Thank you for your thoughts everyone. I’m definitely thinking modifications are in order. Which wtma must do for the online class, otherwise they would never get through the content.

Hello wise homeschool mamas, My son is ready to start WWS level 1. I’m reading through it very carefully, and the workload looks substantial. How long do you plan for a typical day if you follow the recommended 4 school days per week? I’m thinking 1hr…. But hoping it would be faster! If your child has done the online course through wtma, do they only cover partial material? I can’t imagine 2 hours of class plus trying to faithfully complete all the weekly assignments. Thank you for your thoughts, Evelyn ps-I should probably add that my son is a strong writer. The content in WWS will be new and a good challenge, but I think he is adequately prepared.

Hi, The best way to memorize information is with a free program called anki that utilizes spaced repetition. This is the program the many doctors uses in med school to memorize their enormous workloads. There are many YouTube tutorials on how to set it up. You review on a daily basis. Each question occurs with less and less frequency as you commit it to memory.

Thank you all so much for your thoughts. It’s amazing how many different opportunities and routes there are available in the USA. I was imagining my child heading to university and getting stuck at the same difficulty level courses I took. Reflecting on my personal experience, sadly, I believe on was on a fairly basic humanities degree mill. I didn’t get a solid k-12, and my university degree filled that gap. I don’t recall any of my courses having more than 2 essays, we mostly had timed in class tests with open ended questions and a short essay. I’m getting up to speed on AP, it looks like an amazing option. I have no idea what my oldest wants to do yet, he’s very easy going and equally good at math and humanities. Just trying to keep as many doors open for him, and to give him the best education possible while he’s under my care. Thank you all for your thoughts Really opened my eyes to the possibilities

Questions about preparing for college. Like many of you, I spend a lot of time reading up on the various homeschool philosophies, I agonize over curriculum, I look up reviews on teachers of online courses I’m considering… All in all I spend a lot of time planning my children’s education. As they are bright kids, I expect they’ll be able to complete a very rigorous classical language arts program by the time they graduate. But… what will they do when they get to college? I have a BA from a great Canadian university. Those classes were already very simple and easy for me, and my highschool education was lightyears behind what my children are doing. I read Bridget Jones Diary in my lit 101 course! I consider my BA to be equivalent to what my kids will complete by 9th grade. I know the USA has many more options (I was raised in Canada, but we’re American), but I’m worried that my kids will get to University and not have any challenge. On the boards I simultaneously read that average college students aren’t prepared to write even a simple 5 part essay. On the other I see homeschool kids taking very advanced writing and rhetoric courses saying that they are grateful they were prepared for college. My question, what institutions will require these advanced writing abilities? If a child has a thorough highschool education in the great books, where can they go that will further challenge them? I would assume Ivy league, but that’s probably not in the cards for us. Where do well educated homeschool kids go?

Thanks so much for your thoughts. I’m trying to decide between wws and cap, and it’s been difficult to find reviews of the upper levels of cap. My son is a natural writer and I think he’ll enjoy cap over wws. He didn’t love wwe, but it gave him an excellent skill set. I want to keep up the rigor but make it a bit more interesting. He does mct and adores it, and has amazing retention. But that program is so light…. I think either CAP or Wws could be a good compliment. Wws seemed so ho hum whereas I love the writing selections cap uses…. I’m rambling, but it’s so hard to decide!

Hi purpleowl, This is an old thread, but was wondering if your daughter completed books 9&10? If so, what did you think of them? How do you feel about this series as a whole? Will she be taking any other more advanced literature courses?

