Jilly
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I also emailed a teacher this weekend for an application, and I haven't heard back either. I thought maybe it was too early to register.
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My dd 13 has stayed home at night numerous times since she was 12.
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For me it was when they were young. When my twins were 5/6 and my youngest was 1/2 I was tired, overwhelmed, and far too hard on myself. As they have gotten older, and I have gotten more experience, homeschooling has gotten easier and more enjoyable.
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My teens and I love the Great Courses. We have been watching them for years. We started out using DVDs, but now I buy the downloads. It is very convenient to be able to watch them right on our iPad.
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Have you looked at the website The Big Read? http://www.neabigread.org/
Thanks for linking this site. It looks like a wonderful resource. :001_smile:
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I am enjoying looking at everyone's plans. I hate to admit it, but I do not have a plan yet even though I have two going into ninth next year. I think I am overthinking everything which is leading me to panic.
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My teen son just finished Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon. It is a non-fiction book that reads like an exciting espionage novel. My son could not put it down and read it in two days. He highly recommends it.
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We read Starry River of the Sky last month and loved it. It is wonderful, as is the companion novel Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. They both make great read alouds.
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I want one too! They are very cool looking.
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Sushi Monster is another good app.
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My 13 year old son has been watching many of these courses for years. I think if you get a topic they love the interest will be there even at a younger age.
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Ours are finished and will be in the mail Monday. We have had so much fun making them, and my son can't wait until he gets his own Valentines in the mail. Thanks again for organizing this. :001_smile:
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I just read Some of My Best Friends are Books. It has an entire section devoted to book discussion/groups with gifted children, and it has an excellent anthology of books for various ages that are targeted for the gifted child. So far, ds has loved the 2 books I've given to him from the list.
Thank you for the recommendation. I think this will help me. :001_smile:
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THe only feedback I really have is a concern that you mention. Just because a 10 year old CAN read more complicated books doesn't mean that their brain/emotions are ready for the themes that come with it. I would be very careful about the choices so that they can feed the younger child's giftedness, but not traumatize them either. LOL
That's my concern too. I am thinking maybe it should be for kids 12 and up, but I am not sure yet.
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Have you read Deconstructing Penguins?
It's got some good ideas for book groups. My memory is it has ideas for how to pick books too.
I read this book years ago, and I enjoyed it. Thanks for mentioning it. I think it's time to find my copy and read it again.
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Thanks for all the great links.
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I have been recruited to start a book club for gifted tweens/teens, and I am starting to plan it out, but I need a few suggestions. First off I have to designate an age for the book club. We have several teens in the group (including my twins who are 13), so I want to include teens, but others have suggested we allow kids as young as 10 in the group. My concern is that the teens may feel that the group is too young for them if there are younger kids, and I also worry that some of the books may have subject matter that the younger kids aren't ready for. At the same time though it is a gifted group, so many of these kids are reading higher level books which perhaps deal with more mature subject matter. If you were me what ages would you have for this group?
Question 2 deals with the booklist. I was thinking of choosing the first book, and then getting feedback from the students on the other books we read? Do you think that would work? I wonder if it would be more of a headache for me trying to get everyone agreeing on a book each month? On the other hand I want the kids to feel that they have a say in what we do, so I might give it a try.
As far as the first book goes does anyone have any suggestions for a book? I want something that will grab the kid's attention, but I want it to be relatively unknown so it is not a repeat read for anyone.
Thanks for any feedback. :001_smile:
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Do you happen to know -- if you have an Apple TV, can you get videos that you have purchased from it via the cloud? I am thinking that, if I stored a lot? a few? videos on the Macbook, it could run out of disk space pretty fast, wouldn't it?
With an Apple TV device you have access to all the movies/music/TV shows that you have purchased.
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Thanks for posting this.
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Thanks for all the great links. I feel myself getting inspired. :)
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That's terrible. Sending prayers your way.
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Very cute!
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Puffin works fine for me although it occasionally crashes. It's definitely worth the three dollars I paid for it.
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Looks great! Thanks for posting.
AP class registration with Pa Homeschoolers
in High School and Self-Education Board
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This is the same class I emailed about, but now I am wondering if it is being offered next year. Other AP classes on the site have switched the date to 2013-2014, but the government one still says 2012-2013.