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Many people here have recommended it for German but it does other languages as well. It is an on-line self paced course and cost about the same as RS. It uses a computer to teach words, grammar, writing etc and then you call the school to talk with a teacher to actually use what you have learned. My don used their German program and loved it. He had tried RS and the Learnables and failed with both. This program was great. It's not an immersion program so he's actually learning things he can understand, read and write and it has video's so you can hear how it should sound and with the phone help it really is a great program.
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Anything that can be microwaved like popcorn, granola bars have already been mentioned, put candy in there that wouldn't be affected like star bursts, etc and you can still add in some chocolate even with the high temps such as M&M's. They have a hard outer shell to contain the chocolate. Gift card to places like McDonalds, Pizza Hut etc. Places they can go to when stuff on campus is shut down or they can have delivered.
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My daughters school has about 8 different types of Christian Clubs, some church sponsored, some student sponsored plus she has found that many churches near campus cater to college students and have robust Christian activities available. The best way she found what was offered was to go to the school's website and look under school organizations and clubs. She goes to a fairly large public school but you'd be surprised at what's available to her. There are also religious courses available to take if you want to go that route. Probably not to the degree you find at a Christian school but there are some non the less. These are just some of the many found at my Dd school. Some are not Christian but many are.
Alpha Omega Religious (Spiritual) 2010-2011 *
Alpha Omega Religious (Spiritual) 2011-2012 *
Baptist Campus Ministry Religious (Spiritual) 2010-2011 Approved
Baptist Campus Ministry Religious (Spiritual) 2011-2012 Approved
Believers in Christ Religious (Spiritual) 2010-2011 Approved
Believers in Christ Religious (Spiritual) 2011-2012 Approved
C4 Charlotte Religious (Spiritual) 2010-2011 Approved
C4 Charlotte Religious (Spiritual) 2011-2012 Approved
Campus Bible Fellowship Religious (Spiritual) 2010-2011 *
Campus Bible Fellowship Religious (Spiritual) 2011-2012 *
Campus Crusade for Christ Religious (Spiritual) 2010-2011 Approved
Campus Crusade for Christ Religious (Spiritual) 2011-2012 Approved
Campus International Fellowship Religious (Spiritual) 2010-2011 Approved
Campus International Fellowship Religious (Spiritual) 2011-2012 Approved
Campus Outreach Religious (Spiritual) 2010-2011 *
Campus Outreach Religious (Spiritual) 2011-2012 *
Catholic Campus Ministry Religious (Spiritual) 2010-2011 *
Catholic Campus Ministry Religious (Spiritual) 2011-2012 *
Chinese Christian Fellowship Religious (Spiritual) 2010-2011 *
Chinese Christian Fellowship Religious (Spiritual) 2011-2012 *
Cross Impact Religious (Spiritual) 2010-2011 Approved
Every Nation Campus Ministries Religious (Spiritual) 2010-2011 Approved
Every Nation Campus Ministries Religious (Spiritual) 2011-2012 Approved
Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) Religious (Spiritual) 2010-2011 *
God-Ward Religious (Spiritual) 2010-2011 *
God-Ward Religious (Spiritual) 2011-2012 *
Hillel (Jewish Student Association) Religious (Spiritual) 2010-2011 Approved
Hillel (Jewish Student Association) Religious (Spiritual) 2011-2012 Approved
HIS International Religious (Spiritual) 2010-2011 *
HIS International Religious (Spiritual) 2011-2012 *
Impact Charlotte Religious (Spiritual) 2010-2011 Approved
Impact Charlotte Religious (Spiritual) 2011-2012 Approved
International Students Christian Fellowship (Friends Worldwide) Religious (Spiritual) 2010-2011 Approved
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship Religious (Spiritual) 2010-2011 Approved
