Wow is all I can say! Thank you so much for all of the hard work that went into creating this. It is much appreciated. I can't wait to implement this with my sons. I pray it will be the answer we are looking for when it comes to writing.

Could you tell me more about the free DVD option for Saxon? I haven't come a crossed it yet in my research. Thanks!

Thanks for the replies,

Thank you all for the replies. I was just curious if it was something that could be done,

All 135 badges - that is impressive!

Has anyone ever taken their son's boy scout merit badges and turned it into an elective on their transcripts? I was just curious if this was possible and if so how did you assign it? Teresa

Has anyone ever taken their son's boy scout merit badges and turned it into an elective on their transcripts? I was just curious if this was possible and if so how did you assign it? Teresa

Thanks for your reply EKS. I will keep this in mind.

I am really quite impressed with The American Odyssey textbook. We are using it for my 9th grade son. I have browsed the forums and found where a previous poster had come up with additional resources to use alongside the text. My question is for those that have used the text, how do you assess what your student has learned? I have tried googling American History questions but I seem to keep coming up empty handed. Right now I am reading the text myself and coming up with questions, but I was hoping to find an easier route. Anyone have any suggestions on what they have used? Thanks in advance!

I can't say enough good things about this book. It truly will make you stop and think about our greatest generation and their experience in the war. Both of my boys and I absolutely loved this book. We plan to see the movie when it comes out at Christmas. I know it can't compare to the book but still it looks really good.

My 9th grade son would really like a more hands-on biology/anatomy type of science, one preferably with lots of dissection. We are in the process of pulling him out of online public school where he has grown to absolutely hate science. Any suggestions of a curriculum with lots of hands-on experiments? Thank you!

We are in the process of pulling our sons out of online public school where they have grown to hate science. I am looking for suggestions for a really hands-on science curriculum for my 6th grade son. I asked him what type of science he would enjoy learning and his suggestion is any that he could "blow things up" :001_rolleyes: So I am thinking a chemistry curriculum would be the direction I need to look. Any suggestions?

I get the same feelings sometimes. I keep getting myself bog down in curriculum choices. Then when I finally make a choice I seem to always find something that just doesn't feel right with it. I find myself thinking about how people taught their students in the days of one room schoolhouses. The days when teachers may not have much formal education or curriculum to teach with but were still able to get the job done. If they could do it then, surely I could do it now. Sometimes I think having so many choices is detrimental to a mother's psyche!

Well what do you know, I can save as a pdf in Word. Thanks dmmetler! I never would have even thought to check see if I could do that. Thanks to everyone else too who gave me suggestions. :)

What is a safe Word to Pdf converter that is virus free? I have googled and tried to download 2 different versions but my anti-virus stops it because it contains malware or a virus. Any suggestions?