I don't have any BTDT experience but this web site has a program http://www.courserepository.org/. Hope it helps.

:grouphug: Praying...

Thank you Julie in MN and Flyingiguana.

So, if a student takes 2 years of high school foreign language then decides to take more in college, "should" they be proficient enough to tackle a 3rd semester class? I never took foreign language in college so I have no idea how it is structured compared to hs.

My daughter only used Homeschool Spanish Academy for a semester, but they do have year long + high school level. http://homeschoolspanishacademy.com/ Oh, and Ray at Horrible Books - http://www.horriblebooks.com/galoreparkbooklist.htm sells Galore Park books.

Thank you very much.

You could use R&S 7 for the composition & grammar component of your dc's 9th grade English credit. Coupled with VfCR should give you a solid 1 credit course. The TL 1 is a 0.5 cred class. This gives the dc 5.5 credits at home and another one (the AutoCad) at cc. This should be fine if your 9th grader can work at a college level pace.

I use HST+ http://www.homeschooltracker.com/tracker_plus.aspx. It keeps track of your assignments, averages grades, etc. HTH

I do not have any BTDT experience but I have friends who have done this. In our state, you can get an AA at the local cc in high school, if so motivated. Several homeschool kids I know have done this. This means they had to take a full course load right off the bat. These kids were typical bright (probably not "genius"), first-borns - motivated. My daughter will start this year with a full course load. She will take math at home because it is not a subject she could cram into 12 weeks. But we did start her out with Eng 101, Computer literacy (MS Word, Excel, and PP), and Spanish 121. So, we did try to start her off with a schedule that she could be successful with (she's taken 2 years of Spanish at home). I think she'll do well, because she knows how to work hard and is motivated (she is sooo done with me :glare:).

Those books only look big. The paper of Fagels' translations are quite thick ;).

Here is an interesting new product from Knowledge Quest. (I haven't used it - just watched the video). http://knowledgequestmaps.com/blog/2012/06/timemaps-video-is-here/

This is funny because a friend called My semolina "squash". Okay, yes, but it's lovely.

Oh yeah, I know exactly how you feel. Yep - The bold cracked me up. I like this idea.

I have this color in most of my house http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/semolina. The picture here doesn't really look like it. You need to go the Benjamin Moore and get a sample to see it. Anyway, I love it! We live in the PNW where it is often overcast. This color (semolina) brightens the rooms considerably. I also think it's kind of a "happy" color.

:bigear: Very interesting question. I have know answers - hopefully someone here does.

It's always exciting to hear of someone's upcoming adventures! Congrats and enjoy this new chapter in your life.:party:

I second Study is Hard Work. My daughter rereads portions. I ordered a separate one for my son.

The current plan here is: CW Cheria/Lively Art of Writing Vocab from Classical Roots Figuratively Speaking Elements of Style Stewart Grammar series Hmmm... that looks like a lot, but some of the curriculum will take maybe 1/2 - 1 hour (Stewart grammar & Figuratively Speaking) per week if it is spread across the year. There are books from history that cross-over.

I used the program in the fall of 2010. I am not a poetry person but I truly enjoyed this program. I learned to appreciate, and in many cases, enjoy, the poetry she presented. We pretty much just went straight from the book, so I have no other nifty ideas for you. It's funny, I went to the CAP booth at the California convention and told the woman at the booth how much I enjoyed using the program. She then told me she was the author (Christine Perrin).

Congrats! How very exciting!

Wonderful!

This is true...but then I'll be dead (or alive eternally :001_smile:) and you will feel like crap for the rest of your life. Bikes and cars don't have to be mutually exclusive. But they should be mutually respectful.

I haven't - just giving you a bump.

To me it's totally uncool to ride two abreast. If someone is "swerving" it could be to avoid something very deadly (like FOD - that if you hit could send you sailing through the air). Anyway, cyclist are just like everyone else: there are annoying ones and the not so annoying one.

1. My husband and I and several other adults I know ride on the road. It is quite common and legal here in WA. 2. Yes, with a caveat. They should try to stay to the very right hand side of their lane (going with traffic!). Just so you know, most cyclist pay road taxes as well. Additionally, everyday one of these cyclists ride to work, there is one less car for others to contend with. 3. WA is a pretty big cycling state so yes. (When I lived in the panhandle of FL I was way more concerned for my safety because there were no bike lanes and very little shoulder and some folks who were more than just plain rude.) 4. If the cyclists are in a single line (as they should be), I think it's fine. The slowdown is usually temporary as a driver waits to pass. 5. Not sure how to answer this. I get a little nervous on busy roads with speed limits greater than 40 mph. I may just be a wimp. 6. No, sorry. But then I come from a slightly different perspective than you ;). I have, as well as my husband and others, experienced some pretty rude drivers think that they owned the road. They honk or get real close to show that they are annoyed. This is very dangerous.