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  1. Have you tried doing a search? I know that people have painstakingly responded to this question in many different places before. If you look, and can't find what you are looking for let us know.

     

    Jennie

  2. They also have a separate reasearch paper writing Lightunit in the electives section. I suppose one could buy that if they did not want to go back and buy the grade level it was first done in.

     

    Research Paper I http://www.clp.org/product/research_paper_i_1635

     

    Research Paper II http://www.clp.org/product/research_paper_ii_1636

     

     

    Yes, all they are selling is just the single light unit listed as an elective. If you went to the Language arts 500 page, you can by the light units individually there as well.

     

    Jennie

  3. I know we need to continue to work with grade appropriate writing and grammar, but we would really like to expand her vocabulary. We have already gone up to grade 6. And she reads high school literature, or should I say she reads it, but wants to UNDERSTAND it. So vocab/lit guides would be helpful.

     

    She is a very determined child:D

     

    I think the more she reads, the better her writing becomes. At least I "think" so...........:lol:

     

     

    Cindy,

     

    I don't see a problem with continuing to move forward with a specific vocabulary program if she has finished through 6th grade. I think it would be logical to move her to a 7th grade book, and so on as she finishes each book.

     

    Jennie

  4. I have a question for you CLE LA users - How is writing handled in CLE LA?

    I would love to hear about it. I am asking for junior high/high school ages only.

    Thanks!

     

     

    Tami,

     

    Have you looked at the scope and sequence? I will be honest. Even though we have used all of the books through 8th grade I do sometimes skip some of the writing. I don't have my kids write a speech or do an interview. I think this is because my son struggled so much with how to get started with a writing assignment that I just dropped it.

     

    In the 3rd grade level they do write reports, and I do have them do that. There is a research paper in 5th and 8th grade. We do those. I really recommend that a child do the 5th grade research paper first even if they aren't in 5th grade because it really holds the child's hand through the process. Then they are better prepared to write the 8th grade paper.

     

    I didn't have my dd do the 5th grade research paper until this year when she was in 7th grade. It worked out very well. My son, the struggling writer, attempted the 8th grade research paper, and he never finished it. He needed more hand holding.

     

    Next year will be our first year with the high school level material. I know the English 1 has an essay light unit. I think this should go well for us, but I think the second one is a speech. I am a little more apprehensive about that.

     

    Jennie

  5. I don't dislike anything about it. However, my daughters think that the time limit for the speed drills are too short in the 3rd grade material. In the 3rd grade material they are given 1 minute for 36 problems. So, I just give them 2 minutes. After all, I am the teacher. I need to make the decisions as I see fit.

     

    My children have no problem with the spiral method. I use it with three different grade levels. We have used it for 1 year now.

     

    Jennie

  6. I know some of you have been keeping up with my daughter's adventures into horsemanship. She had a 4-H clinic and training show on Saturday.

     

    I put pictures and a brief description of the day up on my blog.

     

    Horse show

     

    On advice from her instructor we entered her in the junior division. Her instructor felt that novice might not be enough of a challenge for her. I entered her in fitting and showing and she had never done it before. She also competed in English equitation and English pleasure. She did fantastic. I learned a ton especially on how to work as a team. :) We had quite a day.

     

    Thanks for reading.

     

    Jennie

  7. wow.

    Having read these responses, apparently I have been doing my kids a disservice. I guess I need to reevaluate. :sad:..slinking off to find a hole into which I will crawl.

     

     

    I wouldn't compare what you do to the rest of us or anyone else. We each have different circumstances and children and personal preferences. We should each use what we are most comfortable with and what suits our schools the best.

     

    Jennie

  8. There are several things in your posts that are violations of BSA policy.

     

    Axes are for use in an axe yard, a controlled area that is typically roped off with only one entrance, exactly so that people don't accidentally walk into where one is being used. Only scouts who have a card certifying their understanding of the safety rules and proper use of an axe can even use one. The use described should result in his losing this card and having to go through the process to earn it again.

     

    You are not supposed to strip bark, break off branches, carve, notch or otherwise harm living trees.

     

    There is no hazing allowed in scouts. The nighttime incident you describe in the later post isn't even in a gray area. It is well into the hazing zone (for comparison, having kids sing a song to get lost items back is also considered hazing).

     

    11pm is quite late for boys to still be up and about. It is well past even the cracker barrel time for patrol leaders and adult leaders.

     

    The boys came back from the ER and were deceptive about how bad the injury had been. (Is this a harmless prank or does it fly in the face of A Scout is Trustworthy?)

     

    There are possibly excuses, I mean reasons, for some of what happened. And I know that my own scout son is not always the most accurate source of information on what has happened at meetings. But it sounds like there is a lot of not following BSA rules, which makes me wonder what else is being done just because it sounds like a good idea. Patrol method and boy run is not a license to do harm to other scouts, either through foolishness or intent.

     

    I spent several hours reading scout stuff last night. I particularly found the Ask Andy column helpful for thinking about issues with troops and troop leadership. If you have an issue with the practices of this troop, you pretty much have two choices, in my mind. Get very involved with the troop (committee, making sure that the boys and leaders have the right training, etc) or look for another troop. It just isn't going to be very effective if you or dh come in angry without also coming in willing to help provide leadership to the troop. You might look at the last question on this column as you're thinking about your options.

     

    :iagree:

     

    I was also going to recommend that if you chose not to find another troop that you and your dh be present for everything and dh goes camping with his son.

     

    Jennie

  9. We used them this year with ds and dd. Neither child really cared for them, and I didn't either. They weren't bad, but they were a struggle for my son who can't just pop writing ideas out of his mind. My dd didn't like some of the assignments as they were "goofy". My son needs more of a step by step approach. The comprehension questions were a little light. The writing selections were fine for my dd's writing level and ability.

     

    I am contemplating selling mine and going with Progeny Press next year. Also, I should mention that we only use the full length books as dd and ds have reading/lit books that they use as well.

     

    Jennie

  10. I have been saying this to anyone who will listen for a few years. No one seems to believe me.

     

    I did a google search on grade inflation. Wow! There are a lot of articles out there. Now, I just have to find the time to read them all.

     

    Jennie

  11. Well first do you want a workbook style or a textbook style? We used R&S and I got very weary of the textbook style. I like the workbook style of CLE.

     

    Second, do you want lessons that are almost all one topic with some review or a lesson that is a short topic and then a review that is a mix of a lot of things.

     

    Those were the two major differences that swung me over to CLE. I just didn't like lessons that had 15 diagramming examples. Granted they did not come up with great regularity, but it was a lot.

     

    My son struggled with English, so I had to sit with him through the lesson and all the examples in R&S. He seemed to do much better with CLE.

     

    Jennie

  12. Sadly for me, caffeine has no effect on me whatsoever. I could drink a double espresso at midnight or at the 4pm doldrums, and still fall fast asleep minutes later. It's mostly at the 4pm time that I really wish it worked...

     

    However, I do drink usually two big mugs a day... it's the warm and creamy that I like. :001_smile: But you could swap it for decaf and I'd never know...

     

    :iagree: Me, too! I understand some people just metabolize the caffeine quickly and it is of no effect.

     

    Jennie

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