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  1. Hi 8! I had marked that down as a possibility awhile back, but when I looked at the site, I thought she only taught Russian Literature. I'm so glad you mentioned it again! Could you tell me how it works? I mentioned it to ds and he loves this option! ETA: Ds is so excited that he already sent her a message asking for more info!
  2. Ds would like to drop Latin after this year to pursue Russian. (He'll end his Latin studies this year with Latin III at Lukeion.) So far, I've found two live, online Russian I classes: the first is with Susan Eggers at Landry Academy and the second is with Andrew Carmichael at the Potter's School. Does anyone have experience with either of these teachers? Or perhaps another teacher/school? Thank you very much!
  3. I'd like one! Ds is taking chemistry next year, but we'll need it for the following year. :-)
  4. "What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?" This was the question asked in a video that my oldest son and I just re-watched this weekend. We watched it a couple of years ago, but I went searching for it after one of my son's college friends posted a long poem on FB about being miserable & feeling trapped in life. This whole experience has made me question & make sure that I'm not pressing *my* dreams on the boys. That on top of watching two other kids kids we know that are at the launching age, but have no idea/dream/vision of anything they want to do -- not college, not working .... nothing. I think it's so sad to be at this magical age where your entire life is ahead of you without any idea of anything to do. (There are no disabilities or medical issues with these students.) After watching the video, we had a fun time with the question -- "What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?" I came away from it with a clearer direction of what my older two boys' dreams are. They are both high goals, but do-able with hard work. It was fun to say, "Yes! We will help you get there!" Anywho ... I thought there might be others here who are interested, too. :-)
  5. Ds (14) is my first high school student. We have homeschooled from K4 with a six month break for private school in sixth grade. I think our school year is going well so far and I'm already thinking about next year. :lol: The biggest shock he's had has been the bump up in Latin as we switched to Lukeion this year for Latin III. He finally has to work hard in a class just to keep up. I'm glad for him to have the challenge, but it's nerve wracking to watch him get so close to some of the deadlines! He completed an "Intro to Microsoft Office" class over the summer. I think this was a great decision -- he's already thanked us as he's had to incorporate things he's learned into lab reports & essays. He said that he would have been more stressed out if he had to learn it as he was preparing the paper. Will definitely repeat that with the younger boys as they enter high school. The other classes - Pre-AP Bio with The Potter's School, Great Conversations III and Algebra II with Wilson Hill, and Composing/Music Theory & C# Windows Programming at home are all going well. He seems to have found his groove and has been keeping up with the work. School in general has just been *more* this year. Ds is feeling a little overwhelmed, but compared to other people I don't think his schedule is too heavy and might be on the light end. In general, he works from 8:30 to 4, with a 30 min. break in the am, a 60 min. lunch break, and a 15 min. break in the afternoon. He might have a little homework on the weekends, but not more than an hour or so. He does have a lot of outside activities. Monday night is Civil Air Patrol (year round), Tuesday night is Boy Scouts (year round), Wednesday night is CyberPatriot (Sept-Jan?), and there are various weekend components of those activities. Not every weekend, but usually two-three weekends a month have *something.* Also, baseball starts in January. I'm not looking forward to that as it will involve hours of driving. :driving: I can't really see cutting any of the activities though as he really enjoys them and we learned from the six months he was in a B&M school that he thrived with the social interaction. Also, he's discovered girls and they him. :huh: Texting privileges have had to be taken away from him during the school day as that was a really big distraction for him. Sigh. I am not ready for this aspect of the teenage years!
  6. Have you seen the Engineering Encounters Bridge Design Contest (previously known as the West Point Bridge Design contest)? Since it's online you can do it from anywhere. :-) It's too late for this year, but they may be interested in the National Youth Cyber Defense Competition (Cyber Patriot) for next year. Again, it's online, so it can be done from anywhere. Another thing a lot of homeschoolers are involved with here (although our family is not) is competitive speech/debate with the National Christian Forensics Communications Association (NCFCA). The families that we know that are in it make it sound amazing, but we just can't fit it into our schedule.
