Heather K.
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She did work very hard-- in fact, she was inspired by the online interaction with peers (a first time for her) and was on her class assignments first thing every morning. That's why I feel bad that this first experience has been somewhat demoralizing. That is great advice to remove the outside provider and list it with my own title/description. That answers part of the ethical dilemma. Thank you all for your input. I expect a lot from my kids, while most of my local homeschooling friends are more... "relaxed" in their approach. I knew I would get thoughtful input here!
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Actually, she was shocked. She worked hard and thought she had a B+. I saw the parent report myself in the spring and she did. When her final grade was a C we were both floored. Apparently she misunderstood some deadlines, partly because she didn't always remember to adjust for our time zone when times were posted.
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..... would you allow them to do extra credit to bring it up? It was her first online course ever, and I know it was a wake-up call for her. I wouldn't make a habit of it. Is that unethical? :confused1:
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My high schooler is wanting to get a couple years of German under her belt. I can't afford tuition for an online class. Hoping for something mostly book-based, possible supplemented with some online instruction like DuoLingo. Anyone have good book recommendations?
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My 10th grader wants to spend a year studying Greek & Roman history for a world history credit. I haven't yet located an already-made curriculum. Right now I'm planning to build a semester each around Lang's "These Were the Greeks" and "These Were the Romans." Does anyone know of one that I just haven't found yet?
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Has anyone successfully taught Japanese for high school credit? I don't know a lick of it, but my daughter is determined to start it next year (9th grade).
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#1, not going there again, it's the fastest way to a thread lock!
Ha ha ha! Probably very true! :001_smile:
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Lol, it definitely has a strong 'rally the troops' component. :)
Some 'food for thought' I've read and discussed with others:
1. On the Hobby Lobby ruling- pointing out the widely misunderstood (or blatantly false) accusation that HL wouldn't pay for birth control. When in fact it pays for 16 of the 20 forms. The "Get out of my bedroom but leave your wallet" syndrome, he calls it. A liberal family member read the post and said they'd only heard that HL would pay for NONE, because that's what the mainsteam media was reporting.
"Whether any employer covers birth control or not, none are trying to stop women from accessing it. The issue here is whether a private company should be forced to pay for birth control, not whether it should be allowed to sneak into your house at night and check to make sure you don’t have a bottle of Yaz in your medicine cabinet. If your boss is in your bedroom, call the police. Or stop inviting him in. When you ask him to pay for what you do in the bedroom, you are inviting him in. Want him out? Good. Then stop making your birth control into a national headline. Deal with it yourself, privately." (http://themattwalshblog.com/2014/06/30/want-birth-control-go-buy/#W9YQR4QpuKOGSmbk.99)
2. On challenges that he, as a white man, has no right to express opinions on 'race issues' or 'women's issues':False Premise #1: You need to be a member of an Approved Victim Groupâ„¢ in order to objectively evaluate a topic relating to an Approved Victim Groupâ„¢.
Alright, here’s the problem: If a personal and emotional tie to an issue makes you more likely to ascertain and identify the truth in it, then our court system needs to be drastically reworked. Most people would consider it a grave injustice if a man was on trial for murder and the prosecution stacked the jury box with the families of murder victims. Or if someone was charged with vehicle theft and his fate was to be decided by a jury of people who just had their car stolen last week.
(http://themattwalshblog.com/2014/05/03/white-men-have-no-right-to-give-their-white-man-opinions-because-theyre-white-men/2/#ZmSqxXDSS1IpLbua.99)3. On HGTV cancelling an upcoming show because the hosts (brothers) had openly supported traditional marriage:
"If we really wanted to punish the film and TV industry for employing disreputable characters, I’m not sure why we’d start with a couple of dudes who want to renovate old homes, instead of going after, say, Woody Allen. Woody Allen is a crusty old liberal, alleged child rapist, pervert who married his own adopted daughter. And he’s beloved in pop culture. Nobody boycotts his movies, or the production company, or the theaters that show his films.
Roman Polanski drugged and raped a child and then fled the country to avoid prosecution. He’s also a darling of movie critics and the Hollywood liberal elite.
Eddie Murphy likes to troll street corners for transvestite hookers, yet he still gets roles in children’s movies.
