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would the b-complex, vitamin d, calcium/magnesium and zinc be covered in a multivitamin (a prenatal to be exact, we are ttc)? or is more than that needed?
YIKES! I'm not sure...I had better results with individual vitamins than I did with a multi-vitamin, but it wasn't a prenatal.
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You may want to look into changes you can make in your diet. (it doesn't cost much to try)
There are some studies that suggest a high protein, low-carb, low-sugar diet can help w/ ADD/ADHD.
Also, you may want to look at reducing food additives such as HFCS and dyes.
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What are the bare bones supplements that will help? (Dh has taken over all finances since I mess them up alot, fine by me less stress)
*FOR ME* bare bones = b-complex, vitamin D, Calcium/Magnesium, Zinc and Fish Oil.
I shop sales at CVS (usually wait for a buy-one, get-one sale).
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I thought I had made up my mind in regard to spelling. I was convinced that R&S was what I was looking for. (I even ordered samples...)
Today I saw BJU spelling and now I'm thinking that I should go with that. (The only deterrent is the price.)
URGGGG....why oh why can't I make up my mind?
Any advice? Experience with both?
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Not that it will help, but I wanted to chip in on the milk thing...
Even with the 50 cent per gallon increase, there is not one dairy farmer in California that is earning enough with their milk to buy the feed for their cows. :sad: It's not through mismanagement by the farmer, it's just mathematically impossible right now.
We are bringing in almost exactly the same $ that we brought in around 20 years ago, but fuel is 2-3x more. A load of feed that was $1500 before is now $5000. :eek: Add to that the rising cost of every kind of insurance including workers compensation, and the ever-increasing costs of EPA compliance, electricity, etc...Some dairy farmers in California are literally taking their own lives, even as they lose the farms that have been in their families for generations. :crying:
I wish it were different, and I'm sooo sorry that consumers are feeling the pinch of milk prices! Still, I just wanted you to know that the dairy farmers are definitely not profiting from the increase. :grouphug:
:grouphug: -- I know. We have friends here in Maine that have a dairy farm...things are NOT good. The $$ is in the middle-man's pocket.
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What happened?
Well, it used to cost only $20-30 to fill up your gas tank. Now it costs nearly $100.
A large container of goldfish crackers used to cost $5. Now it costs $7.
The tube of toothpaste used to be much bigger than it is now, meaning that now it won't last you nearly as long. You have to buy toothpaste more frequently.
If you take these examples and multiply it out across the spectrum, you can easily see why disposible income is disappearing.
:iagree:
We earn a "great" income, I really feel for people who are struggling with jobs. You know you work hard, do the right things, become educated, serve your country, get a good job and hope to just chug through life. It is disheartening to realize that the good income you are hoping to retire from is just getting ripped from you. I think it is so wrong that big company executives can run a company into the ground, vote themselves millions in compensation, and then screw the employees and yes, take their retirement and cut their insurance!My other soap box is that we are all paying for state/federal jobs, contributing to their retirement, while they allow the companies to take ours. Wait a minute! Why do I have to fund your pension? I've got to worry about mine!
:iagree:
Gas here is about $3.85/gallon and milk is around $4.80/gallon depending on brand. "Carpy air bread" is $2.00/loaf...prices are just ridiculous and going up faster than anyone's pay.
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I second the recommendation for the book Rex Barks as a supplement to diagramming. I worked through the entire book myself last year and it's been immensely helpful in teaching my 4th grader (but I'm one of those odd people who thinks that diagramming is actually a therapeutic exercise :lol:).
Thanks -- I'll take another look at that book. It certainly can't hurt...after all, it has been a LONG time since I learned diagramming.
I actually enjoy diagramming, but I was just "stuck" yesterday and couldn't see beyond the forest for the trees. (it may have something to do with giving up coffee)
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HOW did you add the actual diagram on the forum?
With great difficulty...:D
I used the \ and by holding down "shift" and the \ key you get |...then I just used the underline feature.
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Thank you!! That is awesome!!
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I've read so much in so many different places I can't remember where all I've read this, but one place I can point to right now is in WTM.
On p. 343 (3rd ed.) it says "If you're just beginning formal grammar with an older student, you can simply start right at grade level, with one exception: Seventh- or eighth- grade students just beginning in Rod & Staff should start with the fifth grade book, Progressing with Courage." (bolded mine).
Of course on p. 57 of the same book it says third or fourth graders can start at grade level, so it's easy to misremember what it says. If it's too frustrating for your student you might consider backing up 1-2 grade levels and see how that goes. I think I've also read that some people consider the 8th grade book to be high school level work.
My copy of WTM is out on loan...
Is it possible that the Fifth Grade book has changed? Our copy is entitled Following the Plan.
I believe that the Eighth Grade book could be considered High School level. I'm certainly learning a lot and I took Honors English. :D
Thank you for taking the time to look up this information.
