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Happy Birthday! Here's hoping you had a fabulous day filled with lots of love and joy.:party:
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Not Lisa or Jackie, ...
I would have asked you too, Paula, but I didn't think you were getting yours yet...:D
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Okay, Lisa, Jackie...did you guys get yours yet? I'd be interested in what you guys think of it if you've had a chance to look at it.
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Hmmm...I think the writing instruction is comparable in both, with R&S having the edge. Hake focus more on the typical 5 paragraph essay, while R&S has a lot of other writing: outlining, reports, poetry, thank you notes, that kind of thing.
I prefer secular material too, but have made exceptions for material I think is high quality. If you've used CLE before you should have no problem making R&S work.
Honestly, I chose Hake when we decided to switch because of all of the grammar programs I looked at, it was the most like R&S in things I was looking for. It had the writing instruction, can be done independently, and included diagramming.
I know it's probably not what you want to hear, but this maybe one of those times where you'll just have to go with your gut and try it. If you don't like it, get the other one.
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Just wondering...
If so, I've decided to just do a monthly report instead of weekly, because well, it's just easier for me. November's up on my blog if anyone was interested.
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I think your choice would really depend on how hard core you are when it comes to grammar.
R&S is an excellent, rigourous, mastery approach to grammar and writing. Saxon is a good incremental or spiral approach to grammar. It's set up just like the math, but IMHO I don't think it's as rigorous as R&S. That doesn't mean it's a bad program, it's solid, but it's not more. Does that make sense?
Both of my dc have used R&S- dd used the 5&6 and ds did 4&5- Just using the 5&6 (in 8th and 9th gr), dd had more grammar mastery than any of her high school peers and was bumped into honors when she (briefly) went back to ps.
For ds we switched to Hake this year for 6th grade because he was ready for a change. Honestly, he likes it better because it's easier than R&S. I definately could've put him in the 7th grade book, but didn't realize that until it was too late. I'm not saying that I want an easy grammar program, but it's just that my focus for this dc is to concentrate more on writing than on advanced grammar.
If you did go with R&S you could probably combine them both and have them do the 5th grade book. If you went with Saxon/Hake you could just put them in at grade level.
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:lol::lol::lol:Yeah! I'm almost tempted to spring for Amazon Prime...almost.:D
I don't know if it still applies, but if you sign up for Amazon Mom, which is free, the give you a free three month Prime membership. Mine was due to expire on Dec. 9th, but I recently got an email stating they extended it another month. Whoo hoo, score!
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Sigh.
(My copy will be here on Wednesday...)
Jackie
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What is the paint chip periodic table?
You know the little paint samples from the store, the ones that come on the card and are little squares of color...? The student is supposed arrange a periodic table using those instead of elements. The idea being to group colors together, like the elements.
As soon as dd finishes hers I'll post pictures.
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I have this and love it. I'm able to use it for both ds & dd, which is fabulous. I get the most out of it though, using it for dd. I've given her assignments like the paint chip periodic table, career reports, and how to analyze an article. Well worth the money if you get it as it has all of the disciplines and covers quite an ablility range.
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Name: Stephanie
Age of dc: DS 11 & DD 16
How long homeschooling?: 5 Years
Have you taught these ages/grades before?:Not this year. Dd was in 7th grade when we started homeschooling.
Do you follow a particular style of education? I'd call us classically eclectic. We use the WTM as our framework with CM & OM.
Do you plan to homeschool high school?: I am and do.
Any favorite quotes or wisdom that get you through the day?: Not any quotes, & yes coffee helps, but on the days when I ask myself why we are doing this, I look at the big picture, and remember that my kids are only children once & I am committed to them for this period in their life.
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I'm in the over $1500 catagory. However, that includes art, lego & latin classes, and art supplies in addition to curriculum, science kits, and my Discovery Streaming subscription.
Also, because my dc are so different, their age span so large, and the fact that we didn't start homeschooling dd until 7th grade, I have not been able to re-use any of her curriculum (except SOTW) with him. That will probably change later down the road as I forsee re-using some of her Oak Meadow & LoF with him. I haven't decided yet though, again because of the age gap, if I shouldn't just sell her stuff and then re-buy as he is ready for it. 5 Years is a really long time...
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well, I've been trying really, really hard not to buy anything yet! :D I've got books in various shopping carts all over the internet but with Christmas coming and no reason AT ALL to buy now....
This is kinda how I feel, hard to justify buying curriculum for next year right now when X-mas is around the corner, but the stuff I've been getting was just to good of a deal to pass up. :D
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Okay good, as long as I'm not the only one. :D It's pretty easy when everything is pretty much a continuation from the previous year.
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I know it seems looney, but since the cost of ds's materials for next year is more than in previous years I think I need to get a start on it. Anyways, I've officially made my first purchase for next year..
Anyone else?
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You could look at purchasing Write for College by Great Source
You can get used copies really cheap. It's a really good resource to have on hand to teach you about different types of essays and the writing process. It also gives examples of each type of writing it talks about it. The link on Amazon will let you take a peak inside.
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Legally there's no such thing as "homeschooling" in CA. Students are either enrolled in a public school (virtual charter or district-run ISP) or a private school (ISP or the family's own). I've done both, and it's made little difference in the way I homeschool.
I still use religious curricula- I just can't submit any work samples from it and I have to be careful how I log it. I ignore the state standards completely. Our assigned teacher is very low-key and has never questioned anything I wanted to buy or any work I've submitted. The only annoyance IMHO is the 2 mornings wasted taking the STAR test, but for $1300-$1800 per kid per year, I can live with that.
You are just never going to convince some people that homeschooling through a charter, is still homeschooling. I realize that some of the veterens feel this way, but I think as homeschooling has evolved it's definition should too.
FWIW-Homeschooling here in CA (regardless of who foots the bill) is very easy. The cost of living isn't so hot, but it's nice to be able to drive to the mountains or the ocean in 2 hours.
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I'm looking for some links to an online (preferably free) holiday planner to print out.
Any favorites?
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I know it's expensive, but you might want to get TWSS from IEW. It teaches you how to teach the program and then makes it easier for you to make assignments across the curriculum. So it really wouldn't be more of the same, but an extention of what he's been doing in other subjects: science, english, current events...
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Okay, I think it's funny... Some guy told the TSA agent today, "Hey I don't know about that other guy, but this here aint junk. It's jewels."
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Working takes more physical energy, and homeschooling takes more of my mental energy- Unless it's back to school season and then working is more mental & physical.
So, I have some exciting news...
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That's amazing for you. Congrats on the deal and in doing well in your class.