?? All the Physical Science texts we looked at included Chemistry, although Apologia's chemistry isn't enough to count IMO. We used PH Physical Science Concepts in Action which is available in 2 formats, one with Physics and Chemistry only and one with Earth Science added in. BJU is pretty straight physics and chem. DIVE is Physics and Chem. I thought that was the definition of Physical Science, some combination of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Science. Different programs lean stronger toward each part. Apologia has a strong Earth Science component for what it is worth.

Do keep going. If you were using a ps text book it would be true they typically have more than a year's worth of material in them. Apologia does not have extras, just the basics. She should finish.

I think the rate your calculator came up with is probably accurate. Here, I would probably expect to pay $10-15/hour for 4 kids. Dd made $10/hour watching a family with 7 kids once a week, but that was for a 15/16 yr old sitter, not an adult. I'm in a low cost area and would expect a significantly higher rate near DC. $20 would have been my guess, but $18 sounds quite reasonable - although quite painful! I'd watch your kids for $20/hr lol.

I've never been wary and I've never been shy about saying I homeschool. I've only had one negative reaction, and that was a ps teacher. Ok, so ps teachers make me nervous, but they don't deserve my wariness. The truth is most have been great about it. I have always been quick to say we homeschool and I have enjoyed most of the conversations that followed. "My grandkids are being homeschooled and I'm a little worried. Is it really ok?" Yes. "I think that is so amazing, the freedom you must enjoy!" Oh, Yes. "Can homeschoolers go to college?" Mine both do. "I could never do that!" It's not for everybody :) I did recently have a young woman say she was having trouble getting a job because she homeschooled and didn't have a GED. I didn't have time to go into it with her, but I will see her again and I really hope to educate her about saying she has graduated and make sure her mom provided her with a homeschool diploma. I really don't mind educating people. Before we started homeschooling, I was SO clueless and I am thankful for the homeschoolers that took the time to educate me. I believe in paying it forward, and honestly, the feedback here is overwhelmingly positive.

I wouldn't be concerned. I would assume that your dd poured her heart out in a way that made her sound unhealthily obsessed with the goal. It has been frustrating her for awhile, it is on her mind, she got a fresh ear... she probably said a bit too much. If the coach didn't give any negative feedback to dd, but came to you privately to share the concern, I would thank her for letting me know and move on. In truth, you already knew. If a parent wasn't aware how big a deal this was to their child, the coach letting them know isn't a bad thing. Setting goals is good not bad. Obsessing or stressing over a goal that can't be met right now is bad. Enjoying the journey is good, but a journey without a goal is well... wandering around lost :lol: . We goal oriented people can't do that and be happy. I'm with your dd. However, if two coaches have mentioned it, I would talk to dd about oversharing. I would consider that to be the problem, not that she is goal oriented.

Yeah, this. Exactly. I've never been very good at being a girl. I don't care about appearance, mine or anyone else's. I don't decorate my home or keep it spotlessly clean. I always went with "I'm a stay at home mom, not a stay at home maid." If I need to look nice I get dd to take me shopping and dress me. It is pitiful, but it is me. I actually see a lot more of the attitude that women are glad to be rId of littles (I get that), but glad for their kids to go to school, go to college, mom wants her life back. I love my kids passionately, and miss them terribly as they are going away. I don't miss any particular stage. I REALLY don't want another baby in the house, but I love MY kids/adults and love being around them. I wish they'd stay even as I do everything I can to help them leave. I don't have a life that I want to get back that doesn't include my kids. I have enjoyed doing life with them for the last 19 yrs.

My suggestion is just to make sure the suitcases nest. Ds's set includes a wheeled duffle. Dd wanted nothing to do with duffles and got a set of 3 suitcases that nest so they just take the space of the largest and will all fit under the bed.

I get you not liking this, but most public school kids do it from the time they are elementary aged. I still remember when i was 10 and the school bus failed to stop and pick me up. My parents were at work. The kids told the teacher when I didn't come to school. She called and when she found out my parents weren't home and I couldn't reach them, she actually drove out and got me (30 min round trip). So, if your dd wants to do this, what she would have to sacrifice is comfort. She would have to walk to the bus stop. She'd have to be out there in all kinds of weather. One more alternative, you might check and see how early you are allowed to drop off at school. It is usually somewhere between 30 min and an hour before school starts. Any chance that would do it? Any chance there is a before school club she could join on coop day?

I have a science degrees, so for me brushing up on math and science was all that was needed. Sometimes I had to delve a bit more into a topic I hadn't dealt with in a long time. I definitely had to do some chemistry practice problems, but not many, one or two was usually enough to get it. I love literature and was a natural writer, but I didn't study either much in college. So, I did read all the books that my kids read. There weren't many that I had already read. Of those, I sometimes re-read (I often liked them much better as an adult) and sometimes I just read through some notes (such as Sparknotes) to refresh my memory. Most electives we did together and learned them together, but some they did completely independently - video based courses, homeschool specific courses. In general, I found that my general knowledge base is strong enough to re-learn any high school subject quickly and easily enough to just go through with them and gain complete understanding in far less time than it took them to achieve that understanding. I really didn't have to work to hard at keeping up. If I'd had a strong math student who needed calculus (which I've never had) I would have had to defer to dh, used DE or something, because I don't think I could have learned it fast enough, and stayed far enough ahead to be a resource. Dh's calc is very out of practice, but he did have Calc 1-3 in college so we could have made it work.