  7. Ds isn't extremely gifted, but will need an upper level class in 12th. I had never heard of this company. The "Pre-Calculus with Linear Algebra and Non-Euclidean Geometries" sounds interesting. I would love an update on this company towards the end of the year! :-)
  8. Ds 14 is taking Great Conversations III and Algebra II with Wilson Hill, Pre-AP Biology with The Potter's School, and Latin III with Lukeion. I think it's going well so far. Great Conversations III - Ds took Omnibus I and II with VPSA, so Great Conversations III (the Wilson Hill equivalent) has not been too surprising other than ds said it feels like less work than VPSA. This is the first time he's had Mr. Etter, and ds absolutely loves him. I hear ds literally LOL'ing often during the class. I enjoy hearing ds answering the questions Mr. Etter asks. Ds is not a history/lit person and I love that these classes spur him on to read and to think about what he's read. Algebra II - This is the first 'real' online math class ds has had (previously did Derek Owen's geometry) and I think it's going well. He reports that he's a little bored because it is still review (and math is his absolute favorite subject!), but I'm anticipating that it will challenge him soon. I love that Mrs. Stublen is so well organized. I think she has done a fantastic job communicating expectations, assignments, scheduling, etc. Also love her video chat feedback for tests! Pre-AP Biology - Our first class with The Potter's School and also our first online science class. Seems to be going well. Hard to tell this early as they've only met twice so far (started 09/09). Ds didn't think he'd like biology, but he's enjoying it so far. It seems to be a challenging class (but not overwhelming). Latin III - Ds took Latin I and II with VPSA, and this is our first class with Lukeion. Wow! What a challenging class! Ds is very much enjoying it, but had a little shock yesterday when he "bombed" (got a B, LOL!) his first Latin quiz. This class probably takes the most amount of time compared to his other classes.
  9. This sounds interesting. I requested it from the library. :-)
  10. :crying: I don't know you, but this really touched me. I'm sorry for your pain. My boys are still young, but this would break my heart, too. :grouphug:
  11. Was able to delete all of my attachments in a few minutes. Thank you!
  12. Anti-Date Rape 'Undercover' Nail Polish Changes Colour When Drinks are Spiked with Rohypnol and GHB I thought this was an amazing new invention! In light of recent conversations regarding sexual assault on college campuses, I thought others might be interested, too.
  13. Oh my gosh, so :wub: to see this thread! My Webelos II son from the OP is now a Life Scout working on his Eagle AND he and second ds officially joined Civil Air Patrol a few weeks ago! They received their dress uniforms and BDUs last night. I think we found a good squadron. (Is that the right word?) We ultimately decided against Sea Cadets back in 2011 because 1) there were only two kids in the unit in our area and 2) the meetings didn't fit with our schedule. We waited on CAP until both of our two older boys could join, and they're just loving it! Third ds can't wait until he's old enough. :-)
  14. Have you looked at the schedules that CAP has? We used their 4 day schedule to make it a one semester course.
  15. Thanks for posting this! Oldest ds is currently working on his "Personal Management" Boy Scout merit badge and I've been looking for resources to flesh it out.
  16. I can't open it either. When I click the link it says: IP.Board Message You do not have permission to view this forum. In some cases joining this Social Group will give you permission to view this forum.
  17. Congratulations! :hurray:
  18. My second ds is my history / lit lover. He enjoyed the Landmark book, "The War in Korea, 1950-1953" by Robert Leckie. It's out of print, but can be found on Amazon.
  19. Thank you for the explanation! It didn't seem likely that it was named after Doug Wilson, but I'm glad to know what it is actually named after. I think they should make this clear on their website as I bet it is a common question! :-)
  20. Thank you, both. I don't want even the appearance of padding the transcript. I'll rework it so that it's only 1 credit per yer.
  21. I PM'd you. :-) Ds is a rock solid math student so far. He reads math textbooks for fun. :lol:
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