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We are using Foerster's Algebra One text along with Math Without Borders. The text is clear and uncluttered. The videos are short and do a great job of presenting the concepts.
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Ground flax seed should be only a few tsp. added to cereal or yogurt. Maybe you ate too much. My Dr. suggested flax for added fiber. The whole seeds are used for decoration on seeded bread but do nothing for the body. Whole seeds pass through the body.
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I know what you're talking about. I have met these women in certain circles and some of the people on the board might not have been in those circles so might not have met this type. Still, I think there are fake people everywhere who might come across as kind and warm, but this person you are talking about has a certain "look" and "language".
Usually several of the following characteristics:
Does not color hair, wear make-up
Has a natural look
Works in the healing arts
Wears Birkenstocks
Wears Native American jewelery
Environmentalist
Feminist
Liberal
Vegan
Or might be obese and self-accepting
One size clothing, flows, batik cloth, bought at farmers market
Uses special words and language of acceptance, etc.
Unfortunately, at vulnerable times of my life I have been duped by many of these people. I must be naive.
This is just a description of packaging. While it does seem these ethereal beings do look the way you describe, it is not always true. Looks can be deceiving. It's not how one looks, shops, or political affiliation that defines this type of person. Rather it is their way of being, how they interacting with others and the world around them that defines them. "Fake-authentic" is not a good descriptor because they believe themselves to be authentic. Who am I to decide what is fake and what is real, much less determine what is authentic? So long as no one is being abused, people are entitled to live however they choose ethereal, healing enchantments and all.
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Being self-employed has its benefits and drawbacks. Currently sales are next to nothing, debt is rising, and we are eating nothing more than rice and beans these days plus lots of soup with veggies.
We are in extreme frugal mode here.
I did cash in on a 25% off coupon at the drugstore for feminine care products and wonder as I shopped how women of lesser income than I can afford these products. :huh:
When in town I park and walk even in the rain. I carry a backpack for groceries.
I did make a few Etsy sales yesterday. :hurray: These sales are my extra $ to spend on kids. The Etsy sales are V-E-R-Y slow going. Even eBay and Amazon are slow.
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- Fake-authentic women--I think it applies to men too.
I've met both men and women like this. Many have a self-important smugness about them that belies a vacuous being. Some are truly lost. These folks need to grab onto something to make sense of life-they're the walking wounded.
I am not sure I would call these folks "fake-authentic." They're just posers.Yet I imagine, under all the garbage of their projection, there must be something painful.
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Aw darn, my DD-13 will never be 5'7" tall. Even with AA and AAA times, she doesn't stand a chance of swimming in college. On a good day she is 5'4" tall. I think swimming is a lot like baseball. It is all about stats and improving performance over time.
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All I can tell you is that it gets worse with age. It seems the more kids you've birthed (me: four), the more issues one can experience. It's that baby sitting right on your bladder that causes trouble. I've found that kegels and pelvic floor exercises help.
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Laura~Thanks for helping me understand.
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I came across this older post and wondered how to integrate science study so that a student could study all four science in a year (Earth Science, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics). If someone else has done this, how did you do this. I am looking for concrete examples.
Anyone have experience with using books from "Key Stage 4" Cambridge University Press. If so, what did you think? Would these texts be a good homeschool fit? I am thinking IB texts rather than IGCSE-any insight?
If it helps, I am looking at 9th grade next year with a student interested in STEM.
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How does selling on Facebook work? I'd like to give that a try.
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I bag my own groceries. I got tired of having bananas and avocados squashed at the bottom of grocery bags. I like all the cold together too.
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- I wear very high prescription eyeglasses (-5.5). I refuse to have progressive lenses.
I keep my lower power prescription eyeglasses for reading and normal close up work. I cannot see to do this kind of work with my newer prescription. My newer prescription is reserved for driving and when I need to see long distance.
When getting a new prescription the brain suddenly gains a whole lot of new information that you otherwise missed because you could not see. It's a bit of information overload until the brain acclimatizes.-
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I swim 3x a week and average 2500-3000 yds for each swim (60 min). I try to walk 3-5 miles on my non swim days. I am working on stretching more.I should add weights, but I am lazy. I would love to lose 5-10 lbs., but that would mean not eating. At middle age, not eating with lots of walking is the only way I can lose weight. Not that I am overweight, but that 5-10 lbs. weight loss would make my heart happier.
Foodwise, i eat one or two meals a day, limit my sugar intake, drink water, blk. tea, and coffee.
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My biggest money saving hack is having good credit and taking advantage of 0% interest for 18 months and low fee balance transfers as promotionals on existing cards or new cards. It makes paying off those expensive unexpected events easier.
