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Jo Dee (jodee)
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Username: jodee
Post Number: 403
Registered: 06-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 04:01 pm: |     |
Susan,
I'm so proud of you and getting through that first year of high school! I'm also glad you told us where you saw some problems. That gives me a "heads up" so I don't make the same mistake.
Thanks for sharing.
Jo Dee
Nothing takes God by surprise! |
Susan (susan)
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Username: susan
Post Number: 231
Registered: 05-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, June 26, 2004 - 11:56 pm: | |
Well, we finished up our first year of high school this spring.
It was GREAT! I really feel that Sarah accomplished so much, and did most of it on her own. She studied Shakespeare, algebra, Elizabethan history, typing and internet research, p.e. (she played volleyball on a team, and also studied yoga and body building on her own), nutrition and health/hygiene. She also continued under her art mentor, and has really developed that gift so much farther over the past few months.
It was also sad, as I felt less involved, and also felt that she and her brothers did not spend enough time together. So that will be amended this coming school year.
This coming year will bring new changes, as she has refined her goals a bit more. She has decided to study both science and history from a more literary viewpoint, and will also focus on the famous women in both subjects. She will read biographic information, and then summarize it, and then sketch a portrait of each woman she studies.
She will finish up her algebra from this past year, and then move on to geometry, using the Keys To series, which we both love, and we will also supplement that with biographies of mathematicians and such. I found a wonderful book called "String, Straightedge, and Shadow" which tells how geometry became a discipline, and talks about ancient mathematicians and how they figured things out.
For literature we are returning to our previous delight which was reading great works, together as a family, aloud. She will write a summary of each book for her notebook.
There is something else which I am forgetting, but at this late hour I am sure it will come to me in the morning. Ah well, if I remember it, I will post it.
How did all of your schooling go this year? Post in the appropriate section for your children's ages, and it will be fun to watch as you progress through them over the years.
In Christ,
Susan McGlohn
Homeschooling 10 years and counting
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Julie in NW WA (julie)
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Username: julie
Post Number: 35
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Friday, November 07, 2003 - 06:05 pm: | |
Thanks, Jo Dee! 
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Jo Dee (jodee)
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Username: jodee
Post Number: 336
Registered: 06-2002
| | Posted on Friday, November 07, 2003 - 11:51 am: | |
I'm not Susan, but I can answer your question. No, it's not quite the end of the book. There is still more within this section as well as one more section with "General Topics." This includes "Related Teaching Aids and Ideas," "General Guidelines and Principles," and "Problems and Legal Issues."
Jo Dee
Nothing takes God by surprise! |
Julie in NW WA (julie)
Senior Member
Username: julie
Post Number: 34
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, November 06, 2003 - 11:58 am: | |
Is this the end of The Manual?? I've been printing out all your summaries, Susan, sort of creating my own manual until we can afford the real thing! |
Helen (helenw)
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Username: helenw
Post Number: 10
Registered: 06-2002
| | Posted on Monday, September 01, 2003 - 07:52 pm: | |
Hi there. I just want to assure all of you out there that high school can be a wonderful experience at home! You can be credible while maintaining flexiblity. Remember that you may be preparing your child for college and so it is important to teach research skills along with varying types of documentation. Report writing is necessary at this level but it does not need to be boring or lacking in creativity. Teach your student how to make an outline, a rough draft, and then a final report. Correlate your English literature and language skills with Global Studies (not to be confused with World History), and with Bible or any other content subject. Education can still be fun at the high school level.
God Bless,
Helenw |
Jo Dee (jodee)
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Username: jodee
Post Number: 300
Registered: 06-2002
| | Posted on Monday, September 01, 2003 - 07:32 pm: | |
I have been doing some research for High School. My daughter seems to be interested in doing something like Far Above Rubies - or at least based upon what they say it is. I had hoped to look at it at our bookfair, but no one had a copy with them. Has anyone used this or even just looked at it some?
I don't know if I want to go with a particular program like that or not. I like the way things have been going with her education. She is a self-starter, so I don't see any particular problem with this, my oldest, child. But she does like structure - so that's why I am looking for something that she can refer to and choose from.
Jo Dee
Nothing takes God by surprise! |
Jager (save)
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Username: save
Post Number: 24
Registered: 06-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, August 31, 2003 - 11:10 pm: | |
I do not have a child in high school level. However I am eagerly reading about those of you that do to see how you are doing it. Looks like everyone is busy now. How is this year starting off for everyone? |
Jo Dee (jodee)
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Username: jodee
Post Number: 280
Registered: 06-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, July 10, 2003 - 12:42 pm: | |
>>homeschooling has obviously been working, so why mess with it<<
And I know we all doubt this from time to time. So thanks for the encouragement!
