Thank you, so much, for all the suggestions - I've been researching them and think I'll find something suitable for her. I just need to NOT overanalyze things too much - just pick and go with it! :tongue_smilie:

How long did it take to go through the book - did she work on it daily?

Wow! Those links are excellent. Thanks for posting them. Now I'm having the "I'm a bad mom" thoughts. Why did I not know this was out there? lol :tongue_smilie: I would do searches for user manuals for the calculator and those were what I referred to as less than helpful. My oldest dd just used a TI-30XS scientific (not graphing) calculator but she didn't use it much - she preferred to just figure it out on graph paper. Looking back, maybe she didn't use it because the calculator wasn't "good enough" and I don't recall the Saxon books saying which calculator to use in the few lessons that gave calculator instruction. We did end up getting a TI-83 or 84 Plus before she took the ACT a second time but since she hadn't ever really used a calculator, she said she didn't use it much during the test. Her math score was the same both times she took the ACT. Luckily, the score she did get wasn't too bad. I'm torn, anyways, on the whole calculator issue - my 10th grader thinks she has to use one. I don't want it to be a crutch, but I want her to know how to use it for the ACT. When I skim through MUS, it doesn't look like they have instruction on the calculator - I might have to look closer.

What I am wondering is how do they learn to use the calculators?! :unsure: The paper that came with one we bought was less than helpful.

If anyone has or had a high school student who lacked strength in the areas of literature (analysis mainly) and writing, what program(s) did you find to be the most straight forward and easiest for an independent student to follow? This student IS college-bound, but the areas she's leaning towards will not be ones that require more than the entry level English classes, so we just need the basics for Literature, not the AP geared courses that my oldest DD took. I worry most about the writing part, as it's essential for college and beyond. Thank you! ETA: punctuation

This looks amazing! Wish I would have had it to use with dd1, but the other 2 will benefit from it. Do you have an idea of when it will be finished? Amazon has it as a 'pre-order' right now.

Thanks for the suggestions! I would rather do something that wouldn't end up being a regular course added to her schedule for credit. She could do these a couple times a week and hopefully it would be enough to bump up the score a little bit. Thanks again! Sheri

What would you recommend for a student who needs a little more Geometry experience? Here's a brief background - she is finishing her Junior year and is 1/2 way through Saxon Advanced Math. We were going to finish the Adv. Math over the summer and the first part of Senior year. However, after taking the ACT 2 times and getting great scores on everything except the Geometry portions, which brought down her composite Math score; I think we need to do some sort of Geometry course. I don't 'think' we need to do something as rigorous as Saxon Geometry, but I have never given it a thought since I figured she'd be set with Geometry after all the Saxon Math. She will be taking a few AP classes so I don't want to bog her down with additional math when she needs to be concentrating on the classes that will be geared towards her college plan. The main reason to take the Geometry is to raise the Math composite so that it bumps her total to set her up for more merit related scholarships. Thoughts, opinions, recommendations.....are all appreciated! I hope after the trial and error with this dd#1, it will be smoother sailing with #2 (Freshman this fall) and #3.... LOL:D Sheri

Here! :seeya: Sheri :)

Driver's Ed in 1982 taught 10 & 2. I've tried the 9 & 3, but the way our car's steering wheel is "formed" there, it doesn't feel as comfortable as 10 & 2. Sheri :)

:iagree: I lost a little bit with each of my pregnancies/deliveries. In fact, when dd#3 was born and my oldest was 3.5 yrs. old, I came home from the hospital and told dh I was going to start homeschooling (my p.m. nurse was a homeschooling mom). He laughed and flat out told me I lost my brain while I was in the hospital. Conversations are tough for me, too....and "writing" them are harder than speaking! Sheri :)

I actually love to do laundry - the laundry room is my escape. I like the hum of the dryer, which drowns out all other sounds, as I throw another load in or fold the load I just took out.....sick, huh? It's also the warmest room in the house during our cold winters! Folding warm towels... In spite of the above, I answered "left inside out" for the thing that irks me the most. Someone else said they quit turning things right side out, which is what I did, also. It has helped a little. However, I have found that I've ended up missing more stains, which are much harder to get out after they've been washed. Oh, during colds season, my biggest irk is finding shredded kleenex in my washer. I wish they'd just stay inside the pockets! Sheri :)

but I liked the response that the kids are schooling themselves....kind of the same here, too, most of the time! Sheri :)

:lol: I was just talking about this new doll with my friend, who said her 2 boys used to nurse her dd's dolls. Since I don't have boys, I never thought that they'd do it, too. I think it's sweet. Sheri :)