thankful and grateful, and even with a pay cut we're making it and have a roof over our heads that isn't leaking. But you're right, it's hard to know where to draw the line.

Their woe at not knowing what to do with "only" $250,000/year is rather sad! Even in high expense places, people are living with WAY less pay than that. This guy just wants to live like he always thought he should--with lots of money and things (as he said). Probably LOTS of people would like to live with lots of money and things. At this point he's making over $200,000 more than many, many people that had that same dream. I think they should be required to live 6 months, or even 3 on the amount that most people have to live on, THEN go back and see what they may be able to live without that they really don't need!

:ohmy: Ohhhh, I'm so sorry! :crying: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: and prayers for her family and friends! May God be especially near them at this time!

Well, I should hope it's messy! Who in their right mind has a clean house AND homeschools?! :001_huh: I'd feel right at home! :D

:001_huh: This gives me something to think about!!! :tongue_smilie:

:iagree: Our oldest ds did everything early.....at first. He slowed down some in high school, and when he went to a Christian boarding school, we let him choose which grade he'd be in that would help him feel most comfortable. He chose to be in 11th grade, instead of the 12th grade he would have been in at home. That allowed him the adjustment of being in school, as well as being away from home, and he did great. He ended up graduating a week after he turned 18, as opposed to the barely 17 that we thought he would when he was younger. DS18 talked late, and wasn't interested in reading or academics until some lightbulb went on at age 7. Then he couldn't get enough, and advanced to at least 3rd grade work all around by the end of the school year. So, again, we thought he'd finish high school work quite early at the rate he was going! He hit a wall though when he was 12ish, and ended up slowing WAY down for awhile. He also chose a lower grade when he went to the boarding school. He is home again this year and doing the dual credit program at our local CC, and is doing very well. So, we'll graduate him from high school this year, at age 18 1/2, but he'll also have a year of college level classes/credits under his belt. DD14 is finishing up 10th grade this year. She's doing VERY well (95% or above) in 3 AP level classes she is taking. She is struggling in Algebra however, so I think she'll only get Algebra 1 & 2 and Geometry in by graduation. She'll take whatever math is required for a Nursing/RN degree in CC or University. I'm not worried about it anymore. :001_smile: In our state you need to be a Junior to do the dual credit, so she will do that next year. She'll be 15 by then. She was also going to go to a Christian boarding school next year, but decided to do the dual credit program instead. She wants to save the money we would've put out for the schooling to use for college costs. She's going to do the Pre-Nursing program at the CC, then maybe 2 more years of the RN program??? Not sure yet. At any rate, she'll start her CC classes at age 15 and graduate from high school and from her Pre-Nursing AA at age 17. We haven't pushed any of our kids, just let them go at their pace and broadened their work to give them depth. (Though one lady told me I must be pushing my dd for her to be at the level she's at, since her dd of about the same age is in 8th grade this year. I told her I did NOT push, I encouraged them in their studies and went at their pace. Sorry, that just happened not long ago, so I vented here.... :glare:)

Ya beat me to this comment! :D My comment was made as I was reading through the posts way back there...

As a new friend who wishes her the best, I feel I should accompany her when she comes for these things, and should imbibe of them as a show of support! That's what firends are for, to be supportive...yes? :D