[memoria logic text and dvds: what do you think?]

Thanks for the input.

[What to do for highschool]

I don't think I could broaden his studies and still improve them.

 

I probably am guilty of over doing it with homeschooling, but my son is just so excited about excelling. It is not that he is genetically gifted, but he just has such a determination to achieve. He devours everything that I put in front of him.

 

Anyway, I think that his education thus far has been quite broad. I don't know how I would broaden it and still improve it.

 

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We have watched the Teaching Company lectures on Prehistory, Western Civ I and II, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Old testament, New Testament, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Story of Language, Classical Physics, building Sentences, and Understanding Music. He read the entire bible. We did 1st through 6th grade singapore math. He is half way through Chemistry. He is half way through my old college ancient Greek text. He has read nearly the entire illustrated classics series. He does typing once a week and is at 30 wpm. He takes an art class once per week, which he loves. We have dabbled in South American and Asian History (Dabbled because I cannot find a good source). When we study a subject or read a novel, we watch movies and documentaries such as "The Ten Commandments", History channel videos, "Last of the Mohicans", "Apocalypto", and other Hollywood productions. All this, and he is a state and national champion wrestler. We work the entire week, but he plays on the weekends, no homework other than reading in the car if we are driving to a tournament.

 

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Would you agree that this is broad enough?

 

My intention now is to move through history again at a slower pace. I want to have him learn Latin, Spanish, and perhaps Aramaic or Hebrew. It seems certain that he will be finished with Calculus by the end of 6th grade. We will be doing philosophy and formal logic this summer. My background is in science and he seems to have the knack and interest; he should be at a college level by the end of 6th grade.

 

His writing skills are comparatively weak, but we practice every week and they are probably above grade level.

 

His social skills (ability to communicate with his peers) are behind, but I don't know what to do about it. He plays well with his wrestling friends, but he seems to me to behave more mature but to be less adept at joking and goofing around.

 

Again, I do not think he is a child prodigy. He seems to me to be quite average in his ability to grasp new ideas (Except in science and math where he seems moderately above average.). However, he is abnormal in his inquisitive nature and his determination to improve himself.

 

Please tell me what you think. At 10 years old, should I send him to school dances to improve his social skills? I am not certain. More to the point, what do I do about high school?

[Playing catch up - 4th grade math]

My son failed Kindergarten and his math was miserable when I started home schooling him in Second Grade. I started with first grade math from Singapore math books. He turned out to be quite talented. We worked hard and he finished 6th grade math and started Algebra after about 20 months.

 

I was stunned by how good these books were. I have always been good at math and they taught math the way that I think about math. I always thought that I was an oddball in my math thinking, but these books helped me see that any good math mind probably thinks this same way. I highly recommend them.

[Which Latin? Please share reviews and experiences.]

At the risk of sounding naive, what are the disadvantages of teaching my 10 year old and 16 year old from a university level text if I intend to go over each page with them?

 

My fear is that teaching them with a high school text will leave them with inferior Latin skills unless they start from scratch in college.

 

My 10 year old is currently a little more than half way through Hansen and Quinn's Ancient Greek, the same book I used in College. It is tough, but I am confident that he is learning solid Greek. Should I be confident?

 

Can you guide me a little in this?

[Which Latin? Please share reviews and experiences.]

Wow, I am very excited to hear about GP.

 

So is GP as comprehensive as Wheelock or Moreland-fleischer? Is it as reliable? Do you know how they compare?

 

Thanks,

[What to do for highschool]

My 10 year old is a competitive wrestler and well ahead of his grade level in academics (BTW: after failing kindergarten in public school). Because he is a wrestler, I want him to compete in high school. One problem is that he will be done with high school curriculum before he gets to high school. I certainly don't want to send him to college at 14 years old. Are there high schools that accommodate accelerated learners? Are there any with a highly competitive wrestling team? We are willing to move.

 

Does anyone know if I can put him on a private high school wrestling team but continue to home school him in CA?

[Which Latin? Please share reviews and experiences.]

Is Galore park ecclesiastic or classical Latin?

 

I am considering Wheelock or Moreland-Fleischer. I have 2 years of Ancient Greek and about one year of self taught Latin.

[How many hours per week?]

Thanks for your input.

 

Are you including self study hours like reading a novel? I am including any kind of homework in academic hours.

 

We do a lot of the Teaching company videos. Some science and math lecture.

 

I am always concerned that I am not doing enough. But, on the other hand, it seems like their days are packed full. I always give them the weekends off (with the exception of organized competition for my son).

[GFCF Diet]

I have three children with autism: 12, 11, and 10.

 

I put all eight of my children on the diet when my youngest autistic was 16months. My doctor all but made fun of me for trying it. My youngest showed immediate improvement and was dediagnosed at 3 years. My two others showed minor improvement immediately. After about three months on the diet, my doctor was asking for all the info that I had on the diet.

 

We are very strict.

 

My autistics have chalk colored stool that is not fully digested. This improved with the diet and I notice that when the stool is bad, their behavior deteriorates as well.

[memoria logic text and dvds: what do you think?]

I am thinking about starting my kids on the memoria press logic series with dvds. Anyone use them? What do you think?

 

How about for ages 10 and 16?

[How many hours per week?]

Sorry if this question has been asked many times. This is my first post here.

 

I have been home schooling my 10 yo and 16 yo; my 10 yo for 1.5 years and my 16 yo for 5 months. How many hours per week do you typically spend on academics and sports?

 

MY 10 yo boy: 30.5 hours academics 16.5 sports (not including organized competitions) (he is highly competitive)

 

My 16 yo girl: 34.75 academics and 3 hours of working out.

 

In your opinion, is this enough, too much, or what?

 

Thanks,