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  1. Sorry to hijack the thread... coming out of lurkdom to compliment your post. :iagree: And to give my 2 cents in that based on the same discussion with my parent before going on to college, I made the choice to get an education without sky-high debt. Once I graduated and began teaching, I quickly paid off my remaining $25K debt with my first year's income while we lived on my spouse's income. Then we switched and did the same to eliminate his $20K debt. That was back in 1993. No need to risk our future on a student loan debt. /hijack over
  2. Thanks! Is this the website your son used? http://www.instantcert.com/college.php4
  3. Hello All! I originally posted this in the College Board, but would love advice from those who have done CLEP. I now am working f/t as ds is attending college locally. DS is a special needs student who was homeschooled from 3-12 grades. He just completed his first semester of college with great grades. :hurray: Thanks to his Advisor from the Office of DIsabilities for all of her help! When ds was being homeschooled, he resisted the idea of taking the CLEP exam in high school. Now, that he has completed his first semester... well, of course he is interested in taking a test to avoid sitting in a class all semester! Imagine that. LOL :001_rolleyes: Since ds is Special Needs (Rare Liver Disease, Learning Disabilities and Aspergers Syndrome) with help from the Office of Disabilities, both his advisor and us parents suggest he take one CLEP exam this Spring 2015 to get a feel for the studying and exam. But we do have some questions. 1) I took a look at the community college CLEP passing scores and saw there was a 7-10 point difference in what they consider passing for credit... versus the 4 year University ds wants to transfer to. Am I correct in thinking he needs to maintain the passing score for the 4 year University despite what the current cc says? 2) What "grade" do the scores correlate to? I read on the official CLEP site the student gets a "P" on their transcript. How does this affect the gpa? 3) Any advice for study guides from certain publishers? Thanks in Advance!
  4. Hello All! DS is a special needs student who was homeschooled from 3-12 grades. He just completed his first semester of college with great grades. :hurray: Thanks to his Advisor from the Office of DIsabilities for all of her help! When ds was being homeschooled, he resisted the idea of taking the CLEP exam in high school. Now, that he has completed his first semester... well, of course he is interested in taking a test to avoid sitting in a class all semester! Imagine that. LOL :001_rolleyes: Since ds is Special Needs (Rare Liver Disease, Learning Disabilities and Aspergers Syndrome) with help from the Office of Disabilities, both his advisor and us parents suggest he take one CLEP exam this Spring 2015 to get a feel for the studying and exam. But we do have some questions. 1) I took a look at the community college CLEP passing scores and saw there was a 7-10 point difference in what they consider passing for credit... versus the 4 year University ds wants to transfer to. Am I correct in thinking he needs to maintain the passing score for the 4 year University despite what the current cc says? 2) What "grade" do the scores correlate to? I read on the official CLEP site the student gets a "P" on their transcript. How does this affect the gpa? 3) Any advice for study guides from certain publishers? Thanks in Advance!
  5. Well, I'll be the blunt one and simply ask… how much does this set one $$ back? Ahem, that is, to "re-arrange" the bOOks?? Curious minds want to know… :D
  6. tex-mex

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    Unfortunately, the school counselor was a mandated reporter and called it in to (I would suspect) CPS. It sounds like either a police officer or the CPS agent authorized the 72 hour hold based on what they saw at the school - leading up to the ride on the ambulance. I'm sorry to hear this happened. The parent had to have been so upset. :grouphug:
  7. Correct. I am trained in the OG method since 1996 via Spalding International. And used it for many years as a public schoolteacher and homeschooler with my special needs son who has Severe Dysgraphia. (Spalding has 5 levels of certification from tutor through executive trainer indicating extent of training.) It is very intensive training and the program can burn out some students who learning modalities are not suited for the rigor. However, I have seen much personal success with it with ESL and Dyslexic/Dysgraphic students.
