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  1. Good to hear! My daughter will be attending next year. This summer was already filled with activities. Which camps did they choose?
  2. Using these resources can improve ASVAB scores by quite a bit. A lot of the anxiety about testing (if this is an issue) can be relieved by taking the practice exams. My DH was both a very successful recruiter and Company Commander. Preparing for the test is a huge part of the battle. :)
  3. We talked with the school about homeschool advantage which is for Juniors and Seniors. If your child is considering attending Liberty as a resident student their Freshman year, it is a great way to get 14 credits out of the way before they walk on campus. We have signed up and our material is in the mail (videos, tests, etc.). It covers 5 Bible courses all Liberty students must take before graduating, and when all is said and done, it only cost $100 for those credits. There is an up front $250 deposit which goes into the student account, but comes off the first semester tuition, or it can be refunded if requested, by May of their senior year in high school. There are other perks as well. Be sure to call them, as the instructions on the website were not clear. All the registration could be done via phone.
  4. Has anyone used the TC Geometry course? I am looking at it for DD. She has completed Alg 1 & 2 and needs something with video instruction as I will be of no help to her for geometry. I would love to have her sit in on a class or co-op, but that isn't an option for us, so self-paced videos are the next best thing. Thanks!
  5. Ultimately, you have to decide for your child and your family what pain is acceptable. It is different for each child. I have one who is stubborn and will have to touch the burner and get burned to see that I was legitimately warning him of a danger. I have another child that when you say there is a potential danger, she backs away as far as possible and refuses to even glance from a distance. For my first child, he sometimes learns through those frustrations, disappointments, and hurts. My youngest uses her brother's experiences as a learning curve so she doesn't have to go through the pain personally. Failure is relative. For us, it means to not have achieved the goal, whatever goal that might be. Our children have never aspired to take the most difficult course and be the top grade in the class, although our son easily had that potential. For us, any grade below a B was a failure on his part academically. We knew his potential and obtaining a "C" in the class was not acceptable - it was pure laziness. When his school transcripts were evaluated (public school for one year, homeschool for the 2nd year, back to public school his Junior year) we found that he could graduate his Junior year. He took it upon himself to make sure he had the correct credits in his final semester in order to get it done. The motivation to graduate was huge! He disliked school and just wanted to get on with life. Failing has natural consequences. I agree with those who have posted and said that these should start when our children are very young. If they receive the consequences as a small child (age appropriate, of course) we can hope to avoid the larger consequences later. Sometimes, however, it is unavoidable as we all have a mind of our own and chose our course of action.
  6. I would be interested in this info as well. We are researching what path DD should take next year and AS is definitely a possibility. How are the textbooks for quantity of questions? Are they similar to one semester of work, or a whole year?
  7. DD did complete Algebra 1/2 in one semester. We breezed through the first 30ish lessons. I had her do the tests only and when we ran into mistakes that she really didn't understand the reason she got the problems wrong...that is where we began. Then at the end, I had her skip several of the lessons because I knew she would get them in Algebra, which she will work on until she finishes this summer. Our goal was to "catch her up" to her peers in public school. When we started the beginning of this year, she was thinking about returning to public school. Happily - she has changed her mind and will remain HS through high school. Yay! :)
  8. We are also Saxon fans. Something I learned back in my high school math class was to fold my paper in half vertically so I ended up with two columns. We worked our problems from top to bottom on the left side of the fold and then continued on to the right side of the fold. It kept the work neat and orderly and we didn't use "too much" paper. My daughter would try to cram all her work on the front of a page and it was a mess and hard to follow. She was concerned with using too much paper...not sure where the idea came from as we always encouraged her to use as much as she needed. Anyway, once we started using this method, her careless mistakes lessened and she worked her way through the problems. She completed Algebra 1/2 first semester and it took her about 1.5 - 3 hours to do the work, depending on the assignment. This semester we have moved on to Algebra 1 and supplement with Life of Fred. I have gone through every Saxon math assignment and reduced the number of problems that she does by 5-8 each day. She then does a set of problems in LOF daily. She completes BOTH math curriculum in 90 minutes now. I realize that Saxon works best by doing every problem. I specifically chose different problems each day so within the week she will be doing a complete review of previously covered math skills. LOF presents things completely different from Saxon, and she seems to be doing really well by doing both methods.
  9. In giving my opinion, I was also stating what I felt for myself...not a universal rule. DH and I enjoy getting together with other couples. With our busy lives, we don't go out with other people very often and we gravitate towards couples who we enjoy the company of both the husband and wife. I can't think of anyone that we socialize with that doesn't fit that scenario right now. As far as the workplace, I was able to work very well with men at my job. I just do not cultivate a personal relationship with them. I do find, however, working with men to be much easier than working with women. :) Interesting discussion.
  10. I voted no...plain and simple. To me, "nurture" means to cultivate, care for, develop, etc. I think nurturing a relationship with a man who is not my husband is dangerous. I would be livid if my husband nurtured a relationship with a woman other than myself! The people my husband works with and those who work for him do not have to be friends with him (and vice versa.) It is a working relationship and only that. I worked in an Infantry Battalion (as a Civilian)...no other female employees and there were about 600-700 soldiers. I was friendly and worked well with them but did not have any personal relationships. I am also friends with the spouses of most of my friends. I would not seek to develop a deeper bond with the men, even though I count them as brothers to me. In my mind, it just isn't appropriate.
  11. Good to hear! Thank you. :) I will quit stressing - especially since it doesn't help anything anyway. lol We've heard nothing but good things about this area of PA...It's been about 30 years since I was back in that part of the country. As children we LOVED spending time at Hershey Park - have no idea what it's like now, but it will have to be on our LONG list of "to-do" and "must-see"...along with all the amazing historical sites to experience. :)
  12. We aren't headed to a base, but there is one close by. We can see if there is one and what info they have. My experiences with the SLOs haven't been great, but that was on a professional level rather than personal level...so we'll see. :) There are lots of homeschool organizations, it's just a matter of choosing which one fits best with our methods....and (me) being patient with the Army and receiving our orders/getting boots on the ground. I'm very thankful we'll have the whole summer to get settled and figure things out, although I'm sure time will seem to fly by. Thanks for your suggestions. :)
  13. I've looked around on that website just a bit...thanks for the recommendation. Will definitely do some more reading. :)
  14. Sorry about the spelling error - didn't double check before I submitted. Really...I do know how to spell. :p Good to know (from someone who is there) that it isn't as bad as I imagine it to be. You'd think after 16+ years living the Army life that I'd be used to change and take to it more readily. {sigh} If we do get to move there, we'll be around the Carlisle area. My husband will be affiliated with ROTC somehow at Dickinson College. I noticed the "dangers and prevention of fires"...interesting! Any other thoughts?
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