I'm so sorry this happened. Lots of hugs to both of you! If it's in your budget, the Great Courses Plus has a lot of great courses to stream. They offer a monthly subscription option. As another poster mentioned, she could study now and take time off later when she feels better.

My older daughter needs minor surgery. The procedure is considered "minor" but for me, nothing related to surgery is really minor. Since she is part of a healthcare sharing program, she has her choice of physicians. We have a referral to one surgeon, but I tend to be wary of referrals theses days. What questions should she (in reality, me) ask either before scheduling an appointment or at the first appointment? This is strange for me because my insurance provides a very small network of surgeons! It's nice to have a choice, but now that same choice feels overwhelming. We live in an area where there are a lot of qualified physicians.

You have my sympathy!!!! I don't do well in the heat and I live in Texas. Wet top sheets and pajamas in the refrigerator before bedtime help. I go to bed almost every night in the summer with a wet cloth even though we have A/C. Is there anyway you could invest in a window unit / portable A/C unit for one room or would that draw in smoke? A few years ago, we didn't have working A/C and no money to repair it. I bought a single window unit for one of the rooms. We lived in that room for an entire summer. I hope your situation improves very soon!

I hope you don't mind if I add her to my prayer list. Several years ago, I knew a young woman who was trapped in a very dysfunctional family situation where she was raising her siblings. She couldn't leave even when given the opportunity. I've lost tract of her but always hope she's okay. It's so sad.

This summer, I would like to have a Bible study with my younger daughter, something with substance but not overly academic. In other words, nothing resembling school work. Maybe a discipleship type study. Also, it has to be affordable. I was wondering if Beth Moore has something appropriate. We're Episcopalian and somewhat conservative. I've been wondering around book stories but nothing seems right.

If you're going to have him evaluated, now is a good time before he turns 18. He sounds a bit depressed to me as well. Is he sleeping through the night? My younger daughter has a tough time during the day if she doesn't sleep much at night. We're working on her sleep issues.

Praying for her and her family. This almost exact situation happened to my niece a few years ago. She's doing well now and just graduating high school with 70 college credits from a dual credit program.

I agree with Regentrude. I would cut all the information about how the grade was determined and the number of hours. Reduce the information to one short paragraph describing the basics of the course. I would keep all you written here for your records if needed later.

:grouphug: :grouphug: My older daughter is graduating this year. My younger daughter is a rising 10th grader. I'm trying not to think to far ahead. So much of my life has revolved around homeschooling! I enjoy learning with my girls and don't quite know how to be alone. We've gotten rid of a lot of books already, but there are so many more to go. Letting them go has been painful.

We don't study every subject every day. My younger daughter allots time for math and science every day because these are harder areas for her. She's strong in English, Japanese, history and art. These subjects don't require as much time for her. I don't feel I have to force everything into neat 1 hour blocks. My older daughter's schedule was also flexible. ETA: I have high academic standards. I make sure my daughters are learning the material even though our schedules may look quite different from a typical public school.

My younger daughter had a strong curiosity (still does) and would take off with no warning. Depending on where we were, I used a leash. Some parents were supported, but I received so much criticism! At first it hurt to be criticized, but then I realized the leash was for my daughter's safey first and foremost! Who cares what others think.

In our area,college prep students are expected to have 28 hours, not the 24 at 6 credits per year. I'm ot sure why there's an issue with only 6 credit hours. Both my daughters will graduate with at least 28. ETA: Oops, I was wrong. The number of credits for college prep is 26, but both my girls will have more.

I second a window or maybe a portable air conditioner. When we lived in a house, we had window units. At first I disliked not having central A/C, but it's wonderful to control the temperature in each room separately. We were more comfortable and my electric bill was reasonable. We're in apartment now that doesn't allow window units. Occasionally, I think of buying a portable unit for my bedroom but I don't know if portable units work as well. My bedroom gets hot, so I can identify with your problem.

I would have him complete the missing work during the summer or make it a 0.5 credit. If that's not possible could you assign a pass / fail instead of letter grade. I don't like the idea of granting credit for work not done to my satisfaction, but I don't want to hurt my child either.

My younger daughter and I struggle with getting everything done. She very bright, but works more slowly than my older daughter. If she has "too much" to do, she starts shutting down. Since she loves art and singing, we're including both as elective incorporating work she would do anyway. She also writes extensive fiction. I'm looking at a way to include creative writing as an elective, again since she would write anyway. She won't apply for dual credit status for another year. In our area, 3 credit community college classes count as 0.5 high school credit. Only 4 credit D,E, classes count as 1 high school credit. I guess it's all good and will work out in the end.

That's great! Congratulations on his graduation!

Praying for your son and for you.

It drives us crazy as well. If this were anything except Japanese, I would find a different place for her to take the class. Unfortunately, Japanese classes are not that plentiful. I know Landry is offering Japanese again, but this class includes a Japanese cultural club my daughter loves. I'm going to talk with the teacher this fall, but I doubt anything I say will make a difference. I can't see any advantage to doing the homework first but I was curious how others would view this.

This past school year, my younger daughter's Japanese teacher gives graded homework assignments before she teaches the material. My daughter enjoys the class, but has been frustrated at struggling through assignments covering material she doesn't fully understand yet. These are workbook type assignments. I understand having the students read the material before class, but can't wrap my mind around this. I intended to ask the teacher before the last day of class, but forgot. My DD will be taking Japanese with this teacher in the fall, but I'm curious now what others think of this practice.

I'm looking at this for my rising 10th grader. It looks good for a child who doesn't enjoy reading. My older daughter and I love to read so it's hard for me to understand that my younger girl is a reluctant reader. She reads well, but definitely doesn't enjoy it.

I've tried oil pulling, but I have a strong gag reflex. A couple of minutes is all I can manage. Any suggestions to help avoid gagging?

A table I saw recently had T-shirts from the student's high school and the college she would be attending. Together the items took up a quite a bit of space on her table. Another had a photo album of recent (not baby) photos. As others have mentioned, I would include a chess set with a game in progress. It would be a fun draw for others who enjoy chess. Does he have any other interests or books / movies he enjoys that could be incorporated into the design. My daughter's graduation is the 11th. She's doing her own table, thankfully because I have zero design or artistic ability. She did a blacksmithing workshop and will be demonstrating some of the items she made.

Praying for you and for your son. :grouphug:

Praying for your brother and all your family.

Praying for you. Definitely get a second opinion, it's worth it if only for peace of mind.