Christine, it says you are "no longer just visiting :)" How weird! No picture though. LOL. Funny system. It's a good thing to go through life not taking things so personally anyway. :)

Thank you for all your help, everyone. This seems like a belabored point since now, my member title just got changed automatically. :) I wonder if the option to change your member title is only restricted to those who have post more than a certain number of times because I just do not see that as an option for my General Settings. Thanks again! Sue

Hi Isabel, When I got into Edit My Profile, I don't see an option for changing the Member Title? Where do you go after the Edit My Profile page? Thanks!

LOL. :) I noticed, Christine, that you didn't have a picture. Would that make a difference do you think?

Wow, Ginger, that's amazing that you even found the information because I searched and couldn't! I kind of figured that that was how it worked until I saw someone who had the strangest title, not even related to bees so that one seemed custom made to me. :) Thanks again!

Hi, I am fairly new to posting on this board though I have been homeschooling (and using TWTM) for 14 years. I was just wondering though how to change the member title? Is that something that comes with posting more or what? Thank you for your help, Sue

Our family uses Abeka Grammar & Composition II (8th grade grammar). The kids don't do all the problems because, like you said, it can be overkill. Your student can skip over all the easy parts they have already learned in 6th grade, but definitely do the "new" content, which you can look through to see if it is "new" to you. A good friend of mine also recommended Hake but our family has been using Abeka grammar and it has worked really well for our family. I know these 2 programs are very comprehensive in what the 8th grader should be learning. After that, grammar will mostly be done in the context of their writing. In other words, grammar is a finite subject that shouldn't have anything else to learn after 8th grade. Hope that helps.

Yes, this is it! Thank you so much! Thanks for the stars, too. :) haha

I am fairly new to this website though I have read things on and off for years. I agree with what Charlene said (about the stars and dots reminding her of the Max Lucado book, You Are Special, but I don't know how to add her post on here. Can someone help me with that? Also, how do you give someone stars? I'm a seasoned homeschooling mom but all this new technology stuff is easier for my kids than for me! :)

Hi Christina, I am new to posting on this forum as well but I have been homeschooling for 14 years now with 5 children. It sounds like you are a well-informed person that has done her research about not only homeschooling but also the math curriculum that's out there. There is no perfect curriculum and though everyone has their favorites or even hated ones, that particular curriculum might not work for you. So I basically like to ask the questions, "What do you like about a certain curriculum" and "What do you not like about a certain curriculum?" That way you can assess based on their answers whether the reasons they liked one might be the very reason you might not like it. For example, one person might say that they liked using tons of manipulatives while to another person that sounds awful and would prefer lots of drill. I hope that makes sense. :) Math U See is a solid program which uses a good teacher, Mr. Demme, and lots of manipulatives. I personally think it doesn't have enough rigor in it so I have used Singapore Math with my kids. I have also supplemented with more drill and more manipulatives using other programs. But please don't let me dissuade you or discourage you from choosing that program. I would say you should try it out and you may find soon enough that you may want to supplement or that you will love the program! Hope that helps, Sue

This is a good discussion, one which I wish I had seen before my oldest son tried either. I know each person's experience will be different so it takes a lot of wisdom to do what is the best thing for each child; but in our situation, because we lived overseas during the time my son was enrolled in DE, I feared that the online CC classes would not be as rigorous as the ones he had been taken with a high school online school. I was absolutely right. I was really disappointed that he had learned hardly anything. In fact, in his English 101 class, he felt that he and another student, who was actually a non-native English speaker, were the best writers in that class. A friend reminded me that often times (not always, I know) your student will be in classes with those who might not have gotten as competitive education as those in universities and private colleges. Another thing to think about. For some students, the DE classes will look more impressive to some of the universities that are not as "friendly" to homeschoolers. That is, they may require more of your home schooled students to apply than the public or private schooled students, such as requiring an AP or SAT subject test for courses such as language proficiency and science. So this could be a positive for your student in that regard. However, on the flip side, I've heard that students who have earned their AA or who have quite a lot of credits going into the university may have a harder time getting into freshmen or other exploratory classes. If you're student doesn't know what he wants to study but has a lot of DE credits, this may be to his detriment. I agree with those who have already said that it doesn't have to be one or the other. At least now you are more informed in your decision-making. :)