Magnesium deficiency can also cause insomnia. My son takes a powdered form called Calm. You mix it in warm water to dissolve but then it can be served cold if that suits the taste better. It comes in many flavors.

We traveled to Europe several years ago and we studied V.M. Hillyer's A Child's History of Art beforehand. (The same author from a Child's History of the World, Calvert). It was hands-down the best educational enrichment to our experience. The book is hard to find and out of print, although Calvert still offers some versions of the book, separated by topic and in soft cover. Here is a thread about it: http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/51148-free-a-childs-history-of-art-vm-hillyer-online/

We homeschooled our older two children through high school; they both received scholarships. One received full tuition and the other partial. Ds was a national merit commended scholar. They were accepted into every university they applied to and had several scholarship offers to choose from. (This was back in early 2000, when home schooling wasn't quite as common.) Our son is a CPA and double majored in information technology and our daughter is a physician's assistant. Glory to God for blessing our journey!

Our christian home school co-op is reading it for literature class. It is a group of high schoolers so they are discussing some deeper themes in the book.

13 years 9 months here - no poll option.

It is in casual conversation. Thanks, I will check those out! I will definitely try to be more attentive to his speaking (and my own). I think so. He's the type of kid that will want to correct it if I can notice it:tongue_smilie:

I have heard two comments recently about my son's grammar when he speaks. He writes very well and has already passed his placement test into college level writing. (He's taking his first dual credit class this fall.) He uses punctuation correctly, is a great speller and knows the parts of speech BUT evidently botches usage. To be honest, I rarely notice it but confess we are southern and can be a little lax sometimes about formalities. (no offense to other southerners who are grammar gurus) Overall, I *think* we speak correctly most of the time but I could be wrong. :tongue_smilie: Ds is starting 10th grade and heavily involved in speech and debate, so it is imperative that he correct the problem. Can anyone suggest a curriculum, book, or program that might help? I really do not want to do workbooks full of diagramming as it doesn't seem to be the solution. Oh, and he reads all the time so that's not the issue. . . what do I need?

I couldn't click on the link but I would say YES, especially if it is a live class. We have had great success with Kaplan.

A friend and I are interested in using Holt Biology with our boys next year. There are two texts listed: Holt Modern Biology 2009 with an owl on the cover and Holt McDougal Biology 2012 with a blue earth(?) on the cover. Can anyone address the differences / preferences of these two editions? Also, it appears these are available on the Ipad - has anyone had success in purchasing an e-version? The folks at HM don't seem to know anything about it. I would appreciate any help at all.

I don't know but the PAH Comparative Govt class was being taught by a gentleman with those initials.

Wow - I'll just be thankful for this blessing in disguise!

No, the email just said "cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances" :sad:

My son was very much looking forward to the PA Homeschoolers Comparative Govt class but we were just notified it has been cancelled. The reason he chose this is because he is a debater and this year's topic is international. Now we need to choose an alternative class, so I'm looking for suggestions of what your students have taken and benefitted from.

I've found that Egyptian cotton with high thread counts are the best sheets for softness and wear. Polyester is what causes the pilling. For best pricing on quality Egyptian cotton try places like Home Goods, TJ Maxx, Tuesday Morning, etc.

Thank you - that's the one I was wondering about. You've been most helpful :)