tnmomofboys Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 We are officially going to homeschool for ds for 9th grade. We had seriously debated private school but it is just not going to happen. He has always been at home, but I am panicking now that we have reached high school. I really need to outsource his foreign language. I want to do an online Latin course. He has 3 yrs of RS spanish but not prior Latin. I am looking at Potter's vs. Veritas Press. I am stressing out over this, should I just flip a coin LOL. Seriously, any pros and cons to help me decide? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiramisu Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 I had a meltdown earlier this week. We went with Lone Pine. :001_smile: I hope you find a good solution, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyinNNV Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 We are officially going to homeschool for ds for 9th grade. We had seriously debated private school but it is just not going to happen. He has always been at home, but I am panicking now that we have reached high school. I really need to outsource his foreign language. I want to do an online Latin course. He has 3 yrs of RS spanish but not prior Latin. I am looking at Potter's vs. Veritas Press. I am stressing out over this, should I just flip a coin LOL. Seriously, any pros and cons to help me decide? Well, Veritas uses the Wheelock curriculum and Potters uses Lingua Latina (I believe). These are very, very different curriculums. Honestly, I'd do a search on this forum and look at feedback on those two curriculums. Personally, I don't like either of them too much. But, if I had to choose, I'd use Wheelock. YMMV! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabetika Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 My dd takes Latin at Lukeion.org and loves it. They use Wheelock's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyinNNV Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 My dd takes Latin at Lukeion.org and loves it. They use Wheelock's. Could you elaborate on why she loves it? Curious. Also, during class times, is there kid chat (chatting to each other) during lectures. Also, would you say classes are relaxed or studious "use-every-minute" type classes? Holly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedearly Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Howdy, We are doing memoriapress.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moni Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 We did an online course, but ended up ignoring it. We do Latin study at student pace of mastery , which didn't always match up to online course pace. :seeya: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabetika Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Holly, Here is why it seems to me that she loves it, based on my observation and her sharing with me. (I'd ask her directly right now but she's visiting friends in the east!) She likes the outside accountability. She likes the faster pace (versus our more relaxed pace at home) because it challenges her, even occasionally frustrates her, which is good . She loves the Wheelock's textbook - previous to this her only Latin experience was a couple of years of Latina Christiana, which was not a good fit for her (I shoudl have figured this out earlier, but I didn't). She likes the teacher's sense of humor that is balanced by a strict, no-nonsense approach. She likes the mental, logical challenge of puzzling Latin out. She didn't say this, but I think she also liked the satisfaction of learning how well she did on homework, tests,and the National Latin Exam. As for the class time, there is no audible chat between students or from student to teacher. It's a real-time class with lots of excellent visuals and audio from the teacher (not a talking head or a teacher in front of a white board), but the students communicate with the teacher by typing, and she answers them out loud. This is how you type in answers, ask questions, comment, etc. She encourages students to do this in class, and you can also email her questions outside of class. This is also the case with 2nd year Latin, which is what dd is going to take next year. By 3rd year, apparently they use headsets and do out-loud translation. They do on-the-spot translation in the first two years also, but much of it is also done as homework. I think the classes feel relaxed (I've sat in on a few) but the teacher does make the time count. Sometimes they go through more info than other times, like any class, so sometimes the class feels more packed, other times less. It is one hour a week in class, and I'd say dd spent about 8 hours a week outsise of class working on homework, studying vocabulary, etc. One homework assignment is due each week and one quiz is taken each week, with mid-terms and finals. So I think it's a good combination of studiousness and relaxed-ness. It's definitely the kind of class where you need to keep the pace, not fall behind. But it also didn't feel frantic, at least not at our house, because dd learned to spread out her study time rather than cram. The teacher does talk about this a lot in the beginning of the semester - how to effectively study Latin or any foreign language. Feel free to ask me more questions (on the forum or PM) or go to Lukeion.org for more info. If you want to communicate directly with the teacher, her name is Amy Barr. We love her! :) Edited to add: Lukeion also has fabulous short workshops on various topics of ancient history, language and literature. My dd's have taken several of these from Amy Barr and her husband, Regan, and they have always been EXCELLENT! I highly recommend them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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