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  1. We were in CT for many years. There, you don't even have to tell them your kid exists! There is no require to file a NOI unless you have a child in school and choose to disenroll. However, you get *no* services by the school unless the district you happen to live in chooses to let you. So, my youngest with speech issues was disqualified from that. On the flip side, there were no requirements to "present" anything, including testing, portfolios, etc. In other words, you take care of yours and we won't interfere. My take here in VA is that if I am required to jump through hoops, including paying for end of year testing for six kids, I *do* want a say in how they spend our school tax dollars. So I think involvement in school sports is great! Jeri
  2. We live in Fairfax and I wrote an email to both my senator and rep about this. In our paper the other day, a Fairfax school official said something to the effect of it not being fair that a public school student has to carry such a heavy load of academics, and then be expected to walk out the door and do a two hour practice. He implied that for homeschool kids, it would be much easier. Interesting perspective since I had been told, just that morning, by the testing coordinator at Fairfax High, that my 9th grade student could not take the AP Bio test there, "since 9th graders aren't allowed to take AP tests." Jeri PS. Cleared up the AP Bio problem and she can take it there.
  3. I didn't even know about this until last week! I called and begged but they said they were full. I should have said that I'm only a couple of hours away and could be there with short notice. If any of you have to cancel, can you let me know!? jeri
  4. and it *is* a marvelous experience! I cannot say enough about her instructor! She is terrific, very knowledgable, very encouraging, helpful--amazing! jeri
  5. That's what happens when you are 34 with your first. jeri
  6. You are inspiring me! jeri who just jumped on this thread for morale since I *don't* want to go do Insanity Plyo--thanks for the push, guys! I'm on my way downstairs to our "workout room"
  7. We have 6 kids and they get 8 tix a week worth 1/2 hour of screen time (tv, movie, computer, etc.) each. If they want to hang out with a sib and watch, they also pay their ticket. I have 6 kids and if we didn't have this system, I'd go crazy with all the tv noise going on! jeri
  8. I am using this book from The Thinking Company with my son in sixth grade. We've been doing okay, but I'm totally stumped with section 2.10, "'Only if' Sentences and Their Truth Values." This chapter discusses the form of "P only if Q." In other words, "the *only* way we'll have P is to have Q" or Q is a necessary condition for P. Then the problem (18) reads, "You can use the car tonight only if you wash it first. Brett washed the car but his father still wouldn't let him use it. Brett was angry and said that his father lied to him, but his father said he didn't lie. Who was right?" The answer reads, "Brett's father was right. Apparently Brett is guilty of substituting the converse of a propostion for the proposition." So is a converse of a propostion *always* wrong? And is this the "definition": A converse and a proposition are not equivalent statements. And if so, even if it seems unfair of Brett's father to not let him use the car, by definition he is within his rights since Brett doesn't know that a converse is not logically equivalent to a proposition. (But then, what could Brett have done to use the car?) jeri
  9. My very smart, very hard working 9th grader is taking AP Bio this year. She had a year of chem already and this class is *huge* for her! She probably studies 10-15 hours a week. I think the classes vary, but the amount of memorization and chem in this class makes it particularly difficult. That said, the instructor is marvelous and yes, there is an 8th grader in the class. YMMV jeri
  10. I currently am using Vol 1 with two 6th graders and a 4th grader. We started and stopped numerous times due to moves and adoptions. this time I'm commited to getting through it, and we are about 1/3 of the way thruogh since just before Christmas. I'm really loving this, partly because my kids *are* older! I'm having them keep a notebook in which they are writing science principles and I am astounded by their recall! I teach a lessson and always try to have a video (pbs/nova/youtube) and a demo (they call them experiments). Sometimes I get a more advanced demo out of science experiement books (of which I have a lot!). It's been a lot of fun for all of us and it's really neat when I find a science article in the paper on on the news and we can discuss it. I am so looking forward to finishing this by the end lf Feb, then on to Vol 2. For example, we had just finished the chapter on earth and magnetism when we had the super sun flare last week. That was a great real life topic! You definitely have to get in the groove. I read through the chapter, highlighting all the points I want to get across. I get the demo stuff together, look for a video and then get started. I try to keep it open for discussion as per Dr. Nebel. Just my ideas. jeri
  11. Skipped Insanity on Saturday and my exercise routine did not come to an end (to my surprise). Didn't do Sunday either as per the schedule. But jumped right in on Mon/Tue/Wed with my FOURTH WEEK (yes, I'm shouting) of Insanity! Yay! Ok, question. During intervals, I'm told to get to recovery before going on. Well, I'm so bad I have to pause the disk for a minute so. (Everyone else jumps back in after 20 seconds.) So, how low should my heartrate go before I go back in? There;s no way it will go to rest! How about just to where I feel a bit calmer and can breathe easy? And what is the purpose of the whole interval thing, anyway? Thanks. jeri
