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  1. So, would the plan be to apply as history/philosophy and then double major in something STEM?
  2. I saw that, and have been curious too. I don't have any experience, but giving you a bump. Did you find any reviews yet?
  3. I would totally buy that curriculum! It would be amazing if it included video links too, since I have one of those learners!
  4. This was my friend's response to your query (she was fine with me pasting): Hi! Sure thing We really like WWP. I tend to watch with it near them bc I want to understand what they are learning in case they need help at any point but the video teacher teaches the full class and demonstrates concepts really well a couple different hands on ways usually. The videos are only 10-15 mins each which is great. I think kids could do it on their own if you wanted as long as you set them up with each classes materials ready in advance (different lessons need different materials like counters or printed place value columns etc…) There are usually a couple workbook pages assigned after (you can decide if your kiddo needs the practice or not or just have them do odd problems or whatever feels right to you.) It may not hold their attention as well as a videogame type thing but since the videos are short and look/feel like real life they hold my kiddos attn pretty well and are good quality and our primary math year round. I feel like I’m not selling it well lol but basically the teachers are lovely and warm and it’s a nice Montessori type vibe. I can set the kids up to do it or learn along side them. Takes a lot of pressure off me and it is more fun
  5. A friend of mine has been using Wisdom Wonder Project and she really likes it.
  6. I used Hakim before as well, but just ordered a sample of OF because I wanted to see what else was out there since I last looked at the subject. I appreciate this discussion.
  7. My cousin had her son when she was 16. I was 14 at the time and remember thinking that my extremely brilliant cousin was throwing her life away. She turned out to be equally amazing a mother as she was student, and her son grew into a beautiful mensch of a man. Her life as a young, single mom was very hard, but through their travails, they have an amazing bond. At 16, I would have had an abortion -- no question -- and my parents would never have been the wiser. And that likely would have been the right choice, looking back on my life. But, as I've grown older, I've come to really admire my cousin's courage. I have no real point with this story re birth control, etc., other than to say that I see you, Heartstrings. ❤️
  8. I buy a lot of my boys' clothes from Nordstrom Rack, Off 5th, etc. so I can keep up to date on trends without breaking the bank. But, the boys themselves don't care about fashion. They just wear what I buy, with few misses, and have never wanted to participate (I've asked -- my husband is the same).
  9. This has been our philosophy as well. My husband is very hard on phones, so my boys (ages 9 and 14) inherit his when the phones get too banged up. My kids have their own gaming laptops, so the phone doesn't hold much appeal except when outside of the house. We have several layers of content moderation because my oldest can hack around most solutions. Both boys know that my husband and I monitor their usage; we emphasize that there is no privacy on the internet, especially with employers, schools/universities, the government, etc., so they may as well learn that fact now.
  10. "Sullivan's research team does note that the case managers assigned to work with students were all women. When a program relies heavily on a close one-to-one relationship, matching the gender of the provider and recipient may be an important factor." As they say, representation matters.
  11. My oldest had a good experience with Global Academic Productions live course for AP Human Geography.
  12. I think it's a judgment call. If I was filing a PSA (still TBD whether hs diploma will be PSA, homeschool charter, or OHS), I wouldn't put DO Honors Physics (7th grade) on the transcript because Sacha will take Calc Physics in high school. Similarly, I wouldn't include Algebra (5th), Intermediate Algebra (7th), or Pre-Calc (7th), but I would include Geometry (6th -- for the UCs -- unless he ends up taking Geometry of Numbers at OHS) and I might include Intro CP and NT (5th) to demonstrate breadth/interest, but only if he doesn't end up taking them at OHS (because they are likely closer to AoPS intermediate level). But, I know someone whose kid was admitted to MIT, Stanford, Cal, and she listed every math class ever taken to show the insanely fast trajectory and substantial/sustained commitment to the subject. So, again, I wouldn't worry too much about these types of "shoulds." This stuff isn't going to make or break admission to lottery schools, but it will make you lose your mind with zero upside. ETA: It's not like MIT is taking a look at her kid and says, "Well, that's cool about the math olympiad/selective camps/math research/every other amazing thing this kid has done, but your mama padded your application by listing that Geometry class from 2nd grade, so sorry, we can't admit you."
  13. Absolutely! Just do a subject-based transcript and list high school courses/exams taken in whatever year it was (or you can make a separate category for courses taken before high school). Some of this may be implied (taking Calc assumes that kid did Algebra, Geometry, etc.), but some people like to show the whole trajectory. Every school is going to decide what to do with the information, but there's no reason to repeat subjects just to check a box. If you file a PSA, it is your school and you decide what counts.
