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Farrar, you clearly are a traveler!
My husband has been bringing this up as something that he would like us to consider doing as a family. Luckily we have the ability to do our jobs on the run and so that gives us great flexibility. One concern is maintaining ballet training for the youngest one but I think that can be worked out with some planning.
The main purpose would be general exposure for a family that has not traveled much and deepening an understanding of the history of ballet (history as well as geography) for the youngest who dreams of traveling the world dancing. Europe would be of particular interest for her.
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Another great list! And yes I am approaching this from the mindset of an North American family.
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To add to that list would be to cut all sugar and find ways to reduce stress, like yoga and meditation. Adrenal fatigue can be hard to correct and your mental state of mind is as important as your diet.
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Wow, that is a great list!
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Where would you go?
More specifically, if you could take a young teen, an older teen and an early 20 something out into the big world to gain some wordily knowledge and have an incredible family bonding experience and you had 6 mos to do it in, where would you go? What places do you think either have significant historical presence or cultural impact?
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5LittleMonkeys, that was excellent advice, thank you.
I do let her plan her day, we have everything in Onenote and she just needs to complete the tasks by the end of each week. Based on your comments I will add a tab where she can makes notes of things she would like to learn more about, that way she can add things as they occur to her in one simples spot that we both have access to. I also like the idea of letting her play a bit with the assignments. I am still a bit fuzzy on what is critical, like how much writing for example. But I can see that having a good mix of output is probably more important than being rigid.
Can you expand on what the core skills really are for middle school? I want to be sure that those skills are truly our focus so that I can feel a little bit freer to branch out.
Edited to add that her passion is classical ballet. I think that there is plenty that we can tie together with both history and geography that is ballet related. We are going to see A Midsummer Night's Dream (ballet) in April and so I have already ordered a book to read first, then as suggested here, we will watch a movie version, so tho sis a good way to bring in some Shakespeare. Aside from ballet I am not really sure yet what her deep interests are.
Thanks for the feedback!
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Yes! Thank you very much :-)
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Tonight is a smoked sausage, kale, and quinoa one-dish thing, baked sweet potatoes, honey sriracha roasted green beans, and apple crisp. Your basic pre-grocery trip hodgepodge meal.
ETA: The apple crisp is an attempt at getting someone to eat that half-empty ice cream in there. We shall see.
I would love some recipes! The quinoa dish as well and he green beans? Sounds delish!!
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I have a 12 yr old DD, we just brought her home from PS and this has been the first real week of homeschool, although we are still waiting on some history curric to arrive so it is not quite a full schedule.
So far she has been very compliant, taking care of all of her assignments with no problem. At this point I know that she is simply checking the boxes on her to-do list, which I think is fine at this point. What I am looking for is information on how to facilitate a paradigm shift to allow her to feel empowered by her own education. School has always been something that she excels at but also something that is not enjoyed, just viewed as a chore.
Perhaps this is just way to early in the game but I thought the question was worth posing!
Any advice on how to encourage her to be a more motivated self learner?
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I remember seeing a recommendation for a teenager, it was a book about taking ownership of their education. I can't remember what it was called, something along the lines of how impactful quitting school can be.
My DD is 12 and we just brought her home from PS in the last few weeks. We are in a good groove with school work, but I do get a sense that she is just checking of the boxes on the to-do list. I would like to encourage a paradigm shift and from what I remember the book sounded helpful.
Along those lines I will post a more specific question of how to facilitate a paradigm shift on another thread.
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Thank you all for the wonderful ideas!
I have found that with ballet, it is helpful to understand the story a bit before sitting in the audience. To pair a ballet experience with some Shakespeare is very exciting!
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DD is 12 and a serious ballet student. A local company is doing A Midsummer Night's Dream in April, and I thought this would be a great excuse to pull in a little Shakespeare, which we have yet to do. Can anyone give me some suggestions on easy to digest starter versions for her age?
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Thank you! I searched for a student book but all that came up was the book I already bought...The Human Odyssey Vol 1. Is there a student work book?
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I ordered the book and didn't realize that I needed a teachers guide.
When I look on Amazon I only see one that is unrated. Can someone help me sort out what to buy?
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I adore Nut, partly for the lovely show that it is, but mostly I love it because my DD loves it. She loves rehearsals, she loves the music, she loves learning new roles, and occasionally performing old roles. It is a wonderful experience and I don't care how many family dinners/events have to be rearranged or how many rehearsals I have to drive to...Nut is part of who my DD is and I love watching her and all her dance friends grow and thrive in ballet.
That said, it is not everyone's cup of tea and that is ok.
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I have to say that I simply adore Nutcracker, the season the music, the excitement...although this is only our 7th year. DD 12 loves it too.
This year she made the student company and was thrilled to be cast as Garland (the younger Flowers who are not yet on point). They just had their first rehearsal, full cast list comes out this week and she is anxious to see what else she is cast as.
I love all productions but Nut is my fave.
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We are waiting on the full cast list, but my 12 yr old is simply too tall for our Prince.
Congrats to your DD!
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Perfect, thank you!
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I can't decide between these two. I have a 7th grader.
Pros, cons or other considerations? I am brand spanking new to all of this and am having trouble making the choice.
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Thank you Arcadia, I will call ahead and see if I need to bring in a letter of withdrawal or if they have forms. I will make sure I get copies!
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What do I tell them? Just that we are switching to a private school (which is what I will be in the state of CA)?
Not really sure what to expect when I go in and I don't want to give more info than necessary. Will they need to know the name of the school? I haven't decided that yet :crying:
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Thank you Laura, I appreciate the guidance!
Oh, PE will be ballet 6 x week , jazz and pilates 1x week each and maybe masters swimming 3x.
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Thank you all!
I feel that there is such a big learning curve here but I also feel that we really don't have a lot of time to waste. I need to try to keep perspective that time is not an issue and we can continue into the summer if need be, we don't have a hard stop date. But I admit that I am feeling antsy because we are jumping in late!
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Any suggestions on what to look for? I don't speak any French, but that is what DD wants to learn.
How to facilitate a paradigm shift towards better self education?
in General Education Discussion Board
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That is a good point. She has actually been watching me in my own education for the last 9 mos...unfortunately the iPad frequently wins out when she has a few spare minutes. I think that I just need to give it some time.
I think I need to post what we are doing and look for some feedback. I guess I just need confirmation that we are on track and need help seeing where we can mix things up a little bit and create a little bit more freedom for exploration. I seriously don't want her education to be just checking off boxes but I am not really sure how to loosen things up while still moving her forward.