Hey, who writes the title bar for this page? The grammar is incorrect "This is a mailing list for people who home schooling or...." How do we get this...
Has anyone here used the Oak Meadow curriculum for 2nd and/or 3rd grade? I have looked at their samples on their website but I would like to hear from someone...
I am trying to come up with my math program that will fit a few different learning styles. Currently my son (who is still in school) is using Everyday...
Gigi, Before you make any decisions about math, check out http://www.mathematicallycorrect.com/ . They have reviews of several mathematics programs that you...
Thank you for the suggestion. I looked at the page and it definately helped me. It also made me realize how willing I had been to except the school districts...
Gigi, There are some user reviews at http://homeschoolreviews.com/reviews/otherk-8math.html which might be helpful. That particular site also has discussion...
Christine, That was a very helfpul post, thanks! The link was great and contained alot of information. I didn't notice the MCP math you mentioned and I don't...
Our best experience has been with MCP. I LOVE it for math. Something about the layout of the teachers manuals make it about the easiest thing in the...
I've been thinking about posting since the original post, but didn't want to put anyone off. So, I'll just go with saying ..... Everyday Mathematics is the...
oh, one more thing .... EM is NOTHING like Saxon. Saxon is fully supported by drilling, and math fact mastery. EM requires no mastery of any one topic before...
Tracy, That sounds like what's happened down here too. We've got lots of friends that just got fed up with the poor quality of math education their children...
As a general rule in my house, if the public school uses it or recommends it... I'm probably not interested. :-) Carrie This is pretty much how I feel in...
Hi Tracy, I was thinking about academics too... Don't know quite what we'll eventually end up with in terms of music & art, but we're lucky to have some...
I sure wished we lived somewhere with some land. Ya know, when we built this house, I thought I really wanted a subdivsion. I've almost always lived in...
Tracy, Check out Lee, Ogle, or Whiteside counties if you want to move somewhere with land. There are even some subdivisions with houses on 1-2 acres in ...
We've just had our 13yo return (last Friday evening) from a week in Springfield with the TeenPact group.... WOW!!! What an excellent event... they do such a...
I'm not worried about the PE part really, Chase just wanted to go, and it was fine for a couple of weeks, then they said they needed him there both days (2)...
OH WOW .................... hmmmmmmmmmm..... I will have to look into those eventually. Ron works mostly in DuPage and Cook Counties. We live in Will county...
Christine, Hello neighbor. I am just outside of Rochelle on an acre of land. Only
problem out here is the job situation. There just are no good paying jobs...
My apologies if this is OT. I hope some of you will understand why I'm posting it here.... I didn't get a chance to read the HSLDA report yesterday, but found...
oh, and I forgot to ask, Have you read THE WELL TRAINED MIND yet? What an excellent resource for homeschooling. I see you found their website, they have...
apply math to "everyday" situation early on so your children find it useful While I totally agree with this, I did not see this happening with either my then...
Thought I would pass this on, just incase anyone might be interested in it. Staci in Island Lake "Each smallest act of kindness reverberates across great...
Like most people, I've had some trouble with credit in the past. For a long time I haven't been able to find a company that would give me a credit card at all....
What does this have to do with Homeschooling? I hope this chat/message channel condemns such listing (this one on going to their web site to get credit - what...
It doesn't belong here, you're right. It's SPAM ;-). The member??? joined the samed day the post was made... I doubt they are involved with homeschooling at...
Guess we're staying at the AmeriSuites on Friday night... Since they've got Richard "Little Bear" Wheeler there this year AND my oldest son made it finally to...