  8. What about the Maisie Dobbs Mystery series?
  9. :iagree: :iagree: :iagree: I would never recommend a log cabin for a beginner. Yellow Brick Road is a classic and very easy for a mother/daughter project with fat quarter fabric over a weekend. They can take the completed top and later layer it for basting and then quilting. I was also thinking the 9 patches could be saved with a seam ripper and re-done. Why not make them into a pillowcase and then move on to another project? http://www.favequilts.com/Quilted-Pillows/How-to-Make-a-Patchwork-Pillow/
  10. :iagree: We were landlords for a 4-plex in a really nice area of North Dallas and we never had a problem with our tenants (2 out of the 4 units) who were Section 8 renters. The 2 Section 8 renters were both vetted with a background/credit/criminal check and their jobs were vetted as well by us to be legit. Both ladies were single moms and were the nicest ladies. Their kids were no problems and the reason they chose to live in our "yuppie" area was the fact our local school district had a magnet school their kids attended. I did not blame them one bit. Their units (#1 and #2 units in our 4-Plex) were in good order and we had no problems with them. Another elderly retired couple rented the third unit and they were delightful. As for the fourth unit?? That unit had 2 people who for various reasons skipped out into the night before we could evict them for lack of payment. All were vetted via the same background/credit/criminal check like the others. And they had better paying jobs compared to the Section 8 tenants. Quite frankly, those bad apples had lack of integrity. One tenant left everything in her unit as she up and left. The front door had notices from other creditors after her. Inside her unit as we were cleaning up was so much paperwork of her $$ financial hole she dug herself into. No wonder she ran away. I ended up asking the judge to legally evict her and slap a $$ judgment on her so it would follow her a la credit report for the next landlord to see that she was trouble with a capital T. One other tenant (not a Section 8) in unit #4 damaged the unit so badly, it took 45 days to repair the unit and $3500 out of our pocket. She had a blind cat who did not use the litter box. Stripped old carpet, old pad, old drywall, baseboards and used Kilz, bleach, with an ionizer to kill the stench from that cat. Then put in new drywall, plaster, baseboards, carpeting... what a nightmare. :glare:
  11. Here is the update. Student allegedly recanted the ebola story. http://fox5sandiego.com/2014/10/16/no-ebola-at-southwestern-college-officials-say/
  12. It is more than that... your face is blue for up to a week. Mine was about 4 and a half days. My friend's face was up to 6 days. LOL :blushing: Don't plan on leaving the house!
  13. Back when we had $$ and I stayed at home - sure. I started with a basic chemical peel at the local day spa. Then went to a local plastic surgeon who did the Obagi regimen with me for over 1 year. Along with Obagi, I did laser treatments at a day spa and man... my face was fah-bu-lous!! Now, that son is in college and homeschooling is over... I work for peanuts. But I use this product and it is wonderful for zapping those zits and keeping your pores clean. This sounds bad, but the burn does not bother me and I usually let it seep in my skin overnight. Then in the morning, I rinse and tone with Witch Hazel. http://www.amazon.com/Salicylic-Acid-Peel-30ml-Professional/dp/B000PLUZL8/ref=sr_1_1?s=beauty&ie=UTF8&qid=1413221520&sr=1-1 If you use it for more than 6 months, you will see a reduction in scars. But it is not strong enough like Obagi to peel the permanent scarring like the final "blue mask" regimen.
  14. Would she be interested in going to graduate school to earn a (teaching) credential to specialize in Art Therapy for Special Ed programs?
  15. :iagree: My in-laws did the same thing for our inheritance. And they made sure my son inherited funds for college via a 529 account in a Special Needs Trust that has a trustee. You do not need the permission of the mother. Just the legal names of the children and last place of residence for a lawyer to verify who they are and track them down. My son inherited a vacation home in the trust's name with the trustee taking care of the monthly/yearly costs from the account. One thing I need to add if the OP's husband wants to, is they can set up a college 529 account in the children's names (with SSNs) and have OP's husband be the trustee. Should for any reason the grandchildren choose not to use the college funds, the funds can only be used by a college or university. And the funds can go to other family members (listed in the trust) or their children (i.e. great-grandchildren). Hope this helps!
