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Jeanne in MN

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  1. Dollar General carried packs of four gel-filled balls for $5 before Christmas. Don't know if they still have them. I find any gel-filled ball gets ruined fairly easily. I plan on trying the flour-filled balloon next. Cheaper and hopefully stronger.
  2. Technically if she has completed her courses and got her grades, then I say she has graduated. However, as others have posted, if she has gone through the school, then I can see where her grad date would be what the school has set. I wouldn't be afraid to explain the situation to those involved though!
  3. Personally, I like Teaching Textbooks. All three of my teens have done well with it. They've passed their Accuplacer tests which is a college placement exam. Easy to use, someone else teaches it, explanations for each problem is available for you. Many of my friends use it and like it.
  4. I used Horizons K-6, and I only used the TM for the answer key ! I would not switch curriculums just because you don't have the manual, especially when it's only first grade. You will be just fine. :)
  5. We are using Friendly Chemistry too. We are really liking it. Also reading the Disappearing Spoon. Very interesting!
  6. Our daughter has two years of college under her belt, but is not sure what she wants to do yet. Her heart's desire is to go to Ireland and stay with a family for awhile and experience the culture. I think it could be a great experience for her, but I have no idea how to go about this. I did a search and came up with many places that offer home stays, which appear to be inexpensive rooms to rent with families and may or may not include meals. I just wouldn't be comfortable sending my kid across the ocean to stay with someone I don't know or hasn't been checked out. Is there a reputable program for young adults that isn't a formal school exchange that she could do? ANY ideas would be helpful!
  7. I'm sure you've looked into it already, but did you contact the school about getting behind the wheel training? Our local community ed. office has that information. But maybe it's handled differently in different parts of MN? And the blue card is what they receive after taking the class time (which it appears your daughter did) and after passing the written/computerized test. Then you get the blue card to take to the licensing center to get the driver's permit. At least that's been our experience here in this part of the state. Best of luck to you too!
  8. I knew the SS cards were around here somewhere-I'd seen them within the past six months. Since school transcripts were an acceptable form of id and I already had them, I thought that would be the easiest route. But you are right, health records would work and I was prepared to do that next. I was making plans to gather info. and go to the nearest SSA office. But I found the buggers first! :)
  9. I actually found the SS cards! Whew!, but I like your idea of printing out the state requirements if I was to pursue the transcripts.:)
  10. I told her I couldn't find our SS cards, but had our homeschooling transcripts. She said it wasn't, "certified". I did a lot of research on these boards to determine what would make it look certified. I called and asked if having it notarized (what I thought would be the biggest advantage to making it look official) would work and she said, "no." She tried to be helpful, but I think she was just clueless to how homeschooling works in MN. I DID find the SS cards finally! Two days ago, so I let this go, but I do wonder about doing/saying something to educate them in case another hser comes down the road in the same boat.
  11. I really thought so too! And perhaps I could have tried to educate them and put a little pressure on them, but I ended up finding the SS cards. Yay! Thanks again, Lori.
  12. I think the health insurance card for new SS cards is our only option. We evidently need new SS cards, but I had really hoped there would be a way to use our transcripts. We do not have passports, we are not members of HSLDA, it doesn't say anywhere that we can use our own id, if they are minors, etc. Thank you all for taking the time to respond and help. Lori D., you especially took a lot of time! Bless your heart!
  13. Doesn't matter if the transcript says it's "Official'. Doesn't matter if it's notarized. Doesn't matter if it's got the right wording saying I certify it's official. Doesn't matter that two colleges accepted our daughter's similar transcript as official. They won't accept my homeschool transcripts as a form of id for my boys to get their driver's permits. The lady asked, "Well you have to have some sort of approval from the state to homeschool, right?" No, in Minnesota, we do not. We only have to send in a letter of intent. "Well, you must turn in grades somewhere?" No, in MN, if I have a bachelor's degree, I do not have to turn in grades. "Well, someone must approve your curriculum." No, no one approves our curriculum. Any ideas? I can't find their SS cards and the ironic thing is, to get SS cards replaced, I need two forms of id and one form they'll accept is a driver's permit or license which I can't get because they don't have their SS card!
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