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The Plan: Physics
Science isn’t Sunshinegirl’s thing, so she says. Chemistry was NOT a hit in 10th grade, so I really spent a lot of time looking for the best resource to make Physics more bearable. As I wrote in “The Reality: Chemistry and Algebra 2”, I wish I would have used Conceptual Chemistry, but at least I…
The Reality: French 3
Ok, so really this is the PLAN and the REALITY since I never got to putting together a post on our plan. I’ve learned a lot about language acquisition this year, so here goes. We started with the Holt Bien Dit 3 textbook. From what I can gather, very few standard school textbooks have a…
The Reality: Chemistry and Algebra 2
As we approach the end of her 10th grade year, it is becoming more clear that she is adverse to math and science. Can she do well in those subjects? Yes! Does she want to? Nope. That is ok. Her passions are in history, language and art, but I still insist on covering the science…
Top of Her Class of One 