Thank you. 🙂 I'm mainly worried about their self-worth, especially because this is not their fault at all. And the instructional coach said they didn't meet state requirements for advancement, so I'm not sure pushing or fighting come into play. 😕 I mean, if that's how they do things, that's how they do things. For youngest, I'd probably make the same call, too. He flat out failed. And probably, I should have stuck him in 2nd and not 3rd; he's really young for his grade and I essentially "held him back" a year from the start. That was a bad call on my part; he wouldn't have been tested or stuck on a Chromebook if I'd done that. My older boy failed one out of the four subjects. And they both had to retake the standardized tests. I'm just...idk. I do think it's ego. And the fact that there's no "back a year in math, ahead a year in content" for B&M schools. Especially for the 11-year-old, since it's just one subject. 2019-2020 was supposed to be a sabbatical. Should this new development change that? I guess that's what I'm wondering, for whatever reason. They don't want to go to the charter school; they want to go back to the PS, but also don't want to be in school "forever." My older son says it takes up too much of the day (I agree). But I needed the break; I'm pretty sure I was on the verge of a nervous breakdown for a whole bunch of reasons. I've made many changes, so we'll see how it holds up when I summer school them. I don't think so, but I didn't ask that question. My impression was it would simply to give them a better start for their current grades next year. And as far as I can tell from the papers they've sent home, it's just two 4-day sessions, and we'd miss two days, anyway. I'm not sure what they plan to do in that time. I'm giving us a break next week and one before school starts, and will still have a full 9 weeks for seatwork.

One for a task management app or website that is free or very cheap, and allows both subtasks and recurring settings for the same task (I'm using Google calendar and it doesn't allow both at the same time). I looked at Trullo and it seemed to want to charge money. I'll keep looking, but was curious if anyone had one they loved. And one for books or websites for parenting/teaching bright, strong-willed children. We're also dealing with emotional immaturity. I'm turning to this late, but hopefully late is still better than never, and I can salvage the next 7 years. I don't know if there is more to it than that; I figured it might be a good place to start.

They said both boys need to be retained in their current grade. And summer school has been mentioned about three times already. Whether they go to the charter school or return to the public school, this will be the case. idk. The Mama guilt is threatening, but I also want to defend homeschooling, and myself. They're upset they won't move on with their friends (though for my older son, that wouldn't have happened anyway--it was either charter school or home). Neither wants to go to the charter school, and this may affect their wait list status, anyway, as they are wait listed for specific grades, not the school as a whole (emailing the registrar soon). Anyway. Feeling low, I guess. Hormonal, too. I guess the good thing is they missed most of the school year, so most of it will be new? But I think putting them in was a mistake for them; apparently most of the last quarter is review and testing of materials they were never presented. I needed the break, but now they feel less than. Youngest said they were stupid, and my middle said the prophecy of going to school and getting bad grades came true (I'm not sure whose prophecy that was). 😞

Level 7, Lesson 9, Day 3--for anyone who happens to have the book. This worksheet asks the student to write examples of hyperbole. DD's: 1. The train was louder than a tornado. 2. The cheetah was faster than a bullet. 3. The horse was bucking higher than a wall. 4. She jumped as high as a kangaroo. 5. That building is taller than the sky! Thoughts? I think #2 and #4 are ok. The others seem borderline. Also, fine output in general for 7th? I'm concerned about her writing, but have little basis for comparison.

::hugs & prayers:: I know that's not what you asked for, but that's all I've got.

Communist Russia. edit: I guess you could argue that one either way, actually.

Down, regardless. Split floor plan in a ranch. I just want s-p-a-c-e. When they were babies, though, I slept with them on the sofa until they were only waking up up once per night or not at all. At that point, a baby monitor, I guess. Our houses have both been so small that you can hear just fine if you left the doors cracked. It's like 20 ft. from our door to the kids' doors. In the first house it was 3 feet. I like the aging in place angle, too. I was thinking more in terms of in relation to the kids' sleeping quarters.

Khan Academy? ETA: I don't know how the higher levels are with timed review, but it's got all the maths, as far as I can tell.

Weeds. I'm just now starting the whole weeding/mulching process I was supposed to be doing all winter. Although, it was a wet winter, but that doesn't prevent me from feeling like a lazy bum. I had 10 yards delivered today; got tired of waiting for the tree company to be working in my area. So that's the plan as it warms up. Weed. Mulch. The ultimate goal [is] to try raised row gardening, but we'll see what actually happens. 🙂 edited for grammar

Lord, have mercy.

