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It sounds fun, and yeah, maybe a little crazy/brave. I could imagine doing it with a 6th grader, but not with an 11th grader. High school is more intimidating to me though...
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Memoria Press has a "First Start French" program for middle school.
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No wonder she isn't paying attention in class! Neither would I if everything was review. If you want to keep her in school, then I would move her up to 6th grade entirely and then after school her to meet her enrichment needs. Then in 7th grade go to part time. That is just my gut reaction on what I would ask for my similarly aged child.
Good luck!
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Beautiful! Brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for sharing it.
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http://learner.org/courses/worldlit/. We read many of these books and watched these videos in preparation. With study guides and an essay, I think it was a great way to study world literature.
This looks amazing! Thanks for sharing it.
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Please let's be careful about painting a copyright owner as some kind of bad guy(/girl) for trying to protect their work.
As others have pointed out, someone taking the results of your hard work, things you or your family depend on to make a living, and distributing it without paying you stinks. The fact that it's so easy and happens so often on the interwebs doesn't make it right.
I know I'd get my "panties in a twist" over that (and have, when companies I've done contract programming work for didn't want to pay me). I'm sure many of us would have twisted panties if we ran across a website giving away e-book copies of TWTM without paying SWB. Describing it in derogatory terms like that isn't fair to the people who own the work in question.
My grandfather spent his life running the photojournalism company called Blackstar. One of his main roles was to protect his photographers' work from being used in print without compensation. It was a tremendous amount of work then (20-60 years ago), and I can't imagine how much worse it is now for journalists to protect their work on the internet.
While I understand, I hate that SWB is going through this. My grandfather would have handled the situation with grace and respect, not intimidation and threats.
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We buy decent used violins from reputable dealers. They generally retain resale value. We are just about to move up to the 3/4. It is such a wonderful day when they move up a size - the sound always improves so much!
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Sounds like not enough water to go with all that fiber. The two need to work together.
That said, gluten is the culprit that binds up my youngest.
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Is she anxious?
Is she an introvert?
Anxiety can cause problems making decisions. Introverts tend to mull things over for longer than extroverts, making them appear indecisive.
Anxiety can be treated or addressed. Introversion cannot. :) I say this because it is important to know if you are dealing with pathology or personality.
She is definitely an introvert, and by that I mean she prefers to be at home. She has great friends that she enjoys being with if they initiate it, but it would never occur to her to initiate anything. She is fine to go places if she knows where we are going, how long we will be there, and who she will see. I do not think it is anxiety, just her personality. We call her our "cat" personality. Older daughter is our Labrador - always ready to go anywhere, to see anyone.
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Group stuff at the dining room table, or sitting on the floor of the schoolroom if I need the whiteboard.
Individual book work at their desks in the schoolroom or sprawled on the floor.
Individual online work on the couch (dd13's first choice) or desk or dining table (dd10's preference)
Read alouds on the couch or in bed
I found dd13 tightly curled up UNDER her desk reading yesterday. She does Russian with Dh on the couch in the evenings.
My kids came from a Montessori elementary school, so they never had desks before coming home to school. They were pretty used to finding any quiet spot to do their work, the more nook-like the better.
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My son will rarely ask for food, but if I put it out he will graze on it throughout the day. It often helps our day be successful by keeping his blood sugar level. For some reason he claims he is never hungry....crazy child. He is burning calories just sitting with all the wiggling he is doing! I do not know if that will work for your daughter, but perhaps if you just set it out she will not have to make a decision. It will just be there.
This is my daughter exactly. She is rarely hungry. I did stock up on snacks and fruit yesterday and plan to set food out whether she asks or not. The only flaw in this plan is my always hungry older daughter will probably get to all of it first!
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Good point. I think I remember coming up isfj when a company I worked for had us do that test. I never thought about it much though. I'll look for that book. Thanks!
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Thank you, Cosmos, that was also helpful. I see that she does try to do some of these things for herself, and I need to remind her of these strategies in other situations. For example, she always has a "usual" order at a restaurant. It is different at every restaurant, but when we go someplace she has been before, she always orders the same item. Now a new restaurant, that can lead to trouble...I'll suggest your strategy next time.
