They must know that the previous owners to your favorite house have some crazy wall colors. So you will need to do some repainting as soon as you move in!

Two of my children have taken private piano lessons, starting about age 7 or 8 years old. I would have loved to have a daytime discount, even a small one. Our previous teacher expected homeschool students to take the daytime slots. But she did not offer any discount. Some years it worked easily, other years it didn't. But I always resented the expectation that we were more flexible than any other family.

I have a similar issue. Most of the time that we eat out, I have uncomfortable digestion, even while still in the restaurant. But if we have take-out, even the same exact foods - no issues. I believe that mine is caused by the dish detergent that is used at the restaurant. My understanding (from a caterer who worked in commercial kitchens) is that there is an additive in the final rinse that is supposed to be left to dry on the dishes. The rinse has some microbial properties, but it clearly does not agree with me. Hope that helps!

Tea tree oil worked for my yucky toenail. I dribbled one small drop onto my nail every time I got out of the shower. I didn't notice any change for a few weeks, but kept at it. It took a long time, maybe months, before it was completely better. But it was a very easy thing to do once it became a habit. Good luck!

You might try Refit (or Refit Rev / Revolution). There are tons of videos on Youtube. Many of them are Christian songs, if that's what you like. I like the videos just with the instructors. That will be three to seven women leading the routine. But there are also lots of videos with an entire class of participants. I find those to be too distracting and difficult to follow. They also have a paid subscription service, but I have not tried that.

We had a twin over full sized bunkbed. It worked for our circumstances. When we got it we had a 12 year old and a 3 year old. And they used it for a few years. Eventually, we moved, had more kids and more bedrooms. We were able to take it apart and use each bed separately. That worked well, but the frame of the top bunk was a bit strange and we often knocked into it. Anyway, when it was set up as intended, it was a really nice bed.

I will not quote, as requested. But it might be important to remember that this woman is one of the organizers who is responsible for running the classes. That is very different from just having a conflict with another mom.

But, for me at least, a huge part of in-person coops is meeting my social needs too. And, in some regard, even for my husband, even if he only comes occasionally. There are many ways to educate your child these days. But, other than here, there are so few options to make friends with other moms who do what we do all day long. The time away from home (and academically rigorous courses) only makes sense if all of us are having valuable relationships.

I am involved in a somewhat similar situation. I used to teach for an in-person coop. Although there was no argument, there were many hurt feelings, probably on both sides. We disagreed about the best measures to implement in regards to the pandemic. My understanding is that they are continuing to meet in-person, but the focus of their mitigation efforts are new cleaning procedures. In any case, I needed to mentally move on. There are too many other options to pursue to go back into a stressful situation, with difficult relationships. I have gently made it clear to my kids that the season for that particular coop is over. We will find new friends, and new activities. Life is too short to go backwards. ETA: And hugs to you, whatever-number-you-might-be-today!

Maybe he wants a new "calculator" for the two of you to use!

Maybe try Teachers Pay Teachers. My favorite teacher-author for high school math is "All Things Algebra". You could look at the semester exams and the final exams for Algebra I. But some of those harder topics might be also contained in Algebra II. You might also look at her Escape Room puzzles. The warmups are also good, but they are just one topic at a time. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/All-Things-Algebra I have also used the spiral review from "One Stop Teacher Shop". That was lesser quality, but it may be more what you are looking for.

I saw a really interesting video during the last election cycle. It talked about how our two-party system has turned to be something so that most people don't vote "for" their candidate. Instead they vote "against" the other guy. For me, that made total sense.

We need an emoji for HUGS. That's all I've got. My heart hurts for you. I would not attend church, or teach a Sunday school class in those conditions.

I used to be a public school teacher. The only thing worse than a difficult kid in class is a difficult kid in detention. Detention at my school lasted until well after our contracted working hours. In addition, it often interfered with our other responsibilities, such as after school clubs or required in-service courses. We were responsible for the student every second from the end of school until they were called for the activity bus. That meant that we were not allowed to take a phone call, go the the copy room, meet with another teacher, or even go to the bathroom. I did not assign after-school detention, it was so much work and it rarely corrected the problem anyway.

I think twice the time - or more. Some of the maps are hard! But if you get through it, they are wonderful documents to keep for a very long time.

PrincessMommy, Thanks for that piece of information. That should help the OP give advice to her relative. With that said, I would not consider travelling the Beltway to be "around" DC. If I wanted to actually go around, I might go west somewhere between Richmond and Stafford and head north from there! I guess it all depends on where you start from and where end up. But I spent too many years driving to work on the Beltway and I would never willingly do that for one more second. I am lucky to have young drivers in my house who haven't yet gotten weary of that type of traffic!