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It makes me so crazy that they spend a zillion dollars per kid in our district and then beg for donations for basic school supplies like paper. Where is all of that money going??!! How is it the Super gets six figures, but they can't afford paper?!
:iagree: -- you wouldn't believe the list of "Requested Items to be Donated" my sister received. Paper Towel, Tissues, Hand Sanitizer, yadda, yadda, yadda...
Absolutely ridiculous...
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Most of the recommendations I have read suggest starting no higher than level 5 as books 6-8 assume significant previous knowledge.
Were these recommendations made here at the Hive OR somewhere else?
(Because I swear I was told I could start at Grade Level...)
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We are about 60 miles from the epicenter. We felt it...the house was rumbling/vibrating. (At first I thought it was a semi going by, but then I realized there was no traffic.)
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Find out what percentage of your property taxes (or however you are taxed for schools in your jurisdiction) goes to the school system. Ours are indicated in a pie chart.
:iagree: -- Ours are indicated in percentages.
It's a LOT here. I want a refund :glare:Yep -- 69% here. (*PLUS* a pretty big percentage of our state taxes come back to the district in per student allotments.)
We pay an insane amount and our schools are so bad. So money doesn't fix everything.:iagree: -- you can't fix stupid.
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They are covered at least as early as book 5 Lesson 98 and probably in each subsequent book, but I don't have 4 or 6 and 7 handy to check right now.
OK -- I have English 5 and I went back to look at those lessons. (Unfortunately for me I didn't use that level with this child. ;))
I also have English 7 (which I didn't use with this child either). Prepositions are covered in Lesson 89 -- they cover the common list and they show how to diagram a sentence with a Prepositional Phrase, but don't discuss Parenthetical Elements. Parenthetical Elements are covered in Lesson 104-- they discuss what they are, but do not show how to diagram them.
So, it looks like it is going to be a long road to start R&S this late in the game...:001_unsure:
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Yes, the preposition, in this case for, goes on the diagonal line, and the object of the preposition, example, goes on a horizontal line at the bottom of the diagonal line.
OK -- now if the book had said that, I wouldn't have spent most of the afternoon like this ----> :banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:
Just looked it up and Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases aren't covered until Lesson 103... :confused: (Maybe they assume you have covered it previously?)
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We focus on word roots rather than a "dead language".
We have chosen to focus on learning a language that can be used in today's world. To date, we have learned Spanish and Sign Language.
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*Thinking out loud*...
Is "for" diagrammed on a diagonal because it is a preposition? If so, I wish they would have explained it that way instead of just saying, "Do it this way."
Make sense?
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In the second sentence the prepositional phrase "For example" is an independent element and therefore required to be diagrammed as per the instructions for that section.
Ok...
I'm looking at pg 48, up at the top, and there is an example of how to diagram the parenthetical expression "for example".OK, I see what you're looking at...*BUT* nowhere does the book instruct the student as to *WHY* it is diagrammed as it is...and I can't find an explanation anywhere.
I greatly dislike it when books say "Do it this way." without an explanation...
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I don't have the book, but the diagram should show "plenty" as the DO and "of shade" should be under "plenty" as a prep phrase.
It doesn't...
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Because it's an independent element. Independent elements can be taken out of the sentence completely, and you don't lose anything from the sentence. Prepositional phrases, however, do add something to the sentence, usually bridging a relationship between two other elements of the sentence. Think of independent elements as "decoration".
OK -- but (and this isn't directed at you) NOWHERE is this explained!! The book NEVER directs the student on HOW to diagram something like this. (*NOR* is it covered in the TM)
*How in the world is the student supposed to learn this?*:glare:
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"of shade" is a prepositional phrase.
OK -- that makes sense from my memorized list of prepositions. (Easy Grammar)
"for" is a prepositional word.If "for" is a prepositional word in this sentence (and is part of the diagram according to the answer key) WHY isn't the prepositional phrase diagrammed in the first sentence?
I'm so confused...
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OK, deep breath...and apologies in advance for the awkward format.
We are working on Lesson 9 of R&S English 8. The lesson covers Appositives and Independent Elements.
We have 2 sentences we CANNOT figure out. I have gone through English 5 and and English 7 thinking the missing detail might have been covered previously.
#1) This tree, a large maple, gives us plenty of shade.
DD's answer: tree (maple) | gives | shade
--------------- \ a \ large | \us
Answer key: correct *except* they have "plenty" in place of shade :confused:
#6) For example, the lawn must be mowed this afternoon.
DD's answer: example lawn | must be mowed
Answer key: \For example lawn | must be mowed
Why is "For" on a diagonal preceding "example?"
Thank you!!
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Adult ADD help please :)
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Your prenatal has more B6, less B12, more zinc, less D, less Calcium, less Thiamin, less Riboflavin, less Niacin, and more Folic Acid.
So...I'm not sure. The B-Complex and Magnesium are what make the most difference for me.
Are the prenatals something your OB prescribed? I'm really not sure what levels are safe if you should conceive and I don't want to give you bad information.