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  1. (reader) - maybe a good biography on someone/something prior to the French Revolution (not American). Any thoughts?
  2. Any advice on how to choose a math tutor for your child? How to tell if they would click with your child, are they doing a good job, etc.?
  3. When you've had to seek a tutor for math where did you look? My dd is going to attend a local homeschool high school next year for her high school years and I'm concerned about her math. Thinking I might need to line up a tutor. Where have you looked?
  4. Both my 8th & 9th graders took the EXPLORE test this year instead of the basic IOWA, etc. It's supposed to help them prepare for college and prepare for the ACT. What's a good score on this?
  5. I even remember reading about this on a board. Yes, I need to keep these things in mind.
  6. I've been homeschooling my dd (age 13) since she was in 3rd grade. One of the reasons was due to her math. She just wasn't getting it. We used MUS with good results for 3 years. She grew tired of the format and style so we switched to something else for one year then went to TT Math 7 last year (which seemed a great fit). This year she is doing the TT Pre-Algebra and moving along. Here is the problem. She's not a big fan of math and I really am beginning to think she processes math very slowly. She can be in the middle of a simple multiplication problem and suddenly stop, stare at the problem, and forget where's she's at. Clearly distracted as this doesn't come up in any other areas. She also STILL struggles to pull the multiplication facts up quickly. We've done these for years and she is just slow on getting the answer - not on all, but some. She can blank out on 9x2 sometimes. All this hasn't kept her from learning new topics, etc. - she's a whiz on fractions, percents, decimals, reducing, etc. I also think she struggles with making connections. We've been working on negative numbers these past two weeks. She just learned about multiplying negatives today. My dh asked her what a (-)(-) was, etc. and she did fine, until he asked her what (-2)(0) was. She was stumped. He told her to think about it and let him know. WHAT? I don't get this. What am I missing here? This all concerns me for many reasons. I know some are better at math than others and all that, but this can scare me sometimes. I need to know what you all think and what you would do? Do I continue multiplication drills, etc?
  7. I'm doing a poll of sorts! I need your opinions on what your favorite bath towels and sheets are and why? I've decided it's time to change them out and I don't want towels that fade, shrink or don't hold their shape, and are absorbent. Sheets need to be soft and not fade. Any thoughts?:confused:
  8. That sounds right up my dd alley - the horseback riding through Gettysburg sounds great too!
  9. I want to take my 13 yr. old dd on a mother-daughter trip on her 14th birthday. I want it to be special for us. Have you ever done something like this and where/what did you go/do? She loves horses (though we have six at home) and isn't really a girly-girl, if you know what I mean. So, no spa treatment!
  10. When I first started homeschooling my kids I thought I needed to stay on the public schools schedule - until I found out that what they teach changes from state to state and school to school! So, decided I'd do my own thing. My goal in elementary science was to simply get them exposed to the different sciences. Learning about life science is fun at a younger age and can be very hands-on. Kids can change in their abilities - even mid-year, so though you can change what you are doing, I would keep at it - unless your older child is bored silly. You have a lot of time to get in all this good science, so don't worry about it all right now. Believe me, there's not much you can do to damage future learning at this age - especially in science. I have two teenagers now and sometimes they remember what we did in 3rd grade and other times it's like new information! One thing they do retain is when any learning is linked with activities. They will never forget learning about ancient history with SOTW and the activities we did. They also remember their science with Apologia Elem. science and the activities. I would stress lots of hands-on stuff. You can find so many resources for this when they are younger, but not so much as they get older. Enjoy and remember that TWTM is meant to be digested over many years and tailored to fit your family. If it helps, I remember reading an article SWB wrote about writing her book and how she never wanted to put schedules in the book - something the editor had her do. She reminded us that even she would have a hard time doing everything listed in their schedules. You'll learn what works for you and what you need to change. I've always used the WTM as a guide - I read it at the start of every year (the appropriate chapters) and keep it all in mind as I make my own schedule and pick curriculum.
  11. Grades 5-7. We are going to be studying Japan and wanted some pre-made activity kits w/books maybe!
  12. I'm debating if I should let my 13 yr. old read it. I'm just not sure about the whole boy/girl vampire thing. Can you all enlighten me?
  13. My son attends a homeschool high school 2 days per a week and one of his classes is Geography. At the beginning of the year he had to choose 5 countries - not the U.S. to do CE on. Each week he has to choose from one of those countries. He has to find the event on any media of his choice - usually the internet. He has to print out the article and glue/tape it to another sheet of paper. On the paper he needs to have a heading (Name of source, date of article, and type of news (political, economic, social). He then has to circle 12 key words from the article (words that are repeated often - NOT and, but, etc.). Then, write a summary paragraph topic sentence and summary paragraph. He has to write out an "Ah Ha" moment (one sentence) - something he learned about that he didn't know before. Finally he writes a reflective response in the form of a poem - you can use any criteria for this.
  14. is a lost art. I think there should have been more written especially since you were members of the family. We actually flew to another state to see my niece's high school graduation and party, gave her a very generous gift and not a word was spoken. No thank you either verbally or written. We just sent this same child a birthday gift, as we do every year, and no thank you for that either. Throughout the years she has written thank you's so I know she is capable. My heart sure isn't into Christmas gifts for her this year. It's tough. I think it's rude and I just try to live by another example in my own life and stress to my children how important that expression of gratitude is.
  15. What curriculum is out there for Japanese - just Rosetta Stone?
  16. Question: 1,400 km = ? miles (1.609km = 1mile) So, 1km is longer than 1 mile, so I multiply 1.609 x 1400? Answer books says that you divide 1400 by 1.609, stating that a mile is longer than a km! I'm going crazy here - please help!
  17. My husband works in the industry and we live in a rural area as well - with no high speed cable. We started with Skyblue then switched to DirectLink (which has been faster). When living in a rural area it just doesn't pay for the company to run miles of cable considering the density of housing. One of the facts of living in rural america!
  18. I'm just starting to get back into exercising and am curious about Pilates and Yoga. Why does one do these and what have you found to be the benefits? What is a good DVD for beginners?
  19. I'm ready to switch from my powder foundation, but need some suggestions. What do you use and why do you like it? What is your skin type? Do you like a natural look or more coverage? If you have a favorite liquid foundation, share that too!
  20. I'm actually trying to eliminate vaccines for everyone - even our animals. We do the life threatening ones like tetnus, rabies, etc. I figure the flu will make you sick for awhile, but won't kill you. We don't have asthma or anything like that where it would aggravate conditions. I just don't want all that in our bodies all the time.
  21. 2 miles = ? yards 1,760 feet = 1 mile 3 feet = 1 yard I multiply 1,760 x 2 miles, which gives me 3520 feet 3520 / 3 = ? yards Correct?
  22. Thinking of this for my 9th grader next year. Is this a dull or interesting text? We've used the Apologia Elem. Sciences and some others up til now and she loves the style, etc. Any thoughts?
  23. If not, why not? I've been doing some reading on the subject and am having second thoughts on vaccinations and why we do these every year - especially since my dog has developed some problems (auto-immune) that we have to treat the rest of her life.
  24. This is our 6th year homeschooling and I'm just doing my 8th grader this year. I'm struggling to get motivated and stay excited. It's like a big checklist every day. I like our curriculum, but I think I'm struggling from burn-out. What does it look like and how do you get past it?
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