Thursday, December 22, 2011

Buttercup's 8th Grade Wishlist

It is time to start thinking about next year (2012/2013). Before we know it, we'll have an eighth grader. Buttercup is really starting to take charge of her own education. I wish she'd take charge of the pocketbook. Her wishlist is OUCH! High school courses are not cheap. While educating your own children is a great privilege, it definitely doesn't come without a cost. Here's what Buttercup is hoping for next year.

Math - Saxon Algebra I or Algebra 1/2 (depending upon placement) - $90
Language Arts - 
Science - Apologia General Science with lab supplies - $140
History - TruthQuest - Age of Revolution I - $30 for guide. I'll need to buy at least four other books (From Sea to Shining Sea, Story of the Thirteen Colonies, Story of the Great Republic, and Trial & Triumph) but hopefully this will total less than $100 and will teach history to both kids. Buttercup will also need some kind of government supplement but I think I can go the inexpensive route with a textbook from Christian Liberty Press.
Bible - Going to just throw together my own stuff and try to spend nothing.
Elective - She really wants to starts German with Rosetta Stone. I'm also hoping I can get a friend of ours from Germany to spend some time weekly just conversing with her. - $150 for Level 1.
Logic/Critical Thinking - No clue but hopefully we'll find something inexpensive.

Hopefully at least some of this will count for high school credit.

So I should tell her to get a job, right?

I haven't shown Sage this yet. His jaw is going to hit the floor.

I suppose the good news is that DragonFly told me he would be perfectly content if I didn't spend a dime on his homeschool curriculum. Haa haa. Nice try, kiddo.
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  1. Wow! Both of my kids feel the same way as Dragonfly. :D

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  2. I'm sure you can find some of those items used so that should help right?

    Keep up the good work and have a wonderful Christmas.

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  3. Actually...if she *really* wants to do something that is out of your range, she really *could* try and earn the money. I know I had my first job the summer after 7th grade so that I could pay for a few things on my own...my folks required this of me, actually. I bet a few odd jobs would cover a couple of the higher priced items, and she'd value them even more knowing that she earned them. :)

    Just a thought...

    I am dreading when we get to that age. MY wishlist is steep! (I don't even want to SEE theirs. :)

    ps. I look forward to hearing what logic text you use. I am still deciding our path for logic. I want to use Martin Cothran's stuff, and Si already owns Peter Kreeft's Socratic Logic, plus we own one of the Bluedorn books and also How to Read a Book...but I have no idea what ORDER all that stuff should go in.

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  4. LOL. I'm kinda hoping I'll get lucky and someone will mention they have a few of these resources used.

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  5. Welll...I DO have the Bluedorn book Fallacy Detective (I think) if you want to borrow it...

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  6. I'm using Fallacy Detectives this year with Buttercup. She loves it!

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  7. I'm right there with you on the continuation course from IEW, ouch, but it's been so worth it to us. I will be doing the same thing as far as planning, but I'm going to wait a bit after Christmas before making final choices...

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