[Giving social security # for dual enrolled student]

The tuition for the cc is paid for by the h.s. Our book expenses have been very minimal.

[Giving social security # for dual enrolled student]

One of our kids is dual enrolled through the p.s. at our local junior college. We just received a letter from the junior college asking for student's social security number for their financial forms and threatening a potential fine from the IRS for non-compliance.

 

What sayeth the hive?

Thank you!

[Teacher conflict and Pass/Fail or Credit/No Credit High school course]

I wrote earlier about one of my kids having difficulty in a state p.s. online course. The teacher has integrity and competency issues and it's too late to withdraw. How is it looked upon on a transcript if it says Pass or Credit if it's a business type elective?

 

What grade is usually required for a pass or credit?

 

Thank you.

[Please help! Big time floundering in online p.s. courses]

Thanks. This is well after the add/drop period. We are almost 1/2 way into the semester, so I assumed there'd be a "W" for sure.

[Please help! Big time floundering in online p.s. courses]

Thinking more that subbing one on campus class for the online one is the way to go.

 

But what about the inevitable "W" that will most likely be on J's transcript?

It's an elective, but how are these viewed and explained to colleges?

[Please help! Big time floundering in online p.s. courses]

We just a good heart to heart the past hour. Quite a few tears on J's part, bc J knows this is not how we envisioned it going at the p.s.,...not this much stress. I don't want to see J fail, yet I don't want to totally bail J out, since much of this is J's lack of motivation due to J disliking these two online classes so much. But persisting in the way things are is in my opinion setting J up for a pretty big failure.

 

I was thinking maybe a compromise. If the schedule is doable and the school allows it, maybe subbing one of the online classes for an on campus one. And keeping the other going, even though J doesn't like the online format, bc hey, you have to do things in life you don't always like. And then next year avoiding these courses entirely.

 

J likes that idea, and promises we won't be having this same convo about how J is slacking in the one remaining online class weeks and months from now.

What do you all think?

There will be more driving on my part until J is hopefully driving soon, but I don't want J miserable, stressed and headed for failure.

[Please help! Big time floundering in online p.s. courses]

J does the public online ones at home mostly. One of the courses has the videos blocked at the school. The other one J does at home and also works at it in between classes while on campus.

As for as the venue, I'd prefer less time there bc J already has lots of time there for practices and games. There's some not great influences there. J is super brainy, but can can pick up the negative social influences a bit too readily.

 

I agree with all you are saying. But it would be lots more driving than I'm already doing and I wouldn't want J parked there from 8 to evening everyday with practices after school.

 

Also, I wonder if it would be a struggle to reintroduce any homeschooling for J next year if we plow through this year with J doing everything on campus.

But yes, J is excited and motivated about the classes on campus. J's very social.

[Please help! Big time floundering in online p.s. courses]

Hadn't thought of that. Here if a student isn't "making grades" they can't play in the game that week. There hasn't been such a determination for J bc it's online and the grade issued at the end. But I know J isn't cutting it.

[Please help! Big time floundering in online p.s. courses]

Please don't quote my text that follows. I may be deleting later. Thanks.

 

One of my kids, J, recently dual enrolled at the local h.s. so J can play sports. J is a very smart kid with top grades and a solid athlete, but since becoming dual enrolled, J has a couple online state provided classes that J is floundering in. When J submits work, it's a high grade. J is reading online and logging in, but not submitting work rapidly enough and is very far behind.

 

The classes seem poorly organized and dull, and quite unlike the high quality private online offerings J has done and excelled in. J is working hard, trying to get caught up. J got a late start bc the school counselor added J a week late, and J hasn't been able to access the course videos on campus bc of general filters. We're working on fixing this, but it is what it is for now. Not putting the blame elsewhere, but that stuff just didn't help J get off to a running start.

 

Because no grades are issued until the end, J has been able to play sports at the school with no problem. But if J isn't cutting the mustard, my view is J shouldn't be playing sports. If J isn't playing sports, J shouldn't be at the school-bc that was the reason for dual enrolling. Plus continued sports practices and games might preclude J from ever catching up.

 

What to do? J wants to try to withdraw from those online courses if the school will allow it, and join different in progress classes at the p.s., doing all of the classes on campus (J's getting all A's in the on campus courses right now). But we had planned on this being an experiment with the p.s and we do not want to suddenly stop homeschooling J altogether. Also, this would cause a huge disruption in the family for homeschooling the rest of the fam, bc J is not driving yet. J has homeschool classes too, but I'm being pretty flexible for now on these so J can get up to speed in the online classes.

