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DD second year online classes:
WHA geometry with Mrs. Smith
WTMA physics Mrs. Nallakumar
WTMA history story of Middle Ages
Integritas academy ( Mrs. Cindy Lange) writing
Clrc intermediate Latin
She is in love with all her classes. Teachers are extremely helpful. Each course is rigorous.
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Well, the level 7 does say that it starts as a review from previous levels and ramps up. Hmm.... Now I am worried after reading the posts here. This child has pretty good grasp of grammar and I don't want her to sail through the rest without a challenge....
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I use Level 7 language arts with my 6th grader. She loves it. Very independent. We started with Ananlytical but she wanted something pleasant. Definitely lacks in writing but she does an online class. So i didn't bother much about it. Not sure if it will change for her.
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My Dd is like that and has two sports. She drives people nuts if not busy. She is very athletic and tomboyish though.
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CLE Algebra came in yesterday. I got it for a Friend's DS. I am really surprised at how thorough it is. It has extemely clear steps, spiral review and good word problems. You can supplement it with Forester word problems or Zacarro's if you want to add more. But It looks pretty sufficient.
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My DD used Jacobs through Veritas and it is a thorough program. It is discovery based. I have foresters and We do word problems from that. Out of the two, I highly recommend Foresters for its clear step by step explanations. Very doable. Jacobs not so much explanations. You learn doing the problem set.
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Phew! Middle school. This is our second year homeschooling. Lot of online because my DD wants a teacher other than mom
Current events: Cnn student news, science news
Grammar: Analytical Grammar
Vocab/Spelling: Vfcr A, R and S 7 and Barron's vocab flash cards
Writing: veritas press Composition 1
Math: Wilsonhill academy Geometry ( did Jacobs Algebra with veritas press this year with huge success. Loved her teacher)
Science: WTMA physics
History: WTMA Middle Ages ( delayed)
Logic: Logic 1 veritas press
Literature: Literature transition veritas press ( did literature 6 with veritas this year and her teacher was amazing)
Geography: ??? Any advice on middle school geography?
Computer: scratch with Mommy.
She loves reading. Lots of trips to B&N and library
Music: piano
Art: she started taking lessons in an art school
Lots of fencing tournaments, English riding shows.
PSIA academic competitions: number sense, vocab, ready writing, National Quiz bowl.
I revamped some of it...
Math: WHA Geometry ( Review Algebra with Foresters word problems and CLE Algebra), AMC 8 prep with Math tutor
Science: Wtma physics with Engineering class at the coop
History: WTMA Middle Ages
Lit and comp: Integritas Academy with Mrs. Lange ( extremely excited about it)
Grammar: Analytical grammar
Vocab: Baron's SAT words and Vocab from classical roots
Latin: Clrc
Spanish: College spanish with tutor
Logic: art of argument, mindbenders, anologies, critical thinking
Music: piano lessons continue
Art: Art memory competition ( art and artists history)
Coding: youthcode academy
Cnn student news, science news, lots of biographies and free reading and audio books
Sports: Fencing, Horseback riding
Exams/competitons: PSIA ( UIL for private schools in Texas)Math, Vocab and art memory, AMC 8, National Spanish exam
She wants to start a literature club for kids in the neighborhood. Depends on our schedule..
And above is subject to changeðŸ˜
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I spoke to Mrs. Lange today and what an amazing person! I am on a fence between two providers now. So want to enroll my daughter in Mrs. Lange's academy. She sounds like a wonderful wonderful teacher.
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My daughter will be there as well for your chemistry course if you start one in 2018-2019.
Jetta, I cannot tell you how grateful I am for your help when I was in the fence about your physics course. You stirred me in the right direction. I knew then and there what an amazing person you are...
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Tuesday/Thursday
I feel really foolish now. lol
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I feel super dumb! T/R section?My dd is registered for one of the T/R sections.
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Since WTMA logic stage physics is new and filled up pretty quickly, I am guessing lot of us from hive signed up.
Can we check In here for fun? My dd is in Sec 3.
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Many thanks!
Anytime!
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Sorry for the perhaps silly question, but what IS CLRC? An online search for those initials came up with some wild options.
Classical Learning Resource Center.
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I didn't know what CLRC would turn out like when we signed up last year. I knew they wrote three essays in the class and decided we needed more writing and went for WWS2 as well. What I didn't know is in addition to essays, CLRC assigns summaries and creative assignments every week. We certainly overdid on language arts this year, so going forward we are only taking CLRC. I have a STEM kid. For us the writing in CLRC is enough. For children who need step by step instruction, CLRC might not be enough. For liberal arts leaning kid, they might be able to squeeze a online G3 lit classes in addition.. I don't think CLRC on its own is a lot of work. Essays were difficult and mostly due to the subject matter. My kid is also on the younger side so his struggles weren't English related. He did rose to the occasion though.q
CLRC will certainly leave you time if you need to supplement it. I wouldn't advice WWS class in addition. I hope I am answering your question. Till today it's tough for me to figure out what is "enough." So much of this is individual. If it helps, we plan on supplementing with some focused work on essays during weeks when CLRC class proves light.
Phew! Thank you so much. I almost signed up for WWS1 class. She is a STEM kid as well. And taking Too many math classes and science outside of online as well. I am so glad that you replied.
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That depends on how much grammar she had. We get grammar in foreign languages so I don't supplement. You will have plenty of time to round our language arts in any way you decide during the year.
I think if you think the reading selection is a good fit for her, CLRC will be fine. I don't know anything about Veritas program. Intro class is not high school level.
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In my clrc search, I kept running your posts on multiple threads. I saw that your son has taken intro to clrc and WWS 2 at the same time. Did you feel that clrc didn't hVe enough writing? Was it too much? My daughter is taking physics with wtma and geometry with WHA. I am worried that she might not have enough writing now.
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Ok. I like the syllabus which the teacher emailed me. Thank you so much. Will go ahead and enroll her.
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She is 11 years old but working mostly at highschool level. She is in Veritas lit 6 class and doing really good. I do want a class that includes lit and writing. I am also looking at WHA language arts 3 class. I had concerns and I couldn't get reply from the teacher. Also no one picks up the phone ever in WHA. It makes me nervous. I really like the looks of Clrc. She has taken 1.5 live lessons not sure about 2 hours. Is Grammar enough or should I supplement it?
Thank you so much for the reply.
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Hi hive,
Has anyone taken introduction to comp and lit from clrc online classes? If so
1. How effective are they in writing? If I enroll, this will be my DD's only writing and lit classes
2. Can kids see the instructors' face and/or chat on the boxes and use microphone?
3. How is the workload?
4. Is There any grammar instruction? If so how much grammar?
Thank you so much veteran parents!
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Bump :) I have same question!
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AOPS won't appeal to everyone as well. My daughter loves it but I don't. Depends on each kid.
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We did MM 1-6 and moved on to Jacobs Algebra through Veritas online class and it has been great. Dd is doing Geometry next year through WHA while reviewing Algebra with Aops and Foresters. I would say she has a strong grasp of Algebra already. We are very happy with Jacobs.
When to throw in the towel in online class...
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My daughter is in WHA Geometry as well. I agree that it is fast paced but She is very motivated. She hates to use the discussion board as well. But discussion board is where you can ask help for homework. If your ds does 45 mins everyday, she should be able to catch up. My Dd loves geometry. She thinks it is fun. Mine attends online on Tuesday and Thursday. Would you like me to PM my contact info? Maybe they can be study buddies? This is till early. If you help her catch up she should be able to pull through this and you can review in summer. Hang in there is my humble opinion.