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We've done PL and I bought LL, read through it, but never used it. We're now in LC2. IMO, a typical 11yo would be bored with PL, but LL would be the right level. PL would be much better for the 6yo and probaby the 8, unless he/she is very advanced. I doubt any one program would work well for all ages together.
Lawana
Dd 12. ds 10
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And then there's the time dd6 says, "Your bottom needs a bra, Mama." What can you say to that?
Lawana
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What did people do in the 'old days' when kids had oodles of actual WORK to do in the morning? This is hardly WORK -- these are simple, non-taxing, self-care tasks. I'm not asking them to plow the upper field or muck out the horse stalls!
I'm curious whether you have some personal knowledge here, or where these ideas come from? Both my parents grew up on farms, my mother on one that did not have running water or electricity. The kind of heavy duty chores to which you refer was done by teenagers in their families. At 7 or 9, my father had to carry a bucket of food scraps to the pig before school. I realize that you are not implying that you expect your kids to do that kind of labor, but from my observations in my family, the farm work ethic is usually only achieved on the farm.
Lawana
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In my experience, it is the unusual child who will complete these tasks independently at 7 and 9 and even older. While I think the things you've outlined for them to do are very reasonable, independence in completing them is a different story. When you think about it from their perspective, they really don't have any internal motivation to do them. They most likely don't care if their clothes are picked up, dishes put away, teeth are brushed. You care- they don't. So it's a matter of training and repetition and more repetition and maybe behavioral methods if that suits you. And some kids don't ever really care as long as they have someone else to care for them:glare:.
Good luck,
Lawana
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To my knowledge, Celiac symptoms do take time to resolve. Meanwhile, have you considered lactose intolerance?
Lawana
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Then I saw it written in Greek one day, and pronouncing it was no longer an issue for me.
We've been learning the Greek alphabet too, so I have to ask-
is it pi-rho-omicron-gamma-upsilon-mu-nu-alpha-sigma-mu-alpha-tau-alpha, or something like that?
Lawana
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I've often transported and accompanied my MIL (who lives with us and is dependant on us) to the Dr, and while I try to let her handle things as much as possible, I find that lots of doctors will at least look at me occasionally, as if to acknowledge that I may be part of the information/ decision making loop.
But I think that it is handled entirely differently with young persons - teenagers and preteens. There's almost a militant atmosphere of "they should be handling this themselves." "Legally an adult" is given much more weight than "a dependant still at home not ready yet to face the world alone." It seems clear that the parent is regarded as the "enemy" at times. My dd12 has Type 1 diabetes which requires routine dr. appts. every 3 months, so I have seem this end of the spectrum as well. I am not looking forward to what the next several years will bear. We do plan on keeping dd in our homeschool until she is 19, so that she will continue to have insurance coverage for insulin and supplies and we will be able to help her with the relentless blood sugar checks, carbohydrate counting, and insulin dosing that must be done multiple times each day, every day- no vacations, no breaks.
Lawana
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Wow. I would not be as calm as you appear to be at teh events you described. Yes, I would have called 911, and I often consider myself as one who underresponds. How are the kids taking it?
Lawana
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Well, since I went to college on the 11 year plan, there were many types of jobs involved:
food service in the college cafeteria
waitress in the college restaurant
waitress in various restaurants
cutting and stuffing fiberglass insulation into sectionals:tongue_smilie::tongue_smilie:
short stint at IRS service center reading microfilm:tongue_smilie:
security guard on campus- :) lots and lots of keys
police dispatcher for campus police department- (usually only one dispatcher on duty at a time, answering phones and monitoring radio- could get really hectic for a non-multitasker)
research assistant at Argonne National Lab, energy related:)
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Here is a link that I have found extremely useful. It is geared to piano, but most things would apply to violin also. In my experience, lots of teachers just want to sign them up without spending much time figuring out if the fit is right. But if you come prepared with your own questions, you're more likely to discover a potential misfit before you start. Also, don't be afraid to change if the first choice doesn't work out and you've given it a good try. IMO, it's harder to find a good teacher for a talented student than an average one. It seems to me a lot of teachers get in a rut of teaching the same thing in the same way to all the students which is exactly what you are trying to avoid. Look for enthusiasm in a teacher- and if your student starts to lose interest, take a very close look at the situation. While it's natural for all students to go through cycles of more and less enthusiasm, a prolonged lack of interest could mean it's time to find a better fit with a different teacher.
http://www.serve.com/marbeth/consumer.html
Good luck,
Lawana
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If you know of an investment that is totally secure and pays more than 6.5% interest I'd sure like to hear about it! Seriously, our mortgage is paid off and trying to find something secure to invest in that even keeps up with inflation is hard.
Lawana
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His sugar went to 178.
The short answer is no, this is not normal. Even after a glucose tolerance test with a massive carbohydrate load, blood sugar should not go this high. This could show either insulin resistance, such as what a type 2 diabetic experiences, or a pancreas that is "sputtering", possibly leading to type 1 diabetes. As a pp notes, type 1 is an autoimmune disorder where the beta cells in the pancreas are attacked by the immune system. When approximately 90% of the beta cells are destroyed, a person becomes symptomatic- high blood sugar readings, sugar in the urine, etc. Does he have increased thirst and urination? Weight loss? Fatigue? Those are additional symptoms of diabetes, although at blood glucose of 178, he may not experience any of them. Good luck- I'm sure he will be getting this checked out, right?
