JeanM
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DS took the AP European history yesterday. This was his first AP exam, and he came out saying it went really well.
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Thanks! It's wonderful to hear your stories. I'm not feeling very confident right now about our choices for ds1's high school. We're supposed to meet with the public school guidance counselor today to talk about plans for next year. I'm hoping we can come up with a reasonable plan.
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I'm so sorry for your loss. :grouphug:
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Thanks for all of the replies so far. Not the answers I wanted to hear, but giving me something to think about. Does anyone have experience entering a private school with home school credits (especially mommy credits)?
Do you think I could send her to a public school without worrying about the graduation issue - i.e. she can be a home school graduate in the end with the PS grades on her transcript? It seems like a lot of people do take some classes at the PS - I'm assuming they go on a homeschool transcript and not the other way around. DD might not like the fact that she can't graduate with her classmates, but that is so far off I'm thinking I can't worry about it. I'm fine with her not graduating but would like her to still have the option to at least attend.
I can't really envision her attending PS full time anyway - it is more likely that we'll end up in the private school situation so any experience with that would be greatly appreciated.
Amy
My older ds is doing part-time public high school. We've been really pleased with our public school system, and they've allowed him a huge amount of flexibility. He's been on a sports team and debate team.
The school gave us a choice of having him graduate with a school diploma or not. We were on the fence a year ago (before he started school), but we're currently leaning towards having him "graduate" with a homeschool transcript. We'll list his public school classes, his homeschool "classes" and any other official credits (probably community college, but he hasn't done that yet). Unfortunately this means we'll have to do the whole transcript, class descriptions, etc.
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Mine got kindles when they were 13 and 11 years old. The real motivation to buy the kindles was because we were going to be traveling, and we didn't want to have to pack a huge pile of books for the trip. My younger ds (now 12) uses his pretty often, mostly for library books. We've put lots of free (older) books on the kindles, and I think it's a great resource. They prefer reading e-ink on the kindle to reading on a computer screen.
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At least in my state, charters and magnets don't work the same way. Charter schools are not allowed to be selective. If they have more student sign up than they have seats, they have to use a lottery to decide who gets in. Magnets are different and can be selective.
This was a quote, but I've messed up the formatting:Charters and magnets can be selective in who they take. Some require entrance exams and interviews; others go by state standardized test scores. Many have requirements for families as well, such as providing transportation, attending meetings, purchasing books and supplies out of pocket, uniform fees, and other things that not all families can do. -
Ds is not interested in going to a live class. One more outside activity during the week is beyond his ability to handle at this time, but I'd really like him to have a basic first aid and CPR course this year. The Red Cross has an online Family First Aid and CPR for around $35. He wouldn't get any type of certification, but I'm not really concerned about him having a card in his wallet. I'd like him to be able to make it through an emergency with his aging grandparents (or anyone else) without panicking. In the future a live class may be possible, but does this seem like a good option for now?
My ds is also considering the Red Cross online Family First Aid and CPR. The in person class near here consists of first doing the online portion, then there's a 1.5 hour in person supplement, presumably to do actual hands-on CPR, etc. Presumably the online pportion must be pretty good, if they're willing to certify you after only 1.5 hours of in person training. Right now there aren't any in person classes that work with ds's schedule, so he's thinking of just doing the online part for now. I'd be interested to hear if anyone has done this online class.
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My ds is taking his first AP exam this year, European history. He loves history and has a great memory, but he has had issues for years with handwriting. I'm amazed at how much he has improved this year. I hope the test goes well for him, but regardless it's been a great experience. Next year he's planning to take two, or possible three, AP exams. I'm glad he only has one this year!
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I'm curious as to what sort of c0-op situations exist that offer superior opportunities? I seriously have never seen one, so I am asking sincerely.
I'd say foreign language class. My 7th grader is doing some Spanish at home, but the supplement at his coop with a Spanish native speaker has been wonderful.
The other coop class that my dc have taken that I considered "superior" was essay writing. I'm a scientist and my dh is an engineer, so having someone else teach essay writing was really helpful. I think that was especially true because the person teaching the class was very well qualified and worked well with reluctant kids.
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Both of my boys claim to hate math, but they are fairly good at it. If it helps you, this is what they did:
My older ds finished Singapore 6a and 6b, and then did Life of Fred fractions & decimals. After that we plowed into a combination of Life of Fred Beginning Algebra and Dolciani algebra.
My younger son was really hating Singapore, so we switched back and forth between some LOF books and SIngapore until he finished Singapore 5B. He then did AOPS pre-algebra, and then switched to LOF Beginning Algebra.
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I'd recommend the Freddy the pig books. The first one is "Freddy Goes to Florida."
