Same issue here. Been a member since 2008! :D

Is there any reason I shouldn't? The used prices on Amazon are half the new, and since our first one was *ahem* misplaced, I'd like to save a little money.

I keep looking for the "like" button after each of your replies ;) Thanks for your help!

CC = Classical Conversations

What are you putting on your student's transcript? I have one in Challenge I and one in Challenge II this year, and we've not done CC before. Thanks! ~Kendra

Thanks very much!

what we're studying each week. Some of the titles are self-explanatory ("Victoria's England") while others are completely vague. Would anyone be willing to help me out by telling me what we're studying for the following titles? The Great Game (chapter 3) Two Empires and Three Republics (chapter 7) The Sick Man of Europe (chapter 9) The Iron Outlaw (chapter 11) Thank you!

Not a problem here, either. At 16 I had a job 30 minutes from home that ended at 11. My dad didn't want me on the road after 2 a.m. since that's when the bars closed and unsafe drivers more likely on the road. My curfew on weeknights was after work got out (musical theater, in case you're curious what job for a teenager would be so late) and 2 a.m. on weekends. My responsibility and trustworthiness matched the privilege, though.

So, Sandra, how did you reschedule the books?

Oh, and in regards to the tabs- I'm thinking of taking my binder to our local convention and showing the gals in the SL booth. Perhaps that will get a better/quicker response?

And this is what is so frustrating! I was lured by the subject matter covered in SL 300, the scope of reading, and the (assumed) organization. I was seeing it as something a high schooler could do primarily as a self-learner, something we expect by the sophomore year. My current sophomore in particular needs more hand-holding than others, so all this prep on my part rather defeats the purpose. Bummer. Guess I know what I'll be doing all summer.

This it totally, completely, and utterly discouraging. I was looking to SL to be a plan I could present to my 10th grader and just oversee it. There are 7 other children in this house who need my oversight ;) So... would anyone be willing to share any work/planning you've already done to enhance SL 300 so I don't have to reinvent the wheel? Please? ~Kendra

My math-headed 6th grader reads LOF books "just for fun, before I go to sleep". Whatever. :laugh: I'm so NOT a math head, but I think it's great. More power to her, and she thinks LOF is fun.

This will be our first year using a Sonlight Core. I'm looking forward to it, but I've gotta admit that I don't think there's an easy way to organize the binder so that my son can use it with as little daily direction from me as possible. I love the weekly schedules and plan to follow them, but if my son has to flip back and forth between sections instead of having everything right there behind each week's tabs, he might be tempted to throw the binder at me ;) Complicated by the fact that the nifty "how to organize your IG binder" video on the Sonlight site shows the sections color-coded ("the yellow pages are science", etc.) but Sonlight 300 pages are all white... Further complicated by the fact that I'm assuming they sent me the wrong binder tabs since mine say "read-aloud study guide" and I'm not thinking Sonlight 300 has read-alouds... So, this is a plea for help from anyone who has hit upon a logical way to organize their IG. Thanks! ~Kendra

Tested her today and she tested into TT Math 7. We'll be making the switch on Monday! Thanks for your thoughts.

Great food for thought. Yippee! Thanks! I love these boards :)

My 10yod is a math head! Lately she's been helping her 7th grade brother with his TT pre-algebra, which makes me think her status in Rod and Staff Math 5 is a joke. She dutifully zips through it but she's bored. So what would you do? Bump her to math 6, for sure, or??? Thanks!

We checked the Teacher's Guide and found help there. If you have any other insight you'd like to share, we'd be grateful, but I think he'll be prepared otherwise. Thanks!

My son is supposed to debate the question "Was Sherley a just man?" this coming week for an impromptu debate, but I switched the order of his reading and he hasn't read Of Plymouth Plantation yet. We're scrambling; he's read the intro from the textbook and I'm reading through to make sure I can help him. Additionally, our oldest son did the same debate two years ago, but his memory about the whole thing isn't so great. Can anyone give me some insight? Did your child write a summa essay answering this question? Could he or she point us in the right direction, at least in terms of where to read so my son can get a firm grasp on the issues? Thanks! ~Kendra

Thanks, Suzannah ;) I'd love to hear what you did for your planning weekend. I need new motivation! ~Kendra

Thank you, Lolly. Very helpful!

Thank you, Sheri. I like the fact that I'll be able to get my hands on Abeka at the next convention and really look through it. It sounds as if it could be a very good fit for us. I must admit- I've always had an aversion to Abeka :tongue_smilie:

Would you tell me what you love about BJU science?

We love it. Our second born is not an academic and he has been very thankful to learn some study skills. He told us after viewing the series that he has always felt as if he doesn't know what he's doing, but now he feels equipped.

I'm curious about SOS Bio, too. Bump!