High School and Self-Education Board

New board posted - Tim at Peace Hill Press 23:17 May 28 (0)

If we buy Foerster's Algebra II & Trig, will this take care... - Liz in Northern CA 21:36 May 28 (2)

I have counted it as 1.5 years of math credit (more) - catherine 22:07 May 28 (0)
Re: If we buy Foerster's Algebra II & Trig, will this take care... - Kathleen 22:00 May 28 (0)

Can anyone tell me about Starting Points, I have ?s..... - Eva 19:58 May 28 (0)

Jean in Wisc. ---- Any news? nt - Lisa TX 19:01 May 28 (1)

I posted a short update on my blog. - Jean in Wisc. 20:56 May 28 (0)

If you made up a history course for your child. How do you describe it on paper? - Gamom3 16:36 May 28 (1)

I write a general course description and list all resources. - Jenny in Florida 19:15 May 28 (0)

Q: If your child plays football and baseball do you or can you count this as a credit? - Gamom3 16:28 May 28 (1)

I would... - Maverick 20:51 May 28 (0)

Starting high school with my oldest dc in the fall. College questions... - tonya in sc 15:24 May 28 (1)

The summer before my daughter entered 9th grade, I had her read several college books. ... - Kareni 16:43 May 28 (0)

Can anyone compare Put That in Writing to Writeshop 1? TIA. nt - Teresa in Mo 13:24 May 28 (0)

I need help remenbering the name of a history/mapbook resource - Cedarmom 11:28 May 28 (8)

world history map activities (nt) - kate in seattle 14:44 May 28 (5)
- Who publishes these, please? (nt) - Julie in AK 16:56 May 28 (2)
  - Thanks-that is it - Cedarmom 22:12 May 28 (0)
  - J. Weston Walch. I bought mine through Rainbow Resources. nm - LisaNY 17:10 May 28 (0)
- Yes, we've used these; prefer them to KQ for older students because they do not have any info pre-printed on them.--nt - StaceyL in Canada 16:42 May 28 (1)
  - I don't know if all of them have been changed, but KQ - momof10 17:18 May 28 (0)
Was it Knowledge Quest? - momof10 11:40 May 28 (1)
- Re: Was it Knowledge Quest? - Cedarmom 12:25 May 28 (0)

For all Mom's who dc went into the military after homeschooling(m) - CLS 9:43 May 28 (1)

Do a Ctrl-F search for "Cinthya" & she had some of the same questions. :o) nt - K-FL 14:26 May 28 (0)

Carrie in NC, I've found an American company that sells Murderous Maths ... - Kareni 9:36 May 28 (4)

Fun-Books is one of the good ones. That reminds me -- I need to place an order and support 'em! Great service. nt - Pam "SFSOM" in MD 9:51 May 28 (0)
Oh! Thank you, Kareni!! - Carrie in NC 9:44 May 28 (2)
- This is funny! - Carrie 9:46 May 28 (1)
  - You are quite welcome! (nm) - Kareni 16:28 May 28 (0)

Nan in Mass, please see below for college thoughts (nt) - Nicole 8:53 May 28 (0)

To Adrian and others interested in Mathematical Curiosities: - Jane in NC 8:27 May 28 (0)

I need some advice about my 13 yo 8th grader and wanting to return to school(m) - CLS 6:10 May 28 (8)

If you do consider private school (and no, I'd hold my ground with this public one),... - Pam "SFSOM" in MD 14:44 May 28 (0)
I wouldn't do it. - AmyCC 8:18 May 28 (2)
- Amy offers some good alternatives but if none of them work for you... - Anna 9:19 May 28 (1)
  - Good advice, Anna! nt - AmyCC 15:46 May 28 (0)
I try not to do ANYTHING against my judgement... .period!!! nt - Anna 6:54 May 28 (3)
- And, yes, I had a social dd who badly wanted to be in school at that age.... - Anna 6:59 May 28 (2)
  - Re: And, yes, I had a social dd who badly wanted to be in school at that age.... - kate in seattle 18:56 May 28 (0)
  - Thanks for the great advice(m).. - CLS 9:39 May 28 (0)

I posted this on the k-8 board, but now I actually think the discussion took place on this one. Was it with Nan?? Anyway, Dollar Tre has classics on CD. - momof7 5:23 May 28 (0)

For those of you looking for course descriptions . . . - Luann in ID 20:17 May 27 (5)

No, actually I *wasn't* looking for any course descriptions, Luann... - Camy (6 boybarians, 1 little lady) 19:49 May 28 (0)
Is this something that you have a natural talent for or do you find some of this on the internet(Saxon for example)...nt - GaMom3 4:09 May 28 (2)
- My natural talent lies in the area of cutting and pasting. :-) m - Luann in ID 7:13 May 28 (1)
  - Dh just pointed out that . . . - Luann in ID 8:00 May 28 (0)
Well, a couple of those descriptions do sound familiar. LOL. Good job! nm - Janet in WA 21:35 May 27 (0)

Omnibus I...is is necessary/preferred to use the recommended translations... - Wendy in WI 20:13 May 27 (2)

Gilgamesh by Ferry (Omnibus recommendation) was a much better translation for us (m) - LisaNY 7:15 May 28 (0)
Try it again...is IT necessary... - Wendy in WI 20:15 May 27 (0)

Online Writing Tutor? Need help Ilost a link. - Keri 19:00 May 27 (1)

Re: Online Writing Tutor? Need help Ilost a link. - mom2three 14:33 May 28 (0)

Logic (though not necessarily logical) questions...(m) - StaceyL in Canada 18:23 May 27 (1)

Re: Logic (though not necessarily logical) questions...(m) - Mary in co 6:47 May 28 (0)

Literature guide/program - Ruth in Ottawa 17:41 May 27 (3)

I'm trying Pandia Press' History Odyssey (a great books program) which will be out in - Nicole 19:24 May 28 (0)
Yup! nm - Nan in Mass 5:55 May 28 (0)
SWB's The Well-Educated Mind.--nt - StaceyL in Canada 17:43 May 27 (0)

