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I knew a woman once who married after courtship. She was 15 and he was 24. They were first cousins. She didn't ever tell me they were cousins, but I figured it out accidentally. She thought getting married so young was great. I can see now how she was brainwashed into thinking that by her family. She grew up very isolated.
They were very different than the rest of the evangelical community they were a part of.
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My son, 11th grade, is taking it on the 25th. Are there any disadvantages to this?
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18 yo is getting about 8 hours on weeknights sleeping 12-8. Weekends she sleeps in but probably goes to bed later, so more like 10 hours? It seems to be enough. Though she takes naps sometimes, especially if she didn't get to catch up on the weekend.
16 yo sleeps about 9-10 hours. He doesn't have to be up early any day of the week. If he doesn't get that amount, he's grouchy.
14 yo has early morning practices a couple days a week that interfere with her sleep. She's getting probably 8-9 hours a night. She has a hard time sleeping in to recover sleep time. She also has a hard time falling asleep. She's taken a few naps this year to help. She used to have trouble napping, but is figuring it out.
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We did milestone birthday parties only when my kids were smaller. So everyone got one at age 5, age 10, and age 15. If it wasn't your milestone birthday, you got to do something with 1-2 friends or just family. We did fudge this depending on the year and the kid. I don't think anyone was ever disappointed. Now that they are older, I am generally less stressed and have a bit more money, so everyone gets a budget. They can choose a party, a gift, or an experience. Or any combination under budget. I grew up having parties every year, was one of 2 kids, and I wanted more siblings more than I wanted more stuff. I still wanted more of my parents attention. I don't think this is a large family issue.
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Cool! It's listed as a "no host social", which usually means bar hopping, but I'm guessing there will be other folks going to see bats :)
The bar hoppers will walk north. That's where the infamous 6th street bar district is. The foodies and bat watchers will walk south. If you go early enough, go to Jim Jim's. It's Italian Ice. My husband loves it.
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On the map, that appears to be VERY close to the S Congress Avenue Bridge. Walk 4 blocks down Trinity to Cesar Chavez, then west to the bridge. Unfortunately, I do not know what the area feels like at night.
Here is a link to some information about the bat bridge: https://www.tripsavvy.com/austins-bat-bridge-a-viewing-guide-254880
The area is fine on a summer night with all the crowds. I would probably leave right after the bat show. You really don't want to be walking around downtown with kids after 11. People do, but I don't like it. A weekend will be worse than a weekday as far as how many drunk people you see. Also, I would prefer going with at least one other adult.
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The Liz Carpenter splash pad is within walking distance of the Congress Ave. bridge. It lights up at night. It's not always working though.
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There is a shuttle to Trinity and Third one night-is that anywhere close to the bats?
Yes, very close. You can walk to the bats from there.
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:iagree:
I like the chronological approach and lean toward the 4 year cycle,
So just off the top of my head, something like this:
9th - ancients - while studying epic poetry, plays, and the idea of a liberal arts education
10th - Medieval - movements of people, establishment of church and state ideals and power,
11th - Early Modern - Governments, science and technology, ???
12th- Focus on 20th century and modern - Wars, film and entertainment as a unifying part of culture, consumer culture, contrast the voice of protest in America with other historical protests movements from around the world. Mostly looking at identity issues.
I really like this. dd wants to study modern, but I'm feeling like she doesn't have sufficient background to really get the most out of it. She's studied geography, U.S. history, and civics in middle school. It's really time to study world history, but she says it's her least favorite time period.
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Our community college has classes in US history, state history, government, economics, and geography. But they don't offer world history for dual credit. Part of me thinks that I should focus on world history in 9th and 10th if I plan to use the cc in 11th and 12th for some of these credits.
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Do you have a favorite sequence? I've heard of doing geography first for the overview, then a broad world history, then American so you can see how it fits with what you learned in world, and then a modern history with a focus on today's happenings. Or the 4-year cycle. Or do you just squeeze in whatever courses are offered near you that year and hope to get them all in no matter what order?
Any thoughts?
I'm having the hardest time deciding what to do for my 9th grader.
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What about history odyssey? It has fewer books, reading from encyclopedias, and clear work each day involving outlining, mapping, and timeline.
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I've had good luck with Panache swimwear.
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I know some homeschooled teens who did the promposal thing, and now I've heard the guy is planning an actual marriage proposal. They are 17.
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Are you doing all the lesson pages and then the review? We do one lesson page and one review each day. So A/D, B/E, C/F. Not sure if that will help...I just retaught if something came up that had been forgotten.
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My daughter is 17 and wrote a resignation letter for the ice cream shop she worked at, and their "culture" was such that texting to trade shifts, call in sick, etc was acceptable. I can't imagine leaving a real job via text.
In our family I text all the time, both with my teens and with my parents. I was born in 77. No one tells life-changing info via text.
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We've used level 1 of Start ASL Online.
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We named our homeschool Five Star Academy because we have five kids and they are all stars in our eyes. We actually brainstormed and came up with two names and then everyone in our family got to vote. We waited to name our school until we'd been homeschooling 10 years.
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You don't have to do level two though. Some of it is incredibly detailed, and even adults can struggle with it.
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Wow. Thanks for the thoughts. I assumed it was math. This is interesting.
Desiree 77, how are you naming the course on a transcript?
Probably "personal finance" or "personal finance economics". My high schoolers are concurrently taking a math course; one is in algebra 2 and one is in geometry.
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It's closer to a semester. My kids are about halfway though, and there hasn't been any math, other than making a budget. I don't think math is the focus. It's more preaching of
Dave Ramsey's opinions.
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I could use a support group. If you find one, be sure to post. My mother-in-law came to us in September. Her cancer can't be treated where she lives. She hasn't been home since. I think it's likely she'll be here until the end, and it's been very hard adjusting.
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I was studying civics with my 3rd, 5th, and 8th graders. 8th grader is now doing it in her own and I'm doing geography with everyone instead. I just couldn't stomach the subject material in conjunction with this election cycle. (And I thought I was being so brilliant to study civics during an election year)
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I'm keeping my classic ynab until it no longer works. We used Microsoft Money before and ynab is so much better.
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s/o Do you change your behavior due to seemingly genetic odds?
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Creekland, I'm confused why someone who has changed their diet for genetic reasons would drink a soda per day while trying to avoid diabetes. That seems like a major disconnect. Isn't soda known to cause or trigger type 2 diabetes? Or am I wrong? I'm asking sincerely because I love soda, but I avoid it even without diabetes in my family.
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