I used to teach in a Jr. High School long, long ago (before I had my own kids and saw the light!) One of the teachers there had a "reading wheel"...
I grade very little of my dss schoolwork. (They are 3rd and 4th grades.) Right now, we are working on comprehension and completion. They keep...
Florida doesn't require us to keep track of hours, only days of instruction. I use a teacher's planbook. I write the date at the top of the...
Here is the thing that gets me. Are there no shy kids in ps? No bookish kids? No kids who don't feel comfortable dating until they are older?...
We've done catapillars twice, once ordered from a company and once from Monarchs that we found in the wild. The ones that we ordered from the...
I just found this one online a few days ago, my older boys learned to read with Hooked on Phonics, but since then, I've learned that the same...
Wow! I grew up in So. Cal, too, and I remember yella and fella. Does the year matter? Then again "the Southland" is so huge, I suppose...
I did that one in Los Angeles at about the same time. I learned jumprope songs from the other girls on the school playground Here's another...
At that age, it's probably a good idea to get the girl involved in picking out what she will be learning. Maybe you could work together on the...
S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y- - - - NIGHT! Ah, Roller Skating Rink memories! Hey, waitaminute! What was the topic of this thread, anyway? [img]
Good point! If you aren't going to finish a degree, but want to transfer to another school, be sure to talk to a counselor at the school you...
YIKES!!! [img] DH is in the thick of finals week and he comes home shaking his head because of students who refuse to understand that...
We just finished the "Our American Heritage" textbook for American History from Abeka. It was just great! It was filled with interesting stories...
Vicki, Your sweet little girl is still inside. Just think of this as her pupa stage. It will take a couple of years but she will emerge from...
In most states, Community colleges allow hs aged students to enroll. Some states will take any age, others want them to be 16 or have passed the...
Whoops! I guess we were all typing at the same time. I meant that for Vicky. Here's one for you! [img] Vicky, What, in your opinion,...
You go Mom!!! [img]
I think you are going to have to deal with your parents one way or another. It's time to let them know that the subject of hs is closed. Try...
My kids "buy" time on the computer (or TV) by reading or doing their chores. That cuts down on their time online and I don't get upset that they...
You know, there's no promise that your daughter would have lots of friends even if she went to ps. Some kids are just more solitary. Some kids...
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