  14. Thanks for the tag. We are grappling with similar philosophical issues re high school, so I appreciate the discussion. As to your specific question, I would not take algebra-based physics at this point. I had a much younger student, who did not have close to the math skills at the time for Calc-based physics. So, taking AoPS Mechanics and Derek Owens made sense at that time. But, as Alice mentioned PAH would enable her to take Physics C next year, which would be my suggestion for a student that REALLY wants to get to physics. But, if you are set on CC, then just wait until she meets their pre-req. IMO, it's fine to pay attention to how classes/tests may be evaluated/transferred by target schools. But, trying to make that same analysis with lottery schools in mind, especially if doing so adjusts your homeschool in negative ways, well, that feels like a fool's errand to me. There is no secret combo of advanced classes and test scores that is going to yield admission to these schools. It sounds like you have an amazing student who is generally excited about learning. Trust that if you follow her lead, she is going to take you both down some interesting paths. If that is physics, go there deeply. If she loves AoPS, no need to rush into MV Calc. Take Intermediate C&P/NT, Woot, or Group Theory (gulp!).
  15. Thanks for this. I will share it with my older DS. When he took both AMCs, he always did better on the 10 vs the 8 because he was allowed extra time for the "harder" test. It's never made sense to me that disability accommodations are allowed on pre-college exams, but not during math competitions. I understand that it's not always feasible for every contest format, but these exams would seem to lend themselves to being more accessible to 2e students. Frankly, I am surprised they haven't been sued into changing the policy.
  16. Thank you for recognizing this difficult reality. College admission *is* different than when we went through it, and while I would love to be confident enough to unschool my kids, I am too afraid to actually do it. Plenty of people throw caution to the wind and go against the tides in American admissions, and plenty are rewarded with kids that have developed intrinsic motivation and a lifelong love of learning. I admire them/you incredibly. Some families are also "rewarded" with admission to selective universities because their secret sauce of interest-led learning is seductive. (But, that's only if the adcoms are impressed by where the interests have led -- I doubt my oldest's passion for DnD qualifies). But, it sure seems scary (to me) to be out there on our own, as admissions rates fall at schools that didn't used to be competitive.
  17. The problem is that there simply are no classes for these kids to take at a lot of schools. The best high schools in our area top out around multivariable, maybe differential equations and/or linear algebra. For a kid who is doing Calc in middle school, most end up having having to graduate early. So, a lot of people intentionally try to slow the kids down, if there is the possibility of the kid having to reintegrate into public or private school.
  18. I will believe my very 2e kid can handle a FT load (5 classes!) at OHS when I see it. Until then, I am still weighing PSA vs charter and thinking about how we could homeschool high school. So, I really do appreciate the wisdom of the elders.
  19. This is so helpful to hear because I am experiencing the same as the OP. I partially blame the pandemic, as well. I saw a lot of Covid deaths, so I probably kept us isolated longer than we should have, and now the boys and I are having a harder to time venturing out.
  20. Honestly, I have serious doubts that my 8th grader has any shot at being admitted to highly rejective schools, or that these schools would be a good fit for him at age 18. Grad school? Absolutely. But, I think he is 2e enough that his trajectory may very well take awhile. And that is perfectly fine by me. I'm also supremely grateful for my DH's Canadian citizenship and the fact that we can mostly bypass this admissions nightmare, if need be. But, I also don't want to close doors for him because of my own naivete. So, I'm trying to understand, if the end result was good with your older, what is the concern as it relates to the younger? Perhaps, Cinco de Mayo is kicking in for me. 🙂
  21. My intent was 100% not to litigate or invalidate your lived experience. My apologies if I made you feel that way. As the mother of a rising 9th grader, trying to make decisions about the next four years, these hindsight opinions are very important to me. So, I was sincerely asking about why you felt that way. I understand if you do not want to share (or, perhaps, reshare).
  22. I missed that part -- apologies. SSRIs do poop out on some folks after awhile (they did for me as well), so an SNRI like Effexor makes sense. (I was on SNRIs for 15+ years before they pooped out on me, too. My refractory case was likely hormonal, as HRT appears to be helping when nothing else did. I am 48 and still have regular cycles, but nothing was helping my depression after years of holding it at bay on psych meds. So yeah, HRT. Who knew? Many know. But, the information isn't getting to most women, and that is causing a lot of needless suffering.)
  23. I am curious to hear your perspective on why not. I feel like homeschooling high school gives you a fighting chance with selective schools because you have the time to do interesting things and develop in deeper ways than most of the kids in competitive high schools. Sitting all day in class, hours of homework in APs, and that's after all the ECs. There's only 24 hours in the day, so these kids are either super human in intensity, or burn/opt out. Homeschooling high school gives those extra hours back to the kid to do with them what she will.
  24. Don't get me wrong, Effexor has been miraculous for me, at different points in time. It is a great med. I just want you to know that it's a very difficult med to stop. I would probably start with Prozac, which is generally not associated with weight gain, if they won't rx Wellbutrin.
  25. 100% this. Effexor is incredibly effective, but it took me more than 6 months for the brain zaps from discontinuation syndrome to stop. I titrated off very slowly (counting the balls inside) and used a Prozac chaser, but it was still heinous. The zaps finally stopped when I started microdosing lithium, so I am not even sure if they will come back if I stop the lithum. It would not be a first-line med IMO for that reason. (It is weight neutral, though, in the aggregate.)
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