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Just finished a good sit-by-the-pool book:
The Kitchen Daughter by Jael McHenry
The main character has Aspergers and calms herself by thinking about food and cooking! She is such a likable character and as you read, you are reminded that normal can be so many things. Very good!
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I don't mean personal ones...those I will take and get them on DVD.
What about 15 Veggietales VHS tapes, and 16 Magic School Bus videos....what do I do with them??? Would a public library take them or do you think someone would actually pay money for them? I am really looking at unloading them somewhere and don't expect to make anything on them. I just wonder, what are we to do with all those children's videos we just had to have!!
I am the opposite of a hoarder and want to empty out a shelf I could put new school books on! And, my kiddos are past that age now...:sad:
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Hi Wendi,
I don't have experience yet, but we will be doing the same thing this fall. My ds, 16, needs some work in analyzing literature and we will be using norgrass Exploring America for history. I have heard that the english portion is somewhat weak, so I think WTTW will fill it out nicely. My plan is to do less of the papers with notgrass and more of the WTTW writing. I went to the IEW yahoo group and found a great syllabus that you can follow to make it a year course. I haven't decided yet if I will have my ds read all the Notgrass lit books, or substitute the WTTW lit in some places...or maybe do them all.
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My ds used the Smarr Ancients English course. It is one of the chronological courses. It is what you described. My ds has done it mostly on his own. We brainstorm over the papers together and review some of the grammar exercises too. It has lit analysis, writing and grammar lessons, vocabulary, and 7 papers are required throughout the course.
It was just what we needed this year, so ds could be more independent. But, its not too much that he felt overwhelmed.
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I was quite overwhelmed with using most of MCT because it is a little loosy-goosey for me. But, WWW has been a great success! The words in WWW are used again in Magic Lens and the other programs of the same level, but these books can stand alone...at least we are learning a lot with them and enjoying them very much.
We begin a new list by making flash cards, and we use the Quizlet webstie since all the lists are already entered there. We rarely use the page of ideas, which I can't remember what it is called, but we read the sentences, notes page, do all the exercises. You will need the teacher book also. We spend about a week per list. The tests are cumulative so my ds has to keep remembering past words. We love words and sometimes MCT's sentences make us laugh out loud!
We are only one list 18 after one school year, but i plan to keep going next fall. Ds is really retaining the stems well. I highly recommend this book, and don't think it would overwhelm on its own. my ds is 7th gr. this year and will continue into 8th with this program.
HTH
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Thanks! I would rather do the subway too, but my dh thinks its always better to drive everywhere.
I found the parking deck so I guess we'll brave the traffic andd tunnel!
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If you have gone here, did you pay full price? I see that they list suggested prices for admission and wondered if we could pay less since we are a famiy of 6?? Also wondered if you drove and parked there or did you take the subway in??
Thanks for the help!
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This has been discussed on the boards, but what about www.khanacademy.com
She could work through the pre-algebra sections and watch the videos. My dss think it is fun, not math!
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I couldn't agree more!:D I grew up in a family of three girls. I told my Daddy that someday I would have four boys!! Wow, does God have a sense of humor....that is just what I got!
We love our testosterone-driven house and wouldn't want it any other way.
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We cannot get the videos to play on our computer. I have searched the Khan site to find a trouble shooting area and cannot find anything about what type of file the videos are saved in. I read somewhere that they play from Youtube, but if Youtube was blocked they would play using a different hosting site???
Has anyone encountered this problem or have any suggestions on how to fix it??
Thank you!
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We cannot get the videos to play on our computer. I have search the Khan site to find a trouble shooting area and cannot find anything about what type of file the videos are saved in. I read somewhere that they play from Youtube, but if Youtube was blocked they would play using a different hosting site???
Has anyone encountered this problem or have any suggestions on how to fix it??
Thank you!
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I don't like to be the first to post with a negative comment....sorry. We did not like the Dr. Callahan program. My son complained that his explanations on the DVD had nothing to do with the chapter work. He dropped the video lectures and worked through the book with his dad. Plus, Dr. Callahan has a habit of standing in front of the chalkboard so you can't see his work. This was 3-4 yrs. ago and maybe they have re-worked the videos by now. The tests that he includes in his program and just problems taken from the chapter. He gives a syllabus with the # of problems to work; then ones that weren't completed for homework are considered the test. We needed a little more hand holding for Alg ii/Trig and this program did not have that. Now, I have contacted Dr. Callahan with questions we were stuck on and he responded very quickly.
I think it was just not a good fit for us. I just do not see that the videos are worth the money in this program. Are there samples online so you can check it out for yourself?? We have not had experience with Foresters, sorry.
