Perfect example. These specifics are what I'm trying to flesh out in my head...would we just not do those assignments as they come up in AHL, and then pull from the "idea" of those essays whenever something similar comes up in IEW?:confused:

Good idea, thanks!

I do my best to keep appointments out of our school day, but it's not always possible. For example, my 10yo is receiving vision therapy right now. My 14yo received it last year. When the 14yo did it, I chose 4:15 as the time slot. That was a nightmare because the location of the eye doctor's office is right in the middle of a group of office complexes (they've labeled this part of town the Tech Center...it's that many offices), and we got out of VT at 5:00...along with everyone else in the city of Denver, I think.:lol: It took us twice as long to get home than it did to drive there. So this time around, I chose Thursday mornings at 9:15. We simply have a different school schedule on Thursday mornings, and my 3rd and 4th graders don't do science or history on those days. That said, I'll be very glad when he's done with vision therapy, for that reason alone! Since the bulk of our core subjects are in the morning, whenever I have to make an appointment, I try very hard to get an afternoon appointment. Almost always they ask, "Are mornings or afternoons better for you?" So I tell them afternoons.:D Then if we need to miss history, we miss history. SOMETIMES it just cannot be helped, and on those days we do what school we can and try not to sweat it. My kids go to a charter school for homeschoolers on Fridays, so sometimes I will make an appointment on those days, but it's not super often. My independent kids are still responsible for their schoolwork on days we have appointments. The only thing appointments affect are the "mom intensive" subjects.

I know that at some point during AHL they write an argumentative essay. Would I just skip that and have him do what IEW says to do, wherever he is?

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My oldest will be starting AHL soon. He has been using IEW for writing, and it's really been helping a lot. I hate to switch since he's been doing so well with it, but I also don't want things to be totally crazy for him when he starts AHL, since it contains its own writing program. Does anyone use IEW instead of the writing in the high school programs? How do you adjust? I CAN just having him use the writing in AHL, but I'm reluctant to do so since IEW is working so well for him. Suggestions?

That's what I thought. Perfect - thanks!

[quote=sbgrace;4441479 When do you think "behind" becomes more of a problem? At what age do you think being "behind" makes it difficult to catch up--either in content or mastery of an important subject? I answered "high school" based on the bolded part. Once in high school, it's very difficult for a student who is behind to get caught up. I'm there right now with my oldest. However, I do think it's noticeable and should be addressed in middle school. That's so the student doesn't get to high school still behind.

Agreeing with the others. Since there is only 1 prepositional phrase beginning sentence 1, and it's not confusing without the comma, one is not needed. In sentence 2 a comma is splitting the verb and its modifier. It pains me to see a comma there.:tongue_smilie:

If we're starting a new level of CLE in the middle of the year (so no coming off of summer break), is it possible to skip that first LightUnit since it's all review?

I used BCM to bridge the gap (which was huge) from MUS Zeta to Saxon Algebra I. I don't know if it's because the gap was so huge or if it's because BCM didn't cover what we needed it to, but after going through the entire book of BCM and doing well, my son still had to take Saxon Algebra 1/2 prior to starting Algebra I.:glare:

Or maybe the laws of physics don't apply in my kitchen.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm grits. I load mine up with butter. YUMMO. I'm no help though. I'm apparently not a self-respecting Southerner. I buy instant grits.;) (I LOVE that movie!!!!!)

When I can, I go alone. But that isn't often.

"Dress-ups" are things like making sure that there are strong verbs and adjectives, adverbs, who/which clauses, etc. When they are first learning, the program requires the use of them. Of course you can alter these instructions, but they have been very helpful here because my kids' writing is very flat LOL. We use the SWI in addition to TWSS. So I guess for that (SWI), I can see that, since the models are provided. Some students probably would find them boring or something. With TWSS though, the point is to use material the student is already reading in history/science/literature. Again, we use the SWI, which is very step-by-step. But I believe TWSS is also.

Yep.:D It's a cross-town affiliate, so apparently he'd have to go up to Boulder for his NROTC stuff, but yep yep yep.:D REALLY....HMMMMMMMMM.

My babies typically don't sleep through the night until they are several months, if not years, old. I do not nap. No time. I have learned to live off of VERY little sleep. It irritates me, but there's no one else to share the workload with, so it is what it is. I don't think I even nap when I have a brand spanking new newborn. If I do nap it's when things have REALLY piled up. I remember once that I literally could feel my brain vibrating.:001_huh: I took a nap. LOL

Many people say it is a flop because they don't like all the "style" aspects of it...the dress-ups and stuff. IEW is a huge hit here, and I wish wish wish I hadn't listed to the naysayers for so many years.

Well...he doesn't have the other stuff either LOL. I mean, he MIGHT be able to do well enough to be eligible for the scholarship, but just barely.;) Ah, good idea! Of course, he's not sure which school he wants to go to, but I'm thinking it will most likely be the University of Colorado since everything else is out of state and will cost an arm and a leg.;)

Just looked this up...it sounds like the Army's version of what I just mentioned about going to college while in the Reserves. Am I understanding that correctly?

I think he might be able to be eligible to APPLY for the scholarship, but not get chosen, if that makes sense. He has no opportunity to do athletics really, and of the equally difficult things available to him, he's running out of time. For example, he could probably get a black-belt in Taekwon-Do to demonstrate excellence in athletics. There simply isn't enough time between now and when he'll apply, unless he goes to a belt mill, which makes the belt worthless anyway.:glare: He does work out constantly, so he IS physically fit, but it's nothing "official" or trackable, if that makes sense. Thanks for all the info.!!!! Another thing he has been tossing around is joining the Marine Reserves and doing that while he's in college. Any thoughts about that?

Wow, thanks guys! So it sounds like most of the people in the NROTC program will be like him, NON-scholarship folks? Margaret, with that book, does it talk about kids in his situation? He truly is not scholarship material. I know when it comes to a scholarship, there are the minimum requirements just to apply, but that to actually receive a scholarship you have to be the best of the best of the best. Are the requirements to just participate in the program the same as those minimum requirements? Does anyone know how a cross-town affiliate works when it comes to an ROTC/NROTC program? It sounds as though he'd go to classes at one school but then take his ROTC classes at another? Or am I not understanding correctly?

I think you've nailed it. The birthday thing is just the latest example. I DID find out that he had fully intended to take my birthday off work...had even requested leave and everything. Then he found out that they had a whole week of meetings with the people he directly supervises. He was holding out hope that those people would be traveling on Friday (day of my birthday) so he could still take off. But nope, they arranged for them to travel Saturday, which meant a full day of meetings on Friday. :( He got home around 7:30 pm. BUT AT LEAST HE TRIED. That meant the absolute WORLD to me, even if it resulted in nothing.:001_wub:

GOOD TO KNOW! Oh! Wow! That's easy! Where might I be able to find out more (without wading through pages and pages of scholarship info.)?

My son is wanting to go into the Marine Option NROTC program. I think a scholarship is pretty much out at this point, but he'd still like to do the program. Does anyone know what the requirements are to get into it? Everything I can find online or in brochures talks about the scholarship. Are the requirements the same? Do you have to be chosen for the program like you do the scholarship? Or is it a case of if you qualify you are able to participate? He has spoken with a recruiter, but I was not there, and I'm trying to find out information about it to see if he understood what the recruiter told him.;)