Carrie in NC: further post to you (re BCM) in the thread below (link inside) - StaceyL in Canada 17:40 May 27 (5)

Oops--link in here - StaceyL in Canada 17:42 May 27 (4)
- Stacey- the book I mentioned... - Carrie in NC 9:22 May 28 (2)
  - I just got the whole set from FUN Books.... - Laurel in CA 17:54 May 28 (0)
  - I've found an American company that sells Murderous Maths ... - Kareni 9:33 May 28 (0)
- Posted below! NT - Carrie in NC 20:28 May 27 (0)

I have a friend who is struggling with the Pythagorean Theorem. - Karen's testimony 16:44 May 27 (3)

Thanks everyone! - Karen's testimony 10:11 May 28 (0)
try doing a search under Montessori - Jodi-FL 19:40 May 27 (0)
Does he understand squaring and square roots? Start there and then demonstrate how to figure out the diagonal distance of a room without measuring it..... - Dana in OR 17:44 May 27 (0)

Okay--now that you wonderful ladies have helped me chuck either SL 200 or 300 for my to-be-gr 12 son in favour of military boarding academy {g}, what do you recommend... (m) - StaceyL in Canada 15:05 May 27 (12)

tell me what Human Odyssey is like - kate in seattle 15:31 May 28 (1)
- No, *History* Odyssey--classical history guides published by Pandia Press (m) - StaceyL in Canada 16:01 May 28 (0)
Check out WinterPromise too. They just came out with a Middle Ages plan for high school. nt - AmyCC 8:22 May 28 (3)
- Thanks. Website link?--nt - StaceyL in Canada 9:50 May 28 (2)
  - It's a surprising one. Are you ready? http://www.winterpromise.com/ ! (nm) - Kareni 20:51 May 28 (1)
    - Someone please explain to me why... - StaceyL in Canada 21:43 May 28 (0)
Remember Biblioplan? They have a high school supplement, I believe. - Laurel in CA 15:42 May 27 (5)
- May I interrupt? (re: Picturesque Tale of Progress) - momof10 16:19 May 27 (2)
  - Not that I know of, but back when I was using BiblioPlan... - StaceyL in Canada 17:14 May 27 (1)
    - Ah, the Master Mesher....I think I copied it from you! - nt - Laurel in CA 18:51 May 27 (0)
- Yes! That's what I used after Tog... - StaceyL in Canada 15:54 May 27 (1)
  - Thanks bunches! Much prefer Fiji to anyplace cold! - Laurel in CA 18:52 May 27 (0)

Confused about science sequence - A. 13:18 May 27 (5)

Re: Thank you all so much. I feel much better! - A. 21:22 May 28 (0)
This is the most common sequence...there wasn't many doing Biology first until Apologia came along... - gr8tful4grace 15:58 May 28 (1)
- Blah! Forgive my poor grammar above! - gr8tful4grace 16:00 May 28 (0)
Yours was the sequence my high school used and still uses. We did differently, but its not that big of a deal. <nt> - Pamela 5:29 May 28 (0)
Don't worry about it . . . - Luann in ID 13:52 May 27 (0)

Looking for those with experience with TRISMS ... - Connie in NC 12:39 May 27 (8)

We've used TRISMS for about 2-3 years now & I LOVE it! (Warning -- long! -- Way more than you ever wanted to know!) - ereks mom 18:03 May 27 (0)
I've used Trisms and I'm a "real person" ;-)... - Anna 13:39 May 27 (6)
- Were you using it as your whole curriculum (except math) or just for history? (more) - Connie in NC 14:44 May 27 (5)
  - As 'whole curriculum'... - Anna 15:45 May 27 (4)
    - My ds would also get frustrated (with the questionnaires) but we changed our approach (see my lengthy post, LOL!) & it was fairly smooth sailing after that. nt - ereks mom 18:06 May 27 (3)
      - I wasn't even refering to the questionaires. My biggest gripes were the skimpy wording in assignments & the fact that there wasn't much for teacher's notes. I work better with lots of TN. nt - Anna 19:27 May 27 (2)
        
        I think I know what you mean. I like the grid idea for the lesson plan pages at a glance, but... - ereks mom 20:41 May 27 (1)
        
        Glad Trisms works for you but it really doesn't matter to me how it's best used since we're in the TOG camp... no offense meant 8-). nt - Anna 7:03 May 28 (0)

Course description for logic??? - Nan in Mass 12:15 May 27 (1)

Here's what I wrote... - Beth 12:29 May 27 (0)

Jenny in Florida... - LisaNY 12:07 May 27 (0)

Am I plagerizing (don't even know how to spell it LOL) if I... - Nan in Mass 10:58 May 27 (6)

are you publishing the material? beause then - Nicole 16:34 May 27 (2)
- No - just trying to write course descriptions... - Nan in Mass 16:51 May 27 (1)
  - well, if you're submitting this material to colleges, then go - Nicole 19:48 May 27 (0)
Um, I mean, Yes, you are and No, it's not! Honestly, though? I'd just... - Pam "SFSOM" in MD 12:14 May 27 (1)
- Thank you. That is a good idea. ;) nm - Nan in Mass 12:17 May 27 (0)
Technically, yes, you are, and yes, you do. Sorry! nt - Pam "SFSOM" in MD 12:12 May 27 (0)

Question for Lightning Lit users who like lit & history to "match up"... - ereks mom 10:25 May 27 (0)

AIM chat room open.... see inside please - Pam L 8:47 May 27 (2)

I'm sad I missed it too : (. nt - Lisa TX 15:44 May 27 (0)
WAAHH - I missed this. Is this going to be a regular thing? nt - StaceyinLA 11:21 May 27 (0)

We did 12th and 11th grade course of study how about 10th. I will post first..... - Melody In Tx 8:42 May 27 (17)