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Liberty University has a huge distance learning school. I know a man who has received his couselling certificate (?not sure that is what you call it) from there.
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oh, this is great to hear! my ds, who wants to go into mechanical engineer, has aready signed up for this class for the fall.
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Thank you violinmom! I am a member of the co-op so I will defiantly let them know of my interest. I guess I will wait a few months to see if they add it to their list.
So are you saying you just watched the DVD's? I am using it as a full credit elective so I will have to do more with my 11th grade ds.
thanks!
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maybe ya'll already are aware of this, but this is a site that reveiws books for kids.
One of the women who writes the reviews writes also for World magazine. They recently had a good post about books for boys and what they really want to read. i found a few suggestsions on there.
(I see that olive Branch books is one of the sites sponsors)
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If you are using this music history program can you tell me how you use it in your homeschool? Are there lessons plans anywhere? how much time does it take per week or how many days does your student spend working on the projects and watching the DVD's? I am trying to get a feel for how much time we will spend using this program, but I have not actually purchased it yet:) I see there are 17 units, so does that translate to a unit per week or 2 weeks?
I assume a day with DM would include watching the lectures and filling in the notes, listening, and then doing some suggested online research. The student needs to know the vocab before taking a unit quiz. did your student do a timeline? What excatly do you do with all the information in the beginning of the unit (names, dates, lists of operas??)
thanks for your help!
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My dh also went Navy ROTC...to GA Tech! he was the son of a navy chaplain who is deceased. He did not decide to do it until his senior year at the advice of a family friend. He thought it was a great introduction to the military. Except for a few times a week you have to drill, you basically get to live a normal college life. Then you spend the summer doing Navy stuff...like trying out all the different branches of he Navy (flying, submarines, aircraft carriers.) Some of his friends in ROTC were also part of fraternaties. All the people we know who have gone throgh ROTC are from well-off families, are quite smart, and had a plan. My husband knew he wanted to study aerospace engineering at GA Tech and the scholarship helped him to acheive that goal. I know what I think of when I think of a 'geek' type and I didn't see any then. His brother also went to college, Clemson, on an Army ROTC scholarship.
HTH
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We read aloud with a 10th and 7th dss. They understood it completely and even explained some things for me when I got lost!:) It is a very good book and very worth getting through.
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My ds went to UVA this past weekend for their engineering open house. An admissions person spoke on what they are looking for in a high school applicant and repeatedly said that...
they want to see that a student has challenged themselves and is capable of doing college level work. We do not care if they do it through AP, SAT II's or Community College. As long as one of those things is completed. She said to take as many cc courses as you like, there is no limit (at least at UVA). They will still be considered a freshman. SAt II's were not required. She said they look at all three areas, AP, SAT II's and CC, equally for admissions.
It was just what I wanted to hear because I have a ds who just cannot remember loads of information needed to do well on an AP test, but he does very well being in a cc class and keeping up with the work. I think we will have no AP's on his transcript and mainly cc courses.
HTH
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We have taken classes from TPS for the past 5? years. My dss have had Sen. Alfaro for Spanish I and she is excellent! We had a terrible experience with Spanish II with another teacher, but he is not teaching with TPS anymore. We have had Mrs. Crosby for a Trig class and she was also very good. One ds has had Mr. Conner for Python and really liked him. the same ds is planning on taking CADD with Mr. Middleton and just "met" him last night at an open house. He is very excited about that.
I feel like each of these teachers were very organized and good about handling an online class. They communicated well with parents and made their expectations clear to the student. I think TPs is a great option and I love that I don't have to drive anywhere!!:001_smile:
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Thanks so much musicmom!! I know I can't be the only one who loses sleep over what tests my ds can take:)
Creekland...thanks for your thoughts. Since Ds #2 is very interested in Covenant's dual degree program with GA Tech, that is what we are tailoring his transcript to. But, he will need a back up in the state that is affordable. Can you beleive our boys are almost done with their freshmen year???
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I agree! My ds used it in ninth grade and it helped him immensely with the writing assignments. He did not like that there was not much instruction in the SP curriculum for writing. This ds needed a few more guidelines for his writing assignments and IEW worked great. We just used the SP text up until time to write and then I would have him use the IEW book. We went back and forth with the books that way all year.
What are you doing with your old VHS kids videos??
in General Education Discussion Board
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Thanks for the suggestions. I was headed toward the thrift store idea when I was pm'd by Happyhomemama! I sent them to her kiddos to enjoy this summer! I am glad our videos can get another go around with children who will enjoy them.
Maybe when I am ready to get rid of my other kids movies I will send them on to Singapore...;)