I want to start LCC-style schedule with my 6th grader and have bought and read LCC1 and LCC2. However, I want to start with Ancients as that is where we are in the cycle (we are now completing SOTW4). My question: What literature selections do I go with? Do I use the Greek and Roman literature suggestions for 3rd grade or the ones for 9th grade (LCC timing)? Also, would I use Christian Studies I for learning about the Old Testament/Israelites? I would appreciate any other ideas/advice about starting LCC in middle school and with the ancients. Thanks.

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living books more than a curriculum Thanks again.

I want to spend a year studying astronomy with my dc ages 11, 8, 6. Please share your favorite books, magazines, projects, websites, etc. Thanks.

I am thinking of using this to correct my dd's writing - 5th grade - but wonder if it has the huge letters most programs use for young children. I want something with a narrow margin and simplified style. I like that it is copywork.

She "behaves" for a while like she has changed and then as soon as we allow anything nice she starts up again. And, it's not right that the other dc who behave can't get to do things because she is misbehaving. She'll be great now for three days or a week, or whatever, as soon as we are "nice" she will start up again. Who wants to hold a kid under a totalitarian regime to get them to do the right thing. Again, dh and I are both "goody too shoes" and the other dc usually do right. We are appaled by this.

My dd/11 just lies. She has stolen money twice, sneaks candy, says she has completed something (chore or schoolwork) and has not, the list goes on. We have talked about it, encouraged her, punished her, taken away privileges, reasoned with her, screamed at her, spoken softly and logically to her. NONE of it gets her to stop. She does the right thing for a few days and then WHAMO she lies again. She knows right from wrong. She knows that bad choices lead to bad consequences. No change in behavior. She is a person who lacks self-control in other areas as well. She is like the Hare in the Tortoise and the Hare. She rushes through things, boasts, and then does not get them done right, and then makes a million excuses or lies about it. (I love this child but do not particularly like her right now). :glare: We were having a lovely morning. I made a beautiful breakfast and sat with the dc and read aloud - a book of their choice for three chapters. She went to the Daddy / Daughter dance last night. We shopped for a closet-full of new clothes last week. I read to her, talk with her, pray with her, and sing to her (her choice) every night. She gets to do all of the activities she wants to do. We travel a lot and do the kinds of things she likes on trips. We socialize with her friends. Her father and I both spend one-on-one time with her. We talk with her A LOT about life, good choices, her plans, her relationships, etc. All this to say that she leads a pretty fantastic life. And she lies, and she sneaks, and she is stingy with her siblings, and she bosses her siblings around, and she fusses about chores, and she makes a million excuses when she has done wrong, and she treats her friends/acquaintances better than her siblings and parents, and she won't obey even in little things without some kind of ultimatem. Other items to note which I offer because they may hint at something I do not know about: she is very fidgety, she has always been a suspicious person (someone else must be getting more than I am), she is a mouth-breather (never breathes through her nose), she has a hard time speaking clearly (articulating thoughts in an organized fashion & also enunciating correctly), she tries to be funny all of the time but really is not - usually it is at another's expense and upsetting to the other person or pretending to be disobedient, she makes lots of sloppy mistakes in her schoolwork, her handwriting is a mess (even after five years of practicing penmanship), she starts a milllion projects and does not finish them, she makes a million messes and does not "see" them until made to clean them up then fusses about it. We have read parenting books and tried so many things. We have other children to tend to. She is not helping as her younger brother tend sto follow her bad example in detail and get in trouble to. I am at my wit's end. My dh is at his wit's end. We want to ship her off to military school or something. Maybe we need a shrink. DH and I are super hard working, disciplined, and generous to a fault. I do recognize that her bossiness comes from me. But the rest, we think this child came from Mars. She just does not follow our example and constantly crosses boundaries. What do we do?

which one works better? Does one type work better for one kind of learner and the other for another? If so, what's the divide? I have no idea what would be best for my dc.

I know that this has been explained before but I can't find the explanation when I do a search. Will someone please explain (or direct me to the thread) what mastery means and what spiral means when looking at curriculum? Many thanks.

likes/dislikes? Thanks.

