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You do know that this is a good problem to have, right? My kids have the opposite problem, I'm afraid. I just about have to physically walk them to the books, sit them down, put the books in front of them, teach the lesson, then threaten dismemberment if they wander off before they are done :o). Rinse and repeat for each subject. Congratulations on inspiring motivation in your children :o). I am in awe.
Kayleen
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Sonlight. Their books are a nice mix of genres, and most of them are good reads.
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Oh baby! Most of us deal with this ALL the time LOL! It IS hard to wrap your brain around. Makes me feel twitchy and somewhat scizophrenic on occasion. My 12yo is Mr. Async. in the flesh. Last year he was plodding his way through the BJU5 handwriting book, while romping through simultaneous equation in Algebra. I would say his main areas in which he varies greatly is the physical/maturity vs intellectual/musical. I remember one Sat a couple years ago when he was in an AWANA games competition on the 2nd string team. He did fine, but had kids trip over him a couple times...was just his typical "out to lunch" self. I was scorekeeping and one of the other moms leaned over and whispered to me at one point "who is that kid? they should disqualify him..." when he accidently made another kid trip (oops). Well, I think his team lost....no biggie anyway. RIGHT after said games we had to make tracks because he had a piano festival about an hour away. He changed in the car, we got to the festival, and he actually had to play in the same group as the advanced levels (he was intermediate). Cool as a cucumber....looking spiffy....he sailed right in, played beautifully, thoroughly impressed the advanced level judge and earned a "superior". He is *very* at home onstage. I just remember how mindblowingly *strange* I felt at the end of that day. Same kid. 2 different situations. Comes off looking totally inept in one situation, and completely the master of the other. ??????!!!!!. Aaaaaaaarrrrrrrrgggggg!!!! It keeps me humble.
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As an evangelical christian, I'd have to say that no one knows for certain. BUT we are to assume it could be any time. Imminent. That's what the apostle Paul preached. I also think we can look at world events generally, and see things heading toward the end, certainly, what with the increasingly global mindset and a LOT of other factors, but in the whole scheme of things a hundred years or so....or more even....is no more than a blip in light of eternity, so to try to narrow it down too strictly would be pretty audacious. My job is to live as if Christ could come in the next 5 minutes. Because he could (according to my worldview, you understand).
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My favorite 4th food (alliterative, too!):
Sugar cookie dough baked rectangularly (9x13 pan, or on a rect. stone...whatever), frost with sweetened cream cheese, top with sliced strawberries & fresh blueberries to look like a flag. Yummy!! And decorative. and easy.
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Weeeellllll, I do let my kids say it, but not about people usually. However, if you have ever seen the show on Nickolodeon called Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, there is an episode in which Blue is chasing Mr. Hareman around squeaking a pink elephant, and Mr. Hareman turns around and says (in a very proper British accent) "I dislike you with great intensity!". Ever since then, that particular phrase has come in handy on occasion as a handy substitute for "hate". It has a certain......."Je ne sais quoi" :o).
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Well, I can't do the poll, but I'll answer anyway :o)
dd16 11th grade
Notgrass Civics/Sonlight Economics (uses Thinkwell)
finish up alg and Geo if possible: Aleks, TT (this child is SLOOOOOOW at math)
Brit Lit: coop using BJU and a really good College prof
Writing class: analytical/persuasive essays
Chemistry: coop using Apologia Chem
Bible: AWANA (highschool level) + bible component in Sonlight Econ.
Performing Arts: Musical theatre, homeschool choir, private violin, maybe orchestra
PE: homeschool sports....we do swimming and volleyball, taekwondo, lots of dancing in theater
ds12 7th grade
Finish up Alg 1 with Kinetic Books, review prealg with NSM1
CLE LA 7, CLE Reading 7/LL7 combo, readers from SL 5
BF Hist of Classical Music+review SOTW 1-4 audios+MCP maps F,G,H
BJU Space and Earth Science, Plato Life Science (online)
Irasshai Japanese (free online classes, bought the textbooks to go with :o) )
PE: homeschool sports (swimming, volleyball), taekwondo, dance
Bible: AWANA, Elementary Greek at accelerated pace (already finished Hey Andrew 4)
Extra: Musical theater, Piano lessons/recitals/competitions, Boy Scouts
Can you say BUSY??? LOL!! AND, my oldest just graduated and will be at home doing CC (thankfully 1.5 mi away). I'm thankful to be in a wonderful well run ISP (private) that provides many options for my kids, as well as living in a hs friendly city. I have very high energy kids (probably mild SPD as well), who need creative/musical/other outlets to be sane, so I'm very blessed to have lots of support. I combine activities where I can (both kids are in Sports, TKD, theater together), and most extras are only 1 day/week.
