Jilly
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I only had five books, and out of those five I may buy one of them, The Story of Snow. I am somewhat surprised that I didn't have more matches.
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I'll post here too. :)
I have one up today. It is my attempt at playing a game my son made on Scratch. :D
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I have one up today. It is my attempt at playing a game my son made on Scratch. :D
I don't care which board we post to. It has always been on an education board because Wordless Wednesday posts have been up for a long time, before the Chat board was created. I do see the logic of putting it on the chat board though. :)
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DS 14 loves Westerns. His favorite is The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. DD14 loves Sense and Sensibility, Charade, and Funny Face. DS 10 loves all the Scooby Doo movies.
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Mine's up. :)
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If I remember right I believe the OP's son is 14 or 15 now, and they had a tough year last year too.
:grouphug: :grouphug: I would have him take the proficiency test in the spring and send him off to community college. It would probably be good for both of you.
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I would take a moment to step back from the situation and evaluate your goals for him. I know I was very overwhelmed when my kids were younger and they were learning in a very asynchronous way, but I realized what was important to me was that they loved learning. For that to be possible I had to let go of many of my ideas about what learning looks like. For my twins I realized they loved history, audiobooks, science, legos, and drawing. That was what I had to work with for many years. Up to age ten or so they would listen to audiobooks for hours a day while they drew or built legos. I would read aloud to them from history and science books and we would do some hands-on projects. These were our days and to many they would not seem very educational, but it did work for them. Today they very much love to learn, and they are doing great. Hang in there because it will work out in the end.
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Has anyone here used Drawing on History? I recently purchased it, and I love the way it looks. I am getting ready to use it with my twins, and I was wondering if anyone had any experience with it. Specifically I am wondering how long it takes to complete each week. Thanks. :)
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Wordless - My son's latest book cover
Word-filled - Edgar Allan Poe Costume Party and Motivating Your Writer
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My DS 14 is going to be Edgar Allan Poe.
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Flip cameras are dead. They were discontinued two years ago because Cisco saw the handwriting on the wall.
Smart phones and devices like iPod touches could do what a Flip could do (and more). The Flips had their moment, but the moment has passed. If one could find a Flip dirt-cheap used it would be fine for a little kid. But at a premium "collector" price a Flip doesn't make sense. They have almost no controls and have been passed by technologically speaking.
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I had no idea they were discontinued. It has been quite a few years since my kids had their first Flip, and I remember they were quite affordable. My kids made some great movies with theirs.
Now they only use their mini iPads to make films. For the money one would spend on a camera I would invest in an iPad mini. The quality is good and there is some great software out there for film making. Also if your child becomes more serious about making movies you could also invest in various lenses for the iPad.
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I would second the recommendation for a Flip camera. The Flip camera makes a great first video camera for kids.
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I'd choose Where the Mountain Meets the Moon.
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Mine's up: Tea Time
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If you follow Brave Writer on Facebook she had quite an inspirational post today that I highly recommend you read.
https://www.facebook.com/bravewriter/posts/10152472011816677
As far as an extended break I would recommend it. I have done it a few times when my kids were younger and no harm came of it. They listened to audiobooks, played with Legos, made forts, and generally had a great time. I re-grouped, got some much needed rest, and came up with a new plan. A month or two later we were homeschooling successfully once again. :)
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I finally had some time to write my weekly update. :)
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Thank you for posting this!
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We like to watch From Time to Time which is based on the book The Treasure of Green Knowe. It is a great ghost story for kids.
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Ours is up too. A Perfect Homeschool Day. :o
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I'm bumping this for anyone who needs a reminder. :)
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Here is a link to what tests meet the a-g course requirements. According to this she would be fine with the AP classes. My only concern would be with her taking three APs in her freshman year of high school, especially the AP Language and Composition. If you feel the AP classes are too much she could always take the SAT subject test instead.
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Ours is finally up, better late than never...right? :D
Late readers can catch up and excell.
in General Education Discussion Board
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I agree. My oldest son was a late reader. At 10 he was still struggling with fluency. He did listen to audiobooks for years and loved them, but he couldn't read on his own. Around 10 and a half he took off. It was as if something just clicked, and now he is my most avid reader. I am so grateful that he was not in school during this struggle, and I am happy that I didn't stress about it. :)