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship Religious (Spiritual) 2011-2012 Approved
Latter-day Saint Student Association Religious (Spiritual) 2010-2011 Approved
Latter-day Saint Student Association Religious (Spiritual) 2011-2012 Approved
M28 Religious (Spiritual) 2010-2011 *
M28 Religious (Spiritual) 2011-2012 *
Muslim Student Association Religious (Spiritual) 2010-2011 *
Muslim Student Association Religious (Spiritual) 2011-2012 *
Niner United Religious (Spiritual) 2010-2011 Approved
Niner United Religious (Spiritual) 2011-2012 Approved
ONElife Religious (Spiritual) 2010-2011 Approved
ONElife Religious (Spiritual) 2011-2012 Approved
Orthodox Christian Fellowship Religious (Spiritual) 2011-2012 *
Ratio Christi Religious (Spiritual) 2010-2011 Approved
Ratio Christi Religious (Spiritual) 2011-2012 Approved
Reaching You through HIM (R.Y.T.HIM) Religious (Spiritual) 2010-2011 *
Reaching You through HIM (R.Y.T.HIM) Religious (Spiritual) 2011-2012 *
Reformed University Fellowship Religious (Spiritual) 2010-2011 Approved
Reformed University Fellowship Religious (Spiritual) 2011-2012 Approved
Road to Damascus Campus Outreach Religious (Spiritual) 2010-2011 *
Road to Damascus Campus Outreach Religious (Spiritual) 2011-2012 *
United Charlotte Religious (Spiritual) 2010-2011 *
UnRestricted Praise Team Religious (Spiritual) 2010-2011 Approved
Voices of Eden Gospel Choir Religious (Spiritual) 2010-2011 Approved
Voices of Eden Gospel Choir Religious (Spiritual) 2011-2012 Approved
Young Life Religious (Spiritual) 2010-2011 Approved
Young Life Religious (Spiritual) 2011-2012 Approved
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Requirements for getting into the Nursing Program vary from school to school. I would definitely take Biology, Chemistry and Anatomy and Physiology. For math, I'd go as far as Pre-Calculus. When we were looking at schools some only required Statistics and College Algebra and some required on Calculus. For Science just about all of them required Chemistry and Anatomy and Physiology but beyond that it varied widely. So for science we made sure to take Biology, Chemistry, and Anatomy and Physiology. We found very few schools that required Physics. I think the best way to answer your question is to go to the colleges you might be looking at and look at the pre-requisites for getting into the Nursing Program. Remember that with most Nursing Programs you have to do the 2 year basic requirements and then compete to get into the Nursing Program. It doesn't usually begin until the 3rd year of college. It's more of a science based degree than math so I'd definitely focus on the sciences. If you can find a good microbiology course that would be helpful as well. Many colleges require that as a pre-requisite as well. Also try to add in Nutrition and a course that cover Human Growth and Development. Those are also usually covered.
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The last two years of high school were like pulling teeth. He just had no interest in continuing on. We had talked about college but he wasn't sure and frankly I wasn't sure either. He was going back and forth between going to college but not sure what to major in and going straight into the Army. The year after he graduated he wanted to stay at home and continue to be an assistant instructor at his Karate studio. If he did that he could get his 2nd degree black belt and his instructors certificate which might prove helpful sometime in the future. It wasn't a bad plan but he had to do something with his free time. I told him he either found a job (which as everyone knows isn't easy these days) or he had to take at least 3 classes at local CC. He begrudgingly took CC. He wasn't enthused and I just knew he'd flunk out. He surprised both of us. He took 24 credit hours and came out with a 4.0 average. He did a lot of maturing this past year and found something he was excited about. He is now attending college, majoring in Psychology and enrolled in the Army ROTC program. So he got to put both his loves together and is doing great so far.
