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zk is correct. SS DOES count and he has to provide more than 50%
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I make my son correct right away. First, I like that it is a learning lessons when he just hasn't taken his time -- you see it takes longer when we don't apply ourselves the first time. Secondly, I like that it helps me to find out where he is struggling and then reapply the lesson (time permitting) to allow for the LIGHT BULB moment. That's why I correct right away.
My old boss used to say "We never have time to do it right, but we always have time to do it twice...."
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I can't answer for the OP, but I can say that just because I don't think state history is important as a school subject doesn't mean I don't find learning about our state interesting. What I mean is I wouldn't devote a year of social studies and geography study to a single state that my children may or may not choose to live in when they reach adulthood. What I'd rather do is interest them in local culture and historical landmarks when they are young and emphasize our state's place in U.S. history as it comes up. I will also educate them about the local and state government and constitution when they study participation in government, since that will be relevant to them when they reach voting age. State history just isn't important to me as a stand-alone subject, as I feel I was denied two years of relevant history study in public school by having to take two states' required state history courses. If an adult is interested in the history of their state, they will learn what they want to know, they don't need to be taught a year's worth of it in school.
I think the increases mobility, particulalry with respect to employment, of the US has called into question the relative importance of state history. HOWEVER, I tend to think it is still very important to ensure that we, as a country, do not forget all of the local history, culture and achivements. The same mobility and technological savy has potential to result in a homogenous society where we spend more time in a virtual existance than in the real world that surrounds us..
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I think state history is very important! But then again, I am a Texan. :D
AMEN!
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Any thoughts on foreign language for small ones? Right now we are defaulting to Rosetta Stone as I'm familiar with the software. Most seem to be a focused more on very young children or adults.
Thoughts?
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Thank you all for your responses they are extremely insightful and appreciated.
We will be in Europe for at least two, maybe three, years. We are very excited about all of the culture and history avialible for first-hand exposure so we want to make the most of the opportunity. It helps that I am a massive history geek as well.
I especially appreciate all of the discussion on transition. I considered it previously, but with multiplemoves under their belts had been relatively dismissive of the potential impacts. I will definitely re-visit the effects and try to ease into the new program.
Special thanks to Lanny as I had not considered banking or brokerage impacts of the move.
Any additional input is still greatly appreciated.
-CS96
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Greetings all,
My wife and I are moving to Europe this summer with a job transfer. For multiple reasons, including timing, curriculum, etc., we are seriously considering homeschooling our two daughters ages 6 and 7. We are currently reading Ms. Bauer's book and researching HS resources. There are a ton of questions, so I though thought I break the post up to make it simpler.
History:
- Since he children are only one year apart should we start them at the same point in history lessons? WTM advises yes.
- Start with Ancients or Middle Ages? (one great aspect of moving to Europe is that we can actually go SEE places relevant to both.)
- What to do when older daughter reaches 5th grade.
1. Skip modern history and restart at ancients for both
2. Continue with modern for both
3. Restart for older at ancients and continue grammar-level modern for younger (tons of modern
history in Europe as well especially as it relates to Industrial Revolution, WWI, WWII, cold war,
post-cold war)
Thanks in advance for your thoughts
CS96
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Just to make it clear, It does NOT matter what you're home of record is you CANNOT claim that when homeschooling in the states. You have to follow the laws of the state you are physically living in living in. So you can't use your home of record or just register in a bordering state.
My dh has almost 18 years in and it doesn't matter that his State of Record is FL, we still have to follow the VA homeschool laws because that is where we are physically living and thus if our kids would be in PS they would follow the VA schooling laws.
You don't just get to pick and choose which hs laws you want to follow because of your home of record or because you're in the military.
RI is not an ideal state and luckily we moved from their before my kids were school age, but there are groups that can help you navigate to comply with the laws.
Have you done any homeschooling overseas? How does HoR apply in those situations, if at all?
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........ My town has been set-straight by the HSLDA in the recent past, so I haven't had any issues - yet.
HSLDA is good organization from the research I've done so far.
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Check out Homeschool Legal Defense Association webite for RI.
http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/RI/default.asp
Are you living on-base in RI?
Is there a DoDEA school? If so DoDEA MAY fall under different regs than the local school districts and have more relaxed requriements. I've been researching same in form military HS in Europe, but you may find a different result in a CONUS-based DoDEA school.
-CS96
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Hello,
My wife and I are moving to Europe this summer with a job transfer and are seriously considering homeschooling our daughters ages 6 and 7. We are reading Ms. Bauer's book and are very excited about the possibilities that lay before us. We look forward to becoming a part of the community and learning from the group's shared experiences.
-CS96
Stop the Common Core videos?
in General Education Discussion Board
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I think the larger point there is that Washington, D.C. has no business standardizing education. Local control of local politics is part of the bedrock of democracy and republicanism within our federal system. It's less about the actual curriculum and more about what its implementation represents, further encroachment on individual and parental control of their own destiny.