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  1. A few months ago I saw a piece on the news that spoke about college scholarships and their availability even to the middle grades. When it comes to paying for college, what creative ways do you know of or have obtained? Please spell out the details first, and use acronyms later. It will make this post very searchable for others! I'm all ears! :bigear: ML
  2. How's this: Indy productions: http://www.imdb.com/features/video/browse/indie/'>http://www.imdb.com/features/video/browse/indie/'>http://www.imdb.com/features/video/browse/indie/'>http://www.imdb.com/features/video/browse/indie/ Movies: http://www.imdb.com/features/video/browse/ Hope you find what something that will help! Enjoy! ML
  3. Kareni, I can't get it to quote you! I did look at the sticky, and it was just a bunch of links! ML
  4. Okay. Two things, somewhat related: NP that other cultures have something to contribute, and NP that "our own religion/culture has and does make mistakes." Do we (the US) have only one religion? Only one culture? In a broad sense, our political/economic establishment is identifiable as "one," although an argument between a democracy and a republic often appears. I've lived in many parts of the country, and there are many contrasts between them. And we certainly don't have one religion. Technically, we have no religion. It had to be that way during the days of writing the constitution. You had 13 colonies, each with their own view/understanding/practice of God, and different from the other 12. In order to cut through the discussion and move to presenting a signed document and united front (enabling them to borrow money from France so they could revolt against England) they signed our founding documents without Christ as the head of the country, or even defining what is meant by the word 'god' in any document it appears. Then there is the Treaty with Barbary Tripoli, (1796-97), signed with the Muslims. If we had been a Christian nation, they would not have signed any agreement. Article 11 of the Treaty begins: "As the government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion..." and this was approved by the US Congress without incident. So what "'our own' religion/culture" are you referring to? Yeppers. Doesn't appear to have taken long for free will to raise its ugly opportunity and seduce Adam and Eve to break the first covenant with God. There were many ramifications, the best being the second covenant...salvation changing from one of works (do this (obey) and you shall live) to one of grace (believe and you shall live). I think we are in agreement, it is just a matter of degrees...how far do you examine the other religions? With any examination (deep or not), bring it full circle and ground it back to your faith. Remember the commands God gave you to write His Truths on the hearts and minds of your children, as well as what to do about other gods. Have a great Lord's Day! ML
  5. Okay, what exactly do they cover in "human odyssey?" I've not seen such a book, but then I probably haven't looked. High school level history will be my search topic this year at the convention. In college, History of Western Civ seemed to be the most intense history course they offered. I think it was a full-year course (3 quarters) I didn't have to take it, but talked to plenty of students who were taking it. They tended to love it, so I bought the text but haven't used it. Maybe I should dig it out, and check their world view! ML
  6. Interesting...maybe its a 10yo thing. After a week w/o math, mine decide to subtract two fractions by a) making the numerator (top number) the same, and b) taking the larger number out of the smaller number, which blows holes in at least two math concepts...at least he knew that reversing the problem didn't prove his answer was correct!
  7. Oh yes...what's a TOG? Tayana Owner's Group? Tapestry of Grace? I get SWB (Susan Wise Bauer) HOAW (History of the Ancient World), but TOG?
  8. What a blessing! And good for you for giving her the ACT at such a young age. Many don't know that you can have your child take the college entrance tests starting in 7th grade. There's lots of reasons to do so...decrease in performance anxiety because they become familiar with the process over time, and colleges take the highest score, not the most recent! Brava! I would call the College Review Board, the folks that sponsor the tests and ask them. I had a similiar "as a home schooler" question, and they were very helpful. www.collegeboard.com should take you there! ML
  9. In the bigger subject of "one world government" I wonder how commas (and spellings) will fair! What was that song years ago when economical foreign cars broke our shores...I'm turning Japanese, I really think so! Look how the world has changed since then! I live among so many cultures, Asian and middle eastern primarily, and discovering their nuances is quite fun!
  10. Cathmom, were you wanting to use for something other than an elective? It could be strongly interwoven with a volunteer activity, like helping those with disabilities, etc.
  11. Sorry Michelle, I meant to address my post to Janie! The last style book I bought was about 11 years ago while working as an editor, and it reflected the changes computers have brought over typewriters...font characteristics to show quoted materials instead of underlining, proportional spacing vs monotype facing of the font, etc. A lot of things are "cleaner," perhaps we're going Canadian? LOL Laura, is the sample from Rod & Staff? I use R&S and haven't found them to be "comma happy." It all seems pretty standard grammar training. You can definitely tell from R&S materials that they are training up their children to write and edit materials for production, be it a book, a sermon (Mennonite pastors are not seminary-trained but raised up from within a congregation), the missions field, or for curricula. Nearly all of their young women, and some of their men spend one or more years before marriage teaching in their mixed-grade classrooms). That's why their English is so strong - they have their goal in mind. And that is why Mennonite printing houses tend to have so much material!
