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  1. I'm a little confused. I'm putting together dd's official transcript to mail for her college applications. I was thinking that I would put the courses she's taking this year, with the credit, but no grade. However, I came across my old high school transcript that must have been sent with my applications (yes, it's intact and hasn't crumbled into dust, haha), and the senior year is completely blank. Now I'm not sure what to do. It seems odd to leave it blank, but I'm also not sure what the colleges are expecting to see. Help?
  2. Thanks for the feedback, everyone. I think we'll go forward with government/econ, and just supplement when necessary with a quick reading of certain events. You aren't kidding about that! :-)
  3. Has anyone had a high schooler do government before a year-long American History course? My 10th grader hasn't taken American history yet, but his 12th grade sister is doing government/econ this year, and I'd hoped to teach them together. I thought about having him do both Am history and govt/econ this year, but he's seriously balking at that option (he's more STEM-oriented, and he's decided to do geometry and algebra 2 concurrently this year, plus he's taking Spanish 2 with Sr. Gamache--La Clase Divertida online--which is a lot of work). Is it critical to have the American history done first? Or concurrently? Thanks for any words of wisdom here! Holly
  4. My son is enrolled in Spanish I this year with Sr Gamache. We were out of town last week, and we can't find the recorded classes. I've emailed, but have yet to receive a response. Can anyone who is enrolled this year help a mom out? :confused1: Thanks! Holly
  5. Could the study skills for the logic stage class be taken by a high schooler who hasn't had exposure to those skills?
  6. We're gearing up to use WttW this year with 10th grade dd, with one hitch: she read To Kill a Mockingbird last year. Has anyone substituted something else in its place? We're doing ancients this year for history, and the plan is to read the Iliad and the Odyssey, but I'm not sure if either of those would be a good replacement. (We'll be listening to the Vandiver Great Courses lectures for those.) Thanks!
  7. How essential/helpful are the notes for these courses? I'm considering downloading some of them from Audible, and I'm assuming they won't come with the notes.
  8. Thanks to all; you've given me a lot to think about. We're taking this week off, so I'm hoping to formulate a plan. He's one of those who talks a big game, but when it comes to actually doing the work, he procrastinates and wastes a lot of time. I'm sure that's why he's not finished with the program already. He's always been a "do the bare minimum" kid, so this is interesting talk from him. We'll see.
  9. He has covered negative numbers, but I'm sure he could benefit from more review. I'll go back and see if he did the statistics and probability chapter in MM, and if not, we'll do that. I don't really have a plan yet for algebra 1. I had thought we'd do TT all the way through, but he really doesn't like it at this point. He's funny; he says he wants more challenge, but he gripes when he's challenged. :001_rolleyes: Thank you! That's very helpful.
  10. DS 7th grade has done TT Pre-Algebra this year up until last week, when he informed me that it is way too easy for him. It was good that he did it for the first semester, because I had two abdominal surgeries between Sept. and Dec., and I needed him to be really independent. Now that I'm back to (almost) normal, it's time to get him working at an appropriate level. He did Math Mammoth 6 last year, though he didn't finish it. I let him skip the last few chapters in order to start TT at the beginning of the school year. He used to moan and groan about how much he hated MM, but now he says he learned much more in MM than he has in TT, and he feels like he's going backward with the TT. He wants to really ramp things up; he's hoping to be an engineer of some sort, and he's definitely good at math. I ordered a copy of Dolciani's Pre-Algebra New Edition (1977). It looks like, with the exception of set theory in Chapter 1 (which I'm struggling with, frankly, but I guess that's another thread), it's still mostly stuff he already knows. Any suggestions as to where to go from here? Should I just have him go quickly through the Dolciani book? Or could I have him go back and finish the rest of the MM chapters (I think he has 3 left, though I'm not certain--I'd have to go look), then move directly into algebra? He is an older 7th grader (he's 13), so I think he's mentally mature enough for algebra; I'm just not sure if he's got the foundation from a pre-algebra standpoint. Thanks!
  11. Two Urban Licks is great, but loud. Bone's for steak. Antico pizza for...pizza (hee hee).
  12. Wow, all great suggestions--thanks to all! We have had a bit of a change in plans. Dh is going to Boston in May, so we're tagging along for the weekend. We'll have most of Friday, all of Saturday and Sunday, then most of Monday before the kids and I fly back. So, I'm going to be studying and planning the things for just the Boston area. (I figured it made sense to take advantage of dh being up there). We're almost to the Revolutionary War in our history reading, so this will work out fine, even though I would have liked to have done the whole chronological trip. Life isn't perfect, eh? Can anyone familiar with the Boston area tell me if we need to rent a car? I think we're staying somewhere near downtown, but I need to get the final word on that. I'm trying to get a feel for how good the public transportation is. Thanks!
  13. That's great! I added it to the list. Thanks!
  14. I'm toying with the idea of trying to pull off a tour of the East Coast, studying history by visiting historic sites (supplementing along the way, of course). I'm wondering if it's possible to visit sites following a roughly chronological order of events. I have no idea the time this would require--I'm thinking of setting the whole thing up, then figuring out the ideal time needed to experience it properly, then whittling down from there based on vacation time constraints. Here's what I have so far (btw, we are in the Atlanta metro area): St. Augustine, FL Williamsburg, VA Jamestown, VA Philadelphia, PA Boston, MA Gettysburg, PA Washington, DC Richmond, VA area (incl. Petersburg, VA) And...that's all I have right now. This makes a round trip, more or less. I know the drive is LONG between St. Augustine and Williamsburg, so the two ideas I have are to: 1) stop in Savannah and Charleston along the way; or 2) make St. Augustine a separate little trip beforehand. Any suggestions? Anyone BTDT? Thoughts on how long we should take in each location? I'm also trying to figure out if we would do this by car and stay in hotels and with family (a few are on the route), or by RV (we don't own one--would need to rent). Thanks!
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  16. Just a heads up: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004FEG3BM/ref=amb_link_375063442_2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1DXM2MNSQ6KC6XHY894Z&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_p=1534279422&pf_rd_i=1000677541
  17. Following this thread b/c I keep thinking of doing this. Of course, we've never even *rented* an RV, so I don't know why I think I have any idea what it would be like to travel full time in one. :001_rolleyes: It just seems like such a cool thing to do. I mean, how many people actually take a year of their lives and hit the road? You only live once, right? DH is really burned out with his job, so I keep telling him we should just DO it. :driving: We'll see.
  18. Another vote for Men's Wearhouse. They have a rewards program, and they regularly do buy one, get one sales. DH has gotten some amazing deals in there, and it's great quality. And as a PP noted, they're excellent w/customer service, putting outfits together, etc.
  19. :iagree: Any patio set that costs $100 new is not going to hold up past one season (two if you're lucky). Find a good quality, gently used one on CL or at a moving/garage/estate sale.
  20. I will be taking my kids, ages 12 (grade 6) and 14 (grade 8) to Monticello in a few weeks, and I'd like to have them read a biography of TJ beforehand. Does anyone have a recommendation for an engaging biography for this age range? Thanks!
  21. I am so sorry for your loss. :grouphug: :crying:
  22. I should have noted that you can download the free Kindle app for Mac, iPad, iPod, iPhone, Android, PC...did I miss any? I just assumed this was common knowledge--sorry! Glad to hear you can get it free on iBooks, too.
  23. And it's free for Kindle: http://www.amazon.co...he path to rome :001_smile:
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