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  1. FYI from the PLSA handbook: IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING SERVICES FROM FLORIDA PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCLUDING VIRTUAL SCHOOL: ï‚· If a PLSA scholarship recipient takes courses or receives services from a public school (including the Florida Virtual School), the student would need to contract for classes/services. Those services can be paid directly to the district using PLSA funds, or the parent can pay and request reimbursement. ï‚· If the district reports the student for FTE funding or other state funding, the student will be ineligible for PLSA and this would jeopardize his/her scholarship. ï‚· If a child is taking virtual classes or using services from any public school district, to make sure he/she is not dually enrolled and at risk for losing the PLSA scholarship, the parent or private school must have a contracted private pay for service arrangement with the district or FLVS and must inform the district or FLVS that the child is a PLSA participant. I don't think this is changing from last year.
  2. You cannot dual enroll like you can if you are in public school with this scholarship. You have to pay for the classes with the money. If you don't set that up, you, will forfeit the scholarship. Same if you use FLVS or any service through the public school system. They have changed the rules so you can get PT tutoring now.
  3. I would figure out what topic your child is most interested in.
  4. Just for fun - For homeschool, including OT, PT, tutoring, supplies, curriculum, books, and technology, how would you spend it? I have a feeling it won't go as far as I think it would. :/
  5. FYI, there is also this place in Palm Beach. http://www.giftedandtalentedyouth.com/
  6. And add a mind control beacon in the spine. :laugh: This thread has been so helpful. I have been wondering about 6A/B and where to go after. Now I think I can comfortably purchase my Math curriculum for the year. Thanks!
  7. When my dd was floundering with AAS (she did great on the lessons, but it didn't translate over), I switched to Sequential Spelling. She is doing so much better and actually trying to spell more on her own. A huge bonus for both of us is that it is so stress free.
  8. So is regular 6th grade math just more fractions, decimals, grafts, angles with bigger numbers? With a little variables thrown in?
  9. If you are uncomfortable, then make yourself heard. If you have documentation or work of hers that shows the scores are off, then show it. If you think she should be a lesser restrictive environment, then start making phone calls.
  10. Nope, don't sign him up. I would keep an eye on him in the years to come just to make sure it isn't really anxiety. My dd's anxiety manifests itself as defiance and excuses why it sucks or why she can't do it. If she isn't able to perfect something from minute one, she is out. It is defiance, it is her flight mode going into overdrive. Also, it sucks for the other kids if he is going to be negative. Don't waste other people's time trying to teach him character. Maybe a social group to teach him social cues would be the proper route right now.
  11. What is it? Is it considered pre-algebra? What is the normal progression HSers do? Pre algebra, algebra, geometry.....?
  12. I used it. I think it is pretty useless because it doesn't teach grammar so much as IEW Dressups. We stopped doing it mid year because I hated it.
  13. I bought a Go Math book to supplement because they do review each assignment. However, it worked a little, but not as well as I wanted for 5a and b.
  14. Considering that in Shanghai, 80% of the students have tutoring and in South Korea, they have laws prohibiting studying in groups past 11pm, I don't think the Finnish system is failing in education. I think those countries are failing in letting kids have an identity or a life. If that is what education is, then let them have it.
  15. I use/have used the supplements from Singapore and it isn't what she needs or I want. What I am looking for is a few "warm ups" that are just a few questions that go over stuff that she has already learned. So right now we are dividing fractions, but I would like something that has her doing a LCD, factorization, multiplying decimals, negative numbers, and a graph for instance, each day to keep her skills sharp. I haven't used IP in awhile, but if I remember, it just went along with what you were learning. We do plenty of word problems, so I don't need more of those. The Visible Thinking in Math looks great, but it is sold out and it isn't what I am looking for for this issue. I would love to know more about it though!!!
  16. My dd is doing SM 5a right now, and while she is getting it, she forgets as we move along. I have made my own reviews daily for her, but I would love something that is done. Does anyone use Evan Moore Daily Math as a spiral refresher? Is there anything else that is better? Thanks.
  17. I know you said that this is just for fun, but we should be able to google the answer. She can probably look at her lesson, her math book, or look online for the answer. I have a hard time believing that math question was given to her without some background, or that she is not allowed to use a thesaurus or internet to get information. In fact my answer is to tell her to find the answer herself because 4th graders should be able to find the answers to those questions. ;)
  18. I think you are making the right decision by going to the B&M and getting help. I think once you can deal with her situation, then you can deal with yours. As long as you have everyone's stress loaded on you, none of you are going to be productive. Best of luck with your situation. I hope yo and your daughter can get the help and support that you are desperately in need of. :grouphug:
  19. I do not have any advice about how to get your child to stop. However, I do want to say that my local sheriff's department gives out tracking bracelets for free to kids who bolt and/or wander. There are ones you can buy, but these specifically work underwater as well. :( I would look into such a device JIC he gets out of your sight one day. Huge Hugs. :grouphug:
  20. What you are saying sounds like a (smart) kid, not necessarily Aspergers. Reading your post, I know there is probably more to it, but he just sounds like a picky eater who doesn't like to do chores and fights with his brother. I am not sure what behavior you are trying to address that is so horrible? How long are his meltdowns?
  21. I use it for Aha! Science and their typing program. The typing is a little lame, but good for kids who won't sit through the londer typing passages. Yay, cuz it's free to look around???
  22. There is just a lack of STEM students that are willing to work cheaply according to a recent study. Thoughts? If true, would it change anything about how or what you are teaching? http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/study-there-may-not-be-a-shortage-of-american-stem-graduates-after-all/2013/04/24/66099962-acea-11e2-a8b9-2a63d75b5459_story.html
  23. My dd, now 10 (she is an aspie) did OT for quite sometime for her death grip. It didn't help at all, neither did learning cursive. If you don't see any improvement within a few months, get a new OT or find another way to spend your money, like on a tablet or a recorder.
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