Walking
Shopping with a detailed list. NO EXTRAS
No food out. That includes snacks and coffee.
I really like the idea of thinking about hours worked or items sold when recreational shopping.
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Yes, it is absolutely possible even within the framework of the standard list of courses that colleges want. Some subjects give far more leeway than others. Math is pretty standard here bc I do not know enough math to even think about it being non-standard. My kids have added in courses that were completely interest-directed in addition to the main core. For example, my current college student's high school science sequence looked like this:
9th: chemistry and astronomy 1
10th: AP chem and astronomy 2
11th: DE physics (both semesters) and at home independent study of black holes and dark matter
12th: DE for 3 physics classes and at home biology
He absolutely loved his at self-study astronomy courses. At his university he wanted to sign up for a course that had astronomy pre-reqs, and when he talked to the professor about his self-study courses, he gave him an override for the pre-req requirement.
So that is one way to open up freedom to pursue pure interests.
Literature has always been a place we have loved our freedom. That ds had a lot credit for a literature course I created around the movie Inception. We read books focused on illusion, myths centered around allusions in the movie, etc. (Some of the books we read were Flatland, Through the Looking Glass, Fahrenheit 451, Allegory of the Cave, myths around Ariadne and the Minotaur, etc.) It was incredibly interesting. We loved it.
He had a course built around the Birth of the Modern Mind and the philosophy of the 17th and 18th centuries and how that influenced the relationship between science and religion.
My current 12th grader is a different student than her older siblings. She had a clear vision of what she type of education she wanted for herself. She did not want to take APs, and she didn't want to DE. (Though she did decide to take stats this semester.) She saw high school as her last opportunity to immerse herself in the subjects she really wanted to dig into with the freedom homeschooling allowed. So we launched into this with her completely understanding that the consequence might be limited college options bc other than her SAT scores, she really only has one outside teacher--Russian. (She has been working with a Francophone, but she is not a teacher. They meet to converse, do book studies, discuss current events, etc) We were fairly confident admissions would not be a problem, but we weren't so sure about scholarships which are absolutely necessary.
She has courses like the Apologetics in the Works of CS Lewis; Fairy Tales, Legends, and Myths; Russian Literature: War and Peace; Science Fiction and Fantasy; Shakespeare: A Senior Capstone Thesis; Communism in the 20th Century; Russian History, etc. Her French courses were not like typical high school French courses. She read a lot of literature, watched the French news, watched movies, etc alongside a grammar book.
She did take courses that were required to fulfill high school subjects that are necessary for a college prep education (sciences, for her, bc science is her least favorite subject.) She discovered a love for economics.
When she applied to colleges, I provided in-depth course descriptions. She wrote essays discussing her ownership over her education and how much she loves to learn. She described her literary research (the fairy tale and Shakespeare studies were (are) heavy research courses). And, now that the college app dust is settling, she actually has more options than all of her older siblings combined bc of the scholarships she has been offered. Right now, she as a pretty clear top choice and it was her "I can't get excited about it as a possibility" school bc we couldn't afford it without their very top scholarship. I am glad she was firm in her resolve, bc her high school experience has been exactly what she wanted.
Fwiw, she has found CLEPs allow freedom of studying how she wants while still enabling college credit. Most of the schools she applied to (we are merit scholarship seekers, so elites with only need-based aid are not part of our application process) do grant CLEP credit. She will CLEP out of approx 2 semesters worth of courses.
Don't know if that helps or not. (Sorry if this is full of typos or is full of gaps. I am multitasking.)
This is absolutely amazing. Thanks for sharing!
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Watching: The Night of
Finished all: The Crown :hurray: and Black Mirror :lol:
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We are in the middle of our 8th grade year looking toward high school, but we are still very much working through middle school coursework.
Algebra will be completed with ease.
One of my main focuses for the last half of this year is to get writing speed up so that DD can write a response essay in one sitting, a kind of mini-prep for AP written responses, plus more fluidity in writing for different purposes.
We are also pursuing self study with an eye toward high school AP.
I also want to make sure we complete the last leg of our four year history cycle, concluding with contemporary history to present. Within this section of history I want to including a bit of civics, government, and propaganda. Geography is an ongoing reminder of places and names.
Middle school physics will be completed with ease.
I am looking at the end of middle school as a time to ensure skills to succeed in high school are in place. I don't want to add advanced work right now. Time management with a teen is a challenge when outside activities are daily. We are working on finding a balance.
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London is city adventure, navigation, and history--very fun. Ventura is beachy, fun and can be laid back California style. It depends on what you want. Santa Barbara is just north of Ventura. LA is too busy and south. Either choice sounds great!
