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    FAFSA Releasing as "soft launch" ETA: FAFSA release to colleges delayed until March

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    On 4/24/2024 at 2:51 PM, MagistraKennedy said:

    Great -- except her registration is set for 4/27 --- first available option for the FA meeting is 4/29. 

    I'm trying to stay calm, but the uncertainty is rocking my world.

    Wow, I had no idea you could register that early at some places!!  I don't think we will hear on FA for another few weeks at least.  I hope that somehow this works out for you all. It has to be super stressful. 

    Removing tonsils 2024

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    Two friends of mine with daughters recently went through this (within the past two months). They are about nine years old. It is outpatient. After the surgery, they need meds every three hours (rotating Tylenol and Ibuprofen) and at about day 12 it starts to really turn and be much better. During those 12 days they needed to avoid dairy because that apparently interferes with healing. Needless to say, my friends were exhausted from getting up every three hours.  They both had it done for the reason you describe--frequent strep. 

    I had mine out at age five but I was inpatient and I don't remember much at all. Apparently the older you are when you have it done, the worse and longer the recovery is.  

    2024-2025 12th grade planning thread

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    I didn't see one, so either I missed it (please advise!) or all of us have been too busy or too unsure to post anything. 😃

    This is my youngest and I am holding this schedule loosely. I am not sure if he will go to a four year school or a two year school.  At the moment he wants to study graphic design.

    Lit:  lit at home (light credit)

    Comp: Comp I at the community college

    Math: Precalculus at home (another light credit, followed by College Algebra CLEP). We really need to be done with math.

    Science: we're done--he has four credits with labs so no science planned

    Government (fall): home based government hopefully with CLEP at the end.

    Economics (spring): possibly Thinkwell or we can use the Glencoe book I used for my oldest if we don't want to do CLEP

    Electives:  Design Principles and Design Foundations (fall) at the community college; spring schedule is largely TBD. I want to see how he handles two studios plus a comp class first. We may end up dropping a class if the workload is too much. 

    He works about 30 hours a week so no extracurriculars. Actually I hope I can get him to reduce his hours.

     

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    The Class of 2024 College Application Thread

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    We're still waiting to hear on honors scholarships from one college. His friend just heard yesterday. So today I asked if he had seen anything yet, and he (sarcastically) joked that the process was being held up by them passing around his essay and talking about how good it is. 🤣🤣(If you saw the essay prompt, you would understand just how much sarcasm was in this comment. This essay prompt was the worst.)  

    How is everyone else doing??

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    how to go about selling my chemistry supplies (not chemicals)?

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    10 hours ago, Bambam said:

    Do you have used curriculum sales local to you? I would try to sell it as a set. 
     

    There is one, but it is VERY poorly attended. 

    I think my best bet is going to be the local homeschool forum and/or facebook in hopes that a co-op needs supplies. I feel like most people don't do the level of chemistry we did at home anymore. 

    how to go about selling my chemistry supplies (not chemicals)?

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    51 minutes ago, Miss Tick said:

    Following along since I have all that and physics, too. My last dc who took chemistry was able (with lots of prodding) to find everything they needed on the shelf! I don't know anyone in my area who is homeschooling.

    I have all my physics too! I already posted that on FB but no takers yet. But I only have about two small shoebox bins for that stuff. For the chemistry I have three large plastic bins plus a big box. LOL.  

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    how to go about selling my chemistry supplies (not chemicals)?

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    I am done teaching science to my kids and I have so many things. So many.  I have bought things over the years, some used from friends, some used off Goodwill, some from HST, some from Amazon, etc.  All of it, even with a 50% discount on the face price is still about $300.  What do you recommend I do? Should I try to sell it as a lot (probably for cheaper than $300) or try to sell things individually?  Any BTDT experience? 

     

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    I need help figuring out 10th grade

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    I agree about cross-posting. I am wondering if there may be something else there besides the dyslexia, such as anxiety. My youngest is a similar profile--very visually spatially oriented, struggles with algebra, dyslexia, struggles with writing, ADHD-inattentive, anxiety, etc.  He needs a lot more scaffolding than some other kids his age.  

    There is a lot going on with your 9th grade schedule. What do you have available to you for 10th as far as art and digital art? It sounds like that is his wheelhouse so you want to work around those interests.  

     

     

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