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    Where the Brook and River Meet - Cadron Creek

    in High School and Self-Education Board

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    Hi ladies- I’ve done some searching on here and have seen several people talking about beefing up this curriculum to make it high school worthy. I particularly would need this for history. My daughter will outsource science and most likely English but I’d be keeping history at home. I’d love to hear exactly how you flesh this out with this particular guide. I like to gather materials well in advance to make sure this is the route I want to take. This would be for a 10th and 7th grader. Thanks! 

    Anyone used Where the Brook and River Meet?

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    On 5/5/2016 at 7:52 PM, 8filltheheart said:

    Here is a link where I describe what we did when dd was in 7th.  http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/317513-x-post-beautiful-autumn-metaphorpersonification-example/?p=3739276  (This dd is a very strong student and for the most part, she was functioning like a high schooler in 7th grade.)

    Hi - I was doing a search for this unit study by Cadron Creek and saw your link. It no longer works. I’d love to see what you used if you still have it written up 😊

    Guest Hollow Anatomy

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    21 hours ago, RubyPenn said:

    Is there a biology review?  Are there daily videos?  My son is currently doing their Chemistry course so I wonder if it's similar.

    There probably is a table of contents in the sample and that will show exactly what’s covered. 
    my daughter said there are tons of videos to watch - most of the time daily - but they are all optional. 

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    Guest Hollow Anatomy

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    On 3/13/2022 at 3:51 PM, RubyPenn said:

    I would love to hear your experience with this curriculum.  I'm debating between this and Masterbooks Anatomy course for my senior next year. 

    My junior is doing the Guest Hollow Anatomy course right now. I think it’s safe to say that it is her favorite subject this year. She’s doing it all independently. For a while, she wanted to do the reading in her spare time because she was enjoying it so much. The books have been quite fascinating, though we did leave a few of them out due to content warnings. I will say… She turned into a vegetarian after reading one of the books in the curriculum, so if that matters to you 😂😂😂

    let me know if you have any additional questions.

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    History spine

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    Hi ladies! 
    I have used a literature rich history curriculum the entire time I’ve homeschooled. Next year I’m choosing something for a 9th and 6th grader and would love to do most of it together, knowing that the 9th grader will add a bit more. We’re kind of weary of reading aloud and I think my oldest, especially, could use a textbook or some sort of spine that drives us with just a few readers and projects as we desire. Does anyone know of a good text/spine? I think I’d like to do an overview of world history. Not a deep dive this year. 
    Not Guerber, Foster, Mystery of History. 
    thanks for any suggestions you might have! 

    Online Biology classes

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    56 minutes ago, ByGrace3 said:

    Schole really is just a different approach, and if  your family resonates with that-- it is hard to rival. Unfortunately, it isn't our brand of doctrine either, but that has not come to be a problem in the classes we have taken. 

    I know what you mean. We don’t resonate with everything doctorally either but it hasn’t been a problem thus far.

    Online Biology classes

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    5 hours ago, ByGrace3 said:

    I looked at both for my ds for this year. I never could find much about True North which is why we ultimately went with Excelsior. Our experience- the class is average rigor. (in comparison my dd did biology through college prep science and easily put triple the time into the course--which was way too much). There are labs, tests, and other homework. Nothing crazy. I have listened to some of the lessons and the teacher seems knowledgeable and engaging. The workload is very manageable-- I hesitate to say light but it is not super challenging. I am sure my ds could put more effort into it, however. 

    On another note, while Excelsior classes are "Christian" and they are currently doing a unit on Creationism vs Evolution, it has not sparked the truth, beauty, and virtue in learning that Schole (in other classes) and even College Prep Science did in Biology. (that said, Schole takes an old earth approach to biology which was not our preference)

    Overall it has been a solid option for Biology-it is what my smart but scattered 14 yo needed in terms of rigor this year. Also, I chose Excelsior because they use Science Shepherd which is the text dd used with College Prep Science and I thought it was excellent. Excelsior has them do in person (in your kitchen) labs which I preferred to the virtual labs of CPS. I also liked that Excelsior had more than the test approach to grades. They include homework, labs, projects, etc in calculating overall grade. 

    I know I have shared some of this in other threads so it may not be helpful...if you have any specific questions, I am happy to help!  

    Thanks! That’s helpful. It’s so hard to find a class that rivals what we’ve had at Schole but going down their science path is a LOT of time invested. My daughter has been saying she may want to be a doctor so I know I need to get her into some good science classes but I also know that there are many out there to choose from - not just SA.

    I really appreciate your comment about Excelsior not really sparking that truth, beauty and virtue. I could go on and on about what her prealgebra class (at SA)  has done for her this year. So much more than just math.

