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My dd is 11 years old and in 5th grade.
We are getting nowhere in grammar. She can't remember the names of the parts of speech, how to diagram properly, and so on.
We have been working through lessons 13-17 for the last week or so, and no matter how much we study adjectives, she can't remember the definition, and even after I help her think of the definition, she can't apply it.
Is there a curriculum for a child that just CAN'T GET GRAMMAR?
I'm seriously fighting back the tears over this one.
Well first off she's "grammar" stage. And in the grammar stage of classical education she should be memorizing these things. She really isn't ready to remember how to apply it (some kids get it early) because that is a dialectic and in some cases a rhetorical skill.
She hasn't mastered the grammar of it - she doesn't have it memorized. Of course, she doesn't understand it and can't apply it because she hasn't completed the first step of memorizing it. The grammar of English grammar must come first then the dialectic and rhetoric of the English language.
I second the Shurley recommendation - I love Growing with Grammar! But they need to memorize! And those questions and answers help a lot. We do Essentials in Classical Conversations and it is similar to Shurley.
We do Shurley before we do Essentials. And we supplement with Gw/G.
First you memorize things then you use Questions and Answers to parse a sentence.
So with this:
Mandy's horse neighs. (I agree this is a confusing sentence - because Mandy "feels" like the subject.)
With our program (Essentials) the Q&A would go like this:
What is being said about Mandy's horse? "neighs" (verb)
What neighs? Horse (subject noun)
Whose horse neighs? Mandy's (adjective)
Shurley's is a just a hair different but very similar.
We do this over and over and over and over. The don't just get it in the grammar stage unless they are really gifted with language. I have a daughter who is also 11. She loves English and Latin grammar and some days she still confuses things because she isn't dialectic. It will come!
Being able to understand is dialectic and applying well that's rhetorical. So cut her some slack and just keep doing it over and over and over. And she will get it.
Okay in rereading this - yikes the mistakes abound - I can't type! Nothing like typos and grammar mistakes in a grammar post....
Working on the mistakes as I have time. And I wasn't classically educated - obviously. ;)
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My oldest was an early walker and talker.
My second was late on both.
My third was totally average/normal.
My fourth was an early walker and slow talker.
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I would have freaked out. I think I would have said that I was going inside to call a cab and then call the police instead. I'm glad that you are ok.
Yep that's what I would have done.
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My daughter is taking Henle I with Latin and Classics - http://www.latinandclassics.com
She is just getting ready to put our her next year schedule. My daughter will take Henle II next year. I agree you don't have to finish it.
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Well, she doesn't appear to have long enough flews (lips) for an English Pointer. My guess would be German Shorthair, though black and white GSP's are few and far between, and are almost always German imports. Black and white GSP's are disqualified according to the breed standard. I can't tell; is her tail docked? In the USA, GSP's have tails docked to about 4 inches. It's not legal in Europe, so that would lend credence to the import theory.
English pointers have tails, though, and can be black and white. Her head isn't quite right for that, though...although the poor baby is so malnourished that it's hard to get a good idea of the shape of her stop and occiput.
Give that sweet thing a gentle hug from me!
astrid
Her tail isn't docked. Interesting. We are very curious as to where she is from.
She has a weird head - it really really looks like a goat's head. She looks a lot like a goat. It could be because she is so emaciated. It's bad - the photos don't do it justice. I have never seen such a thin dog. (It really makes our other dog look fat!) It will be interesting to what her head looks like with some meat on her.
She is quite relaxed. She was very very nervous yesterday. And that is all gone today. She loves the kids. And doing really well - she stole my lunch today. sigh. She like tuna. (So do I!) :tongue_smilie:
She is sleeping 90% of the time - she sleeps with her eyes open. It's creepy. She only gets up to every few hours to eat, drink, potty and get a belly rub. Then it's back to bed.
She woke us up whining this morning to go out - still no barking.
We have some concerns - I will post about those later though.
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I added some photos to the original post.
The kids have named her..sigh...they are calling her Pepper.
Dh says she's not staying long term - she's staying until she's strong and healthy. Dh says we can't keep her and not to get attached... :tongue_smilie:
Silly man - our kids and a puppy - yeah don't get attached. But it will be good for dd (12) who wants to be vet.
So if you know anyone who is looking for an adorable sweet female dog...
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No, she hasn't barked. She has only sighed contentedly quite a few times. No whines, no whimpers, no howling. She is very gentle, very sweet and very submissive. She is terrified. Poor thing. I took her outside to potty and ran and hid under a bush. I practically had to drag her out - she was on a lead.
She goes upstairs but she's afraid to come down.
She still has puppy teeth, and she has pretty big paws which makes me nervous. She is very small.
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Oh and we are feeding her carefully - that's why I put her in the crate in the first place. I couldn't keep her from trying to eat everything she could find. And now she's loving being in there - her own little save haven among the kids and animals who already live here.