  12. Hi Jenn ~ I'm in SoCal...how about you? The plan is for Prof B's 3 books of Algebra. My oldest did the first book in less than the school year. Sounds impressive, but it was erred planning on my part ~ I had far more lessons planned out than the book had, and when she was 2/3rd through it, but only half way through the year, she spoke up! I spoke with Mr. Barrett at length, and he explained how the three books are best used with each grade. Since he doesn't have one (yet) we're going to use a geometry that teaches postulates and theorums to prove the logic behind the answer (isn't that the point of geometry ~ teaching reasoning skills?). I'm told by my more experience home-school moms most modern geometry courses have removed it, making it just a bunch of memorization...and pointless, boring and painful. Accelerated Learning's (ACE PACES) workbooks do use postulates and theorums, or your can look for old government school textbooks and figure out the answers! I picked up ACE last summer at the hs convention. I do need to figure out what to do for calc and trig...what are you planning on? Do you ever wonder if colleges will recognize your math program? It's so good, and they are learning it so well. I hope the proof is in the pudding - their test scores! LOL ML
  13. Thank you Sandy for the details. It's very helpful. I knew of Purdue's program, but not of Butler (I'm originally from OH). I would love to see them attend USC (straight-through), and acceptance is tough. Not to mention cost! The other local alternate is a school that does nothing but medical related degrees ~ and then they lose out on the width of elective offerings at a university. Congrats again on your son!
  14. Hi Georgia, Yes, I caught that after I posted it. My bad. Yes, I caught that last night too. Its facinating to see what others have done! ML Oh! I've become a Larvae!
  15. Perhaps making it real will help. Is he into sports? Spending money? After months of drilling the tables, numbers seem so 'out there.' Helping him see how they are used in real life can make it more useful. Batting averages, parts of dollar...anchors the spatial idea to something they know. Does he help in the kitchen? How about helping to make breakfast and doubling (or halving) the hot cereal? Or altering the size of the fudge recipe? Or using a toast & jam (or a sandwhich) as a learning tool? Making it concrete may make all those numbers have some meaning when it comes to multiplying/dividing or adding/subtracting the fractions. As soon as you get past fractions, you'll be dealing with decimals, and the same 'real world' applications will apply! ML
  16. You could check out ProfB.com; his online materials give a good presentation of the text. It's easy to teach, even for them to teach themselves. His materials are designed to teach algebraic concepts from the beginning (the power books). With the Algebra books, you can jump in at any grade, and the younger the grade, the more relaxed the pace. We've really enjoyed their materials. There are reviews regularly, but not as often as Saxon (the common complaint) and plenty of time to reach mastery on a new concept (the other downfall of Saxon). Let us know your successes! ML
  17. Found something that might help... imdb.com now has a huge list of free movies and indy films available to watch...online...free! These are usually several years old. This list could allow you to quickly scan the titles, and to click the link to see if the description is anything close to what you need. Sometimes a book is best! ML
  18. I'm told where Apologia excels is their subscription to the first 11 chapters of Genesis. Not perfect, according to Ken Ham (Answers in Genesis), but the best thing out there. My bf thought Apologia was rather light. We just completed General Science (7th) and I wondered if she had her kids do all of it, or did they just read the text? So far, we're pleased. But it's not chemistry...yet. ML
  19. Someone who has impressed me is Andrew Pudewa (Institute for Excellence in Writing). I've seen him and heard him many years at HS conventions. His materials was very helpful to my friend's children preparing for entrance and placement exams. ML
  20. The question is which history to choose. Shall you focus on the Western World, or the whole World? Will your children only be effected by the western world, or will they be effected by the entire world? If you study the entire world, how deeply do you want to study it? How far do you want to delve into world religions? I'm not familiar with SWB's Ancient History book...does it cover religions in depth or just the basics? One answer you should know is your world view. Do you hold all religions are equal or that there is only one true God? If it is the latter, who is your God? The first option would make you a pluralist, and the latter, depending on your answer, identifies your religion. If you don't believe in any particular god then you could be a humanist (humanity rules); an agnostic (I think there a god, but don't know which one), or an aethiest (there is no god). If you hold to one god, why would you want to study other religions in depth? Your children are very impressionable (and will be for a long time). Would it not be better to study what you believe to be true in depth so you and your children know why you know what you know? Consider the Secret Service. One of their duties is to identify currency forgery. They do it by studying the real bills, because when they know the truth, they easily recognize a fake. When it comes to the subject of "God" that's a very important truth. Your answer to "who is God" directly determines what you believe happens after you die...do they throw dirt on your face, or do you stand before your god? Is there a judgement involved? What are the potential outcomes? Those can be (depending on your answers) very important values to secure in the understanding of your children. A land's understanding of god directly effects the actions of their people, and of their government, and how both behave. A corrupt government can be directly traced back to how their view of god, and of their fellow man. (The first table of the 10 commandments is about a relationship with God, the second table is about a relationship with man, and you can't do the second table without the first!) With the variety of world events, and our location in a large urban center, different religions and their symbolism are everywhere. Discussing current events with our children is more than enough exposure to other religions. We are able to explain to our children what (the person of action) believes in comparison to what we believe, and how their actions show what they believe about god and man. We teach our children to be respectful of others, yet there is only one truth. This is only one example of how we ground them in the truth, and help them understand the falseness of other religions. I have witnessed too many of my childhood schoolmates jump to a world view other than that of their parents because they were not well grounded in what they believed. Therefore, I want our children well grounded. Identify your end goal, keep your eye on the prize, and work backward from there. ML