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Check with you state Board of Nursing. They usually have statistics on passing rates of all the schools candidates have graduated from. You really want to look for a school with at least a 90% passing rate on the NCLEX. They usually have excellent programs that will prepare you well once you actually begin to nurse. You might also look at whether or not your state will do a reciprocal license. That way you might be able to take the test in another state, pass it, and apply for your license in the state you want to live in. The NCLEX is not a nationally normed test. Each state makes up their own test except those with reciprocity agreements with other states (NC is one of those). When you find a school that you like also ask for their statistics on passing rates. You don't want to go to 4 years of college and flunk the NCLEX. You can take it again but it is disheartening. So the first thing you should be looking at is their passing rate, then their financial aid package and then whether you can tolerate it or not.
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In my area the hospitals hire very few LPN's because there are 3 BSN programs and 1 ADN program nearby. Most LPN's around here work in Nursing homes. In my state an LPN works under the supervision of an RN and therefore is very limited in the duties she can perform. The other thing to consider is the pay which around here is substantially lower. As far as debt, you may be eligible for need based grants which don't require paying back but even if you do have to take a debt working as an RN you will make sufficient pay to easily repay the loans. In my area a beginning RN earns about $25/hr and of course it goes up with experience. If you want low debt or none now do an ADN program and then you can do an RN to BSN program. Many places have on-line courses to do that. I know several in my state. Also in my area ADN make less than RN's, not much but still some. I think it's really important to check out your area and get some idea of what you can do, what your pay is going to be etc. One of the best places to start is your State's Board Of Nursing. Most can send you brochure's etc and are eager to answer questions. Also check with your local hospitals and look at your states unemployment office website to see who is hiring and what their pay is. I also know of several hospitals that will pay for your nursing degree as long as you agree to work there for x number of years. You might look if you can find something like that. If you want to do a BSN most make you do general education courses and you apply your sophmore year and the program starts in your Junior year. If that's the case for your colleges of choice then you could go to the local CC get an AA and transfer to your college of choice, just be sure to ask if your credits will transfer as some want you to take their Chemistry or Anatomy and Physiology courses so they wouldn't accept those but most schools will accept you as a transfer student with no hoops to jump through as long as you apply for their nursing program at or before you apply for admission.
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have you looked at East Carolina University in NC. They have a super reputation of putting out great nurses and they also have great masters programs in nursing with lots of concentrations to choose from, if you want to go that route later. The department chairman is one of the leading nursing educators in the country and is considered an expert on nursing practice. She sits on the NC board of Nursing and does a lot of consults for legal malpractice. She was my instructor when she was first starting out and was wonderful then. Shortly thereafter she became my colleague. It is a fully online program.
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You do have to be careful doing this. Taking one or two classes over is no big deal but some colleges have caps on how many credit hours a student can have before they are billed as a graduate student and some colleges who accept CC add all those credits as if they were taken at their college so those hours can add up fast especially if you are repeating courses.
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They picked where they felt comfortable, had the major they wanted and we could afford without them going into huge amounts of debt. DD went in with about a semester worth of CC credits and some of her classes were big, about 40-50 students (this is at a college that is the 4th largest in the state so it's pretty big). She found that her professors knew her because she stood out. Her study skills as well as her seriousness about the class showed. Many of her professors commented about that to her. Once she got her gen ed courses out she is majoring in two smaller majors (dance and Japanese) so all of her professors know her intimately. So just because you go to a large school doesn't mean you won't know your professors and they won't know you. It really boils down to how much both of you care about what you're there to do and what major you choose. Also don't forget that many of the courses required for gen ed may not have as many students in them as you expect because they offer so many choices regarding time etc. When I was in school I found that those classes that met between 11 and 2 were the most crowded but if you took a class before then or after them they were smaller and you had a better chance of getting to know your professor.
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It wasn't due until Oct so we had more time than you but it too was non binding. She did actually end up going to that school. The bonus for us to apply early was that at this school the aid is given out on first come first serve basis and so she was able to get a lot more financial aid that those that waited till later. As to the scores, she too took her SAT test in Oct. They said it would not count against her. Once she was admitted she was admitted and if her scores got better they just adjusted those when dealing with the aid process. I think you should go for it especially if it's non binding.
