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Praying for you and your child.
My oldest daughter had bacterial meningitis when she was 18 months old. When we first took her to the doctor they said it was a virus. We took her later the same day to the ER because she was unresponsive. They did the spinal tap and was admitted to the hospital. She was in the hospital for 10 days taking powerful antibiotics. My grandfather's younger brother had died from meningitis at age of three and we were fearing the worse. After the ordeal there was no damage to her brain or hearing.
Because she was under 2 years of age this run with meningitis did not protected from potentially having it again. We have had all our children vaccinated. Some protection is better than none.
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I treat people as I want to be treated but I have learned to remove myself from situations where there are people who have taken advantage of me before. My group of friends is smaller.
I am sorry you are hurting right now.
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English is not my native tongue and although I have been in this country for 23 years I still speak English with an accent. I have been told " we don't do accents in Missouri," "You have lived here how long? and you still speak with and accent? " It doesn't matter that the person saying that to me had a thick southern accent himself.... Many, many people do not have any trouble understanding me. They love my accent. Every now an then I encounter people who are deaf or SOMETHING... How about "Your kid got into Vanderbilt because she is Hispanic." It really doesn't matter that she is academically gifted...no, that didn't play a role at all. People think that if you have an accent you must be stupid. I speak three languages and I have a Masters in Biological Science...stupid I am not. An let's not forget that I am a dark Mediterranean looking person with a blond blue eyed child: "Is she yours? Where did she get her coloring?" I am Caucasian you know so if you wish I can give you a lecture on genetics...
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I am using it with my 10th grader and my 8th grader. Both are enjoying the books and learning a ton. My 10th grader has to write an essay for each volume and read a few extra readers. It is a solid credit to me.
She has plenty of textbooks at a higher reading level so I am not concerned at all if the books are "easy" to read. We are not planning for her to take AP or CLEP exams; I just want her to enjoy history and learn.
I used Notegrass, which is sold as a high school course praised by many, with my oldest and I much prefer Hakim.
I guess it all depends on what your goals are.
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Jensen's Punctuation helped my oldest immensely. It is not an ACT prep. book but it has very clear rules followed by exercises.
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I googled this a few weeks ago for my 10th grader when she was practicing with the booklet that the school gave us when we signed up to take the PSAT. If you have a 9th grader just google "What is a good PSAT score for a 9th grader."
This is what I found:http://blog.prepscholar.com/whats-a-good-psat-score-for-a-sophomore
Good PSAT Scores for SophomoresAverage scores (scores in the 50th percentile) are around 470 to 480 in each section, or about 940 to 960 total. We can define a "good" score as higher than average, or higher than the 50th percentile. This chart shows estimates for the minimum section and composite scores you would need to make it in the 70th, 80th, 90th, and 99th percentiles.
Percentile Reading and Writing Score Math Score Composite Score 70% 540 530 1070 80% 570 560 1130 90% 610 600 1210 99% 700 720 1420
If you're already scoring around the 95th percentile or above as a sophomore, you're well on track towards qualifying for National Merit Semifinalist
edited to include the website
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This is one is free and my kids used it in a co-op class: http://www.gcflearnfree.org/topics/
The teacher had them do projects for each as well.
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I hope they registered an email so you get everything online, otherwise printed scores will go to that school
She actually used my e-mail address. I guess I will now create an account for her at the college board with it .....and have to crate a new one for me :)
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I had my kid leave that section blank. I don't think they need to know a SS#! (She also left the religion question & a couple of others blank.)
I am a little nervous because DD said the proctor had all the kids leave the school code section blank, which makes me believe the school is going to bubble in the number. (There were only two kids plus my DD taking the test at the entire school, so it won't be that big of a deal for someone to bubble in that one code.) I sent the homeschool code with DD, but she followed the proctor's instructions to not bubble anything in that spot. I hope the "I'm homeschooled" bubble over-rules the school code that might get bubbled in for her.
My child was also asked to leave the school code blank ...it is making me nervous as well....
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does he create his own quizlets? i see for my son he is using common texts (like holt biology & fellman human geography), so there are many quizlets already created chapter by chapter. does he create his own and study already made ones?
He has learned to create his own (vocabulary from different books he has read, some of the homeschool material we use will have a couple of chapters someone has created but not all, etc) but we have used some already made ones as a template. I think we have modified everything we have found. When we use pre-made ones we check all the terms first, add more if needed, take away anything he has already learned, and rewrite anything that it's confusing. I don't want him to just memorize definitions word by word from the book, I want him to understand the material so sometimes I have made him write things in his own words. He is in 8th grade and just now learning to "take notes."