What dd did two years ago for 10th . . . (with course descriptions) - Luann in ID 14:14 May 27 (2)
- Oooh - thank you for the descriptions... - Nan in Mass 16:54 May 27 (0)
- Thanks for including the course descriptions, this was helpful to me. Our plan is... - Sandy in MA 16:34 May 27 (0)
Our plan so far . . . - Luann in ID 14:05 May 27 (0)
So far, my dd's 10th gr. plan looks like this... - Brit 12:56 May 27 (0)
I'll have a 10th grader this fall.... - Kelly in VA 11:59 May 27 (0)
I started the thread and left off their math......LOL - Melody In Tx 11:43 May 27 (0)
Our 10th looks like - m - StaceyinLA 11:25 May 27 (1)
- We are also doing a new drawing program, and she'll be cheerleading for the home school football/basketball teams... nt - StaceyinLA 11:27 May 27 (0)
Next year... - Carrie in NC 11:14 May 27 (0)
Re: We did 12th and 11th grade course of study how about 10th. I will post first..... - Rebecca 10:30 May 27 (0)
Ds's 10th grade courses... - Deb in PA 10:07 May 27 (0)
Our plan for next year... - Nan in Mass 9:25 May 27 (0)
ours... - Lynne 9:23 May 27 (2)
- What are you using for computer science? nt - cat in black 5:48 May 28 (1)
  - texts for computer science - Lynne 6:24 May 28 (0)
10th grade - Beth 9:16 May 27 (0)

Has anyone used Oxford tutorials o.y.o., following their online syllabi?... - Lynne 8:40 May 27 (3)

We've used Oxford Tutorials, but I'm not sure what "o.y.o." means..??? NT - Anne 10:34 May 28 (2)
- On your own, I think. nt - Elizabeth B. in NC 11:41 May 28 (1)
  - Yes, thank you. (m) - Lynne 12:14 May 28 (0)

Thought this article from the WSJ regarding the new SAT's would interest some. link - Stacy in NJ 8:16 May 27 (3)

To the point! Thanks. - MaryM 8:44 May 27 (0)
Enjoyed it. We've got this coming up and I've often wondered about the renorming. Thanks! nt - Lynne 8:25 May 27 (0)
Interesting. Thanks for the link. nt - LAurie4b 8:23 May 27 (0)

Geometry-- TT or singapore or jacob's or anything? - mom of three 7:42 May 27 (1)

www.Solomonovich.com is on our list to-do (NT) - LH 8:21 May 27 (0)

I still need someone to explain the difference in Conceptual (Chemistry and Physics) and regular - m - StaceyinLA 7:24 May 27 (7)

I can't speak to much since I just have the texts and haven't used them yet but - momof10 10:25 May 27 (3)
- Do you feel the books are written in an understandable style? That is one thing dd loves about Dr. Wile... nt - StaceyinLA 11:20 May 27 (2)
  - Definitely ... - momof10 13:37 May 27 (1)
    - That was from Chemistry -- this is from Physics - momof10` 13:44 May 27 (0)
A big difference is in the amount of math included. A full up Physics course could use calculus or algebra 2/trig whereas CP does not. (nm) - Kareni 7:58 May 27 (2)
- Oh, and do they still do experiments?? nt - StaceyinLA 8:06 May 27 (0)
- But what do they LEARN in the Conceptual vs. non - is it still a fairly thorough course? nt - StaceyinLA 8:06 May 27 (0)

Pam "SFSOM": since you're on...a question for you.... - Lynne, who's been wondering 7:16 May 27 (3)

Thanks for the explanation! nt - Lynne 12:21 May 27 (0)
Oh, it's from here! I thought it encapsulated the real *me*, so I adopted it. ;-D (link) - Pam "SFSOM" in MD 12:07 May 27 (0)
I can answer, if she doesn't speak up for herself. ;) - Nan in Mass 8:05 May 27 (0)

Anybody out there going to the MN Catholic h.s. conference? (m) - Lynne 7:10 May 27 (2)

what's it like? - Julie in MN 7:21 May 27 (1)
- Good question... - Lynne 7:31 May 27 (0)

Son turning 16 - beginning to think about colleges - suggestions needed... - Nan in Mass 6:10 May 27 (26)

Thank you everyone for the suggestions... - Nan in Mass 17:40 May 28 (0)
Stonehill College in Boston, but any small liberal arts college will do (more) - Nicole 8:52 May 28 (2)
- Thank you... - Nan in Mass 17:32 May 28 (1)
  - check out Kareni's post above, very helpful - Nicole 18:11 May 28 (0)
Hmmm, Villanova (PA) is a step below say, Swathmore, but is academically oriented. nt - Barb F. PA and AZ 16:04 May 27 (0)
You might try some of the "work colleges" (link inside) - K-FL 15:19 May 27 (0)
St. John's in Annapolis (m) - Margaret in CO 9:09 May 27 (0)
Vassar. nt - Deidre in GA 8:49 May 27 (0)
If he should decides to go further afield Maccalester College in MN would fit the bill. - Stacy in NJ 8:27 May 27 (4)
- Wow!... - Nan in Mass 9:19 May 27 (3)
  - I think Kofi Annan (sp?) was graduated from there. I know ds is considering it, but it probably won't end up on the short list. nt - Pam "SFSOM" in MD 12:11 May 27 (0)
  - Re: Wow!... - Stacy in NJ 9:44 May 27 (1)
    - Yup - mine went to Japan... - Nan in Mass 10:17 May 27 (0)
So, he's 10th grade, going into 11th? My ds is also almost 16... - ereks mom 7:24 May 27 (10)
- Re: So, he's 10th grade, going into 11th? My ds is also almost 16... - Nan in Mass 8:03 May 27 (9)
  - Nan, now I have an "I'm curious" question for you... - Lynne 8:14 May 27 (8)
    - What! You mean you haven't seen any shaved heads and bright orange robes in the grocery store? LOL - Nan in Mass 9:11 May 27 (7)
      - Yeah, that's about what I was thinking of, orange robes... - Lynne 9:34 May 27 (6)
        
        Well actually they are saffron-colored...(nt) - Julie in AK, who is a practicing Buddhist 17:02 May 28 (2)
        
        You're right - more yellow than orange, although I've seen orange, brown, and black, too. nm - Nan in Mass 17:24 May 28 (1)
        
        And maroon, and red... ;) nm - Nan in Mass 17:34 May 28 (0)
        
