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I used cleavage and strategic use of a smilie to get a good deal on having my car fixed the other day.
Works for getting a warning instead of a ticket for speeding, too.:001_smile:
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I would start by improving your own vocabulary. Incorporate higher-level words into your everyday language, and speak using these words. Your daughter will learn by example. I believe having a good vocabulary modeled is the very best way for children to learn. If the adults in their lives speak correctly and with an expanded vocabulary, children will come to think it is normal.
I would also suggest incorporating vocabulary into your daughter's spelling work, if you do spelling. Have your daughter look up the spelling words, use them in a sentence, and incorporate them into whatever paragraph writing you are having her do.
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If I were a betting woman, I'd bet that they have very young kids, therefore NO curriculum and have zero clue how much you have to feed a teenager in the middle of a growth spurt. My teenaged GIRL sometimes eats more than my army husband who runs 8+ miles a day.
:iagree: Some days my 10 year old, skinny as a rail son never stops eating. Really. Every time I look at him he's rummaging through the fridge. Then the next day he'll look an inch taller.
If I kept pace with him, I'd grow an inch, too, but it wouldn't be *taller*. <sigh>
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I doubt if I could feed myself for $15 per day. I am newly gluten free (due to diagnosed health issues, not by choice) and just went into sticker shock over the price of food.
Well, maybe I could do it if I only ate rice and beans. I wouldn't want to be around me then, though. :tongue_smilie:
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Well, hopefully sine they know you homeschool, they'll never come again.
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I'm ashamed to admit that both breakfast and lunch around here are hit or miss, dyi propositions. I am one of those kinds of folks who never gave much thought to food until I got married. If I get busy, I forget to eat. As a wife and mom, I've really had to try hard to put some effort into it and it is still a struggle (coming up on anniversary #24). The French school lunch thread has got me thinking that I really need to get my act together and start thinking not just about food, but about atmosphere and presentation as well. It's kind of hard though when the family table doubles as a work station for school, crafts, computer repair, games, sewing, etc.
I'm not ashamed to admit that breakfast & lunch are not coordinated, cooked events.
In my house, when a child turns 9 he/she is responsible for his/her own breakfast (easy choices within easy reach). When the child reaches 10, he/she earns the right to make his/her own lunch. so far, only the oldest one does this (he's *very* put upon :tongue_smilie:) but his brother is close on his heels. Every birthday brings a new responsibility.
Cold cereal or oatmeal for breakfast
PB&J or soup for lunch
Fruits & vegis available at all times for snacks on a help-yourself basis for all family members. When people are hungry they are expected to feed themselves (btw, my youngest is very nearly 6, so obviously this system has evolved over the years...I wouldn't advise it for someone with infants/toddlers)
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I think they are calf brains. It is a big deal here in Southern Indiana. Several restaurants have them and they are served at all of the festivals and fairs. Alton Brown did a show from our town because of the brain sandwiches. I've never eaten one but lots of folks here do. Maybe it is a German thing???
Well, as long as it is not human brains (don't want to get Kuru)
Although I really don't think it is a good idea to eat any animal's brains
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Brains. Do they eat brains in other states or just here?
Zombies live in Indiana?
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My dd liked it as well, after she understood the diagramming.
I don’t like the fact that it is so independent that the child can easily fill in the blank but still not have a strong grasp of grammar. Like anything that is independent, you need to work with the child (some more than others, I’m sure) to insure proper comprehension.
Otherwise, it’s great.
So,
pros: independent program, simple, quick
cons: independent program, simple, quick
LOL. However, I do like GWG. I feel torn between using GWG or MCT next year in addition to OM. I may use Winston with my fourth grader as well. I hate grammar decisions, but I absolutely love certain grammar programs.
I agree with your pros.
I have never thought of GWG as independent. Maybe that's just me, but I read the lessons to/with each child (even the one doing GWG5) to make sure it is understood. I check the work and we review any mistakes. I LOVE diagrammig (yes, I am a freak) so we often diagram on the whiteboard.
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I like that my kids like it! It is gentle in the approach. very incremental. After a few years of doing it, I'm surprised how much grammar they know without any fuss or forcing.
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Where is it? Is there a link or site?
Look to the top of the screen (not the tippity top, but top). Find "Community" drop-down menu. Choose "Social Groups" then find Oak Meadow.
:)
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Paper Scissors Stone is an online Waldorf Supply store. I purchased my extra lesson books here. I'm not sure how they compare price-wise, but they sure have LOTS of quality supplies. No curriculum, just supplies.
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Happy Belated Birthday. Glad you got a party.
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:lurk5: I'm all ears for any tips, as I'm still struggling with reluctant writers. the physical act of writing is like torture to my boys.
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We ask for input on the mental health of our children's ex-roomates? Who became their ex-roomates because our children decided they were too needy? But suddenly, our child is not too concerned with ex-roomie's neediness. Why is this? Has the dynamic of the relationship changed? Has living apart from one another allowed our child to see ex-roomie in a more sympathetic light?
And while we're at it, small college or not, since when does HIPPA allow anyone to bring an EX roommate into meet the head of a department to tell them that THEIR ex roommate has been referred for psychiatric services?
My own husband wouldn't be allowed to be told that if I were thrown in the bin.
I know what this forum is for. I was trying to figure out what this thread was for. You have all graciously answered in many ways.
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Well, HIPPA governs me, as a medical professional from disclosing information discovered during the course of my work and ethics require me to keep others' medical information I am privy to for personal reasons private, but HIPPA in no way governs two non-professional people from discussing a third person's private information learned during the course of private life. Does that make sense?
