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  1. I just thought you all might like a sampling of the vocabularies of our youth of today. Dh, a public school world history, had an activity going on in his classes yesterday, and about 80% of his 85 world history students did not know what the word reform means. These kids are approximately 16 years old which puts them just 2 years away from voting. These are also the kids whose performance in school determines if my dh has a job or not. :confused:

     

    Scary, huh?

     

    Of course the public schools don't teach their students what reform means. That way, when these same students have children of their own and they're unhappy with the state of their education, they won't know what to demand! :tongue_smilie:

  2. I'm going! And I am so thrilled that it is in Long Beach - the metro train stop is a block away so I don't have to drive (I live near Magic Mountain)!

     

    I think we should all wear kilts.

     

    My son's hockey tourney is right near Magic Mountain. Is it a fairly easy train ride? How close does it drop you off from the conference? That might be an interesting option.

     

    My son has a kilt but I don't think I could squeeze into it. :D

  3. I believe Apple blocked the store from the kindle app. At least I can no longer access it that way.

     

    I go to amazon.com through safari on my iPod/iPad and order that way.

     

    Yes, you're right. I couldn't access the store from my IPad. Instead, I went onto Amazon, chose the book and when I hit "purchase" it asked if I wanted it sent directly to my IPad. Voila...1 click and it was on my IPad. Totally cool! :hurray:

  4. I posted this question on the other thread but I thought I'd post it over here too.

     

    My question is practically, how do you deal with the language in many of these books? We're reading Rosemary Sutcliffe's In Search of a Homeland and I'll occasionally stop and explain the meaning of a word or phrase. What do you do however when much of the language is so different? Do you stop occasionally to explain important words or do you just read through with the hopes that in time, they'll become much more comfortable with the language and vocabulary? Stopping frequently to explain something would seem to suck the joy and beauty out of these books.

  5. The bolded is something I have been considering, but I wondering what this looks like in your house. Can you elaborate on this a bit? I get how to let literature be the driving force, but I am wondering how plan literature and then wrap history around it.

     

    TIA.

     

    I, too have been inspired by this thread. I've pulled out my copies of the Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare along with Anderson's Fairy Tales & A Child's Book of Stories. Having all boys, I know I need to start in small doses but I'm excited about this new direction.

     

    My question is practically, how do you deal with the language in many of these books? We're reading Rosemary Sutcliffe's In Search of a Homeland and I'll occasionally stop and explain the meaning of a word or phrase. What do you do however when much of the language is so different? Do you stop occasionally to explain important words or do you just read through with the hopes that in time, they'll become much more comfortable with the language and vocabulary? Stopping frequently to explain something would seem to suck the joy and beauty out of these books.

  6. Update on my lost order:

     

    The USPS is a total joke! 3 days of phone calls have produced nothing. No wonder they're a drain on our economy and are going bankrupt...I finally decided to contact AOPS and Tina returned my email immediately. She has offered to send out a duplicate order via FedEx tomorrow. Awesome customer service! Now I'm off to start stalking my FedEx guy. :tongue_smilie:

  7. A few of us moms just went to a class free 1 1/2 hr class at the Apple store yesterday. We were able to tailor-make a class specifically about topics we were interested in. We spent some time looking at how to use the Ipad for school. Our instructor showed us how kids can make video presentation for school projects. Also, how you can download textbooks or other educational materials onto IBooks. Apple has launched I Tunes University where you can watch actual college lectures, view class notes and much more from actual universities...all for free!

     

    If you have an Apple store nearby, they are more than willing to schedule a class for kids (or parents) specifically showing how to use the Ipad for school. Our instructor Rick was great; very accomodating, willing to answer any question and invited us back for another class in a few months.

     

    I've downloaded WWS and Mr. Q's Science onto my Ipad and use it everyday. All this to say that I love my Ipad!! Also, here's a cool link on the Apple website.

    http://www.apple.com/education/ipad/

  8. Where do you live? Our travel hockey leagues are between $2,000 and $3,000. There are very few inhouse programs here, just for developmental programs for mites. Even when you go to town hockey, the price starts at $1,500 or so for mites. This usually includes 1 practice, 1 skills, and 1 game -about 30 games a season.

     

    I'm in So. California so the commute for you might be a little tough. :D The travel hockey costs are about the same here. Hockey directors try to keep the in house costs as low as possible to draw more kids into playing. Although the level of competition among So Cal travel teams is actually very strong, we just don't have large numbers of kids to draw from so reasonably priced in house programs are a must.

  9. Not to hijack your thread, but, if you don't mind, can folks give me an idea of what they pay for hockey.

     

    My younger ds played down this year on 1/2 ice mite and the price was only $200 - one game and one practice per week.

     

    If he plays next year, and he really wants to, he'll move up to Squirts. The price for rec league is $1100 - one game and practice/week. Plus, they have to travel to other rinks (max. one hour drive). The season runs Oct. through the end of February.

     

    I was really hoping that there would be an in-house league (like what they do with the Mites) and I've asked the coordinator if that is a possibility but he hasn't gotten back to me yet.

     

    If I remember correctly, our inhouse program runs about $600/season (Sept-Feb.) The summer season is about the same price. That includes one practice and one game per week. The price jumps up significantly when you move into travel hockey.

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