I'm all for letting high school students choose, they can be impossible to educate without buy in. However, in your case, it sounds like the price for the family would be too high. I don't think all your other kids should have to give up coop for her. Of course this is your decision and you are the only one that can make it. Best of luck in whatever you decide.

The homeschooling code is 969999.

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Yep. I have a friend who is director of Special Ed for a ps district. She has been super supportive of my homeschooling, but thinks I'm one of the only ones out there doing it right. All the homeschoolers she has met were a mess. Of course all the homeschoolers she had met were giving up on homeschooling, entering ps, and mostly had learning disabilities that the parents had been unable to deal with. Um, yeah, of course her opinion is skewed. Of course Mark Gregston's opinion is skewed for the same reason. My kids homeschooled high school. My oldest has done just fine in his first year of college. My youngest is on Dean's List at the CC and will head of to a University in the fall (a year early). Neither is showing any signs of rebellion, although in truth, I've always encouraged rebellion. If you want to go your own way, as long as no one gets hurt, go for it. I like and encourage independent thought. As far as homeschooled kids doing well in college, ever admissions person my kids talked to was actively recruiting homeschoolers because they do so well.

It happens to me whenever I wear makeup. It didn't when I was younger, then started as itchy lips, then swollen lips. I haven't worn makeup in years lol. I'm guessing makeup isn't his issue but it probably is an allergy. Benadryl, both internally and cream on the lips can help. I would go to the doctor. It may be time for some allergy testing or the doctor may let it go if it is a one time thing.

I've always shipped and received curriculum by media mail and I haven't had a failure yet. Media mail used to be infernally slow, but I haven't seen that in a long time. Now it is usually only a couple of days, not weeks until it arrives. I always include media mail shipping in my prices because people prefer to know the total price. However, if anyone wants an upgrade, I have no problem with them paying the difference.

Ds first showed that to me awhile back. It felt so different, I had a hard time getting there, but like Mercy it grew on me. I've seen it in my FB feed and here since ds showed it to me. He was apparently on the cutting edge. :)

Hmm, sounds like I need to have her contact admissions and check. I did look and the deadline for the transfer scholarship isn't until June 1, so we aren't necessarily too late. Thanks

I like the idea of EIL along with some writing instruction, lively could work. They are both inexpensive, and can be used largely independently with your coop time offering guidance, literature discussion and writing feedback.

Our library has a large teen space. It has low walls around it, so everything (and everyone) inside is visible. There are no signs that say teens only though. I have gone in often for YA books and at one time for the textbooks which were also housed there, although I think they've been moved. I don't think it is appropriate to say older children and adults can't browse the YA stacks. OTOH, I think having an area where teens don't have to worry about predators and can enjoy a teen friendly space is good. I actually think having a librarian that offers to help any non-teens that enter the teen area sounds great. Anyone there legitimately can say so. Anyone else can move along.

Can someone tell me what to do with the bulgur wheat I found lurking in the back of my pantry?

Hmm... I'd smell test them and if they seem ok I'd eat them. However, that is a long time past a use by date for a refrigerated item. It is iffy.

Baked fish, quinoa and some green beans. Not very exciting, but very healthy and I guess it is payback for Easter weekend eating.

I just wanted to throw in there, that sometimes transfer status can work in a students favor. My illustration is my dd. The State U she will be attending has a moderate, renewable scholarship available for transfer students. It is not as much as the top freshman scholarship, but it is in the middle. It requires 24 hours of transfer credit. Dd has enough credits, but they are dual enrollment credits, so she is not considered a transfer. However, she is deans list at the CC and doesn't have great ACT scores, so she would have gotten a larger scholarship as a transfer than as a freshman. We're already graduating her a year early and there is no way I could create a high school transcript for her without her college credits, so I can't call her graduated earlier and make her a transfer, but it would have saved us money if I could have. We did debate having her go to the CC for summer school this year and enroll as a transfer. It would have benefited her in multiple ways, but we had already done the application as a freshman and decided it wasn't worth trying to change it all.

No. I used tests in math, science and history. There were some elective that had tests, but some didn't. In English grades came exclusively from papers.

You were at an IEW booth, not an EIL booth. IEW sells EIL, but it doesn't own it. We have never done a day of IEW, but have done multiple years of EIL with both kids. There is never one mention of any IEW writing thing (dress-ups etc) in EIL. They're just trying to sell their product. Ignore them and enjoy EIL.