We did not love Abeka's Health book. It was an overabundance of information. We powered through it, but would not use it again or if we could turn back time :) We did not use the online version.

I don't see why not. You'll have to name the course something good, though, I would imagine. I have no clue what, but I'm sure you could google and come up with something. Or, for that matter, you could still just call it Art I, and do the model and diorama building. That's art.

Thanks, everyone!

Lori D., I was going to use his Foundations in Personal Finance Kit from cbd: http://www.christianbook.com/foundations-personal-finance-homeschool-new-edition/dave-ramsey/pd/948187?product_redirect=1&Ntt=948187&item_code=&Ntk=keywords&event=ESRCP It has a teacher's edition, 12 hours of dvd, and a 288 page student book. Plus some website access. Are you saying that it's still not a semester or did you not have these additional resources available to you at the time? I really thought I read somewhere that it was a semester long course. I appreciate any info you give me. :)

So we need to take an economics course focusing on free enterprise. I'll just use Abeka Economics. However, my dd really wants to know about budgets and stuff, so I thought we'd do Dave Ramsey's Personal Finance course. Would that count as a Social Studies or an Elective or a Math? I don't need to meet any particular requirements for credit. It will be a semester course, but I just don't know where to put it in her transcript. This is Texas, if that helps.

Thus far, this is the plan: 9th: Ancient World History (1.0 credit) 10th: Government (.5 credit), Medieval World History (.5 credit) 11th: Economics (.5 credit), Modern World History (.5 credit) 12th: US History (1.0 credit)

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In defense of yoga pants... my sixteen year old has scoliosis and wears a large plastic back brace. She is only allowed to wear leggings or gasp yoga pants under her brace. So if you see her in public, you can get all judgey if you want. I promise you she would love to be able to throw on pants.

Highest level of air filters in your a/c No carpet No curtains (vertical blinds work well and don't tend to harbor dust that much) Wash all bedding weekly (including quilts/comforters and mattress pads) Air purifiers in bedroom especially, but elsewhere is good too No furry pets

In our area, "clowns" are making terroristic threats against schools. Now, it may turn out that it's all just stupid kids, but once you start making threats about killing people, it's not "kid silliness" anymore. Some schools have been on lockdown this week.

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When we used Horizons Pre-Algebra, I used my highlighter to break up each "lesson" into more than one day. I highlighted half of each type of problem in yellow, the other half in pink. Sometimes if there were a whole lot of problems or they covered too many different concepts, I would highlight with more colors. Complete a different color per day. That way you aren't doing 60 problems at once.

Or you could do your transcript by subject and it won't really even be noticed... That's what I'm doing. :)

Yeah, she sounds totally visual-spatial. You might also google "right brain learner." Interestingly, my big-picture-thinker/vsl apparently stores opposites next to each other in her brain, because sometimes (especially but not exclusively with prepositions ), she will say the opposite of what she means. She has done this her whole life. I suspect ladybug and cricket are stored next to each other in your dd's brain :) but she doesn't care so much because she's a big picture thinker and they are both bugs.

Umm, that's not the distributive property, which has addition or subtraction in it. a(b+c) = ab + ac However, you are basically using the associative property. -8 x -2= (-1)(8) x (-2)= (-1)(8 x -2)= -(-16)= 16 Your math is fine. Just make sure you call it the right property or that could have unfortunate ramifications. :)

You inspired me. I cut my hair, too. Now it's in a pony tail and I will be going to supercuts later. Ah well. At least I'm finally getting a haircut.

Well, we know two people that just got over the flu. So my dd got her shot this morning.

What about Hunter's Rainbow Curriculum? I believe all her recommendations are available free. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9Fvf4FXKZtoQTBfdXNsOFc4OFE/view

And doesn't every child take 10 minutes or 20 to brush their teeth, while wandering about the house of course?

Yep. I sit across from dd, and she will be working on math and stop and stare at the tip of her pencil or look at her arm (arms are soooo fascinating). Then she might glance out the window and then swivel her head looking for the cats. I either grit my teeth because I know she will get back to things eventually or I say "Do your work" with a pointed glance. Heaven forbid, however, if she has a pimple that day. All bets are off. She will leave every half hour or so to stare at it in the mirror. Fun times. Actually, she's a bit better than she was a couple months ago. And no pimples currently to distract.

Maybe google "Unit Circle" and see if that gets you what you want.

Depends on the age/grade. I like Abeka's Joyful Life for prek. https://www.joyfullifesundayschool.com/ I like Standard Publishing's Heartshaper for Kinder and 1st. http://heartshaper.com/ I like Abeka's Joyful Life again for 2nd and 3rd. Or Heartshaper again. I like books by Stephen James for 4th and 5th (he does a lot of madlibs and reader's theater and stuff.) https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Stories-Preteens-Storytelling-Library/dp/0784716315

Figuratively Speaking?

You know, I did think about that. But she's already started Paleontology this year, and then she'll do Chemistry next year. Then A&P senior year, so there's no great spot for it unless she doubles up science. (She did bio in 9th grade.) She did have a very solid Physical Science class in 8th grade. Do you think it would be important to double up on science one year? I'm not great at Physics, and my husband (who is in charge of her science) would not have time to teach her 2 sciences, so it would have to be something self-teaching. Pacworks, perhaps? She is definitely going for the Associate's. She has no plans for a PhD. (She's never really liked school very much although homeschool is fine and college is a different ball game.) It's not out of the question, if she decided to do that down the road. But she'll have to finance it herself with her PT Asst. salary.

You definitely seem determined to try it. So go for it. But know your limits. If it becomes too much for you, be real about it. Make him take the Uber or the bus. Maybe you are awesome-stamina-girl and this will be no problem for you. But remember that people falling asleep at the wheel is a real thing, and a far bigger problem than a nineteen year old with a job paying for an uber a couple times a week. Just be real. Be safe. ((hugs))