We're looking at Pentecost! Now I have to really think about sponsors/god parents, and that's kind of intimidating.

Today was our first day of this. It was a lot quieter, and I got all the extra things done I never get around to. But yeah, weird. idk. I think I'm the only one bothered by it, though. But then again, we've become pretty unfun in the last couple of years, anyway. We have the issue of middle not working for me, and that means there isn't much time to do anything but seatwork, navigating meltdowns, arguments, and do all the things living requires. I think DD was glad the boys were gone. edited for spelling; good grief.

I'm really, really hoping for one for my boys soon. Hoping school will help it along. idk. We're all kind of needing one over here.

Holy crap. 😡

I can't tell yet. And me too. 🙂 I'll still cry, though. I sort of feel like I'm firing myself from the only job I wanted.

I'd rather reside the house than paint brick, personally. But it's also not something I'd buy/not buy a house over.

The fear being it will automatically turn the reader in to a miniature Nazi? I can imagine one of my parents flying off the handle at such news, even now. I think it really depends on the reader and how suggestible they are; I think that's at least as much of a personality/psychological thing as an age thing.

Just posting to say I somewhat feel your pain. I feel like mine's too small, too. And we have 5 with (as far as I know) no neurological issues. Sometimes I wonder about some of us, though... Hope you find a solution. Blessings are still responsibilities, and that can still cause real frustration. ::hugs:: edited for clarity

The two boys really liked the elementary school when we toured. They'd been apprehensive before, so I decided to run with it and did all the paperwork yesterday. They'll start after spring break, diving into testing. Since it's the last two months and they'll be out at the end of May, it's ok. Still sad, but mostly I have peace. Mostly. My educational philosophy is totally different from schools. I guess my ideal at this point would be a secular classical hybrid school nearby, but there isn't one. And unlike the homeschooling pioneers, I am so not up for starting my own when I can't find the resources I need. Maybe after a break. 🙂

OP mentioned a loom? idk what that could be besides the things from the Middle Ages that wove tapestries, lol.

Glad you feel positive at present, and ::hugs:: for any moments you don't. 🙂 Hope it's a smooth transition and great year.

What do you do when you make informative statements and it's taken as a request for an opinion? Like, "I'm doing X and I feel Y about it." Where Y is not a fuzzy feeling, but a natural one given X.

You are my hero. 😁 I'm going to live those days, because doing the staged home thing about sent me over the the edge of sanity, and we never even moved. So somehow, we'll have to be able to move out in order to sell this home. Also, I hate grey, greige, and open floor plans. If I had a partner in crime and the funds, I'd love to reno a 100 year old home. The only modern feature I like is master on the main with other bedrooms upstairs. I'm definitely wanting more of a "this room is for X purpose only, that room is for Y purpose only" set up. Smaller rooms to reflect the fact that you don't need much space to sleep or study, for example. Pipe dreams. 🙂

I would think (totally off the top of my head) that Corazin and Bethsaida were Jewish towns, and Tyre and Sidon were Gentile towns. I could be wrong, but if I'm not, this just reinforces what I was saying about how the Jews were supposed to be the likeliest to recognize the Messiah, with mixed results. It would also testify to the spiritual sensitivity of the Gentiles, sort of like Nineveh repented, and Jonah was salty about it. And I'll warrant it's not written down much elsewhere because for one, Christ says in that passage that the miracles were met with unbelief. And two, the people who would have been following Him and seeing these miracles with belief were not very likely able to read and write. The people who could read and write were "the Jews," the Jewish leadership, who opposed Him. Also, in the first couple of centuries, word of mouth was supposedly trusted more than the written word. And the Gospel spread verbally for many years before it was ever written down. None of the Gospel books were even the first NT book to be written, anyway.

I like the other responses here, so I'll just say that it can appear that Christ was "sent" to the Jews "first" because the nation of Israel was supposed to be a testament to God before the rest of the nations, and carried within its worship and teachings the prophecy of Christ Himself. This was the plan from the beginning. Because of this, he had to be sent through the Jews, as a Jew, and if anyone was to recognize Him, it should have been the Jewish people, and many did. The religious leaders were largely who opposed Him, and to whom "the Jews" is referring throughout the Gospels. Also, it's good to remember that Christ is Hebrew. That didn't ever change; He rose and ascended bodily. 🙂