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I wish I was homeschooled. Public school and I didn't mesh at all, I was often reprimanded and felt very dumb. I was on the verge of dropping out of high school, b/c I just could not stand being in school one day longer, when my guidance counselor suggested dual enrollment at the local community college. I was in 11 th grade and I only needed two more English classes to graduate. So I took them at community college. Wow, what a difference! I began to LOVE learning. I had the freedom to pick my schedule and my classes, I could work pretty much at my own pace. And most importantly, I felt smart for the first time in my life. I did 2 years at the comm college, graduated summa cum laude, and went on to a wonderful 4 year university. From there I graduated with a 4.0. And to this day, I love reading and learning. I just never fit the typical sit-at-your-desk and do what I tell you learning that is/was so prominent in the school system.

I just bought a bunch from them yesterday at a homeschool convention. Mathematical reasoning Level A Dr Dooriddles Thinkerdoodles Visual Perceptual Skill Building Can you find me? I didn't really know much about them, but while looking through the stuff at the booth, I really wanted to give them a try. The workbooks looked different, a little more refined and "honed in" then some of the others I've seen. About the Mathematical Reasoning, I asked the lady at the booth if it was meant as a supplement to any other math programs or as the core, and she told me only as a supplement. The thing that just makes me want to kick myself is that I saw the Math workbook in the used curriculum sale but didn't really give it a good look, I just saw a colorful workbook (like the ones from Costco) and it was listed at $10, and thought that was not worth it. Then, several hours later I actually look into it and wished I had picked it up used! (the used sale was closed by then:ack2: )

I'm a very sleepy mommy;)

Hi, I'm Tina. Been married for 6 years and have two boys ages almost 5 and 2 1/2. We currently live in Virginia. I plan on starting my adventures in homeschooling in the fall, though we will do some very loose, unstructured schooly things over the summer. So far I've mostly been devouring all the wealth of info out there about homeschooling. I've checked out practically every book on the subject at the library, read tons of posts here and on a couple other boards and yahoo groups. And I've bought quite a few books too many to get started! Some are not even for next year,:lol: Must. stop. Right now I'm using 100EZ lessons and Kumon workbooks. I plan to use Rightstart and possibly some Singapore workbooks for reinforcement. We may dabble in some fun science experiments, but for now I'm trying to just get the basics in.

First, try an elimination diet to determine if/what foods may be triggering it. Use a pure unscented soap (ex. California Baby Ultra Sensitive or a plain olive oil or coconut oil based soap) Use coconut or olive oil after bath instead of lotions. Try homepathic Sulfur. This stuff cleared up both of my ds's skin issues withing a couple of days. If you are uncomfortable dosing on your own, find a licensed Classical Homeopath. They will be able to make a remedy for your dc.

Thank you all for your responses, they' ve cleared up most of my questions about PP. I just got nervous when I would read about how it was used for so long and was hoping ds was not missing out on anything. I may try to get a used copy to keep as reference or to switch up 100 EZ if ds gets bored with it. I'll keep trying with the 100EZ for now and re-evaluate in a month. I looked over the Webster's Speller. I like the way it breaks words up and how it can go to very advanced levels. (I think I even learned a thing or too!) I think I remember seeing something similar at our library's book sale, now I wish I'd picked it up. Is there a more secular version of the same?

Hi all, I've been using 100 EZ lessons with my son very periodically. We started midway since he already knew his letter sounds. But I've been trying to follow all the different phonics threads and most have said that PP is used up through around 3rd grade (I think). So should I keep both available and use PP after or with 100 EZ? I'm not exactly understanding what is learned in PP after the child already has a strong grasp on reading. Does it go into grammer? Please forgive my ignorance on the subject, I'm just starting out and really trying to understand all the different programs and curriculums. Thanks!

Melatonin does make me groggy in the morning, I feel like I'm still in a dream state for the first few hours. This is from a 3 mg time release formula, but even the non time released ones make me groggy.

[quote name=Maria from IN;955771 I am allergic to soy' date=' among other things--my mother was asking if it was printed with soy-based ink. Anybody else react to this? Ds1 is allergic to soy too (among others too!), and I've been worried about whether he too would have reaction to all the soy based ink books, newspapers, etc out there. So far, he hasn't had any contact with those books yet. He cannot have gluten and does have reactions if he comes in contact with it. I'd call the book printers and find out if they use soy based ink, or any other chemicals that may cause a reaction.

Hindi and Gujarati, Intermediate. Spanish, Novice

Seriously???:blink:

Great thread, taking lots of notes...

That's strange, it's coming up fine on mine too. My mac is about 6 months old.

Dh works 70-80 hrs a week, he's a medical fellow. Prior to this fellowship, when he was a resident, an 80 hr week would be a good week, he usually put in way more hours than that. With his salary, avg hourly pay was well below min. wage. I've always thought anything under 40 hrs was considered part-time.

Thanks for the tips Kathleen!:D

Love my Sienna! My sister has an Odyssey and wishes she had gotten a Sienna too.

We LOVE Namaste brand mixes. They've turned out the best for us, we are also dairy, soy and egg free, and even without those cakes and cookies, etc still taste the same as regular goodies.

:lol: Thanks for sharing!

I take 1/2 tsp of cod liver oil and give each of my kids (4 and 2) 1/4 tsp.

This will be my first time attending HEAV, or any homeschool conference that is! I'm really looking forward to it, any tips?:D

Cod liver Oil is an excellent sources of Vit.D too. Just make sure it is a version with natural vitamin D in it not synthetic added to it.

I misunderstood the poll a bit, I put up until 4 yrs old, because to me that's when they just all of a sudden seem a little more grown up to me. It's hard to explain, but when my older one turned 4 it just seemed really different.

I've not even started homeschooling ds yet (he's 4),but I've already got materials, books, curricula for the next several years! And I just keep collecting more. I'm one of those people that has to research everything I'm interested in (currently homeschooling) in depth. So I've been reading forums, blogs, yahoo groups, catalogs, magazines and practically every homeschooling book at our library (quite a lot), so that I feel "ready" once we do officially start. I've got these big lofty plans, I just hope I can follow through!:tongue_smilie:

Those shelves look great! I dream of floor to ceiling bookshelves encompassing one entire room one day. ( We have to quit moving so much first!)