With my highschooler who has already learned how to take notes and modify quizlet I often prepare Quizlet classes for her to lighten up her load. I modify many quizlet lists for my tutorial classes as well and although I don't make my students use Quizlet I highly encourage them to use it when they need to memorize information.
My college student uses quizlet also and she makes her own.
Can you tell, we really like this resource :)
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This is so helpful. We are struggling this year to learn this, as we've never had to take notes before. He has a few outsourced courses this year, but I'm mostly concerned with him taking notes on the meaty textbook tomes the courses use, while reading.
How does one suggest doing this? He balks at the very idea, but I firmly believe retention will be astoundingly better if he puts pen to paper to note the key ideas. Please confirm/deny if this is the case... And if so as I expect, what is the method for this?
Read each section first - then go back and jot down notes, maybe concentrating on the bolded/vocab terms? Help!
Thanks!!
If you are trying to take notes from a book, then yes. Anything that is bolded (vocabulary terms) needs a definition. I like to teach my children how to create concept maps for science. It really is just an "outline" of the information (lots of arrows to connect information, with definitions under each term). Add drawings when necessary.
My kids now use Quizlet to memorize vocabulary (all subjects). So they still have to make an outline/concept map of the chapters but they write their definitions in Quizlet instead of including them in the outline. They study terms 10-15 minutes each day until test time. This format is working well.
When taking notes from a lecture, I ask my kids (and my students) to listen for "repetition." Even if it is said a different way. If a teacher takes the time to repeat something, you better believe it is important :)
Teachers give a lot of verbal cues to what is important (including the words "This is important, you may want to write this down).
It takes time but it is just like everything else, one step at a time.
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My kids learned to take notes first by summarizing science textbooks (first read then write what you thing it is important). We did oral narration when they were younger so it was a natural next step. History works well for this as well.
From "Oral" information to note taking: co-op classes are helpful. As mentioned before what goes on the board needs to be on your paper, and later on just adding other things that "sound" important while the teacher is "lecturing." I teach high school level classes in a tutorial so I often pause and ask the students to write things down.
With my 8th grader, who is not in a co-op class that requires note-taking, I use a DVD (we are using Chemistry 101 and Physics 101 as his physical science course--he doesn't like science). I pause and we discuss what needs to be in his notes.
You could do this with any educational video (including YouTube). Our internet connection is not great so DVD works best for us.
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What an honor! Congratulations to your daughter :hurray:
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What an honor! Congratulations to your daughter :hurray:
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Congratulations :hurray: to everybody!
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With my oldest I taught a biology class in a co-op setting and we did 18 (one every two weeks).
Last year with my middle child I only did labs with the co-op and we met for 33 weeks (90 minute classes) and we ended doing 32 labs.
I will be doing biology again next year with my youngest. I have been asked to teach a class. If we all agree on the book to use I might but as of right now I am leaning towards just teaching the labs. My youngest doesn't have any interest what so ever in science so I am planning minimal requirements for him.
I think anything between 12-18 should be sufficient for a first year of biology.
If your child really loves the subject then provide more :)
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My middle child also hated writing (including tears here). She did several IEW programs at our co-op, including The Elegant Essay, and hated every one of them. As your child she couldn't translate what she learned in IEW to any other writing assignment.
We did EIW Level 9 last year (mentioned here) in 9th grade and things started to click. The teacher in EIW is kind of goofy and the video/audio was not the best;I had an old DVD copy so that could have been the problem. He does a good job breaking down the writing process into manageable chunks. He starts by teaching the paragraph and follows all of the tips KrissiK mentions above. I specially liked that he uses different color markers to show students the different parts that make up a good paragraph (same colors all through the program: topic sentence and clincher one color, examples one color, details for each example one color..) so the students can visualize the paragraph. He models the writing process on a whiteboard as he teaches. The topics are kind of simple but it did a good job helping my reluctant writer get over her fear of writing.
EIW is similar to IEW as it is "formulaic." It doesn't include all the dress ups and sentence openers etc so it doesn't feel as forced. I think it is easier to understand and use than IEW because the the teacher actually writes essays on the board and explaining what he is doing one step at a time.
