Comments on: My Report Card http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2009/09/08/my-report-card/ My view of life from the linoleum. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:28:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Carla http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2009/09/08/my-report-card/#comment-19450 Carla Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:50:15 +0000 http://fiddledeedee.net/?p=2419#comment-19450 Aw...thanks Brianna - it was great to see you & your girls and Nathan,too! (Sorry DeeDee for using your blog to *talk* to Brianna!) Too bad we didn't take any pictures! Take care & maybe I will see you again this fall! MTDC! Aw…thanks Brianna – it was great to see you & your girls and Nathan,too! (Sorry DeeDee for using your blog to *talk* to Brianna!) Too bad we didn’t take any pictures!
Take care & maybe I will see you again this fall! MTDC!

]]> By: RockyMomma http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2009/09/08/my-report-card/#comment-19437 RockyMomma Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:09:40 +0000 http://fiddledeedee.net/?p=2419#comment-19437 Glad to hear that things are going well. We are chugging along. Mostly going well for two reasons. 1) My parents came to stay for a week of fun and RR last week. So we unschooled for that week. 2) I just had a surprise visit from our hero and mentor-Carla. We didn't even talk about homeschool that much and I still felt encouraged and invigorated. (; so I am making this day count! Glad to hear that things are going well. We are chugging along. Mostly going well for two reasons. 1) My parents came to stay for a week of fun and RR last week. So we unschooled for that week. 2) I just had a surprise visit from our hero and mentor-Carla. We didn’t even talk about homeschool that much and I still felt encouraged and invigorated. (; so I am making this day count!

]]> By: Joanna http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2009/09/08/my-report-card/#comment-19428 Joanna Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:40:59 +0000 http://fiddledeedee.net/?p=2419#comment-19428 Day 1 and I haven't killed anyone OR ran out of the room screaming. However the bag of M&Ms will never be the same - may it rest in piece. ;) Day 1 and I haven’t killed anyone OR ran out of the room screaming. However the bag of M&Ms will never be the same – may it rest in piece. ;)

]]> By: Kathleen http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2009/09/08/my-report-card/#comment-19427 Kathleen Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:05:36 +0000 http://fiddledeedee.net/?p=2419#comment-19427 I'm so glad you posted this! I've had your workboxes in the back of my mind for the last few weeks, but I wasn't looking forward to trying to dig through your archives looking for info on them (NOT that it's not a pleasure re-reading everything; I'm just ALWAYS in a hurry). So, again, thank you! I’m so glad you posted this! I’ve had your workboxes in the back of my mind for the last few weeks, but I wasn’t looking forward to trying to dig through your archives looking for info on them (NOT that it’s not a pleasure re-reading everything; I’m just ALWAYS in a hurry). So, again, thank you!

]]> By: tracey http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2009/09/08/my-report-card/#comment-19426 tracey Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:11:33 +0000 http://fiddledeedee.net/?p=2419#comment-19426 We're holding up. None of the "bad days" have been unmanageable and we've had more good surprises than I was expecting. Overall, I can't complain! We’re holding up. None of the “bad days” have been unmanageable and we’ve had more good surprises than I was expecting. Overall, I can’t complain!

]]> By: E http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2009/09/08/my-report-card/#comment-19424 E Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:27:17 +0000 http://fiddledeedee.net/?p=2419#comment-19424 FYI you <i>can</i> do Windows on a Mac. You can get a program called Parallels (I think there's another one, too), and it runs within your Mac and IS WINDOWS. I had a couple of Win programs that I just couldn't give up when I switched to the Mac 2 years ago and have found Parallels super helpful! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <em>E, You are absolutely right, we did look into Parallels. But it would have cost about $200 and didn't solve the problem of the kids having a school computer. (I use mine for work.) One bonus of having Windows on another computer is that it will run a lot of their old educational games that wouldn't run on my Mac. :) There's always a silver lining if I search long enough... DeeDee </em> FYI you can do Windows on a Mac. You can get a program called Parallels (I think there’s another one, too), and it runs within your Mac and IS WINDOWS. I had a couple of Win programs that I just couldn’t give up when I switched to the Mac 2 years ago and have found Parallels super helpful!
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E,
You are absolutely right, we did look into Parallels. But it would have cost about $200 and didn’t solve the problem of the kids having a school computer. (I use mine for work.) One bonus of having Windows on another computer is that it will run a lot of their old educational games that wouldn’t run on my Mac. :)