Several women have accused Bill Clinton of rape — not just affairs, rape — but he’s a hero to the left.
Sean Penn, Michael Moore, and Oliver Stone were BFFs with Hugo Chavez, a murderous socialist tyrant. But they never seem to get the Benham brothers or Brendan Eich treatment.
Mike Tyson was actually convicted of rape, but that certainly doesn’t mean he can’t get hilarious and quirky cameos in big budget Hollywood comedies.
The point is, you turn on the TV or crank up the Pandora and you’re going to be watching or listening to a stream of deviants, junkies, rapists, pedophiles, adulterers, and crooks, yet we don’t bat an eye until someone quotes the Bible or endorses traditional marriage."
All food for thought. :001_smile:
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She means he appears to be uneducated. That his style of rhetoric is one that lacks any substance whatsoever. She was pretty detailed in naming the types of logical fallacies one consistently finds in his arguments.
I don't find his voice unique and I *definitely* don't believe they are the types of posts that lead to actual conversations. Once again, we must point out that he say whatever he wants on his blog. We can complain about how crappy we think his blog is here. That's how free speech works. It annoys a lot of us because they are constantly reposted on people's Facebook feeds and *not* because those people want to have a conversation about it. In fact, it is my experience when I say, "this bit isn't even true" or "that is not why people don't like that thing" that people say, "I POST WHAT I WANT, I DON'T LIKE PEOPLE DISAGREEING WITH ME ON MY OWN FACEBOOK."
I personally find tremendous substance in his posts. He frequently points out contradictions in people's thinking that are great food for thought. And I've had good conversations with people because of many of them. It's SO sad that people don't want to discuss what they post! Our FB pages shouldn't be little, untouchable shrines to ourselves. In fact, I often post things with the plea, "Please discuss!"
LOL. No, I am not referring to his lack of college degree. I have no idea why you would assume that. And I am not going to go locate his logical fallacies for you. And I'm not the one who said "smug, self-important jerk." And I never said he should not be free to speak as he wishes on his blog. (Nobody said that.)
I know you didn't refer to him that way, which is why I quoted it separately from the quote I pulled from you. I was attempting to respond to several points at once. I think I just figured out how-- sorry if I did it incorrectly before. :) I, too, am a student and teacher of logic, and I understand what the fallacies listed are. I simply don't find his writing to be full of logical fallacies. I'm sure a few slip in now and then, as they do with us all. My point about it being his blog was simply in defense of his voice-- the style he's chosen to say his piece.
Y'all have strong Matt Walsh reactions. He's clearly onto something. :001_smile:
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Welcome to the forums.
I'm a classical educator, which means that I can recognize Matt Walsh's logical fallacies, strawmen, inconsistencies, and endless hyperbole. His rhetoric is manipulative yet uneducated, and that's what brings about the eyerolls.
Thanks for the welcome! I've been on here for 5+ years but am more of a reader than a poster. :001_smile:
I'd be curious to know what specific logical fallacies you're referring to. I've read many but certainly not all his posts. He admits he's not a college grad and is self-educated (great books, etc., which we hopefully all would applaud). I'm not sure what you mean when you say his rhetoric is uneducated. Are you simply referring to his lack of formal secondary education?
As for his being a "smug, self-important jerk," delivery styles are a matter of taste. I'm pretty conservative but can't stand Bill O'Reilly. Some personalities just rub you the wrong way. But it's Matt's blog. If there's anywhere you should be free to use your own, unedited voice it's your blog. No one has to read it. :001_rolleyes:
Matt's a unique voice championing some important issues. It's always good to get conversations started!
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I think people like him because it's always satisfying to have your own judgmental attitudes voiced and confirmed by somebody else -- especially when you you can't put it out there yourself because you know you can't back it up and you don't want called out on it.
Judgment on judgmentalism.... like intolerance of intolerance. Sorry, couldn't resist. So I didn't. :001_smile:
I'm not sure when voicing a belief that something is wrong became the unforgivable sin of "judgment." Unless you're an utter relativist and don't believe anything (Hitler, human trafficking, etc.) is wrong. In that case, at least then you're consistent.