  12. but I think the Zimmerman telegram was the straw that broke the camel's back. The US wanted to stay out of this war, to a point of not jumping in to help her close ally England when her shipping was being torpedoed and sunk. But up until the Z telegram, everything was happening "over there." That telegram showed that it could extend "over here." jeri
  13. but I can't afford it anyway! I have my own thing going right now. I make a smoothie with 1 C of nonfat Greek yogurt (loads of protein), a banana, a squirt of honey, a couple tablespoons of oat bran, and a tablespoon of ground flaxseed. It's really yummy and very high protein. DH takes a homemade egg mcmuffin (lowfat ham, 2% cheddar cheese, an egg on a slim bagel or ww English muffin) to eat after the gym in the am. He adds in a hard boiled egg around 10. Just my 2 cents. Jeri
  14. Joan, I didn't get any tags (?) Laura, that is good since she is very involved in leadership anyway and loves doing that kind of thing. jeri
  15. LBS I did look at the VACC catalog and unfortunately it started already. I wonder if she could get away with just that over the summer though? I will call the school. AOP and K12 are other good ideas! Thank you! jeri
  16. Even though in my heart I would love to continue homeschooling this talented, smart, terrific kid of mine, I really feel that she needs more challenge. A lot of you mentioned the teachers and the age of the program. I went to the presentation the other night and apparently it's at least 10 years old. Last year they had 95 of 97 get awarded the diploma. They had some of the kids speak and they are all going to good colleges and all said that they actually *do* have time for other interests such as sports, music and Scouts. I'm really excited for this for my dd! We actually had a mtg with the school yesterday and it's kind of funny since she could skip a grade and enter as an 11th grader with the credits she has. (This wouldn't be my first choice anyway.) But since the IB requires certain prereqs (in her case, history--the bane of her existence, LOL), she needs to take a world history course before she starts in 10th. So now I'm on a search for a world history course she can take over the summer . . . any ideas? On the other hand, she's will be finishing up her 3rd year of German and 3rd or Latin, and will have completed a year of Chem and AP Bio, as well as Alg 1, 2 and Geom. All this puts her on great track for IB since she will have extra electives as she gets into 11th and 12th. Jeri
  17. She is applying to an IB program at the local public school and due to VA state laws, she has to have this course before she can start 10th grade in the fall. The only choice offered here is a one-month concentrated (7 hours a day) online course through the county at $700. Any other ideas about where to get this credit? I suppose I could have her do a course developed by me, but I am not a liberal arts type person and don't feel up to grading essays and writing tests. Ideas? Thanks. Jeri
  18. Yes, I know about the anti-Christian bias and we can work with that. We just went to a presentation at teh local high school about their IB program and both dd, 9th, and I were impressed. She is very smart but on the shy side. After 9 years of homeschooling, dh would sort of like her to try school. We are in an amazing school district so I'm not concerned about the quality of the program. Anyway, if she wants IB she goes to one school; if she wants AP she goes to another school. Trying to decide which to pursue (if either). Thanks. jeri who is a little sad about all of this
  19. Thanks for the recommendations on the books! And no, we are *not* doing the question a day thing, but starting tomorrow we will be! She was just starting Geom when she took the test this fall, but has finished Alg I and Alg II. Since she'll have almost a full year on Geom when she takes the March test, hopefully she'll do better. Jeri
  20. DD is in 9th and wants to apply to a math/science Tech school for next year. She is actually really good in science and math, but only scored a 61 in her PSAT. I know that is not high enough for this school and I know she can do better. So, she is planning on taking the SATs in March. Does anyone have a good recommendation for a plan or a program? She is reviewing one of the SAT review books. Thanks. jeri
  21. I think I did day 10 today. It was the murderous Plyo! But I have found that I *can* actually do some decent suicides/burpees/whatever you call them! Just not very fast and just not for the whole time they do them. But improvement is great! I think it's so interesting to see all the ways that people work out! Who woulda thunk you could use a ballet bar? I would love to get a dumbell set, but it's so expensive! Any ideas where I could get a cheaper set? LG/Jennifer, I would *love* a comparison on PX90 and PX90 Extreme. Thanks. jeri
  22. I had a terrible knee problem with one of my knees. Went to an ortho, had a cat scan, etc. They didn't know what it was, but it was something with the femur. Anyway, I rested my knee for about 6 months with nothing more strenuous than walking. Then I did Power 90 last spring. My knee felt good. I kept going and did P90X in the summer/fall. I found that my knee was actually really good! I can even run now, which I could not do earlier without massive pain. Now I'm (barely) doing Insanity. I personally think that the Power 90/P90X stengthened the muscles around my knee and that took care of whatever problem I had. Of course, YMMV but I was thrilled to "heal" my knee! jeri
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