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  1. Time Left: 4 days and 9 hours

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    Price is "Set your own price" plus media rate shipping. Although I don't accept Paypal, I will take a money order or a gift card to Walmart or Amazon. Smoke-free home. Books are in used condition. Lial’s Basic College Mathematics, 6th edition. Lial’s Introductory Algebra, 8th Edition, plus Student’s Solution Manual Lial’s Precalculus plus the Student Solutions Manual, Fourth Edition Lial’s Precalculus (two copies so that I could help Thomas) Jacob’s Elementary Algebra (just student book) Science Harcourt Science, the Purple book with a tiger on front, plus the workbook. I used the already-written-in used workbook to help me to cover the material in a cursory manner. Cover of the hardbaack is beat up but the inside is fine. What Smart Students Know (1993) Maximum grades, optimum learning, minimum time.

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  2. Easy Biology Lab: All in one highschool DOT com I like their biology lab. Easy to do at home, and I skip whatever anti-evolutionary parts I choose. The site has tons of other subjects but I've never looked at them.
  3. Hello, You asked about history and science for middle and high school. My son took several of Mrs. Stanley's middle school history classes last year (pre-recorded). Very engaging and not too hard. My son needs school work that is "just enough" and not too hard, or he shuts down. I learned a lot watching her classes. Occasionally there were glitches in the pre-recorded class but not too many. I have watched bits of the high school level history classes. Some teachers are more engaging than others. We'll be watching the most fun ones. I've only watched bits of the biology course. For the one I watched, it seemed that the teacher just read her slides, and went very quickly. My son is taking biology this year, and I'll probably use her slides and do the explaining myself (bio major, but I'll need to read ahead.... if I get motivated, that is.) I've read many people's reviews of the chemistry class, saying it is awesome (and can be difficult). I like the variety of science courses offered. My son has taken two of the writing courses with Mrs. Brown. I liked them and thought they were thorough and not too difficult (average level, not honors) and that's what my son needs. I love the pre-recorded option because I can assign whatever I think my son ought to do for assignments and tests rather than something he would fail at. I like being able to drop a class and do something else with no extra cost. I like that you can cancel and rejoin at any time (like summers or a month off for Christmas, if you do that). I like that he can re-watch a portion several times and pause it to take notes from the screen. I like that it's being taught by someone other than me, and I'm not reading his text books aloud. I like that the basic structure of the notes are on the screen to make note-taking easier. Since you can try one week for only one dollar, and the pre-recorded classes are $30 per month, you might want to see things for yourself. We'll be using it for four subjects this upcoming year. I hope this helps.
  4. We will be using the Chakerian USB thing for geometry, which sells for $79.99, and using Kolbe Academy's plans (my son in enrolled). Do we need to buy the text book as well? My son will be learning mostly from the computer (I assume).
  5. Something else for people to try: I posted earlier about Epsom salt, but that stopped working for me. So after trying several other things, I thought I'd try cheap vitamin E capsules. Surely something so easy and cheap couldn't work. But it is working so far! For four months I've been piercing a capsule with a safety pin and squeezing it onto the affected areas. I try to keep the toes oily all the time and to wear sandals around the house. I also wear moisture-wicking socks to bed and keep the feet uncovered by blankets. One big toe nail is one-third clear, the other is one-fourth clear.
  6. Just wanted to say that I just finished reading the library's copy of Scattered but Smart for Teens, all about executive functioning. You probably don't need to read it, however, because the advice given to you is very similar to what is in the book. Help, respectfully, as long as they need it, slowing drawing back how much you help.
  7. I prayed for your precious daughter this morning and will continue to do so. Have hope!
  8. Hello, My ninth grader has significantly slow processing speed per a Woodcock-Johnson test. I approached the school system to see if he could get tested by an educational psychologist for free (in order to get a diagnosis so he could get extended time on ACT / SAT). They declined because they saw that he was doing well academically with the accommodations I have been providing him. He took the ACT as an 8th grader and scored a 20. Our next step will be to see an educational psychologist. The woman who tested my son suggested it, and said our choices were either a professional or a grad student (supervised) at a state university. I read that the College Board and ACT like to see a list of accommodations. How should I go about this? Should I go back to the beginning of 8th grade or 9th grade and list by subject? how detailed should these be? Or can I only start right now to list accommodations? I read that they want at least four months' worth listed. Does anyone have an example to share? For my son, the accommodations include extra time, helping him to study for tests, using video courses, taking breaks, reading aloud to him, helping him figure out what to write down as notes, and working out each math problem with him. I'd appreciate any advice you have. Jamberry
  9. Hello, The woman who did the Woodcock-Johnson test for my ninth grader last August said that he should have an educational psychologist diagnose him around October of his tenth grade year so that the time frame is correct for the ACT/SAT people to grant him an extended time accommodation. Have any of you heard that? Is the time frame correct? She's assuming he'd be taking the test in spring of junior year and fall of senior year. Below is the link to his story. http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/623519-slow-in-decision-making-and-processing-skills-woodcock-johnson-test/ He has been so stressed with school lately and it shows itself in serious digestive troubles. I am scaling back how much work I expect of him in an effort to make him a happy boy again. I thought I had scaled back, but it wasn't enough and I was showing my disappointment and declaring, "We are so far behind!" too much. Time for a serious attitude adjustment for me (and I thought I was doing better). Jamberry77
  10. So sorry to hear that your son is sick. Somewhere on the internet (possible www.earthclinic.com) I read that coconut oil helps persons recover significantly faster. Either he could spread it on bread or mix it in instant oatmeal or put it in a cup of hot chocolate. Many use coconut oil for all sorts of physical problems -- antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, etc. I pray that he has a mild case of it.