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Does he have to take these "required" courses this semester. Many colleges just want you to take them during the first 2 years. Perhaps he didn't understand his advisor correctly. If it's a big school there may be other times and days the courses are offered. Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and take days and times you don't want. I find this very common when coming in as a freshman because they get last pick of everything. If he is required to take them this semester, remember that most colleges have excellent study resources and tutor programs if he should need them but you may just be worrying over nothing. In the end you have to do what you have to do and it won't be the last time he will find himself in this position during college. My Dd will have to go 5 years because both of her majors are small majors at her school and there are rarely more than one day and time a course is offered and it has been quite common for them to clash with each other. There's nothing we can do so we just keep on going. Those things happen all the time at colleges and with the budget cuts going on around the country they seem to be happening more frequently so he's not alone.
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I don't know how they handle out of state CC classes and degrees so you'd be best to check with the school but in the NC university system and many of the private schools any classes taken as concurrent classes don't count against you and you can have as many of them as you want on your transcript and go in as a freshman applicant. They will be counted toward degree so technically she will be a transfer student but at least will be treated as freshman in regards to admission process and housing etc. Most colleges require you to send in any transcripts from courses taken at college (that's true outside of NC too). They may not accept it as one of their college courses but you still have to submit the transcript. Some schools require that someone with an associates degree be treated as a transfer student (not talking about NC university system now). Again, like we always say here it's best to talk to the school you're interested in but you may have to count those courses for both whether you want to or not.
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during his last year of high school (a year ago) I was pulling hair and teeth to get him to do anything. Dh and I talked and I totally knew Ds wasn't ready for college. We just sat him down and asked him what he wanted to do when he graduated and we talked about his choices. We knew he wanted to go into the military so the obvious choices were joining right away or going to 4 year. After much discussion and questioning, he finally admitted to us that he really didn't want to go to a 4 year degree, he had some goals at home he wanted to do (he wanted to get his instructors certificate in Karate, which would require one more year of assistant teaching) and since he wouldn't be turning 18 until Nov he felt he wouldn't fit in. I finally was able to sigh a relief. We told him we understood and would support him but he would have to take some CC courses, at least 3/semester. We told him he had to take Eng but the rest he could pick. I just knew he would fail given he'd never taken responsibility that past year. I was shocked when he brought home his first English paper and had gotten a 100 and told us the teacher wanted a copy so she could use it as an example of a well written paper (this is from a son that could not write more than a 2 page essay and only wrote 2 of those his last year). I was amazed at how well he was doing. It also amazed him and gave him much courage. He began to see what we had been telling him all along, that he wasn't dumb he was smart. He never visited one college except for the college visit my dd made her junior year that we dragged him to. He really wasn't in to any of that. At the end of last year he told us he was ready to go to college and would be doing ROTC instead. Unknown to us he really liked my Dd school and since they had ROTC that's where he's going. I really believe that he needed that extra year to mature and he needed us to let him do things on his own even if he failed. He did mess up his scheduling his first semester because he didn't want my help and he admitted that was a mistake. The hardest thing I did was to let him do things without prodding. I just knew he would fail but he also knew if he failed that there would be certain consequences: he would get a job or go ahead and join the military. Funny thing is he didn't fail. Sometimes the best thing we can do for our children is to let them fail but we must tell them what we expect them to do and what will happen if they do not do it.
