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  1. On 1/31/2020 at 9:37 AM, JeanMarie said:

    Hi All,

    I'm looking for an on-line latin class for next year for my rising 6th grader. Does anyone have experience with Latin 1 through WTMA or Schole Academy? I'm a

    big fan of Lukeoin, but I'm not sure if he's ready for the work load of their classes. Any other suggestions? Thanks!

     

    My son is doing Latin 1 online at Schole´Academy with Mrs. Reeves.  She is wonderful, but if I had a 6th grader, I'd have him do Fundamentals of Latin at Wilson Hill Academy with Kelly Songer and then move on to Latin 1 at either school.

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  2. 9 hours ago, Trilliumlady said:

    So I’m realizing I have to start thinking about a 7th grader coming up this fall and I’m feeling overwhelmed!!  I was looking over the WHA class list someone posted awhile ago and saw the Great Conversations courses.  They look intriguing to me to say the least!  I’d love to hear: 

    1.  Why others have chosen to add this type of class to their middle schooler’s years

    2. What options you looked at and what did you eventually go with (I’m good with either online or not)

    3. How you justify adding in another (potentially) heavy class with the already increasing in intensity MS years - this is where I most stumble!

    4. Any thoughts about this at all!  It’s just so hard limiting things.  Having come from the typical rural public school (as I know many of us likely have) the breadth and depth offered by homeschool options is so, so, delicious to me.  I wish desperately I would have had things like this but never had a chance, and now I’m wanting to do EVERYTHING which is know is NOT the answer.

    For the record, this is what her 7th grade year *might* look like so far: 

    Math: CLE 7

    Writing: IEW of some sort, not sure which one yet

    Latin: Second Form Latin (did FFL with DVDs this year, wondering if it would be wise to it online this time?  Still questioning this....)

    Grammar: Fix-It (I think)

    Literature: MPOA Middle School Lit II (maybe?)

    History: MP Famous Men of the Middle Ages

    Science: MPOA Middle School Science II

    Spelling: R&S 7

    Geography: MP World Geography (I think)

    It looks like so much!!!  But then I wonder if it’s *supposed* to look like so much, cuz, ya know, it’s getting close to high school (YIKES)......

    My son is in 7th grade this year and is doing The Great Conversations 1 with WHA. He is a reluctant but capable reader and TGC1 is his favorite class.  My daughter started TCG classes in 9th grade.  She is a senior this year in TGC 6 and wishes she could have done them all.  I chose TGC classes over Omnibus because they combine the primary & secondary Omnibus into one class.  WHA has also scaled 1 & 2 to make them appropriate for middle schoolers.  I try to read the books along with my son.  Some he reads on his own and I read after him.  If they are really challenging we will listen to an audio book while he follows in the book or I'll read aloud.  His favorite book is now the Odyssey. I'm really going for exposure and building a firm foundation for high school.   

    Here's what my son is doing this year:

    History, Literature & Bible: The Great Conversation 1 (WHA)

    Writing: Writing & Rhetoric 5 (Schole´ Academy)

    Grammar: Fix-It Grammar (Will not do again)

    Latin: Latin 1 (Schole´ Academy)

    Math: Pre-Algebra (Schole´ Academy)

    Science: Apologia Human Body

     

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  3. My daughter is graduating with WHA in May 2020.  I'm always looking for teacher recommendations so here are some teachers my kids have really enjoyed and the classes they took.

    Mrs. McGahey - LA2 & LA4  (Mrs. Wise is new, but I know who recommended her and they give her high marks too.)

    Mrs. Songer - Latin 1

    Mr. Colvin - Rhetoric 1 & AP Art History (High school kids love his dry sense of humor)

    Mrs. Lucas - Spanish 1 & 2 (Very gifted online Spanish teacher!)

    Mrs. Seefried - Math 6

    Mr. Reini - Algebra 2 (He actually makes math fun.)

    Dr. Bailey - Honors Chemistry

    Mr. Dwelle - Honors Physics 2 (My daughter says he is really good at teaching the math of physics.)

    Mr. Martin - The Great Conversation 5 (My son has TGC 2 with him next year.)

    Mr. Lawrence - The Great Conversation 1

    Mr. Handermann - My son will have Latin 2 with him next year. He was recommended by a friend

    Mr. Bradley - Two friends have kids in his class and they really like him.

     

     

     

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  4. On 11/21/2019 at 2:54 PM, cintinative said:

     

    In that case, I would avoid WHA Great Conversations and Veritas Omnibus. I thought WHA's reading was crazy but Omnibus' list seems twice as long!  

    My daughter is STEM bound and she did The Great Conversations 1+4, 5, 3, and presently 6.  In fact, she is graduating from Wilson Hill Academy in May 2020.  However, she did not do additional writing classes that required reading addition literature.  She started with Fundamentals of writing at WHA and got a good base to make up for doing Classical Conversations Challenge A & B in 7th and 8th grade.  She found Logic 2, Rhetoric 1, and now Rhetoric 2 continued to improve her writing.  WHA has added additional writing classes since she started.  I have 2 friends with students in the Advanced Composition classes, and they really like that the classes only meet once a week, have good feedback, and use the same literature from TGC classes. 

  5. My daughter is graduating from Wilson Hill Academy in May.  She has received an amazing education, but she is a very motivated student that loves to learn even though she struggles with a learning disability.  

    There is nothing like taking The Great Conversation 3 with Mr. Etter!  He is a phenomenal teacher that makes learning fun.  My son is currently in TGC 1 in 7th grade. He is not getting as much from the class as my daughter did who started in high school (she started with TGC1+4) but he is learning reading stamina and being introduced to fabulous literature he would not read for me. I consider it training for high school.

    Whether you do TGC 4, 5 or 6, I’d still recommend TGC 3 if you can take it with Mr. Etter. 
     

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  6. If he did Apologia chemistry, wouldn't he do AP Chemistry instead of pre-Ap Chemistry?  Pre-Ap Chemistry, from what I understand, is regular Chemistry at a faster pace therefore you cover a little more material.  This is my daughters first year at Wilson Hill Academy.  It has been a great experience.  If you contact them, they are very good about connecting you with a teacher that can help you decide on the best class for your son.  Novarre science is mastery based.  My daughter is using it for Physics this year.  We have always used Apologia and she likes the change.  Because it was our first year of doing online classes I had her do the regular Physics class at WHA.  Next year, however,  I plan on her doing Pre-AP chemistry with WHA.  I've heard wonderful things about WHA Pre-cal/trig class with the teacher Ann Stublen.  You may want to check that class out too.  

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  7. My daughter is taking 3 online classes as a ninth grader at Wilson Hill Academy: Honors Comp with Starlet Baker, Physics 1 with Adair Paul & The Great Conversation 1+4 with Bruce Etter.  It has been a great experience! The education she is receiving is far superior to Classical Conversations Conversation's Challenge Program in which we had been involved as well as the expensive, private college prep schools in our area. 

     

    Are there any others taking classes at WHA?  I'm already looking at classes to take next year and which teachers to choose?  I am particularly interested in Rhetoric 1 which is taught by Scott Baker or Tom Vierra as well as Pre-AP Chemistry with Ranya Bailey.

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