The article hornblower linked is fascinating. I also need to help her by not asking her opinion on other things throughout the day that I could decide myself. I thought that it would help my girls feel involved in household decisions, ie. what do you want for dinner, what do you want to do first, etc. Instead, I am reducing their ability to make other decisions. Also, the article said that glucose can boost decision making power. This daughter rarely snacks and doesn't have a sweet tooth. She just eats at meals. My decision making daughter eats several times a day. I think that I will try making sure that dd has some fruit or something between meals to refresh her decision making power.
This has been an eye-opening discussion for me! Thank you all very much!
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I think sometimes this is a symptom of perfectionism. You can get paralyzed by the thought of making a mistake. Lots of modeling of making mistakes & recovering from them, talking about 'what's the worst that would happen' (because often the person has already thought of all the 'worst' things already & possibly over catastrophized the outcomes).
Consider making more things automatic. Like deciding meals up for the week so they don't have to choose breakfast each day because they've already decided that Wed is toast with pbj... Making decisions tires us out so automate the decision making as much as possible through routines etc.
My indecisive child is perfectionistic and also has anxiety. I don't think there's an easy solution.
oh & do check out some of the research on decision making fatigue: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/21/magazine/do-you-suffer-from-decision-fatigue.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 as it's really quite fascinating.
Thank you! That does sound like her. I will check out the link.
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Thank you for all the suggestions. She plays piano and violin, including playing in a chamber music group, so she does get some of that. She also did well in the spontaneous problem solving portion of odyssey of the mind when we participated in that, so I think she CAN respond quickly when she has to. She tends to help whoever is behind in a board game, rather than try to win. (I think that comes somewhat from the Montessori focus on collaboration over competition in her early years.)
I like the graphic organizer suggestion - that is something we have never tried. That would make the process analytical for her, which she would like. I think I would just have to put a time limit on it - list all the pros you can in 2 minutes, all the cons in 2 minutes, then make a choice.
Thanks for the thoughts.
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Hmmm. She hates sports, especially anything with a ball. She also dislikes competition.
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My dd10 takes forever to make decisions. She has always been cautious and careful; she wants all the facts before she makes a decision. She thinks everything through. Good, right? No rash behavior, fewer regrets. Except that sometimes it seems paralyzing. Big or little, everything is weighed and analyzed. She puts off as many decisions onto her older sister as she can. Dd13 makes decisions quickly and always has. Usually good decisions, but sometimes has to face the consequences of not thinking something through. Good, right? She is learning these lessons in a safe environment.
How can I help dd10 learn to sometimes make decisions more quickly? I want her to express her own preferences and not always defer to her sister. I want her to know that sometimes we make mistakes in decisions, but that is part of life. I want her to learn that sometimes we have to make decisions with the best info we have, incomplete though it may be.
Any advice?
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I interviewed my 8th grader for you to find out why she is loving LAoW. She has been doing it very independently; I just review her work at the end of the week. Here is exactly what she told me:
"It shows me exactly how to write and organize my thoughts in a way that makes sense to me. It makes me want to keep writing. It makes me feel like if I follow these instructions I can become a better writer and expand and grow. To me the outdated topics don't matter. I can make up my own topics to apply the lessons to, and I love the activities - the questions are really good."
There you have it, straight from the mouth of a 13 year old.
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I am leaning toward trying the Level 2 combinatorics book, but for a silly reason. My daughter likes to watch the TV show "Numbers". There is a female mathematician character who is supposed to be an expert in combinatorics. I think dd will think that it is cool to have it for that reason alone. (Should I be concerned that I don't even know what it is? :huh: Engineering major here - not math major!)
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Any idea how to know what level to start at with these books? I hate things that are grouped by age - that doesn't tell me about math level.
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Whew! We have some similar background, so I will just share and hopefully it will be useful.