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Your Dd has already told you she doesn't want to use something else she wants to keep trying with what she's got. You need to listen to her. If you keep switching curriculums it's only going to add to her dislike. Perhaps it's time to slow down. Yes she may need more time to cement a concept than other kids and making an 80 on one or two tests isn't going to kill her and doesn't necessarily mean she doesn't understand something. From the description you've made it doesn't really sound like you've given anything a real chance. You also need to remember that some kids minds just need to mature a little more before they can grab things. I would not move her on to Alg until she feels comfortable with Pre-Alg. You are falling into the trap that is easy for us to fall into and that is you have to have the perfect program and if you run into some problems there's something wrong with the program and so you should chuck it. There are times when this is true but there are times where it just means you're going to have to take a little more time on that concept. As to the nursing. It isn't going to kill her if she's behind in math. Many kids going into college haven't gotten beyond Alg 2 and they go on to become great nurses. Relax, take a deep breath, put away the book for a month and rejuvenate both of yourselves then quit pushing yourself so hard. Your Dd is picking up on your feeling of stress and it's causing her stress which may also account for her problems with math. If she likes Saxon let her use it. I never used Saxon but I have heard many say that there were parts of it where they thought their child was never going to get it but after working on it for awhile they did get it. I happen to disagree with PP that you have to know how to tackle things different ways. Yes you do but you might not be able to do it the first time around. She needs to feel comfortable doing something one way before she'll be able to re think and come up with other ways on her own. Give her time to learn it one way. Don't give up on another book. You're going to get all kinds of suggestions for curriculum that may or may not work for your child. Sometimes there isn't a curriculum that works easily for a child 100% of the time and from your post I'm hearing that this is what you expect. You've used some very good books but IMHO switched some of them too quickly. Listen to your Dd she's trying to tell you something. She's ready to try but you aren't. Stop searching and pick what you've got and just sit down and work a little slower. Give her time and less pressure and I bet you'll find she does much better.
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"My (obviously very obnoxious and ranting) answer is that when homeschooling returns home and moms return to actual teaching."
I too started homeschooling when there wasn't much choice and we knew what people thought and proceeded anyway. Yes, I worried from time to time but I never doubted that I was doing the right thing. I knew that people would be able to tell that my kids were getting just as good an education if not better than ps just by being around them.
We used unit studies before they were called unit studies. Co-ops weren't heard of. The whole purpose of pulling my children from PS was for ME to teach them. I wanted them to learn what I felt was most important. When I started seeing homeschool co-ops and on-line courses showing up I thought it would become a problem in the future (and I still do and am beginning to see). The purpose was that I thought I could do it better and believed I could. Did I know everything, No but we learned together. With Co-ops and on-line courses I would be turning my kids over to other people to teach their way. I personally don't see how that a co-op or an online course is much different than PS especially with what I keep hearing about the behaviors moms are seeing in co-ops and the way some on-line courses require you to use their material and meet their time tables. We really are no longer homeschooling, not the way it was envisioned when the movement first started. We are using boxed curriculums, many parent are setting up school rooms. We are turning into "school at home" homeschoolers.
I've read the posts of new homeschoolers or those homeschooling for a couple of years or two and they aren't homeschooling, they are schooling at home but calling themselves homeschoolers. Now most people who are asked why they homeschool state it's because they don't want their children in the environment that PS have. This is only muddying the waters and in many ways help the education system. Even the education system have been setting up "homeschools' because they have seen the success of past homeschoolers and how fast the movement is growing. They know that they must do something to stop the flow so they chose this option. They now provide computers and books and allow students the option of staying at home and "homeschooling" so that those people who are concerned about "behavior in the public school" will not pull their children out of school and thus causing the PS to lose valuable federal money. When homeschooling started it was started because we felt that schools weren't teaching to high enough standards or were leaving out other opinions that we wanted our children to know. It's not about learning anymore, it's about avoiding behaviors, so parents don't put a lot of effort into it.