There’s always a silver lining if I search long enough…

DeeDee

]]> By: Elle http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2009/09/08/my-report-card/#comment-19423 Elle Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:55:32 +0000 http://fiddledeedee.net/?p=2419#comment-19423 We're also on our 2 week break. Having finished 15 weeks, this has been nice breather. I'm still tweaking a couple of the subjects--the whole speed up and slow down parts of really seeing what the curriculum is in practice. Overall though, I've been really pleased with the boys enjoying learning and taking some personal initiative. Light at the end of the tunnel. Yippee! This comment may inspire me to do my own actual blog post. Imagine that. We’re also on our 2 week break. Having finished 15 weeks, this has been nice breather. I’m still tweaking a couple of the subjects–the whole speed up and slow down parts of really seeing what the curriculum is in practice. Overall though, I’ve been really pleased with the boys enjoying learning and taking some personal initiative. Light at the end of the tunnel. Yippee!

This comment may inspire me to do my own actual blog post. Imagine that.

]]> By: Nancy http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2009/09/08/my-report-card/#comment-19422 Nancy Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:41:48 +0000 http://fiddledeedee.net/?p=2419#comment-19422 We just started week 4 of school this year. We are doing Classical Conversations which is a big change for us. We have always done "school in a box" before. So far we like it although it is a bit more free form than I am used to. With God's Grace and much advil all things are possible. :) We just started week 4 of school this year. We are doing Classical Conversations which is a big change for us. We have always done “school in a box” before. So far we like it although it is a bit more free form than I am used to. With God’s Grace and much advil all things are possible. :)

]]> By: Ann G http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2009/09/08/my-report-card/#comment-19421 Ann G Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:21:34 +0000 http://fiddledeedee.net/?p=2419#comment-19421 Today is the first day of kindergarten for us! I'm excited! and he was excited last night as I was reminding him that we start kindergarten tomorrow morning! In fact, he started squealing that he gets to "learn kindergarten" while eating at Chilis last night! It was so funny! We'll see how I feel about it about 1:30 today...but then again we are going to the park for some socialization and pe time so maybe it will all work out! Today is the first day of kindergarten for us! I’m excited! and he was excited last night as I was reminding him that we start kindergarten tomorrow morning! In fact, he started squealing that he gets to “learn kindergarten” while eating at Chilis last night! It was so funny! We’ll see how I feel about it about 1:30 today…but then again we are going to the park for some socialization and pe time so maybe it will all work out!

]]> By: Christine http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2009/09/08/my-report-card/#comment-19419 Christine Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:03:45 +0000 http://fiddledeedee.net/?p=2419#comment-19419 I wonder how ACE has changed. We used it some 7 years ago, and I did not like it. (But, then I didn't have the whole program, and maybe it's one that does better if you have all the "parts".) I'm interested in the last picture of this post (progress chart). Not for me, but a friend has been commenting that she wants something similar. I think she wants / needs a visual. This particular homeschool mom is feeling a bit overwhelmed. . . I wonder how ACE has changed. We used it some 7 years ago, and I did not like it. (But, then I didn’t have the whole program, and maybe it’s one that does better if you have all the “parts”.)

I’m interested in the last picture of this post (progress chart). Not for me, but a friend has been commenting that she wants something similar. I think she wants / needs a visual.

This particular homeschool mom is feeling a bit overwhelmed. . .

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