My dd10 (almost 11) was in a Montessori school for 4K-3rd grade (well she skipped 2nd grade, so for a total of 4 years). Yours sounds like it was more flexible about math curriculum in offering HOE instead of only materials Maria Montessori herself approved. I pulled her out after 3rd grade because it became painfully obvious that she was just coasting along not being challenged at all. The year she was home for 4th grade we used a traditional style 5th grade math text (Envision) which was pretty easy for her, but like you said, it is hard to know what they covered or not in Montessori, so I needed to see what she knew (linear-thinker here too :seeya:) . In 5th grade we joined a charter school that would let us use whatever curricula we wanted at home, as long as we used ALEKS math online to demonstrate progress. So she used that and covered their 7th grade and Pre-Algebra levels in 5th grade. What I like about ALEKS is that it does let you know that they have covered all the bases. It does not seem to be very challenging, but it is good for reassuring me that we have caught and filled in any holes. While she used this, she also completed HOE and the 5 Fred books Fractions-Pre-Algebra. She likes Fred because it is fun for her. We also took some weeks to just read living math books, read about mathematicians, and let her follow interest led math. At the end of 5th grade (last year) we started AOPS Intro to Algebra and Fred Beginning Algebra, and that is where we are now, as well as doing ALEKS Algebra to show progress. She does Fred 2 days/wk, AOPS 3 days/wk, & ALEKS once a month. She watches AOPS videos sometimes, mostly because she loves the AOPS guy.
We have gotten to a point where I feel comfortable that any holes were filled in, she has books that she likes, and is making steady (but slower) progress. That doesn't mean every day is easy. We had some tears with Fred yesterday. Usually she works independently on math and I just check her work, but yesterday was a hand holding day. (We always do AOPS Challenge problems together on the white board though.)
I don't know if sharing our path was helpful. It has satisfied my linear mind and need to check off boxes, her need to explore math, use fun materials, and be also challenged.
Someday, I will hopefully feel like I have a good science path figured out too! :glare:
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Chocolate is the universal comforter in this house! A few chocolate chips or a cup of hot cocoa, with a generous portion of snuggles tossed in - suddenly the toughest work seems doable.
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The math you are describing sounds like a pre-algebra class, so you could try AOPS PreAlgebra, if she likes discovery and you want the curriculum written to her. ALEKS math is another option that meets standards and is independent. It is online math; you can have her try a free month and see if she likes it. This is not a challenging math curriculum like AOPS. ALEKS is a check the boxes, yes we have done all of the math concepts required for this grade type program. I know that the pre-algebra level in ALEKS covers all of the 8th grade topics you mentioned. It will place her in whatever level she needs after a placement test. If she is really ready for algebra, then the placement test will tell you that.
My daughter used Bridget Ardoin's science for high school last year for 7th grade physical science. It is self-directed, which you said you wanted. It does not use a text book, it is simply a list of questions to research and answer, and your child can use whatever books or reputable websites she wants to use to find the answers.
English is harder to recommend without knowing her current level of grammar and writing skills. WWS is written to the student, and should be good for that grade level if she needs to work on those pre-rhetoric skills. If they are already in place, then LAoW would be good for a semester. So far my 8th grader is using it independently this year and enjoying it. Make sure you find the thread to the workbook to make life easier if you use that. After that, just have her write across her other subjects. Usually by 7/8th grade we are not doing spelling anymore, but we are doing roots for vocabulary. We like MCT for that, but there are many other roots programs you can choose from. For lit, decide what you goals are. You can choose something like figuratively speaking to get her familiar with all of the techniques to look for In lit analysis, or you can do something like LL 7/8.
Hope that helps a little.
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Yes, it is completely ridiculous for you to be threatened over stuff like this. It is extremely gracious of you to allow the posters of this board to try to help clean up the board rather than just taking it down. I am sure that would be easier and safer for you. I come here probably 3x a day to learn from the hive, and while not the most prolific poster, I consider it a vital part of successfully homeschooling my kids. While I would be sad to lose any of the wisdom collected here, you, your family, and your business are far more important. Do what you need to to protect them, including wiping these boards if it comes down to it. God bless.
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My daughter is doing Russian this year with the Russian Step by Step books. russianstepbystep.com
We also have access to this program free through our public library website: http://www.pronunciator.com/ We haven't used Rosetta Stone, but from my understanding of it, Pronunciator is similar.
Russian Step by Step does not have video lessons, but there are audio recordings on their website. It is good in that it does teach grammar as well as phrases. I would estimate that doing the Intro book and the Level 1 book would be about 1 semester of Russian, maybe a little more.
This is working for us, but my husband knows Russian (as a second language, not a native speaker) and is able to help her when she needs it. I don't know if she would be able to do it otherwise.