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I haven't seen this mentioned :
http://online.stanford.edu/course/environmental-physiology-winter-2014
They say "The class will illustrate and explain how your body responds to cold, heat, stress, age, altitude, and variable pressures."
My ds really enjoyed it, and I think he learned something from it. Plus it's free!
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Good luck! I went back to work about three years ago (DH is the homeschooling parent now). I did put homeschooling on my resume, but I don't think it made much difference. I think I got the job because I knew the person hiring.
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My son was caught in this dilemma a decade ago, the last time that the SAT was revised, from the two part 1600 scale to the 2400 scale with three parts. I can share what happened to the class of 2006.
Wow, thanks for sharing your ds's experience. My ds is in 9th grade now, so he'll be experiencing the new PSAT in 2015 and the new SAT after that.
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Sounds like a great experience! Congratulations to your daughter!
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Our school district is very flexible, so both of my kids have gone to the public school, just for band. This year my oldest is doing a few classes in addition to band. Besides the school, my dc are in a local youth orchestra. They don't like to sing, but they have friends who sing in two different private choral groups, a boys choir and a youth chorale.
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Not only do I not have curriculum picked out for anyone, I am not even sure which subjects I will be teaching and which ones I will outsource. I am totally tired of trying to teach children who don't what to learn what I am teaching.
Unschooling and the local high school are options right now. So is the local community college.
I don't know what I am doing with my youngest either but I am less worried about that.
I'm in exactly the same position. Older ds is taking three classes at the public high school this year, and he'd like to do something similar next year. We're waiting though to hear what classes are offered when. If the classes that he wants are spread out throughout the day, I'm not sure what we'll do. He could do some community college, but that's more expensive.
I'm so happy that younger ds is signed up to take English online next year, and it's all figured out. I know what math he's doing too, and probably history. I just need to decide on science, Spanish, and some other stuff.
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In our house we've been emphasizing "natural skill, passion, hard work" as the three-pronged path to mastery. Any two will work. So in my house (and my DD is fast approaching my DS in many areas) we can say, "She probably had a little more natural skill, and also she really loved the subject. It's natural she moved ahead a little more quickly. But you also love it and you are willing to work hard, as well as having some natural skill yourself. You can do wonderful things too...but you have to keep working hard and keep loving the subject."
I really like the three-pronged approach. We've used a similar approach, but I really like that wording. My two are two years apart, but very different. In some areas the younger passed the older years ago, in some areas the older is way ahead, and in some areas they about even.
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I haven't seen it, but it looks really interesting. I'm curious too now.
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Saxon has a first and a second edition for calculus. The first edition has fewer lessons and covers just AB whereas the 2nd edition has more lessons and covers material similar to a BC course. You can simply start at the beginning and see how far he gets. If he covers it all within a year and has some time before the AP test to prep, then you can go for the BC test. If he doesn't make it to the end, you can see how what he's done compares to the AB requirements and he can aim for that test instead. Dd just studied on her own and found it to be good prep for her community college calculus classes. With your husband able to help your son, it should be an awesome course.
That sounds perfect. I'm forwarding the info to dh and ds, but I think this is a great plan. And we can add the prep materials suggested from eimacs!
Thanks!
Jean
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Thanks, I'm looking into Saxon. Somehow I hadn't even thought of it.
And it's good to know that there are kids who complete BC calc in one year. I'm not sure if this is the best pathway for ds, but it's good to consider.
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I'm trying to make a plan for calculus next year for ds. DS is good at math, but doesn't like it, and right now claims he has no interested in going into a STEM field. When dh and I took calculus in high school (a long time ago!), we had a choice of A.B. calculus or B.C. calculus for our senior year. B.C. (obviously) covered more material, and was considered a more difficult class. It seems like a lot of what I've found online considers A.B. to be a pre-requisitie for B.C. calc. Does anyone still do B.C. in one year?
DS does not want to do an online class, and he really hates watching math videos. My dh is the one who will be helping him, and he is very comfortable with calculus. What they really need is a plan to keep them on track, especially if ds is going to take the A.P. exam. DH doesn't mind grading, but he thinks it would be easier if he had an answer key (not just the answer at the back of the book), but it's not critical.
If it helps, ds has been using Lial this year and last year (Intermediate Algebra last year and Precalculus this year).
Any suggestions?
Thanks!Jean
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The part that I find very frustrating is that the parents who sacrifice to save for college are penalized by the financial aid system. I'm finding out now that 529 saving plans, which both of my kids have, will decrease their financial aid eligibility.
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Have you done any testing? Maybe your dh would handle it better if he heard it from an outside professional?
I have to agree with Harriet Vane, in that your dh's reactions sound very damaging to your ds.
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Have you looked at Singapore science? I've only used "Biology Matters," but they do also have chemistry and physics.