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Hi,
We used the Red Wagon Tutorial Cd for Biology last year and it was great! My ds really enjoyed the teacher's lectures and it made biology so more interesting than just reading the text to himself. Mr. Rosenoff also includes his own tests which I like so much better than the Apologia ones. There are also midterm and finals tests which are great to use. The lecture notes turned out to be a fantastic tool for my ds too. I highly recommend the Red Wagon Tutorials. I have never used the Apologia DVDs so I can't speak to that.
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HappyGrace.....we totally agree with you!!!
I was on the fence until I saw VP was offering a 30-day free trial. My ds is doing the MARR also and we learned so much about Augustine last week and thoroughly enjoyed it. The monks lecture on what is going on in the world and they add so much more to the card than I ever did when we did it before with another ds. I am sold on the self-paced course and think it is worth the money now.
I also had concerns that my ds and I wouldn't be sitting on the sofa together, reading and talking about history. That has not turned out to be the case at all. We still discuss all the interesting facts and places they talk about and then we are reading together and talking about the literature. It is will also free up some of my time to be heping my older dss with their work. I love it!!
We will follow the literature recommendations as they are suggested and then i am also adding in some fun reading and a few comprehension guides also.
Ohelizabeth....i read posts last year, maybe, on this and remember you recommending this program...Thank you!!:001_smile:
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You could also go to and join the IEW Families Yahoo Group. There are lots of files posted there with schedules and ideas for teaching IEW material.
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We have boys so one of our all time favorites is
The Great Escape!! with a very young Paul Newman!
wrong! It was actually Steve McQueen.
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Divergent by Veronica Roth
http://www.amazon.com/Divergent-Trilogy-Veronica-Roth/dp/0062024027
One of the best YA Sci-fi books I have read. I do not usually care for sci-fi, but this was really good. both my dss, 16 and 18 read it too and enjoyed it. Although, I would think a teen girl would like it more:001_smile:
i see it is a trilogy, so more to come....
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I bought some really great logic workbooks that were recommended by the hive. They are put out by Prufrock Press and there are three in the series:
countdown to Logic
Logic liftoff
Orbiting with Logic
they offer a gentle introduction to logic. I have felt it was a good way to learn the language of logic. The first book was way easy for my 12 ds, but I felt that was okay and this year it gets a little harder. My hope is that he will be ready for a full logic course in 9th gr.
hth!
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Thanks Sue Bee! I really enjoyed watching the first lesson and can't wait to really get into the program. !
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okay....your situation sounds like ours. Ds has a lot of difficult classes this year and this is just a fine arts elective for us too. You actually answered my question because I was looking for confirmation to not memorize dates :)
I kind of like the idea of a timeline (and I think one can be generated with microsoft word) and ds might enjoy messing on the computer like that. Otherwise, i guess we will watch the lectures, listen to the bolded listening selections, and do the a few of the online resources. He has so much writing in other classes, I'm not sure yet if I will require any of the writing....maybe w'll just talk about it.
Thank you for sharing!
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If you have used this....what did you do with the figures and dates to make sure your student memorized them?? My ds does not memorize well just reading material. Also, how many of the dates did you require? Did you have your student make a timeline? I am not sure what we are supposed to do with the "Circle of Dates"at the beginning of the text or the timeline on pgs. 6 and 7???
Thanks!
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my ds got bit by a spider (we think) and he turned red all over with hives and then started vomiting. at the time, I had no idea what was going on and called a friend who was an EMT and he suggested benedryl. He finally quit vomiting shortly after taking it. So, in my mother's opinion, yes, vomiting can be included in allergic reactions.
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I have had two dss take SpanishI through The Potters School. The teacher, Sra. Alfaro, was fantastic and they both did well even though they are different learners. They had class once a week for 1 1/2 hrs. The first level of a foreign lang is a lot of vocab memorization, so online was fine. Spanish II was a lot harder and I found that the boys did better with a live class, more than once a week, as the language got harder.