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I found a dalmatian pointer mix that looks a lot like her.
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Whatever she is she's not purebred anything. She does resemble a pointer.
We will take her to the vet - dh says just wait the vet will tell us. But I am wondering - trying not to get attached if she's a breed we can't keep.
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Updated with more photos.....
Today, we took in a very malnourished stray dog. I am very curious to know what kind of dog it is - this will effect whether or not she stays long term too. For now, we are helping her just become healthy.
I can't get a photo of her standing - she just wants to lay down and rest. She won't come out of the crate at all right now. So this is as good as it gets.
She looks like a goat. She's all skin and bones. Her bones are showing completely. So it's hard to tell if it's just because she's thin that she looks like a lean breed. She has very long legs compared to her body. Her neck is long and narrow. Her tail is long and thin but has clearly sustained some past injury. She favors the dead cockroach position - laying on her back with legs sticking up. Although, right now she's staying tightly curled up to stay warm. But whenever she's out of the crate she's rolling over on her back.
Any ideas...
We went out and I got a few shots of her standing up - here's one getting a head scratch
And this one shows how thin she is although it makes her look bigger than she is.
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I have to agree that autism is different. My sister is special needs (CP and host of other things), and I have 2 special needs kids. I used to work with autistic kids. My niece is autistic and my nephew ODD, ADHD and others. And autism is unique despite the attention and support out there. It's a hard hard thing for moms. HUGS to all the moms of autistic blessings! You don't have an easy road!!
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Ok, if that milk has been on your refrigerator shelf for the last 15 years, I expect to see another "can I eat this" thread--except you'd title it "Is this safe to drink?" :lol:
Maybe, when they ask that question, they're actually looking for the new milk, not the 15 year old milk. :D
Exactly my thoughts, I would imagine it's a sort of hopeful wishful asking where the milk is so they dont' have to drink the 15 year old milk.
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I would say they are very similar. They offer different things, but a lot of it is the same sort of things - same vendors other than the local ones to each. Different speakers each year so look at who is at each one. If you really want to hear SM Davis and the Boyers that would be worth coming for.
It's a good convention.
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I think if you can arrange for someone else to teach it that's a great option.
My disclaimer - I take commitments I make very seriously. And I drive 30 miles to our group, so the drive isn't a big deal for me... I also leave home at 6:30 am to get to our group. And I get home around 6:00 pm to make it happen. But that's me... And we worked with this with my sister who can't drive (seizure disorder) but had to get to and from college. It was a hassle.
I don't know the ins and outs of the schedule, but I can't help but wonder why so many hours at the college. Is there a reason besides the drive back and forth that he will stay all day there if there are only 2 classes?
And even though the whole coop schedule doesn't work is there a way to just do the art class. Or do you have to be in the coop to teach. Could you just pull out your kids and still teach the class?
I would drop him off - then teach the class and go back and get him and take him back again. I know it's a lot of driving if you aren't used to it. But for me it beats staying out there all day or letting down the parents/students.
But again I don't have any idea of when you are teaching and when his classes are or why the day is so long. But if it were me, I would find a way to either change the time, find another teacher or just do it. It's quite possible another mom would be glad to do it or even an art teacher or something...
Hope it works out well for you...
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1)What does your ro. le as teacher at home look like?
That depends - I like being involved. But a lot of parents don't
2)How much time during the week is required of the student? (see question 3 - is there time to assign other work?)
We do 4 days of about 6 to 8 hours but that includes Latin and Math.
3)Did you find you were able to add in other work at home (i.e. keeping a real history thread going? More WTM-ish grammar, spelling, vocab.?)
Not really.
4)Were there other subjects you felt you needed to supplement at home (besides history, grammar, spelling/vocab)?
None but we do add Bible but I don't consider that a subject KWIM?
5)Did you use IEW before doing Challenge? If not, how did that work?
We did Essentials, so we did IEW.
6)Did you have any personal difficulty with Bible-Based writing lessons used in Challenge A? (for example, did it bother you to do re-writes of Scripture?)
No but if you do talk to the tutor. You are the teacher and your student doesn't have to do those if it bothers you.
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Interesting - another thread that reaffirms homeschooling cause really none of this matters when you can adjust all the way up as needed.
Homeschooling Rocks!
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Hmm. Compared to other things we have looked at it doesn't seem expensive at all for what it gives you. That's why we choose it.
We feel you can't do dialectic or rhetoric in a vacuum.
We looked at on line classes - $400 to $500 for each class/year. Ouch for 6 classes!
Local co-ops - $10 - $20 for each class each week - total cost depends on the length of the class. Again ouch for 6 classes.
With CC, you get 6 classes for 30 weeks which is about $5-6/class.
