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I'm curious what other seniors are doing this year. I don't want to forget something important, so please share school plans as well as life/skill/family plans!

 

 

Here are the current plans for dd:

 

Dual Enrollment

1st Semester:

Composition and Rhetoric

College Algebra

 

2nd Semester:

Government

Computer Concepts

Possibly a Humanities Course

 

At Home:

Economics 

British Literature 

BJU Bible (will finish by December)

Astronomy

Life Management type course putting together myself 

Review of Old testament as well as some books about worldview

 

Outside Activities:

Secretary for teen actor's guild

volunteer at library

probably do at least one theater performance

hope to find some job shadowing opportunities

service projects as we find them

 

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Senior plans for Me: :willy_nilly:

 

For son, at home:

 

Biology w/MIT open course ware.  I ordered the textbook and have been helping him come up with the plan for pacing the video lectures and problem sets.  still debating the  lab component.  

 

LA:  Taking part in an online lit discussion group, doing some of Lightning Lit Early-Mid American, and an online coursera class in writing for the sciences (hopefully it will be a good fit for him).  Might add on the LL later Amer. section, or add some readings from that era--depending on final plans for history.

 

History: Hate to admit it, but we have not finalized this.  Was planning on US History but this might morph into Modern History.

 

I am tryin g convince him to continue with Spanish, but he is resistant to this idea as it is his least favorite subject.

 

At University:

First semester: calc 3 and linear algebra

Second semester: modern physics and something else that is slipping my mind--I think mechanics?

 

He has been volunteering in a lab this summer and hopes to continue with that a few hours a week once school starts. 

He does not do sports now but he has a self managed exercise routine which he will continue.

Goes to some community tech type clubs but not sure if he will continue as it depends on how time consuming/demanding his classes at the U will be.  I think he will find them quite absorbing and he might have a hard time partitioning his time into the other subjects.

 

He will also be continuing to work on college application essays this fall.  

 

As far as life skills, I do have some plans for basics--like personal finances, driving, and other topics related to going off to college (survival cooking maybe!) although these are also things we have continuously discussed over time.

 

Are there just not that many seniors out there this year?

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At the CC:

Chem

 

PAHomeschoolers:

APStats

 

Here at home:

Multivariable Calc with MIT Opencourseware.

AP Macro Econ (MIT OCW, various other resources)

Continue Spanish studies.

AP US Gov & Politics

English - Lit and Writing... using They Say, I Say

Hopefully continuing in her bluegrass trio

Piano -- last year with her wonderful teacher :(

TaeKwonDo & whipping me into shape via Couch to 5K ... race is in October

Continuing to work at the Public Library

TA-ing AP Calculus

and of course, the dreaded COLLEGE APPLICATIONS.

 

 

 

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My senior will be doing:

 

PA Homeschoolers:

AP Language Arts

AP Statistics

 

Home:

Psychology w/CLEP - SL AP Psychology/TC Psychology of Human Behavior

Chemistry w/ CLEP - Thinkwell Chemistry

US Government w/CLEP - Notgrass/Education Portal US Government

Speech - Lightning Lit Speech

Writing and the Internet - our own 

Sr. Literature - our own mix

 

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Hi!

 

We have a rolling start to various classes, with Spanish starting this week, and almost everything else starting at the end of the month.

 

At home:

 

Calculus with tutor, using a college text for non-majors, Calculus: the Liberal Art, with Teaching Company lectures

Physics with Derek Owen, with supplemental physics classes at coop

Spanish IV with tutor, possibly adding a Spanish conversation class at coop

 

Dual Enrollment:

 

Symbolic Logic--philosophy

Double class of history and literature of the Holocaust: the CC calls it a "Learning Community" taught together by a history prof and lit prof. Looking at the Holocaust then examining American reaction to it via literature and film. Honors class.

 

tennis for sanity

teen film council downtown

bimonthly film production meetings with filmmaker/mentor

 

So far spirits are high, everyone is motivated!

 

Maria

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We have our kids finish most of their APs, etc. by the end of junior year.

 

My senior is doing a half-time internship at an NIH lab. At the CC, he'll take linear algebra in the fall and differential equations in the spring.  He is doing AP Macroeconomics with PAH, but he won't take the exam.  At home, we'll do English, French, and German lit courses that he designs (reading what he wants/writing essays.)  

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Senior here, too. :) We are still making final decisions but as of now:

 

Chemistry at community college in the fall, microbiology or more chemistry in the spring 

AP Calculus

British and American Literature

AP Human Geography--got a syllabus approved!

AP Latin

German 3

Extracurriculars--piano, dance, puppy raiser, free clinic volunteer, 1st grade teacher assistant in parish religion program.

 

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For DE she is taking:

 

1st semester:

Statistics

Beginning Chinese

 

2nd semester:

Beginning Chinese II

Archery? (not sure about this one yet)

 

At home:

English IV (EIL: World Lit, Poetry and Plato)

US Government (1st semester)

Economics (2nd semester)

Personal Finance (2nd semester)

 

She is also reading through our Modern History for my 10th graders, but she doesn't need the credit.

 

She takes fencing at a local club, and volunteers at the library and a raptor rescue center.

 

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Here's ours:

 

Modern History/Lit/Theology with Omnibus

Essay Writing (1/2 semester)

Research Writing (1/2 semester with Lukeion)

Dual enrollment online Spanish (2 semesters)

Trig/Pre-Calc

AP Psychology

Physics

Welding (1/2 semester)

 

Almost done with online Driver's Ed, probably will go by DMV for the test and learner's permit within the next few weeks.  EEEEKS!

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