I've also seen a lot of people coming on forums stating they are homeschooling their kids and when you look at the age of the children they are 3 or 4 years old. That's not homeschooling. What those parents are doing was thought of when I first started as taking valuable experiences away from the child which is what we were trying to avoid. We wanted them to explore, do thing "out of the box" as some say. A child that age would be taught but not from a curriculum which many of these moms come on asking about. Homeschoolers felt that children at that age needed to learn how to have fun with learning. We didn't want them to sit in front of a textbook or workbook. We wanted them to enjoy life and learning. We'd use paint, play do, beads, macaroni, walks outside. My kids rarely sat in front of a TV watching "educational" videos. Even today they frequently comment about the toys that are coming out and how they are taking the imagination away from kids. My kids never attended a co-op or an took an on-line course. I taught them myself. I'm horrible math person but we learned together, yes I did choose some materials that had DVD's that went with them or planners but I used them as "tools for me to teach from". I didn't give them to my kids and say here this is your work for today. Even into high school my kids sat at my side learning. No not as much as they had when they were young. They had courses where they were very independent and they got to have input in the curriculum we chose but at the end of the day, They still had to account to me and I checked behind them. We discussed what they were learning and on the hard subjects we worked together to get through them. Both my kids were easily accepted into college. There transcripts never questioned. They don't have 4.0 averages but they do have above averages GPA's. They take school seriously and their teachers see it and comment on it.
My husband's family is full of teachers and thought we were making a bad choice when we first announced what we were doing but we didn't care it was our choice. We were the only homeschoolers in my church and their were many comments behind our back. The funny thing was that as my kids got older and as we homeschooled more and more we began to get compliments at how well our kids were doing, people began to see that homeschooling wasn't what they thought it was. My kids were learning just as much as PSers and in many cases more and my kids were actually better socialized than PS kids. I live in a fairly lightly regulated state. We are required to give a nationally standardized test (which in my opinion and my kids opinions are a joke) and have them available to be inspected, which was never done. My church started asking questions as did the kids at church. They were shocked to hear that my kids were taking tests, that my kids were taking science, math, history the basics and in high school Alg, physics etc then when they found out how little we were regulated it astonished them. They couldn't believe that with that little regulation my kids were so much better than the other kids at church. Even the other kids had the impression that all my kids did was sit around reading and watching TV all day. My husbands family sees homeschooling in a whole different light and as teachers see that, when done seriously, is just as good as PS. No they'll never say it's better, they are teachers after all but they realize it's not going to hurt my or other children, that my children aren't poorly socialized. We've actually taught them something and even they have comment at how great my children turned out. These are great things to hear and having my kids doing so good in school is just icing on the cake but I didn't homeschool to get applauds, I homeschooled because I thought I could do a better job then the PS and Private schools were doing. Yes both of my children attended both these forms of institutions before, thankfully early in their education, we pulled them out.
To bring this tirade back to my point. Regulations aren't going to do anything. We have to go back to our roots. If we call ourselves homeschoolers than we must be homeschoolers and take responsibility for our child's education, not leave it to others. If that's what you are doing why not just leave them in PS. If you have taken your kids out and are taking responsibility for their education, why do your children need to be "held accountable to someone other than me" to get them to do better. If that's what you think they need put them back in PS. They'll have someone else to be accountable to. If you are serious about homeschooling and have chosen to do it and put effort into it, people will see the difference as they are around your children. Colleges know the difference because they've seen past homeschoolers excel. Now because we have become lax our test scores are dropping and we are not much better than our PS counterparts. Homeschoolers are no longer excelling above the other students at colleges. Yes we're still better but if we continue down the current path we won't be.
I know I have stepped on toes and I'm sorry, these are my opinions as I've watched homeschooling change over the years that I've homeschooled and as we are beginning to see, the facts are beginning to support what I've said.
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It is not a secular program and does have some Christian themes running all throughout it. It has a bible study every Fri which I guess you could skip but you won't be able to skip the authors Christian viewpoint being brought in. He does not falsify the facts or skew them but he does talk about the involvement of God in the development of our nation.
