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  1. Since her scholarship is academic not need based I think you may not need to worry, but definitely contact the financial aid office to check.
  2. Transitioning to a prealgebra program after CLE 600's should be fine. Do you want something that can take you through high school math? Saxon might be a good option. Do you have a particular reason for wanting to do Algebra in 7th? If your child enjoys math you might look into some of the more interesting prealgebra programs such as AOPS or Jousting Armadillos. FWIW, my current plan with my 4th grader who will be finishing MM5 this week is to move on to MM6 concurrent with Jousting Armadillos and some of the Rightstart and Patty Paper geometry options, then let her try AOPS prealgebra. If she doesn't like AOPS I haven't quite decided what to do yet, but I'm not really planning for her to be done with Algebra before 8th grade.
  3. Just saw this today and realized I know the people behind it: http://www.fastcolabs.com/3027881/this-education-startup-will-keep-your-kids-from-getting-too-dumb-this-summer#comments Looks like an interesting concept, I'm curious to see how much of a response it gets.
  4. I also have trouble with faces. I've never understood how people can see a photo of a celebrity and know who they are. I have trouble following characters through movies, I lose track of who is who. I don't notice clothes much either...
  5. Oh, I like that theory! It's much less depressing than the more believable ones.
  6. I wouldn't unless the child is struggling and needs rules. If your child reads well and picks up spelling naturally, spend the time on something else.
  7. Call your insurance or use their online search tool and find a psychiatrist or at least a therapist, call there office and tell them you need an urgent appointment. A therapist cannot prescribe meds but may be helpful in getting your children to take the situation seriously and can help you navigate the next steps. The most effective treatment is usually a combination of therapy and meds.
  8. Congratulations! I hope the suit fits, it sure sounds like a great deal.
  9. Have you looked at book lots on Ebay? Sometimes you can get a whole box of Children's books in one lot, then the postage would be for the lot not each individual book. I have done this with Sonlight books and Foreign language books. The downside is there may be books in the lot that you don't want or already have, you'll have to decide if the savings is big enough to make up for that. Couple other thoughts: http://www.betterworldbooks.com says they have free shipping worldwide. Also, are there any thrift/secondhand stores in your area that sell books?
  10. I would be wondering about anxiety/depression/other mental health issues that color a person's perceptions of their life and circumstances. I have seen young adults bitter about their life, upbringing, etc. regardless of the actual circumstances when the real issue was not the circumstances but depression. It can strike anyone, though I do think those with perfectionist tendencies may be at particular risk if only because perfectionism is a likely indication of underlying anxiety, and anxiety and depression so often go hand in hand.
  11. Have you had the chance to work with a good therapist? There are methods of dealing with OCD through therapy that are effective for many people. If you want to try to avoid medication during pregnancy, I would definitely try to schedule regular appointments with a therapist who has success in treating anxiety and OCD. The book Brain Lock is one I am familiar with that addresses some strategies. I am sorry you are dealing with this. My husband is able to keep his anxiety/depression/OCD under control through medication but every time he has tried to wean off things will seem to go well for a time then he will crash. I understand your concerns about taking medications while pregnant, the best advice I can offer is to work closely with your dr. and a good therapist to work out the best course of action.
  12. Ok, so I want instructions to make good roasted veggies. Please?
  13. The difference I see is the lack of solid answers in the humanities. In math, there are right and wrong answers, you either find/prove a correct solution or you don't, the goal is generally clear and the sweat and tears come from trying to achieve that goal. In humanities, there may be no clearly defined goal to strive for, no way of easily identifying success. And yet--there is so very much room for striving and excellence. I took a graduate seminar from a celebrated Welsh poet, and one thing I learned is that the time and thought and effort put into crafting and revising a good poem was as mentally taxing as any work I had ever done.
  14. Given that people spend entire lifetimes studying and researching in narrow fields of expertise, I'm sure every subject has elements that an amateur would struggle to grasp. There are people out there with a real gift for making the esoteric relevant and comprehensible to the non-expert. I'm thinking about things like Stephen Hawking's book A Brief History of Time that I read when I was young. He was able to explain the ideas and theories of astrophysics in a way that an interested person without theoretical and mathematical expertise could make sense of.
  15. Shouldn't the stolen passports have been flagged as such when they were used? Perhaps such information is not being shared efficiently among organizations?
  16. SEWSO Someone else wash slippery otters. SLURP
  17. I say we start a mass movement to get rid of DST! Hawaii and Arizona have the right idea...
  18. To be fair, I think my husband as a sole breadwinner sometimes feels his work is invisible and unappreciated. We all expect the money to keep coming n but we don't spend a lot of time taking special note of his efforts. I think everyone gets frustrated when it seems someone is taking them for granted. OP, I second the recommendation to go do something for yourself.
  19. Does Jann have a website? I know she is on these boards but how does one sign up for her classes?
  20. There are always trade-offs in life. I personally would view a $36,000 tax as not at all unreasonable considering that what you are getting in return is several years in Eurpe with housing paid for. That is worth much more than $36,000....
  21. My older kids watch just fine, I think they would be less interested if they were not already studying the language.
  22. I would look for academically oriented groups or clubs he could join. Math team? I don't really know what is out there, but I bet there are extracurriculars that draw the academically oriented high schoolers together, homeschooled or not.
  23. Just a heads up for those teaching a foreign language to young kids. We like the Little Pim videos, and I was delighted to find that they are available to to stream for free if you have an Amazon Prime account.
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