Karen, I have no idea about their academics they have a very friendly and welcoming Aikido club if that helps with the social aspect :) I've been there and many students didn't have cars.

Trust the placement test for starters. If it turns out to be too challenging, you can drop back and buy 6 *or* supplement with the MM you already have. If he has been doing MM6 I would expect him to place into TT7 as MM7 and TT8 are both pre-algebra.

CICO has worked beautifully for me. I have been out of the obese range for more than 3 years now and I no longer suffer the crippling back pain that I did when I was heavier. I carried much of the weight in my belly due to PCOS so it was very hard on my back. YMMV of course.

Martial arts would be a great thing to start now -- ideally one that focuses on controls rather than on striking. Spanish is another thing that takes years to learn and is really necessary. There are other useful languages depending on the part of the country you're in, but it's a lot more challenging to learn them at home. Psychology and sociology are great suggestions. There's another course aimed at PS students that should be adaptable called Street Law -- a course in practical law. Rainbow resource sells the textbook. You might also look into including communication courses, especially nonverbal communication, but being able to write and speak well will stand him in good stead as well. As far as the rest, a solid college-prep curriculum will serve him will both in preparing for the military and in preparing for college which is required in many areas now. I have a friend who was in the Marines and wanted to do law enforcement, but he was not able to get hired anywhere where he lived without doing the bachelor's degree first. Unfortunately, the trend of requiring a bachelor's degree for every. single. job. is continuing.

What grade is your student? If you need to finish Pre-algebra and Algebra in 1 year each (so if your student is in 8th grade) I'd just get the topical worktexts from Math Mammoth. This is also a viable option for a student at any level and would give completely solid preparation. Another option for Geometry if your student is younger is to consider the Understanding Geometry course from the Critical Thinking company spread over two years. It is designed for bright younger students and can be completed prior to algebra. It's not quite equivalent to a full honors high school geometry course but is excellent preparation. I'd probably still pick up the Math Mammoth grades 6-7 statistics worktext and toss it into the mix somewhere. http://www.mathmammoth.com/statistics_probability.php

I actually think that if I were going to supplement JA, I would be more inclined to supplement it with arithmetic review (if your student needs it) or geometry (if your student does not need arithmetic review) rather than supplementing it with more early algebra/variables practice.

Does your neuropsych have an insurance person? A lot of times they can be very helpful with how to do things with a specific insurance company.

Yeah, this is why my mother bought a puppy from a breeder. Not even the local humane society will approve a home without a fenced yard. It's a multi-acre farm, someone is home all day and the dog runs around outside under supervision whenever someone is working outside, which is most of the day. She got a purebred cattle dog (what they wanted) for $150 from a breeder she knows on a strict promise to spay at the absolute earliest proper time -- the dog has a slight underbite and is not suitable for breeding. It is *really* minor and you'd never notice if you weren't looking really closely.

It's a food. Like anything else. If you don't react badly, feel free to eat it. If you don't like it, feel free to not eat it. Of course if you react badly you should not eat it. Calves grow rapidly because they are babies and babies grow rapidly on any nutritious diet. Adult cows who continue to drink milk (yes, they will do this if not properly weaned -- we have a few who have weird nose-rings because they do this) do not get fat.

Yes if they did well (solid B or higher) in BCM. Otherwise I would do pre-algebra first. Chalkdust is very similar, it uses the Aufmann text but any basic college math text is very like another.

If your husband is going low carb he's probably eating a bit more fat. Investigate chicken leg quarters -- they're usually ultra-cheap if you get the mega-bags. They're really a staple of my diet.

Definitely switch to frozen vegetables for most of them, and frankly I find fruit unnecessarily expensive for the amount of nutritional benefit you get from it. Also (as I am on a budget myself) the only meat I really eat is chicken, and pork or tuna if they're on sale. I mostly pick my vegetables based on the most nutritional value and the cheapest, which results in a lot of broccoli as I can still find that (at Walmart only) for $1/lb and the other ones that are that cheap (peas, corn, and green beans) have far less nutritional value. I also eat a fair amount of carrots, spinach, and sweet potatoes that I can buy cheaply fresh. Other vegetables are really more of a garnish.

It is! We just aren't living in an environment of scarcity anymore.

Yeah me too. For me it's part of growing up in a scarcity mindset. That's why there is part of a really good pound cake carefully wrapped in my freezer now, waiting for the arrival of a friend who will help me eat it :D

Dude needs to STFU and mind his own business. Does it bug your DH as well? For you personally I'd suggest putting him on a restricted list (unfriending would cause too much drama, probably) so that he can only see things you post publicly, and blocking him on facebook so that you don't see anything he posts. That will stop him from commenting on any of YOUR posts. I'd also let your DH know how much it bugs you and ask him to restrict the settings on his. It won't stop him in person but it will stop the petty little viciousness (for that is what it is) from getting to you online.

This is an old thread. The OP hasn't been active for well over a month -- she may respond, but looking through her posts she does not appear to have done this.

Forgotten Algebra, Barbara Lee Bleau (check your local library)

Yes. Precalculus.

c/p and nt would make *great* summer classes. One great thing about doing them that way is that if you do not finish them, they are fun electives anyway -- it is similar to not finishing a fun history class on vikings or whatever.

If you have a weird feeling I would totally not do it.

Cream sauce (use a can of cream of mushroom or celery soup if you can't do this), chopped roast beef, frozen vegetables, serve over any starch.

c/p and number theory are electives, about a semester each. I'd highly recommend them for most students because they're really interesting math that doesn't get covered in the school curriculum due to time constraints. It will take as long as it will take -- I don't think that I'd try and make it fit into a schedule. Some people have done it in a calendar year and some have taken more. Unless your dd is planning on leaving homeschool for high school, the schedule shouldn't be an issue. If you do decide to do c/p and nt, they are frequently done before geometry as they are considered less challenging, so if she's halfway through the year when she finishes algebra and you want to get back on track at one year per course, you could round out the year by doing one of them.

Then I would do precalc. Precalc at the college is going to be very very hard if he hasn't done algebra 2 for a year. If he really *likes* the look of the c and p class, though, he could totally do that as well -- or after -- sort of like dessert -- I would give half a credit and call it intro to counting and probability if he only did the intro book.

They might even be able to do more bloody research if they don't have to spend all their time chasing grants from various agencies to make a profit.

What math does the 2 year programming degree require? Does he pass their placement test to enter it now and get it done?