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    NYT documentary: Day of Rage: How Trump Supporters Took the US Capitol

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    This popped up in my feed today.

    It is one thing to read news articles and watch short clips. It was sobering, heartbreaking, horrifying to watch this NYT documentary by a fellow Berkeley alum. It has been shortlisted for the Oscars. I have seen a lot of people either trying to sweep this under the rug, excusing what happened, trying to defend or justify what happened or flat out denying the seriousness of Jan.6. I can't unsee what I just watched. What happened on this day is indefensible. Wrong is wrong.

    warning the documentary is violent and graphic because the what happened was violent and graphic.

    https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000007606996/capitol-riot-trump-supporters.html?fbclid=IwAR2pe_gNQZMMIHUgbvr1YPsaeimQSna5JcfEFhm6CoaW7wktl2I9mRK-Vp0

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    Wilson Hill Academy for average student and diploma ?

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    10 hours ago, cintinative said:

    When my son took GC1 they told me it wasn't for credit. I think I gave him 1 credit anyway on our home transcript because of all the time he put in and because the level of the work was high school in my opinion.  I came up with 1 credit by looking at the Veritas Omnibus I credit hours (3 credits total) and considering we were doing about half that book list.  But I could give him more credit for your reasons.  Did your child take GC1? I can't remember.

    Nope...based on our conversations about it...I knew it wasn't for me or rather my kid.

     

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    Wilson Hill Academy for average student and diploma ?

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    Posted · Edited by calbear

    I would defnitely say Jetta's class is very accessible. Definitely not meant for only STEM pointy kids. Please don't think that because mine is STEM pointy and accelerated that means it wouldn't work for yours. I think it would. She's a great teacher. Makes the material very accessible and interesting. The reason why it is the perfect first high school science course for an accelerated young learners is the same reason why it is so accessible to all students.

    From what I understand the Intro to Great Books, they count it as 3 credits for 7th to 9th. I am certain that it is at least solid 2 high school credit worthy course. I know from the syllabus she send me that the workload expectation is 2 hours per day. For a core high school credit, I usually am thinking on average around 150 hours for 1 credit. So, I think they have 28 weeks of instruction so just with study time, that's already 280 hours...add in class time. To me, you are there with a solid 2 credits.

    Wilson Hill Academy for average student and diploma ?

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    Not exactly BTDT...but only in the sense I thought this through as well. I deliberately chose not to do Great Conversations at WHA because of the sheer workload after a lot of thought and debate. I have a strong STEM kid who doesn't love writing and am just not looking at that heavy of a workload. However he is in the same class as yours for Integritas and is pulling an  A. I am chosing to do do Kepler Education's courses for Great Books for him. Take a look at the integrated humanities section. https://kepler.education/?subjectType=integrated_humanities There are OWC courses for 9-12. Introduction to Great Books for 7-9. This is where Wes Callihan teaches now. I watched several sample lectures. 

    I had a friend highly recommend her experience with Logic at CLRC but the time never worked out for us. Due to his heavy STEM load, logic with a heavy writing component wasn't coming going to fly, so I opted to do Veritas Press Academy's Introductory Logic last  year to get this done while we could fit it in. It covers Classical Academic Press's Art of Argument & Discovery of Deduction and Fallacy Detective in one year. 

    If you are going to chose algebra based physics, one of my son's all time favorite courses is Clover Creek Physics with Mrs. Jetta Seloby. This is likely going to open soon and this fills up right away. I highly recommend this course. 

    For our family, getting a diploma is too confining as I like to pick and choose.
     

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    Books with Asian characters/setting

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    Posted · Edited by calbear

    5 hours ago, barnwife said:


    I'm fine with a broad definition. I'd love to see other things that haven't made the cut for your club!

    Well, I haven't been concentrating only on Asian cultures..

    Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park (Sudan, Lost Boys)
    Listening for Lions by Gloria Whelan (Africa/England)

    I am contemplating these:
    Breaking Stalin's Nose (Russia, 1930s)
    The Disappeared (Argentina, kidnapping 1970s)
    The Queen of Water (Ecuador, indigenous people, child slavery)
    The Lions of Little Rock (post integration Arkansas school)
    The Indian School (Native American, missions school)
    Boys Without Names (India, child labor)
    Kira Kira (Japanese immigration, deep South)
    Dragon's Gate (Chinese immigration, transcontinental railroad)

    Most of the books are dealing with difficult topics and issues.


     

    Books with Asian characters/setting

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    Posted · Edited by calbear

    I started an ethnic literature book club for Asian Amercian homeschoolers this year. FWIW, I have a degree in Asian American studies so I have a broad definition of Asian American literature.

