Grammar

Three levels of paragraphs for students to correct.At the advanced level to paragraphs seem on the short side Less than 10 questions per page. http://www.englishforeveryone.org/Topics/Paragraph-Correction.htm

http://www.grammar-monster.com/lessons/which_that_who.htm (especially useful:  "Mistakes that will make you look really stupid")

Grammar Bytes:  http://chompchomp.com/menu.htm  interactive exercises, handouts, video presentations.  This site looks great.

Why College Might Not Be Necessary or Valuable OR How to Learn without Going to School

How to become an expert:
http://www.business2community.com/strategy/the-fastest-way-to-become-an-expert-on-anything-0431325

Josh Waitzkin:
http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/05/26/the-multitasking-virus-and-the-end-of-learning-part-2/


"Halfway through high school, Mr. Dominguez, previously a straight-A student, began wondering whether going to school was more about satisfying requirements than real learning. “The value proposition is to go to school to get a good job,” he told me. “Philosophically, shouldn’t you go to school to learn?” His grades fell sharply, and he said he graduated from Alhambra High School in 2004 with less than a 3.0 grade-point average.

Not only did he reject college, he also wanted to prove that he could succeed wildly without it. He devoured books on entrepreneurship. He started a company that printed custom T-shirts, first from his house, then from a 1,000-square-foot warehouse space he rented. He decided that he needed a Web site, so he taught himself programming.

“I was out to prove myself on my own merit,” he said. He concedes that he might have taken it a little far. “It’s a little immature to be motivated by proving people wrong,” he said."

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/28/technology/how-big-data-is-playing-recruiter-for-specialized-workers.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0&hp

Science Links

The Happy Scientist  http://thehappyscientist.com/who-happy-scientist    Subscribe to have full access to photos, videos, experiments.

Peterson Field Guides http://www.hmhbooks.com/peterson/  Video podcasts with paintings, photos and sound recordings of birds.

Diving Guide Mediterranean Marine Life http://www.elitedivingagency.com/store/mediterranean-sea-life-guide/

Biology, Forensics, Chemistry, lab equipment https://www.boreal.com/

Science Videos:  http://richannel.org/christmas-lectures

Physics Central:  http://www.physicscentral.com/  Physics Comic books to read on line - And physics science kits with teachers manuals:  http://www.physicscentral.com/experiment/physicsquest/index.cfm 

Astronomy for Beginners Course https://www.udemy.com/astronomy-state-of-the-art/

Astronomy Photo of the Day  http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

Sky and Telescope  http://www.skyandtelescope.com/ 

Astronomy for Beginners   http://www.astronomyforbeginners.com/

Climate Change

The questions was "what is global warming"?  These websites over the course of a week helped me answer that question.  There are strong opinions on both sides of this, so I  wanted to give information, point out holes in the science, but ultimately leave Sam to form his own opinion.

What is climate?  http://www.eo.ucar.edu/kids/green/what1.htm

Kid friendly climate and weather information  http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-climate.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change  To complex for us at this time - read the first paragraph or so.

Excellent experiment to determine what happens when polar ice melts. http://nicholasacademy.com/scienceexperiment215meltingicebergs.html

What David Suzuki says about climate change and climate change deniers.  http://www.davidsuzuki.org/issues/climate-change/science/climate-change-basics/climate-change-101-1/

Basics Video - explaining science/modeling and what might happens  http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/videos/earth/globalwarming.html This video says there is more to be learned about climate/global warming.

Use the pie chart to determine how most electicity is produced in North America.  Are electric cars a good idea?:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_generation

One Christian's idea about climate change.  http://rebeccaluellamiller.wordpress.com/2010/05/10/embracing-climate-change/

Final Year of High School - everything I can think of she might need or want

This is not a list of what my student will do this.  This is a list of what she might do.

English 30-1 Home School Board Tutored Alberta Distance Learning Course

Canadian Government

Canadian Constitution

Agriculture Science online with Nelson Academy

Typing

Portfolio

Writing a resume/filling out a job application and or making application for college or university

On Your Own Coast-to-Coast   www.cwpub.com A personal financial adventure It might be time to have another go at this curriculum.








Permanent driver's license test (when she returns to Canada)

Rosetta Stone Turkish

On Your Own

Saxon 89 Review?

Saxon Algebra I

Study skills/outlines review

Quebec - various

Time Magazine An article entitled Quebec's War on English

Quebec History Lots of constitution links here

The Plan and The Purpose

I've been struggling to plan as I usually do.  The last time we came back to Turkey, we brought more than 70 books in our luggage.  It wasn't enough.
 
Although, I have had a certain disdain for Internet resources, I am rapidly getting over my prejudice.  I've found all sorts of "downloadable" curriculum, pod casts and YouTube videos which have carried my students along in their learning this year.

Using a paper and pencil or even an Excel spreadsheet to plan what three students might use in the way of Internet resources is painful.  So my plan is to let go of spreadsheets and notepaper and rely on this blog as I plan for the 2013-2014 school year.  I'm going to be making lists and notes and more lists and notes!  Sometimes, I'll be listing according to student (ages 11, 14 & 17) and sometimes I'll be listing resources according to topic.

Not all of the resources we use will be on the net, so I'll also include books and DVDs on the lists.

Oh and one final word, no post is ever complete.  I'll post and edit and post again under the same topic as new resources and ideas come to me.