One idea would be to look for web listings, like FastWebs.com

A typical transcript might look like this: Ninth Grade World Literature 1.0 credits A Algebra 1 1.0 A Biology 1.0 B+ Composition 1.0 A- Philosophy 0.5 A Geography 0.5 C Music History 0.5 A Tenth Grade American Literature 1.0 A Geometry 1.0 A+ Chemistry 1.0 B+ U.S. History 1.0 A Economics 0.5 C Spanish 1 1.0 B Cooking 0.5 A So even though Geometry and Algebra are all considered math, the actual courses should be listed on the transcript, not the subject areas.

Tess is great, but save until she's at least 16. Kathleen Norris- Mother Louisa May Alcott (Jack and Jill is always overlooked) Isabella Alden (try Ester Ried) Martha Finney - Elsie Dinsmore The Scarlet Letter Elizabeth George Speare Christy

How about you look for books about worldview issues, like "Darwin's Black Box" or "Mathematics: Is God Silent?"

If you go with the full-course cd, I believe that is all you will need. Except, perhaps, the optional lab equipment, which makes the labs easier to complete. The multimedia cd is optional with the textbook. I suspect all of its content is included on the full-course cd. I believe the Apologia catalog and website explain these things clearly.

I saw somewhere credible (but I don't remember where) that Saxon has no intention of removing the geometry portion from their current texts.

Go for it. Especially if you require research and a few compositions.

Apologia General-Physics TT Geometry WriteAtHome.com

Finish Algebra 2 and Geometry first.

How about doing TT Pre-Calc and then starting a more "challenging" Pre-Calc course? If you're worried about time, try working throughout it in one semester.

There's a lot of good advice here. Saxon Advanced Math is great, but it has its flaws. For one thing, it takes at least two hours per lesson (multiplied by 125 lessons). Partially because that, a lot of the problems become automatic algorithms rather than thought about solutions. Have you considered trying TT Pre-Calc? You could try to work through it in a semester and then move to something more "challenging" after that. The videos are definitely optional.

ACT math is hard. A lot of the material isn't covered until Pre-Calc. And remember, your son is a sophomore. If he takes it again in a year, or even next fall, he'll probably do better because he has learned and matured. I say wait with college algebra. If he retakes the ACT in the fall and does well, by all means do it in the spring. You might want to think about TT Algebra 2 and Pre-Calc for review and cementing concepts. Plus, a lot of their problems resemble those used on the ACT.

I say you could. Especially if it is in the beginning of high school. Public School kids get credit hours for way less, including sleeping through class.

In my experience, most private midwest schools award credit for a 50 on the CLEP. I know several students who have successfully taken this test after Apologia Bio and Advanced Bio. A study guide for the test would probably be useful to make sure your student is ready.

This is a great story and a good look at life under Communism. Definitely go for Animal Farm. Another interesting read is God's Smuggler by Brother Andrew, which chronicles his adventures smuggling Bibles into Communist countries during the Cold War.

At least for the ACT, you may be able to cancel the essay. It really isn't that necessary.

What does she want? Does she want to go back to school? Is she stalling so you'll let her? Or is she just bored? Beyond a certain point, giving assignments just doesn't work longer. Maybe she's ready to grow up and take responsibility for her own education. Are you trying to do too much? Does she just not get the point of it? Why doesn't she do her work? The answers to these questions can mean a lot. Don't be afraid to make drastic changes in your plans. Let her do a little less if she needs to or study entirely different subjects.

I would call Philosophy a social studies course. As for Western Civ, it generally encompasses the history of the western hemisphere. My college course had six units with some of the following topics: The Ancient Period: Mesopotamia- Sumer and Babylon Egypt Israel, Hittites, Canaanites Assyria, Babylon, Persia The Greco-Roman Period: Greek philosophy, math, and science Greek mythology and early history Athens and Sparta Alexander the Great Roman Republic and Empire The Early Church The fall of Rome and the Byzantine Empire The Medieval Period: Vikings, Celts, Saxons, Gauls, Franks, etc. Charlemagne and France England and the Crusades The Papacy The Hundred Years War The Bubonic Plague The Renaissance Period: (15th-17th Centuries) The Renaissance and art Luther and the Reformation English Reformation Age of Enlightenment The Revolutionary Period: (18th-19th Centuries) 18th Century Europe and the Industrial Revolution Warfare in the 18th Century French Revolution and Napoleon German and Italian unification Slavery and the American Civil War The Modern Period: (20th Century) Europe in the late 1800's WWI The Great Depression Hitler and WWII The Cold War and Post Cold War Anyway, those are some starting points. Basically any history not focused on Asia, Africa, or South America applies. I'd suggest using a text like Spielvogel's A Brief History of Western Civilization as a spine and supplementing. Try for some original sources too, like Josephus, Livy, Plutarch, Epic of Gilgamesh, Herodotus, Augustine, Gergory, a Kempis, Luther, Dante, Locke, Rousseau, Jefferson, Marx, Hitler, Churchill, etc.

I know many smart and outstanding students who have attended public schools their entire life. However, I have come to the conclusion that they are smart in spite of their school, not because of it. Homeschooling rocks; don't ever feel inferior because you don't do everything the way the failing public schools do. And there's more to life than college! What is the benefit in attending an ivy league school if it undermines your faith? If your student is already smart, why pay hundreds of thousands for a name-brand degree?

Time per day is probably the easiest with typing. But definitely monitor their progress so that they don't end up with gaps!

Go with what your kids want. It will be more interesting and they'll be more motivated to work harder.

Give him a whole credit for the book. I have looked into college Greek and I can verify that it is a two semester text.

Looks good, though I haven't first-hand experience with most of it.

There are other good authors besides Shakespeare, you know. I say it's plenty. But if they want to, go right ahead. Just don't neglect other pieces of literature for his sake.

Go right ahead! There are a lot of choices as to style and presentation so it could be a fun project for him. Just make sure he includes all the information you deem necessary.