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This is my last response, since things are getting repetitive. I’m not saying the mRNA is a terrible idea for everyone. All I’m saying is: 1. There are no long term data on the vax. 2. We don’t have a standardized way to collect data on adverse effects, and some doctors have come forward to express concerns (more then the single one I quoted). 3. COVID is more or less deadly depending on your age and commorbidities. Therefore, based on # 1 and 2 above certain people may choose not to get the vaccine, and that choice is reasonable. Finally, I’ll leave you with the USA CDC deaths by age group. Number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) deaths in the U.S. as of October 6, 2021, by age* 0-17 years 499 18-29 years 3,739 30-39 years 10,872 40-49 years 27,172 50-64 years 122,500 65-74 years 157,673 75-84 years 185,180 85 years and older 193,317 https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191568/reported-deaths-from-covid-by-age-us/

Please explain how a vaccine that has been on the market under a year for a virus that has existed less then 18 months could have undergone long term 3-7yr safety trials.

402 million doses given but reporting to vaers is optional. We don’t collect data on whether those 402 million people have had adverse reactions.

Children have a higher chance of dying from influenza then COVID. Not dancing about giving the mRNA (which had not been properly studied) to my kids. When taking commorbidities into account my risk is also so low, it’s not zero, but close to it. It’s baffling and sad that you can’t distinguish risk profiles for different ages and health conditions. Girl.

That’s because vaccines normally undergo 3-7 years testing for long term side effects. MANY vaccines do not go pass the trial phase because they not meet safety standards. The mRNA have not undergone the normal testing and therefore can’t be held to the same standards. Yes, I have looked into the long term effects of COVID. I’ve simply come to a different conclusion then you. There’s plenty of data to support both sides. Ultimately, people can make data driven decisions to not get the mRNA. It’s not “crazy” or “idiotic” and implying that I’ve been “tricked” and that social media needs to be “censored” (as many have suggested on this thread) is the height of infantilization. Trying to coerce me with mandates to get the jab is fascist and has no place in a free society. Saying that you’re tired of discussing dr Malone isn’t an argument. Just because the vaccine doesn’t stay in your body doesn’t mean there are no long term effects. You’ve made a data driven choice, others will come to different conclusions. Both are reasonable, however one side is trying to force the vaccine with coercion (some people on this thread have advocated for that). I’m not trying to prevent anyone from getting the mRNA if they want it.

Most people on this thread shared anecdotal stories about “some person they knew who got sick and they were pretty sure weren’t vaccinated “. I share a letter from an actual Dr and I’m the spammer? Nobody on this thread ever addresses my points, they just call me a spammer or crazy or whatever and run. I don’t think people who vaccinate are crazy, or spammers. But I also don’t think vaccines are the slam dunk the pharmaceutical companies want us to think they are. Show me the studies that prove this new mRNA technology and these vaccines have no LONG TERM side effects please. Prove it.

There are plenty of good reasons not to vaccinate. Read the below link from recent icu whistle blower Dr Patricia Lee. Probably not going to be front page news. I’ll summarize the main points. Dr. Patricia Lee is a distinguished, expert physician, who has worked at Harvard and Georgetown, and she overcame her fear of reprisals to report to the FDA and CDC multiple harms she personally observed that were caused by the jab. “...serious harms, including quadriplegia, organ failure, and brain blood clots. As Dr. Lee explains..., it is ‘statistically improbable that any one physician should witness this many Covid-19 vaccine injuries if the federal...claims regarding...vaccine safety were accurate.’” “...she has ‘spoken with colleagues who have also had similar experiences in treating patients’ but none would publicly acknowledge these injuries because they thought doing so would ‘fuel vaccine hesitancy’ or result in ‘backlash.’ This approach to medicine is the real danger.” In other words, folks, many relevant specialists have significant personal experience with the disastrous side-effects of the jab, but will not report them out of fear of damage to their careers. Thanks to Dr. Lee for her courage, but frankly her colleagues, through their silence, are partly responsible for the deaths of thousands of people. What about your Hippocratic Oath, professionals? If you do not start speaking out *now*, you’re moral monsters. Here is her letter. Important. Life-saving. Deserves to be shared far and wide. https://twitter.com/lsanger/status/1447975174234595336?s=20