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All true. It depends on what style you adhere to.
Yep. :001_smile: It's frustrating, but punctuation is at least as much a style issue as a grammar issue, with very few hard and fast rules. As long as you follow the guidelines of whatever style you're using (APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.) consistently, you're fine.
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I have an extremely extroverted only, and I'll give it to you straight: it can be pretty tough at times if you're in a community with a different outlook/life philosophy from yours. :001_smile:
On the plus side, this is the best time of year to start checking things out; everyone's in high gear for the fall, so there are likely to be lots of new hsers in the same boat, eager to find ways to fill the days.
I would suggest that you join every possible homeschool group, even the ones you've found too conservative in the past; you never know where you'll find kindred souls. If those really don't seem to be working after a few months, start your own group. That takes a while, too, but can be well worth the time and effort if you're able to find compatible friends for your child/family.
Participate in as many activities at your local museums, zoos, libraries, theaters, bookstores, community centers, local parks/rec. centers, etc. as you can find. You''ll have plenty of time later to weed out the ones that don't work for you, but you're likely to find at least a couple of regular activities/programs that you like. At the very least, you'll meet other homeschoolers, at least some of whom are also looking for compatible friends for daytime activities. And look into scouting (e.g. Camp Fire or Earth Scouts) or similar community service organizations which often have homeschool chapters.
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or is it a punctuation issue? Hmm.
Is it:
Associates Degree
or
Associate's Degree?
Is it:
Bachelors Degree
or
Bachelor's Degree?
Finally, are these terms proper nouns?
Thanks in advance!:tongue_smilie:
Yes on the apostrophes.
No on the capitalization because they are general terms (like "doctorate"), unlike the specific names of the degrees (e.g. Associate of Arts, Bachelor of Science, or Doctor of Philosophy), which are capitalized.
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I've been eyeing this one:
It's not a children's magazine, but it looks gorgeous.
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I may be pilloried for this, but I don't see why any child needs a reading program. :001_smile: If your child reads independently--and reads good books--and you read to your child, I don't see how a reading program does anything but add busywork and make reading a chore. I don't see the point in sucking the joy out of it for children who love to read or pouring salt in the wound for children who don't.
That's not to say, however, that children shouldn't learn how to understand and appreciate books/literature. Reading to them and talking with them about books is a good foundation. Have you considered joining (or starting) a children's book club? It gives kids an opportunity to discuss books with peers and can even provide an introduction to literary analysis (simple things such as character, setting, plot, etc.).
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Great googly moogly! I never really paid attention to how very many "discipline" (punishment?) threads there are until it was mentioned here! Yikes!
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Silly question :blushing: but sometimes I think the hamster jumps off the wheel for a very long time when I am trying to process things.
Anyway, LCC schedules Latin 5 days a week in the schedule in the book (I am using LCII with the twins - 3rd grade - we just started) -- it occured to me today that 5 days a week DOES NOT mean one lesson every day, right? (asks the over-ambitious homeschooler :glare:).
Today we watched the DVD for Lesson One - began memorizing the 'Table Prayer,' and I was goiing to push for them to complete the Exercises for Lesson One when it occured to me :w00t: that Latin EVERY DAY does not mean complete a lesson every day.
RIGHT? (Did I ask this already?):confused:
We use Lively Latin and Latin Prep, and I'm not familiar with the lesson breakdown of LLII; but in any program, understanding the concepts is more important than following a set timetable, yes? If it takes a few days or a week to master the material in what's designed to be a one-day lesson, then that's how long it takes. :001_smile: I wouldn't sweat it, as long as your kiddos are actually learning the concepts.
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Ds uses one of the older Mavis Beacon programs in a typing class through a local homeschooling program. He likes it, but it's probably pretty dry compared to some of the more kid-friendly programs others have mentioned. :001_smile:
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I'm guessing you don't want me to say "the best version is the original Old English version," right?
But isn't that always the best answer? ;)
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I base my fashion taste on what doesn't itch. ;)
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It's very readable. Although Heaney took some liberties with translation, it's nothing you'd notice to miss anything; and he stayed pretty close to the OE stress and alliteration conventions, which makes it truly beautiful to read aloud. It has the advantage, too, of including the OE version on facing pages; so with a little work learning some of the unfamiliar letters, you could try out the sound/rhythm of the original.