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Cathy, you could hop over the pioneer woman's blog and check out all her info on photography. She has TONS of great tutorials on all things photographic. thepioneerwoman.com
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ditto ditto ditto.....I saw it, e-mailed, and *bam* it was outta there! major kudos! that was just ....ewwww...shudder....
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Well, lets see... my kids will eat: burrito's (easy - tortillas, beans, cheese), grilled cheese, tomato soup & frozen buiscuits (big bag from superwalmart), other soup, occasionally sandwiches, ramen, leftovers, mac & cheese, eggs & cheese, toast & whatever, and other things as well. Including milk, fruit, etc. Mine are pretty handy in the kitchen, but sometimes I'll make lunch, and sometimes they fend for themselves. Occasionally we meet grandma and grandpa for a fastfood lunch, or we get pizza or hot dogs at Costco. My kids aren't fans of lunch meat, and they would die if they had to live on pb&j exclusively.
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just google unlocked i-phones...you'll get tons of info on how to do this, or where you can actually buy one.
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If R&S isn't an option, does that mean CLE isn't an option either? That's a great program that uses diagramming. If you are strictly looking secular, then I'd look at Hake, or maybe Voyages in English. Both use lots of diagramming.
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First off, boys plus friends can think up things to do, and convince each other to actually do them, that boys alone would never imagine. Seems irrational, but it's true, I swear it. Second, It has nothing to do with how much you trust them. The absolutely the most mature 11-12 yos should not be with friends unsupervised for long periods. By virtue of age alone. period. Tell you boys that it is in no way personal, but you just don't do it. No matter what. Or with whom.
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Definitely get and read "Out of Sync Child". You will have lightbulb moments and learn a lot.
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You know Holly, there is nothing wrong with the oldies but goodies necessarily, but just be aware of the "positional" issue, for one. Also, make sure that you get *all* the books that work together in the method. Make sure, whatever you choose, to get the theory book, the technique book, etc. These are SO important. I grew up on Thompson, but I did *NOT* learn the theory I should have learned, in a systematic way. I basically was taken through the method books. I could not sightread well either. A little tip on sightreading.....learning to sightread music is eerily similar to learning to read. Kids need lots of fun easy music at or below their level, in addition to their method books. Enticing books. Just laying around tempting them to pick them up and play for fun. THAT is how kids learn to sightread well (plus a good sightreading exercise book to teach them some good skills). OK, stepping off the soapbox now :o)! I have drastically improved (in my old age) in this area because as my son has taken lessons I've enjoyed playing all his easy music (he is probably better than me now...) as it came up, and learning my theory as he learned it. There is nothing like playing through fun easy music for making reading music automatic.
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Yup, yup, yup, I totally agree. Faber is GREAT about minimizing positional playing. And, imho, their music is much easier on the ears than Bastien. Most notably in the early "plunky" books. Also, there is nothing inherently wrong with teaching finger numbers. It is something all pianists need to know from day 1, because even in standard classical repetoire, there is often suggested fingering for complicated passages, and you have to be aware of "finger numbers". As Lawana implied, the wrong use of the finger numbering system is to use in in conjunction with such an overwhelmingly positional methodology that the child begins to *always* equate "1" with "thumb" etc.
So I still vote Faber.
Kayleen
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Faber would be my choice, especially over Bastien. I love the musicality of Faber, and how they get kids used to playing all over the keyboard pretty early. I prefer the landmark/interval approach to learning note reading as well. I believe that Bastien takes more of a positional approach. Faber is fun also because they have numerous fun books in different styles at each level. JMO.