  16. :iagree: (Coming off lurking mode...) Sidenote: My son is attending a nearby college and lives at home. He is with a rare liver disease and is with the Office of Disabilities on his college campus. He is doing great thus far in his first weeks of Fall Semester. Last night after my son's college (English) class, we were in the car driving home. He suddenly remarked to me that the book he was reading was banned in some high schools. (I read the book previously and it surprised me that it was a banned book...) But the professor brought up the subject that night in class. He said the class was split 50/50 over the idea it was banned and half of the class felt that 9th graders could read the book and "just get over it". He and another fellow homeschooler felt differently and they said to each other that there would be no way they'd let their kids read it in the lower grades. And how they both felt they were old enough to analyze the book from a more "mature" perspective. I did not say much, but kind of smiled to myself about his remark. LOL
  17. Our library has the teen volunteers sign in/sign out on a paper sheet/clipboard before going to their assigned posts. Does your library have a paper backup to prove the hours? Can one of the librarians vouch for your son? I'd be a bit ticked at the coordinator.
  18. Great idea and inspiration for new recipes! Sun = Nacho buffet Mon = (leftover) Enchiladas, Nachos & Salad Tues = (New Year's Eve) Appetizer buffet and Family Movie Night (Snacks) Wed = Homemade Potato & Corn Chowder with Cornbread & Salad Thurs = Breakfast Biscuit Sandwiches w/eggs, cheese & bacon Fri = Pizza Night w/salad Sat = (leftover) Soup & Sandwiches
  19. DH grew up with his dad working on holidays and recalls many a Thanksgiving or Christmas at the Fire Station as a kid. Used to be a schoolteacher and got the week of Thanksgiving off, but was always stuck with grading and too tired to decorate or cook. Now, both DH and I have to work holidays but celebrate on another free day the holiday with a simple dinner... Prime Rib instead of Roasted Turkey for 3 people!
  20. Susan C- Good point. If you have bad allergies, TX tends to have a year-round system of something bugging someone with its weather system churning up stuff. Plus traffic is really horrible for both the DFW and Houston suburbs. You need to plan where to live and work with that in mind. I work only 18 miles away and it takes me 40-45 minutes to get to work. And yep, the view (compared to beautiful island life) is UGLY, flat, and brown. Kind of depressing from a Prairie POV.
  21. I strongly agree. Our rule is son and I have to eat something (we also have a rare liver disease) every 4 hours, no matter what. For our disease, son was once told if he did not eat and gain weight... he would have to have a G-Tube placed in. That scared him straight and helped the food battle. Son also used to have to drink medical (high calorie) shakes to gain weight when he was really little... and the taste was nasty. But he had to drink the shakes 3x a day. When son was little, I would have a basket or shelf he was allowed to choose snacks from. It was a major pain in the butt to be very organized and pack special meals or treats for travel or on the road. But now that son is 18, he now can be unsupervised and he eats (or cooks) on his own every 4 hours.
  22. :iagree: I was just thinking, "Gee... that sounds like me at that age." I am an Aspie/ADD/OCD/etc and would have the most epic meltdowns thanks to my quirks and anything (i.e. hunger & food) could set me off. My son is an Aspie too and I make sure not to make food times my battleground. As transition times are hard for him, I make him come to the table to eat and he has to comply. Or later we all pay the price for him missing a meal. Sorry to hear your day went like this. :grouphug:
  23. As a former teacher, it sounds like you were very bright, but maybe there was "some" emotional immaturity or perhaps your parents said in a parent-teacher conference of some extra stress you or your family were dealing with? And that is why you got some sessions with the school counselor. And most likely you got some special priviledges as you were deemed trustworthy and IMO, it got you out of the classroom if you were either ADHD, stressed out, or family going thru a rough patch. I think that is very kind of your teacher to do that. Nowadays, prinicipals flip out if you do such a thing as every minute counts to the Almighty Test.
  24. I have never put anything like a $45-55 bra in the dryer... it will deteriorate and if one has an underwire, it will break quickly. Always air dry a bra, no matter the $$ cost. This may show my age, but when I was in college, the apartment I shared had a bathroom with bras and panty hose drying on the shower rod or towel bar. If guests came, we'd quickly hide our drying delicates from them!
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