Oh, great idea! I'll put a flip-through on the list soon & then a review at the end of the year.

Oh, you're welcome! I have two more election resource videos coming out this week, too.

Yep, it's on Outschool. outschool.com/classes/world-history-on-film-b-yMQxn5ji?sectionUid=c0f39ccd-ca94-463b-b726-3de3edab55e6&showDetails=true&usid=EMdNOp3j&signup=true&

​@@TheHomeschoolBreakroomthanks!

​@@TheHomeschoolBreakroom is there a part A for this class? It looks awesome but i think we should start with A probably.

@@Joypontious There is. We started with B without any problems, but I wasn't looking for anything pre-20th century either. outschool.com/classes/world-history-on-film-a-jDRNqbgP?usid=EMdNOp3j&signup=true&

​@@TheHomeschoolBreakroomyay! Thanks again!

One of my biggest peeves in the homeschool world is when publishers aren't up front about their own biases. When it's not mentioned and then I come across it, it leaves me feeling gross. Just own it! We all have them & being up front about it gives me the information I need. (But critical thinking, being aware of our own biases, etc. is sorely lacking in society in general, IMO. I just expect more out of an EDUCATION company.)

@@TheHomeschoolBreakroom couldn’t agree nore

It looks like levels 3-5 in the new book are comparable to seasons 1-3 in the old books. demmelearning.com/support-center/whats-changed-with-analytical-grammar/

Your comments always put a smile on my face! <3

I was hoping people would enjoy watching it because I had fun making it. I thought it'd make a fun series. I love doing my regular videos but, sometimes, as a viewer, I just want to not think about curriculum, resources, etc!

@TheHomeschoolBreakroom I completely agree with you, but you can balance the two if you like. I also love your homeschool section, which is very informative, but I definitely understand where you're coming from.

I couldn’t decide between apple or alligator. Apple seemed appropriate for school, but I loved that dancing alligator. Plus, I would definitely feel snappy if I were in store number two! 🤣

@@TheHomeschoolBreakroom Yes, that dancing alligator was adorable!

I'm not sure what you mean exactly? We count roughly 120 hours of work as 1 full credit. Is that what you mean?

Man, it's different! It's been a struggle to figure out HOW to use it well. He just started chapter 2 this week and I'm hoping it's a smoother go than chapter 1. I like the material & approach, he likes the GeoGebra program. And I only just discovered that there were answers, which should make this go a little smoother for sure. 🤣 🤦🏻‍♀️ What about you? (I'm going to talk more about it in an upcoming update video.)

@@TheHomeschoolBreakroom It is definitely different. We are on Chapter 2 and trying to get accustomed to it. We also like the material, approach, and GeoGebra tools. It's requiring a lot of hands on help navigating all of the parts of the program, which is fine for us currently. My son definitely preferred the Algebra I approach. It seems geometry has less direct instruction (although the commentary and review videos are very helpful). You really have to figure out how to apply all the pieces learned during exploration of the central problem to the other problem sets. I'm hopeful we'll get into the swing of things soon because I really do think it will provide a solid foundation for geometry principles. It's just a stark contrast to what we did last year! Good luck and I will love watching your take on it if you do a video!

<3 You guys are making me cry!

<3 I'm so glad you found it helpful.

Yes, the solutions guide are in the back of each book. And they are better than just answers -- they give awesome instructions on how to get TO the answer. If you haven't already given a couple of pretests for level 4. If your kiddo is advanced, level 4 may be perfect. But for many kids that age, level 2 or 3 is a better fit especially since Beast is such a different way of approaching math.

Absolutely, I'm glad you found it helpful.

Thank you!

Oh, good! I really enjoy lit-based curriculum but, man, was the learning curve tough for me!

Your comment made my week. Thank you!

Thank you! I kept having to fix myself on that,so I'm not surprised that one slipped by me!!

Oh, I can’t believe I didn’t address that! 🤦‍♀️ Forester’s is considered a pretty rigorous program. This kiddo is STEM-bound which is one of the reasons we chose it over Mr.D, a program my other kiddo used. I think an average kiddo who enjoys math or doesn’t object to a bit of struggle would probably do fine with it, too.

@@TheHomeschoolBreakroom Thank you! I have a program I like for my average math kids but I have one who is very good at it and loves it. I will keep this in mind for her!

if you want to outsource the teaching, I would definitely consider adding the math without Borders videos. They were fantastic.

Good question, I hadn't looked in some time. It looks like its here, but I can't tell for certain. We no longer use it. I'd contact MBTP to be sure. www.movingbeyondthepage.com/purchase/sku-detail/2957/moving-beyond-the-page-spelling/

Wonderful! Thank you.

Wouldn't it have been great?!! <3 Hopefully some day it will happen.

Good question! Maybe? For some reason, I can't really wrap my head around this answer. 🤣 He read a bunch of other books, so it wasn't like he was doing fewer hours of school work. But if he hadn't skipped books, I guess he would have done this longer and just less of the other stuff. Even if he had read everything, I still think he would have finished early, just not AS early. I can't remember if I mentioned it in the video but he's a pretty fast reader. So that does skew how early he finished, too.

No, she switched to statistics. We considered another pre-calc class but statistics interested her more. By that point, she had decided against a science major that would have required calculus, so there wasn't a need to take it. She took government but not economics. Since NC doesn't set homeschool graduation requirements, we didn't end up doing a traditional econ class.

It's great to have in your mind what's coming. A good foundation at that age would have been really helpful for me as we went through middle school.

There's a lot I liked about Elemental Science but, overall, it wasn't not a hit for us. We tried it twice (maybe 3 times?) because I really wanted to like it.

Good luck with the move! I hope it's a smooth transition.

Science is what I was thinking!

I had to look up the term 'commonplace book', it's not a phrase I knew! I love this kind of approach to literature, honestly. Reading good books, thinking about them, discussing them...it's my favorite. <3 What books will he read?

I always forget about Easy Peasy!

I'm so glad!

I do, too. I really wish I could have made it work earlier. But I'm so glad we're making it work now!

For that kiddo, Microsoft's OneNote is his planner of choice. So I added his plans to it, as well as any .pdfs he needed.