I don't mind the drive. I'll just say I have a doctor's appointment. ;-)
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Leolaia will be in Dallas on February 15th!
by cruzanheart inwho's up for lunch?
since she's going for bbq that night, i asked her if she'd like tex-mex for lunch -- which might mean a pilgrimage to ojeda's or pueblo arriba.. check your calendars and let me know if you can join us for lunch!.
cheers,.
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Leolaia will be in Dallas on February 15th!
by cruzanheart inwho's up for lunch?
since she's going for bbq that night, i asked her if she'd like tex-mex for lunch -- which might mean a pilgrimage to ojeda's or pueblo arriba.. check your calendars and let me know if you can join us for lunch!.
cheers,.
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I work in Plano and that's a long drive, so it will depend on how busy we are that day. I'll definitely be there if I can.
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Question for the Ladies?
by avidbiblereader inwhat do you find physically sexy or hot on a man?
i need this info for my wife's sake, as she doesn't think 6 pack abs are that sexy.. .
abr.
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Women enjoy ogling perfectly shaped men. They don't want them as boyfriends or husbands because the competition kills them.
I was about to say nuh-uh to the first sentence, but then it hit me that I can't wait for the Super Bowl tomorrow and it's not just because I grew up in Illinois.
I will disagree with the second sentence though. I've known a few perfectly shaped men and pardon my stereotyping, but I didn't want to be with them (for more than one night ), because I had more intellectually stimulating fun talking to a box of crackers.
If my brain's not engaged, then nothing else is either (after the first night).
And yes, that's a great picture of Six of Nine. Welcome back, French babyface! You've been missed.
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Anyone in here(parents) homeschool the kids? What curriculms do you use?
by Jeepthing ini just want to know what most of jw(ex or inactive or active) parents use or used for curriculms.
and results of using certain ones.
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Hi, Hemp lover, so did you give up on joining groups and just tried the lessons?
Yes. Dance, gymnastics, acting, art, guitar, piano, whatever she was interested in at the moment. Some things stick, some things don't, but that's how you find out what you really love. That's kind of scary about the YMCA group. The PE lessons we looked into were through the city we lived in at the time. They had all sorts of sports classes for all ages. I think we found a brochure at the local library that listed all the options. Or maybe it was the Chamber of Commerce - though now I'm sure municipal lessons like that can be found online.
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Homeschooling . Are you for or against?
by becca1 injust want to take a poll.
no need for explinations, just for or against.. me- against..
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Open minded enough to say whatever is best for the child, should be done.
Ditto.
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Anyone in here(parents) homeschool the kids? What curriculms do you use?
by Jeepthing ini just want to know what most of jw(ex or inactive or active) parents use or used for curriculms.
and results of using certain ones.
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I still have a set and want to get rid of them.
Another thought on the ebay idea if you decide to go that route: wait until July or August to sell. I've noticed the higher selling prices tend to follow the regular school year and that's when parents are looking for the next grade.
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Anyone in here(parents) homeschool the kids? What curriculms do you use?
by Jeepthing ini just want to know what most of jw(ex or inactive or active) parents use or used for curriculms.
and results of using certain ones.
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My son and I were reading a Science book together from Calvert and it stated that someday men would be able to reach the moon. Talk about being outdated!
Whoa - I must have been stoned and missed that line! My daughter and I used to laugh about the photos of the kids in the math book being very 80s-ish, but I never saw anything that egregious. What year was that?
Oak Meadow was the other name I was trying to remember when I typed my last post. I had a friend who liked that curriculum a lot for the same reasons you expressed.
I think I have a closer relationship with my children because of the extra time we spent together in homeschooling.
Exactly.
Jeepthing: as far as socialization goes, what are your daughter's interests? Dance, gymnastics, music, art, basketball? There are so many courses/programs for kids, free (YWCA), cheap and otherwise, to pursue. And I'm with you on how hard it is to find homeschooling groups that aren't fanatical in one way or another. We chose to wing it and (knock wood) so far, so good. Who'd a thunk it - maybe I DO love my child!
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Anyone in here(parents) homeschool the kids? What curriculms do you use?
by Jeepthing ini just want to know what most of jw(ex or inactive or active) parents use or used for curriculms.
and results of using certain ones.
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Does she love hemp too?
LOL - someday she just might. Uptight much? (By the way, industrial hemp is a different plant from cannabis, which is what you were probably referring to, and yes, my daughter knows the difference - because I taught it to her.)
Back to the original post: I realized I didn't answer the second part of your question. Calvert is a little expensive imo, $600 - $700 per grade, but for our needs, it was well worth it. They send you a lesson manual that plans out each course for each day and explains how to cover the material. They keep religion out of it, too. And if you take good care of the materials and resell on ebay promptly (don't wait too long and let your child write in the test book like I did), you can get a good chunk of your investment back.
I think for homeschooling to work, your child has to have the right temperament for it and desire to learn and you have to be diligent as well. It can be difficult to keep up at times, especially if you work full time. And I think that's where the problem lies for a lot of parents. They leave it to the children to school themselves. If your child is extremely self-motivated, this can work in the teen years, but not in elementary school.
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Sleeping during meetings
by darth frosty ini was just remembering some of the great sleep i used to get at the meetings.
towards the end i would sleep while reading for the bookstudy and the watchtower lesson.
who can top that?
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My aunt told me a story of when I was two and had fallen asleep, after my spanking, I had to stand next to my seat until the meeting ended.
This is sick and sad. (((Lisa))) Hopefully you don't remember it.
My friends all used to be jealous of me because I could sleep without doing the head drop.
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Anyone in here(parents) homeschool the kids? What curriculms do you use?
by Jeepthing ini just want to know what most of jw(ex or inactive or active) parents use or used for curriculms.
and results of using certain ones.
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I feel that parents who chose to homeschool do so because: they want to shelter their kids from the "world", they are overly protective and paranoid,or they want their children's schedule to fit their own.
Sorry about your bad experience, but your blanket statements seem designed to deliberately inflame and put people on the defensive.
How about the parents feel they can do a better job than their local public school and/or they can't afford private school? How about their child WANTS to be in an environment where they get to choose to learn the things that are the most important and enjoyable to them, the things they really need to know to function in a well-adjusted, happy way once they reach adulthood?
My daughter knew all of her letters/numbers at 18 months, was reading at 4, coming to work with me from the age of 7 where she learned Quark, Illustrator and Photoshop and used those skills to create her own business cards and flyers for her "travel agency", taking incredible photographs starting around the age of 10 (which was when her creative writing skills really took off), playing guitar and piano at 11, cooking gourmet vegan food at 14 which was also when she had her first singing gig, etc. I could go on but I have to check her biology and French homework before she goes to hang out at the local coffee shop with her artist friends. (Yes, she has friends.)
To answer the original question: Calvert and now American School. She will be graduating from high school at 16 and plans to attend a visual arts college in NYC.