It seems more like opinions we disagree with are "judgmental." Those we agree with are not.
I like Matt Walsh. I do "put it out there" myself. I can "back it up." And I have no problem with people "calling me out on it."
Just my .02. Please don't paint Matt Walsh fans with such a wide brush. It's a little judgmental. :001_rolleyes:
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He does have a distinct style. His delivery is part of his appeal-- he makes valid, worthwhile points in an in-your-face, often gloriously sarcastic way. It's attention-getting and intended to be so. I find myself wanting to repost nearly everything he writes and have to restrain myself. I love Matt Walsh. :)
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We're getting ready to start year 6 of hs'ing on Monday. And I finally bought a real (not inflatable) globe-- fabulously round and glossy. And I treated myself to a generously-sized RED coffee cup and a fabulous purple pen for grading. Does anyone else deliberately weave things that make you smile into your teaching day? :-)
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Oh, thanks! I totally spaced on that one this year!
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Thank you so much for giving us chunks of ALL as it's available!!
My daughter and I were disappointed to finish up FLL 4 last year and know we had to switch. And the curriculum we've picked this year leaves much to be desired. (ugh) Grammar went from my DD's favorite subject to her LEAST favorite! We are so excited to start ALL tomorrow!
Thank you!!!:party:
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So glad you've been affirmed in your knowledge! What was the evidence in your own life that gave you this affirmation?
Actually trying it finally! Teaching 5th grade, 2nd grade, and K this year. There are moments of chaos when 3 kids are needing me at once, but overall I can successfully hop from one to the other. And doing half our subjects together makes a huge difference! :)
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I now realize that it IS possible to teach 3 kids. Wow. I suspected it was.... I saw evidence of it elsewhere.... but in my heart I could not believe it until I actually experienced it.
And it is crazy! :willy_nilly:
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Thank you all for the input. Maybe my church isn't as far off the norm as I thought. It is a great program-- it's shocking how those little ones can file so many Bible verses away in their brains. :001_smile:
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Awana for free sounds wonderful! Instead I'm writing a $150 check for it .... right after buying all this year's curriculum. Ouch!
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Yes, books and uniforms are included in that. But our church doesn't offer a discount for those who already have a uniform. It's $50 for every child. That doesn't make sense to me. I can't imagine what they possibly use the $50 for if my child just needs a $10 book and some stickers or jewels for their badge throughout the year.
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Our church raised the Awana registration fees from $40 per child (which I thought was high!) to $50 per child, with a $150 cap per family. Does anyone else pay this much for Awana?? Especially with the kids reusing vests, etc. for the years they don't move up, it seems like Awana shouldn't cost that much!
I've emailed our children's ministry director to ask specifically why the increase. I'm wondering what other churches are paying, though.
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That must've been a tough decision after 4 years. I hope your transition goes smoothly. :)
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These ideas are so encouraging!
I, too, have resolved to do devotions, exercise, and be dressed before starting school this year. And get my girls up at a specific time, and start work at a specific time. After 4 years of starting "whenever" and getting dressed mid-afternoon (embarassing when someone comes to the door) this will be revolutionary for us!!
Thank you all for getting me more excited about starting next week. :)
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I feel your pain and frustration!
Check out d-mannose--- it's a concentrated form of the sugar found in cranberries, so even more effective than just cranberry pills. The simple sugar sticks to the bacteria in your bladder better than the bacteria can stick to your bladder wall, so they can be flushed out. Effective for just e-coli, I believe.
Also, I had a cystoscopy and was very nervous beforehand. It was SO not a big deal. They numbed me beforehand with some lidocaine gel and it was over before I knew it. I wish someone had told me not to stress about it! ;)
Best wishes and happy birthday!
If your child got a lousy grade in an online course.....
in High School and Self-Education Board
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Agreed. That's why changing the course description only solves part of the ethical dilemma for me. She definitely had a diligence deficit towards the end to drop that much-- I think because she was so comfortable with her grade (as she supposed it to be). It will absolutely be a stronger focus of her education going forward, even in her classes I teach: meet those deadlines. Set reminders everywhere if you struggle. Future professors, bosses, and the IRS will require it without excuse!