Homeschool Chat

[HomeschoolMama]

Yeah, what is the deal with eBay and teacher editions??? Can someone explain, cuz I just don't get it! Seems pointless to me, to be able to sell student stuff but not TEs.

There are other auction sites for homeschool stuff where you CAN sell TE's; I'll try to find some links and post them!


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They said it's because it has answers in them. Kids can come on-line and buy them and cheat. I've never known a homeschooler who could get away with that! They said they can't regulate what's homeschool and what's not, so it's a blanket rule.

I've sold stuff as "parent guides" before and it's been fine.

 

[TLHB70]

Yeah, what is the deal with eBay and teacher editions??? Can someone explain, cuz I just don't get it! Seems pointless to me, to be able to sell student stuff but not TEs.

There are other auction sites for homeschool stuff where you CAN sell TE's; I'll try to find some links and post them!


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vegsource.com
There is a homeschool forum and swap boards there.
You can buy used material and sell used material.
I have used it and it is safe.

ETA: Here is the link to VegSource's homeschool page. There are HS message boards/forums just like the DIS, but for HS questions/discussions.
You will see the links to the swap (sale/buy) boards on the right.
http://www.vegsource.com/homeschool/
The swap boards move quickly so keep checking often if you are looking for something specific to buy.

 

[sha_lyn]

Boards where Hs'ers can sell used curriculum:


http://thehomeschoollibrary.com/

http://www.mothering.com/discussions/index.php

http://www.amitymama.com/vb/index.php

 

[LegoMom3]

They said it's because it has answers in them. Kids can come on-line and buy them and cheat. I've never known a homeschooler who could get away with that! They said they can't regulate what's homeschool and what's not, so it's a blanket rule.

I've sold stuff as "parent guides" before and it's been fine.

Funny, given so much other junk available there, that they would suddenly have a "conscience" in this matter.... Good grief!

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[HomeschoolMama]

Funny, given so much other junk available there, that they would suddenly have a "conscience" in this matter.... Good grief!

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No kidding... You can buy Paris Hilton's eyelash, but not Teacher Edition School Guides.

 

[slamzim]

Hello, I am excited to have found this thread. I am new to homeschooling, this is our first year. I have 2 DD K & 1st. I wanted to join a co-op, so we found one, went to the registration meeting tonight. Ready to sign up for classes. Unfortunately, all but 2 of the classes (one for each same hour) were full. So, we are on the waiting list. Two different people told me, well at least next semester you will be a returning memeber and be able to register earlier. I was so disappointed and frustrated. Like they weren't prepared, didn't realize the k-1 classes would be full. We were #4 & 5 on the waiting list. Just needed to vent. BTW if anyone knows of a good co-op in Columbus Ohio let me know, I am trying to find something else.

 

[antree]

I live in NJ and I am confused if the Board of Education should be involved.
On their websiteit says;
"A parent/guardian is not required by law to notify the local board of education of the intent to educate the child elsewhere than at school. However, they are encouraged to notify the local board of education so that questions do not arise with respect to their compliance with the compulsory education law. "

So I have called the BOE twice already and each time the lady on the phone cannot help me. She doesn't know if I need to let them know, she doesn't know if I should let them know and what can or can not happen if I don't let them know.
So I ask to speak to someone that can help me and she says the woman who took care of that no longers works there and their manager is NEVER available.

What should I do? Has anyone reported to their BOE?

 

[npmommie]

I live in NJ and I am confused if the Board of Education should be involved.
On their websiteit says;
"A parent/guardian is not required by law to notify the local board of education of the intent to educate the child elsewhere than at school. However, they are encouraged to notify the local board of education so that questions do not arise with respect to their compliance with the compulsory education law. "

So I have called the BOE twice already and each time the lady on the phone cannot help me. She doesn't know if I need to let them know, she doesn't know if I should let them know and what can or can not happen if I don't let them know.
So I ask to speak to someone that can help me and she says the woman who took care of that no longers works there and their manager is NEVER available.

