In the rain: I have heard Herodotus has some in it. There is prostitution for the god, Aphrodite, then there is some sort of phallic procession, and father/daughter incest. In the Aeneid, there is some sex between Aeneas and Dido as well as Venus seducing her husband. Gilgamesh has sex with a prostitute. 12 Caesars has incest, homosexuality, beastiality, prostitution, and sex with children. The ones that don't have sex have a lot of sacrificing, cannibalism, and other such gore. I am trying to read through the books, but they are very heavy reading. Some of this information I actually found while reading, some I found while looking at summaries. I really like the overall feel of Omnibus, but with so many great books out there, I am really puzzled as to why they chose these...especially for seventh grade.

I am thinking of using Omnibus I self-paced for my upcoming 7th grader this next year. I am a bit put off by the sexual content in many of the texts used. For this reason, I have found abridged texts, children's editions, etc. for those that I am concerned about. I was wondering if anyone knows if this questionable content is in any of the discussions. Thanks

I am looking at doing a rigorous Algebra 1 with my son who is looking towards a programming career. He really needs to score high in SAT's as he looks ahead to college. Saying that, we really need a program that provides step by step solutions and is very clear and concise in it's explanations. Any suggestions for us?

I know this is an older post, but I'm interested too, soooo BUMP...

My oldest was 5. It was so bad. I held off until kindergarten, though. It is even more horrific at 14. His sweat just runs down his arms, legs, and hands. He takes 2-3 showers a day. Poor boy. He wears two prescription antiperspirants together. My other kids started at around 8-10 years old.

Pregnant?

On the back of each book it says "RL:" then a number. Civil War on Sunday has "RL: 2.3." So it's 2nd grade, 3rd month.

We live in Pennsylvania where there are several cyber schools that fall under public education and totally free. Do any of these schools exist in Maryland? Mollie

Thanks for the help. That book looks great. I was trying to come up with my own, but just not enough time and energy. Thanks again!

I am doing American History with my 6th and 7th graders this year. I would like to look at one American Artist each week that coincides with the dates we are studying. I then want to make a kind of "art museum" that folds out with an art piece from each artist, then I want an art project that goes with it for the week. I've found american history crafts, I've found artist studies (but not just American), etc. but not really what I'm looking for. If anyone knows of any great book or curriculum that would meet most of these needs, let me know. Also, if this has been discussed previously, please link me. Thanks

Thanks all. I'm getting in there first thing in the morning. Our district is very homeschool friendly, so I'm hoping it will be okay. I can't imagine that they'll refuse to let me homeschool next year because my portfolio is a day late.:blush: Now I hope I can sleep.

I can't believe I did it! I was away yesterday, and put the portfolios in the car to drop off today. I stopped in the school at 4:00. They had closed at 3:30. Has anyone in Pa ever handed their portfolio in late? Are there any ramifications?

No one in this boat with me?

Since the 4th volume is not out, where do I go after Volume III?

Good idea.

This is a great little gadget! My kids would love it.

I'm wanting my 12 year old son to do an insect collection over the summer. The problem is, he cries at the thought of killing any living thing. I'm no help because I feel the same way.:tongue_smilie: Anyway, I feel as though the point of the project is to be able to identify insects and group them appropriately. So is there any company that sells a box of dead/dried insects that a child can mount and identify?

I'm glad you told me the reading levels. I looked at the book she's reading, and it is the Dear America. I'm so glad that's the series she's interested in, because the other would be too young for her.

I'm flabergasted! My child who just finished first grade is no where near that. And my 3rd grader was just introduced to cursive this year, is reading books like Sarah, Plain and Tall, and lapbooking. And he scored in the 99% for overall language arts. I agree with the other posters. I think testing may be a better choice. It's just the facts, no subjectivity.

Any advice?

My 10 year old would like to do history using the My America books next year. Has anyone ever done this? I found a study guide for each book on scholastic.com. They include comprehension and activities for learning about the time period. We could do mapping with each state/city represented, then my dd suggested researching a famous person and event of each time period. I'd also like to find a spine to go with it, but nothing heavy, and that will touch on the really important people/events. Do you think this could work? Any suggestions? This would be for 6th grade.

I'm so sorry. I get frustrated when my 10 year old goes to bed at 11:00 because she says she can't sleep. Once in a while we will turn all the lights down and put a small tv/dvd player in her room. She usually falls asleep during the movie. I know people feel as though TV is a stimulant, but I would think that doing something with your hands like knitting, doing puzzles, drawing, would be more stimulating because your body is more active. But I'm not an expert.:001_smile:

We read everyday all year round. I send my children to bed about an hour before I need them to be asleep. I tell them that it's time for bed, but if they don't feel quite tired yet, they can read quiety in bed until they are tired enough to fall asleep. Even the 3 year old has decided that she'd rather do something fun like "read" rather than go to bed. My 12 year old has recently asked me to write at this time. I do allow him 3x a week, but the rest must be reading. I actually started doing this for selfish reasons. I would get to about 6:00 pm and be beyond coping, so this was a good way to get them into bed earlier. Although starting for selfish reasons, I'm so glad this is part of our daily schedule.