Hello all - I am going to be homeschooling and working simultaneously, so time will be limited. Please share which literature/biography/non-fiction books you consider essential to go along with SOTW 4. I will not be able to do all of the recommendations in the workbook and am not sure which to pick and choose. Thanks!

Thank you for taking the time to answer!

A lot of parents who never intended to homeschool and found themselves at home trying to manage their kids' zoom time with teachers think that that is what homeschooling is and they have not liked it. They are asking me "if that's not homeschooling, then what is?" I know what I think, but I want to give a solid answer that is helpful, honest and inspiring.

If you had to describe the difference between doing school at home (what has happened to many public/private school families because of the pandemic) and homeschooling, what would you say?

I am wondering if homeschoolers are concerned.

Is anyone talking about Harvard's upcoming anti-homeschooling "summit" in June? https://hslda.org/content/hs/state/ma/20200324-harvard-summit-to-discuss-regulating-homeschooling.aspx https://nypost.com/2020/04/23/elites-go-to-war-on-homeschooling-just-when-everyones-doing-it/ https://arizonalawreview.org/homeschooling-parent-rights-absolutism-vs-child-rights-to-education-protection/

Paula's Archives wins the day! THANK YOU, Another Lynn, and thank you all who answered. :)

Thanks! But, it was something else. It had something like a thousand titles listed with lots of classic kids' lit recommendations. I am talking at least a dozen years back, but I am sure there are some on this board who will know. :)

Hello - There was/is a booklist that listed books/movies in chronological order, or at least, by historical themes ... it was massive and recommended on these boards... I can't remember what the list/site was called and I would like to look it up. Does anyone know what I am talking about? :) Thanks!

Thanks! I will take a look at these. Any more recommendations?

Thank you for pointing that out. Yes, I am a fluent speaker who needs help explaining Spanish grammar. I do not need pronunciation or vocabulary. I can speak the language but cannot explain it. :)

Hello - I am looking for a paper and pencil Spanish curriculum for elementary aged dd (please, no recommendations for anything on a computer or online). I want it to be grammar heavy and correct, not "fun" or about culture, for serious language acquisition. Thanks!

Many thanks for caring and helping!

My blood testing and cardio visit turned up nothing at all, and yet, I am having very real symptoms.

Thank you. Please keep the ideas coming. I have low blood pressure. No anxiety or panic. No medication or infection. Looking into the magnesium suggestion.

If you take a heart issue out of it, what could all of this be related to? dizziness and faintness (sometimes after speaking for a while or if trying to breathe deeply) tingling in the hands short-term (1-5 minutes) of cramping/contraction in the hand(s) making it impossible to use the hand until it passes The last few times it has happened more frequently and of longer duration. The last time my left hand became completely paralyzed in a weird "squeezed" gesture for several minutes while the right hand was tingling/numb, my breath was short, and I was faint and nauseous. My blood work and cardio tests area ll normal. It is really worrying me.

:) small cost and small size

Hello - We are traveling this holiday season and will not have a regular celebration with gifts, etc. I would like, however, to have 2 - 3 small gifts for my two ds. Please recommend your favorite small gifts for a ds14 and ds11, aside from gift cards. Thanks.

Thank you all for understanding how I feel! I am so sad as are my kids! I have to get some sleep now... it's late but I have been so riled up I can't fall asleep.

Thank you for replying! :) My freaking out was magnifying in the face of silence. I'd like to place my cats with a different friend who was willing to take them but I had already said yes to the first flakey friend! Or, I would like them sent to me so that I can figure out another plan for them. But, I think that the woman who got them is going to resist.

I am surprised at the silence. Is it something I said? Something I did not say? I do not think I have ever seen someone's worried about a pet post so completely ignored. :confused:

Please help me think this through. We moved two days ago. A friend said he wanted our two cats (which could not move with us). We agreed to leave them in his care with the understanding that any time in the future - when we could get them back - we would. On the same day that we left, a different person in the town, contacted our friend and insisted she wanted the cats for her daughter. This person never contacted me about the cats even though she knew we were moving. Our friend gave in. Now the cats are living in a house/with persons we did not choose and who do not have an agreement with us about the future. Moreover, we do not trust that the cats will be well cared for! I am now in a town 600 miles away. What are my recourses? Can I get me cats back? I appear on their tags as the owner (it's only been 2 days), but do I have to involve the dog warden and/or police to get them back and do I even have a legal claim? I am freaking out!

Anyone ? ...

No.

I am not entirely sure. I had him tested because I wondered about his learning. The results are superior IQ with below average processing. So, he is very capable and hampered at the same time. It takes him a really, really long time to cement concepts and feel as if he can use them. One of the areas where this is most apparent is in math where we have worked at his pace, used tutors and aids, tried several programs, etc. He seems to understand and works hard but then it becomes vague or confusing to him again. There are no LDs except for the processing. He is hard working and willing.