In other words, HIPPA has nothing to do with gossip between two people who are not healthcare professionals or otherwise privy to private information through work or volunteer positions.
At any rate, no identifying information has been disclosed.
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about 10 years ago, when one of our dogs got killed by a car the other dog took a dramatic turn for the worse healthwise and was also dead within the month. Dh & I swear she died of a broken heart.
Every dog we've had has always been a social, pack-type animal who has been integrated into our family. We currently only have one (German Shep), but when the children are gone, she refuses to eat and mopes around. I am sure that the loss of a companion (whether animal or human) affects some dogs.
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I got the Stockmar crayons from OM. The smell is pleasant, not like crayola or other crayons you can get in the store. This would a plus to my elder son, who has never liked the smell of regular crayons, but he prefers the colored pencils anyway so it is a non-issue.
The colors of the Stockmar crayons, however, are not vibrant. The red is more rust. My dd and my middle son prefer "store-bought" crayons because, frankly, they're used to the more traditional colors. With both side by side, they will choose the crayolas every time.
ETA: My elder son informs me that the Stockmar crayons also do not leave the residue on his fingers that crayolas do. I've never paid any attention to this, but he has always been very sensitive to how things feel and smell.
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is drug use a possibility?
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We had the same issue. We ended up just adding a line to our existing plan & got a free phone (we did it at the time our plan was up for renewal). So, we pay an extra $9.99/mo for the kids' phone. The minutes are shared between all the phones (we have 3 total). We never go over minutes and the kids only take the phone when they're on a bike ride by themselves around the corner, at practice, or at a friend's house. The kids phone stays in the house at other times.
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I know a homeschool aquaintance that is a nurse and I talked to her. She gave me some good tips and said take him in the morning. She asked a few things and said chances are its not meningitis. She said there must be some sort of infection somewhere causing his fever to act as his is. (wont go down, staying up) She did say to put him in a VERY warm tub (as warm as he can handle it) then slowly cool it down to avoid the chills. I did that, gave him a dose tylenol then 30 mins later gave him ibuprofun and a glass of cold gatorade (her advice on the meds) and he is sleeping with a temp of 101.1 (lowest it has been!!!!!!!!!!!)
Good! Keep us posted. It can be scary to have a sick child.
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Glad his temp is finally down! For future reference you should see what the good hospital does in terms of phone triage. They might have a system that lets you speak to someone specifically to answer the question "should we come in now?"
Many hospitals instruct their nurses to never say "no" to that question for liability reasons.
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My child passed the Math 4 placement test. However, I would like to put her in Math 5 based on her age. I think she may be able to pass the Math 5 placement test, but she has not had very much work with division, fractions, and percentages. Would there be enough review woven in to Math 5 for her to be able to learn those things that were taught in Math 4?
I've noticed most curriculum (regardless of subject) have a review built into the first half. The same is true of Math 5.
The first 15 lessons were very easy for my son (reviewing very basic less than/greater than addition/subtraction, etc). then there were a couple of lessons on Roman Numerals.
Then the next 10 or so lessons were multiplication (also review) working up to 3 digit multiplication and carrying.
Then Angles
Then Fractions
Then more addition (3 digit, rounding)
then Decimals
Then Money
Then...finally...lesson 62 the Meaning of Division
Then circles & quadrilaterals
Then Percents
then Metric measuring
Then improper fractions & mixed numbers
So no, a knowledge of division is not necessary.
Mind you, once they introduce and teach a subject they are not done with it. It is reinforced throughout.
Hope that helps.
~M
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He can tip his head and move it all around just fine. He is not at all confused. I looked at the symptoms of meningitis and he doesnt have most. No nausea, vomiting, confusion, no rash on the skin, emergence retardation, or any of the others other than head & neck pain and fever.
When you say "fever won't stay down" what methods are you using to bring it down?
Are you alternating Acetaminophen & Ibuprofen every 4 hours?
Keeping him cool but not cold (sheet only, no blanket, no space heater).
Having him sip a cold drink or eat a freezer-pop?
ETA: I would be much more concerned if the fever was still up in spite of all these methods
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Can he tilt his chin down to his chest?
Can he draw his knees up to his chest (fetal position)?
I would go to the bigger city tonight... I wouldn't be able to grocery shop with a sick kid anyway, so waiting wouldn't serve any purpose. But that's just me.
Can I successfully fight this expense?
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Speaking from my experience in the hospital as a nurse, and my husband's experience as an ER nurse:
All females of childbearing age are given a pregnancy test in the ER prior to any test (CT, etc) or medication, regardless of any answer to the last menstrual period question. This is to absolve the hospital of responsibility in case something happened to the fetus of a woman who "swore" she wasn't pregnant, yet was and blamed the hospital for any future adverse event. (usually it is a blood test). they simply cannot take your word for it that you have been infertile for 15 years.
As for the price. yes, you could get it cheaper in the store. You could also get Tylenol cheaper in the store. You are paying not only for the test, but also the container it was placed into. The lab tech who transferred it from the container to a tube and ran the test. The paper the result printed out on, etc and so forth. Hospitals have overhead. The overhead is paid for by markup (the same way any retail store pays for overhead by marking up wholesale goods and selling them to you).
You do have the right to question (why are you collecting my urine? what tests exactly are being performed on it?) and the right to refuse any and all tests/procedures. More than likely a signature will be required.
I am sorry you have the added stress of an unexpected bill on top of what was likely a scary and stressful ER visit.