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    Anyone outline SOTW?

    in Logic Stage & Middle Grade Challenges

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    I haven't found it difficult. What time period are you doing this year?

    We are studying Middle Ages.

    I don't really get bothered by page layout or worry much about reading level.

     

    I taught writing for years in a co-op and almost every time kids had problems in the outlining stage (IEW) it was because the source was too difficult for them. Usually this was because of the reading level. However, sometimes it was because of a confusing page format.
    My son has become quite independent in his history study. He easily picked up on the routine and took responsibility for it. It was actually very nice to see it happen.

    That's awesome. Unfortunately, i know my son will not find this easy.:)

    Next year he will be a 6th grader so we will be moving up to a 2 point outline. Again, I plan on doing it orally with him for a few weeks until he seems to have it down.

    Yes, we will do it orally as well.

    You might try purchasing SWB audio download "A plan for teaching writing: the middle years" It is a very good discussion of the goals in each year.

    Thanks, I might just do that!:001_smile:

    Anyone outline SOTW?

    in Logic Stage & Middle Grade Challenges

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    Aargh! I just reread that section of the WTM and you are right, right, right! I guess I just have "summer brain.":001_huh:

     

    Hmm. I don't even know if I like Kingfisher for the purposes of timeline and fact-writing. I hated reading it myself.:glare: I don't like the itsy-bitsy factoids and strange esoteric people and the page makes my eyes scroll around like I have ADD. Plus, I think the book assumes that kids know more than they might know-background knowledge essential to understanding the meaning of the factoids.

     

    Double-hmm-So each time we write an outline from this "other source" (not the spine encyclopedia) the difficulty of the source will change in reading difficulty and format of the page. That will complicate the whole process of learning to outline. Not sure I like this either.:confused:

    Holly

    Anyone outline SOTW?

    in Logic Stage & Middle Grade Challenges

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    I already owned the Kingfisher Encyclopedia (Red). I looked through it today and cannot imagine asking my ds to outline it. I think it is too difficult in many cases. Some of the information is just plain esoteric in other cases. So, now I'm wondering if we might just outline SOTW. Has anybody done this successfully?

    TIA

    Work Load Question for those who use WTM rec's.

    in Logic Stage & Middle Grade Challenges

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    I am considering using WTM rec's in literature, history and science with my 6th grade ds. Looking over the workload, I am curious if adding a writing program would create "writing overload."

     

    How much writing do you typically do during a WTM week?

     

    And while I have you here:D, how many of your 6th graders actually read Inferno? Or how many of you read that aloud and what was the reaction? I assigned it to high schoolers in a literature class and it was considered a challenging selection.

     

    TIA!

    Holly

    The last book I read aloud to my child was....

    in General Education Discussion Board

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    Is that the same story as the movie?? The one that started out as a movie but then went to cartoon?? If so, I loved that movie (and had no idea it was also a book).

     

    Here's what wikipedia says,

    "The book was adapted into an animated film The Water Babies in 1978 starring James Mason, Bernard Cribbins and Billie Whitelaw. The movie's storyline diverges widely from the book.[citation needed]

    It was also adapted into a musical theatre version produced at the Garrick Theatre in London, in 1902. The adaptation was described as a "fairy play", by Rutland Barrington, with music by Frederick Rosse, Albert Fox, and Alfred Cellier.[citation needed] The book was also produced as a play by Jason Carr and Gary Yershon, mounted at the Chichester Festival Theatre in 2003, directed by Jeremy Sams, starring Louise Gold, Joe McGann, Katherine O'Shea, and Neil McDermott.[citation needed]

    The story was also adapted into a radio series (BBC Audiobooks Ltd, 1998) [13] featuring Timothy West, and Julia McKenzie.

     

    I think that I got the idea for reading this book from Ambleside Online. I was totally shocked my 10 yo ds liked the book, as it seems pretty similar in writing style to Dickens (long sentences). It is a long story and there are quite a few antiquated words. But, it held ds's attention. He always asked to hear it and retained quite a bit of it.

     

    And just a FYI- I am very comfortable editing on the fly and this book did require a bit of that.

    Holly

    Rupert Murdoch on US public schools

    in General Education Discussion Board

    Posted

    Exactly!! It's not the "everyone out there giving of themselves" thing that makes the "it takes a village" mentality repugnant. It's the idea that "others" know what is best for our children and we need to bow the knee to their opinion. At this point of moral and spiritual bankruptcy in our culture, I could never feel safe buying what that village is selling. "I've seen the village."

