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Tina K

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  1. I emailed you but I'd like to buy this if it's available.
  2. My grandons went to a private school for first grade and they used Abeka math. I purchased the second grade (2A) Singapore math standards edition and we aren't very far into it and he is really struggling with the skip counting. I have Developing Number Concepts to help with place value but when I ask him to do the activities he gets upset because he feels it's beneath him because he "already know how to count". Is there a curriculum or a supplement that could help him with this? I like to hear what's worked for others as there are many options in how to handle this. Thanks!
  3. Hello, I'm going to be homeschooling my grandson who will be in 2nd grade and the only area I'm struggling in figuring out what curriculum to use is math. He attended a private school last year and completed Abeka 1 math, in the couple of months that I had to teach him through distance learning he was highly frustrated over the repetition of pages he was doing saying he already knew how to do it. I want to stay away from common core math and I feel that if he's given the ability he'll learn quickly and move forward. I'm thinking of using Mastering Mathematics for math facts with Mathematical Reasoning for everything else. However, I haven't looked at curriculum for many years as my kids are now 22-26 so I'm not sure if there's something else out there that he would like and that would challenge him. Math is a subject I excel in so I don't need a lot of teacher guidance. Thanks! Tina
  4. Thanks for the feedback! I'm a self-employed public accountant so my specialties would be math and finance. Although I love reading and my kids are all strong readers. I was thinking about creating some kind of online program either curriculum or support based. I'll take all the advice mentioned here and look into what's already available and maybe how I can give back and help others locally especially now with the virus. I was the same way as I had 4 kids in 5 years so I was always looking for ways to cut costs! However, I know not everyone is in that position and many can afford to pay for curriculum and training. I will look into this and see what I can come up with. Maybe I can create some kind of online course that goes through the various subjects. Thanks! Tina
  5. Hello, I'm a mom who homeschooled for years and I greatly relied on these boards and others to help me through everything. It's been years since I've really looked at homeschool curriculum,etc and was hoping I could get some feedback regarding the following questions. I'm looking for a way to give back and possibly make money at the same time. I appreciate your time and honesty. What do YOU feel is missing from homeschool curriculum offerings or parent support offerings? Would you pay for the product/service/training you list? What would you be willing to pay for it? If this isn't allowed please delete. Thank you!
  6. Your comment about showing his work is my argument with him constantly. The math teachers at our school are not inclined to give extra work for help, I know from my older daughters experience. He had "credit recovery" that he did to improve his first quarter grade and they wouldn't let him bring it home so I have no idea if he understands the concepts because they don't grade that packet either and then they test him on it so we'll see how he does. My biggest frustration is that they don't grade homework he gets 100% if he does it, they just go over it in class but that doesn't mean he realizes what he's doing wrong or that he understands the material. I apparently have too much homeschooling left in me and I guess I'm just going to have to learn to let it go and let him succeed or fail based on the effort he puts into it because I know he did have a bunch of missing assignments. I ask him every night if he has homework and he tells me no. Thanks Tina
  7. I reviewed it again, those lessons are in Alg 1 just a lot farther along in the curriculum, intercept-slope is covered in lesson 75 but I don't see where the other stuff is covered in Alg 1 but I'll keep looking. He usually does quite good in math, he likes to do most of it in his head but he makes minor mistakes when he does so my biggest problem is getting him to show his work. Thanks Tina
  8. They are working on graphing linear equations and non linear equations, & intercept slope method, this is lesson 14 in Saxon Alg 2. This quarter they have also covered substitution (Alg 2 lesson 13) and elimination (Alg 2, lesson 15). This is some of the concepts covered in second quarter, this week they are studying for mid terms and next week are the mid terms. Thanks Tina
  9. Also meant to ask, how would you help your child in this situation be successful at math because it seems like he's currently a year behind in math.
  10. I homeschooled my son in 8th grade, he completed Saxon Alg 1/2 and started Alg 1. I put him in school for 9th grade, for various reasons, and I figured he would have a good start on Alg 1 so I had him sign up for Alg 1 honors. He flunked the first quarter and is on his way to flunking the second quarter. I compared what they are currently learning in school to Saxon and what he is learning in school is in the beginning of Saxon Alg 2 and this is only the second quarter which leads me to believe that he was not prepared for Alg in school and even if I move him to the CP class he could still struggle because they cover the same things just not as fast. Is Saxon that far off on their scope and sequence? Has anyone else experienced this? Thanks Tina
  11. I forgot to mention that I'm also going to try and add some books and activities to what they're currently doing in school to hopefully give them a better understanding and a fuller education.