It is more or less just about back to normal congestion where I drive on Route 95. Not super-heavy weekend vacation traffic level of congestion as we would normally have in June / July. But I am not going anywhere during rush hour either.

I know Sharon Capra. Well, I knew her. She used to teach at the coop where I currently teach. Also my older kids did theater with her younger kids. She is fabulous! My own children were too young for her classes, but everyone thought very highly of her.

Hi Square! Can you please elaborate on this short comment? I was a public school math teacher ages ago. Now that all my kids are old enough, I have been teaching homeschool classes for the last few years. I began reading and getting back into the world of mathematics education. Ideas have really changed. She is super-popular on the math teacher blogs. But I just don't get it. I would love to have more detailed opinion from you about her reforms. Thanks in advance.

Hi KWG, I teach high school math at an in-person coop. (Well now I teach virtually, but anyway...) I would like to assure you that you are not alone. Many other moms have told me exactly what you said here. There are lots of teenagers who get stuck on fractions. Be kind to yourself. You don't mention your son's age, but if he is still in high school, it is not too late. You don't mention what curriculum he used at WTMA, but there is nothing wrong with getting a B (either Saxon or AoPS are challenging courses). If he has finished Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II - it okay now to use a calculator. If he is a cooperative kid, who listens to his teachers and does his homework, you might want to go in another direction. Unless he is planning on a STEM major in college, the math that he will have to take in college is not any harder than Algebra II. And they will most certainly use calculators (or other mathematical software). Even if you don't want to purchase a graphing calculator, there are free options online such as Desmos. But, what does his Mathnasium teacher think? She probably has some good insights on his skills and abilities. What does he want to do after high school? Not everyone has to take advanced math. But most of all - HUGS to you. Anyone who homeschools long enough has these feelings sometimes. We are here to help!

The Dragon Box apps are excellent. We have used Elements (Geometry) and Algebra 12+. It teaches the concepts of Geometry and Algebra without being obvious about it. I think that the "game" portion of the Geometry is unnecessary. But the main part of the app is fun enough that it keeps kids engaged. (There are also several apps for little kids, which we have never tried.)

"Mathematics: Structure and Method" has course 1 (which was typically 6th grade )and then course 2 (which was typically 7th grade) and then Pre-Algebra (which was typically 8th grade). I have all of these books and there is about 75% overlap from year to year. In other words, there is about 25% new material. You can easily skip any one of these books with a motivated student or involved parent. ( That is typical for middle school. I was a public school middle school math teacher before kids.) The next texts are "Algebra: Structure and Method", etc... OP - how is it going? Many times I have torn apart an old textbook, scanned in the pages and made my own workbook. I just did it again with a Latin workbook that didn't leave any space to write. Did you find a solution so that this textbook would work for your son?

Here is what I find works the best for me. But I am really picky and it bothers me when the pages don't line up in the finished spiral notebook. Make sure that the handle is at the bottom (near you). You have to hold the papers firmly against the line at the bottom guide. So with one hand you are pushing the papers gently towards you. Then with the other hand, push the handle quickly to start cutting the holes from the bottom to the top. Once you have done a few holes, you can relax, or even stop for a moment. Of course at that point it is stuck. What you want to avoid is how a page will sometimes get pushed forward slightly instead of starting immediately. When that happens some of the papers are misaligned. That makes it harder to get the spiral through the holes, you have to load the pages one.at.a.time. I find that I can easily cut holes in three pages at once. Any more than that and the pages get stuck inside the device. Well, that was way too detailed - but I LOVE my Proclick!

from a math teacher to Math teacher - Hi! I do not know anything about Google Classroom. But goformative is really fun. You can upload a PDF, and then click near the question (on a PDF) and it creates a fillable form. You can make many types of questions - multiple choice, short answer. Even with the free version, you can type math into the questions (but not into the answers without the paid version). I know that it must integrate with Google Classroom, you can sign in automatically with a gmail acccount. If you are watching the kids work, you can see their answers as they type and talk to them through your virtual classroom. I am 100% most certainly paying for Formative and using it next year even when we meet in person again. You can also set the background of a slide (in Google Slides) as your worksheet. And then add text boxes for the kids to type their answers. I know how to do it in PowerPoint. It should be the similar in Google Slides. Reply if that helps. There is a math teacher group on Facebook where teachers are talking about all these issues. It is for the curriculum from TPT that I use. If you have anything from Gina (ATA), then you know how good her stuff is.

I got dressed (all the way, not just a t-shirt and pajama pants) to teach my online class. It doesn't matter, I don't turn the camera on anyway. My sons asked, "Where are you going?" and "Can I come too?"