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  1. Are you referring to Nina's book "Slow Food" or does she have a second one?

     

    Alice Waters just wrote a new book called The Art of Simple Food which I am finding VERY HELPFUL in eating seasonally and locally. I didn't find Omnivore's Dilemma very practical, but it's a good read.

     

    Weren't the poultry stories in Kingsolver's book hilarious? I laughed so hard at those turkeys!! I also love how she explains why they're not vegetarians. And who knew that God made so many varieties of what we can eat? This book helped me understand that we don't just have heirloom tomatoes available, but heirloom many varieties! It makes so much sense!

  2. We do R&S 6 orally many days. We just finished the pronouns chapter. Unbelievable! Who knew there were so many different ways to use pronouns!?

     

    But grammar is the equivalent to math as the basics for good writing. It is exercising my son's brain each day and I see the results in his writing. However, he did not have FLL like my 3rd grader and often the third grader understands diagramming, etc., better than the 6th grader because the third grader is building his understanding step-by-step.

     

    In other words, every year of English grammar helps them take another step closer to clear communication. A rarer and rarer ability it seems these days.

     

    We aim to continue R&S through eighth-grade, as well.

  3. Eight years!? Every worksheet?! Yikes! Forgive my intensity, but maybe it will help to know of someone on the other extreme.

     

    Every summer I purge and I do not keep anything that isn't something they created, like art or writing. And even then, I'm ruthless. It is absolutely not worth the mess.

     

    I am admittedly on the other extreme. I keep one large art portfolio of their best work (we're talking no more than a half dozen from the year) and one video storage box size per child for memorabilia. I plan to put their portfolios together when they leave home and I miss them terribly. They won't appreciate them until after they're 25 anyway...

  4. What?! It was eleventh grade, okay? I devoured Chaucer, Austen, and Dickens, and I even choked down a bit of Hardy. I just couldn't stomach either of the Brontes.

     

    I promise, JE is second on my "Give it another try someday" list, right after Kant.

     

    Little Women, on the other hand, . . .

     

    Are you saying Little Women is NOT a favorite?

     

    I loved Wuthering Heights the absolute best, Jane Eyre was a close second, and I can never finish Little Women. Shows my love with the dark intricacies of the human soul (with redemption, of course).

     

    I do think once you've read Jane it's worth listening to the soundtrack of the Broadway show version. And treat yourself to the latest Masterpiece Theatre version, though some people think it's a little too steamy (but she doesn't succumb, so it's totally worth it! I can feel her pain when she peels herself off the bed!).

  5. Mark it down... the people at the camp and the people at the radio tower are a day or so away and won't be seeing each other for a long time.

     

    Jin/Sun Rose/Bernard Sawyer/Kate Jack/Juliet Charlie(?)/Claire and of course Desmond/Penny - all these couples are all split up and will be for the immediate future.

     

    Not a spoiler... a guess.

     

    Oooh...that's a good observation!

     

    I just CAN.NOT. believe we only get eight episodes!! Some would say it's better than nothing, and it is....but this is worse than waiting for the next LOTR movie!!

  6. Just in case it's worth it to anyone else, I'll post what we do.

     

    I, too, follow Ambleside's recommendation. There is an art website they recommend (would need to go to their site, can't pick it from memory) and I have been able to put the art prints up as our screen-saver. It's been a great way for us to become familiar with the different artists and art in a very simple, passive way.

  7. Personally, I think if a student completes R&S English through level 8, they've had all the grammar they need. (Certainly more than most ps high school students) It's my understanding that the 9/10 book of R&S concentrates more on writing...which I feel is appropriate. My kids do R&S 3-8 then concentrate on literature and writing in high school.

     

    So, Sandy, will you use any R&S materials in high school? Or switch to something else?

  8. I am still holding out hope.

     

    My oldest reads for pleasure. My nine-year old boy has STRUGGLED with reading. Last year we spent $90 per week every week of the school year for tutoring and he still only reads at a third-grade level.

     

    BUT he loves to listen to audio books. His reading comprehension tested at ninth-grade. He listens to books I don't understand, and when I'm reading aloud, I'm amazed at the connections he makes before any of the rest of us.

     

    My 6yo is following in similar footsteps as the nine-year old. Resisting reading. Not great for the homeschooling mommy ego. But she's young and I refuse at this point to even think she won't like reading eventually. She might be the type, though, that has to read while hanging upside-down, so she can be doing something else!

     

    I think knowing what kind of learning strength your child has and helping them fall in love with STORY will help them to ultimately all love reading. Yep, that is my hope.

  9. The more I thought of it last night, the more I was grossed out by the whole thing. Plus, we don't even eat very many pancakes/waffles around here anyway. It was just a novelty and I thought that would be cool to try once, but at what cost. So, no I didn't get it. Nor will I. Unfortunately, I didn't look at the ingredients. If it is there next time, I will.

     

    Wow, it amazes me what receive the 'organic' label these days! I wonder if it was made in China (just kidding)!

  10. OH my goodness, these forums are SO active! I could never get involved with the old one because I could not follow the threads and this is a huge improvement to a newbie. There's so much going on here, though, how will I ever keep track!?

     

    My sons are 12 and 9, my daughter 6. We use Sonlight to decide where we're going to focus our history and literature next, but I love PHP grammar materials. I'm thrilled there will be a writing program and an FLL Level 4.

     

    I wish I was having more luck with the Phonics (OPGuide) program and my daughter, however. Hope to find out more info here.

     

    Look forward to getting to know everyone!

  11. Child care full-time for one other child--hated it.

     

    Tastefully Simple-worked really hard, went to Nationals, etc. But it took me away from the family in the evenings, I had to dress-up, and I found out I hate direct sales. Ended up $800 in the hole after working 20 hours per week for 18 months.

     

    Taught homeschooling high schoolers writing and literature. Made good money. But it was a lot of work to grade all the papers (albeit, not as much work as you've had working full-time!), prep for the classes, and it took away a morning a week with my own children. Had to let that one go.

     

    Now, I'm making money through blogging. I love to write, inspire others, and don't have to leave home or look good, so it's a great fit.If you visit my site and scroll down the sidebar, there's a free download called Blog Profit Blueprints by my mentor, Yaro Starak who has taught me a great deal. It's worth a download, especially because it costs nothing but a little time to read, if you're interested.

     

    Best to you!

  12. For what it's worth (and I don't want to start any rumors, especially being new around here), but I asked this very question to Susan at a conference in September and she said she personally believes no home-study high school science curriculum can adequately educate a science-bent student. Left me wondering about my now 12yo, as she also recommends the high school years as the time to specialize, and he is very science-driven.

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