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I had this happen to my thumb a little bit. A friend suggested gout from too much protein. I drank cherry juice and the swelling and pain went away within 24 hours. Michele's Miracle tart cherry juice concentrate.
I don't know if I had the beginnings of gout or if just a lack of potassium. I don't get enough potassium and tend to swell. (Potassium affects metabolism and fluid balance.) The concentrate is filled with potassium. And it's delicious!
Anyway the pain is gone, and my thumb is pretty much back to normal. I was trying to eat more protein for me, still not a lot by Atkin or zone standards, but more than I would normally eat.
If you've been eating more protein, I'd look into the gout.
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I'm Ready!!!!!!!
I'm doing some last minute cleaning so I can have a clear conscience when I spend 2 to 3 hours per day writing.
I hope 2 hrs will be enough.
Kim
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I'm doing it as a gift to myself. I have never actually done it during the month of November. Instead, I usually plan and then delay and then start over Christmas. But I did finish my book.
My advice is to pick out a couple of hours that will work for you--one or two in the morning, one or two at night, one before the kids get up and one after they go to bed--and write.
Another suggestion, if it works for you, is to outline or plot now so you can start in November. That is if you're that kind of writer. Most of my writing friends have an idea and then just write. I outline.
I'm so excited. It's sort of my Christmas present to myself.
Kim
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This leaves me almost speechless.
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I'm praying for you and your family. I know this must be very very difficult.
May God protect you.
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My biracial daughter has really tight spiral curls down to her lower back. This is one of the products that I found as a leave in conditioner for her. Her hair isn't kinky though. It is more really curly and somewhat frizzy, but no kink. Just to be clear, my dd14's hair, if left natural, would grow wide as it dries, turning frizzy. With this stuff, her curls stay crisp, shiny, and vertical. My daughter's hair is gorgeous. Oh, and she uses this stuff when she swims 2 hours a day during the summer for swim team in a super chlorinated. Her hair does not break or anything.
I, however, have kinky, really tight curls. And that product above allows me to wear my hair really short and natural. It dries sort of like a mousse (sp?) with crisp curls. I wash my hair, wet it, and put some of this stuff in it and let it air dry. I love it. I get a natural, soft, curly/frizzy afro.
My daughter and I have drastically different hair and it works for both of us.
HTH
Btw, I buy this stuff at WalMart for about 20.00 a bottle. Imagine my surprise when I found it on Amazon for 11. Obviously I really like it.
And for the reviews, this stuff doesn't flake if rubbed in. My hair is black and my daughter has dark hair too. We wouldn't use if it flaked.
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Some people, especially the children, have no way out. Single and double income families have to work. Homeschooling isn't an option for everyone.
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That was totally AWESOME! That was such a treat.
Thanks!
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Down Girl and Sit. My 7 year old loved, loved, loved these books. From there, I had to bribe him to read other books because nothing held his interest like these books. Too bad there aren't more.
Kim
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Wow! This is so amazing and helpful! Thank you!
I always love your resources.
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I understand, and I agree with you. The AP are worthwhile exams that are based on a classical education in the sense of what we try to give our kids. And there is worth even beyond that.
If a student passes the AP exam, the parents save money and the child can skip the class. Also, many colleges teach a different worldview than what I do. They're way more liberal than I am. I'd rather my cover some of these issues with my child at home with an AP level class than a dual cred class taught by a professor with values different than mine.
Also the colleges, for the most part, do value the results of these exams. I think it gives my child validation for what I do at home with them. Is it as important as the SAT or ACT? I don't think so. But every advantage that I can give my children is worth it. Will it hurt them if they don't do it? I don't think so. But, again, every advantage that I can give my children is worth it.
So, again, I agree with you.
Plus the information is just golden. I love the study of rhetoric and that is what this Language and Comp test covers. It covers critical thinking and the art of manipulation and all kids should take it, in my opinion, not just the accelerated college prep kids.
Kim
I have to disconnect. It's thundering and lightening here. :-)
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FWIW, I found that the CB reps at the homeschool conference I attended in April were confidently stating that an AP instructor had to have attended official CB training and be an approved AP teacher. When I did more digging, this proved not to be a requirement from CB. It may or may not be required by some school districts.
I guess everything one hears isn't true. :-)
I can't argue for the common sense of what I relayed. I'm simply repeating the conversation. That was the discussion. As far as which colleges complain about students not being able to pass the class, I really don't know.