    It depends if you include the middle east in your definition of Asian. In any event, I will give you the books I selected so far for the year. I try to chose less common Asian cultures and stories and other historical eras as well because of the group I am working with

    Daughter of the Mountains by Louise Rankin (Tibet - right at the end of British rule in India)

    Shooting Kabul by N.H. Senzai (Afghanistan pre 9/11)

    Shadow Spinner by Susan Fletcher (Persia - Islamic Golden Age)

    Kite Fighters By Linda Sue Park (Korea 15th c)

    Water Sky by Jean Craighead George (Eskimo heritage/Alaskan whaling industry) 

    The Master Puppeteer by Katherine Paterson (Japan - Tokugawa era just before industrialization)


     

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    Clover Valley Chemistry: Parent Graded or Not?

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    We do the graded option. My son really prefers getting marked feedback from someone other than me at this particular "life" stage he is in. It is a far better and healthier for our relationship that we are doing that. Connie's course is fanstastic. My son is one of the youngest I believe in her Advanced Honors Chem and working the hardest he has ever worked in his life. The course is very well put together. She is incredibly supportive and responsive as a teacher. There are only a few courses that I enthusiatically recommend, and this is one of them. 

    planning the rest of high school

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    Posted · Edited by calbear

    59 minutes ago, kristin0713 said:

    She’s actually in class with Jann for geometry. She’s doing fine, but I’m thinking of switching her to Mr. D next year because he has three evening online help sessions in addition to class. 

    Locally, I have IRL friends who have been mightly disappointed with Mr. D for math. I don't know anyone locally unhappy with Jann. They have kids who sound a lot like your dd.

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    planning the rest of high school

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    Posted · Edited by calbear

    I can't tell if you are asking for a math provider suggestion or not. So I'm trying to read between the lines about where she is on math and am guessing you are in a get it done but maybe need a supportive teacher but not a rigorously difficult math course? I'm thinking Jann Perkins would be a good choice for you. 

    https://myhomeschoolmathclass.com/meet-the-teacher.html

     

     

    History of Us: Original vs. Concise

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    I have both as well. I only kept the 10 volume because it is what OG3 uses for the US History courses. As soon as my son was done, I sold that set. The K12 concise is great. Now, I was able to get them used just looking around eventually they show up on albris, amazon, thrift books, abebooks. Just search the ISBN. I am pretty sure I pieced the 4 volume set together for less than $25.

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    Algebra 1

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    I posted on here before that we had to back up and redo chapters 8 through 10 before sontinuing on. And we spent a good long time working through problems on Alcumus until he mastered the material. I suppose we could have done the topics in another textbook and returned to go through AOPS again. Without pulling out the textbook, I think it was 8 through 10. You are defiitely not imagining it. It is meaty and dense and goes much deeper. This is where I am pretty  a lot of people exit AOPS for another curriculum.

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    heartbroken - NY woman dies

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    My heart is broken, and I can't stop crying. My children have never seen me cry because I don't cry.

    Michelle is precious in my heart and my memories as one of the "kids" in the youth ministry I launched right out of college while working full time as to become a CPA. All of these "kids" are all grown up and scattered near and far...but even though I have lost touch with some, they are always remembered in my prayers.

    Please pray for her parents, Justin and Marjorie, and for her brother.     Michelle truly lived an accomplished life that had impact and meaning. The world feels a little darker today because her life shined so bright.
    https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/16/nyregion/michelle-go-man-pushes-woman-subway.html

    https://nypost.com/2022/01/16/what-we-know-about-times-square-subway-shove-victim-michelle-go/amp/?fbclid=IwAR2wtZQr_BWCbLXflHDpBLzJdG-mUowgt5fVlswL1ak1l7OdvCphnjIyFco

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    Favorite K94s?

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    I couldn't find this thread for awhile and finally resorted to dr. google to search... 

    Thank you for the help.

    5yo - Posh small
    13yo - Posh large
    Me - Posh large but happy with Blue 3d (cheaper) I couldn't get kids to like Blue
    DH - BOTN XL

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    Online Pre-Calc Class (BlueTent, WTMA (AOPS), or Derek Owens)

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    Posted · Edited by calbear

    One particular thing about WTMA AOPS classes is that they allow multiple attempts at problem sets. They want students to try again to solve problems that they missed to improve on their problem solving. 

    I'm pretty sure Greg is the only only slotted to teach Pre-Calc at WTMA this year. Most likely, if the time works out, my son will be doing that course next.

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