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If you have an older TV it might not support the 1080 setting. We have an HD TV and felt that the middle one is all we needed. It is working great so far and have had no problems with it. Will have to look up the channel you're talking about though. There are lots of free stuff on Roku. Don't know if you have to have Netflix to get it to stream or not but you can get nextflix stream version for $8/month and if you want to have one DVD checked out at a time it's $10/month for both. We got a digital outside antennae and along with Netflix have not missed cable one bit. Although there was an initial outlay of about $60, it has saved us $50 each month by doing this, so in the long run it's a great deal. We get all the local channels, public broadcasting channels and lots of independent channels along with the Netflix choices. You'd be surprised at how many channels you can pick up with a Digital antennae. The cable and satellite companies don't want you to know these things because they don't want to lose you as a customer. Where I live, which is out in the country some, we get about 30 channels. You don't have to have the Roku box (at least I don't think you do) you can do this if get a Netflix account and have a gaming system like PS3 or Wii or Xbox. You can go online if you have one of these and get a one month free trial offer through Netflix. Don't know how they do it if you're already a Netflix customer.
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They really liked it and like PP said seemed to retain it. The kids liked the way it was written, almost in a conversational style. One of the things I like about the American History is that it includes a source document book and they are required to read from it. So they are reading the actual speeches made etc. The literature is fairly good too. My kids liked the writing assignments and I liked the fact that they could choose from three suggestions one of which is an ongoing study. The cons are the test are way too easy. They are multiple choice and only on the general stuff not very indepth. The quarterly test are a little better. There is no literature analysis but many people just supplement with a couple of Progeny Press guides or spark notes. There is a lot of reading with American History so it can be a little challenging for those with kids who don't like to read. We did not count the Bible portion, just didn't seem like enough work and we do an individual bible course anyway.
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I felt it would be too distracting for them to take notes rather than just focus on learning what they were expected to learn. We did talk about note taking and developing your own short cuts, how to know what to note about etc. Both of mine have gone on to college and have had no problem taking notes. One doesn't short hand at all because she prefers not to, the other does. neither one takes notes in every class. It depends on the professor and the way he/she teaches class. My dd did take notes for statistics but didn't not for calculus. She did for Japanese but did not for Geology. For me I took the occasional note when I was in school during my first two years, mostly in those courses I had trouble understanding. In my last 2 years I took notes in every single class but then again I was in the "formal" part of my nursing degree and all the classes were very important. That's when I really had to come up with a good short hand because my teachers didn't give time to take long notes.
As for homeschool I think it's really more important to learn how your Dd is learning if you have her take notes. Are taking the notes helping her learn or are they distracting her from learning. I know when I take notes from my bible it distracts me because I focus too much on writing down what I think I need to remember and then I don't remember or comprehend what I've just read. Needless to say I no longer take notes like that. I don't see any need for her to take notes in a lot of her classes. Perhaps math would be good especially from something she was hearing like a DVD. It would be like taking notes during a lecture (although I agree with poster that DVD's aren't always set up to make note taking easier) and then have her take book notes on one of her harder subjects. That way she'll learn to take take notes in both the important ways and won't feel she's doing busy work.
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1) How was the year for your student? What did they enjoy, lament, find different than they had expected? Funny or awesome things they experiences or learned?
My son loved it. He particularly loved his critical thinking and argumentative research courses. It was funny to come home and here him complain about how lazy his class mates were because he had been the same way the last two years of school. I had to push him hard to get his school work done. He also complained about how "stupid" they were. This made me feel better because I knew my son was handling himself well. I think he had a better perspective on just what we had done for him when we homeschooled and although he had been told that homeschoolers did well in college, he never really believed it. He was always talking about how disrespectful and lazy the other kids were to their professors and how they never did any of the course work.
2) How was the experience for you as a mom? Any surprises, brags, lessons learned?
It was good for me because I still had him around. It was interesting the way our relationship changed. He'd come home and actually talk to me about his classes and not get angry when I was asking him questions.
3) How has having them out of your homeschool changed your life or your perspective?