        We met them through our church... - Nan in Mass 10:11 May 27 (2)
        
        Oh - and... - Nan in Mass 10:16 May 27 (1)
        
        Re: Merton - Lynne 10:39 May 27 (0)
No suggestions, but wow, he sounds like a fascinating kid. I can see how you are stumped! People like that don't easily fit into a neat niche. Good luck! nt - OKCyndi 6:42 May 27 (0)
Nan, have you read Loren Pope's books? Particularly read... - Pam "SFSOM" in MD 6:42 May 27 (0)

What would you call this course? Prerequ's for great books? - Nan in Mass 5:33 May 27 (3)

English I (more) - Susan in IL 12:17 May 27 (0)
I'd just call it "English 1," English 2," English 3," English 4." That's how they label courses in schools and what college admission folks are used to seeing. [nt] - Jenny in Florida 8:29 May 27 (1)
- I agree. You can attach a course description to the transcript if you want to be more specific. nt - Laurie4b 10:55 May 27 (0)

Jensen's Grammar, Anyone ever use? - Julie in Lockport 3:47 May 27 (1)

I can't really answer your question but this is what I was told- - VeRonica 17:40 May 27 (0)

to moms with kids old enough to get around by themselves - moira 23:49 May 26 (1)

I'm not quite there yet, but I can see where I'm headed now... - Nan in Mass 6:26 May 27 (0)

If your child needed to do an English course during the summer to receive a credit - Gamom3 22:13 May 26 (1)

Re: If your child needed to do an English course during the summer to receive a credit - Julie in MN 7:20 May 27 (0)

VP question: Great Books?... - Cathy in KY 19:58 May 26 (2)

The catalog has this ... - Heather in VA 8:14 May 27 (1)
- Thanks for the link!!!! I got it at a sale this weekend... - Cathy in KY 15:30 May 27 (0)

Sonlight users...help. - Yolanda 17:05 May 26 (3)

Well I have decided to use Sonlight core 6 with my 9th grader this fall but... - Gloria 6:54 May 27 (0)
Just finishing up Sonlight 6... - Cheri in MI 18:55 May 26 (0)
Your catalog will have an age range for each core.... - Laurel in CA 18:10 May 26 (0)

Anybody used Classmate Math Geometry? Opinions and/or reviews would be very appreciated! nt - OKCyndi 15:02 May 26 (3)

Re: Anybody used Classmate Math Geometry? Opinions and/or reviews would be very appreciated! nt - Yolanda 17:01 May 26 (2)
- Are you currently using Classmate Math Algebra? If so, what do you think? nt - OKCyndi 17:56 May 26 (1)
  - Re: Are you currently using Classmate Math Algebra? If so, what do you think? nt - Yolanda 1:19 May 27 (0)

Aspergers....my dr story - momof7 13:31 May 26 (10)

Novel about how it "feels" to be high functioning autistic - Laurel in CA 20:33 May 27 (0)
Try here--a mom w/2 autistic sons had success and wrote a book - This has helped us 12:32 May 27 (2)
- Re: Try here--a mom w/2 autistic sons had success and wrote a book - Stacy in NJ 17:14 May 27 (1)
  - Here's my e-mail - Stacy in NJ 17:16 May 27 (0)
So glad to hear you have a supportive doctor... (m) - Beth 9:56 May 27 (0)
comment on "nobody, nowhere" - Carolyn in Ohio 8:29 May 27 (1)
- Re: comment on "nobody, nowhere" - momof7 17:29 May 27 (0)
Awesome!!! And an encouragement to me (more) - catherine 20:33 May 26 (0)
and a link - lh 13:34 May 26 (1)
- Thank you for the link. It was extremely helpful. I printed up tons for my dh to read. While I read the books, he is more of a summary kind of guy!! Very helpful. :) - momof7 17:31 May 27 (0)

What's typically covered in Spanish III? Would this do it? - Laurie4b 13:14 May 26 (1)

Re: What's typically covered in Spanish III? Would this do it? - Yolanda 14:55 May 26 (0)

If you could only have your highschooler read one work of Shakespeare what would it be? - Martha in VA 13:00 May 26 (7)

Macbeth or Hamlet....but why keep it to just one? (nt) - Colleen 14:46 May 26 (1)
- Well, I hope to do more, but think we'll only get to one next year... - Martha in VA 16:11 May 26 (0)
Re: If you could only have your highschooler read one work of Shakespeare what would it be? - Stacie 14:38 May 26 (2)
- Re: Kenneth Branagh as Hamlet. And don't miss . . . - kris 12:35 May 27 (0)
- Re: If you could only have your highschooler read one work of Shakespeare what would it be? - Martha in VA 16:14 May 26 (0)
Macbeth. We ran out of time this year, so that was all we read. However, we rented the really old versions of Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet and watched/discussed them. (I did read the cliffnotes beforehand and discussed some of the things to look for)nt - momof7 13:34 May 26 (0)
Younger -- Julius Caesar or Merchant of Venice. Older -- Macbeth, Henry IV part 1, or Romeo and Juliet - Gwen in VA 13:15 May 26 (0)

SL users: SL 200 or SL 300: if you had time left only for *one*, which would you choose? (m) - StaceyL in Canada 11:33 May 26 (33)

I have my two children, 5th and 9th, together for many things... - Nan in Mass 17:20 May 27 (0)
Is your 12th grader planning on college? ... (more) - Kelly in VA 4:44 May 27 (0)
My dd did Kingdom History (as it was called then) - Carrie in NC 18:28 May 26 (0)
idea for 4th son ...after moving to Fiji :) - momof7 14:50 May 26 (0)
Antarctica sounds nice...but then I'm partial to penguins! =) - Laurie 13:41 May 26 (1)
- Re: Antarctica sounds nice...but then I'm partial to penguins! =) - StaceyL in Canada 14:21 May 26 (0)
I vote for Fiji! :) - Amy K in TX 12:13 May 26 (24)
- Fiji? There's a Fiji option?? Why wasn't I informed? - Carrie 13:11 May 26 (19)
  - Hmmm...any military boarding academies in Fiji...? (m) - StaceyL in Canada 13:22 May 26 (18)
    - My dc go to one! REALLY! - Bula Mama 20:35 May 26 (6)
      - Hmmm... I hope you are planning on adding a few new dorms... - Nan in Mass 17:01 May 27 (4)
        
