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    #(&%*# Ebay

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    Posted · Edited by JBJones

    Yeah, ebay has totally stuck it to the seller. The last time I was selling over there, the buyer said the books smelled musty; my husband said they smelled new to him. I instantly refunded her the money. When I got the books back, the buyer hadn't even pack them properly, just threw them into a box, so when they arrived, the pages were damaged. **sigh**

    Why aren't tornado sirens standardized?

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    Posted · Edited by JBJones

    The sirens only go off here for a warning. Yes, I agree I would be questioning your local area's officials.

    The weather has gotten a lot crazier here (Iowa), and we watch for tornadic activity from March through about October. We just had a severe hail storm on February 28th that damaged our house and garage roofs.

    **edited to add**  I used to live in OK. None of the houses (that I lived in--three different ones) had basements. I was flabbergasted that there were none. I was told it was due to the red dirt. This was back in the mid-80's.

    Can one just not ever make friends?

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    Posted · Edited by JBJones

    I totally "get" your DD's problem. (((HUGS)))

    My daughter (14) has never been able to ever make a friend, never. And it's not from trying. I see so many shades of my daughter in what you've stated about yours.

    We've been trying to make plans for her future. She suffers from depression, anxiety, some sensory, some health problems, etc.

    It's my goal to make sure she gets her permit by the time she turns 15. I want to make sure she learns to drive (her anxiety will make this difficult).

    My daughter never has anyone to invite over for her birthday, no one to text, no one to chat about teen stuff, etc. We do keep trying though. I'm trying to find a new Girl Scout Troop that has Cadettes for the fall. It's definitely a work in progress.

    The ladies have given a lot of good advice.

    I just wanted you to know you're not alone in your sadness for your daughter. I do hope things get better. A mother's heart breaks for her child when they're sad and lonely.

     

     

     

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    NC Connections Academy

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    My oldest used CA for 5th, 9th and 10th. He also likes to be able to check boxes and work ahead on his own block schedule. He liked it. I used it to get all of the non-core diploma requirements out of the way for his early college program, courses like health and PE. I've copied and pasted this quite a bit, so sorry if it's a bit choppy. 

     

    What worked for him:

    • He could work ahead. He finished Health in a couple of days, after getting approval from the teacher because he had an extra class on his schedule and wanted to free up that time. 
    • You can see your entire semester plan at any time. I have to keep explaining to him how much of an advantage this is over B&M students. He can see that he has 2 unit tests and a portfolio scheduled in one day and plan accordingly. He was able to work ahead last semester just enough so that he only had to take one final a day. That gave him time to take one, prepare for the next one and not feel too overwhelmed. He can be a slow test taker (I plan to work on this) so his first round of finals was already going to be stressful. 
    • He could work in a block schedule. He liked being able to spend all day on German and then spend all day on science the next. 
    • His 10th grade year, he only had one Live Lesson (what they call a live class lecture) and found he actually missed them. In 9th, they were required for just about every class and he liked the interaction with other students and the teachers. 
    • The planner and student home page gave him all of the links he needed. He would open up a tab for every lesson he planned to do that day and then close out the tab as he completed them. 
    • They can see their grades and if they are on track for finishing on time or have overdue lessons.
    • This is a con for me, but a pro for him. They hold the student's hand A LOT. I signed him up so that he would be held to someone else's standards on someone else's schedule. However, even in Honors classes, he had multiple chances to turn things in, fix things, and at the end of the semester crunch time, he suddenly had lessons altered or dropped so others in the course could get them finished. This can be teacher/state-dependent, the national teachers seemed a little more rigid, so it wouldn't surprise me if my state was a little more lax.They are pressured from the upper levels to get students to complete 90% of the semester. (Which is why I would never recommend enrolling mid-semester. They make them catch up to complete 90% of the lessons.) 
    • He's found a couple of things CA taught him that helped make his transition to community college easier. The discussion forums he was required to do in CA, is common for college online courses. He's better at managing his time than some of the other students in his high school. 

    It takes a certain type of student to thrive at CA. Independent, self-starter, motivated, and willing to work on time management.

    Thank-you for responding. My daughter had a Dr.'s appointment so I couldn't reply until now.

    Do the students have teachers for each subject? Is the student assigned a Guidance Counselor to discuss what classes to take, ACT testing, etc? I appreciate you giving me so much information. I'm really torn about what to do for high school; I guess if CA doesn't work out though, we don't have to continue past one year. Again, thank-you very much.

    NC Connections Academy

    in High School and Self-Education Board

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    I'm trying to find info pertaining to CA, so I'm searching through old threads. My daughter has always liked routine and structure, and seems to be craving more and more structure as she nears high school. I'm wondering if Connections Academy would be good for her. It seems like the majority of people don't have a positive experience with online public school. I've, for the most part, already heard the bad. I'm interested hearing from people that had a good experience with them. Thank-you.

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    Tornado alley residents

    in The Chat Board

    Posted · Edited by JBJones

    I grew up in Iowa, lived in Oklahoma and Arkansas, and am now back in Iowa. I usually keep a close eye on the weather, even pertaining to watches, due to the fact that when the conditions are right, things can change in a hurry. One of the reasons we bought this house was the fact that it has a basement.

    If there are watches, I usually make sure that we stay closer to home than usual. Since I'm a SAHM, I will watch it on the radar and see if it is coming in to our county. If it gets within 40-50 miles of us and is headed right into us,  I will throw things in backpacks or bags like medicines, boxes of checks, just ordered school curriculum that I wouldn't want to have to buy again, etc. I will move the safe that holds certificates to the kitchen counter, ready to take downstairs.  Definitely no open-toed shoes, long sleeves, spring coats, bike helmets, etc. We also instantly make sure phones are charged 100%, some water in jugs, sweep the area in basement we will be waiting in (seems like it's always dusty), put the two dogs harnesses on and lay out the leashes, etc.

    If it's a warning, we go to basement as soon as we hear it.

    Is Teaching Textbooks all through high school acceptable for good SAT scores and college prep?

    in High School and Self-Education Board

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    I'm so glad this thread has been revisited. I have an artsy-Lit non-stem student who struggles in math and I'm pondering what the academic future holds for us. We are using Saxon (8/7--odds/evens) and TT Pre-Algebra this year. My student (Aspie) needs to come at concepts/topics from different angles and is also a perfectionist. Math class can be very interesting on some days. Thank-you to everyone that commented. :thumbup1:  

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