Lawana (with a type 1 dd)
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Do you have nearby relatives or trusted friend that could stay with the youngers, except baby, at least one trip a week, or maybe that could provide transportation for your daughter? With your load, it may be time to call for help.
Lawana
ETA: If you could find someone to take dd to tutoring on Wed, and skip story time for now, that would give you a whole other day at home.
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How far are you from the tutor? Is there anything that could induce the tutor to come to you? I'm sure you don't want to impose on a volunteer, but maybe there is something you could exchange (cooked meal?) to make it attractive for the tutoring to happen at your home.
Lawana
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I got 97%. I can't believe I missed that one about the 1st amendment- what was I thinking:eek:
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(Quote from instructor) Actually, I was reading the sentence as "chocolate" being the direct object and "hoard" describing the amount of chocolate. I can see, however, that "hoard" could be used as a noun because it is a "hidden supply" that is made up of "chocolate"(chocolate describing the hidden supply).
Mom has a hoard of chocolate.
Although we intuit the sentence to mean we have chocolate in a "hidden supply", giving more meaning weight to chocolate, grammatically there is no doubt that hoard is the direct object and of chocolate modifies hoard. To make it clearer, substitute something else for chocolate.
Mom has a hoard of curricula.
Hoard is still the direct object, but is now modified by of curricula.
Lawana
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It is a direct object with an article in front of it so it should be a noun, correct?
I have a hard time imagining how it could be anything else.
Lawana
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My dd is taking an online class and her teacher said that in that sentence hoard is a verb. I wanted to make sure that I understood it correctly.
Hoard can be a verb, but no way is it used as a verb in this sentence. Among the ways to determine this, articles (in this case a) are used before nouns, words that modify nouns, or words or phrases that function as nouns. Not before verbs or words or phrases that function as verbs.
No way does that act like a verb. Maybe the teacher misspoke.:)You are too kind.
Lawana
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The wiring in our house is pretty strange. The breaker that powers most of the wires in the box he was working on was off. There was one other wire, and that was connected to the kitchen light (go figure...this was not in the same room!). He had the kitchen light off, which is just fine if you tell other people that the light is off so you can redo some wiring...no need to turn off the breaker if the switch is off. Problem was, he didn't tell me. I turned the light switch on - it didn't work because the wire was disconnected but I didn't know it - and then he touched the wire.
Ria
This is the reason for lock out/tag out that electricians do. (Locking the switch in the off position with the tag of the person doing the work.) It is just way too easy to accidently flip a switch even if you know you're not supposed to- just such a habitual thing. How many times have you flipped the switch walking into a room when the power is out? Of course, home breakers can't usually be *locked* but making sure the power is off at the load center with a sign attached then testing the wires to make sure they are all dead should keep one safe at home. Verbal instructions are not enough.
Can you tell this is a subject dear to my heart? My dh works works with electricity and I want hime to come home in one piece.
Lawana
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On the continuum from complete nonreader, disorganized, immature learner to fluent reader, organized and mature learner, this 5 yo boy sounds like he is making very normal, appropriate progress. My kids had issues with almost all these things listed. In fact, dd12 had a long, slow, delayed road to reading, and even now still substitutes small words and finds reading a laborious task. She has excellent comprehension, and is improving in her fluency.
The *process* of learning to read is just that- a process. Success can be defined by moving along the continuum, not just by *ariving* at the end point of a fluent, fast, self-motivated reader. As long as this child shows motivation in areas that are of interest to him, I see nothing to cause concern.
It can be extremely frustrating to watch a young child struggle with *simple* reading tasks. My advice is to continue short, consistent sessions, but with revised expectations. Celebrate effort and even just participation, remembering at this point he is probably learning to read as a fulfillment of *your* goal for him, not something he is internally motivated to do. Learning to read can be a hard thing, more so for some children than for others. Share with him your joy at his participation rather than your frustration at the results.
Lawana
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That we're traditional and not very original. Both dc's names duplicate (or triplicate) family names. Of my soon-to-be 98 yo grandmother's 34 grandchildren and 92 great-grandchildren, there are 3 Rachels (2 Rachel Anns [dd's name]) and 2 Aarons, but no other Aaron Josephs (AJ to all who know him).
But I am the only Lawana and my mother is the only Vola. ;)
Lawana
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Ds has always been called by his initials AJ (planned since before he was born). He used to deny that his name was Aaron! He reports that he is AOK with his name.
Dd sometimes wishes she had a less common name. Guess why we named her a standard name with standard spelling? Growing up with my nonstandard name, Lawana, made me do that. Dd has enjoyed naming her dolls and animals all kinds of unusual names. Arload, for example.:001_huh:
Lawana
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A tote bag would be a practical next project- maybe with some embellishments.
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The doll's hair needs a wire wig brush. Any other type ruins the hair. The one from AG works of course, but we picked one up at the local beauty supply store for less.
Lawana
Greek/Latin Curriculum??
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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We're on our 4th year of Latin (PL 1 yr, LC1 2yrs, LC2 will take this year and propably 1/2 of another). We have added in the Greek alphabet this year- just the alphabet. I wanted a gradual, low key way to get started with Greek without spending a lot of time. I purchased Elementary Greek and use the flashcards and alphabet practice sheets for learning to write the letters. Now that we know the letters, we enjoy transliterating English words into Greek as a kind of code breaking game. I'll give them a note written with Greek letters (English words). The dc get to decipher. We've also been looking up the names from Greek mythology written in Greek. We'll start EG1 in earnest next school year.
Lawana
Dd12
Ds10