I just glanced at the test. The student needs to get 8 right in each of the two sections to be successful in the course. I would wait until he's done more Algebra before I'd worry about section 1, but maybe have him take section 2? That is all pretty much the geometry covered in PreAlgebra. If he can get 8 of those right, don't worry about it and try section 1 after he finishes Algebra.

I like the looks of that. I'll put it on my list. Thanks!

We plan to use Roman Roads as literature only, so I think we will drop the units heavy on theology/ history. I hope to use three units a year, possibly pairing up history and writing instruction where it makes sense ie Workbook for Arguments with Philosophers, etc, and US Government with Enlightenment. We plan to drop the Histories from the first year. We will probably only use the Aeneid from the Romans and Medieval Mind from Christiandom. Depending the final selections, we think we will use all of the Early Modern units. That gives us 9 units for 3 years, leaving a year for modern literature. Interested to hear what others plan to do or have done. ETA, we will likely selectively read Iliad, but all of Odyssey.

Okay, it is too young for this group. I guess I'm still open to ideas!

What ages is Writing Tales best suited for? I don't have sixth graders anymore, so maybe that's why is seems too young?

Well, I'm not looking to be a purist here, I guess. I've been teaching for a long time (both homeschool and otherwise), and know that the Fable and Narrative levels work really well for getting kids writing. Last time, I jumped into something more essay specific right around Common Topic. I love the look of WT, but the group is about 10-13 years old. Mostly solid on other areas, but have had no writing experience.

Yes. I was too caffeine deprived to spell it. Barefoot Meandering has one, too but it's full language arts, and this group is a little older.

Thanks- I need a program since we only meet once a week, and I don't plan to write my own. I couldn't remember the name of Writing Tales and I've never heard of the Cottage Press stuff, so this is helpful.

I'm eyeing MP Classical Composition for next year for a co-op class. I have seen the classical method really work well for non writers. I have taught CAP in the past, but the idea of going through it again makes me want to poke myself in the eye. Oddly, I'm having a hard time finding reviews on CC, even for fable and narrative level (which is all I plan to use). Has anyone used this? I know it looks boring, but I can teach around that if it's solid and straight forward. Are there other classical writing programs I'm overlooking? I really want just writing as most of the families already use Abeka, Shirley or LLaTL.

No one, eh? Okay, I'll be the guinea pig I guess. It's worth a look of you're in the market for French.

Maybe try Readlang? I've played around with the free version, and I like the concept. It lets you click on words you don't know and then save them to flash cards. If French literature is like English literature, you can start with the older fairy tales and work your way up to novels. At least in English "literature" seems to have a core vocabulary of a couple hundred words that you don't encounter too many other places. Hope this helps!

I know nothing about these, but they are free and online: http://www.gavirtuallearning.org/Resources/ScienceResources/ScienceShared/SharedAnatomyandPhysiology.aspx https://epextrapages.wordpress.com/anatomy-and-physiology/ Good luck!

I've searched threads and come up with several where this free French program is listed, but not much feed back on the actual course. http://oli.cmu.edu/courses/free-open/french-i-course-details/ Has anyone used this? Dd has in the final weeks of what I'm going to call French 1 after using a mash up of resources (to put it mildly), and I'd like to cover French 2 somewhat more efficiently. The OLI looks to me like a marriage of Duolingo and French in Action, although I don't think it goes as far as French in Action. French 2 would be the equivalent of 2nd year high school French, I think. I would have her do the verbal parts of French 1 before beginning the full French 2 course. She wants to continue with Breaking the Barrier, and we have used the Cours de Langue book as a review tool, and probably will continue with that and some magazines. Anyhow, I know French in Action is well liked here, but dd doesn't really watch much TV in any language, so I'm thinking it would be a hard sell. She's done well with EdX courses in the past, and the format is very similar. I did find a copy of the transcript for French in Action online, and might try it out, just so she has the story line if we need to jump into it after French 2. Pop some popcorn and try to make it fun to follow along.... Any feed feed back? Thanks!

