My ds welcomes your ds to the brotherhood! My son had snow on his ordeal night and they ended up pulling them into cabins. Breakfast and lunch were pemmican and they weren't allowed to talk all day during the ordeal. My dh said the "not talking" part was the worst and that the pemmican was delicious. Hunger will do that to odd foods!

You know you're from the Midwest, and the upper midwest at that, when the first day of your SUMMER vacation was postponed by SNOW. Yep, we aren't leaving until tomorrow just to give the snow more time to melt. Oh, and yes, we are pulling out the winter coats, which we've eschewed from the last month, to take on our SUMMER vacation.

Do you guys recommend Worldview before Summit for a rising high school senior or just Summit?

I teach at Concordia, but not the language villages. The villages are really excellent, but pricey. We're sending our 2nd to a French camp this summer.

The "in-depth" reading, too! Are you sure? I would assign high school credit for the core reading and questions. I would assign AP credit for adding in the in-depth readings. If your soon-to-be ninth grader is struggling, just assign the core reading until he adjusts. Moving to the R level is history and literature, plus adding in other high school classes can be a real challenge at first. Around Christmas, you can begin to add more of the in-depth readings until he is carrying a full R load. And, honestly, some kids won't be able to do all of the in-depth reading because they are not strong readers or quick readers or because they are more mathematical or science people. When my third comes along, she will have less history reading because she will have more science word.

My son is taking this right now. He isn't interested in law at all and certainly not in constitutional law. This was a poor choice of a class for him. It just does not match his interests. Each week, you read a couple of chapters and take some very short quizzes. Every other week, there is a live chat. By live, it means "typed". There is no spoken record. There were about 80 people in the chat, but, it has dropped to about 40 by mid-term. The mid-term exam is a thoughtful question that you have to research. It was a pretend law and you had to research the constitutionality of the law. Student interact on the forum and those interactions have been quite positive. The kids in the class, at least the ones who stick it out, are willing to engage in debate and have solid reasoning skills. If your child is interested in law or politics, this would be a very nice class, but don't expect one-on-one time with Dr. Farris. Customer Service has been wonderful, though. If you have specific questions, let me know and I'll ask my son. My son doesn't regret taking it, but law is not his "thing."

Switch to nasal pillows will help some, but mostly reducing the heat setting on the humidifer (I rarely use it at all) and tucking the hose under the covers with you. Tucking the hose in completely solved the problem and is a very quick fix if you are unhandy with a sewing machine, like me!

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Rejoicing with you!!! My kids have enjoyed that series and learned a lot from it.

I know that it's silly to fear and that this is a bit of a brag, BUT, here goes anyway! My son got a 26 on his ACT. It's his first time taking the test (or pretty much any standardized test) and we did NO prep work. And the biggest laugh is he got a 29 on math, which is the subject he hates most! All I could think was that God had been gracious to allow us to teach our own kids and to train them for Him without ruining their academic chances. And my kids are NOT those mythical hsing kids who study Latin for fun and read novels at age 3, either! They are just ordinary kids who skip school whenever they can, have messy rooms, and would rather watch TV than discuss philosophy. Please join in rejoicing with me. Homeschooling does work and God IS faithful. Doin' the happy dance on Good Friday...

I know that it's silly to fear and that this is a bit of a brag, BUT, here goes anyway! My son got a 26 on his ACT. It's his first time taking the test (or pretty much any standardized test) and we did NO prep work. And the biggest laugh is he got a 29 on math, which is the subject he hates most! All I could think was that God had been gracious to allow us to teach our own kids and to train them for Him without ruining their academic chances. And my kids are NOT those mythical hsing kids who study Latin for fun and read novels at age 3, either! They are just ordinary kids who skip school whenever they can, have messy rooms, and would rather watch TV than discuss philosophy. Please join in rejoicing with me. Homeschooling does work and God IS faithful. Doin' the happy dance on Good Friday...

Put the chickens in the shower while you clean their shavings out of the dog kennel! Chickens currently live in the dog's kennel and their pen needed cleaning. But, where do you put six poop-machines when it is 40 degrees outside and raining?