It made me look back more and see where I could have done better but it also made me feel good that I had actually prepared him for life as a young adult. You know we all have those "am I really doing the right thing?" kind of moments. This made me feel great because I finally didn't have to ask myself those questions anymore and indeed I had.
4) If they are more of a "young adult" now, how is the change in their relationship to you (if any) working itself out?
Mine has matured a lot over the last year and is no longer as "huffy" as he used to be. We interact more as adults. I think he also feels more like an adult. Shortly after he started CC I commented on how well he was doing in school. He said he knew he would and that he didn't mean to offend me but he did so bad at home the last two years because he was just tired of being around me and being at home 24/7. He said it felt good to have others teaching him. This from the mouth of a boy that when asked, at the start of each school year, if he wanted to go to a different school, answered no.
5) By all mean brag if you'd like--we'll rejoice with you!
I am so grateful that we decided to hold him back from college for one year and have him attend CC. He matured so much during that time and was able to figure out more of what he wanted. When he started CC I just knew he was going to fail because I had to pull teeth to get him to write a paper and even then they were not very well done. I couldn't believe the first paper he wrote got an A and then I read it. Wow! never thought he could right that well. He 4 courses each semester and only got one B. This fall he will be going to a 4 year college as a transfer student and he is actually excited himself. last year he wasn't sure what he wanted to do or if he could actually do well at school. Now he's eager to get there.
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my dd got home last week. Will get to have both children for next 2 weeks and then they start work at local christian summer camp. They aren't allowed to leave the camp except for 24 hrs starting Sat at 12 (even though mine only live 5 miles from camp) they have this job up to the week of move in at college. Thankfully they'll both be going to same college so it will make things a lot easier but my husband and I have talked and for all intents and purposes, our children will have finally left the nest starting June 4. Don't know about Dd future job wise but Ds will be in ROTC during college so he'll be going in to the military.
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they also have debit cards. At our bank you have to have a checking account to get a debit card that's refillable. To make things easier for all of us we just had them open up an account in their name with Dh as co signer. We bank with a credit union and doing it this way allows them to have an independent checking account with them after they get on their own. All they do is drop my husbands name. Anyway they're pretty good about keeping an eye on their accounts. They put the money they have saved over summer into it and use that money first. They both have meal plans that have some money attached that they can use for some of the fast food places on campus, the student convenient store etc. If they are running low or the teacher suprises them with a book they need that wasn't on the original list (this has happened to us twice now) we can transfer money to them to keep them going. It works out great for us and them plus in the future will be a big plus for them by allowing them to be part of a credit union.
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He has one more week to go and his professors are changing all the due dates for his term papers from what they listed on their syllabus. About 1/2 were due next week. Now they are all due this week. This is drowning son but I think he has stepped up to the challenge quite well. Hopefully at the end of the week he can take a deep breath and relax a little. He has actually surprised me and I'm very glad this is the path we chose. My son was one of those kids that hated writing and had a hard time studying and staying on track. I just knew he'd flunk out because of all this. Well he showed me, He writes great! and if comes with ease. He's actually had teachers praise his work. He's also done well in all of his courses and this has helped his confidence tremendously. His study skills have improved and he has actually taken the initiative to find ways that work for him. :lol: Last night he started off in room, was getting too distracted and came down to our enclosed patio and finished what he needed. Today he said he'd be late coming home because he was going to stay at school and go to the library and study. Next fall he'll go off to a 4 year school and I feel like he's finally ready. :)
What courses should I take in high school to become a nurse?
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Mostly it involves your GPA. Make sure you study and get the best grades possible as nursing schools take those with the highest GPA's first. Many people want to be nurses but schools can't take everyone who applies. There are usually not enough professors to supervise the students when they begin to go into clinical areas and in some places the number of students allowed into clinical areas is limited. That is the competition. Some schools focus not only on GPA but how well you did on Chemistry and Anatomy & Physiology and other courses that are required prerequisites and take those grades into consideration as well.