  21. Thanks for the details! Congrats on your son's acceptance! I strongly believe there is a lot of stability in jobs that fill the human need catagory - health related fields rank high with the baby boomers reaching their upper years! I like the idea of straight-through programs, too. (Anything to help reduce the costs!) And I really like a certain LA school...but we might not live here when college rolls around. What science did you use? What other preparation did you use? Anything special for the SAT? We're planning on these Apologia courses - General Science, Physical Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Adv Biology, and Adv Chemistry. With Prof B math, we'll be doing 3 years of Algebra (the last year is equivalent to freshman college algebra), geometry, calc/trig. I hope we have those basics covered! And, when they are done with Latin vocab and grammar, moving primarily to translations, I'll supplement with medical & pharmalogical terminology. As for your question....here's what I mean by "what they've done or transferring credit" is this...here is SoCal a lot of students (home schooled and exceptional government schooled) take courses in high school at the community colleges. We have a lot of CCs here and they are considerably cheaper than the universities. If the university has a "no transfer students" rule, and they are an incoming matriculating freshman with CC credits from their high-school days, have they violated the rule? Are the high-school classes taken at the CC transferrable to the new school? Or are they simply considered high-school classes? If a home-school student takes an AP course, have they violated the "no transfer" rule? I know that within a chosen major's department they often don't accept AP courses. For instance, if you had chosen Biology as your college major, they probably won't accept your high school AP Biology course. I suppose they want to be sure your biology understanding is very thorough, although the student who has passed AP Bio should find the university class a lot easier! So I don't know what to plan on...telling them about 'early college classes' or not telling them and paying for more classes! ML
  22. Squirty, it's wonderful that you have decided to improve upon your own education! While your children are young, I'd recommend reading Never Too Early (Claggett), and considering what materials you want to expose your little ones to. I was very picky about the books for the children. For instance, I didn't want anything that put down dad, mom, or other elders (this is a very common attitude in entertainment media, both print and video). Think through what you believe and why, and keep your eyes open for teach these value, as well as educational materials that entertain...and entertaining materials that educate! While your babes are watching you learn, they will want to, too! Our dd, who was home with daddy during the day as a tot, is a voracious reader, because she saw him reading all the time. Our ds, was home with me, and his interest follow more closely to mine. It's nature, and nurture! If you are planning to home school nearly all materials provide more than sufficient explanations (teacher's scripting). If you don't know something, they won't know you don't know it! You'll find yourself learning (or re-learning) the material as you teach it them! Children have bright eager minds waiting to be filled, so fill them thoughtfully and with care! Embrace these early tender years of education - they are a blast! ML OH YES...Latin! There are some good Latin materials for young children. Not as young as yours, but 3rd grade and on. You don't need to know Latin to teach it, and you can learn it while they are. I had Latin in 9th & 10th gr in government school. It has helped a wee bit, but the materials have done the most! Latin Primers 1-3 (Mars Hill) and Prima Latin (Memoria) both have high recommendations. I get the impression that Mars Hill takes the language further than Memoria. Both are primers and focus on the basics, which will prep (all of) you for a regular Latin course and translations. And it will make teaching English so easy! Here too, think through what you want them to translate - church materials or Roman battles or a combination of the two? (Church materials are far easier than the battles, although the battles are exciting!) And you'll have years to cover them all. Latin is a course like Math...it will be part of your core lessons!
  23. Janie, older forms of English style would insist upon the commas. Newer styles do not. What is the age of the source? Why would it be correct? Because they placed a pause for clarity. ML
  24. Thanks for the review. If this movie had come out 3 years ago, I wouldn't bother to see it. TC had worn out his status! How do you fit a movie in with all the happenings of the 25th? ML
  25. Hey there...this is a great board! Found it by accident when looking for some info on rounding out our Latin program... My children are in grade school, one about to start HS, and I'm planning it out for college entrance exams, etc. They both do very well in all subjects. We've used R&S for nearly everything, with Christ Centered Curriculum for math followed with Professor B (highly recommend!). The older one (7th gr) is doing Algebra 1 now, the younger (3rd) will be starting Alg 1 in 5th or 6th grade (but will take it slower than the older one). By the time they are done with high school, they will have Geometry, Alg 2 and Calc/Trig. My 7th gr is doing 9th gr general science (Apologia), and will start 10th gr physical science with 8th grade. The younger will follow this pattern. It allows them to do 2 of the AP courses while still in gr 11 & 12. They both are considering pharmacy. I've looked at several schools in the West, and noticed several things...admissions are getting trickier! Several schools won't allow for transfer students (especially if they have an accellerated program that combines the bachelors through doctorate degrees). And some schools have two rates - a lower one if you have no college experience and a higher one is you are transferring credits! When it comes to supplementing their HS work with community college and advanced placement, how are you treating it, and how are admissions departments responding? Are there guidelines somewhere? As home schooling parents, do we mention it as "what they've done" or as "transferring credit?" ML
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