shannatheshedevil Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 I love you. My life has been changed. <3, me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wapiti Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 can I hijack for a moment? We're still pretty new to using this (a few weeks so far, for supplementing/accelerating - my kids go to school). I thought I had seen references on message boards to yahoo groups discussing EPGY, but when I go to yahoo and search for groups, all I have seen are groups for parents of kids at certain schools. Did I miss something? Can anyone link me to a yahoo group where I can read about others who do EPGY? I'm pretty happy with it so far. Sometimes I have trouble finding a relevant lecture to the problem at hand (I probably need to look more carefully at this). Sometimes the kids have difficulty with the geometry buttons and selecting lines (hard to see). But I'm so glad I signed them up! In fact, the kids have been on the computer so much that I finally broke down and ordered one for them to share, and it just arrived moments ago :D (ds4, who recently re-discovered starfall and is learning to use the mouse by himself, is clamoring for me to open the box - I need to eat lunch first!! thank goodness the big kids aren't home right now) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissKNG Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 (edited) nm Edited September 21, 2010 by MissKNG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shannatheshedevil Posted September 21, 2010 Author Share Posted September 21, 2010 can I hijack for a moment? We're still pretty new to using this (a few weeks so far, for supplementing/accelerating - my kids go to school). I thought I had seen references on message boards to yahoo groups discussing EPGY, but when I go to yahoo and search for groups, all I have seen are groups for parents of kids at certain schools. Did I miss something? Can anyone link me to a yahoo group where I can read about others who do EPGY? I'd like to know this, too. I did open-enrollment, not enrollment through a group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinsfamily Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Shanna, Why has it been so great? EPGY is intriguing to me but so far I'm meeting my ds's need by accelerating regular curriculum. Is it really worth the cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissKNG Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Shanna, Why has it been so great? EPGY is intriguing to me but so far I'm meeting my ds's need by accelerating regular curriculum. Is it really worth the cost? I was wondering too but then changed my post to "nm". Why would this be better than Singapore, for example? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shannatheshedevil Posted September 22, 2010 Author Share Posted September 22, 2010 My son flew through Singapore like it wasn't even there. Since then, I've been trying to find a curriculum that is a good fit (tried a few- he complains they're all "boring", meaning "too easy") and in the meantime I've been buying tons of workbooks for him to use. I don't like teaching through JUST workbooks because I feel it isn't complete. So, I signed up for EPGY and I love it (and so does he). I can set the level so it's challenging enough for him. The instructions are clear, verbal, and good for advanced kids- it's visual, which they need, yet it's stimulating. He can do as many lessons as he wants. They're in timed 20 minute intervals. Yesterday, he did 2, today he did 3. I feel it is completely WORTH my money because I can keep up with him and his needs without having to constantly go buy new stuff (a pain right now because our local homeschooling store is closed while they move). If he is past something, I can bump up his lesson level and move on. It's fun for him, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmichigan Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 I'd like to know this, too. I did open-enrollment, not enrollment through a group. I'm not aware of any groups that aren't specific to a school or in the case of Open Enrollment (OE), specific to the "class", as is mine. :) If I come across any I will be sure to mention them. Primarily this is because there are so many different setting options and program applications that are specific to the class and the SSA's, as well as more confidential information related to students, so most are invite only and not searchable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth in WA Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 We have done EPGY in the past. Right now my 10 year old is doing ALEKS.com which is much cheaper, and using Kahn Academy videos the rare times the "Explain" button doesn't provide him with enough instruction in ALEKS. Unfortunately, he occasionally spends hours on Khan academy video detours if I don't keep track of it and make sure he does his other subjects (especially writing in which he is weak) first. I love EPGY, but it is just so very expensive. I'm saving it for when he gets past what he can do in ALEKS now, and I am supplementing with AoPS for more theory/math play and using Khan Academy for video instruction as needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wapiti Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 We have done EPGY in the past. Right now my 10 year old is doing ALEKS.com which is much cheaper, and using Kahn Academy videos the rare times the "Explain" button doesn't provide him with enough instruction in ALEKS. Unfortunately, he occasionally spends hours on Khan academy video detours if I don't keep track of it and make sure he does his other subjects (especially writing in which he is weak) first. I love EPGY, but it is just so very expensive. I'm saving it for when he gets past what he can do in ALEKS now, and I am supplementing with AoPS for more theory/math play and using Khan Academy for video instruction as needed. EPGY's open enrollment program is $45 per 3 months, so as far as I can see, that's cheaper than ALEKS. Is there some aspect that ALEKS has that EPGY-OE doesn't have, does anyone know? Just wondering. Maybe I'll make another thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 I've used EPGY, Aleks, and Singapore. I'm back to Singapore. I agree that early levels of Singapore do "seem" easy. Kids that are math inclined can often just skip up a ways. My 4th grader is now doing Singapore NEM 1 (early Alg 1/Geometry). We didn't start homeschooling him until 2nd grade. I would say all of these option can work. But Aleks I would definitely supplement with additional problem solving. And I didn't find EPGY as rigorous for problem solving as Singapore either. The nice thing about EPGY is it designed for GT kids that don't need as much reinforcement. I've found a good fit with Singapore just modifying the problem sets and emphasizing the difficult problem solving. I actually would have considered jumping into EPGY again with the new open enroll, but I don't think you can get Algebra at the same reduced price as the elementary sequence. :crying: My son would love it I'm sure for something different for a while. Regardless, there's lots of good ways to get elementary math done in a rigorous way for gifted kids! For the record, I have a math degree so I spend way too much time obsessing about math curriculum and options! :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabmtbc Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 nm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest christinu Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Did you figure out how to enroll in EPGY because when I called today they said that I would have to be with a group to enroll. Do you know how I could get added to this group? Thanks Christine c.apgar@att.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wapiti Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Did you figure out how to enroll in EPGY because when I called today they said that I would have to be with a group to enroll. Do you know how I could get added to this group? Thanks Christine c.apgar@att.net Did you try enrolling at http://epgy.stanford.edu/openenroll/index.html ? My kids are enrolled there for $45 per three months, not part of a group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chatnoir Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 I'd like to have my daughter added to the EPGY group too. How do I do that? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wapiti Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 I'd like to have my daughter added to the EPGY group too. How do I do that? Thanks! For the group, I would contact melmichigan (see page one of this thread). If you want to do EPGY without being part of a group, see the link I posted above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chatnoir Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 Thank you, I'll be contacting her. I'm more interested in the LAW part of the EPGY which doesn't seem to be covered in the individual enrollment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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