For math -- I do think repeating both is a good idea, but I still really think you ought to do a placement test or just a quick run through a pre-algebra that includes serious review of fractions, percentages, and ratios (which are both frequently misunderstood and rather important in the medical field.) I found this on amazon -- http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Problems-Occupations-Delmars-Mathematics/dp/1401840019/ref=pd_vtp_b_3/188-3044757-8099562#_ -- all of the word problems are presented in a health care format, so maybe it would be more interesting this way? It's also really cheap. Let's put it this way -- if she knows it all already, she should be able to whiz through it fairly quickly. If she can't -- if it's a struggle -- you'll be really glad you stopped for review before algebra. I would credit this as "basic math for health science careers" and yes, I would credit it.

I would go back to pre-algebra and make sure she can do it. How is her reading level? If her reading level is below par I'd look into doing the power basics courses starting with basic math -- they have basic math, algebra, geometry, and consumer math. I would start with basic math because I would speculate that since she couldn't pass the two-year algebra course she has some serious weaknesses at lower levels. I would expect that if she successfully completes these courses she'd place into intermediate algebra at the community college. That's okay! Many public schooled kids do as well. Here's the list they have: http://walch.com/power-basics-text-books/ Honestly if the PS gives a credit for completing these textbooks, I think you can too. Note that rainbowresource sells these.

what??? I wonder if that would be a good time to point out that I was, in fact, wearing pants instead of a skirt.

I wish I had had a chance to go to a similar kind of high school. I think it would have done more for me than homeschooling. (Not referring to middle school, but for HIGH school I think it would have.)

Frankly I think any reasonable diet that reduces processed foods is going to be healthier than the standard American diet.

I think MM is my top choice (for elementary) for a mathy kid with a non-mathy mom. AOPS is a good choice for pre-algebra, while others have had success moving into a program such as Jacobs Algebra.

As long as you don't have a surname which would cause a truly unfortunate combination, such as Little or Reddy, I don't think it's a big issue.

In addition to the other good suggestions, make SURE he warms up properly.

Is that 1400 including the exercise? Because that seems really, really low for someone who just needs to lose a few pounds.

Nearly everything else by E. Nesbit should fit the bill as well.

Well, for exactly the reason that you're having second thoughts now. :p

What a cutie!

Wonderful! Congratulations to you both!

I think it makes a lot more sense to subsidize foods that pretty much everyone agrees aren't eaten enough. Like (frozen, canned, fresh, but not precooked) vegetables. I'm flat broke right now and my vegetable (other than potato) consumption is in the cellar simply because beans and rice and grains are so much cheaper. IOW, trying to make it cheaper to eat in a more healthy manner would probably go over a lot better AND have better results than penalizing people for 'making bad choices.'

This extremely depends on whose interpretation of Godly values you're looking for. The earliest versions are extremely Calvinistic (as would be expected), while the revised versions (orange and blue) are more non-denominationally (but still protestant) Christian.

TT's scope and sequence is just a little bit behind many other programs (note that this is NOT a slam on TT! For many students this is a good thing!), so a student who is on "grade level" would be completing pre-algebra in 8th after TT7. Given this I would have no qualms about placing a younger mathy kid higher than his "grade level".

As long as you can handle learning the material for a long block, they're great. I loved taking courses like that. But not every student can handle it. It can be especially problematic in a class that builds upon itself like calculus, where the stuff taught in the last hour may well depend on understanding the stuff taught in the first hour. It also can be problematic for students who don't practice daily -- who wait until Tuesday to begin the work assigned in Thursday's class. Immature students tend to need the more high-school like structure as well.

Videoing someone without their consent may or may not be illegal, and she should check first. Come to think of it, her campus ought to have a legal services department and also an ombudsman, both of whom would be a good person to consult to find out what to do about this.

There's some basic summaries of a few in this wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_science You could find a few that looked interesting (they're listed by timeframe) and look up biographies.

As they're just bringing this out, clearly I have absolutely no idea as to the quality of the online course. However, I really really like the EM series for young and accelerated students, and the first course (operational systems) is now available free if you register before the first of January. http://www.elementsofmathematics.com/

Well, it would be relatively easy for the parent to say "Here is the list of Precalculus courses/books I will approve; you choose within them, or if there is something you want that is not on the list, ask me and I will investigate."

Some universities run calc 1-3 as 5-credit courses for every one. This sometimes lets them get a little bit further OR provides more support for floundering students (due to increased class meetings). If she decides to take a course like linear (which could easily be an option) I would do some calculus review worksheets on a weekly basis to make sure skills aren't lost. Other options could be: Discrete math (good if she might major in something like CS, would require ongoing calc review) Diffeq (sometimes has calc 3 as a prerequisite, sometimes does not, would not require ongoing calc review) Programming (especially if she's looking at something like engineering, but I'd still do ongoing calc review) ETA: Statistics is another good option.

This will depend more on the school than the course. At my undergraduate university, for example, calculus 1-2 were primarily calculator-free, although a calculator was encouraged in exams in diffeq/linear for some particularly obnoxious problems (such as inverting a 4x4 matrix). At my graduate university, graphing calculators are banned in nearly all lower-division courses due to text storage capabilities. (They are not actually banned in the upper-division mathematics courses -- although I remember the group theory instructor staring blankly at the student who asked if he could use his graphing calculator, before responding "Well, if it makes you feel better to have it with you, I don't see a reason why not.") Given the variety of courses and schools, it'd be unwise to assume anything. Ideally a student should be prepared to use a calculator when needed and to not use it when not needed. I would err more on the side of lower calculator use as learning to use a calculator is imo relatively trivial. However, again, I see absolutely no issue with allowing its use as a fun toy for free-time explorations, as a tool for a (proper) subset of the problems, or providing some practice before a standardized test. (which is really what the OP was asking about).

How in the hell is it not some form of illegal to pick through her backpack? Also, leaving backpacks in the hallway is crazy. What if I had a laptop/cellphone in the backpack and it was stolen because the other student wasn't watching it enough? The instructor has not thought this through and the department would probably be quite perturbed to know she's doing that, as it may leave them open for some form of liability if a student has an item stolen due to following the instructor's orders.

The only real issue that would come up would be dated technology references/salary references in a much older version. I see no issue.