  11. Thank you Heather, Storygirl, and Elizabeth. Wow. You answered my questions and gave me additional info. After reading your responses, and looking into the local public schools' websites and reviews, I think we're going to stick with homeschooling. Also, I called our curriculum provider and she told me that it's fine with them if he does more video learning than text reading, as long as he's writing about what he learns, as in "what is important about this." Question for Heather: what are "immersion sw" and "inspiration sw"? How does your son use Evernote - to take notes, or for other things? The Smartpen sounds amazing. Thank you all so much!
  12. Hello, My son, a new ninth grader, recently completed his first ever Woodcock- Johnson test which showed him to have slow decision making and processing skills. This showed up in his fluency tests (any thing that was timed was so slow). Grade equivalent for math fluency (speed) was 3rd grade; writing sentences was 6th grade. Everything academic was either grade level or higher. All the fluencies were elementary grade level. At this point I'm contemplating putting him in public school so that he can get the extra time he needs, get a testing accommodation, and have real teachers for physics (the area I think he might go into). I was told that we can go to an educational psychologist to get a testing accommodation (for ACT/SAT) for him. We do use a curriculum provider which is extremely flexible in how we educate our kids. My son has always hated school work and has had trouble with the process of reading, taking notes, and answering written questions (and math speed). My older son told me that going to public school wouldn't hurt him, and that public schools aren't as bad as I think they are. (He's a new college freshman at a big public school.) The ninth grade son does like being around people, and goes to two different youth groups at church and is in mountain bike races. Two questions: what have you done in homeschooling to help your slow child, and how did you get enough work done to call it a high school subject? I'm worried we might not cover enough material. Second: I'm looking for reassurance that keeping him home would be best, or assurance that public high school has really helped your slow child. I've sort of ruled out one local charter that has a reputation for lots of homework. My son already gets about 2 hours of free time a day, and we do the minimum for each subject to accomplish that. He could never cope with no free time. Also, one school has 90 minute classes. How will my son cope with that? At home he takes frequent activity breaks. Please forgive my unorganized plea, and just tell me what comes to your mind. Jamberry
  13. JanetC, You ought to call the National Merit Corporation and ask if they will accept an ACT test as the confirming test, or do they prefer or require the SAT. The people who work there are friendly and helpful. Beyond that, look at what the possible college destinations prefer. Our son scored high enough on the PSAT to be named a semi-finalist. We discussed him taking the ACT, but he said he'd rather spend the time prepping for the SAT, and that prep work paid off well (in a good score and scholarship money). When I called the NM corporation the morning I found out his SAT score, the man went over with me what would be the "confirming score" for the SAT test (what score is good enough to corroborate with the PSAT score (meaning the PSAT wasn't just a fluke), and we found out that his was high enough that he would not have to retake the SAT. Congrats to your daughter on a great PSAT score.
  14. From what I can tell, different things work for different people. I've had it for three years. Some things would work for a while then stop. Dissolving Epsom salt in hot water and soaking worked for two months then stopped. Currently I'm soaking in white vinegar and water for 30 minutes per day, every single day (I even bring my dish tub in the car on road trips). The orange-brown toenail is very slowly being lifted off the new nail which is growing in below. I can see white, clean tissue under the bottom of the nail (not by the tip). My set up is this: regular plastic dish tub with many towels rolled and placed strategically to hold up two "toe soakers" : in the kitchen department of Walmart I found silicone hand-sized pot holders. They are C-shaped and meant to hold a thumb in one and the fingers in the other. The whole thing is about 5 inches tall. I cut this in half and wedge the halves between some towels, put the liquid in there with a few drops of Tea Tree oil to prevent mildew, and I sit and soak while reading or doing school work. These can be run through the dishwasher occasionally. I change out the liquid about once a week, adding vinegar to bring the level up daily if needed. Hope this helps someone. Edited because the font was tiny for some reason.
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