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  1. This is the records form that I'm completing that for public or private school kids would be sent to their middle school. He is taking the HSPT this weekend (it was snowed out last weekend!). They are not specific in which middle school standardized test they ask for. It literally says, "mail this form along with a copy of the applicant's grades (for at least three school years) and the applicant's standardized testing to:"
  2. Hello, My oldest is applying to a local private school for high school. The instructions for the school records ask that I send any standardized test results. Now, I don't have to send any because I only had him take them in 6th grade for my own information (he's in 8th now). I know they wouldn't care if I didn't send them as I have a friend here that doesn't do them, and the school did not bat an eye at not having them in his package. My son did not take the state-based tests. He took the CAT6. Would you send those? They are 2 years old, which doesn't bother me, but I wonder what schools think of those tests. Are they considered valid indicators? He scored very well, so the results don't concern. I'm just wondering what the reputation of the test is. Anyone know? ETA: They want his MIDDLE SCHOOL RECORDS
  3. I heard back from WTMA. They are not offering it right now. Has anyone used the study skills class? I think I'll ask on the Logic Stage board, too. Thanks.
  4. It's fine to use it a year behind. My 5th grader uses it on grade level, but he started it in 3rd grade. My 8th grader uses English 7 because he started in 6th grade, and I had read that if you start R&S after 5th grade, to just start at 5th and go from there. It does seem to get quite a bit more difficult after 5th. He's still getting a ton of grammar!
  5. Does the WTMA still offer this class? I can't find it on their website, but was hoping to enroll my son this spring. I emailed them, but thought the hive may know. Thanks.
  6. Our family hosts a Spanish student (from Spain) each summer. They are usually willing to help our children learn Spanish as much as our children are helping them with English. It's not total immersion, but it does help. Also, they learn a lot about Spanish culture from doing this. The student we hosted last summer was from the northern coast of Spain where the avg. temp in July was 70 degrees. He was melting here in Maryland! LOL!!
  7. Interesting! We also did not care for HO (level 2), but it's nice to know you had a different experience with them for high school. We thought lvl 2 was boring.
  8. I think Oak Meadow has a syllabus, but I have not used it. ETA: I stand corrected. They use a Pearson Textbook, not Holt. Sorry...
  9. REALLY helpful information everyone! If anyone else uses this series for high school, I'd love to hear from you, too!! Thank you so much.
  10. I know she's working on another that she recently posted about on Facebook. I do not know the estimated publication date, though. My biggest thing is that I only have FOUR years of high school, and in these THREE books, I only get through 1453. At a rate of one book each year, we'll miss all of modern history. TWTM seems to suggest book 2 and 3 during year 2, but that seems like so much, and I'm not sure it's doable for us. On the other hand, I really like the books and SWB's style, which is what we're used to. I don't know what else I'd use...
  11. Sorry to have so many questions! Thank you so much for those who have responded so far. My son is in 8th grade, so I'm trying to get together a rough overview of what HS *could* look like. I revisited TWTM 4th edition to see her recommendations, and it looks like she suggests HOTAW in 9th followed by BOTH HOTMW and HOTRW in 10th. How is this even possible? It just sounds like so much. I guess for transcript purposes, I could write it the way she suggests, but schedule the 3 books over 2 years figuring 1.5 books each year? Is this how others have done it?
  12. Ok, thanks! Amazon definitely has samples! Another question, though...how do you pace this? There are 85 chapters. In a 36 week school year, we'd be looking at 2-3 chapters per week. The chapters don't look that long, so is this reasonable? Also, with SOTW, we always added additional history reading. I feel like that is still necessary in that I like to read more than one version of history. I'd love to know how others use this book and what your high school history looks like with it.
  13. Does Amazon have samples of the study guide? I'm going to go look. I forgot about CBD, too...they often have samples. The description says that it has essay suggestions, but I don't know what they are like. Thanks.
  14. Hello, If you've used this(SWB's History of the Ancient World) for your high school history, what do you think? Are there samples online of the study guide? I looked at TWTM website, but didn't see a link for samples, but not sure if I just missed it or not. What is the overall workload like? Thanks.
  15. Thanks for the discussion. I think I was just so surprised that I hadn't come across this "bias" in any of their samples, so I was suddenly concerned about what else I could be missing. I use SOTW, and we supplement a lot (mostly for my 8th grader), but for high school, this curriculum was definitely a top choice. I'm sure if I'm still thinking of it for next year, I will come and bombard the board with questions! LOL!
  16. With Columbus Day this week, there was a discussion on a curriculum users page about him. This is a curriculum that has been on my "possibility" list for several years, which is why I follow the facebook page. The discussion is not what I believe about what happened when Columbus had his exploration in 1492, in fact, they seemed to be laughing at all of the "liberals" that believe this way. This has made me really second guess using the curriculum in the future. I now wonder what else they teach that I would disagree with. Has this ever happened to you? I can understand secular vs. religious causing concern, but this was an issue of what is currently believed about history. What do you do? Do you just mark it off your list and eliminate it from any further consideration? I'm really taken aback by the way this discussion took place. BTW, I don't want to name the curriculum because many people use it, and my goal is not to offend anyone, but to find out how people handle these things. We only get limited samples online, so what happens when you start teaching and find out that something being taught (or maybe not taught, but omitted) goes against what you believe? (And I apologize if this sounds disjointed, but I'm on my phone, which makes it hard to edit.)
  17. Thank you both! I ordered a book from Amazon. It can't hurt to prep him a little! :)
  18. My 8th grader is considering his options for high school. We are very comfortable continuing to homeschool, but if he can get some scholarship $$, we would consider sending him to a local private school. Scholarship and admissions decisions are based largely on the entrance test (HSPT). I just found out today that all of the local private middle schools are prepping their students for this exam like it's the SAT. One would think that if they're as good as they say they are, no prep would be needed, but alas... So, I want to get a prep book to look it over and get an idea of what to expect. Does anyone here have any experience with a test book for this? There are several on Amazon, and I don't know where to start. Thanks.
  19. We've done SOTW, and last year, my middle schooler did BYL 7th grade along with SOTW 3. This year, he's doing SOTW4 along with Civics 8 from Oak Meadow. It's a lot of work, so we're modifying things a bit.
  20. I'm pretty sure that the list of what order they are read is copyrighted. When I use their books, I actually (painstakingly) look up each book online and find the time period. I know that's what you're trying to avoid, but again, I think the list is copyright protected.
  21. What about WriteShop? The assignments, at least in the beginning, are short paragraphs. They are very specific topics, which helps with "what" to write about. I will say that WriteShop is parent intensive. I actively introduced each lesson and "modeled" the writing by doing a practice paragraph WITH my son. I think that seeing ME work through the writing process was very helpful for my son. He saw that we can all struggle with finding the right words, and we all need to edit and revise. We didn't make it through the whole curriculum, but we really enjoyed what we used.
  22. I got mine while visiting a National Park, so from the National Parks Services. They were about $1.50 or $1.75 each...I can't remember.
  23. I can't link to it (I tried!), but Memoria Press has a great article called Why Latin is NOT Optional. It's on their webpage under "articles." I thought it was really interesting, and I've decided to keep my boys in Latin for the time being. ETA: Since I can't seem to be able to paste a link...One of the arguments for Latin study that was mentioned in the article is that it goes beyond vocabulary and grammar and challenges a student's critical thinking skills.
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