The Morpurgo is also nice--nicely illustrated, if a bit gory, as a couple of others have mentioned.
We also have a children's version by Strafford Riggs lying around here somewhere; but because the Heaney and the Morpurgo are so usable, I don't think we've even cracked the spine on that one.
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I wouldn't touch an obedience thread with a 10-foot wooden spoon.
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Are there snarky classical homeschoolers out there as well and I just don't know it because of my similar educational leanings?:confused:
There most definitely are. I've come across my share of classical homeschoolers who treat me as though I'm uneducated and naive because we don't "do school" quite like they do. The "Mine Is the Superior Educational/Parenting Philosophy" fairy sprinkles her dust pretty evenly throughout the hsing community.
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If you're looking for a good "stepping stone" type reference (something that can be used to whet the appetite on a broad range of science/nature subjects) I found these two on Amazon:
From what I can see online, I think either (or both) would be worthwhile as a very basic reference. They have the same general layout as the single-subject Eyewitness books that I mentioned before. I think it will be difficult to find any single volume that can be used as a comprehensive science/nature resource, though, for such a broad age range.
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They were sweet, and I kind of wanted to pinch their cheeks and feed them pie.
:lol: We get a fair number of Mormon missionaries around these here parts. They're unfailingly polite, so I generally have the same reaction to them.
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We love the DK Eyewitness series, but they're single subject and can be pricey to buy separately. We also have the Eyewitness "Animal Kingdom" book, and I believe there's a "Plant" volume of the same format. I don't know whether or not DK makes a single-volume nature encyclopedia.
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Cathmom -- I have a couple of specific threads in mind, but I don't want to call them out. I'm thinking of things like, oh, say, "How do you teach your child to tie her shoes?" in which most responses include some form of "We use the 'Lacey's Lace-em-up!' curriculum" or "We loved the 'Tidy Feet' workbook series!" I'm not necessarily thinking anything radical the majority of the time, just something simple like, you know, "Sit down with her and show her how to tie them." But the OP's response to the workbooky/schoolish suggestions is often, "Oh, hey, that's exactly what we were looking for! We loved the 'Tidy Hands' handwashing workbooks!" :confused:
I think I'm just going to take LaurieNE's approach and skip most of those threads.
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You also get access -- at no extra charge! -- to downloadable films.
I love that feature, too. And they rotate the availability of "Play It Now" films, which I found annoying at first but now appreciate.
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Definitely worth it. Documentaries, biographies, films of various works of literature, Shakespeare, IMAX presentations, etc.
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For time and money, we bought a learning clock and a toy cash register with money and made a handrawn map of various locations about town. We played "train ride" by making train tickets out of colored cardstock, each with a location, time of departure, and ticket price printed on it (e.g. "Zoo. 2:15pm. $2.35."). We'd pick a ticket at random, set the clock to the time on the ticket, and count out the money for the trip. Ds loved this game and even set up chairs like train seats. :001_smile:
We also played "store" a lot, just setting out various objects on a table or kitchen counter and making price tags for each, then paying with play money.
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Even the "all-inclusive" group in our area takes its marching orders from the HSLDA.
Wow, that's pretty scary.
Sometimes, when you need something, the only solution is to make it yourself. :)I second this. It usually takes a while to develop a consistent group, but if you build it .... ;)
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I think perhaps the easiest way to find phrases and clauses that are acting as nouns is to follow R&S's questions that leads you through diagramming a sentence:
First, find the verb. Then ask "Who? or What?" about the verb. So, in this sentence:
Eating food from the king's table would have brought defilement.
the first step is to locate the verb phrase "would have brought", and then ask, "What would have brought?"
Good point! :001_smile: I kind of started in the middle, sorry about that. I hope my explanation didn't muddle things further. I'm not at all familiar with the curriculum in question, so I didn't know whether or not finding the verb had been covered yet.
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The first example actually begins with a prepositional phrase. The general rule is that prep. phrases of fewer than four words aren't set off with a comma unless omitting the comma will create confusion.
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Reading abridged/adapted versions of books
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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I have yet to come across an abridged version of a children's classic that hasn't turned a wonderful, complex story into pap. We wait until the story is interesting enough to ds that he's willing to look up or ask about words and concepts which are new to him, or we read the story aloud together. Pausing to define/explain and an animated reading go a long way toward making complex ideas, storylines, and sentence structure comprehensible even for littler ones.