If I went to a convention and saw all those other speakers, I would think that those were the people that were eager to speak. Some people like to proselytize on their Thing they are into. But after reading about the BraveWriter ban, I am saddened. Maybe it is a problem with conventions in general. My mother and I used to love going to this one in November. It was just shopping, mostly Christmas themed. Small admission fee went to a good charity. It quickly went almost all Southwestern, which is fine but that was almost all there was. I was in charge of finding the speakers for a convention on "interesting topics". It was very hard to not have an inherent slant, because the criteria was first "Do I think this is interesting?" then "Do I think other people would find this interesting?" Although, my slant was opposite the person's that normally did that job.

It isn't an option for us, the same way that living in a gang-infested neighborhood isn't an option. I don't want to tempt fate by saying never, but a decent public school in a decent neighborhood would only be slightly preferable to homeschooling in gang neighborhood. I can see why some people would do it. If DD had problems that required intense therapy that the school could provide would be one example where public school would be preferred. That is just our personal opinion. Although, we did discuss the possibility of a particular magnet school near where my MIL lives that is always in the top 3 public schools in the U.S. This would be in distant future. But, if she were able to get into that school, she would also be capable of dual-enrolling at the respected 4-year University nearby. The University would be the preferred option.

That is an interesting point. A 3-year college degree with the general ed. requirements taken care of during high school being similar to a European college degree. The only downside I can see is that sometimes my upper level classes in my major were very intense and it was nice to have the easier general ed classes to fill things out. Although, I guess not having to take the gen. ed. at all would have been even better.

Can they read? If they can read at all, you could make up one of those worksheets that has instructions at the top that say "Only do #10". Then #1 to #9, are things your kids could do but wouldn't want to do. I remember being in a class in middle school where #4 was "Go to the front of the room and hop on one foot 10 times". #10 was "Write your name on this piece of paper and turn it in" If it were me, I'd make #10 be "Give mommy a big hug and kiss". I had heard about that worksheet from a relative so when the teacher said "Make sure you read the instructions", I read the instructions. But, a surprising number of kids in the class did a great many of the silly things before they clued in.

I have the Easton Press version, and really love it. You might look for it in Used Book stores. It really was a good book. For me, the best part was about the dog sledding. How you weren't supposed to talk because otherwise the dogs would stop and politely listen to you. That is a funny mental image.

My folks bought one from Woot many years ago. It was an impulse purchase and they left it out as a party amusement. But, if you'd had anything to drink within X amount of time (I forget what X was), it would gave a number way too high. Since the intention had been to use it during the party, and the X was a larger number than you would think, it didn't get used much.

I would think that Rebel would be the norm in homeschooling. After all, the normal, default thing is to send your kids off to the institution that your government says you should. If something bothers you about the school, you send your kids to the best private school you can afford. Those are the normal, non-rebellious things to do.

Watching this thread with interest. Just recently I brought up the idea of having a trampoline room in the addition we are designing. Then I also had the idea of putting the trampoline at floor level since the house is pier and beam. Still pondering. My husband is a handy-man, so the work/expense involved isn't as much as you would think. I do have a rule to contribute. A co-worker used to have a trampoline room. They had a rule that adults could not do a jump/sit. If they did, their butt would sometimes hit the floor. An adult violated the rule and broke her back, basically instant spinal compression. She can walk, etc. but she has constant back pain.

At the training for Church Sunday School they said it never goes away. They had an explanation that made sense to me. The child might have been or being abused somewhere else. They want the Sunday School to be a place where the child can feel completely safe and absolutely nothing is done that might trigger fear. So, two adults in the room at all time. Child-initiated hugs are diverted into side hugs.

It is special litter that definitely does not clump. It actually scoops out the poop and washes the pee away. So, you don't toss what is in there. Just sometimes add a little more.

Back when I was a teacher (briefly), I searched online for other teacher's plans. I was looking for AP Physics. I found several, and as a new teacher I borrowed from here and there. But, maybe you could find something like that online from a Public School class and stick with the one that looked best. Then you assign the same homework and then make a rule that nothing fun can be done on the weekend until all the previous week's work is completed satisfactorily. Now would probably be a good time to look since you will have a good part of a year to look at. Several also had links to nifty videos.

Me, too. It didn't help that the BMI calculator said I was fat at what is now my goal weight. I thought I needed Scarlet's 16" waist (Gone with the Wind). I felt defective when it didn't happen.