 

Other options are to withdraw J from the school entirely, or have J gut it out and hopefully pass with an average grade, if J can buckle down. If J withdraws, I could see this hitting J very hard...no sports there, no more social connections there J was enjoying.

J could probably play sports at a private h.s. that allows homeschoolers to play without taking classes there. The local homeschool team is rec only and not competitive. Our current local h.s. where J is has a great sports program that would assist kids' in their goals of playing college sports.

 

I welcome your thoughts. Please no quoting.

Thank you.

ETA: I hate the thought of these online courses wrecking J's gpa of course. J's smart enough, but I recognize there is a motivation problem. J's either socially motivated at the school to excel or its just easy for J there.

ETA if J can survive this year, next year J can take community college courses through the h.s. that are very well done.

[Bring your social security number to school day]

There are two. One is taking the PSAT.

[Bring your social security number to school day]

My kids are dual enrolled at the local h.s. and the school is requesting the students bring their Soc. Sec. number to school for the PSAT and for seniors to fill out the FAFSA.

 

I have no intention of my senior attempting the FAFSA without me and maybe it's just for a FAFSA ID, but for this and the PSAT is it really necessary to bring your Soc. Sec. # to school?

I don't remember that in the past.

 

Thanks

[Can we talk supplements and menopausal symptoms?]

Progest creme has helped me too. I use Emeritas. Excerise really helps and I avoid using too much caffeine.

For those considering trying melatonin for sleep, please take cautiously as it can cause depression and/or intrusive thoughts in some. Ymmv.

 

I avoid alcohol, but have found that kombucha and its natural fermentation really agrees with me.

[Social media and teens moving on]

Redsquirrel, thanks for the helpful info.

Is it obvious that it's you the parent following him on Instagram or does your account look more generic?

[Social media and teens moving on]

For those of you who use Instagram for yourself, why do you like it or prefer it over FB (if you do)?

I learned that FB acquired Instagram and they seem pretty similar, Fb being more broad than photos.

I set up an account for myself to see if I liked it and it bugged me that the search page offered a lot of partially clad women.

Is there a way to disable that?

[Social media and teens moving on]

And is google plus dead? I'd like to remove accounts if nobody is using them. My kids don't get on there much and say it's pretty quiet when they do. Usually they don't just bc they are so busy with studying and sports.

[Social media and teens moving on]

So I get that snapchat is aimed at the teens and they don't want parents in there.

What about Instagram and following friends of your teens? How is that perceived?

On FB I'm friends with some of my kids' FB friends and have even received quite a few friend requests from them.

But I wouldn't want to follow my teens friends on Instagram if this is not normally done.

 

Thanks!

[Social media and teens moving on]

If your teens do/did Facebook, have they "moved on" from FB to other social media platforms like Snapchat or Instagram?

If so, have those been positive or not such great influences in their lives?

Do you think these other platforms like snapchat and Instagram are on the way out, only to be replaced by something else?

 

Right now, our teens only have FB and Google plus, which is not very active. Not sure if we want to add any more yet.

 

Thanks!

[College educated baristas and the humanities major]

Good points Faith!

[College educated baristas and the humanities major]

One of my kids wants to teach literature at the college level. :-)

[College educated baristas and the humanities major]

Please opine if you would like after reading this article.

Thanks.

 

 

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/09/fear-of-a-college-educated-barista/500792/

[Giving up dairy and starving to death!!]

Smoothies are good for the hangrys. Alternate with avocado, coconut oil, almond or sun butter.

For cheese there's a good vegan replacement. Heart to Home or something like that. I don't care for Dayia cheese.

Use almond and coconut yogurts too.

 

I've been dairy free for two years. It's doable, but have those items ready and be prepared, nuts etc, for the hangrys when they come.

 

For my coffee I add chocolate coconut milk.

[Staying fit and healthy in college: track and fitness rooms]

A lazy river? Oh my lol!

[Does your local public middle school offer virtual/online coursework?]

I'm looking into this option for my rising 8th grader.

He is needing some decent sports coaching which the homeschool teams don't offer. He would need to take a few classes in order to participate in the m.s. sports, but our local school dosn't offer online middle school courses and we don't want to send him there every day.

 

I'm thinking of reaching out to the next closet school or asking why our local middle p.s. doesn't offer this, as their h.s. does.

 

Thanks for any input!

[Hope, Calvin, Albion and Hillsdale]

Yes I think so. Are you familiar with the differences of these in terms of how faith does or does not play out at these schools?

Feel free to pm me if you like.

[Are summer college visits worth it?]

Good points! Funny how the host of the tour can really be a turnoff. I've noticed this before and it's hard not to color one's opinion of the school if it's not favorable.