Okay. I know BJU is pricey as well. But BJUP has several components that come within the package, and I do know they are sturdy and last. It is colorful(for some that matters) Plus you can pass them down to another student. Is AG non-consumable? Is it colorful? How are the pages? Do they tear easily? How does R+S publish hardcover books so inexpensively?? (and they last!!) I am not "picking" on AG. I am just trying to figure out why it was so much money. $120.00 plus shipping for 3 books just kind of surprised me, especially it is not a "full" 3 year program. :001_smile:

WIth everyone talking about it, I went to the website. I thought this might be a program with DVD's or something. All I could see was a TM and Workbook. So *why* is this $99.00 plus if you want the reinforcement it is another $20.00??? Even if is spread out over 3 years, it is not a *full* three year program. It is only meant to take part if the year. WOW, that is pricey:confused:

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What about Queens Language Lessons for the Secondary Child? I am not a big fan of overkill on Grammar in the early years. I think good grammar comes from a lot of reading and writing. Grammar, IMO is the same thing year after year after year. Did I say after year?? LOL ........... I think the CM way of Grammar is not overkill, yet will get the job done. I do also have to put a vote in for BJU in the early grades. They spread out the lessons nicely, and they are not drilling grammar every single day. I am on the fence with this myself, so I will be watching this thread.

What does the WP theme packages cover? Am I assuming History, Literature, Bible, and Art? Is this all it covers? You know me, still shopping for September's curriculum. The only thing I know we are going to use is BJU Math 5 with LoF. And ROE Science from WP. Still waffling on History, grammar, writing, Literature, Latin, Logic and vocabulary. Hmmm, thinking outloud here. I really, really like Sadlier Oxford Vocabulary, and I really, really like Getting Started With Latin, Or the Great Latin Adventure. Hmm, overkill on Vocabulary?? :confused:

Thank you, I will look into all of these!!!

In your opinion, what is the EASIEST Latin program to teach, for a mom who has NO latin background, to a 5th grader who has no Latin either, and is not dry and dull, and will not break the bank?????

HITS IEW Theme Based Writing Living Books for History CLE Science LoF Fractions CM Nature Studies Queens LL for the secondary child MISSES CLE LA CLE Math CW Aesop MFW Wordly Wise Changing things up for this coming year. We will continue with the LoF series, Queens LL, CM Nature studies and IEW.

Awwww, Marie. Thanks so much!! I feel awful about what happened. And BTW, I lectured hubby about the bubble wrap!!! Ugggh, men. I hope you enjoy your purchase:D

What about an answer key? Does the series have this?

Well, we are doing Latin no matter what she says. She really ticked me off!!!!

My MIL thinks Latin is a waste of time. It is an old language, and even being a nurse she said it never helped her. What do you think of this?

How do you know that the AP class is accepted by the college board?

I know what CLEP's are. And I know AP is Advanced Placement. But what does AP equal to? Do you gain college credit with AP Courses like the CLEP's give you? If not, what is the advantage of AP Classes?

Got it. Thank you!! You know, I have to get the new WTM Book. I have been putting it off. I think it is time:001_smile: Thanks ladies for knocking me on the head a few times:):)

I know we need to continue to work with grade appropriate writing and grammar, but we would really like to expand her vocabulary. We have already gone up to grade 6. And she reads high school literature, or should I say she reads it, but wants to UNDERSTAND it. So vocab/lit guides would be helpful. She is a very determined child:D I think the more she reads, the better her writing becomes. At least I "think" so...........:lol:

