wyomom Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 This is dd's highschool plan for the next 3 years. She thinks she wants to be a neonatel nurse. How does it look? 10th Grade TOG Y2 -Theological Studies (1/2 credit) -World History II (1 credit) -Honors Classic Literature(1 credit) -Composition II (1/2 credit) -Government/Philosophy (1/2 credit) TT Pre-Calculus (1 credit) Apologia Chemistry (1 credit) Spanish (1/2 credit) Easy Grammar, Classical Roots Vocabulary 11th grade TOG Y3(includes History, Literature, Government, Church History, and Philosophy) Don't know what to do for math :confused: Apologia Human Body Critical Thinking Easy Grammar, Classical Roots Vocab 12th grade TOG Y4 Again don't know about math? Apologia Physics Elective TBD Plus, she already has 9 credits from previous years... :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnTeaching Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Have you by chance looked at possible schools she may want to go to for her nursing schooling? Maybe they could help with the science and math recommendations? I've heard Latin might help. The Spanish is a definite plus! Is she fluent? Would she consider taking it the rest of the way through high school if not? I bet fluency in Spanish would be huge for a nursing career. What a great goal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 I'd ditch Apologia for something way more rigorous, to be honest. We used it, and I like it, but ds isn't going for a science degree. I'd take a placement test for calculus at the end of the TT course and see if she can take that. I'd also add in a stats course. I'd do an advanced chem instead of physics, unless physics is recommended by the college of her choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 I'd ditch Apologia for something way more rigorous, to be honest. We used it, and I like it, but ds isn't going for a science degree. I'd take a placement test for calculus at the end of the TT course and see if she can take that. I'd also add in a stats course. I'd do an advanced chem instead of physics, unless physics is recommended by the college of her choice. :iagree: Except I would recommend taking anatomy and physiology as well as physics, so for one of her electives, I would make it science. I would look into Scanlon's A&P text and Campbell's biology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyomom Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 Thanks! We did think about doing Campbell's Biology. Would it work as an elective since she already did Apologia Biology? Does Campbell's cover phisiology? She did Latin in 6th and 7th grade and HATED it so I let her off the hook but that probably would help her in the science area... She just started Spanish so she is not fluent, we've done very little foriegn language so she's a little behind in that area. We haven't researched schools yet, she just came up with this idea a few months ago so it's not set in stone. What's recommended for Calculus and Statistics? I thought about Saxon. Thanks for your ideas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamrachelle Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 You've gotten some really good suggestions so far... I would also second the need for a stats class. I've heard TT doesn't go as in depth as some of the other math curricula so you might want to double check her mad math skillz in Pre-Cal and Trig. Anatomy and Physiology are great choices for science... Apologia wouldn't be my first choice though as it also seems to lack the depth needed for a career in nursing. I would also choose advanced Biology and Chemistry over physics. If you're still trying to fill a year with science and you've completed those I would go with a microbiology class or pathophysiology at a CC. Spanish will prove beneficial if she does decide to go into nursing... (I'm a nurse... wish I knew more....):tongue_smilie: HTH!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Have you looked into BJU Science with DIVE? We just recently switched from Apologia also because many people said it was not a good rigorous science field prep science (dd plans to become a vet, has since we lost a pug to PDE) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Precalc as a sophomore is great! I'd definitely try and get her some exposure to stats first. Stats is often required for nursing majors. I also second the extra bio/chem for electives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyomom Posted October 14, 2011 Author Share Posted October 14, 2011 What is best to use for Calculus and Stats? I've looked into Chalkdust, but they are to expensive. I've also looked into LOF, but I don't know if I would want it as a spine text... maybe a supplement. I've also looked at Saxon. I'll probably have her finish the year with Apologia Chem since I already bought it and money is tight. I did look into getting CAmpbell's Bio or Scanlon's A&P from half.com and they were pretty affordable. Would these work as electives on the side of Apologia Chem? Thanks for all the suggestions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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