        Sure! We'll just get a village nearby to weave some mats... - Bula Mama 19:07 May 27 (3)
        
        I think hammocks and mosquito netting would solve the floor problem... - Nan in Mass 6:03 May 28 (0)
        
        My brother visited Fiji....he was really into infrared photography and the time... - Laurel in CA 20:39 May 27 (1)
        
        LOL! I can imagine! ...Thanks! nt - Bula Mama 21:08 May 27 (0)
      - I'm calling my travel agent.....--nt - StaceyL in Canada 6:22 May 27 (0)
    - ::sigh::: - Carrie in NC 14:57 May 26 (7)
      - Overload makes it sound like you could quietly collapse underneath. I'm more like a squirrel in a cage... - Nan in Mass 17:14 May 27 (0)
      - Homeschooling info overload! (m) - StaceyL in Canada 15:19 May 26 (5)
        
        Essentials of Geometry - nt - Laurel in CA (also "too tightly wrapped" over my kids' education) 13:59 May 27 (0)
        
        addison-wesley publisher - Carrie in NC 17:24 May 26 (3)
        
        Oh dear--no DVT? (m) - StaceyL in Canada 17:38 May 27 (2)
        
        Did you read the thread where I asked LoriM for help? - Carrie in NC 20:27 May 27 (1)
        
        Thanks!--nt - StaceyL in Canada 6:08 May 28 (0)
    - i'm wearing a 'cover up', order me a margarite (blended) and as soon as i'm done putting ds name on his clothes (for the military boarding school) we'll be joining you - kate in seattle 13:28 May 26 (2)
      - Ladiesh, thank you for helping to make my decision sho eashy...... - StaceyL in Canada 13:31 May 26 (1)
        
        You're a hoot!! NT - Carrie 14:57 May 26 (0)
- With or without margaritas? {g}...(m) - StaceyL in Canada 12:52 May 26 (3)
  - Did someone mention Margaritas?? Where and when?? ;-P nt - StaceyinLA 16:32 May 26 (1)
    - Fiji . NOW. Be there.--nt - StaceyL in Canada 16:54 May 26 (0)
  - Absolutely WITH!! :) (nt) - Amy K in TX 13:01 May 26 (0)
Stacey, I like option #4 (LOL).....Sorry couldn't resist. nt - LIF 12:06 May 26 (1)
- I'll send you a postcard {g}.--nt - StaceyL in Canada 12:53 May 26 (0)

How do you handle a self-teaching guide that has answers on the same page as the questions? - Virginia Dawn 11:28 May 26 (1)

place a card or paper over the text, and move that down as - Nicole 22:09 May 26 (0)

Logic by Aristotle - anybody know of a good version?(m) - Liz in Northern CA 11:08 May 26 (5)

Are you asking for something treating Aristotelian logic? Or the Organon? - Adrian 13:26 May 26 (4)
- And here is the link I was trying to give you.... - Adrian 13:28 May 26 (3)
  - And here it is in the message since it won't show up - Adrian 13:29 May 26 (2)
    - Yes Aristotelian Logic...and thanks for the link! (nt) - Liz in Northern CA 13:32 May 27 (1)
      - Just FYI: I forgot Topics and On Sophistical Refutations in the Organon - Adrian 14:17 May 27 (0)

Katia - see my post below yours asking about Conceptual Chemistry... nt - StaceyinLA 10:18 May 26 (4)

I posted below. nt - Katia 17:36 May 26 (3)
- And I posted below that again... nt - StaceyinLA 18:44 May 26 (2)
  - Me too again, lol! This is getting comical :-) nt - Katia 20:05 May 26 (1)
    - Me too! No, just kidding!! But thanks for all the input! nt - StaceyinLA 7:05 May 27 (0)

Has anyone used the Abeka Biology videos/DVDs? I'm familiar with the text but need opinions on the audio visual presentation. TIA! (nt) - Dawn in MI 8:24 May 26 (1)

I haven't used ABeka, but have you thought of BJU? - momof10 10:51 May 26 (0)

Re: Jean in Wisc... I tried this on the gen board and didn't get any answers... does anyone here keep in touch with her IRL? How is she doing? I know I'm starting to sound like a whiney, selfish brat, but I really, really want to hear an update on her! I've been thinking about her almost constantly. nt - Robin in Tx 8:19 May 26 (14)

Robin in Tx, will you have access to updates on how she is doing? nt - Lisa Tx 20:11 May 26 (1)
- No, that's why I was posting a question here. I think Miz Booshay is keeping in touch with her... I'll be checking hers and Jean's blog and here on the boards for updates. nt - Robin in Tx 22:07 May 26 (0)
So sorry to hear about "the Captain"... Will pray.--nt - StaceyL in Canada 11:20 May 26 (0)
Do they have any family nearby to help!? Is there any diagnosis of her back that gives hope of a fix?? This sounds awful! (m) - Lisa TX 10:57 May 26 (0)
I'm worried about her, too. I wish I was closer so I could take her dinner! - Maverick 10:05 May 26 (0)
I've been off the boards for a while. What happened to Jean???? (nt) - DB in NJ 9:01 May 26 (8)
- Re: I've been off the boards for a while. What happened to Jean???? (nt) - Robin in Tx 10:27 May 26 (7)
  - Oh no! Sounds like a herniated/bulging disc. That pain is *horrendous* Poor Jean & family!!!! (nt) - DB in NJ - wishing I was closer to WI 11:09 May 26 (6)
    - This is what my husband is recovering from. Months later he is still on strong meds and 2-3X/week physical therapy and a lot of pain if he tries to do too much. It seems almost impossible to recover from, and it was without a doubt the worst pain I've ever seen anyone suffer. I hope that's not what Jean is facing. nt - Robin in Tx 19:33 May 26 (4)
      - Yep! I know a woman who had this (m) - LisaNY 20:01 May 26 (3)
        