17 yo ds: children.....WHAT? You have those after you get married, right? School them at home? Are you kidding? I haven't even thought about my senior year, much less how I'll school my future progeny. 14yo dd: Absolutely 10yo dd and 9yo dd: no clue

:iagree::iagree::iagree: We've been walking a fine line with this DCE, understanding that we are all sinner and make mistakes. BUT, I certainly want to know every topic/conversation/event that my kids attend. I'm usually at the events, so I investigate more the Bible Studies. Yes, I think this DCE is trying to be popular and fun, and even shocking, to see hip. I must say that when we brought our concerns to her, she listened decently and did make the changes we requested. But, yes, she did show "The Passion" as did the DCE before her! Sigh!!!

I've been tempted to say that they were costing the school district money by NOT having more children. IOW, if you reproduced more, you'd help your school district more. LOL OR Do childless couples also cost the school district money? Isn't it their civic duty to have kids??? But, then, wisdom prevails (mostly) and I pass the bean dip by say that at least the district isn't spending money on my kids.

We're heading to SD in a couple of weeks. We'll probably freeze to death, but it's the best week for our family to travel. I'm all ears for recommendations, especially about the caves!

You could join her is withdrawal by giving up some bad habit of your own. That way, you and she can both commiserate about the withdrawal. Just a thought!

Yep, but this is the same DCE who wanted my dd to say things like "He held me down and wouldn't stop" about date rape during a Sunday worship service. I don't think that she is typical of DCEs except she is YOUNG and inexperienced!

I read your other post on this subject. I think you are on the right track! It's got to be brutal in your home right now, but the goal is to get the home back to "good" and, in the short term, there is going to be some pain involved. You dd is crying out for attention is totally awful ways and you are giving the needed remedy. HUGS to you! And a HUGE box of chocolate! Please keep us posted!

LC-MS here, too. We are about to confirm our 2nd child. We followed up on every single confirmation lesson and screened out some of the activities. Honestly, I don't think 7th graders should be watching "The Passion" movie even if it is about Jesus! We've been teaching our children about Jesus all along and I don't think that my kids felt like someone else was taking over since they discussed every lesson with us. You could ask for a schedule and discuss the topic of the week at home. I'll say that my kids were BORED SILLY in confirmation and were appalled at the ps kids in the class. None of the ps kids would answer a question and they all acted like memorizing a verse was akin to death by firing squad. Both kid have been thrilled to see confirmation end---and we have a wonderful pastor! Confirmation was very remedial for our kids (thanks to Awana and our home studies). But, it does tie into the teen social life of the church. IMHO, pulling them from confirmation would make if awkward for them when the teens so servant events or church activities. Our confirmation program required the kids to attend committee meetings, go to choir rehearsals, and attend youth fun nights and Bible Studies. Not being in the classroom part of confirmation would have made those activities more awkward, and my kids feel awkward enough at church because the ps teen antics (and, yes, I know that not all ps kids are this way, but many are!) Why are you wanted to confirm at home? Have you talked to your pastor about this? I personally don't think ours would object. He does private confirmations for adults or youth who move into the district and have missed confirmation at a previous congregation. He privately confirms kids who are slower learners, too.

We cook about 5 pounds of boneless chicken at a time and either add bbq sauce or taco seasoning. Freeze half or serve it all! For busy weeks, we slap that bbq chicken on buns and add chips and carrots. Dinner Done! Taco chicken works great, too. You can set the toppings out and let people serve themselves as they come home.

Three years at our house. Starting by 9th grade unless the child is very motivated. None of my kids are aiming to be super literate in a foreign language. My son will need Greek and Hebrew. DD's will take French because I can help them. If they want to do a 4th year, great! We outsource French with the Potter's School. Pricey, but WHAT A RELIEF to not have to teach that subject. We are a foreign language curriculum failure!:001_smile:

My 2nd is in 9th grade this year. Here's what we've done. Foerster's Algebra 1 French 1 with Potter's School Apologia Physical Science Tapestry of Grace, Year 3 at the Rhetoric Level One Year Adventure Novel Killgallon for high school Building Spelling Skills Level 8 This child is a wonderful creative writer and spends 2 hours a day at least writing. But, she is not a great speller, so we are "reviewing" that area. She is not interested in science, so I didn't go nuts with a rigorous science program.

I'm eager to see how my kids blossom in high school and don't want to hand that privilege over to someone else.

Foerster--great success with one and good success with a less mathy kid