JollyMon66 wrote:Sorry...posting from my phone which made it hard to read the all the detail in the thread. Didn't think you had a problem with "sin" My revised suggestion is to push your school HARD for a solution. If this is really a liberal arts minded school you would think they are familiar with finding educational solutions for students rather than using a cookie cutter approach. Good luck
A wise philosopher once sang/wrote -I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints
The sinners are much more fun...
JollyMon66 wrote:Sorry...posting from my phone which made it hard to read the all the detail in the thread. Didn't think you had a problem with "sin" My revised suggestion is to push your school HARD for a solution. If this is really a liberal arts minded school you would think they are familiar with finding educational solutions for students rather than using a cookie cutter approach. Good luck
A wise philosopher once sang/wrote -I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints
The sinners are much more fun...
You know that only the good die young
I'll hazard a guess Mal would prefer not in this case...
Another wise philosopher also wrote - "We don't need no education, we don't need no thought control"
JollyMon66 wrote:Sorry...posting from my phone which made it hard to read the all the detail in the thread. Didn't think you had a problem with "sin" My revised suggestion is to push your school HARD for a solution. If this is really a liberal arts minded school you would think they are familiar with finding educational solutions for students rather than using a cookie cutter approach. Good luck
A wise philosopher once sang/wrote -I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints
The sinners are much more fun...
You know that only the good die young
I'll hazard a guess Mal would prefer not in this case...
Another wise philosopher also wrote - "We don't need no education, we don't need no thought control"
What is wildly hilarious is that for her birthday, girl-kid asked for a record player and a solid collection of Billy Joel and Pink Floyd.
JollyMon66 wrote:Sorry...posting from my phone which made it hard to read the all the detail in the thread. Didn't think you had a problem with "sin" My revised suggestion is to push your school HARD for a solution. If this is really a liberal arts minded school you would think they are familiar with finding educational solutions for students rather than using a cookie cutter approach. Good luck
A wise philosopher once sang/wrote -I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints
The sinners are much more fun...
You know that only the good die young
I'll hazard a guess Mal would prefer not in this case...
Another wise philosopher also wrote - "We don't need no education, we don't need no thought control"
Ah touche' might i add to that from a great Jersy philosopher-
Well, we bursted out of class
Had to get away from those fools
We learned more from a 3-minute record, baby
Than we ever learned in school
Tonight I hear the neighborhood drummer sound
I can feel my heart begin to pound
You say you're tired and you just want to close your eyes
And follow your dreams down
JollyMon66 wrote:Sorry...posting from my phone which made it hard to read the all the detail in the thread. Didn't think you had a problem with "sin" My revised suggestion is to push your school HARD for a solution. If this is really a liberal arts minded school you would think they are familiar with finding educational solutions for students rather than using a cookie cutter approach. Good luck
A wise philosopher once sang/wrote -I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints
The sinners are much more fun...
You know that only the good die young
I'll hazard a guess Mal would prefer not in this case...
Another wise philosopher also wrote - "We don't need no education, we don't need no thought control"
What is wildly hilarious is that for her birthday, girl-kid asked for a record player and a solid collection of Billy Joel and Pink Floyd.
You have to be kidding me. Okay, Tim and I will be providing you with lotto numbers shortly and we can split the winnings 3 ways.
JollyMon66 wrote:Sorry...posting from my phone which made it hard to read the all the detail in the thread. Didn't think you had a problem with "sin" My revised suggestion is to push your school HARD for a solution. If this is really a liberal arts minded school you would think they are familiar with finding educational solutions for students rather than using a cookie cutter approach. Good luck
A wise philosopher once sang/wrote -I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints
The sinners are much more fun...
You know that only the good die young
I'll hazard a guess Mal would prefer not in this case...
Another wise philosopher also wrote - "We don't need no education, we don't need no thought control"
What is wildly hilarious is that for her birthday, girl-kid asked for a record player and a solid collection of Billy Joel and Pink Floyd.