     

    DITTO!

    I'm mid freak-out about dd's health. Please only come in if you're gentle...(long)

    in General Education Discussion Board

    Posted

    Julie,

     

    I am a physician. I am posting this message after my wife showed me this. First of all, I want to state that there are 2 reporting methods for Hemoglobin A1c levels; IFCC-HbA1c (Europe and Canada) and DCCT-HbA1c (US). Although I have never seen IFCC levels reported in the US, this will be the eventual standard and perhaps your lab is ahead of the curve, but I highly doubt it. DCCT-HbA1c levels are reported as a percentage (%), while IFCC-HbA1c levels are reported as mmol/mol, so it should be easy to determine which one you have. So, I will assume that your result has been reported under the current US standard of DCCT-HbA1c (%).

     

    What is HbA1c? It is a measure of the amount of hemoglobin molecules in red blood cells that have had glucose molecules attached to them (called glycosylation). HbA1c is measured to give an idea of average glucose levels in the blood over a period of 3 to 8 weeks. The higher your average blood sugar level, the higher your HbA1c. I am not passing judgement here, but merely stating facts. In my 10+ year career, I have only seen a HbA1c level over 20 a handful of times. This is an indication of extremely poor control.

     

    There is actually an equation that you can extrapolate the average HbA1c to an average blood sugar:

     

    Average Blood Sugar = 28.7 x HbA1c -46.7

     

    Based on this, your DD's average blood sugar would be 527!!

     

    A normal blood sugar is < 120 mg/dL. Therefore, an average of 527 is more than 4 times normal. Based on the concept of an "average," this means that half the time, your DD's blood sugar is ABOVE 527 and half the time it is below 527.

     

    There are 2 possible causes for this. The first is a lack of production of insulin by the body. This is typically seen in Type 1 Diabetes, also known as Juvenile onset Diabetes. The second cause is a resistance of the body to insulin, aka Adult-Onset Diabetes or type 2 Diabetes. However, the term is a misnomer; in the US, we are seeing "adult-onset" diabetes in younger and younger patients due to the increasingly obese population in the US. Insulin resistance is caused by several things. Although there is probably a genetic predisposition, lack of physical activity and obesity are typically the cause. Based on your posts here, I am guessing that your DD has type-2 Diabetes.

     

    How is this treated? Well, the obvious diet and exercise issues have been mentioned exhaustively here, so I will not mention it specifically except to say that you DO need to schedule that appointment with your PCP to discuss this with him or her. However, IMHO, this will not be sufficient in the short term to get your DD's glucose levels under control. There are several adjuncts to help in glycemic control that fall into 2 basic classes; oral hypoglycemic agents and insulin analogs. Your DD's probably has insulin resistance and her body can not produce sufficient amounts of insulin to get her blood sugar under control and will probably need insulin in the short term and perhaps oral hypoglycemics and/or insulin in the long term to maintain an acceptable blood sugar level. Down the road when she loses weight and gets on some sort of exercise regimen, perhaps these agents can be discontinued.

     

    Lastly, I wanted to point out that there have been numerous studies linking high HbA1c levels to complications and mortality. One of the largest, a study of over 47,000 diabetics found an increase in morbidity and mortality in diabetics with HbA1c levels greater than 6.5%. Just food for thought. . . .pun intended. High blood sugars and diabetes eventually lead to a host of other problems, including heart disease, kidney disease/failure, peripheral nerve damage, eye problems including cataracts as well as diabetic retinopathy. The list goes on and on.

     

    If this were my DD, here's what I would do:

     

    1. Drastically limit processed foods, including junk food and white breads. You would be surprised how much food has high-fructose corn syrup. Even foods you wouldn't consider to be sweet. NO regular soft drinks.

    2. Buy fruits and vegetable for snacks.

    3. Go to your PCP and talk about diet and exercise issues

    4. Get a blood glucose meter and check it regularly

    5. Get on a medication regimen including either oral hypoglycemics or insulin or both.

    6. DO the diet and exercise!

    7. Follow up with your PCP and make changes based on your repeat lab work.

     

    Hope this helps ;)

     

    Shane

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