Jo Dee
Nothing takes God by surprise! |
Cheryl Z (cherylz)
Senior Member
Username: cherylz
Post Number: 26
Registered: 06-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 09, 2003 - 06:15 pm: | |
> My oldest child, Ryan, will be starting high school in the fall, too. I've spent most of the past 18 months wondering if I would really keep him home or not. And, if so, would we use the Moore Formula or do a correspondence-type thing. I have decided to use the Moore Formula, though we've not been too good doing it faithfully, so far. As an added challenge there are four younger children in the home and my 6th is due the beginning of December! I'm trying to not get worried even though two years ago was a nightmare after my 21-month-old daughter was born. She was very cranky and there were other factors that made that school year just awful. We're still recovering in some ways. That probably explains why I've questioned home schooling high school so much. But we had Ryan tested this spring and he did awesomely well and I decided that despite all the troubles, homeschooling has obviously been working, so why mess with it. I plan on spending time reading and re-reading The Manual to get myself prepared!
Cheryl |
Jo Dee (jodee)
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Username: jodee
Post Number: 266
Registered: 06-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, July 05, 2003 - 03:53 pm: | |
Well, Susan, I don't have this to deal with now, but I will next year. Already, though, Skyla has started doing science on her own. Yes, she'll still participate with the rest of us as she wants to do, but she has decided to go with Apologia science (right now she's working through the General Science book.)
I'm interested in comments from others who have been this road.
Jo Dee
Nothing takes God by surprise! |
Susan (susan)
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Username: susan
Post Number: 197
Registered: 05-2002
| | Posted on Monday, June 30, 2003 - 07:04 am: | |
How can we make a credible high school program the Moore Formula Way?
By focusing on the five point prescription for academic excellence that makes home schoolers so appealing to Harvard and Cornell in the east, Stanford in the west, and other universities.
G1- G3 Personal Teen Schedule with Anchors: Directions for making your daily plan (Grades 9 – 12)
This is written directly to the teens, with the assumption that they will be actively participating in creating their daily schedule.
G1 gives the overall way of creating a personalized daily schedule, and G2 and G3 give blank schedules for you to use as a guideline, one with suggested anchors in place, and one totally blank.
Step 1 - Anchors The place to begin
We’ve gone over anchors several times now, so we are all familiar with the term. Your children should be also. Anchor points are those activities that should not be too flexible in your daily schedule, such as bed time, wake time, meals, and devotions. A teen may have other anchors to consider such as a work schedule or community service volunteer schedule as well.
Step 2 – Subjects that Fit in With Anchors
Some subjects can still be covered with younger siblings at least in part, such as history or science. Decide which subjects will still be covered this way.
Step 3 – Home Service and the Subjects that Become Part of Them
Mom shouldn’t always be the one to take care of the home and family. Home training should be part of the high school curriculum.
Step 4 – Student Work Projects or Home Business
After viewing Home Grown Kids video, or reading Minding Your Own Business, the teen should work together with the parent to discuss work options.
Step 5 – Bookwork
Surprise! High school with the Moore Formula involves traditional school subjects with real books to study.
After establishing the foundation of anchors, work, and service, fill in the slots for the subjects the student will be taking.
Adjust the schedule after using it for a week or two, if desired.
Discussion Time:
We are just starting this process with Sarah, so I am not sure exactly how this is going to play out.
I do know that I want to keep our bible studies and family devotions as a group thing. However, because of the huge difference in interests and abilities, it is very difficult to cover history or science as a group now. Sarah is interested in learning chemistry this year, but Andrew lacks the reading skills and the desire to do this with her.
Right now, through the summer, service is a high priority. Both kids are volunteering at the Red Cross two days a week. Sarah will also be going to art camp and a youth retreat. Between these activities and their desire to go to the pool and play outside more, academics other than piano and bible study are put on hold.
In the fall, Sarah will be playing volleyball again and in the winter will be old enough to volunteer at the hospital as a junior volunteer.
We haven’t put much time into her home business lately, either. So that needs to be given more thought as well.
It seems each new stage brings new challenges, doesn’t it?
Is anyone else here homeschooling a high school student this year?
Susan McGlohn
Homeschooling 9 years and counting 
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