HTH
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I have a little hardbacked bookk called Divine and Moral songs for Children by Rev. Isaac Watts. It is filled with poems about not lying, being responsible, not fighting with your siblings. They are really cute and I love to pull it out and quote one at my dss! There is a good one called the Sluggard. Maybe you can find it online...if not pm me and I will send it to you.
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but it did ramp up his ability some. I felt like I got quantity but little quality.
I wouldn't be concerned about that. For my ds, 12, quantity has helped him. The more you practice writing the better. For him, if I had him work on a paper over and over until it was perfect, he would be so discouraged. If he fixes the one thing I want hiim to fix and maybe there are other little errors, I will let that go and call the paper finished. As I look back at all the wiriting he did, I see improvement, and I can tell which papers he really didnt put much effort into.
So, our philsophy in writing here has been write a lot and work on fixing glaring errors one at a time. My dss need encouragement in that area.
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I agree that it is helpful to write out your plans for others to see, so here goes:
History - Veritas Self-Paced Middle Ages/Reformation
Math - Saxon 6/5 (maybe through in some 7/6 too!)
Lang. Arts - R&S 5, ACSI Spelling
Writing - IEW SWI-A
Literature - Middle ages and classic lit titles from Veritas and SL
Science - Apologia Elem. Human Anatomy with notebook
First Form Latin
Logic Liftoff series
Piano
Taekwondo
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We are using this level 4 set also. In fact, we only made it through lesson 18 this past year and will continue with the rest of the book this coming year (8th gr. for my ds). I didn't see any need to rush through it. He makes flashcards for the words he doesn't know in the list we are working on. He reviews these each day and then does some work with the list on Quizlet ( a great site for online flashcards and the lists are already posted). We do a few of the exercises in the book, like the spelling and mystery words. We love reading the Notes page because they are so interesting...we love words! Then we take the test in the book. The tests are cumulative, so he has to continually review past lists to do well on the tests. I have not found any extra review tests, or anything like that in my book??!! The author mentions that sometimes he gives them a reverse test where you give them the opposite of what the regular tests are...like give the english and they have to come up with the stem. We have done this sporadically orally.
I don't think you are missing anything. if you are, then we are too and have been all year:confused:
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We have a late 2000 model and have had no problems! They offered us an extended warrenty because of the known transmission problems, but we have never had any. My dh says we will never own anything but Hondas! He loves them.
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Don't panic. We take Tae Kwon Do lessons and pay for the lessons as well as the tests. My ds took his black belt test and it was $130 with our organization. If your son is prepared, then I would go ahead. Did you ask any other families in your son's karate school? Did you look up the organization that your karate school is associated with to see if that is a standard testing fee for all their schools?
Although, if this is just a person who owns their own karate school without belonging to any regional/state/national organization, then I would hesitate to pay that much. It seems an extreme price for that kind of test. In our organization, the higher degree of black belt you get the more it costs, so black is the cheapest test.
HTH!
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Hi,
My sons began it in 5th gr. I did some key word outlining with them a little earlier, and narrating a lot. My boys always had issues with writing, so I never wanted them to feel like they were writing a lot in the early grades. By fifth, it seemed they were ready to do the outlining and writing their paragraphs all by themselves without any problems. At least in our house, we can't begin formal writing too early or is just doesn't work. lots of frustration for them and me.
We watch the video sessions with A, Peduwa on Fridays and begin our outine together with lots of brainstorming of good words. They we use the next week four days to finish whatever we were writing. So, unless it is a long assignment (like towards the end) we took one week per lesson.
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The title of this book has definately been a question on my heart recently. My ds (18) was in private christian school with two other boys- a very small class. They all left the school in 9th gr. and some went on to other private school, one to public school, and one to homeschool. Let me just say, I do not think schooling has anything to do with the rest of my post, but who your child befriends does make a difference. These other two boys, have both struggled with drugs and extreme rebellion. Both are in rehab. I have wondered aloud to God, why these two wonderful boys from two wonderful Christian homes and not my son?? So I recently asked my older boys why have they never tried pot (or even if they have) and they both laughed and said, "we've never had the chance. No one has ever offered it to us." Now, I asked, "so, if you had the chance, you would have?" they both laughed again, and said no, but if the temptation is not ever there, and you don't hang around with guys who are into that, then it makes it a non-option.