        So, is your husband getting the surgery? - Robin in Tx 22:04 May 26 (2)
        
        At this point, no (m)... - LisaNY 12:03 May 27 (0)
        
        My father had the surgery. - srjbdl 4:32 May 27 (0)
    - That's *exactly* what I was thinking. My dh is just recovering from this. Poor Jean! :o( nm - LisaNY 11:43 May 26 (0)

Lost Tools of Writing --- sound arguing or persuading? - Mary 8:04 May 26 (0)

Omnibus 1?? - mommyfaithe 7:19 May 26 (1)

Re: Omnibus 1?? - kate in seattle 8:55 May 26 (0)

More Volunteering Ideas--Meals on Wheels - e. in nc 6:31 May 26 (0)

Has anyone come across a good version of... - Liz in Northern CA 22:58 May 25 (0)

Momof 7 - posted to aspergers thread belownt - Elizabeth 22:33 May 25 (0)

Chalk Dust Math as compared to Teaching Textbooks - Cindy 21:35 May 25 (9)

About Chalkdust.... - Merry 10:12 May 27 (1)
- Thanks so much. That was very helpful. nm - Cindy 19:58 May 28 (0)
Experience with TT - mom of three 6:53 May 27 (0)
Re: Same question except ....how about CLASSMATE vsTT? - Barbra 5:56 May 26 (5)
- So far I don't have anything bad to say about Classmate... - AmyCC 7:15 May 26 (4)
  - We used the pre-algebra this year and my girls felt the same - they enjoyed the program... nt - StaceyinLA 7:21 May 26 (0)
  - Re: Same question except ....how about CLASSMATE vsTT? - Barbra 7:19 May 26 (2)
    - We've used Algebra 1 (m) - AmyCC 8:24 May 26 (1)
      - We are using Algebra I as well (m) - LisaNY 10:43 May 26 (0)

Does anyone know if Elementary Greek would count for high school credit? - Larissa 20:00 May 25 (3)

All I can tell you is... - ereks mom 7:49 May 26 (1)
- Thanks! that helps--nt - Larissa 22:31 May 26 (0)
Also: When will Books 2 and 3 be available? It says 2006, but is there a more definite date? - Larissa 20:28 May 25 (0)

Ques about Worldviews of the Western World audio portion.. - Rebecca 19:56 May 25 (5)

Thanks So Much! Nt - Rebecca 8:53 May 26 (0)
Re: Ques about Worldviews of the Western World audio portion.. - Beth 7:34 May 26 (0)
No, it's not Schaeffer - Julie in MN 22:25 May 25 (1)
- You're right.... - Tessa 8:40 May 26 (0)
Re: Ques about Worldviews of the Western World audio portion.. - Tessa 20:56 May 25 (0)

Is there such a thing (and I'm sure there is!) as a computer to program for making video games?.... - Camy (6 boybarians, 1 little lady) 19:00 May 25 (8)

Gamemaker... - MaryM 19:30 May 25 (3)
- Is this free? nt - MI Mom 5:19 May 26 (1)
  - If you want the full version, its $20. I just got DS the limited and when he figures it out, if he wants it, I'll fork over the $20. <nt> - Pamela 4:20 May 27 (0)
- My 13yos taught himself to use this and created some cute games. (nm) - Deb in PA 19:50 May 25 (0)
I would like to know this as well. nt - MI Mom 19:22 May 25 (0)
Okay, that sound totally illiterate. The word "to" should not be present between "computer' and "program." (must get to bed now...yawn) nt - Camy (6 boybarians, 1 little lady) 19:02 May 25 (2)
- I just skipped right over the to, had to look back to find it. - Camy 6:14 May 26 (0)
- This is getting worse each time I correct myself. Good night. nt - Camy (6 boybarians, 1 little lady) 19:03 May 25 (0)

Can you post what your 12th grader's are studying? Thanks! ntn - Molly 17:06 May 25 (9)

My son's plan.. - Carrie in NC 18:24 May 26 (0)
What my ds will be doing next year for 12th grade... - Laurie 10:18 May 26 (2)
- SL 200--isn't that "History of God's Kingdom"? (m) - StaceyL in Canada 11:19 May 26 (1)
  - Re: SL 200--isn't that "History of God's Kingdom"? (m) - Laurie 11:58 May 26 (0)
Another rough draft... - Kelly in VA 3:42 May 26 (0)
I can post what she just did... - Margaret in CO 19:32 May 25 (3)
- Did she ever sleep? :) nt - Valerie(TX) 6:02 May 26 (2)
  - Sorry, I didn't mean to be "snarky", but just reading her list makes *me* tired (m) - Valerie(TX) 6:07 May 26 (1)
    - Well... - Margaret in CO 12:55 May 26 (0)

Can you post what your 11th grader's schoolwork includes? TIA! nt - Molly 17:05 May 25 (21)

My STB 11th grade ds's schedule so far... - ereks mom 12:32 May 27 (0)
Here is our plan for 11th gr. ds for now... - Stacie 18:41 May 26 (1)
- Forgot to add character studies and study skills work. - Stacie 18:45 May 26 (0)
My son's year.. - Carrie in NC 18:16 May 26 (0)
My ds is currently 11th grader... - Laurie 10:03 May 26 (0)
My son's plans - always subject to change - Kay in CO 8:36 May 26 (0)
Plans for my 11th grade dd next year - Katia 8:30 May 26 (6)
- Let's talk about the Conceptual Chemistry... m - StaceyinLA 10:04 May 26 (5)
  - Re: Let's talk about the Conceptual Chemistry... m - Katia 17:36 May 26 (4)
    - Katia, what sort of term papers do you assign for chemistry?--nt - StaceyL in Canada 19:24 May 26 (1)
      - I haven't a clue, but what I'm planning on doing - Katia 20:04 May 26 (0)
    - Thanks for the info. What made you decide to go this route? more - StaceyinLA 18:44 May 26 (1)
      - DD is not a math person AT ALL, but she is interested in most things - Katia 20:08 May 26 (0)
My plan for my 11th grade dd next year - Christi/NC 6:47 May 26 (0)
My plan for dd next year - Sandy C. 6:10 May 26 (0)
My 17yo is in "13th grade" this year, which is 11th grade for the state (grin) - LoriM 5:01 May 26 (2)
- What is PCC? nm - Merry 7:04 May 26 (1)
  - Oh, sorry...Molly lives near me (c: - LoriM 7:36 May 26 (0)
A rough draft of our plans.... - Kelly in VA 3:39 May 26 (0)
My son's this year... - momof7 19:24 May 25 (0)
My daughter's plan for next year: - Jenny in Florida 19:12 May 25 (0)

