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A few of us were talking about this on another thread and I thought it was a fun topic?

What type of homeschooler are you? Do you like to keep your TM's clean OR do you like to mark/highlight/make notes?

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I am a total Olive and very type A. I would not dream of writing in my TM. I need to loosen up, I know. I am working on it.

Gina

IF it's expensive-- I will NOT write in it!

IF it's not expensive AND I only need to use it on one kid-- I WILL write in it!

If I KNOW I need to make it last through all 3 boys, then I be as nice as possible to it.

I completely vandalize mine! Highlighters, crayons, pens. Whatever it takes to get the work done. I do love a brand new manual but, I have to be able to make it mine to make it work.

Candice

Candice wrote:I completely vandalize mine! Highlighters, crayons, pens. Whatever it takes to get the work done. I do love a brand new manual but, I have to be able to make it mine to make it work.

Candice

Yep - I mark it up. I did it automatically when I started with LHTH and then after about a week I thought "maybe I shouldn't have done that b/c now I won't be able to sell it when we're done". I worried about it for a day or so, but I got over it fast.

I check off the boxes and circle things we missed. Other than that I write in other things I have that I think might go well, just name and pages. But now that I did that I just open and go. Sometimes I have stickies about LA and Math just to remind me that I need to do something with one of my kids but that is actually not HOD items. Pretty much every day is a surprise for me. Literally I pretty much don't do any preparation. I feel weird saying that but I love that you can just open and go so I don't think about it. I have too many other issues with my kids to worry about I guess.

I don't think I've ever written in a TM....I've never felt the need. Mine always look brand new! Which is kind of funny because I am a "Betty".

Allison

It's funny now that I think about it, but I've never written in any teacher's manual. I do write notes to myself on a separate sheet of paper, and stick it in the book for the upcoming lesson to remind myself of something. I just think the manuals are kind of "off limits" for me to write in. I was never one to write or draw in my textbooks when I was in school, either. I guess it's just a hold-over from years ago, and I can't shake the "Do not make any marks in your books!" threats from the teachers in jr. and high school.

What a fun topic! Here I thought I was a Betty, but perhaps I am an Olive in disguise! I don't write in my guides, other than in the Introduction pages where I note the way I am going to organize things (i.e. either in binder or in sketchbook, etc.). I may go crazy every now and then , and put a tiny lightly penciled checkmark in the top corner of a guide, if I'm only doing one side of the plans each day, or something totally wild like that - but otherwise, they look as crisp and clean as the day I got them! Perhaps tomorrow I'll live on the wild side and make a mark or two somewhere - just to try it out!

in my manual. I check off each box and write notes about missed spelling words and note the math assignment since we are doing math out of a different manual. I also note anything we didn't do on the next day's plans so that when I open the book to the next day I go "oh yeah, need to do that".

In pencil, because I might resell it, since I don't have any younger kids
Or, I could save it for grandkids....or I could gift it to a new homeschooler...

I have marks in mine and for some reason, my cover corners are starting to curl and this is my first year using it. I hope it can make it thourgh the other kids

my3sons wrote:What a fun topic! Here I thought I was a Betty, but perhaps I am an Olive in disguise! I don't write in my guides, other than in the Introduction pages where I note the way I am going to organize things (i.e. either in binder or in sketchbook, etc.). I may go crazy every now and then , and put a tiny lightly penciled checkmark in the top corner of a guide, if I'm only doing one side of the plans each day, or something totally wild like that - but otherwise, they look as crisp and clean as the day I got them! Perhaps tomorrow I'll live on the wild side and make a mark or two somewhere - just to try it out!

Oh I laughed so hard at this!!! Go totally Wild My3sons, make TWO checkmarks in pencil! You are so FUN!

Well the Betty part of me completely overpowers the Olive part and writes, highlights, circles, and checks everything in sight!!
It so funny because I am always in conflict about this, but I do it anyway!

Blessings,
Sharon