JollyMon66 wrote:Sorry...posting from my phone which made it hard to read the all the detail in the thread. Didn't think you had a problem with "sin" My revised suggestion is to push your school HARD for a solution. If this is really a liberal arts minded school you would think they are familiar with finding educational solutions for students rather than using a cookie cutter approach. Good luck
A wise philosopher once sang/wrote -I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints
The sinners are much more fun...
You know that only the good die young
I'll hazard a guess Mal would prefer not in this case...
Another wise philosopher also wrote - "We don't need no education, we don't need no thought control"
What is wildly hilarious is that for her birthday, girl-kid asked for a record player and a solid collection of Billy Joel and Pink Floyd.
You have to be kidding me. Okay, Tim and I will be providing you with lotto numbers shortly and we can split the winnings 3 ways.
Will this be an even 3 ways or do we get more because of our psychic abilities?
JollyMon66 wrote:Sorry...posting from my phone which made it hard to read the all the detail in the thread. Didn't think you had a problem with "sin" My revised suggestion is to push your school HARD for a solution. If this is really a liberal arts minded school you would think they are familiar with finding educational solutions for students rather than using a cookie cutter approach. Good luck
A wise philosopher once sang/wrote -I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints
The sinners are much more fun...
You know that only the good die young
I'll hazard a guess Mal would prefer not in this case...
Another wise philosopher also wrote - "We don't need no education, we don't need no thought control"
What is wildly hilarious is that for her birthday, girl-kid asked for a record player and a solid collection of Billy Joel and Pink Floyd.
You have to be kidding me. Okay, Tim and I will be providing you with lotto numbers shortly and we can split the winnings 3 ways.
Will this be an even 3 ways or do we get more because of our psychic abilities?
Online programs are difficult because there is little or no interaction with the teacher/professor for that class. My keet (who did really well in hs), took an online computer class had some difficulty with getting answers to technical questions. She had to email the professor for feedback and it sometimes took two days to hear back. That would be really tough in math.
I can see why you're upset with the curriculum, mixing algebra, geometry and trig together! That's crazy talk. If she has a solid math base, look for a class (maybe in the summer?), that will give her algebra 1 and 2 in three parts. She would probably need 4 years of math in hs to get through algebra 1, 2 and geometry. It's OK that she not a "math" person. She obviously really really bright.......She just needs a solid base to she can have her SATs look respectable in math.
I think you're doing the right thing! Look for a class though with human interaction. Community colleges have wonderful classes in house that I bet would work for her.
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Pinot Noir in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO"
I know that I was a miserable math student until I got to all my "secretarial" classes in high school and found that I excelled at Business Math and Accounting. (because it made sense) I could not make heads nor tails of algebra and it is the only class I ever came close to failing in school (ever).
If you can find an algebra class that works for her and helps her get the test scores she needs at a community college, I'd go that way. I can't imagine trying to understand algebra over an internet course since I couldn't understand it with a teacher and classmates to help.
I was lucky in some ways since I wasn't on the "college prep" line at high school and my future wasn't ruled by ACT and SAT test scores.
ejr wrote:Several of our students who either can't get a particular class worked into their schedule, or who want to take something we don't offer take courses through BYU's online high school program. We have been very satisfied with that. There are other online high school programs available through some other universities too, but we have has the most experience with BYU.
She'll have to take AP French online because they don't offer it at her school.
how the hell do you take french online?
I have students who can't get the right Hebrew course scheduled who are either doing online or Rosetta Stone, and we have a student studying arabic online. takes some discipline, but it can be done.
"I finally know what Michael Jordan was talking about when he said he was 'in the zone'"
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nutmeg wrote: found that I excelled at Business Math and Accounting. (because it made sense) I could not make heads nor tails of algebra and it is the only class I ever came close to failing in school (ever).
ejr wrote:Several of our students who either can't get a particular class worked into their schedule, or who want to take something we don't offer take courses through BYU's online high school program. We have been very satisfied with that. There are other online high school programs available through some other universities too, but we have has the most experience with BYU.
She'll have to take AP French online because they don't offer it at her school.
how the hell do you take french online?
I have students who can't get the right Hebrew course scheduled who are either doing online or Rosetta Stone, and we have a student studying arabic online. takes some discipline, but it can be done.