This is just chapter one of a book she is working on. Rough draft, unedited. We need to work on getting rid of so many "I's". Title of the Book is called "Image in the Mirror" She has 6 chapters done so far. Thank you:) PROLOGUE Okay, well this is it. The first day of school. I walked slowly up the steps of the newly built high school. Even though I'm a junior, I felt like a freshman who was a small fish in a big pond. I felt like everyone was staring at me even though they weren't. I'm sure you want to hear the story. But, first the truth is, everyone IS staring at me from what happened last year. Here it goes...... CHAPTER ONE I stepped into a grassy feild with purple,pink, and red wildflowers surrounding me. I knew I was dreaming because I felt different. Actually happy. I'm NEVER happy. For some reason I woke up screaming and thought I saw a figure in the corner of my dim room. When I blinked, the figure dissapeared. That's strange! I thought. The figure looked exactly like Josh, a kid in my Health class. I am a sophomore at Baltimore High. It was around 7AM so it was time for me to get up anyways. "Marcy! Rise and shine!" I heard my Mom call. My father died when I was six. He had a heart attack, but I never knew how and why. I trudged toward my bathroom next to my closet and stared at my plain face in the mirror. I sighed. I hoped that some overnight miracle had happened and made me a beautiful, perfect princess. But those are just fairytales, and I had to snap back into reality. There were no princesses stuck in a tall tower and knights in shining armor riding on a mysterious black horse to save her. No castles. No magical kisses turning a zero into a hero. No poisonous apples to put me unconcsious and have a hot prince kiss me to wake me up. No nothing. Done, done,done, and done! I quickly showered and threw my clothes on. I decided to wear my favorite stone washed jeans and a black tank top with a purple scarf. I jogged down the stairs to the kitchen where my mom has set three plates with double chocolate pancakes on them. My annoying ten year old brother named Scott greeted me with: "Hey pie face!" He burst into laughter while I stuck my tongue out at him. Scott and I were 6 years apart. I was 16 going on 17 in October, while poor, lonely Scott was ten and still eats his boogers when he sneezes (Talk about digusting! Ewww!). I sat down and pulled apart my pancake, as I pretended to look at my watch. "Whoops! Going to be late for school!" I said with a fake smile. "Gotta run! Love you!" I raced out to my bike in the steamy humid air. It was suprising it was so sticky and humid at 7 in the morning. It was only May. I hopped on with my back-pack on my shoulder and rode down my usual path to the school. Feeling like someone was following me, I stopped and looked behind me but nothing was there. I continued to ride on and pull into the school. I leaned my bike against the dull, old brick on the school wall. It started to mist and the cool damp water spritzed against my warm forehead and made my hair stick to my damp face. I sighed, for some apparent reason I love days like this, even though they usually turn out to be horrible. I walked up the school steps slowly like I did this morning on my way to the bathroom. I walked into the buzzing, muddy, hallway and slumped toward my locker. All of a suuden, I felt a tap on my shoulder. I shrieked and turned around. But it was only Josh. "Can I borrow your notes for Health?" He asked with bright eyes. "Err, yeah, sure hold on." I stared at him for a moment questioning my self. After a second I turned back to my locker and gave him my Health note book. "Here, you can give it back to me before third period." He seemed to be happier when I gave him my notes. His eyes looked adorable in a sparkling sense of the deep blueness. I seemed to be lost for a moment, but then snapped back to reality. He smiled "Thanks Marcy!" It seemed like he ran but I know he walked. It just seemed so fast! Slamming my locker shut, I walked to first period, not even thinking about my scene with Josh. Not to mention his weird sparkling eyes.

I have a 10 yo who is working on a high school level for reading and writing. We have not done anything formally, and I would like to see what she can actually "handle" at a 9th grade level for a structured curriculum. Grammar, writing, literature(with interpretations), and Vocabulary. But, I do not want to get but anything then find the work may be to difficult. I think she can handle it, but I do not know for sure. So, I am looking for suggestions as to how to "try her out" at a high school level, and see how she does. How can I do this without buying curriculum and wasting money? Or, something inexpensive, or maybe even something that has different levels to choose from so if say 9th is to hard, we could drop back to 7th. Etc.......... Am I making sense?? She will be taking a high school English/Writing/Comp class in a homeschool co-op this year. So I know that should give me some idea as well. But it is only a 6 week class, one day a week. Any help? Thanks:)

This is the same daughter who is begging to go back to school for Grade 5 in September. A high school English teacher is offering a High School English/Literature/Writing program for homeschoolers, over the summer for 6 weeks. Once a week for two hours. I emailed him and asked him about it, and of course, he thought I was a little nuts I am sure, because my dd is only 10. She is working on her first book, and he asked me to send over a writing sample. He called me today, and said he would love to have her. He thought she was very creative, and can write better then some of his high school students. Excellent vocabulary, spelling and use of dialogue. Excellent grammar(Thank you Charlotte Mason). My 10 yo is thrilled to death. She thinks she is now a big shot now that she is going to be in a class of 9-12th graders.:lol: I think she is rethinking homeschooling now:lol:

I am happy Kris stayed too. But Adam is going to take it. Either way, all three will end up with record contracts I am sure.

