Yep. And I think the idea of "the free market would sort it out" is misguided at best. I can guarantee you that I know a fair number of people ... I don't know about black people, but if a restaurant did not allow Mexicans or Muslims, or even demanded citizenship papers from them, they'd go there to support them.

I agree with you completely. I'd find it pretty repulsive to have to go back to having travel guides specifically published so that people could know where it would be "safe" to get something to eat, drink, or stay overnight.

I agree with the Civil Rights act being applied to businesses so I'm not sure why you're asking me what the consequences should be. I was pretty explicit about this not being my viewpoint.

Look through the OCW kitchen chemistry for things you can adapt.

Out out out out out. He doesn't need to be in de facto juvie.

Check out Life of Fred from the library if you can get it. Also possibly Asimov's Realm of Algebra.

I think (pardon me please if I am misinterpreting) that the distinction LizItaly is trying to make is that during the Civil Rights era, many states and cities explicitly banned integration. This would be sort of like a state banning selling cakes to gay weddings rather than a single baker doing so. (btw, this is not my viewpoint, but this is what I think she's trying to get at. Liz, please correct me if I'm wrong).

Furthermore, frankly, once the government is in the business of deciding what is or is not a permissible religious belief to have with respect to public accommodation, I do not see it as far beyond that for the government to start deciding what is or is not a permissible religious belief to have with respect to other things. ETA: And frankly, I find the idea of the government telling you what religious beliefs you can and cannot have as incredibly frightening. I prefer to have the government as far out of religion as possible.

Yes. Also if a pot with a lid on is smoking badly, DO NOT TAKE THE LID OFF.

Plainmom, I just want to say, welcome to the boards and you sound like a really nice person.

Keep a box of salt or baking soda by the stove. Dumping the box over the fire will smother any small grease fire, it is easier to learn to use, and the clean-up is much easier. It's also cheap to get another one if you need to use the first one. It's really easy to mess up and spread a grease fire with a pressurized fire extinguisher -- you can end up spraying the burning grease all over your kitchen.

I really don't think that that's an eek at all! Unless I'm badly mis-reading the scores, he scored at about the 31st percentile for kids 3 grades above him. I think this is really pretty good! I bet just finishing algebra will bring it up a lot.

And also provided care to those who were clearly like little children and incapable of caring for themselves. Uh huh.

Does your diploma program have provisions for a grade of incomplete? I don't see how a kid who's still suffering from post-concussion syndrome could reasonably be expected to do a full year's work in just over a semester.

Everyday math is not actually bad if it's supplemented with sufficient drill for the student to really get the concepts and taught by an elementary teacher who understands math. The "if's" I've just listed are exactly why the implementation is usually not very good.

I had the same issue myself with writing stuff down. If forced I would write it down but I would do so grudgingly and with a bad attitude, and I'd solve the problem in my head before I wrote it down. I actually just found my old report cards from the early 1990s where my teacher was discussing this. This caused issues when I finally got to a course I couldn't do in my head. I'd consider it probably more useful to work on it by getting to problems that are not feasible to do in one's head, and while I don't have a copy of AOPS algebra I would be very surprised if he didn't run into it by the end of the book. As far Epsilon camp, I have no experience but if you have any questions I would pm mathwonk.

Most of the diets will work, not for any real scientific reason but because they help you maintain a calorie deficit and not feel like crap and/or are easy to stick to. People tend to write diet books based on what works for them, but I've seen great results from polar opposites like Atkins and the raw vegan diets. The best diet is really going to be the one you can stick to and not feel like crap, and you're probably not going to find it without some experimentation.

Do you have to indicate what was done when? Do they care?

I have never used it but I'd be very interested in hearing about your experiences if you do.

If at all possible I'd get her input on the algebra programs as well. I would not focus specifically on accelerating, but I *would* work year-round without a break just to increase retention. If you do this, it is entirely possible to do 4 years of math in 3 years. One algebra program you might look at is Algebra 1: A Fresh Approach.

Honestly for a kid who's been seriously ill I would just indicate In Progress. It is ridiculous to grade him when he has been so sick he can't work.

Really, if she's reading ok and doing math on-level catching up is not going to be an issue. There are plenty of language arts curricula that start in 3rd grade or even later. It looks like she's doing reading, writing, spelling, and math now? That's fine. Didn't that writing book include grammar and usage exercises? I don't think grammar is necessary as a separate subject until she's reading better. For the other subjects, since you are a bit overwhelmed with everything you have going on, why not just get something like the core knowledge books and use them as read-alouds? You could get the what your second grader needs to know and it would probably be perfectly reasonable for both of yours -- or you could get third and first so each would have her own. They were, after all, designed to supplement a basal curriculum. I don't think I'd try to add in any sort of science and history that require a lot of DOING things at this point ... it is more important to keep up the basic skills. I don't think they're REALLY necessary to be formally taught until middle school/high school ... but they're fun and if the child enjoys them they make school more fun.

Yeah, unless it is illegal in your jurisdiction to leave a 13 year old home alone, why not leave him home, schedule independent reading or whatever work he's most likely to do when alone, and then do subjects you need to work together on in the afternoon? At least bring up the idea to him and see what he thinks.

Yep. I should have looked at that before I got into my last serious relationship.

I agree 100% with regentrude. Don't make it more difficult than you have to.