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    Is Duolingo enough?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    5 hours ago, sweetpea3829 said:

    I'm kicking around foreign language for my soon to be 7th grade boy.  Likely going to go with French, as it's what I learned for a 2nd language and I speak it best.  

    SO MANY OPTIONS!

    Here's the thing.  We do not have cap-free internet.  We have satellite internet.  So our monthly data usage is capped at 15GB.  After that, the speeds slow way the heck down.  But...I can use our mobile data on my cell phone.  

    Still...a lot of the online programs are a bust for us.  Which is a concern for Duolingo.  

    If I did decide to use Duolingo, is it enough?  Would you recommend anything else to supplement?  A workbook, for example?  

    What are your other favorites for foreign language, especially French?  

     

    Have you asked your librarian about resources?  Our library has some children’s books in other languages, videos, and even a few foreign language conversation clubs.

    That said, something is always better than nothing.  If you can’t do a comprehensive foreign language program for seventh grade, it isn’t the end of the world.  And Duolingo would certainly give your son some vocabulary and familiarity he could build on with later studies.

    Ignore this thread!

    in General Education Discussion Board

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    3 hours ago, Slache said:

    I think I'm ready to try and fail at bullet journaling again.

     

    I love failing at bullet journalling.  The pretty journals of dot paper, all the pen colors, designing fancy headers and color coding things.

    If only I could remember to write in the darned thing everyday, it would be the perfect system.

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    Anyone have Little Angel Reading handy that can help me out with planning?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    7 minutes ago, PeterPan said:

    Oh dude, here I thought there was a little angel of reading to help us getting our planning done... :biggrin:  I have no clue about your curriculum question. Did you google for the publisher to get the toc? Or maybe RR or CBD has it?

     

    That would be a good job for a guardian angel, wouldn’t it!  Unfortunately, it’s a Catholic curriculum, so not available from those retailers.

     

    Keeping it simple, or at least sane

    in General Education Discussion Board

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    10 hours ago, SusanC said:

    I have to write out a schedule. We can't have every day go until 4, and We need at least an hour of down time before evening activities kick in. The schedule helps me see ahead of time how many subjects we can realistically cover in a day. For instance, when I put it lb paper it was obvious that we couldn't spend an hour each I three different foreign languages and math, writing, history, science along with co-op Thursday afternoons. It also helps me see when a day is going off-schedule and how to adjust my expectations. Sometimes I cancel an academic class, sometimes I cancel a piano practice, sometimes we cut down the time spent on each remaining topic. Another thing that happens is I want to push through - "just finish these last three math problems!" but often we end me happily if we end by the click rather than my obsessive box-checking. 

    "Write out a schedule" sounds so rigid, but it really just helps me stay realistic.

     

    Yeah, it’s preparing a schedule for next year that makes me realize I have an over planning problem.  I love to add wonderful things, and it’s painful to remove stuff to clear up room.  

    It’s like forcing yourself to budget really.

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