I think these are both new offerings just this past year at both Edhesive & WHA. I've posted this before but got no bites. Anyone at all taken either of these? Or know anything about them? Let me know, thanks! We enjoyed AP Comp Sci-A via Edhesive last year - so thinking it could be as good. We enjoyed Mr Reini for Alg II last year with WHA - so also thinking this could be a good choice.

I just happened across this - no idea it was starting so soon! Are the WHA class schedules posted anywhere for next year? Or not until registration opens (Feb 1)? Love to see the times & dates.

we did not. we started to when my ds was 5th/dd 3rd, but realized it was a bit over her head. and it really is very open and go, and less parent-intensive with pudewa teaching. and this way ds 5th can go at their own pace. plus if you start 3rd grader now, you'll be pushing into higher level stuff a bit too early imo. we continued with wwe until switching to swi-a in 5th. it's worked great for us.

We use Dolciani Pre-A - on our 3rd with it now. No TE. Not necessary. I go over the lesson, work on the 'class exercises' and examples on a whiteboard and send them off to do all the odd # problems, as there are answers in the back. We use Singapore up to 6A before moving into Pre-A. Then eldest moved to Dolciani Algebra (tried Aops and though math-passionate, hated Aops - we sold all those off finally). 2nd in line moved to outsource for Alg I with Jann in TX's myhomeschoolmathclass and my 3rd moves to Alg next year. Not sure if I'll use Dolciani or outsource him.... jury's still out. P.S. We bought it back in 2014 on Amazon for $9.99. 1987 version P.P.S Wow, it's pricey right now on Amazon. I see 2 copies of Pre-A on homeschoolclassifieds for $30 & $60... FYI

We tried a Theme book once and didn't like it. There's something about Pudewa's teachings. They're great, and my kids have become fantastic writers. We now go from SWI-A to SICC-A to SICC-B and spend some time with Elegant Essay (though we have a love/hate relationship and wish Pudewa taught it) then we're moving onto SICC-C. We also have research paper & advanced communication series for later high school we have yet to try. To be honest, I never watched the TWSS videos though I did buy them. That was 5 years ago. I finally re-sold them. I didn't feel it necessary and didn't have 9 hours of free time to devote to it. I'm more a learner by reading rather than video-watching. ;) My oldest takes AP Eng Lang next year, and I feel he's well prepared going the IEW route (even w/o me watching them)

6A can go really fast. My eldest (mathy kid) zoomed through the workbook in a few weeks. My younger ds took 3 1/2 months, at a steady clip. And in December jumped into Dolciani Pre-A (1/2way through 6th grade). In my experience, Dolciani Pre-A can easily be done in 1/2 year, doing 1 lesson per day. So he'll be ready for Algebra start of 7th grade. That's been my experience for 3 kids so far with Pre-A, all differing levels of math (2 in 6th grade; 1 in 7th). Dolciani starts off really slow, very much review - so 6A prepares your dc well for it.

Love to hear more reviews on Inspektor & Walker. I had long been leaning toward Maya Inspektor.... but I did not realize Walker had a live discussion element. That sounds great. Tell me, those that took Mrs. Walker's section, how did your kids feel prepared for the AP exam - and did they fare well? What was the live class like - did that greatly enhance the learning? Thanks!

We use IEW starting in 5th grade also. 5th grade IEW SWI-A > Lightning Lit 4 (or in 6th) 6th grade IEW SICC-A > 7th grade IEW SICC-B /// Lightning Lit 7 8th grade Elegant Essay/Speech Boot Camp // Lightning Lit 8 We defer to IEW as our writing first. But the Lightning Lit writings are more fun and varied. Writing poems, writing narratives, stories. And we don't force the dress-ups - they are more natural, fun extensions of writing. Lightning Lit 4 was just released in August. So far only the first semester. We're just finishing that. 2nd semester should be ready soon (I hope!) https://www.hewitthomeschooling.com/Materials/Information/ll4ch1.pdf https://www.hewitthomeschooling.com/Info/iLLGr4Books.aspx We also do Grammar - FLL through 4th, then Advanced Language Lessons for 5th (we were doing their incomplete version before they released their new grammar), and then 6-8th we do Analytical Grammar which is great.

I don't think 6B is necessary at all. One child skipped straight from 5B to Pre-A and it worked fine. I don't have teacher's manuals for either. And we were fine. The lessons are pretty self-explanatory to go over with your dc - then they have multiple examples. I assign all the odd #s (as there are upwards of 50-60 'drill and kill' problems each lesson) so we do half, and then those answers are in the back. Pre-A - I'm on my 3rd dc. It's going well. Algebra - I only did that at home with my oldest so far. But he's super mathy, and frankly, he rather taught himself from the student text lessons... my next dd is now outsourcing Alg I (after Dolciani Pre-A) with Jann in TX's myhomeschoolmathclass and doing very well with that. My 3rd is currently in Pre-A - so jury's out whether I try Dolciani Alg with him next year or outsource. I like to save the outsourcing for high school as it's pricey, but we'll see.

we do SM 5B or 6A then move straight to Dolciani Pre-A. Works great for getting them prepared for Algebra! I'm on my 3rd doing it this way (all with various internal aptitudes for math). We tried Aops for my mathy kid - not a good fit at all. Then we move into Dolciani Algebra - or outsource at that point, depending on the kid.