What should I do? Has anyone reported to their BOE?

honestly since you are in one of those lucky states that doesn't require much of you........I Would write one letter as a courtesy, letting them know you are homeschooling. and that is it.
keep a copy.
here is the link from hslda about NJ
http://hslda.org/laws/analysis/New_Jersey.pdf

 

[Praise2Him]

Do you have a covering or umbrella school? Our cover school notifies the BOE for us. (We also have to sign a form saying that if we stop homeschooling they have the right to notify the BOE.)

 

[NHWX]

Hi everyone!

I'm really looking forward to using their Spectrum Chemistry curriculum. It's all planned out and comes with everything you need except distilled water. Just perfect for a Disney planner like me!

When I emailed the earlier in the summer, they said to expect about a 3 week delay when ordering something in August. I guess the meant the beginning of August or else their sales have really taken off! I ordered last week, intending to start in the first week of September or so. Nope - their sale completion page says to expect 4-6 weeks. I'm hoping someone here tells me that they're really prompt shippers.

NHWX

 

[NHWX]

I checked collegeboard.com and while they list authors, they don't list specific books. Does anyone have a good AP lit book list?

This year ds15 is doing a Classics and Composition course and I figured we might as well pull books from that list.

Oh, and any that you could point out that aren't either endlessly dry or depressing (or both!) would be appreciated.

Thanks,

NHWX

 

[NHWX]

Relevant only if you live in New England and you're not doing anything on 9/6. They're having a warehouse sale. It looks like it could be a really great thing to attend. Only problem for me - I'm going to be at a county fair in a 4-H booth. But that will be tons of fun too!

It's relevant to the thread; they have lots of homeschooling books and curriculum.

NHWX

 

[NHWX]

OK, so I'm Chatty Kathy tonight.

Anyone use this curriculum? Good, bad or indifferent? My two are fairly sensitive readers who despise writing. So language arts is always a struggle for me and them.

Here's a link: http://www.commonsensepress.com/gold.htm

NHWX

 

[Goingtodisneyworld]

Good Morning,

We did it we took the home schooling leap!!! So far it’s been nice, however I haven’t had the we’ll never look back moment. I think it’s because we left a school we really liked.

I choose Seton to help us on the journey because we are Catholic & I loved the idea of everything ready made for me = not a lot of room for me to screw up. I am very satisfied with my 2nd grader’s curriculum, I feel it has everything we need packaged just right so even after completed we have time to supplement if we choose, although I haven’t yet.

Now, I am not happy with my Kindergartener’s curriculum. I feel we are getting excellent phonics work, and that’s it really. I choose not to go with their math & substituted Saxon as that is what was used in their school, I am not happy here either, calendar time is fine, however day after day w/just yourself, it quickly becomes boring to a Kindergartener.

What I’m looking for is any idea how to easily supplement her work. I’ve looked at extra workbooks, & I guess the right one may help, I just don’t like the idea of sitting my Kindergartener with a workbook, she also loves Starfall however it also gets old day after day. I’ve thought about unit studies however I wouldn’t even know where to begin. I had hoped we’d get off the ground w/ Seton & then be able to add these after we got the basics down.

If I had to summarize I’d say we are doing schooling at home & that's fine, my hardest part is schooling a 2nd grader & a kindergartener at the same time.

Any help, ideas would be greatly appreciated!

 

[mommyof2princesses]

Saxon users...I have a question. This year dd is doing algebra. I got a great deal on the saxon set with the dive cd. She has been watching the cd and then doing problems. It is taking her between 1 hour and 2hours. Last year math took less than an hour. Do you have your children do all the problems or only some? It seems that if she does well on some, she shouldn't have to do all?

 

[Ellester]

Saxon users...I have a question. This year dd is doing algebra. I got a great deal on the saxon set with the dive cd. She has been watching the cd and then doing problems. It is taking her between 1 hour and 2hours. Last year math took less than an hour. Do you have your children do all the problems or only some? It seems that if she does well on some, she shouldn't have to do all?

We don't use Saxon but I've seen plenty of posts on here and the old HS page saying the same thing you are. The consensus seems to be to only have them do some of the problems (even or odd or every third or whatever) and if they show proficiency, move on. Personally, I see nothing killing enthusiasm for a subject faster than endless repetition. That's the beauty of homeschooling, the flexibility to fit it to your child!