Teaching Textbook Review... - CED 16:26 May 25 (31)

Goodness! Can he not express himself in a more mannerly way...the program worked quite well for us... - Michelle/OK 13:57 May 26 (0)
Thanks for the review - Carrie in NC 13:19 May 26 (0)
Dont we do the same thing..... - Melody In Tx 11:30 May 26 (2)
- No matter how long you date a guy, you still don't really know him until you're married long enough that (m) - DB in NJ 13:45 May 26 (0)
- While we do go and review the info - momof10 11:44 May 26 (0)
Two problems here: (1) this review is based on website content only. As good as the samples are, it's not the same (m) - DB in NJ 7:11 May 26 (0)
So, is his review based only on - momof10 4:59 May 26 (4)
- It really doesn't give them a fair shake - in their FAQ's they discuss the reasons why they do many of the things he was critical of... nt - StaceyinLA 6:46 May 26 (0)
- May I add - momof10 5:41 May 26 (0)
- I totally agree! nt - Ria 5:39 May 26 (0)
- I agree. Unless they have the whole program and not just seeing a sample via website, I don't think its a thorough review nt - Quiver0f10 5:33 May 26 (0)
To be fair, I only read the introduction, but....that was my daughter's complaint with TT, too.... - Kelly in VA 3:33 May 26 (1)
- Funny, but that's what my dd liked! She never "got" math before. (nm( - kris 10:53 May 26 (0)
I'm awake!... - WendyWords 0:27 May 26 (1)
- Although not purposefully done, I think I'll leave a "Wendyword" in every post. g'dnight nt - WendyWords 0:30 May 26 (0)
So next time he has time to spend on reviewing... could he do a review of prof b algebra? I appreciated reading a math-geek's perspective on TT. nt. - JC in ON 21:47 May 25 (0)
This is in bad taste. We used TT, and it worked great for us. We don't all have to be rocket scientists do we? - Lorraine in BC 21:27 May 25 (0)
CED, I'm not able to connect for some reason. nt - AmyCC 16:56 May 25 (13)
- Ah ha! I figured out the problem, trying again... - CED 17:08 May 25 (12)
  - Thanks, CED! This is your dh's review, correct? (m)... - LisaNY 19:59 May 25 (2)
    - LOL, I don't know... - CED 20:59 May 25 (1)
      - LOL! So good to hear he has provided for you. :o) nm - LisaNY 5:03 May 26 (0)
  - This is not making me not want to use Teaching textbooks, but I would like to offer the reviewer some chamomile tea - Jennifer (Good Witch of the West) 19:13 May 25 (0)
  - Wonderful information....... - Michelle in AL 17:50 May 25 (0)
  - I was interested in this until the reviewer kept repeating the word s*ck. - Laura in VA 17:23 May 25 (6)
    - I agree. (nt) - Colleen 0:47 May 26 (0)
    - I totally agree **YUK!!!* nt - Chris in CA 20:58 May 25 (4)
      - And He is entitled to his opinion, just as you are to yours.... - Melody In Tx 21:14 May 25 (3)
        
        Of course they can make their own decisions, I just think using the work s*ck was a poor choice and a total turn-off imo nt - Chris in CA 21:18 May 25 (2)
        
        btw I didn't realize this was someone's dh I would have kept my comments to myself if I had read that first nt - Chris in CA 21:21 May 25 (1)
        
        *L* no offense... - CED 5:42 May 26 (0)

Catherine I have a question about Gileskirk, could I email you? nt - Mary in co 15:30 May 25 (1)

Yes, please do :) (nt) - catherine 15:54 May 25 (0)

Having trouble deciding on what level of TT for an almost 12 year old who, please help... - Tawney 15:19 May 25 (5)

If you go to the TT website, they now have placement tests; hopefully those will help.nt - K in MI 7:55 May 26 (1)
- It took me awhile to find them the first time. Just click on the Algebra level in the L-hand column, and the placement test link will appear under the first book picture.nt - K in MI 7:58 May 26 (0)
what is TT, please - Nicole 16:10 May 25 (1)
- Teaching Textbooks NT - Carrie in NC 16:21 May 25 (0)
Well.... - Pamela 16:06 May 25 (0)

Has anybody successfully had their dc complete Algebra without first understanding the material themselves?(m) - LBC 14:17 May 25 (5)

Though I remember all of Algebra I - Dawn K 7:11 May 26 (0)
Me! (more) - tinag 15:04 May 25 (2)
- Math is not my best subject but my oldest dd has learned Alg. I and II using - Molly 16:43 May 25 (1)
  - Math Relief is a great program... nt - StaceyinLA 6:48 May 26 (0)
Yup - Lorraine in BC 15:02 May 25 (0)

Dd just called and made her first college interview appt -- is this like a child losing her first tooth? (nm) - Gwen in VA 14:11 May 25 (1)

Yeah, it ranks right up there with their first day of school--when they are 15! - Margaret in CO 13:13 May 26 (0)

Recommendations for high school Geography? - Margaret 14:11 May 25 (6)

Depends on what you're looking for... - StaceyL in Canada 16:21 May 25 (5)
- I'm looking for.... - Margaret 7:26 May 26 (0)
- have you used Glencoe? - Nicole 17:11 May 25 (3)
  - Well, I said "such as Glencoe",I think... - StaceyL in Canada 19:07 May 25 (2)
    - thanks, I was just curious - Nicole 20:28 May 25 (0)
    - thanks, I was just curious - Nicole 20:28 May 25 (0)