Thank you ALL so much for not shooting me in the foot over this. You are all so kind and helpful with your responses. To answer some of your concerns and questions, who have brought them up. In receiving communion. She is still allowed to go up to the Priest. But instead of receiving communion, she can cross her arms over her heart, and the Priest will Bless her. Since this is a Catholic School, the tuition is much cheaper then a private Christian School. The Christian school here is very expensive as well. Elementary is $7100.00 a year!! Catholic K-8 Schools are around $2500.00-$3500.00 per year. Catholic High Schools are around $6500.00 per year. They have a PTO which I will be joining. I would want to be as involved as possible in the school. Since she is my youngest, I no longer have to worry about a baby at home. As far as cliques, although we were only there for an hour, that is not the feeling I got. Many of the students were coming out to go to lunch, and the principal just introduced her to the kids, and quite a few girls came up to her and just started talking with her, and asking her if she is coming to the school, and it would be great because they would love to have her there. One girl wanted her to go to lunch with her. One of the teacher's is a mom of a student. Her daughter would be in my daughter's class, and she said that a new student started this past year, and it was like she had been there all along. When my 10 yo went to Grade 3, she hated it because the kids were really bad. And they were. She was also bored. Because it was a public school, they had inclusion classes, where students on IEP's would be in with her, and the teacher had to pay most of her attention to the students who needed extra help. Most of the kids in the class were disruptive. And she had 30 kids in her class. I also have an older daughter who did not flourish during homeschooling. She begged to go back to school for high school. I almost didn't send her. But like Ria(I think that is who stated this), her turn around was miraculous. She loves high school, does all of her work and is doing great. My 16 yo attends a public vocational school. After reading these responses, and now typing my reply back, I am now feeling much better, and believe that sending her here is the right decision. And, if it doesn't work, I always have the option of once again bringing her home. Right? Thanks ladies!!

The academics are your typical textbooks. They use Harcourt Brace for Math, and Scott Foresman Reading. HOughtin Mufflin English. They use a Creation Science, and a History program that is not watered down. They start Spanish in Grade 5, the grade my daughter would enter. And of course Catholic Religion. We are not Catholic though. We are born again Christians. I did grow up Catholic though. You do not have to be Catholic to attend, but you do learn the religion. You do not have to make first communionm but you cannot receive communion They offer band, chorus, art, computers, Science labs and Gym . For other things, they offer Bell Choir, Children of Mary, Spanish Club, Scrapbooking. They wear uniforms. One class per grade. About 8-10 kids per grade. Regular teachers but with Nuns assisting. Very close knit. Tuition is $2800.00 per year. Met all the teachers for every grade. Teachers even came out of class to say hello. Teachers had the class stand up and greet my daughter. She knows two kids who attend. The school is 20 minutes from here. School day from 8:10 am until 2:20 pm with after school care(extra) if needed. Which I do not. Grades 5-8 change classes to specialized teachers, but stay with their own class. I have never heard one bad thing about it. sigh...................

I had posted a while back about advoce for my friend who has an 11 yo son who wants to return to school. She gave in, and he is going to be going to a charter school. My daughter, who is 10, also hates homeschooling. But, she tried Grade 3 at the public school and didn't last. We took her out 3/4 of the year. So for the past year, she has begged and pleaded for us to send her back to school. My DH and I talked about it and he said that he would stand behind any decision I made. While I was out one day at a Dr's appt, we happened to pass a small Catholic School that I have heard wonderful things about. I had my 10 yo dd with me, and we stopped in. I expected to just pick up some paperwork. But the Principal was there and she ended up giving us a whole tour of the school. It is K-8, with about 10 kids per grade. One class per grade. I actually liked the school myself. My daughter now really, really wants to go. And I told her that I would sit down with the Principal this week and talk it over and it looks like we would return her to school. Now I am having second thoughts. I think I gave in to quickly. I am a sucker and a waffler. So how do you un-do something like this? How do you tell a child who is now all excited that I have changed my mind?(Possibly) Her issue is she has no friends. She really doesn't. She does attend youth group on Wednesdays(all homeschoolers), HS Gymnastics, every other week. But to her, she is not seeing these friends "every day". No matter what I do with her here, she balks, doesn't want to do anything, says she does not want to school alone, and wants to be in a class(we do not have any homeschool classes here). She mopes, says being home all day is boring. Okay, so go ahead and let me have it. I have made a huge mess :-(

:iagree: Warriners is really good. I love, love, love Queens LL. Queens is the perfect balance for us. You learn grammar the natural way. Lots of people love R+S. It was never a good fit for us, because grammar became so redundant after a while. And, I hate diagramming:tongue_smilie:

Okay be honest, can someone who is Math Stupid, like me(seriously, I just do not GET math at all, and don't even ask me to do a word problem!!!) I do not want to instill fear of math into my daughter. She likes math. Not loves it, but likes it. But I do not want her to end up like me, where I still have a hard time with fractions!!!(I love English, hate math) So, can this program be taught by me? Will I learn as well, and get an "AHA" moment?? Or am I going to have ##@#%#$ coming out of my mouth and I end up chucking the book across the room???:tongue_smilie: