Scarlett, hang in there. I hope you understand my post. I am definitely NOT choosing his side. You will have to decide how far you need to take this. I'm hoping things will settle down. Maybe you could let it drop for awhile and just see what happens. Alison

Well, I'm not saying I'd never shove back, and I'm sure Scarlett shoves. But I wouldn't choose winning just to prove my point and then find out that the winning cost me alot more (seperation/divorce). I win alot. I win every morning I'm not crawling out of bed at 05:30 in the morning, and every time I sit down here looking at the WTM message boards I'm still winning.:001_smile: I'm sorry to say this, but if I had a dh who always insisted on his way or the highway, I'd hand him the car keys and tell him to hit the road. I'd like to do the same, but my husband wouldn't budge from his house, so then what would happen? Maybe that would happen at your house, but not mine. I'm not saying you don't compromise when you can, but when there's an important issue (like homeschooling, in Scarlett's case,) why would you back down when you know you're right? It doesn't make sense to me. Cat Edited to add: I'm not saying you don't back down and compromise when you're deciding what's for dinner or what color to paint the living room, but Scarlett's situation is entirely different, and it really looks like she is trying everything possible to listen to her dh and find out what is really going on inside his head. The problem is that he isn't open to discussion, and that's why I think she will eventually have to just make her own decision and let her dh learn to deal with it. I understand what you mean. My independent side wholeheartedly agrees with you. But we're all looking at it from the huge homeschool advocate side. It hasn't really been his way or the highway. Scarlett has been home with her son for several years while he's worked (so they could stay home). Now, that's not to say she hasn't worked. We all work, and I dare say we never really quit working. But I do appreciate my husband getting out of bed on those cold dark mornings and going to work so I don't have to. In our views Scarlett is totally right, I agree. But the husband still has a say so, even if he isn't expressing himself well. My point is simply that we don't live with her man, men are different, so we just don't know what he's thinking or how he feels. My husband CAN be easy going, but when he's in one of his moods then it really is like hitting a brick wall. So while some of your husbands might not put up a fight, some still will. And if I said it's homeschooling or you are outa here...well my husband would really be outa here. Then I'd be stuck hoping that child support would be enough to support me, but it probably wouldn't. I am not trying at all to argue on this, I just wanted to show you a different view. I'm sorry if I've hurt anyone's feelings here. Alison

I have a confession to make. I'm still wiping dd's and she'll be 6 in June. It's just that she's so darn cute whenshe asks. Really, she is. I have told her that 6 is her year, even though she asked to make 7 be the magic butt wiping year :D. Alison

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Why do you think EG was so overwhelming? Was it having the 6 yr old, or just the teaching style/intensity of the program. I want something simple to implement, but still a good Greek program

Thanks so much for your explanation. That really helped. Alison

You mean we're supposed to teach art too?:D

While I agree, I wanted to respectfully say that if your married to one of these types (which it sounds like she is) and I am, then it just doesn't do any good to shove back that hard. It's like hitting a brick wall. It could just escalate to a search for a lawyer. Alison

:grouphug: FYI, my husband wouldn't have read it either. This sounds so familiar and I wish it didn't. It sounds like he wants to be the "head" of the house and putting your ds in school is one way to help him feel like he's still in control (even though it all sounds unreasonable). The only thing I'd suggest at this point is to give it all up to God. And that doesn't mean you're quitting. Actually the opposite. Bring some friends in to help you pray about it. And try to reassure your son that no matter what you WILL be there to help him through life. Alison

I think it's beet, just because since a friend shared with me that there was a difference I've been buying the name brand. There's a slightly different taste to it.

Whoa, this brought tears to my eyes. This is why my husband won't let us get a horse. I still love them. Alison

And yes, I'm totally serious.:confused: Alison

Is Rosetta stone all done on the computer?

My World Science and Ria was what I was thinking of. Wow, wasn't that just a year ago? It's surprising how sometimes you hear alot about some curriculum and it seems like you duck out for awhile and come back and you are hearing about something entirely different. Alison

I can't remember the person or science curriculum? Alison

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But WHY do we have to learn prepositions, objects, verbs, etc? I know it's dumb, but I just don't get it. Alison

They've helped me :D. Alison

When you said it helps with comprehension, are you referring to kids being able to broaden their English vocabulary by learning some Greek/Latin root words?

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Yep, been there and done that...mine was with MUS. Why don't you wait and see how your year with LLATL goes before you discontinue it altogether? It works great for some. I really like the program, but it hasn't worked out to well for my son...but I'm keeping my hands on a used 6th grade version, so maybe it will work later down the road. Alison

UGH!! Okay, I want to start a foreign language because it's the thing to do, right? I mean everyone else does it and SWB says we have to study Latin. But, latin sounds boring. And when I'm bored I'm just not interested in it and I'm barely plugging in a basic science and history now (but I'm improving all the time). Then again I thought about doing Greek because somehow that sounds more fun. But, I've at least been exposed to spanish and my parents hire the occasional Mexican employee to work on their farm. So now I'm just on foreign language overload. Someone please help me. I know I'm whining, but just forgive me and help me :001_smile:. My kids are soon to be 10,8, and 6. They are all average students who would much rather be playing, so somewhere they are skipping that eager love for learning part of homeschooling. IF you don't do a foreign language for the long haul (fluency) then how much will it really help you? As an example, if I picked up Song School Latin because it looked like fun, and I did it with all 3 kids, would it have zero benefits if I never touch Latin again? At what point will that foreign language benefit you...at what level. Say we did Elementry Greek 1 and never touched Greek again, have we gained anything? If I go with Greek, will that also help me with English grammar? Am I a total loser if I whimp out on all and use something like English from the Roots up, holding off until high school to do a couple years of Spanish? Any great programs that I'm not aware of? I'm thinking if I do Greek then I'd do the Greek Code Cracker and then Elementary Greek (all for oldest child). For Latin, maybe Prima Latina or Song School Latin and then LFC For Spanish, Rosetta Stone? And lastly, concerning chants from Classical Academic Press...does it help? I know you get the pronunciation from it, but can you actually keep up with which tense goes with what meaning. It sounds confusing to me. Thank you, Alison

I may have just figured it out. I wonder if an Easy Grammar workbook will be cheaper to buy vs. printing these pages off? Anyone?

Can you put a link directly to the grade 3 workbook? I couldn't see where it was. Man what a confusing place, but I'm glad it's free (except for the tons of paper I'm printing now). Alison