Kayleen
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Another positive vote here. With the caveat that clubs will vary in level of organization. A well run AWANA club is a wonderful thing to be a part of. My oldest is graduating this year, and recently got her citation award, the highest one you can get, for completing all the books through high school. She loved AWANA, did AWANA games, and bible quizzing, even went to camp a few different years. I would think Sparks club would be a fun thing for your dd.
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Well, I hsed my first dd because she was one of *those* kids (see the gen board). Quirky, & hyper. As it turns out, very smart as well, but I wasn't thinking that when we started, and she wasn't especially asynchronous or anything. Passing on religious values was important as well. Turns out hsing is a good fit for my kids, so we continue. DS is DEFINITELY one of *those* kids, maybe a little more than his oldest sister LOL! Gifted, quirky, hyper, probably mildly spd. I'm glad we hs. Oldest dd graduates next Fri., and she has turned out to be lovely, and gracious. No regrets.
Kayleen
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OK, look.....you need some perspective here. That is hardly failing by Singapore Math standards. Have you checked out the grading scale? 50% is a C. So you son is really pretty close to a perfectly good passing grade. They make the math *hard* on purpose to challenge kids. They don't expect kids to get them all right. So I guess the question is...what grade are you hoping for? If you expect him to pass everything with a particular letter grade, then make sure that you aren't using the typical American grading scale. Use the grading scale they post on the website. OTOH, he may need brushing up on a few things. This is certainly no disaster, though :o).
Cheers!
Kayleen
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Goodness, where do you live?? I thought we were in an expensive area (Los Angeles), and I pay roughly 30-35. Plus more for competition fees, piano books, etc. That is a pretty going rate around here for a competent teacher.
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we do, when ds's teacher is in town and not on vacation herself. We probably end up with about 6-8 weeks of lessons during the summer. Sometimes less. Ds also goes to piano camp at a local college for 1 week during the summer. I like him to keep motivated during the summer. No lessons = lack of motivation. We get a running start on all his new repetoire and theory and technique that must be mastered by around Feb. for exams, festivals, competitions and the like. Just not having "events" on the calendar is a break for us LOL!
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If you read the linked article it says that it was 10-15 people. From experience I'd guess it is once a week. Bible studies usually are no more often than that. This seems very odd to me.
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I was homeschooled for 4th grade - 8th, and I have no regrets. I had generally positive school experiences all around, so I feel fortunate. Did k-3 at 2 different public schools, but was privileged to have very good teachers. Second grade teacher was a progressive sort, and we did learning stations in her room. Every week we had to pick a certain number of learning activities from the list to do that week. Every day the kids would rotate through the activity centers on their list, and check them off with the teacher. It was very fun. She was a master teacher. In 3rd we were not at the greatest of schools, but I had a very old fashioned teacher who read us Little house on the Prairie outloud, and made butter with us :o). I liked her. 4th - 8th I did calvert (parents were missionaries to Africa), and had amazing firsthand cross cultural experiences (toured all over Paris while my Mom and Dad were in language study). I went to a small Christian boarding school for MK's in Africa for most of high school, which was a blast. All the teachers were great, and they cared about the students. Did 10th in the states at a public hs, which, although pretty typical culturally (we thought American teenagers were pretty stupid), had very good teachers. I was in honors classes. Came back to the states, went to and graduated from a private Christian college. I am very blessed. I didn't plan to hs my kids, but ended up with a *live wire* for my first child. I knew several homeschoolers who encouraged me to hs her. I've never looked back, and 3 children later I still know I made the right choice. Oldest graduates in 2 weeks *sniff*! Wow! time flies....
Kayleen
Science for 7th grade?
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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Well, if you aren't against online interactive type stuff, you might check out the unbeatable price on Plato Science that the Homeschool Buyer's coop is having right now. It is pretty cool, very thorough, but doesn't require outside experiments, although there are lots of interactive things. Homeschool buyers coop is free to join, and they often have really good group buys on things. https://www.homeschoolbuyersco-op.org/index.php?option=com_hsbc_epp_order&Itemid=1024