Now what I will grant as a possibility is that there are students who have been well prepped for the specific situation of an AP exam, but are less well prepared to read and discuss copious amounts of literature. This could especially be an issue for students who took the English Literature and Comp exam but not the AP English Literature exam. (Because the Comp course is often taken junior year and some colleges only give one validation for AP English - for either Comp or Lit, it seems that many students choose not to take the AP Lit exam and sometimes not even the course, having decided that it's not worth the effort since they won't get two courses worth of credit. This was a topic a couple weeks back on the AP English teachers' email list.)Makes sense to me too. But some of the AP approved English Lit syllabi only have 4 or 5 complete novels as well.
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Yes, sorry I keep doing that. Saying grade instead of score.
And yes, it doesn't bode well for the AP process if a student can pass that test but not pass a college level class. I think that's why the movement of (a few? some?) colleges in that direction. Maybe they assume the test by itself isn't enough.
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I spoke too general, maybe. However, I read and have in my sweaty little hands a binder filled with samples of AP essays, and I had 8th graders who had taken the LToW and could write an argumentative essay as well as many of the essays. The synthesis essay also, not hard. It's the rhetorical essay that's a little more difficult. That and the MC.
I sat in a class with about 20-25 teachers from different schools and what I said was correct, but you're right that the test is rigorous. What I meant, should have been more clear, is that if following TWTM or CW or LToW with a little extra work, our students will be fine. It's definitely doable.
Sorry for being dismissive of the rigor. It's just as homeschooling moms, I think we underestimate our own level of rigor. That's the point I was really trying to make.
Hope that makes sense, :)
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Since I brought up this question, I went ahead and called them. If I have time to post, I have time to verify that statement before I cause a stir. The lady I spoke to will call me back.
I sure hope the info I received was wrong. I would say I misunderstood, but I know I wasn't the only one who received that info.
Kim
She already called back. It seems that they were trying to warn us that some colleges may not accept the AP grade if the AP class is not on the transcript. So the rep I spoke to said check the college. Which colleges this applied to, I have no idea.
During the training, discussions swirled about colleges complaining that some students passed the test but then got to college and couldn't write at a college level.
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I know it makes no sense at all. But that is what I was told at an AP Summer Institute by a lead grader. It doesn't make sense. I plan to call the College Board to see if it's true. (I haven't had time to call yet because I'm behind already and school starts next week at our house.)
The other thing is another lady I know who took a different AP Class was told the same thing by another grader at the institute.
Believe me, I know it doesn't make sense. I left the training scratching my head on that one. But it is what I was told. I am hoping the ladies made a mistake because of their interpretation of some new guideline. I can see how that could happen.
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I took a Summer training class for English Language. Gwen is correct. Most AP classes aren't hard. The difficulty is about learning what's involved in the process. The AP classes just aren't that difficult. They only polish about 2 papers per year. The students write their essays in class, rough drafts only. They're taught to the test. And they only read an average of 4 books a year. Some schools cant even afford books. They read only excerpts.
The reason, I imagine, that more kids are failing the test is that the AP people are pushing equity. They know the information they're teaching is valuable and they believe more students should have the opportunity to learn it.
Basically, if our kids study the progym, take a few practice exams, our kids should be able to pass the test fairly easily. But one thing I was told, if a student didn't study under an approved syllabus, his test results don't count, even if he passed the test.
Kim
Also the homework for the AP English Language class is typically reading and a couple of projects like putting together a documentary or literature based art project.
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My 4 kids joined the summer league two years ago. They have improved drastically.
I found these instructional videos online to help my older two because they started at 11 and 13. They were really behind the other swimmers and their strokes need perfecting. After watching these videos this summer, they instantly improved. It helped to see what was happening under the water.
They swim on a team where they get little help in perfecting strokes. They do teach, but very hands off. This league focuses more on distance. They swim for 2 hours, taking breaks for instruction every 5 to 10 minutes or so, telling them what drills to swim next.
I find these videos so helpful.http://www.monkeysee.com/play/9110-how-to-swim-advanced-butterfly
Good Luck!
By the way, tell him not to get discouraged, older kids improve really quickly, especially once they learn the strokes.
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I have the same issues with Nanowrimo. I don't intend to pass out those writing examples to the students. Instead, I will use the program as the framework from which I teach, modifying as I go along because that is what I do. I modify everything. Can't help it. :-)
I did love the idea of using their favorite picture book or chapter book as a model.
Btw, I love to write. I write all of the time. I attend conferences and study writing, so I feel pretty comfortable modifying and teaching them what to do.
I also intend to use classical literature as examples, sort of in the vein of Write with the Best.
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Hi,
I'm doing the same thing this fall semester at my co-op, but I am expecting them to write a couple of picture books or an easy reader chapter book.
I plan to use Nanowrimo's workbook for high school students. We'll spend the first few weeks covering writing basics--punctuation, dialogue, description while we work on coming up with a story. Actually, I think that's pretty aggressive, but I think the kiddos will rise to the occasion.
I like the Nanowrimo workbook because it begins with having the students use their favorite book as a model. So for those writing a chapter book, they'll use their favorite chapter book and we'll discuss those in class. I don't expect them to write a novel in a semester, but if the writers in the class want to start one, I'm okay with that too.
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She took her rant to a public forum, and he replied in a public forum. She called someone the cleaning lady who in fact is not 'just' a cleaning lady but rather someone who is trading her hard work for other business. My guess is that many of this teen's friends know just who the lady is. The dad was right to correct misconception in a very public manner IMO. As well as to defend his actions and those of other family members who were disrespected in a public way. Without responding in a public way, his daughter and her misconceptions could have very much damagaed innocent reputations.
I think what the dad did was just fine. I hope he actually follows thru and makes her work to pay for her own laptop. And that she stays grounded and has to do more chores than she has so far been given.
Ditto.
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I give my 12 and 13 year olds, small doses of zinc, usually 10 mg or so and it dries them out.
Hth,
Kim
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I think it's more of a personal computer with a different type of interface. Don't know if this makes sense, but your programs (apps) are right up close and one click away. So it's all about the apps.
Some people type on them and students in my LTOW class type essays on their ipads and forward their essays to their computers for printing. That would drive me nuts; I need my pc or laptop for that type of use.
To me it's all about the apps. Ipad has more and better apps, but they don't have flash.
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I can't answer all of your questions, but I can tell you our experience. I have recently purchased a Le Pan tablet from Wal-mart online. I love it. I told everyone it was my Christmas present to myself for 198, but I really bought it for some school use and for my dh.
My dh has recently moved on to reading glasses and he is developing some hand issues from too many years of computer usage. He can keep it under control, but when he wants to search or use the computer at home, it's back to the mouse, at least until our Le Pan.
The Le Pan is the same size as the ipad and works beautifully. The only problem we've had with freezing is because my 6 and 8 year olds open up a bunch of games over time and never close them. Not a problem really, it's only happened about 3 times total since December, and it's used daily.
My dh can search anywhere comfortably, not stress his hands, and he can enlarge the screen easily. It's fabulous. Also, my kids have loaded it with tons of games, some of which are chess and logic games. This is huge for us because my 6 year old loves chess, checkers, and games in general and now he always has someone to play with.
I'm still investigating how to use it for more school related activities but I very rarely get my hands on it, and when I do, I'm usually lying in bed watching netflix or hulu on it. Hulu's quality isn't so great, but netflix and the videos from the android market are good enough for me and my dh.
Right now, the kids do math drill on the Le Pan, but I know there's more educational stuff out there. I just need to find it.
Overall, I'm more than pleased.
By the way, for 280 on amazon, you can get the Le Pan II and the Le Pan III will be coming out in a year or so. I'm going to skip the Le Pan II and probably get me a Le Pan III once the kinks are worked out. There seems to be a trend of software glitches when new android tablets come out. I'm okay with that, considering I'm not a huge follower of the apple products.
Kim
Young Latinos don't see themselves in books-NYT
in General Education Discussion Board
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On television it's easy to see yourself in a character without race having to be a part of the story, simply by looking at the characters. In the publishing industry, some people believe that unless the character's race or culture moves the story forward, race or culture should not be mentioned. In our society, not mentioning race or color is not being neutral. It's basically mainstream, meaning white. So while the stories in ya fiction don't always include racial issues, the exclusion of race and culture is noticeable for children that are of color.
Add to that the fact that the covers of the books are predominantly white, it solidifies the race in the readers mind without it having to be addressed.
Consider the book Liar. Although the main character was a black female, the cover was a white female. I don't believe this was the first time something like this has happened.