All that said, to point out that "sheltering" is not a terrible thing. One is now is college, small Christian school, and says he hears there is pot on campus, but he is not interested. I think if we can get young men, especially, through the rocky teen years and help them get their "highs" from exercise, flying a plane, extreme sports, etc., help them pick their friends in a graceful, and wise manner, then we have not cocooned them at all. But,have given that frontal lobe of their brains where most higher level of decision making is done a chance to mature. Of course, children become their own decision makers and God knows the path they will take. We know there is no guarentee with the way we raise our kids. SWB says in one of her talks that good parenting does not always produce good kids, and bad parenting does not always produce bad kids.
I have not walked in my friends shoes to know what it is like to have a child walk away from all they are taught. My heart breaks for them and I reminded again that these boys belong to God and it is his job to draw them to himself. I am just thankful He has let me be part of the process and to love them as a mother.
(sorry this got so long and rambling)
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My ds, 16 yrs. old, took the Python programming class this past year and got an A. But, I do not think he learned much programming. I left him on his own with this class because I knew he could handle it, but, at the end of the class, I asked him if he could program something in Python and he said, "no." He has no idea how to use the language for anything practical. He gained some experience with writing easy code and seeing what it does. The class had four tests only and they were all open book and open notes and pretty much anything else. He ended up with a 98% but still cannot program anything using python. My ds really liked the teacher and thought the class was run well, but extremely easy. Ds did say that he thought the class was one of those where you get out what you put into it. He did not enjoy it and only did what was required. Apparently that is all he needed to do.
for this fall he has signed up for CADD for Mechanical Engineering and already is very excited about it. It could be that programming is not for him. I know Programming with Python is considered a full credit course, but it falls short in my opinion.
We are fans of TPS and will continue to use them!
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I have two ds (19 mo. apart) who both had the same impacted tooth - #22! This was one of the ones on the bottom, in the front (incisors, maybe). One son had to have his removed surgically and he will always have a baby tooth there. Or, until it falls out and he can get a replacement put in. the other son had the impacted tooth exposed and they cemeted a gold chain onto it and used braces to pull it up and into the right position. We found it very weird that they both had it with the same tooth. but they are both fine now. We discovered this around when they were 9, maybe. They are 18 and 16 now.
HTH
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What's a supra-cervical hysterectomy? Is it what it sounds like....that they leave the cervix intact?
Yes, exactly! There were many reason to leave it, so my dr. did. I still have a little spotting each month because i still have both my ovaries too. Hormones are working fine, at least, all the men in the house would tell you i go a little crazy....regularly!
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a hysterectomy for uterine fibroids. Hers was done laparascopically (sp?). She said she had No Problems, teA-wise. Her only problem was abdominal swelling, but it didn't affect the teA-making or brewing processes at all.
This has been my experience too. I had a supra-cervical hyst. when I was 37 due to a huge fibroid. No problems or bad side effects. not having to worry about a montly cycle has been freeing in all ways. I brew and enjoy teA often here:D For some reason teA just tastes better in my 40's!
ETA: no abdominal swelling for me, was back to normal quickly
What kind of dog do you have and why is your dog the best?
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We have a schnoodle! He is the sweetest tempered dog I have ever met. Very humble and smart. Part miniature schnauzer/miniature poodle, so he is only 15 lbs. Good size for all the play he gets with our boys. He is not barky, trained easily, and is ready for love at any time. Ours is all black with curly hair, but I have seen lighter brown/white combinations. Schnoodles are not usually found as rescue dogs and can be expensive. We found a breeder that took good care of her dogs and we have the best family pet ever.
Our youngest kept praying for a "live" dog because we always bought him stuffed ones. Wefeel like we have the pet he prayed for.