I am interested in math and grammar. I would like to know how they compare, including how the pages "look." I like the clean pages R&S has but want workbooks instead of hardcover. For math, I want clear, thorough instructions. For grammar, I want it to stick. Thanks.

dd11 has been sneaking candy. Before you start thinking she is sneaking it because it is restricted, please know that we do have candy and/or desert every day in our house. We have afternnoon tea with treats and desert after dinner. She could have had this candy bar then. She took it, she knew she should not, she went to the bathroom and scarfed it. I saw the wrapper later and she fessed up. What is this??? What do I do??? It has happened several times now and each time she says she won't do it again.

Thank you Aubrey et al. I will ponder, work on being in better shape, and talk to dh.

is because I have been told that it is not a good idea to go into a pregnancy overweight from a previous one. Maybe that sounds ridiculous to some but it is the information I have received in the past. I would want to be in good shape because I would be in my early forties and know that I was really worn out during previous pregnancies and have had a host of physical (chronic) issues since then. I wasn't trying to be idiotic, just thinking I should be in good shape if having another is a possibility. I also posted about other concerns of time and energy and was hoping some moms of large families would talk to me about these concerns, if they had them before having more kids, and how they overcame them.

I have been thinking a lot about whether or not it is "responsible" for us to have another child. We have healthy great kids and are busy with them. My dh is very busy with work and school. Moreover, I have had progressively worse pregnancies with lots of circulatory and pain problems and I did not lose 8 lbs. from the last baby (so I am 8 pounds overweight). Thing is, I always pictured myself with two more. I dream about twins (wishful thinking - two at a time - one less pregnancy). It feels like I am missing two kids. BUT, I am not so young anymore and take the above issues seriously. I am also tired a lot and wonder if I could even have the evergy. So recently, it has become a source of sadness because as I celebrate (with all of my heart) my dearest friend becoming pregnant with her sixth, I am sort of sad for myself because I feel like I probably will not have another child. I don't need help being happy for her - I truly am. I am just wondering how to deal with my own feelings about me. Anyone understand? BTDT? If you have more than four, how have you handled the challenges of finances, time, energy, and health? Anyone have words of advice on how to proceed?

I have not used it but want to bump you again because: A - I went to the site and thought it might be a good fit for my dd B - I like your posts C - I like your avatar D - I KNOW what it is like to have a post go unnoticed E - I am hoping someone will give us some info

My question is how much TIME as in HOURS and MINUTES do you spend on SOTW4 when you do it. If you are doing a chapter, how many hours/minutes does it take you? If you are doing a section, how many hours/minutes does it take you? If you are doing some history each day, how many hours/minutes does it take you? Thanks.

If you do one section - how much time do you spend on it? If you do a bit each day - how much time do you spend on it each day? I will add it up.:)

we read the chapter and do the activities in one day.

I swear my dd has pencil sharpening ocd! She sharpens A LOT because if the tip is not just so she "can't" write with it. I find myself shouting, "If you sharpen another pencil you are going to your room!" How ridiculous is that? Schoolwork gets dragged out as she stops every couple of minutes to sharpen her pencils. :glare: Can you recommend an amazing pencil that lasts a really long time and does not have to be sharpened constantly? I have tried mechanical pencils too but then she is constantly clicking in a new lead so that it is nice and pointed. AAGHHHKKJHHOIHSFOHEHOI!! Maybe you should recommend a therapist instead. :tongue_smilie:

I am doing SOTW4 with the AG maps, outline, coloring page (if any) with my dc ages 11, 8, and 6. The eldest does all of the AG activities plus a test. The two younger listen, color/draw, and answer oral questions. It takes a REALLY LONG time. We love it and will keep doing it but I am wondering if we need to speed up a bit. A chapter can take us 5 hours to complete. Is this normal? If it is long, do you have suggestions? Again, we enjoy it, the issue is that we then do not get to anything else. I think we need to be more efficient. Advice? :bigear:

This is my second attempt with dc to read this book - together/and or individually. Nobody likes it. They do not want to read it. I must confess, I feel the same way (I have not said this to them). If we skip it and move on, what's the worst thing that will happen to us?:001_smile:

We do other Latin as well, but she gets a big kick out of RS Latin. She likes to use her phrases to stupefy us. We like the immersion method here.

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Is there a huge difference between TT6 and R&S5? I want to stop at lesson 70 and buy TT6 and let her move on but don't know if it's too much of a jump. Thanks.