Hello, Has anybody here ever ordered anything from this company? I see some things that I would like to buy, but I have never done business with them or heard of them. Here is their website: http://www.homeschooldiscountproducts.com TIA Ivette

Found this thread. I too am currently wanting to teach my dc how to take notes from lectures. The link above is a great resource. Any others?

Thanks, Stacey. I was excited at the prospect of there being Teaching Co. videos on Netflix. :-)

I am trying to find those Netflix titles but couldn't. "Teaching Company lectures and The American Heritage on Netflix" Help.

One of the things I have to keep in perspective is that we sort of have history overload after 5+ years of ToG. I do need "open and go", but I don't want us to be history majors anymore. Will MFW be a pre-planned ToG where my dc are spending a lot of time on history? Or is it okay to do Biblioplan just with their companion, without MOH for High School, just so my ds can refresh his American history and maybe study for the CLEP? And my 7th grader can read History of US, maybe? I don't mean to sound lazy or uninterested in a college-bound education. (I went to grad school at Stanford; if anything it's the opposite). But both my dc have already developed thirst and skill for acquiring knowledge (Right now they are watching a documentary on eels --their choice-- and we are on Christmas break) so at this point we really are just checking grad requirement boxes for my 10th grader and throughout prayer and assessments trying discover potential areas of specialization. I don't know if I'm being clear. Maybe I'm just worn out. (mothers of 10 feel free to roll on the floor laughing)

I was planning on using "Whatever Happened to Penny Candy" with associated workbook for Econ.

So if I go with Biblioplan instead of MFW what would I be missing out on?

I am torn between Biblioplan and MFW, on several aspects -- Biblioplan seems much more affordable. A welcome change after 5 years of ToG -- Concerned that MFW US History in HS only counts for 1/2 credit. The credit is split between 11th and 12th grade? -- With Biblioplan it seems I could put both my 7th grader and my 10th grader in their Advanced level while MFW each student would need to be on a different track (doubling cost, I might add) -- MFW worldview stuff looks interesting

I was looking at Biblioplan today and it looks really appealing. MFW looks like it still requires a lot of extra books? Maybe I just am not understanding the curriculum right. After 5.5 years of poring over living books with TOG and spending hours on AQs and TQs my dc's eyes lit up at the mention of a textbook and a few fill-in-the-blank questions. LOL

Curious. Why won't you use BJU stuff?

Does MFW include literature? I would love something that includes literature. I am a voracious reader, but have never been excited about formal literary analysis. So I am EXTREMELY LAZY to teach it. I'd rather go to the dentist....every day.

I have used Tapestry of Grace for 5.5 years now. I am just pooped. It is a very rich curriculum, but I just can't keep up. I always feel behind. It takes the kids so many hours a week to do all the reading and answer all the history questions. And that is not even counting all the Church history and Geography. We are not even doing any of the Literature just because we can't fit it in. And I don't have the time to prepare so much stuff. Any recommendations on a substitute? I would prefer a Christian world view. I don't mind textbooks at this point. I just can't keep buying so many books and trying to remember to check so many others out from the library. I am looking for something they can mostly do on their own. I have two: 8th and 10th grades right now.

Thanks. The reason we are not doing "another science" is that ds already took HS Biology in 8th grade, but doesn't have the Algebra to take Chemistry yet, and although he could power through it, I want him to actually enjoy Chem. My tendency is to farm out science. I LOVE the subject, but don't love to teach it. Any suggestions on alternate sciences that "can be counted as science" would be appreciated. Especially if there is a curriculum I don't have to teach. I own D.I.V.E. Integrated Physics and Chem. Anybody used this out there?

Hi, I want to use computer science as my science for 9th grade and I am looking for a curriculum for my son to use. I am thinking there should be online courses. I would like to count this as a high school credit, so it has to have enough to meet that requirement. Would love to hear from those who have pursued this path before. Thanks!! Ivette

My son is going into 9th grade. He is finishing Apologia Biology this yr. because there weren't enough students to take Phys.Sci. So I am considering using DIVE Integrated Physics and Chemistry for 9th grade. I am assuming this is one of those conceptual physics and chemistry courses. In Texas it is recommended as one of the high school sciences for graduation. Then in 10th we would do either Chem. or Advance Bio. so we can CLEP. Anyone used DIVE IPC before?

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:lol: It's funny, because SWB's video talks about how the kids never really read the instructions, and they come to you and say they can't do the assignment. She nailed it! If WWS can make my dc read and follow instructions, I'm in! Ha, ha!

Would love to hear what others say. I am facing the same decision. We LOVED WWE in this house, and have done some IEW. The kids like both.

Thanks for your response. Here is a way I have dealt with the need for paper for calculations. We use the back of paper that we've printed on one side and no longer need. We call this "recyclable paper" here at our house. Every mis-print, old completed worksheets, one-sided junk mail, fliers, you name it! If it is blank on one side and no longer useful, it goes on the "recyclable paper" pile, and we use it to print drafts of writing assignments, calculating math, drawing, sketching out plans for projects, report outlines...

You might try Bento for iPad. I hate it as a companion to desktop Bento, but it could work well as a stand-alone for you. Only 4.99.

I used TT7 last year, and we had absolutely, positively no need/use for the textbook and answer key. Did you? As far as I could tell, there were no additional exercises or anything different in the printed books. Enlighten me, please! :bigear:

That's right. My son remembers his sentences well, but like yours, may change order in a list or use a better verb. This is the type of 'revision' that goes on. And it is not ALL the time. But I hesitate to encourage memorization and penalize a revision that results in a more elegant sentence, which is, after all, what we are after. No?

Hi! I am using WWE with my ds. When the exercise calls for him to recall one or two sentences from his narration, do you ask your child to recall what he/she dictated to you verbatim? Sometimes my ds will change a word or two, many times resulting in a better-formed sentence. Should I require that he recall it verbatim as originally formed? Wouldn't you think it is an organic part of composition to come up with a thought and improve its wording (a little, I don't mean change the sentence) before writing it down? :bigear:

Want to hear your thoughts, experience with this. :bigear:

We went through FLLs (my favorites), then R&S 5 last year. What are your 7th graders using out there? :bigear: