ladydusk Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Does anyone remember when they released the schedule last year? I know they changed it a few times before the convention date. I wonder if that's why they're waiting to release it this time? It's always been released a couple weeks beforehand ... and changed after the first release. I end up printing 2-3 copies every year.:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaners Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Hooray, hooray! It has been posted! And thanks for all the welcomes to Ohio! I'm glad to hear that the area is nice since I'll be moving in without ever seeing it. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnTeaching Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Maybe they are just going to wait until we get there this year. We will save some ink money that way.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Hooray, hooray! It has been posted! :party: And thanks for all the welcomes to Ohio! I'm glad to hear that the area is nice since I'll be moving in without ever seeing it. :D :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauracolumbus Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Hooray, hooray! It has been posted! And thanks for all the welcomes to Ohio! I'm glad to hear that the area is nice since I'll be moving in without ever seeing it. :D Decisions, decisions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Anna~ Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Does anyone know if they will give me a copy of the schedule when I get there, or do I need to print it at home? My printer is broken, so trying to figure out if I need to get it beforehand. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*~Tina~* Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 (edited) you'll get a listing :D ETA: I'm going! Edited April 19, 2012 by *~Tina~* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Does anyone know if they will give me a copy of the schedule when I get there, or do I need to print it at home? My printer is broken, so trying to figure out if I need to get it beforehand. Thanks! They're going to give you a booklet with maps, workshops, etc. when you register. You'll be fine. The online stuff was just to give you a head start. Have fun! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom2boys Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 You will receive a workshop schedule and map of the vendor hall. You will not receive the workshop descriptions, a map of the building, or a map of the surrounding area. Some of the workshops are held in the area hotels, so you should familiarize yourself with where those are located. I can't tell you how many lost people I helped last year. This is my one pet peeve with this convention - they tell you a workshop location, but don't give you any maps to find that location, and some are held in a building several blocks away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Anna~ Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Thanks everyone, good to know :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 You will receive a workshop schedule and map of the vendor hall. You will not receive the workshop descriptions, a map of the building, or a map of the surrounding area. Some of the workshops are held in the area hotels, so you should familiarize yourself with where those are located. I can't tell you how many lost people I helped last year. This is my one pet peeve with this convention - they tell you a workshop location, but don't give you any maps to find that location, and some are held in a building several blocks away! There are maps of the area at a welcome-type stand on the first floor of the convention center. I think it was sort of near the main entrance at the corner of 5th & Elm. It's right under a set of escalators--the ones that go up half a floor at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymilkies Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Anyone else make it today? I had the kids and my mom with me. I saw the Adam Andrews talk (Seuss to Socrates), it was wonderful. I won't be going until the afternoon tomorrow. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 At 3:30 I went to "The When and Why of Greek & Latin" by Amy Barr. At 5:00 I went to "How to Get the Education You Never Had: A crash course on classical education" by Martin Cothran. We (dh and I) went to hear Governor Huckabee, and then went out to eat (saw Chris in PA). I was planning to go to Christopher Perrin's "Putting Together the Puzzle Pieces of Classical Education" at 8 pm, but skipped it because this was probably the only time that dh and I will get to eat together during the convention. Every time he has a break I have a session I want to go to, and vice versa. Tomorrow morning I'm going to The Lukeion Project: The Classical World Brought to Life and then The Human Calculator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle My Bell Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 At 3:30 I went to "The When and Why of Greek & Latin" by Amy Barr. At 5:00 I went to "How to Get the Education You Never Had: A crash course on classical education" by Martin Cothran. We (dh and I) went to hear Governor Huckabee, and then went out to eat (saw Chris in PA). I was planning to go to Christopher Perrin's "Putting Together the Puzzle Pieces of Classical Education" at 8 pm, but skipped it because this was probably the only time that dh and I will get to eat together during the convention. Every time he has a break I have a session I want to go to, and vice versa. Tomorrow morning I'm going to The Lukeion Project: The Classical World Brought to Life and then The Human Calculator. What did you think of these sessions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 What did you think of these sessions? They were both great, but I especially liked Amy Barr's. She talked about which Latin and which Greek to learn (Golden Latin and Classic? Greek--oops, I don't have it specified in my notes which one. I used my laptop, as I can get so much more notes than by hand, but I still missed this). She talked about keeping Latin/Greek fun and games for younger ages (she talked about the Trivium and the different stages of it) and getting more serious about it as they get older. She said that [high school] students with a background in Latin usually have about a 2 month lead on the ones without Latin, but after 2 months they're even. I liked that she talked about each stage of the Trivium specifically (Grammar, Logic & Rhetoric), what to do during those stages, and the pitfalls of each stage. The problems with pushing a child to learn Latin & Greek too soon (but let them surge ahead if they are the ones who feel driven to learn). Martin Cothran was funny. :001_smile:I haven't heard him speak before. He was bemoaning the fact that he is (or will be?) 53 this year and doesn't have much time left (paraphrase: "Do you have some terrible disease" people say. "No. I just don't have enough time to read all the great books I want to read!" [in response to fluff books that people offer to loan to him]). He talked about great vs. good books. About how cultures influence education (and the decline of today's education system). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnTeaching Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Tomorrow morning I'm going to The Lukeion Project: The Classical World Brought to Life and then The Human Calculator. I saw the Human Calculator today. He is very good. I wish I had a brain like that! He makes me almost (I said "almost") like math.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpoy85 Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Ill be there around 12:30 Friday!! CANT WAIT!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Anna~ Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 I'll be there this morning, leaving in about an hour and a half for the trip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle My Bell Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Leaving this morning at 6:30 am! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edelweiss Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 We're heading down to Cincinnati in about 15 minutes! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymilkies Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 I will be there at 1:00 for SWB. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymilkies Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Yikes. We were at the MCT Poetics speech when the alarms blared. It didn't sound like a fire alarm because they told us to remain in our areas. The rest I couldn't really understand but it was freaky. I had my two oldest kids with me, so I left to get home to my LO. Was anyone else there? It was a wonderful speech. I wish I had a recording of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom2boys Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 (edited) I was there. It was the fire alarm and my ds was on the 21st floor!:eek: (This was at the Hyatt) Turns out a maintenance worker's screwdriver overheated, so it wasn't actually a fire. Two firetrucks did come and check everything out. Poor MCT. What a way to end his lovely talk. I did thank him for his session while we rode the escalator to the lobby. Edited April 21, 2012 by Mom2boys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymilkies Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Oh wow, that would be scary to be that high up during an alarm! My first thought was tornado because I knew it was supposed to storm later. It was a brilliant speech. I was going to go thank him at his booth today when we go back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 :auto: Back home now. It was great seeing everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 :auto: Back home now. It was great seeing everyone! :iagree: Thank you to Elizabeth for organizing dessert and to everyone who came. It was great to meet you! SWB's workshops were fantastic!!! Especially Homeschooling the Second Time!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 (edited) Oops! Double post! Edited April 22, 2012 by Another Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymilkies Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 I also went to Homeschooling the Second Time and it was fantastic! Andrew Pudewa's speech on Mastery Learning was also wonderful. I was pleased all around. I have a lot to think about now. It was also great just seeing so many other homeschoolers! I've been so isolated for so many years, it's almost unbelievable how many of us there are! I was also impressed with how nice and gracious everyone was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisbeth Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Two thumbs up for Homeschooling the Second Time by SWB. My favorite overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Two thumbs up for Homeschooling the Second Time by SWB. My favorite overall. :iagree: I appreciated hearing the updates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvasMom Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 (edited) Homeschooling the Second Time was beyond fantastic. What makes SWB so unique among homeschooling experts is her approachability and the fact that, beyond her amazing talent and wisdom, she is just another homeschooling mom trying to do what is best for her family. What struck me most in this session is that her church and family experiences parallel my own so closely. I just wanted to go have coffee and commiserate with her! The fact that she was still willing to go into the homeschool convention environment year after year for so long is commendable. That isn't exactly a walk in the park...especially after the kerfluffle. She's just awesome and such a blessing to us. :001_wub: Edited April 22, 2012 by tjlufkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle My Bell Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Homeschooling the Second Time was beyond fantastic. What makes SWB so unique among homeschooling experts is her approachability and the fact that, beyond her amazing talent and wisdom, she is just another homeschooling mom trying to do what is best for her family. What struck me most in this session is that her church and family experiences parallel my own so closely. I just wanted to go have coffee and commiserate with her! The fact that she was still willing to go into the homeschool convention environment year after year for so long is commendable. That isn't exactly a walk in the park...especially after the kerfluffle. She's just awesome and such a blessing to us. :wub: :iagree::iagree::iagree::iagree: Loved this so much I spent 30 minutes telling my daughter all about it on the way home using my outline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cin Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Two thumbs up for Homeschooling the Second Time by SWB. My favorite overall. I loved this one too! Sorry I missed dessert last night. I was wiped out and just couldn't bring myself to walk another block down the street. I went to my hotel after the vendor hall closed, got a daquiri and went up to my room to veg. I wandered around the vendor hall a couple of hours yesterday AND today and ended up not finding 2 vendors that I really wanted to see. I'm either seriously map challenged or they moved. I came home richer in spirit and energy, and poorer in finance ;) Loved this so much I spent 30 minutes telling my daughter all about it on the way home using my outline.__________________ ♥ Michelle I know. I think DH knows more about SWB's family than he does his own at this point ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MommaOfalotta Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 I REALLY wish I could have gone! A friend from our co-op went and it looked like so much fun. I had originally planned on going but with all that we have going on, limited funds, plus being pregnant.. I had to pass :( & Im really wanting to see a lot of the curriculum Im considering! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 If you went to Mike Huckabee's talk Thursday night and did not get the dvd's he was offering--you didn't miss anything! They're awful. I'm pitching them. Or offer free for shipping. :lol: (in the words of Mr. T: "I pity the fool [who takes me up on the offer].") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 If you went to Mike Huckabee's talk Thursday night and did not get the dvd's he was offering--you didn't miss anything! They're awful. I'm pitching them. Or offer free for shipping. :lol: (in the words of Mr. T: "I pity the fool [who takes me up on the offer].") :lol::lol::lol: I know, my dd watched the samples and was AGHAST at them!! I'm sure they'll fit someone, but they sure weren't flying in our house. What a hoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle My Bell Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 If you went to Mike Huckabee's talk Thursday night and did not get the dvd's he was offering--you didn't miss anything! They're awful. I'm pitching them. Or offer free for shipping. :lol: (in the words of Mr. T: "I pity the fool [who takes me up on the offer].") And weren't they trying to get people to sign up to receive the monthly in the mail? I heard that and told the lady I'd think about it. I didn't tell her after looking at the samples playing over her shoulder, I had already thought about it and had already made up my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnitWit Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 I hope Susan puts her talks on PHP as mp3 downloads!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle My Bell Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 :iagree::iagree::iagree: I hope Susan puts her talks on PHP as mp3 downloads!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 (edited) And weren't they trying to get people to sign up to receive the monthly in the mail? I heard that and told the lady I'd think about it. I didn't tell her after looking at the samples playing over her shoulder, I had already thought about it and had already made up my mind. It was a DVD susbcription club--you sign up to get one every so often, and if you want it, you keep & pay for it. They tell you in advance what the next one is, so if you don't want it, you let them know (but it doesn't cancel the subscription, you continue to receive DVDs unless you cancel the whole thing). I was ok with that, figured I'd at least get the free ones and maybe cancel before receiving any I'd have to pay for (and even consider buying some here and there if we really liked them). What I didn't expect was junk (I didn't look at them playing at their booth). Edited April 22, 2012 by gardening momma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Anna~ Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 I am back! Overall, I went to 4 workshops. Two of them I liked and two I didn't. I loved SWB's Homeschooling the Real Child. I am just getting ready to start homeschooling my DD, so there were alot of tips that I will be able to try if/when we run into problems. I also thoroughly enjoyed Denise Eide's The Logic of English. I bought her book and am seriously considering using the curriculum as well. Very interesting! I went to Diana Waring's Exposing the Wizard of Oz, and I don't know if it was because it was early in the morning or what, but for most of it I was pretty bored. There were a few tidbits I got from it, but not much. I made sure to go to the MCT Poetics talk because everyone said it was so good. I left half way through because I was bored to tears. I did not enjoy it at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiobrain Posted April 22, 2012 Author Share Posted April 22, 2012 Sorry I didn't go to the dessert night. WAAAAAY too tired. Thanks for those few of you who know me on sight, brought me chocolate, bourbon chocolate cupcakes, or said hello! Sorry if I wasn't there when you stopped by. I only got to say hi to MCT once! Even though I was at the convention almost the whole time (with the exception of when I was teaching classes over at a UC campus) I feel like I missed it! :confused: We need a skype chat... but I don't know how to do those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holly IN Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Who did I sit by in the Jean Burke Transcript class on Thursday evening?? Holly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northcoast Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 It might of been me. I don't post much here but lurk a bit. I met someone in a session that is from Indiana. I'm from northeast Indiana. Paula Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in PA Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Homeschooling the Second Time was beyond fantastic. What makes SWB so unique among homeschooling experts is her approachability and the fact that, beyond her amazing talent and wisdom, she is just another homeschooling mom trying to do what is best for her family. :iagree: I went to several of her workshops and this was by far the best! I laughed and cried with her. She is amazing and an inspiration to me. I also want to say how awesome it was to meet so many of you Friday night! I came away from my time in Cincinnati refreshed and refocused. I heard so many things that I needed to hear from the speakers as well as the wonderful ladies on this board. Thanks Elizabeth for organizing Friday night! It was definately worth the 9 hour drive from PA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauracolumbus Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Wish I could have made it to the get-together. It was just me and my dd12, and we had a great time. I loved being able to send her off to different sessions. I felt like I was finally able to clone myself. She took great notes and learned a lot from some of the sessions. What was were everyone's favorites? I've seen all of SWB's, so we didn't go to any of those. Ok, here was my take randomly (I don't remember the titles on all of them): I enjoyed Lukeion's college research talk, the Logic of English, Matthew Stephen's Grading Middle School writing, and Dr. Gallagher's gifted child session. Martin Cothrane's Great Books was decent. Nothing really new, however. And the Keeping Science fun was sort of fun, but I wish I had gone to a different session, which escapes me now. Maybe one of Pudewa's. Didn't really care for Angela Beddington's HS'ing the Gifted Child. I felt like she spent too much time talking about her dd. DD said Poston's Chemistry was a bit off. She really enjoyed all of Zaccaro's math sessions despite not winning any Einstein's (she was frustrated when he gave them out randomly). She also liked Dr. Reynold's session on the homeschooler and professor relationship. She thought MCT's vocab class was good and enjoyed his sense of humor. And she ended up leaving the ACT class because it was too crowded. Love to hear the other hits and misses. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanezomom Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 I was there all three days with our ds 10. We didn't get out of the John Branyan show until 10:15 Friday night and we were both so tired that going out for desert was impossible. I wanted to meet up so badly. Those three days flew by. I was inspired, refreshed, renewed, uplifted and blessed beyond belief by the workshops. I got to meet Angela in OH and LadyDusk which was very nice for me. I looked for OhElizabeth but didn't see you in your hat. I wish I could have chatted with you and your daughter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I was there all three days with our ds 10. We didn't get out of the John Branyan show until 10:15 Friday night and we were both so tired that going out for desert was impossible. I wanted to meet up so badly. Those three days flew by. I left the John Branyan show early--at 9:40, I think. First, they had the comedian ventriloquist, who was ok, but went on and on for 45 minutes. Then Branyan finally started, and I didn't think he was that great. He certainly didn't get the rolling, can't-stop-laughing-fall-out-of-my-chair-and-I-might-throw-up-I'm-laughing-so-hard, laughter that Tim Hawkins got. So I was bored and went to the meetup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathkath Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 We got back today. We really liked Shelagh Gallagher with RFWP. The gifted and 2e sessions were very helpful. I saw SWB's 2nd time lecture a year or 2 ago and dragged my dh/kids to it again Saturday. She is fantastic! We enjoyed David Hazell and I was glad to hear Marcia Somerville's backstory to TOG. I was sorry to miss meeting you all. The timing just didn't work with us staying 30min away. I did some serious damage at the prufrock and rfwp booths but am especially excited about the william&mary gifted materials. -I got 2 Jacob's ladder comprehension program books and a couple of science units regarding matter and simple machines. Gifted or not, it looks like it is a springboard to great thinking!!! It seemed to me that there were fewer attendees this year--and that there were fewer conservatively dressed people? Did anyone else notice that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymilkies Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I am back! Overall, I went to 4 workshops. Two of them I liked and two I didn't. I loved SWB's Homeschooling the Real Child. I am just getting ready to start homeschooling my DD, so there were alot of tips that I will be able to try if/when we run into problems. I also thoroughly enjoyed Denise Eide's The Logic of English. I bought her book and am seriously considering using the curriculum as well. Very interesting! I went to Diana Waring's Exposing the Wizard of Oz, and I don't know if it was because it was early in the morning or what, but for most of it I was pretty bored. There were a few tidbits I got from it, but not much. I made sure to go to the MCT Poetics talk because everyone said it was so good. I left half way through because I was bored to tears. I did not enjoy it at all. Sorry you didn't like it. I found it fascinating, and even my 10 yo ADD son was riveted and loved it. To each their own! The only one I didn't totally feel was life changing was the Zaccaro one. BUT we got there a few minutes late because of a major accident on 71 that kept us in traffic, so I feel like it just didn't click without getting the beginning, kwim? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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