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Sorry, it has taken me awhile to get back to this. I will certainly consider RTR. Thank you so much for your heart felt advice! I really appreciate the love here.

Still praying about our situation!
Thanks!

momofone

Thanks so much for your caring and thoughtful replies
I will come back to this thread. Right now, I'm trying to pull myself together and do some extensive prayer.
I appreciate the help! I will look into all the suggestions.

momofone

O.k., now that I look at the placement chart again....R to R, might be doable. He has written summaries with 8 to 12 sentences. That's a little more info!
Thanks!
momofone

I am looking at unit study programs again.....Long story, I will try to condense :shock: I have a DS 13 that is not performing on grade level, most likely due to my switching around so very much. Please be gentle, as I have been in tears over this. :oops: I think one reason is due to math difficulty...

Thanks Laura and water2wine :D Today was BOX DAY! :D :D It has been fun looking at all the neat books! I think we will have a great year. :D Preparing looks to be really well balanced. :wink: DS will be stretched a little with the poetry because we haven't really read much poetry, but it will be a g...

I appreciate you bumping up this thread, as it helps me tremendously!

momofone

Thanks for the encouragement Jan and Pam! :D I am really looking forward to this year. I know my son is going to be relieved, as we have used textbooks almost exclusively and DS is wiggly. I know there will be a learning curve,but we plan to stick with the guide as close as possible. Looking forward...

Thanks so much mom23, that's exactly what I was wanting to see! That thread has some great ideas.

momofone

Recumbert Heart and Gratitude, I will look forward to sharing with you all as well! I know we will all have a great year!

Since our heat index is over 100 degrees , I think starting school is probably the best thing we can do right now!
Hope everyone has a great year.

momofone

Thanks y'all :D Recumbant Hart, I'm aiming to start in July possibly after the holiday, but it's not written in stone. :wink: I want to get everything organized and ready, especially my homeschool room. It's a mess right now. :roll: Thanks for celebrating with me Julie! :D Are there any "Get ready f...

I finally took the plunge and ordered Preparing for my DS 11. I am really excited and more confident now than ever that HOD is what we need. Looking forward to chatting with you all! Thanks for all the help you've given me. I'm slow, but I'm finally coming around!

momofone

Thanks again Molly! We will be basically new to HOD and with all the other skills, I probably do need to simplify some. I will need to edit my signature, as we started out with Bigger,but retreated to all texts. It's been more my problem than my son. :oops: I appreciate the help and I like the plan ...

Thanks Molly, for your help. My "mom sense" tells me that would be a good idea. I think the self-study would work for a good attempt to make a change in our curriculum. I don't necessarily want easy work, but a fun intro into HOD. I had also thought about possibly adding in some of the extension boo...

I have wanted to do HOD for a long time and I finally think I can make it happen with DS (long story) :roll: DS is a little hyper, but we've got it under control without meds, but seriously needing something besides all texts. I have studied the placement chart and DS,who recently turned 11, fits we...

:D Thanks my3sons, that makes a lot os sense! I may very well do the plan that you suggested. I don't think I should be in any hurry to finish English 4 this year. I think just doing the English a few times a week (maybe even 3 times a week) will ease ds into R&S as well. :wink: I appreciate everyon...