It helps that they have a French club at the school, so there is plenty of time for conversation. Plus, the kids get together for AP study groups. By the time she takes AP French as a senior, she'll already have 4 other AP courses/tests under her belt, so I'm guessing she'll know what to expect.
nutmeg wrote:
I was lucky in some ways since I wasn't on the "college prep" line at high school and my future wasn't ruled by ACT and SAT test scores.
Her written/verbal SAT will weigh more heavily than her math scores. If she goes to a conservatory, the SAT won't matter at all. In fact, at a conservatory, she doesn't even have to take math. The most math she'll probably ever have to take is College Algebra--but probably more like Math for Actors.
She's leaning toward a university or small college, though. Her biggest indicator of getting into a school she wants is her theatre audition.
nutmeg wrote:
I was lucky in some ways since I wasn't on the "college prep" line at high school and my future wasn't ruled by ACT and SAT test scores.
Her written/verbal SAT will weigh more heavily than her math scores. If she goes to a conservatory, the SAT won't matter at all. In fact, at a conservatory, she doesn't even have to take math. The most math she'll probably ever have to take is College Algebra--but probably more like Math for Actors.
She's leaning toward a university or small college, though. Her biggest indicator of getting into a school she wants is her theatre audition.
When I went to college back in the dark ages the easiest math course for theater majors was business math. Of course, we have to remember that I am so not math inclined and I think math sux. Sad because my mom had a degree in math was a math teacher for a while, and no she couldn't help I just don't do math well.
Well...(said in my best Bubba voice) I've been on sabbatical.
My daughter attended high school online due to medical issues. She graduated with a 3.4 GPA, speaks German and Arabic, took math through Trig, opted not to do Calculus. She loved it because it was very interactive, including a VoIP program, white boards, etc. It allowed her to attend class from anywhere in the world, as long as she could connect to the net. There were online tutors for all subjects and they were available pretty much round the clock. It was a lifesaver. The underlying program was the K12 program however there were enhancements that the school provided. It was originally supposed to be for kids in rural parts of the state and yet about 50% of the students were from the urban areas and most surprising, most were not the traditional homeschoolers.
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The Lost Manatee wrote:My daughter attended high school online due to medical issues. She graduated with a 3.4 GPA, speaks German and Arabic, took math through Trig, opted not to do Calculus. She loved it because it was very interactive, including a VoIP program, white boards, etc. It allowed her to attend class from anywhere in the world, as long as she could connect to the net. There were online tutors for all subjects and they were available pretty much round the clock. It was a lifesaver. The underlying program was the K12 program however there were enhancements that the school provided. It was originally supposed to be for kids in rural parts of the state and yet about 50% of the students were from the urban areas and most surprising, most were not the traditional homeschoolers.
What was the program?
Your daughter and my daughter have the same disease.
JollyMon66 wrote:Sorry...posting from my phone which made it hard to read the all the detail in the thread. Didn't think you had a problem with "sin" My revised suggestion is to push your school HARD for a solution. If this is really a liberal arts minded school you would think they are familiar with finding educational solutions for students rather than using a cookie cutter approach. Good luck
A wise philosopher once sang/wrote -I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints
The sinners are much more fun...
You know that only the good die young
I'll hazard a guess Mal would prefer not in this case...
Another wise philosopher also wrote - "We don't need no education, we don't need no thought control"
Ah touche' might i add to that from a great Jersy philosopher-
Well, we bursted out of class
Had to get away from those fools
We learned more from a 3-minute record, baby
Than we ever learned in school
Tonight I hear the neighborhood drummer sound
I can feel my heart begin to pound
You say you're tired and you just want to close your eyes
And follow your dreams down
That same Jersey philosopher also wrote about education gone wild:
Then I got mary pregnant and man that was all she wrote
And for my nineteen birthday I got a union card and a wedding coat
We went down to the courthouse and the judge put it all to rest
No wedding day smiles no walk down the aisle
No flowers no wedding dress
That night we went down to the river
And into the river wed dive
On down to the river we did ride
My revised suggestion is to push your school HARD for a solution. If this is really a liberal arts minded school you would think they are familiar with finding educational solutions for students rather than using a cookie cutter approach. Good luck
