I'm no fan of JB but I don't see how he can be called UGLY by any stretch of the imagination. :confused: He seems like a nice, humble, respectful kid (unlike Miley Cyrus :ack2:) but not my type of music.

I might actually look at D to use over the summer or to use as a supplement to MM. Although maybe math will just be easy for my ds because he has such a good foundation and I should just keep plugging along with RS. My 6yo dd is K/1 and I'm doing Right Start A with her. I'm kind of thinking my ds can do MM 3rd grade next year so I can really work with dd on RS B.

I think you're right — the solid foundation of B could be why C seems so easy. hmmm, I looked at Math Mammoth 2nd grade and it looks just as easy as RS. Interesting. :) I think a lot of the money work and clock work could be cut way, way down in C. Maybe to a quaterly, or half year review. I think the mental addition could be cut down to a monthly review (If the kid TOTALLY gets it) and subtraction could use more time because it's basically NEW in C. On a positive note, my ds loves, loves the geometry and drawing aspects in C. He would never tire of those. He also loved the roman numeral unit and he likes the review sheets because they are easy (but I feel like they are busy work). Maybe instead of the math games, math puzzles would really mix things up. Maybe I'll start incorporating some puzzles into our week :)

Did you look at Math Mammoth?

I think B is incredibly challenging (and brilliant!). I also think B could easily be a standard 2nd grade program... but once you complete B - then C is so much less challenging because it is just not nearly as hard. IDK, maybe one reason is that while doing level B, my son mastered the material so he doesn't need all the review of C.

I think Right Start C is challenging to most first graders but I doubt there are a lot of 2nd graders that find it challenging. I think the pace is to slow for an average 2nd grader.

Thank you for that information, that makes more sense than avoiding those foods. :) In the studies where people are shown to be healthier for consuming whole grains and beans, do you think their grains and legumes were properly prepared?

I went to C for the same reason! Because subtractions was barely covered in B, it made it hard to use supplemental workbooks during B too. I like C... I just wish it were more challenging and moved as quickly as B

I just googled phyates in veg. and the first link that came up said that phytates do block nutrient absorption but those foods also seem to protect against cancer. :confused:

It has been a little less teacher intensive for us because there are more worksheets that my ds can do independently and some solitaire games. The only problem for us has been that it is not as challenging as level B. I am just starting to look for a supplement to challenge him. I wish I had moved faster through C and maybe started D midyear or moved to MM.

Even if the early humans did eat legumes and grain, do you think it is true that peas/lentils/grains actually contain anti-nutrients? Can it be proven that having green beans is detrimental to our health? :eek: I doubt it's true but I'm wondering if anyone has any proof that it is bunk. :)

are "anti-nutrients" and are actually bad for you? :lurk5:

Youtube won't let me see the videos. It says "You don't own this playlist". :glare:

My earliest memory is from a few weeks before I turned 2yo. My brother and I were throwing pillows down the stairs and with one throw, I fell down hard tile stairs. I remember looking at my brother and throwing the pillow. I remember I was BLIND right after the fall. I could see nothing but pitch black. I was standing next to my mother telling her that I can't see (or I thought I was telling her!) and I could hear all my aunts and uncles talking and laughing and mostly I remember my mom talking, and the smell of coffee. I remember I kept pulling on her arm trying to tell her I couldn't see anything. I can still "hear" the chatter in my mind. I did eventually get my sight back, probably shortly after but I don't remember when. It is my earliest memory and it is still so vivid to me.

:eek: Ok, last one... clearly they are saying p E rry (e like dead) Right? :lol: At about 1:15 in, Candace rhymes Perry with Larry (not rhymes, LOL) but they say Perry and Larry together a few times and it's so apparent that they are pronouncing it differently!! EDIT: She does rhyme prairy and Larry, scary, dairy, and all of those don't sound like Perry. OMG, maybe it is me?!?! :lol:

What about songs that include ? Does it sound to you like they are saying Mary Christmas?? I hear merry, not Mary. :D

In NJ/NY, Mary rhymes with hairy but Merry does not. :tongue_smilie: Short e on Merry... like berry, Kerry, very.

Do you have a recipe for this?

I worked in NYC with a girl named Merry. She was from Chicago where apparently Mary and Merry are homophones! :eek: ;) In NY, everyone called her Merry, as in Merry Christmas with a short e until they were corrected. That must have been kind of annoying.

On the topic of why we shouldn't learn Chinese... someone on these boards once said that the problem with Chinese is that Mandarin is not the only language spoken in China and for business purposes, Mandarin may not be the most useful.

The same reason why those illegal immigrants leave their families behind, work in the US for years earning money, then travel back to Mexico on a plane and live far better than they could have otherwise. Retirees can live very well in Latin America because their American dollars stretch farther. They won't be living in the poverty that that the illegals are escaping from.

:svengo: oh my! ....but that is a freak accident. Hiking isn't inherently dangerous, right? (right?) lol Stairs can be tricky :lol: Elaine, I know your right. It is the sport he likes best and I should just try to keep him safe. I do hope he doesn't find out about dirt bike racing, though! :eek:

I'm thinking of trying to steer him from mountain biking to hiking! :w00t:

Oh, that's right... horseback riding doesn't seem like a dangerous sport but Christopher Reeve had a horrific accident! Having said that, I would love for my kids to ride horses!

Thanks, I think :lol: Do your kids have regular cycling helmets or full face?