Does anyone know if the Baggalini mini-crossover is large enough to hold a Kindle paperwhite? I like a small crossover-style bag, but it has to be large enough to hold my paperwhite. I've been carrying the same Vera Bradley for several years, but a 4 year old girl at church told me that it was a retired pattern, so...well...maybe I need a new one. I don't want a print anymore for that reason... :huh:

Second son is now enrolled in Precalc with Mrs. Stublen. I gave him several choices, and he went with WHA. He likes the format and accountability. His class participation grade in Algebra II with Mr. Reini has actually brought his overall average down, so I'm hoping that class participation doesn't count TOO much in Mrs. Stublen's class. If it does, he may have to step out of his comfort zone of quiet observer. :-)

Try Jurgensen Geometry. I used Jacobs 2nd edition with my older son and loved it, but I had borrowed the text from a friend and then couldn't find a decently priced one for second son. So I used Jurgensen with him. It is similar. Jurgensen is a bit more complex with longer problem sets (if I remember correctly) but very traditional in flavor. It has algebra review and lots of proofs.

Mrs. Stublen said that my son's TI-84 Plus CE was fine for precalc. I saw on the high school forum, RootAnn, that you asked about the textbook. I'm nervous about the price of it. If the solutions manual is required, too, then we are talking some serious money for text and sm. And I still don't know what the course is going to cost!!!!

Not to mention that the price of the courses is still not published. Registration for current students opens tomorrow, and I still cannot find the 2017-18 tuition listed anywhere on their website. Am I missing it??? I did write to one of the precalc teachers about the calculator required because I did NOT want to have to purchase a new one. It seems that it would be MUCH easier on the teachers if all of this information was listed in the course descriptions so that they would not have to answer a zillion different emails about these types of things.

There is a thread about Mr D math right now on the high school forum: http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/636151-mr-d-math/?do=findComment&comment=7420497

This is so awesome, Connie! If you ever need a listening ear to bounce ideas off of, please pm or email me. Jann in TX gave me good advice when I first began working on my physics course, and I would love to pay that forward at anytime. :hurray:

Bible: Positive Action for Christ's Growing with God Language Arts: AAS, Reason for Handwriting, IEW Bible Heroes, lots of reading Math: BJU Math 3 with still some Miquon thrown in Science: Considering God's Creation Social Studies: MP's States and Capitols, Evan Moor Daily Geography Latin: not sure yet if I'm going to do this...started Latin (Prima Latina) with my boys in 2nd, but I don't know if I will be able to pull it off with our schedule next year PE: softball, soccer, cheer Music: piano and choir

Bible III: Balancing the Sword, Understanding the Times English III: American literature (homegrown), Elegant Essay or Lively Art of Writing Precalculus: Wilson Hill Academy US History: Notgrass Chemistry: Clover Creek (most likely using Zumdahl's World of Chemistry) Spanish II: not sure Personal Finance: Money Matters for Teens (1/2 credit over summer)

This was my son's experience as well.

This is nice! :)

My son is also in Mr. Reini's Alg. 2 course this year, and although my son REALLY likes Mr. Reini and respects him wholeheartedly, my son is often frustrated with the amount of wasted time in class. There are many times when the class doesn't get to a topic in class, and I have to teach it to him later or Mr. Reini uploads a video tutorial on the topic. This would scare me in an AP level class. There is always SO MUCH to cover and master in the school year in AP courses. Everyone has to be focused...teacher included. Again...I am pleased with what my son has learned in Alg. 2 overall and would recommend it with that one caveat. Having said that, my older son took Carole Matheny's PAH AP Stats and absolutely loved it...one of his favorite courses in high school. Make sure that you understand that there is no live component with it (at least there wasn't when my son took it). There are daily lessons that Carole has written with reading and problem solving from a text. There is some discussion board participation. She also includes some little stats projects along the way. A very well done course!

I haven't checked the WHA site, but the schedule came in an email from "All School Announcements", so I think it may have only gone out to currently enrolled students. It does say "Public" on it, however, so they will probably release it very soon on their website. Registration for current students: February 1 Registration for siblings of current students: February 4 Open Registration: February 8 Although some of the WHA classes fill quickly, they don't usually fill immediately, so hopefully everyone can get in the course and time slot that they want! Just an fyi: Definitely check WHA's refund policy before you register for a class. It is quite strict.