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    Online Biology classes

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    This is probably a long shot but can anyone compare Excelsior and True North biology classes? I was considering jumping into the science path/progression at another online school that does physics first, but after reading a bit on this board, I think I’d like to do Clover Creek physics but my dd would need to do biology next because she hasn’t had algebra yet. She’ll take that next year. So if Clover Creek is my plan for 10th, I’d like to find a biology class for 9th that only meets one or two days a week. Can anyone speak to one or both of these? (True north and excelsior)

    Science options between Biology and Chemistry for a potential STEM kid?

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    1 hour ago, ByGrace3 said:

    Just wanted to check back in and say thank you for all the recommendations! I ended up signing ds up for Clover Creek Physics course for next year. I think it will be a great course for him and waiting a year for chemistry seems to be the right choice. 

    Did you ever consider physics class at Schole? I’m trying to figure out our science path for high school and was considering starting with Schole and going all the way through. But I’m also considering biology at Excelsior and then moving to Clover Creek physics as you are doing. Schole’s Science classes are three days a week and while I see benefit in that, I’m not sure I’m willing to give up that much time.

    Schole Academic Rhetoric 1

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    2 hours ago, ByGrace3 said:

    My older dd took American Lit last year and I thought it was a very reasonable workload. I feel like Schole classes are really good at making it deep but not overwhelming. They really fit our philosophy of education. I had switched to some Excelsior Classes this year (because of NCAA accreditation) and while they were good, I didn't get the same deep pursuit of truth, beauty, and virtue that we have gotten from Schole Classes. So next year, ds will take more Schole classes, including American Lit...That said, my dd did not love her American Lit class as much as her logic classes there, but in the end, I would say it was a good experience. There were a couple of papers but not too much. In fact, I remember adding in some Lantern Writing classes because I didn't feel like she had enough composition. 

    I will add that I believe the teacher my daughter has for the lit class is new this year. There has definitely been enough writing for her this year. 

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    Schole Academic Rhetoric 1

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    21 hours ago, Avonlea said:

    @Nam2001 Thanks for the input! Would you mind sharing more about American Lit? I'd like to know how many essays your daughter is writing for this class.  Also, how is the reading load? How many hours does she spend on the American Lit? I'm looking at Every Debate and American Lit for my daughter next year. Thank you so much!

    I talked to my daughter. She said that in terms of her American Lit class, she does about 2-3 hours of reading per week, she is on her 6th paper so far this year and she said they do 2-3 projects per semester. This might include art, a song or some other creative expression. Some students created a wiki page after doing some research. She’s enjoyed the class but as ByGrace said, it hasn’t been as enjoyable as their logic classes. 

    She has really enjoyed Everyday Debate. I highly recommend Casey McCall - that’s who she has. She said the homework load is a little less than the lit class. Once they move towards the end of the semester and the big debate they prep for, the homework increases of course. They have an informal debate about every other week in class. No outside prep. He gives a topic, sends kids out into breakout rooms and they get about 15 min to prep. Then they return to the classroom and have the practice debate. The semester ends with a really fun formal debate. They do a lot of research to get ready for that. 

    I hope this answered some of your questions. 

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    Schole Academic Rhetoric 1

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    4 hours ago, ByGrace3 said:

    I would love some feedback as well. I am fairly certain my ds will take Everyday Debate and persuasive writing along with American Lit next year, and Rhetoric 1 the following. 

    My daughter is in Everyday Debate and American Lit right now and both classes are great! I am especially pleased with the Debate class. Love the teacher! 

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    Anderson University

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    On 9/26/2021 at 9:25 AM, Melissa B said:

    Did you have a child recently register for or take the SAT or ACT? 😀

    My daughter just received their brochure a few days ago. I had never heard of them. We checked out their website and my dd would be a terrible fit in every way. My thoughts were that they may have purchased a list to target homeschoolers (in the southeast?) taking the ACT or SAT.

    We actually did just register my dd for the ACT. 
    We visited Anderson this past weekend. It was a lovely campus but doesn’t seem to be the right fit for my kiddo. 

    Older curriculum options (Konos/Cornerstone)

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    15 hours ago, scrapbookbuzz said:

    I know this is a late reply to this post but I wanted to tell you that I MET David and his wife, Shirley, at the AFHE Homeschool Convention this weekend. AND it was the first I'd heard of Cornerstone Curriculum. And I only found out anything about it because I, by happenstance, or God appointment, really, happened to sit with Shirley at lunch. I saw that she had a vendor badge on, so I asked her about Cornerstone. These are SOLID people with a heart not only for Christ, but for teaching homeschooled students solid foundations. In high school, the Worldviews of the Western World not only present the various worldviews that students may come across, but how to be discerning about them, in light of Scripture. I went to convention thinking, "I don't need any more curriculum" but finding out about Worldviews and meeting the people who actually wrote and published the curriculum, I feel like it will be a definite BENEFIT to my son's schooling. HTH!

    Thanks for responding to this. I’ve actually still been considering this. I only have two years left with this particular student. Did they happen to say if you can just cover the last two years of the worldviews of the western world curriculum? 

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