This year we are doing The Power in Your Hands by Sharon Watson , the author of Jump In. I wanted to break out of the "formulaic" approach of IEW and EIW with my dd. So far so good. My dd doesn't love writing but she has been able to write pretty good essays. We are taking it slow and steady. My son is still taking IEW classes at our local co-op and has to pop out an essay each week; he is a good writer and it is easy for him to do so. Every child is different and what works with one child doesn't work with another.
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My 10th grader is doing both this year. It is going well so far and she is particularly enjoying the literature program. The first few lessons were pretty easy (she did IEW in middle/jr. high , and one year of EIW in 9th grade--she hated IEW) and we did several in one day but now that she has to write papers we are slowing down.As of right now we are planning to finish both this year.
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Going back to the original question:
I do strongly believe that the only way to become fluent in a language is to spend time surrounded by people who speak the language. If you have a parent who can, and is willing, to speak the target language at home that is great. Otherwise find a way to spend time with people who speak the language.
I have a friend who learned Spanish in school (including taking courses in college), visited Spain for three months, and then started volunteering at an outreach clinic that works with Hispanics and now she is fluent.
I am tri-lingual.I would not say languages come easily to me.I didn't really have to do anything to acquire my first two languages as I was born in a part of Spain that is bilingual (Catalan/Spanish). English is my third language and I started learning it in the 7th grade with a nonnative English speaker teacher; graduating with an Irish teacher. I could read and write in English pretty fluently but it took coming to America to become fluent.I still speak with an accent and I am pretty sure it is not going anywhere as it has not disappeared in the 23 years I have lived here.
I don't speak Spanish or Catalan to my children now. I did try Catalan with my oldest but soon gave up (I had to work and the child was going to daycare and actually refused to speak to me in Catalan). My family of origin wishes I had taught my children Catalan as that is the language they use at home in their daily lives. I don't know how useful it would be to know Catalan and not Spanish besides the brain exercise.
My husband doesn't speak Spanish and was also opposed to me speaking a "foreign language" to our children as he felt left out. I provably should have put my foot down and persevere but I didn't have the energy to fight everybody; and here we are today with my children learning Spanish as a "foreign language."
They are doing well but are not fluent.
I can relate to those parents who have not shared their "native tongues" with their children. I homeschool and work par-time (teach classes to other homeschoolers). I conduct my daily life in English. I speak Catalan on the phone with my family of origin twice a month. I just do the best I can.
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We are required to have P.E to graduate but nobody has ever asked us what we did for P.E. My umbrella school accepts any kind of physical activity, including bowling. I just add hours spent moving: swimming, hiking, walking, and the occasional exercise video.
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The problem here in middle (rural) Tennessee is that they can't find teachers who are qualified to teach upper math (trig and calculus). Our local high school doesn't offer "live" AP classes. Students learn online. I teach Chemistry and Advanced Chemistry (and Spanish) at my local homeschool co-op and what I see over and over is that many of the children struggling with chemistry (and I am assuming it would be the same for physics) is that they do not have the basic math skills to do well. I am talking basic Algebra here (+ thinking skills needed to do multiple step problems). There is nothing wrong with the intelligence of these children. Often they have not master Algebra by 10th grade, or they have learned to memorize facts but have not been taught to think.
Many in my homeschool community finish Algebra II (at home, or outsourcing it at local tutorials/co-ops) and then take College Algebra to finish the 4th year of math required to graduate. They never see trig or calculus. I have also noticed that many of the math teachers both at our CC, and state colleges, are foreign born (I am too). Maybe it is just in my little corner of the world but there seems to be a math phobia going around.
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My oldest did Saxon up to Advanced Math. Switched to MUS Calculus (she didn't have enough time to complete Saxon Calculus). Took Calculus again at Vanderbilt and did well.
With my second child we hope to be able to complete Saxon Calculus (oldest said she wishes she had completed Calculus with Saxon). We will see.
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My best friend's son is starting this fall with a full ride to the University of Alabama at Huntsville.
Double majoring in Mechanical & Aerospace (I think she said there is only three classes that are different between the two so he will just take those three classes).
Letting go (or how do I survive this?)
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My oldest is a sophomore in college this year and I still miss her. I cried quite a bit the first year she was gone. In Spain, where I am from, most college students live at home and commute, so letting her go was specially difficult. Her University is close enough she can come visit for a short weekend if she wants, and she has come almost every other month, which has helped both her siblings and I adjust to her absence. She calls weekly and keeps us in the loop of what is going on in her life.
I am just dreading my second child leaving in a couple of years.