You could pull together a class and teach it using other materials. That's our other option. But I figured by the time I spent the time and energy to prepare for it and purchase all the teaching materials it was cheaper to hire someone else. (I also have younger kids so I would need to have child care and time is limited for me.) But this may be something you want to do.
Have you looked at their syllabus? Take a look at it and see what you think.
It can easily be replicated, but it will take time. I personally don't have that time, but I also have little ones. So I can't do something like that without child care.
If you are simply looking for a pier group for discussion, you can do that with less effort than a whole big program.
Personally, I was looking for someone to teach those harder things for me - Latin, Science and upper level Math. And I really wanted that common curricula with a solid group of piers for my kids. I like that they are all together for all their classes. We didn't get that online or in co-ops.
We really like online classes, but we didn't interact with the same students from class to class. So while we still do use online classes in the grammar stage and for certain things. Their main group will be the Challenge class.
We found the same with co-ops. It was much harder to connect with other students outside of class. There was little cross over with the other programs. So we were always working with different groups of students and it never went beyond that little project. I was hoping for more. KWIM?
I agree that you should go visit. (Don't look at the level you are wanting next year only also look at the level before before those will your child's piers.) The group of kids really does make a difference, but a good tutor can turn a group of kids around.
And you could start a Challenge program yourself so you can have the group you want for you students.
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Well I am no help - I say read them all!
They are very different and will give you very different POV.
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You could easily fill a week in Williamsburg and surrounding areas.
What to do depends on your interests.
We enjoy the historic stuff:
Jamestown (2 sites)
Yorktown (also 2 sites)
Colonial Williamsburg (easily 2 days! They have homeschool weeks with cheap rates!)
Richmond has lots of great sites - Confederate White House, St. John's Church and many many more
James River Plantations - I think only 2 of them are still open to visitors but they are wonderful
Fredericksburg (north of Wburg about 1 1/2 to 2 hours) Has some great sites: Ferry Farm (Geo. Washington's Boyhood home, Rising Sun Tavern, Kenmore, Apothacary Shop, Chatham, and many more historic locations. There are 4 battlefields in the Fredericksburg area. You can get a lot of info on line.
Bull Run/Manassas Battlefields on the way to DC
Mt. Vernon near DC and Gunston Hall
DC has a lot of great stuff and is worth a day even in traffic!
Chinocoteague and Assateague are very close - I would go there too.
There are lots of shops and other entertaining things in and around Williamsburg if you are interested in that. I think you could easily spend a week there!!
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Xylitol isn't an artificial sweetner. There are products out there that aren't pure and natural, so you need to shop carefully.
But here is info on it
Xylitol is a five-carbon sugar alcohol that is used as a sugar substitute. Xylitol is a naturally occurring sweetener found in the fibers of many fruits and vegetables, including various berries, corn husks, oats, and mushrooms. It can be extracted from corn fiber, birch, raspberries, plums, and corn. Xylitol is roughly as sweet as sucrose but contains 40% less calories.Xylitol was first derived from Birch trees in Finland in the 19th century and was first popularized in Europe as a safe sweetener for diabetics that would not impact insulin levels. In the late 20th century, xylitol in granular form began to be mass produced in the United States under the brand name "Ultimate Sweetener" using beet plants in California. Today, using corn sources, most world supplies reportedly come primarily from China
One teaspoon of xylitol contains 9.6 calories, as compared to one teaspoon of sugar, which has 15 calories. Xylitol also contains zero net effective carbohydrates, whereas sugar contains 4 grams per teaspoon. Unlike Stevia, xylitol has virtually no aftertaste, and is advertised as "safe for diabetics and individuals with hypoglycemia". This is because carbohydrates like sugar alcohol have less impact on a person's blood sugar than regular sugars. Virtually all chewing gum sold in Europe is sweetened with xylitol. Xylitol is a "toothfriendly" sugar substitute. In addition to not encouraging tooth decay (by replacing dietary sugars), xylitol may actively aid in repairing minor cavities caused by dental caries. Recent research confirms a plaque-reducing effect and suggests that the compound, having some chemical properties similar to sucrose, attracts and then "starves" harmful micro-organisms, allowing the mouth to remineralize damaged teeth with less interruption.
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I just remembered! The taste and consistency is a lot like a Pecan Log Roll from Stuckey's -- if anyone remembers those! The difference is that the white part isn't rolled in pecans; the pecans are mixed up in the nougat part, and it's not "sticky". And my friend dusts hers with cinnamon -- only a *tiny* bit.
It sounds good can you just ask your friend?
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WOW! Praying!!
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We had a similar issue with another device - we were told to just blow air canned air into it because it was likely just dust on the optical laser. Whatever was wrong that worked.
Grammar help please!
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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Looks like a prep to me.
"for him" - his is the Obj of the prep and for is the prep.
Dd thinks it's a prep too in that sentence.