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  1. My dd is very shy. She doesn't have selective mutism. She always talked in school and church, but with strangers she would not speak and even now will be very quiet, and only just speak enough to not be rude. When she was little (and 6 still counts as little) when strangers would press her for responses, I would say "We've taught her not to speak to strangers." It wasn't true. I didn't have to teach her that :). However, whenever someone was being over friendly, I didn't mind offering her that protection. They always apologized and said something like "well of course, sorry." We have a neighbor with a child that has selective mutism. I'm told her father had it when he was young too. I've never heard either one of them speak, but they are both adults and live successful independent lives. Patience is a key.
  2. You could count it as a creative writing credit in addition to an English credit. You can count it as part of your English credit. You can choose to use it as an extracurricular activity. It is your choice and you can even vary that choice based on where your child applies to college and which would be more beneficial. More competitive colleges care more about extracurriculars. State U's and other less competitive U's care less and tend to care more about things such as # of credits and GPA. The beauty of homeschooling is getting to make those decisions yourself. Ds wrote 5 novels while in high school. He received 2 creative writing credits for the two years he was using OYAN. He had NaNoWriMo participation listed on his extracurriculars.
  3. I did weight watchers long long ago, before they used points. They used servings back then instead of calories. I think one group of people it is easier for are those who eat a lot of pre-prepared foods where they can look up the points for the item, or it comes labeled.
  4. No. I think the only thing that gives us away are the kids in the living room. The books strewn about could be a sign too, there do tend to be a lot of books. But my kids are shy. They don't talk in front of people they don't know unless it is required for politeness, so conversation would never give us away. We don't dress differently than non-homeschoolers, so that wouldn't do it. I think most people would assume my kids were home sick if they came to the door. The UPS guy who is here all the time has probably figured it out :)
  5. I could have voted for so many of the things in the third group. I have definitely learned to let some things go. My home does get cleaned in shifts. It is only all clean at the same time if we are having company. My kids are old enough to help, and they do, but more with everyday cleaning than any deep cleaning. My house is rarely clean or always clean. I've yet to find a balance. I get tired of it being dirty and I clean more (I do this every summer) and then I get tired of being tied to cleaning and it is rarely clean, after Christmas until March. I'm inconsistent at best. I'm hit my break point and started spring cleaning, but I threw my back out when I was steam cleaning carpets almost 2 weeks ago and haven't been able to seriously clean anything since. We have major events every weekend in May, that are going to make getting things really clean again hard, but ds's graduation is among those and we'll have out of town guests, so I'm motivated to find a way. Ever feel like you're riding a yo-yo?
  6. I don't think the college ds will be attending has ever seen a sample of his handwriting. The application was online. The essays were typed. All of his correspondence with them is by email. DH hires constantly and I doubt he ever gets a handwriting sample either. Resumes are typed. Correspondence is mostly electronic. When would handwriting come into play? I haven't handwritten a job application since Wendy's in high school. I do think there is value in teaching a child to sign there name. Mine can and do. They fully learned cursive and can read it, but don't choose to write anything in cursive. Most public schools in the US have quit teaching cursive. It isn't an issues if a family hasn't yet or doesn't ever teach it.
  7. Sorry, I forgot to answer that before. No, we didn't. We used the complete course CD and that was it from Apologia.
  8. We would definitely consider stress as a fit factor, however, neither of mine wanted a super competitive college, and that seems to be where the high stress environments are. Both of mine are attending colleges with above average stats, but ds is still top 15%. He is a perfectionist and like 8 said, the college doesn't need to put more pressure him. He will provide enough. Dd doesn't care much about academics. She actually might do well at a high stress college because it is hard to stress the child and she might gain a little motivation. That isn't what she wants though. She wants a place filled with laid back people like her.
  9. No shared bath door. The bathrooms are off the common area, not connected to the bedroom.
  10. He did that with ps long ago, but he's cleared and could get the boosters needed now. I went through and checked and he is only 2 vaccines (1 dose of each) short of requirements. He got all the vaccines, but not as many boosters as recommended after the seizure diagnosis. There is a good chance his immunity is already solid though. I did call the Dr. office today and started the process. Some of his records are in archive apparently, so they are working on verification. I may check with the college and see if he actually needs the boosters or if a note of explanation why he didn't get them at the time is adequate. Thanks for the suggestion!
  11. Would you bother with a locking trunk if your child has a private room? Ds will be in a suite with 4 private bedrooms (key card lock) and 2 shared baths. The school provides a microwave and fridge in the common area. The lock on the door seems like enough to me.
  12. Apologia Chemistry is still clearly Christian, but I didn't find it annoying (I am an OE Christian). He didn't go out of his way to make everything about religion. He does make "God made it that way" kind of remarks, or "It is all part of God's perfect plan" things like that, but he rarely says more than that. Ds did Apologia in a semester at under 2 hours a day. All the other sciences we've done in a semester have taken 2+ hours/day, the equivalent of 1 hr/day for a year. We did add better labs to it to make it a more full course - you could do the same with your micro chem kit. Ds is weak in math and some students would breeze through this far faster than he did. I expect only a few would take longer :).
  13. This one matches everything they are asking for. Physics gives a Physical Science in 9th along with Algebra, Biology in 10th, Chemistry in 11th, and then an optional elective science, which he could go with a higher level of Bio, Phys. or Chem, or he could do environmental or another elective if he wants to.
  14. :scared: I thought I'd have all summer to get this worked out. Ds is undervaxed (followed doctor's recommendations due to childhood seizures) and his chosen University requires more vaccines than any other I have ever seen :(. I guess I need to get to work on this.
  15. Apologia is laid out with quizzes and tests and is not a heavy load so you wouldn't overburden by doing some living books with it. Spectrum is very heavily hands on and is probably not the best fit if you want to use the chem kit you already have. However, it isn't and overly heavy load either. I don't know much about the others. We've done Apologia with one kiddo and DIVE/BJU with the other. DIVE/BJU would be overload if you try to add to it.
  16. You could talk to the ps about doing an eval. Almost all will (a few states don't require them to and at least one doesn't allow it). You have to make the request in writing and at this point, they probably won't do it until next year unless your district continues later into summer than ours. The best part of using the ps is that it would be free. Some do a great job and will give you all the info you need. Some are nearly useless and a lot of trouble. A phone call and a few questions would probably tell you which you are dealing with and if you want to pursue it. If so, visit the Learning Challenges Board if you need help with how to make the formal request.
  17. I always recommend Sharon's stuff too. I haven't used it but love her middles school writing program. Additionally for Creative Writing, we have used the One Year Adventure Novel, and their follow up Other Worlds. Also, each year of Creative Writing has included a month of NaNoWriMo. Even if you don't do the month, you can use their workbook found here.
  18. I find this far more interesting. I'd love to hear about your royal babies. I had no idea there was another Royal baby on the way in England. That is how much I care.
  19. I agree with this. I have no idea what your school's policy will be. I had never thought of them giving grades as EndofOrdinary suggests, but after the explanation, it does make sense. The grade for the semester should be given by you, just as if he transferred to a different school district, they new district would give the grade. However, I would discuss this very thoroughly to see exactly what his transcript would look like. I actually don't think I'd pull out 4 weeks before the end of the year for the reason, it got hard. I get that it is a bad fit, but it is high school and you really should have made the call at semester or even at the 3rd quarter break. Now isn't the time unless there is something bigger than he was already struggling and then was out sick for a week. I think that is going to be tough to explain honestly to colleges in a way that will not look bad.
  20. Maybe I should try that advice when reading the college board. I'm quite sure I am just as panicked about having one going to college in the fall as you are about high school. The difference is that I have absolutely no control over what happens there! Wine sounds like a really good idea. Really. Maybe some chocolate... :leaving:
  21. I'll probably camp Nano in July along with ds. We did it in June 2 years ago. I liked it much better than November. November is just too busy here. (although I've done Nov 6 years straight now)
  22. Oh no they aren't. I had spices that belonged to my great aunt. I'd estimate most of them were purchased in the 1950s or 1960s. They were definitely older than me! Some had lost their flavor and I threw them away, but most of them I used. I'm not proud.
  23. I thought sure I'd win this game, but when I went and checked, I actually have a brand new bottle. I think the last bottle lasted somewhere between 10-15 years.
  24. Welcome. The water is nice here. Come on in. :)
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