I like Dolciani for it's clean layout and mathematical thinking. For me it works better to have a TE b/c there is some information in there that isn't always in the student edition. The C problems do take logical leaps. The TE has three assignment paths scheduled, which is helpful. This went beautifully when I had a few minutes to teach the lessons, not so well if I let her just jump in and go. This re-enforces math skills within the problems. We used the first part of Jacobs for the space in-between prealgebra and algebra (along with DO PreAlgebra) as youngest dd was still pretty young. It's playful and the logic problems are interesting. The first few chapters are prealgebra review. Foerster is well-suited for budding engineers. We settled on this one for dd (even though she's done half each of the above books) because, for her, it's independent and she likes the word problems. The layout is nice for a younger kiddo b/c it's easy to assign just evens or just odds because they are often in rows. This one relies more on technology. This is a plus for her. She's strong with mental math, so she gets a kick out using the big calculator and some of the software MWB uses. I generally encourage her to do a lot in her head (and she does), but for her, the technology is a bonus. My dd spends hours doing art and making things, reads non-fiction unless directed otherwise, generally likes math, loves science, and is on the young side for algebra (if that helps with what kind of kid).

Mine (on the classifieds) is not the same as WHA's. It is one edition older. Many of the problems are exactly the same (and there are fewer photos), but it isn't close enough to use interchangeably with their edition. HTH ETA- The TE is just answers, no solutions. I do think the TE is very helpful if you aren't using an online class.

If you think A Fresh Approach might work for her, Derek Owens does have review videos for algebra that cover most of the topics: https://www.youtube.com/user/derekowens/playlists?sort=dd&view=50&shelf_id=4 These would be much shorter than his regular lectures. If you still think Derek Owens is your best bet, consider having her watch a few videos first thing in the morning, then actually do her math time later in the afternoon, splitting things up. We like the MWB videos, but dd only watches maybe 1 every couple of weeks and the occasional solution if she gets stuck. I watch them all, though. There's never more than 20 minutes a day for the lesson, usually much less. She mostly reads the directions and works the sample exercises with me.

Okay, good to know. That makes sense, I guess. My last pass through high school ancients was with EIL 5, and I thought the pace was too quick without enough student framework (it was a co-op class I taught). Maybe I'll plan for three units a year plus some writing textbooks- Workbook for Arguments, Discovery of Deduction, research writing etc. I do want to leave some room for "free academic reading".

I would probably add some just read and discuss books if we needed more, probably from WTM lists.

I've decided we don't want to integrate history and literature for high school. I like the balance of reading/watching/ writing in the Old Western Culture, though. I have noticed that some units are mostly lit, some are mostly theology and some are mostly history. I'm considering using 2-3 of the mostly lit units a year as just lit, and lining it up with an appropriate history- (pairing "Enlightenment" with a regular government course, for example). Thoughts?

Makes sense. We have a good option for dual enrollment for calc based physics, so likely will go that route when we get there. Otherwise, there seems to be plenty to keep dd busy in the meantime. Thanks! ETA- the chemistry sounds perfect for dd, who spends hours a week on art, "3.091SC is not "just a chemistry class" - it's a chemistry-centered class that integrates examples from the world around us, in the arts and humanities, the human stories behind the science, and applications to engineering and emerging technologies."

I really like the looks of this: https://ocw.mit.edu/high-school/ Rigorous, self-paced, mostly textbook based (which is a plus for us), secular. Is there a catch other than needing to grade things ourselves? Anyone have any favorites? Any courses to avoid? Thanks!

http://www.thebestschools.org/rankings/best-online-high-school-diploma-programs/ The article above has a nice summary of the different school types. I don't see any school working as an all-in-one for us, but I do like the selection of self-paced courses University of Nebraska offers. I do have to laugh at Laurel Springs- their single course costs are higher than my graduate school classes. Sorry. Not happening here.

You could test through Math Mammoth 7? Foerster does ramp up a little because it trots out quadratics early on. Keeps the story problems interesting. We did part of Jacobs Algebra b/c MM 7 wasn't done. We tested through DO PreA and took a detour through Dolciani Algebra (1970 and 1986) before finding our groove with Foerster. YMMV

Thanks! Does the Hive have any reviews on any of the schools? We're just looking for individual classes, and like that most of the uni schools are self-paced. I dispute the line in the article that it makes them public school kids to enroll, " Some students (maybe 20%) were homeschooled, however by enrolling in an online public school, these students become public school students." If it's privately funded ie, tuition-based, then it's not public school. There doesn't appear to be any contact information on the page, though.

Ball State (gifted?) http://bsu.edu/academy/online/ Is there a thread that reviews any of these?