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I ordered some things and used some. The science kits are fun and we used those for summer activities. The literature units would be good for an average learner, would suit some, but not my accelerated ones. I like to look at the book lists for reading ideas.
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I was mulling this very thing over as I drove yesterday. I even get the negative responses from my extended family. I only say the minimum, but it is sad that most people feel so threatened by others' choices that they feel they have to attack them. And it would be so nice to have someone who genuinely would just like to hear our stories and rejoice with the victories and commiserate over the difficulties, without any rivalry. I say to all of you, WELL DONE, and many blessings for each day.
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I need good books for a high school boy. Just things that are appropriate content, he reads at an adult level. He's 13.
Thanks!
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When I was preparing my daughter we went to the store and went down the aisle and picked out one of each of the major brands of "thin" and then when things started she tried them all and told me which brand she liked. Not the cheapest way to go (though all got used) but I think this is an important thing that deserves some choice and some money invested in it if necessary.
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I would love some advice on X box. Ds 13 wants one, and all I know about it is the game Halo, which doesn't sound good-can anyone tell me otherwise?? From another post it looks like there are more family friendly games. True? Can anyone explain to me the X box online. Do you pay a subscription for that? So, is this a good/OK thing for a mature 13 y/o (is in 9th grade and hangs out with older than that-gifted kid-long story)? Does your family prefer Wii? It seems in my house that ds plays PS2 and dd's don't play at all. Does anyone find the girls play Wii more? Boys play X box more? Things don't seem to come cheap with teenagers in the house. I still haven't got over that one yet. We're still paying on braces.
Thanks!
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I am lactose intolerant and milk protein allergic, so I knew my kids were at high risk for both. I nursed all, and they went from nursing to water. The "need" for milk is a western perceived need, many cultures do not drink milk. I used enriched rice dream for those who wanted milk on cereal, my son will only eat cereal dry, he says it's not supposed to be soggy. I have started using a bit of coconut milk from Wholefoods and it is very yummy. Great in baking and good on cereal. Wholefoods also has a coconut milk ice cream that's great and no bad aftertaste like some of the others. I will concur with the soapbox of NO SOY. It is actually one of the top allergens now.
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Old navy has good longer T shirts, also there is a website called Divine Modestee, that makes modest shirts.
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Crawling is an important developmental milestone and organizes the brain in many important ways. Many have kids that don't crawl, or they were told they didn't crawl themselves, and this is true, some do not. I would encourage crawling though, like you are doing with giving the opportunity. Mine all crawled late, but crawl they did-I made sure of it. IF they don't crawl before they walk, they can still crawl later, but it's worth doing.
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I only look at the board infrequently, and so it was fun to see your post. I understand the "I"m not sure what my question is, but is there anyone out there that knows anything" feeling. I don't know that I have an answer, but I was educated through GCSE's in the UK, and my husband did the old O levels, stared A level's, hated it and dropped out. He did vocational training, and worked in that field for over 10 years. We came to the US when he was 30 and he went to college and did a degree in Math(s). He would have profited greatly from being in the US education system at 18. The UK did not have a good system for the average student, and particularly not for the late bloomer. I finished by GCSE's, took my SAT in England and came to community college in the states. I finished my degree at a prestigious college. My parents were in the UK and I was in college age 15-20 in the US.
So I guess I'd like to say to you that there are many ways to do school, and in many different places. For our family the US had a better system. I love to hear about other peoples experiences, especially since I am in the midst of educating a child that doesn't follow the system.
All the best.
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Thanks!! I am learning to just walk in what I have been shown for this year. There are so many pros and cons to it all, but I think that you, Kar 1200, were so right about when one is out of the box what has worked for one may not work for another. So I can pretty much give up looking for someone to follow. That being said, it's lovely to hear other people's experiences and receive encouragement. Northern mom I would enjoy sharing the ride!
Many thanks.
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Long story, will try to be quick. I'm a newbie, and was so glad to find this board, I have no-one who understands and has lived the challenge that comes along with the incredible blessing of giftedness. Homeschooled ds, now 11, for 3 years, then public school for 3 years. He was tested, and moved forward a year in PS, and now he is home again-you know all the reasons. He tests in the exceptionally/profoundly gifted region. I kind of want to keep my options open for PS again because I don't feel that I can give him what he needs at home.
Does anyone have any suggestions/ encouragement on anything? What have your experiences been with boys graduating at 16? How do they do in residential college situations?
I feel I should have some long term plan, but I don't. We're just living in the day.
He's adamant he's not going to repeat a grade so that he could be with his age group again (even to repeat it in name, even if we were doing different work! And I could talk forever and not convince him, and I couldn't just mysteriously make it happen and hope he doesn't notice).
If I could just say you're staying at home and we'll just enjoy it, then things could probably feel better. But I look at all the great things that some PS's have to offer, and I think that I"m doing him a disservice. (Though any PS that has special programs would mean over 1 hour of driving a day.) And with only 1 at home, it's a bit isolated.
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I have ds, 11, who has tested profoundly gifted. Math is his thing, he gets it very quickly. We are homeschooling again after 3 years in public school. He is in algebra 1 and bored with the homeschool 'class' that he goes to. We looked at Stanford University's gifted youth program, which uses Lial, but the online format to do the class through them is so cumbesome. I looked at some of the posts on the Teaching Textbooks Algebra 1 and it from how people talked it sounded a little light. Does the Lial book have a DVD/CD rom supplement? Does anyone have any other great advice for me? I feel lost and alone and like I have no one to talk to who understands. My 2 dd's are in public school and like it, so I have a foot in 2 worlds and it's hard.
Thanks so much for listening!!
advice on careless errors
in Accelerated Learner Board
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It's fun to see others with the same problems. Not fun to have the problem, but nice to know I"m not alone. I'm going through it with 2. Now that one is in high school and I have lived the problem for a while, I have started to see a pattern. If the child is only ever working at an easy level, then carelessness abounds. I have noticed continually that the harder the work, the better the quality. So I have used chapter tests to check mastery and move through the material quicker to get to a place that requires more focus, and is more intrinsically motivating because of the challenge. I don't see as much carelessness in my older one, and some community college classes have really helped, because they don't get chances to go back and correct. A test is taken and that's it. That was a good lesson to watch being learned!