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I do the opposite. If we are behind I just focus on getting through the guide and leave the basics off. I figure they can catch up in the summer time or on their own time with those.

Mercy

my 12 kiddos, I have been working through a unique situation on another post recently, but I wanted to write in and say 'beefing up' the next guides in line is probably the best route. It is important to continue step by step so that your children will progress steadily. You may want to keep checkin...

Hello again, I had a few minutes this afternoon to go over everything with my husband. I have discussed this with him before, but this time I feel like I had more clarity. After I laid it out to him he told me he appreciates the care and time I am taking to talk with you (and your willingness to hel...

Oh and I forgot to answer your question about rev to rev. No he has not done rev to rev. I love the look of them and would hate for him to miss them, for several reasons. Thats why I was considering that route. I think the biggest reason why I dont feel good about going in that direction is too many...

Thanks for your response Julie. The other thing I am thinking too is that he does much better not switching gears too often. He does much better staying on 1 subject longer and really immersing himself into what he is doing. Less transitions and harder material seems like a better route to go. I lov...

Thanks Julie, I really appreciate your help. I just have a real quick question. You mentioned MTMM would be 4 1/2 to 5 hrs with extentions, but that isnt including any "beef ups" added. I think it will be about the same as wrld geo once I add in extras for economics and science, etc. Plus I am still...

Lynn, Thanks so much for your thoughts! I love seeing your weekly check-ins. Your son seems like such an amazing young man! And he has a great mom too. ;-) I am going to take a closer look at the hs chart this morning when I get a chance. Although I think he probably fits well in MTMM, so far I am j...

Carrie & Julie, You both are the best! I thank God for you often. I appreciate the chart so much. That helps a lot! Just glancing over it, there are so many advanced skills listed! Many new and some familiar. I will need to really sit and take a look at each subject and see where he would place best...

Hi Julie, Thank u for your help. :D My husband and I both looked it over and it looks like MTMM would be a perfect fit. I dont like the idea of coming in at that place though because it seems harder to count history. If I decide to go with the younger guides, I think I would do rev to rev, just to m...

Yes, another high school question. Lol :D I understand that the resource choices for the high school guides were chosen so that they are easily graded. I am really torn between doing the younger guides for high school or just jumping into the high school guides as written. My son is enrolled in a vi...

Do the ERs. ;-) My daughter was an avid reader when I did them with her. I did it mostly to make sure she had good comprehension, but also to help her to read clearly and fluently aloud. This has worked out perfectly! We will be beginning DITHR here soon and I feel great that I spent that time makin...

Carrie,
Sounds great! That makes sense. I think it is just so simple that it doesn't seem like enough! LOL! Thanks again for all you do.
Mercy

Hello Carrie or Julie...or anyone might know the answer. ;-) I am wondering if it is suggested to buy a high school planner to keep track of credits, etc. It doesnt sound like one is included with the guide or is there something I dont know about to help us through this process? If not, is there a m...

Hello, Just wanted to direct you to some other places wher you might get a better feel of the activities. If you click at the top left hand corder of this page on "board index" you will see several areas where people have shared pictures, stories and testimonies of how they have enjoyed all of the d...

Hello, I also have a son who DOES NOT like art and who tends to work slower. Ours is a long story but we are thinking of possibly doing the geo guide this upcoming year. I let him look at the sample and he actually liked the step by step directions of the map drawing! His words were, "Wow! Thats a s...