we have loved Lightning Lit - 7th & 8th. So now we have ventured also into their 1st, 2nd & 3rd grade levels also. 4th just got released this year, so I am doing that with my 6th grader. It's working great. Good book choices even for his advanced, older level. Independent workbook. Writing exercises, comprehension questions. I think it would be perfect for 5th. For 5th, we read various novels (recommended by Lori D), and answered comprehension questions about them. But give LL a try - even if it's Level 4 - I believe it can work for Grade 5 or 6 easily.

we just started K for our 6th also. :-)) using the same stuff that has worked for all!! figure if it ain't broke... LOL!

we use WW for all our kids. we stick with grade level. grade 8 does book 8, grade 4 does book 4.

those schedules have been awesome. we have used them for our kids too. (whoever made them, if on WTM - thank you!) yes my daughter probably spent about an hour a day or so. very independent - we liked it a lot!

We've finished Hooked on Phonics Boxes 1-5 (yellow-blue/green boxes). My other kids were ready to jump to chapter books at this point. Not this ds. Now yes, we can practice with reading lots of books. But I would love another 2nd grade level continued Phonics teaching. I'm more apt to do a curriculum than 'let's just read to me' type of thing. Ideas? TIA!

Hi there, We're currently in the middle of Chemadvantage. Great class btw! Loving it. :thumbup1: I am wondering if past users would share (either here or by PM) what % grade their student ended up with - and how that correlated personally for them with the AP exam. I see only 1 past post where someone posted their student earned a 5 AP and had a 94% in the class. Anyone willing to share - so we know what to shoot for this next semester? Thanks!!!

i especially like all the 'you've been selected to attend one of the future leaders of america special elite conference' or some-such - and it's all about a very high 'conference' fee and application. ;D LOL. at first, i was fooled - the return address for one such one was 1 harvard square or some-such. and said, dear so-and-so... because of your stellar performance/grades/etc, you have been specially selected... and then there's an application for a week-long program for oodles of money. fooled me!

hey stranger! accredited, meaning what exactly? i haven't tried onlineg3 - but AWH could be worth looking into next year. do you know anything else about AWH?

how are you liking them so far? we started 1 semester of spanish (for UC approval) last year and didn't like it. but we didn't know then it was a conglomeration of others' videos around the web and it wasn't teaching any sort of spanish mastery - unlike homeschoolspanishacademy for that. but for a subject that is really meant to be open & go, checkboxing, it's worth a look. for me, that would be world history. we need it done. we need to learn the basics - but schedule will not allow more intensity (11th gr) as he'll already have 3-4 very rigorous APs that year. i was also thinking crash course - as they have an entire scope... could be worth pursuing.

i will be researching all of these over the holidays. thank you! he is very much still in need of more... so now time for me to find the time - to research what that 'more' will be. ;-) still open to hear any & all suggestions anyone has...

agreed. plan is to try for more economical state schools - or garner enough aid/scholarships to make it cheap. i am hopeful of NMSF and then look also to see what schools offer full rides. a free education is better than a 6-figure one! ;-)

I'm going to take a very different tack here. For me, college is about much more than just the major/the career you've set your sights on. To me, college is about the experience, the chance to grow, the chance to grow up, the chance to make new friends, develop new interests, and hopefully by 4 or so-year end, have met their partner in life. That's how it was for me. I majored in art b/c that's what I loved. My daughter does too, and I will strongly suggest it. It was a great and fun major. I studied abroad, b/c I wanted to - not for any grand career motives, but b/c it was fun. And now to this day, I love travel. My dh & I are entrepreneurs, so once meeting him in college, I have never worked a real jobby-job since. We are serial entrepreneurs, and that's what we will teach our children. No matter what your major, it's about how you can find a way to work for yourself, to create your own destiny. We will help them along the way in this regard. Whether it's opening a brick-and-mortar store (my dd's current dream), being a lawyer (ds's current love), or starting up an online website, real estate investing or owning and operating a plumbing business, for us it's about having them be self-starters, learning how to market themselves, and starting their own thing. So for us, college is about the experience and that will be our goal.

interesting. i never really thought much about it. my son too this year has been bombarded with solicitations, vanderbilt included too. i hadn't thought that it could be more student-specific based on scores at all. interesting thought.

in case it makes you feel better, we have similar philosophies. also homeschooled since the beginning. they have no curfews (we know where they are at all times, and usually they're here at home with us), they have very strict/early bedtimes, they wake when they feel refreshed, we eat our meals together, internet usage is fairly non-existent except school-related, there is no tv and never has been (occasional movies), there is no social media (except eldest is allowed to text), and only in regards to the eldest as he has gotten older, his choice in movies, books, etc has grown a bit more broad as we feel he's mature enough to choose (well except R rated stuff), he helps the others telling us 'that one's not appropriate for them...'. we have little junk food in the house, but don't limit sugar per se... and we are only now encountering dating relationships at 15 1/2 - just hitting the very tippy tippy top of the iceberg. so there! i feel it will be difficult to make that transition, much harder so if the kids stay at home. but even so, those things will need to be thought of even if sending them to a 4-year, as they will be coming home.... i hope in the next 2 1/2 years (age 16-18), we'll figure it all out. :)

FWIW - this was one of my son's very first APs in 9th grade. Even though at that time he was not a tried-and-true standardized tester yet, he still scored a 4. So go for it! Edhesive prepares you well.