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Why not pick four core classes that are very challenging and two easier, fun classes. "All work and no play makes jack a dull boy." My DD wants to do more than she is humanly able to do. Other kids can handle much more and not flinch; my DD would crumble under her ambition. It's my job to keep her keel even and herbsailing smooth.
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Still under construction:
Math 1 unit: Laurel Springs Honors Geometry
English 1 unt: Laurel Springs Honors English 10
History 1 unit: Shmoop/self study AP Human Geography-taking AP exam.
Science 1 unit: Laurel Springs Honors Biology-taking SAT subject test or self study extra for AP Biology, but it seems too a big reach to do in 9th grade.
Elective 1 unit: Health & PE/Swim team
Elective 1 unit: Something computer coding online thru CC
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I saw this vendor too and wondered the same thing. In the FAQ section of Scout it says:
No. Scout from University of California does not provide transcripts, but we do provide Grade Recommendation Reports if you are taking a Premium or On Demand course. Since the credit comes from the student’s school of record, not Scout, you can request that the Grade Recommendation Report be sent to the school, so the grade can be added to the student’s school transcript. All scenarios that involve a grade or credit must be worked out with the student’s school prior to taking a course with Scout.
Without calling to confirm, I think the homeschool of record would be the school receiving the Grade Recommendation Report so the class can be added to a student's transcript.
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Thanks Quark. Great advice! That's what I was thinking. The A-G approved courses sound so great in theory but then when you go try to really apply (even if pretend), you see, 'where on earth do I put this in?' You go into it expecting check boxes somewhere showing, here's how I got each A-G req'mt fulfilled. But nothing like that. Everyone should fill in pretend apps!
Thanks Roadrunner.. I know in theory the UC schools often look at it holistically. But I'd like to cover all bases, just in case. Some campuses are more strict than others.Here is our A-G plan:A (1) AP Human Geography(1) AP US Govt / SAT II US HistB (1) AP Eng Lang (for all 4 yrs)C (1) SAT II Math(1) AP Calc(1) 1 DE Math
D (1) SAT II Bio(1) AP Chem
(1) AP Physics (or SAT II Physics if not taking AP course)(1) 1 DE Science w/lab (maybe to add in non home-based lab)
E (4) Span 1-4 (Homeschool Spanish Academy) - A-G approved courseF (1) DE courseG (1) AP Comp Sci(1) AP Macro
(1) AP Micro
(1) AP StatsI've been looking into this too. After reading over the UC website several times I came away with the understanding that either an AP exam or SAT Subject test would satisfy the science lab requirement. When I looked through the online vendor list some vendors were approved for only the 2017-2018 school year others did not appear to satisfy the requirement and were only listed as online. Further investigation is needed.
There are only two AP English courses: AP Language and Composition and AP Literature and Composition. Link to AP courses.
You might want to consider AP Art History for the A-G Fine Arts requirement.
I thought doing a foreign language as a dual enrollment student at the local JC might be easy to do online since the course would have a large audio component.
I am just beginning to figure all of this out for DD#2. My experience in college applications leads me to believe that there are so many highly qualified/over qualified students applying to colleges that selection is random unless your kid has a super, duper hook that cannot be ignored.
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At home I can walk in the woods alone and not worry about people. I do worry about mountain lions and bear. Recently a dog and a goat went missing/vanished in the neighborhood, we all assume it was a mountain lion that got the animals.
Public trails, the beach....I take a dog and a friend or two. My beach walk is long and isolate. I am super cautious when alone on the beach.
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Dear Ms Brooks :-) Most people make their own transcripts, which are not "cobbled together." Once the courses and credits and grades are on the transcript the you create yourself, it will look just like any other transcript. In fact, most homeschoolers do their own transcripts. :001_smile:
About transcripts-I just haven't gotten that far yet. I am still investigating how to write a course description if I am going to teach a class, and trying to figure out how schooling from various different sources coalesce in a single transcript or a bunch of individual transcripts. I am just not sure how all of this is going to work yet.
Very Off topic-I need some feedback
in The Chat Board
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Thanks for looking. I've been off the boards for a while making and trying to make a living while homeschooling.
I need some feedback on making handmade with the idea of selling it on Etsy (my shop). I have my handmade listed with vintage, but there are no takers for my handmade. I just need some honest feedback. Should I continue making stuff and just work on somehow getting it seen or is my stuff just too lame for anyone to consider buying. I am not asking for any buying, just feedback. My vintage sells better than I expect.
I am doing this sideline business to fund homeschooling and education.