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Just wanted to contribute this interesting article about the pros and cons of eating raw potatoes.
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2009/Aug/05/1f5focusm195324-pros-and-cons-munching-raw-potatoe/
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I've been pondering these same questions. My oldest is only ten, so we have a few years yet but I see high school approaching rapidly and feel like what options are available in high school will depend in large part on what we do now. My dd10 is bright and motivated, I think she would be capable of accelerating through high school and college. I just don't know if she should. Right now she is putting a lot of time and effort into non-academic pursuits and I am supporting that. I have a friend who took an accelerated path through high school and college and ended up with a BS in molecular biology at age 19. He eventually went on to get a PhD and teach at a university. I can see advantages to the accelerated path for a student wh is motivated and capable, especially when starting and supporting a family rank high on the priority list. But I can also see advantages to encouraging broader and deeper exploration and study during the high school years. We are also in a situation where we will not be able to provide a lot of money for college so we will need affordable options and scholarships.
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Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks for all the laughs. I'm feeling sad that my memory is so bad these days I can't remember any of the many embarrassing moments I know I have had.
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We sing the 8s to the tune of London Bridge...
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Congratulations! And I'm sorry about the morning sickness. As for keeping the secret--good luck. I come from a large family, we got to be pretty good at figuring out when there was another baby on the way. My parents used to wait forever before announcing, and by then the announcement was pretty much unnecessary.
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I detest the way mortgages and mortgage servicing contracts can be sold and transferred without the permission of the mortgagee.
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You deserve to be proud. That is a fine young man you are raising!
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What a blessing.
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This. The courts are supposed to uphold the laws. Texas homeschooling laws do not give this court the authority to evaluate the home education of the children. If that is the gist of the case, the court is acting outside the law.Lisa, but nothing. In Texas, a family cannot have judgment against them simply because of homeschooling (http://thsc.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/cps-memo-2012-11-05.pdf) and Texas homeschool law is written in a way that pretty much makes it where we're virtually untouchable (I have mixed feelings about that).
IF there really was no neglect or abuse, then the state is overstepping by trying to evaluate these children and the homeschooling they received.
Now, in general, I think it is fine for us to say that we, as homeschoolers, don't want to encourage or wink at those not homeschooling in good faith. Many of us Texas homeschoolers would agree with you that it stinks that some people neglect their kids educationally.
But that isn't what Texas homeschool law requires. It basically says we *should* ("bonafide manner") but doesn't give ANYONE any right or responsibility to make sure we do.
The fact that one of the children is from a former marriage may be the cause of some of the unreported complications, as there may be a custody battle component we are not aware of.
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Congratulations! Best of luck to Calvin in th months ahead. Will he be testing in June?
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According to their website, K12 does employ some teachers themselves. It is not clear to me from the article whether the author was employed by a public cyber school or by K12.
http://educators.k12.com/products-services/expert-instructors
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We have read Hillyer's A Child's History of the World, listened to Story of the World CDs, and I have a shelf of TOG recommended books I occasionally read from and the kids browse through as I interests the.
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My oldest is finishing the old version, my third grader is doing the new version. I think either is OK but I'm excited about the new sequence going through prealgebra. I don't think the changes in the updated version are in any way a negative.
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Way to go Chinese Mormons!?!?
Seriously, this list makes me wish I had personal knowledge of some of these cultural groups so I could form my own opinion.
My kids' Mandarin tutor is a Chinese Mormon. I can't say anything about superiority, insecurity and self control, but I will absolutely vouch for her kindness, humor, patience, and amazing ability to engage and teach kids of different ages. She has quickly become one of my favorite people in the whole world :)
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The article came off as highly biased, sounded to me like the author was offended by not being included in one of the groups profiled.
I found the Tiger Mother book an interesting read, maybe because my own mom was something of a tiger mother. Minus the name calling. Amy Chua's definition of success in life is quite different from mine, and her tactics are mostly ones I wouldnt use, but within the framework of her apparent worldview they do make sense. I wouldn't try to judge the new book without reading it.
I'm not surprised that the book is controversial, I'm sure it was intended to be. I do expect it to have much more depth, subtlety, and humor than this article did! -
Does K12 itself run schools? I thought the K12 charters were set up individually and K12 just provides the curriculum. Was she working for K12 or for a charter school? If it was a charter school, wouldn't the problems she describes be specific to that school? The article seems to be talking about a nationwide entity running schools. I'm not an expert in K12 but I didn't think that was how the publicly funded K12 schools work. I know in my state there are a couple of different districts that offer virtual charters using K12. There are other charter schools that offer a variety of options with K12 being just one of them. I imagine the experience of teachers and students working with those schools would vary from school to school.
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Love that picture! Happy Epiphany.
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Everyone did at least something educational. And we had some new friends over in the afternoon. I'll count the day a success.
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Double post.
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That was a depressing read.
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"Um, no. He already comes from a long line of people who don't take crap from anyone, training is not required, it's genetic."
My favorite, from someone who teaches college classes online: "How will he get into college?"
I expect him to walk in through the door, but he could try climbing through a window.
"How will they learn to sit still?" (Because of course we all know how healthy a sedentary lifestyle is...)
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We love Dogger as well.
We've been reading Howl's Moving Castle, lots of fun.
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I really want this game. Is there an app as well as a board game?
Please help me out - does the letter 'a' ever sound
in The Chat Board
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Carry the fairy to the ferry
Carry
Fairy
Ferry
Marry
Merry
All have the same vowel sound to me.