I did (am doing) grammar with both of my boys in high school. Older son worked through a good portion of Warriner's in 9th and 10th, and younger son did Seasons 1 and 2 of AG in 9th and is doing Season 3 of AG in 10th. Yes, their English credit is time-heavy, but I alternate literature, writing, and grammar so that they do just two of those at a time. By the time they reach 10th, grammar begins to take more of a backstage role, and by 11th grade, any grammar review comes from editing papers. Both boys had grammar in elementary and middle (Rod & Staff, BJU, etc.), so high school grammar was certainly not their first exposure to grammar. Warriner's and AG were used to solidify what they already knew. I felt it was worth the time it took to go through grammar again at the high school level.

The first thing that came to mind as I read the beginning of your post was Understanding the Times. But sorry! I don't have any experience with either of the programs that you listed.

I still have mine from college (actually my entire Staedtler graphics kit). I'm not saying how many years ago that was but suffice it to say the thing is probably an antique. :lol:

My older son did Foerster Alg 2 in 9th, AP Stats in 10th, and DO Precalc in 11th. Even with the year between the two, ds had no issues going from Foerster to DO. In fact, there was a lot of review (or "solidification"--however you want to look at it) during the first semester of DO. Younger son is in Alg 2 at Wilson Hill and will probably stick with them for Precalc. He would not do as well with self-pacing as older son.

I'll watch it on pbs.org early tomorrow morning!

This is so sad and also so scary. I hope all online schools are assessing their own situations and will learn from this catastrophe. These that are starting brand new right now---how are they hiring teachers--as employees--so quickly? I hope they aren't making the same mistakes. Anyway, for any teacher from Landry who wants to offer his or her classes through the spring, they should check into Coursesites. It is a free learning management system with lots of perks---including free, live meeting software. I've used it for my physics course for three years. Pass the word on to the teachers you come into contact with. :grouphug:

My son began it in March of 8th grade and finished it in early May of 9th grade, but he did not work through the summer, so I would say it took him (us) around 11 calendar months to complete the book. We did not do every odd or every word problem; we followed a syllabus that I found online. This syllabus may skip a chapter or two because it adds in some other material. When we got to those chapters, I just assigned what I felt was appropriate. I say "us" because I did the problems, too, and then checked my work with the solutions manual. My son checked his work using my work. In retrospect, we could have probably spent less time on the trig chapters in Algebra II. My son's precalculus course (Derek Owens) repeated most of that material, but on the other hand, ds liked having that "previous knowledge" in precalculus. ETA: Scroll down to page 22 on the syllabus linked above to find the Alg II one.

I made both of these yesterday as well as cherry cream cheese tartlets because my son was having his squad over for dinner. The pecan bars are AMAZING plus they cut neatly and store well. Excellent Christmas cookie! Unfortunately, nothing is left over after that crew came through last night. lol!

DS also made all A's in his first semester of college...which was an emotional roller coaster at times (he left the dorm in the middle of the semester and became a rather long distance commuter). In the end, however, he was sad that his classes ended, and he is happily looking forward to next semester's two geography courses, the second semester of history with a favorite professor, etc. One thing I will note in case any other parent or student is making a similar decision. I have always been adamant that my children would repeat Calculus I at the university level even if they took it at the high school level...despite the counter wisdom of several of you more experienced moms. DS took AP Calculus through Derek Owens and scored a 5 on the exam, so he thought it was rather silly (and a waste of time) to repeat the course. He was also afraid of being bored, so I gave in. Well, he and you all were definitely right. He aced Calc II despite having a rather difficult professor who announced after tests how many students had scored in the single digits (!?!).

Like Michelle said, it is highly unlikely that a student will be able to indicate NMF on his or her college app---unless the student decides last-minute to apply to a school that still has applications open. However, my son was able to add NMF to his scholarship application at a school where he was attending a scholarship invitational competition in late Feb. The school told him to send a copy of the NMF letter if it came in before the competition, and it did, so he did. He also changed his "first choice school" in very late April after all the dust had settled from $ offers. It was easy to do---took 5 minutes on an online form. You will have access to all of that when the semi-finalist info comes in.

:grouphug: to you, friend.

This thread is kind of cracking me up because I know personally of one online teacher who really, really, REALLY needs to write said exam since it is to be released to the students tomorrow and instead she is on the WTM forum reading about peppermint mousse parfaits (see Southern Living Cookbook thread on Chat Board). And planning next year's curriculum for her then-to-be 2nd grader. :laugh: And looking at boots on LL Bean since I got a gift card there today and I need to spend it NOW. Etc. Honestly, my brain gets so frazzled dazzled this time of year...it is a wonder that I get anything done. My kids are the same way. :grouphug: to all of us moms and our kids and YAY for next week when it will all be done! And we can eat peppermint mousse and research writing curriculum until our hearts are content!