mellifera33
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We're uncreative this year--my mom is getting portraits of the grandkids and flowers. When I don't have a new baby and can plan ahead, I'd like to give her one of the personalized nest necklaces with birthstone "eggs" for each of the grandkids.
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Their science recommendation might be Apologia, but it really has nothing whatsoever to do with the Core... You can use whatever science curriculum you want.
We're using 100% secular Holt (Ironically, DS is sitting behind me at this moment reading about the origin of the solar system...We were just discussing solar nebulae.)
You want to investigate the actual TEXTS a curriculum is using, not just the teacher's resources. That goes for anything, in homeschooling or in classrooms. For example, with the white-washing slavery brouhaha, the notes were contradicting what their chosen text spine (History of US by Hakim) was saying.
The TEXT was fine. The notes in the teacher's resource were debatable.
And literature is always going to be debatable for the simple fact that it's fiction.
Good point. We will be using many of the books on the Sonlight list, but not the IG. I've been looking at the book lists from several integrated curriculums, and investigating the books that complement the topics we'll be covering. We're just starting out, so I'm sure I'll go through several different curriculums/methods before we're done!
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Mellifera33, I would like to formally and officially apologize. I was irked; I always get irked when it seems that the last place on the internet where homeschooling parents can have rational and intelligent discussions is at risk of turning into a less academic environment, but your two little pictures were not that much of a threat and I was very rude. Really, please post what you like and never mind me. I apologize.
Aw, you're sweet. No need to apologize, I don't think you were rude. I forgot that I wasn't on the chat board and I was being a bit silly for the topic. I deserved a proper calling-out. :laugh: I'm mostly a lurker here, and I forget that people don't "know" me--I wasn't trying to troll, honest!
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I thought it was funny - but I like humor injected into threads so I might be an odd one. ;)
Thanks--we can be twelve together. :thumbup:
This topic is interesting to me because I considered using Sonlight after perusing the literature selections, but decided against it when I learned that their science choices include Apologia. I have a biology degree, and took a variety of science classes in college, so I feel qualified to evaluate science curriculums. However, I am weak in history (but trying to remedy that!), and want to feel comfortable that our chosen history curriculum is not teaching discredited information.
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That's a hard one. People get so defensive about this kind of thing, and if everyone in the neighborhood does it, complaining will put you on their...list. I think that the sprinkler is a good idea. Good luck!
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I'm sorry, but are these two silly photos your only contributions to this thread? If you had something to say pertinent to the conversation I'm afraid I missed it.
:blushing: Nope, just being silly. I deleted them to help keep the thread on-topic. I'll try to be more mature in the future. :smash:
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Remember what John Holtzman himself wrote in the now infamous white-washing of slavery thread:
If you're not interested in doing research; if you want simply to be spoon-fed your history and know that everything your history text teaches you is perfectly accurate and from impeccable sources: clearly, you will have to find your texts and curriculum somewhere else than in anything I have written or anything published or sold by Sonlight Curriculum.
Dear people, these are his word of warning to you. Pray that you heed them.
Bill
I'm getting a lot of milage out of this guy lately....
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We have been borrowing audio books from the library, and listening to them to break the bad screen time habits we developed while I was pregnant and newly postpartum. The transition hasn't quite been seamless, but the kids are getting used to playing and listening during our downtimes.
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This TED talk might be of interest...
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Have you tried the ink cartridge cleaning function? If I don't use the color ink jet printer for a while the little nozzles get clogged, but running a cleanout print cycle usually fixes it. We only use the ink jet for printing photos and the mep copymasters--everything else is b & w on the laser printer.
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I used a backpack harness with my oldest all the time, and only had positive comments, and frazzled moms asking me where they could buy one! Most of the time he held my hand in addition to wearing the harness, but for those spontaneous sprint moments the harness was invaluable.
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I've gone past slug and am in full-on Jabba the Hut mode. I am hoping that having a nine pound parasite extracted next week cures my problem. ;)
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Ick! I'm thankful (and so are our dogs) that we have a different POV. Wonder how my kids would feel if they heard that while out walking their dogs?
Well, if it makes you feel any better, when I spent time in China my hosts assured me that only ugly dogs end up as dinner. ;)
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I think that I prefer "seamster" for a gender-neutral version of someone who sews... :)
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Our Christmas tree is in our bedroom, in the box, waiting to be taken out to the garage. Ornaments too. The top of each piece of furniture in the living/dining room is covered with random stuff. Each time I clear something, it's covered again within a week.
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After playing piano and clarinet as a child/teen, I taught myself to play hammered dulcimer, starting at age 30. I LOVE it. I am much more motivated to practice at this point in my life--I play strictly because I love it, and not because anyone else expects me to.
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FWIW, I grew up with parents who were scientists, and we used lab glassware for a lot of kitchen use-it's already marked for measurement, is safe to use over heat, difficult to break, can be used in the microwave, etc. I expect it's the same practicality. It still makes more sense, from my POV, to have beakers and graduated cylinders with multiple measuring scales and steps than to have multiple measuring cups/spoons.
This reminds of A Wrinkle in Time when the mom cooks dinner over the bunsen burner.
We used to fight over the cut glass jelly jars at grandma's house when we were kids. Tomato juice is much fancier when drunk from a fancy jar. :)
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I didn't like the blue light; I found it irritating to my eyes. I like my Philips lamp that I bought at Costco--in the Pacific Northwest, Costco has a prominent display of SAD lights every September-October. :laugh:
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Learned Optimism by Martin Seligman is pretty interesting. It goes over both the positives and negatives of optimism. and encourages a balance. It also helped me learn to deal with "salesperson" types whose brand of optimism reads, to this natural pessimist, as arrogance. :smash:
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I rarely find the Organic version in the grocery unless I'm in Whole Foods or Sprouts and it's pretty expensive there. The regular is good too, but in a side to side comparison I like the looks and the taste of the organic better. Either is better than any of the alternatives though...many soup bases have MSG but these don't. The organic has no corn syrup or soy protein.
Our Costco carries the organic version--the price recently went up, but I think it's around $5.00-$5.50 for the big jar.
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Frozen cannoli? I was amazed by the Costco version. Of course they probably don't have it anymore--they discontinue everything that's good. :glare:
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I once had a nurse (!) ask me if my 18 m/o and 4 1/2 y/o were twins. Um, no. :/
s/o: share your homemade little girl dresses!
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:thumbup1: What cute dresses! There are some talented people here!