  12. I really want to thank everyone for giving their advice and suggestions, even if it might not have been something I wanted to hear. I think I was dealing with depression more than them because I felt like it was my fault they were having issues because for the last 6 years I've been working on my bachelor and masters degrees and then working, which I'm now regretting. I've also been trying to work from home and keep full time hours while taking care of my 7 month old grandson (a stressful situation in itself as my daughter's 19 & they live with us). However, I've taken steps to go back to part time work which has greatly relieved my stress level. We pulled the junior out of high school for a week after we found out she'd reached a level of physical intimacy with her boyfriend of 4 months that we did not approve of. I guess I should have mentioned in my original post that it's not just the grades that we're worried about it's also the physical relationship that my daughter has become involved in and in light of my oldest already having a baby I know it greatly colors my opinion on these things. We put her back in and gave her a month to show large improvements in attitude and grades or we were going to pull her out permanently and my son with her since his grades aren't that good either (they're both currently flunking one class & a D in another, in fairness they also each have one A). Since we gave her the one month to improve, within that month, I'm going to be contacting teachers and being more involved in their school work and making them sit every night to do homework or study. If things are successful and we see a lot of improvement then I'll probably leave them where they are, if not then I'll probably pull them out. We've told her to break up with him but she hasn't and it's not something we can force as they go to school together and that is the only place they spend time together and they've been caught skipping lunch and trying to leave campus once. They are not at risk of dropping out. Our state is not that favorable to homeschoolers so they can't use the public school part time. She has looked at colleges and tells me where she wants to go but I told her that I can't afford that school and she doesn't have the grades to get scholarships unless she changes things and she hasn't. She did take a practice ACT and did not score very well, I think she got a 21 but I can't remember. She's in Alg 2 and there is a community college close where classes could be taken. In the de schooling mode I was going to require them to do at least math so they don't fall behind but other than that I was just going to have them do reading (history & lit) and then add in science later. Once again I thank all of you for your advice, I will be discussing all of these points with my husband and the decision is not one that will be made quickly or lightly as I'm very aware that I'm dealing with high school and I don't want to mess them up. Tina
  13. I was thinking about taking a few months (3 at most) of reading (not whatever they want but me guiding them), letting them choose a topic to research, fields trips, etc to hopefully deal with the motivation issue and then use Sonlight curriculum (or something like it) where text books aren't really used so that we could hopefully slowly build motivation and a desire to learn. In going this route I would also concentrate on our relationship and work on fixing attitudes more than schoolwork to begin with. One thing I did right is that they both love to read so I just need to make adjustments to their reading so it's more informative. I was hoping that if I "de-school" them they might decide to put more effort in. My daughter says she wants to be a marine biologist so I was going to concentrate on that for a while with her, etc. Do you think something like that would work or is it too far into high school to try something like that? Thanks for the advice! Tina
  14. Hello, My kids have been in public school for six years, this year is the sixth. My oldest two seem to have done fine. My youngest two seem to be having problems, one is a junior the other is a freshman. Both of them have very poor grades and don't seem to really care. Every night I ask if they have homework and the answer is no, I tell them they need to study since they have low grades and they say they have nothing to study, I don't believe them but I'm at my wits end and don't know how to proceed other than to pull them. My junior is a girl and she's more interested in the social aspect of school than the academic, especially with her boyfriend, and we've had numerous conversations with her and she's been grounded (no phone, etc) since the second half of her freshman year and her grades haven't improved. My freshman, a boy, has constantly had bully issues throughout his years of schooling (we are aware that some of the problem is his mouth & attitude). I tried to home school him last year while I worked and it didn't work out (it was a struggle to get him to do school work), but due to various reasons I'm now working only part time. Would you remove them from school, especially the junior? Or would you try something else? If I do remove them from school there's going to be a lot of anger from the junior, any tips on how to help with the adjustment? Thanks for any tips or advice, I've reached a point where I'm feel like crying every night (and I never cry) and I want to give up on being a mom but I know I can't. Tina
  15. Hello, We've decided to homeschool my son who is 14, he is the youngest of 4, the other three are girls 2 will stay in school at this point & 1 has graduated. He completed the 7th grade this past year so according to his age he is already a year behind. I had him take the Saxon placement test and I should place him in 7/6 but I'm going to put him in 8/7 instead & get a math computer game for reveiw. If he completes the 8/7 will he still need to take Algebra 1/2 before Algebra 1? He is very aware that he is already a year behind based on his age and he doesn't like math and is very touchy if I tell him he's behind in it which is why I decided to go with 8/7. Any other ideas on how to handle the fact that he's behind in math? I was also considering TOG YR 1, however, this year I won't have a lot of teacher time and was wondering if we could do it and just accept that we won't be able to fully use the program this year, we'll be returning to YR 1 in his senior year. I used TOG a little bit before I put them in school so it's not comletely new to me. My other option is to try and beef up SOTW however, I won't have a lot of time to track down books at the library so I was going to buy all the TOG YR 1 D books. My other concern with SOTW is that it would be to easy for him as his reading level is just fine. Any other ideas? He is also struggling with writing and grammar and I was considering using R&S 5 for grammar and TOG for the writing assignments. I was going to use the Vocabulary books suggested in WTM starting with A and trying to get through C. I'm planning to use Rosetta Stone for Spanish and just forget about Latin for now. For science I was going to get some of the physics kits that are recommended in the WTM and not even worry about a text this year. He told me he likes to do chemistry and physics. A bit about our situation, I'm finishing my masters, I'll be done Oct 15th, and studying to take my CPA exams which is why I won't have a lot of teacher time this year. However, once that has been accomplished I work a bunch of hours for 12 weeks during tax season and then the rest of the year I work 4 days a week and some of that can be done from home. Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated. I really do not want to use a traditional textbook approach even though my time is limited. Any tips from anyone who homeschools in SC would also be appreciated as I have not homeschooled in SC (we've lived here a little over 1 yr). Thanks in advance for all your help. Tina
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