Sorry--one more "volunteering" question... - StaceyL in Canada 12:25 May 25 (4)

I can tell you what our library does.... - Laurel in CA 16:49 May 25 (0)
We've been wrestling with this question too -- when to start counting the volunteer hours.... - Gwen in VA 13:53 May 25 (0)
Goodness, why WOULDN'T that count as volunteer hours?? Reminds me of... - Lori D. 13:49 May 25 (1)
- Ahh, now I see... Disregard my post! : ) (nt) - Lori D. 20:13 May 25 (0)

Writing for the reluctant/underexposed student--IEW or Write shop? (m) - Sharon in TX 11:59 May 25 (4)

Re: Writing for the reluctant/underexposed student--IEW or Write shop? (m) - Cedarmom 9:48 May 26 (2)
- Maybe start with IEW and then do WriteShop in a year or two? nt - Kim 6:04 May 28 (0)
- However, if you want to use IEW, but want lesson plans, there are planty of those as well. nt - Mandy in TN 12:49 May 26 (0)
I used to have a reluctant writer... - Anna 12:15 May 25 (0)

Should I be concerned about lack of mastery with TT Pre-Algebra? (m) - LBC 10:40 May 25 (14)

Thank you so much for all this input (m) - LBC 14:10 May 25 (0)
The process you use with TT could be amended... - Julie in CA 11:39 May 25 (2)
- This is how we have been doing it, but... (m) - LBC 12:05 May 25 (1)
  - Yes, I think the key here... - Julie in CA 21:06 May 25 (0)
I have one dd in Lial's Alg I & the other in Alg II... - Anna 11:32 May 25 (3)
- This makes sense. Where do you find the extra problems? (m) - LBC 12:14 May 25 (2)
  - Lial's has MANY problems in each lesson. Dd's do odd #s & if more practice is needed after corrections, then they work some even #s too. nt - Anna 12:18 May 25 (1)
    - I don't have time to make up problems for practice. nt - Anna 12:19 May 25 (0)
Lori, I'm in BC. We just finished TT Alg. 1 and part of 2... - Lorraine in BC 11:29 May 25 (2)
- I'm in BC too (m) - LBC 12:26 May 25 (1)
  - Oh Hi Lori! sorry I didn't make it to the conf. As for TT - Lorraine in BCl 15:09 May 25 (0)
Yes, I would be concerned. - Jan P. 11:18 May 25 (1)
- She's pretty solid with the fractions, decimals and percents, because of Singapore (m) - LBC 11:45 May 25 (0)
Correction: "solutions manual" should read "solutions cd". nt - LBC 10:42 May 25 (0)

What do you use after Thinking Toolbox? TIA! nt - Molly 9:44 May 25 (7)

We did Canon Press Introductory Logic. nt - Laura in CT 6:52 May 26 (1)
- With what age(s), Laura? Looking ahead, I'm undecided between Introductory Logic and Traditional Logic...(m) - Colleen 14:51 May 26 (0)
Fallacy Detective. I like to use them in that order. Then... - StaceyL in Canada 10:35 May 25 (4)
- We have already done Fallacy Detective. nt - Molly 17:04 May 25 (0)
- Stacey, why do you prefer using them in that order? nt - AmyCC 16:45 May 25 (2)
  - Re: Stacey, why do you prefer using them in that order? nt - StaceyL in Canada 19:10 May 25 (1)
    - Ah, that makes sense. I may go with TT instead of FD next year. Thanks for the idea! nt - AmyCC 20:38 May 25 (0)

Art Appreciation recommendation needed for 11th grader. Would this - Molly 9:42 May 25 (1)

We're using "Annotated Mona Lisa" as recommended in TWTM. - Jenny in Florida 11:56 May 25 (0)

Need Geography course recommedation for 11th grade? Is this a whole year or - Molly 9:39 May 25 (1)

options, based on earlier discussion of same & a question about requirements - Nicole 16:50 May 25 (0)

Need recommendation for Civics & Economics course for 11th grader, please. Is this a - Molly 9:38 May 25 (2)

We used Abeka's this yr. nt - momof7 19:42 May 25 (0)
Not together, of course, just asking two ?'s in one - nt - Molly 17:03 May 25 (0)

Carson's Basic History of the US - opinions?? ages?? nt - StaceyinLA 7:38 May 25 (4)

My 10th grade ds used it this year.... - Gwen in VA 14:00 May 25 (1)
- Yeah - my guess is the SAT's certainly wouldn't include much of a conservative nature... nt - StaceyinLA 19:38 May 25 (0)
Re: Carson's Basic History of the US - opinions?? ages?? nt - Kathleen 7:55 May 25 (0)
We used this series for my older son.... - MamaBess 7:52 May 25 (0)

Anyone using BJU secondary math w/o HomeSat? Pros/cons..more.. - VMS in SCG 7:37 May 25 (3)

We have used BJU from K all the way through Algebra 2 & ds will start Precalculus next year, and... - ereks mom 16:11 May 25 (2)
- Thanks! And a couple of more quick Qs... - VMS in SCG 21:29 May 25 (1)
  - No, I never bought a Home School Kit. (Don't those include charts & such??) We used only... - ereks mom 6:56 May 26 (0)

Favorite PSAT prep. books? I'm going to the library tonight. :o) nm - LisaNY 7:04 May 25 (4)

Thank you! :o) nm - LisaNY 15:28 May 25 (0)
Many yrs ago, a hs mom HIGHLY recommended anything by the Princetone Review.... - ChrisN in NY 12:25 May 25 (0)
I'd go with the College Board's "blue" book - Jan in MO 8:16 May 25 (0)
I like the ones by the College Board with the real tests included (nm) - Kris 8:16 May 25 (0)

R.E.A.L. Science vs Real Science 4 Kids: I posted on the K-8 board but got alomst no response...(m) - StaceyL in Canada 6:22 May 25 (4)

Can't compare but my experience with Real science 4kids - Elizabeth 22:04 May 25 (0)
My take (m) - Phyllis in Canada<

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