 

[Praise2Him]

OK, so I'm Chatty Kathy tonight.

Anyone use this curriculum? Good, bad or indifferent? My two are fairly sensitive readers who despise writing. So language arts is always a struggle for me and them.

Here's a link: http://www.commonsensepress.com/gold.htm

NHWX

I just ordered it for this year, so I can't really help you, but I asked about it here a few months ago and several people had used it and like it.

Saxon users...I have a question. This year dd is doing algebra. I got a great deal on the saxon set with the dive cd. She has been watching the cd and then doing problems. It is taking her between 1 hour and 2hours. Last year math took less than an hour. Do you have your children do all the problems or only some? It seems that if she does well on some, she shouldn't have to do all?

We do evens or odds, and if she gets most of them right, that's it. Most curriculums have a lot of repetition for those who need it, but a lot of children don't need it, so feel free to not do everything.

 

[Disney Mommy 3]

OK, so I'm Chatty Kathy tonight.

Anyone use this curriculum? Good, bad or indifferent? My two are fairly sensitive readers who despise writing. So language arts is always a struggle for me and them.

Here's a link: http://www.commonsensepress.com/gold.htm

NHWX

Hey Chatty! HA!!! You are fine--we all have lots and lots of questions-there is too much out there not to.

We use LLATL and we love it! We have the green and the orange(4th & 7th).So far we are still in the first section and this is our first year. It's kinda review-ish for my 7th grader, but I know it will toughen up as the year goes on. I have done ABeka & Bob Jones--BJ is okay--but ABeka is really a lot!!! So, he has had some of this, but LLATL is a gentler approach and it incorporates all of the Lang Arts, so we don't have separate books for everything we do. That helps! I am very pleased with it so far.We love the Charlotte Mason approach and this is a perfect fit with all the good lit. we can use.Also, for those Charlotte Mason schoolers out there-TruthQuest is awesome for History!!! We are really enjoying that as well.

 

[LittleBlue22]

Good Morning,

We did it we took the home schooling leap!!! So far it’s been nice, however I haven’t had the we’ll never look back moment. I think it’s because we left a school we really liked.

I choose Seton to help us on the journey because we are Catholic & I loved the idea of everything ready made for me = not a lot of room for me to screw up. I am very satisfied with my 2nd grader’s curriculum, I feel it has everything we need packaged just right so even after completed we have time to supplement if we choose, although I haven’t yet.

Now, I am not happy with my Kindergartener’s curriculum. I feel we are getting excellent phonics work, and that’s it really. I choose not to go with their math & substituted Saxon as that is what was used in their school, I am not happy here either, calendar time is fine, however day after day w/just yourself, it quickly becomes boring to a Kindergartener.

What I’m looking for is any idea how to easily supplement her work. I’ve looked at extra workbooks, & I guess the right one may help, I just don’t like the idea of sitting my Kindergartener with a workbook, she also loves Starfall however it also gets old day after day. I’ve thought about unit studies however I wouldn’t even know where to begin. I had hoped we’d get off the ground w/ Seton & then be able to add these after we got the basics down.

If I had to summarize I’d say we are doing schooling at home & that's fine, my hardest part is schooling a 2nd grader & a kindergartener at the same time.

Any help, ideas would be greatly appreciated!

I've suplimeted my KG with Reader Rabbit computer games. I've gotten her two different series and she loves to do "school" on the computer. The same dd loves to color, so I let ler color as much as her heart desires. You could let your dd go on Disneygames.com or pbskids.com (?) or Nickjr.com and let her play there too to fill in school work.

I'm still figuring out how to school three kids at one time, so I'm no help there. This is our first year of hsing too, so, we're experiencing a lot of trial and error.

 

[LegoMom3]

Hey LittleBlue!! Good to see you! How's things?

How old are your kiddos? I'm not new to hs'ing, but this IS the first year I'll have all three of mine home!! Yikes....

We're starting with a unit on Epcot, which will be very hands-on!


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