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Bumping myself, looking for takers! Is there NO ONE else doing LP 3 who is maxed out as a mom and needs some accountablility??
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Is that price per class session, per semester, or what?
The price is per class, but I think it is very reasonable.
Well, I've only spoken with her about a custom LP 3 class, as this would fit my dc. She does specialize in custom designing classes, so, for LP1 you may want to check it out.
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I'm researching doing an online class with Lily Jane Hart, at the LatinTutuor.net. She custom designs classes, which is exactly what we need, as I can't find a good online fit for dc who have finished LP 2. For 4 or 5 students the price is only $20 per student. (Class size limited to 5 students and I have 2.)
Anyone interested?
If not, I'm seriously considering the class just for my 2, but it would be fun (and cheaper) to have more!
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I don't want to be too nosy, but since I'm putting my dc in an online Latin class next year, which is it? (OK, I'm just asking what everyone else is thinking!)
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Well, I just got the manuals, but I don't have the dvd's. Do I need them?
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I have decks and my son has decks. We each review our own decks. I don't see a downside to doing it this way. You can export and import between decks, if you're studying the same material.
How do I do the export/import?
Thanks,
Penny
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Thank you Rebecca. I sent an e-mail just now.
What prepared your 7th grader for the class? What program did you use?
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Rebecca,
Thanks. Please tell me, what text does Lukeion use? (OK, I see they use Wheelock's)
My 7th graders have completed Latin Prep 1 and 2, along with Cambridge Units 1 and 2. I don't want something with lots of review, but I don't want to overwhelm them either. Should we choose Latin 1a?
Any advise?
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We did the first half of Wheelock's with Lukeion this year. We are switching to Veritas Press next year.
Heather
Heather....you can't just leave us hanging like this...WHY are you switching? Is there something about Lukeion you don't like? Or, do you really like VP?
Thanks so much....I need some serious help here with Latin.
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Jen,
Do you feel CLE 8 is necessary? Are you doing CLE a year ahead or will you begin Alg in 9th?
I though more folks were using CLE 7 as prealgebra. It certainly looks acceptable to me as I compare it to Lial's BCM or Larson.
THanks for the response.
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Why did you decide to use it?
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I agree with the electronic dictionary. After purchasing one and finding it to be extremely useful, we've since purchased 3 more!
Let's face it, how often do we as adults get up, locate, and grab our HUGE dictionary to manually look up the words when we're in bed? And as far as learning the word from context, it really doesn't work unless one sees the word over and over again in reading. The words my dc are learning just aren't used frequently (EX capacious, viand, verdent, miasma, lugubrious, torpid, and on and on....) Also, it's likely that the dc will assume the wrong meaning for the word...I have and my dc have many more times than we've assumed the correct meaning. (During read a louds I ask what they thing the word means before I look it up...we're always wrong!)
Also, the thesaurus is wonderful. During writing dc love to use it to write with words I don't know. It is a challenge for them to force me to use the dictionary to check their work. That's fantastic since we both learn new words. Now you may have the type of dc that will do this with a paper thesaurus, but I don't. Mine would look up a few words, but not do the type of searching they now do since it is so very easy.
I have the Sharp PW-E550. It is very intuitive and a good dictionary. Since it has a history, it is simple to review the words or keep them to add to a memory system. (We've just started using ANKI as our memory system.) Just don't drop the PW-E550 as it is not super sturdy! I bought mine on Amazon for about $75 or so. (I so wish it were cheaper.) If anyone knows of a better electronic dictionary, I too would be interested. But as far as I know, the Sharp is the best.
Blessings!
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Karena,
As your dc get older, memory work becomes so enormous that one simple cannot keep up with it. For example, you may begin vocabulary programs for words that simply aren't used in everyday language for review. Possibly scripture memory, alongs with dates, poems, not even to mention foreign language. Our memory box, which I have tried to keep manually, is simply so large that it is unmanagable. (Remeber, we've been at this for many years!) I could not find a system that would keep the work load at a level where we had the time to review so very much. That's why I suggested ANKI to you. ANKI will review the work when it is needed, automatically. Based on the child's responses, the passage may be reviewed daily, weekly, monthly, bimonthly, or even be scheduled for review next year or more. This is such a promising find for us because we will be able to reduce the daily memory work to a level that is managable. Even if you do not post long poems into the system, it will allow a tracking system, reminding you WHAT to review and WHEN. So, you may really want to take some time to look at it and get it going now, when you won't have so much to enter. I spent quite a bit of time organizing a manual box method which at some point fails because of the volume of work.
Blessings!
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Dee,
You are wonderful!!! I did it!!!! I can type macrons and switch easily between keyboards!!
Hurrah!!!!!
Thank you soOOOOOOOOO much!
:001_smile::thumbup::party::hurray:
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Look at the post recently on dynamic memory system. Try ANKI free. We've been at it 2 days and it looks like it is the answer to our memory problems. I wish I'd started it when mine were so young.
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Another thank you for Anki!
Question: I can't use this for Latin vocab because I don't know how to insert macrons.
Does anyone know how to do this?
(Here is a smiley face that my son (who is sitting here, bugging me) insists on inserting, so have a great day.):001_smile:
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I used the entire kit for my dc. It is perfect for the middle school age, and could easily be stretched out over many months (even and entire year) depending on how much extra reading or research assigned. It is a great history review. In fact, I plan on using it again as a world history review this summer.
When we used it the first time, I really wanted to go through the material quickly; I'd like to go over it slower this time.
Search posts on this one. I posted quite some time ago, and there are others (not many) who have used it.
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Full Recall is a life saver, though, as it only presents the words he's likely to start forgetting soon. And you can set up different sets of the same words for different kids, so their review needs are tracked separately even if you're doing the same lessons with them.
How does it track review needs? I too am having problem with just too much info to remember!
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I would love to hear more about what it is about Saxon that caused a math phobia. We are using Saxon 1 so this is all pretty new to us, but so far I like what I see. I don't want to do anything that will harm my child as we go along. Is it the constant reviews and spiral approach you do not like?
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For us it was the fact that the child never felt like he understood anything. Those little bites that do not completely explain nor give time for mastery are un-nerving for some. In Saxon, the child is learning multiple things at once, and never conquering any. I know several moms who have used Saxon (with naturally gifted children) with success, and will not give it up, even if their other (not so gifted) children are floundering.
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Thank you, Paula.
I'll have a look at it. As far as going to original texts, I'm clueless. How is that done?
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I'm looking ahead a bit...or maybe just getting too ambitious? We're finishing up Latin Prep 2 this year.
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Now you're on track! If you play the games in the order the Games book presents them, they'll be in the order the concepts develop.
Ditto!
If MUS didn't work for your student, what did you use instead?
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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Rod and Staff.
It just keeps going over the basics and steps up problems in baby steps. The child should learn to do the work; the understanding will come later. We shouldn't always expect complete understanding as the child is learning the 'grammar' of math.
MUS was one of many programs we tried. I'm glad we did; I still use the blocks!