Revolution. Concept is that something has happened that makes anything electrical not work - anywhere. so - sort of post nuclear war without the radiation. Then stuff happens. Best to start at the beginning. It has some interesting characters.

Another thing to keep in mind, it isn't just a matter of getting to the school. The child then has to keep up with the other kids that also into the same school. I have a friend who went to MIT. He is brilliant if a bit pedantic. He got a not remotely technical degree there because in his own words "He discovered he wasn't smart enough for Physics at MIT" I've wondered if he wouldn't have been better off at a college one notch down.

I had it in High School. I rested and napped a lot for the first week. My boyfriend had it too but he ignored it and it was much worse for him. He got the gamma globulin shot(s) and it seemed to help.

I'm not a big broccoli fan. Well, I'll be honest, I never was a fan of any of the healthy veggies except for lettuce. But, roasted broccoli rolled up in a thin slice of ham. Oh, My! It is amazing! I found myself stuffing in more broccoli into the middle. Coming from me, that is truly amazing.

That happened to me. The problem was that so many people were closing their accounts, I had to wait a long time to see someone about closing it. a few years later that branch closed. Gee, I wonder why?

One thing I started to do about mid-way though college which was very helpful. I would read the section and have two sheet of paper in front of me. One was for scribble notes. I found that writing something down helped me remember. I never bothered to keep the scribble notes The other sheet became my reference. Things like formulas went onto the reference sheet. Then I would do the homework. If I needed something to do the homework that wasn't on the reference sheet, it got added to the reference sheet. When homework was done. I would put everything away but the reference sheet and do the homework again. It sounds like a waste of time, But it really helped solidify the concepts in my brain. I tried to keep the reference sheet to be no more than one sheet per chapter, and it would get re-written as stuff I knew cold would get dropped and new stuff added. Since he is relying on the solutions manual, I would recommend this. It worked so well for me, that I stopped studying for exams. I also applied the double-it idea to lecture notes. I would attempt to write down every idea from the professor. I would use many many pieces of paper and they would be messy. But, then when class was over, I would immediately go to a study area and rewrite my notes neatly. Not only was I able to read the messy handwriting that would later be un-readable. I was able to add stuff I still remembered, but didn't write down.

We have the plastic and I wish we had wood. The sides bulge a bit. So, if you put 10 rods side-to-side, it is longer than a 10-rod. My 3-year-old noticed that within a half hour. Wish we'd read the Amazon reviews.

As someone who has always pretty much hated all the healthy vegetables. I can completely recommend Baked or fried Radishes. Sounds weird, I know. But cooking completely removes the radish heat. Makes them taste like another kind of potato. Trick seems to be to grate them, and then cook until translucent. Mashed Cauliflower. Starting with frozen seems to work best. Just dump the bag in a corning ware, and heat for 20 minutes. The water inside the cauliflower cooks it as it evaporates. Then dump in the food processor and grind for a long time. Trick seems to be to start with dry overcooked cauliflower. eta: I only started to worry about dietary fiber when I ... uh... could tell I wasn't getting enough. Then I read that fiber, like protein helps you feel full.

Not if it were legal AND free. eta: My dad grew up on farm that had once grown hemp during the war. Pot grew in the drainage ditches. He said everyone in town thought that the migrant workers were completely nuts to get so excited about a weed.

I loved Atkins, but I couldn't lose more than 10 pounds on it. Apparently, if you eat enough fat your body can live off that, rather than your stores. I guess I loved Atkins too much. Sausage deserves to be its own food group. Right now I am doing lowish carbs ~ 40-60, and high protein. I found I had to add in Dietary Fiber chewables too, otherwise I sometimes don't feel full. The carbs are coming from veggies, which I am learning to appreciate.

What we are doing is a lateral move to a house the same size as current, but with room to add an addition that will double the size. The addition was part of the plans from the beginning. Could you do something like that?

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Personally, I've always found Humanities incredibly difficult and STEM stuff easy. I am in awe of anyone that is fluent in more than two languages, because that is incomprehensible to me. I remember trying to read Kant in High School once. Only thing I've ever read with zero comprehension. My brain kept inserting the longer version of BS in randomly, but more than once per sentence. But, as a STEM person, I'm selfishly OK with the general perception that STEM stuff is hard.