Homeschool Community

Advice Wanted

lisafletcher423 — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:08:42 GMT

Our family is considering homeschool .. for a variety of reasons - most of which I am sure you all have thought about. I had a few questions for most of you. I am in texas - are there any laws here outside of what seems to be the normal? My son is ADHD and takes medication.. have any of you stopped your childs meds once you began homeschool? I am a working mom and will continue to work even if we begin homeschool. Are there any working moms out there with advice to offer?

Grades

wollitz3 — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:49:08 GMT

Ok, so I reviewed assignments and gave a grade % for the assignments. For kicks, I went to reports and selected "report card." No grades showed up. Is that right? Granted, there's only 1 day's worth of completed - graded - assignments, but shouldn't there be something to keep a "running GPA?" There is one subject where 5 separate assignments are graded each day. There should be some sort of "cumulative" grade, shouldn't there? What am I doing wrong, and how can I fix this?

Drop-down menus

ashlynetzahuatl — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:11:02 GMT

None of the drop-down menus work. I really need them. How can I fix this?

Is it possible to make a term "inactive"?

SciBirg — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:33:11 GMT

The first term you make in PER is selected by default in the view "Courses at a glance". This is very annoying as you move on through the years. Unless I delete the previous terms they continue to show up selected by default in this view. I would like to keep my previous terms but archive them or set them as inactive so I can find the information from them if I need to, but I don't want them to be selected by default. If this isn't possible as of now, please consider adding it in the future.

choosing semester for planning?

mamaforhim — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:18:41 GMT

This is stuck in 2008. What do I do?

per not working

Derusha — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:17:16 GMT

When I go to courses at a glance and then actions, no edit shows up. I was hoping to be able to use this. Thanks. Suzanne

quick start curriculum order

thebralleys — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 02:18:28 GMT

I have 8 year old twins and this will be our first year homeschooling. I have researched many sites and stores to purchase curriculums and I believe that this site offers a fair deal. So needless to say I ordered from this store. I was just wondering how long it typically takes from the time the order is placed until time order is shipped out. The only reason I have concern is the fact that I placed the order a week ago and it has yet to process thru my bank.

Thanks in advance to anyone who can offer some insight.

inquiry

Ethnmad — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 23:33:38 GMT

Hello! do yo have high school program?can outside US enroll in this school?

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nothing much to think

Ethnmad — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 13:48:55 GMT

hello guys, nothing to think much for the week been pre ocupied sorry

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Skipping days

Christian Warriors — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:42:07 GMT

Is there a way to skip "blocks" of days. Unfortunately, our schedule changed suddenly (typcial homeschool dilemma) and I need to delete (not push forward) 3 days. How does one go about such a task w/o doing the day-by-day method?

This site has everything . . .

Mamabug2 — Tue, 25 May 2010 03:16:27 GMT

that I'm looking for--BUT ONE ALL IMPORTANT FEATURE. I need to schedule multiple resources for different days of the week for the SAME course. Add the fact that these forums aren't very active, and I'm afraid I may have to pass on using this site!

Brand new to this site

Mamabug2 — Mon, 24 May 2010 02:08:01 GMT

I've been playing around to figure out how everything works. I'll be homeschooling next year. I'm curious. When I set up Coursework, it only allowed me to set up a scheduled reading a new chapter each DAY. I plan on reading some books only a chapter a week. Is there any "general user's manual" somewhere?

How to put days back on calendar

jenhaney — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:46:45 GMT

How do I put days back on the calendar after I accidentally skipped them? I have been doing it day by day but that is taking forever!

Kind of just starting out

Tigtigadig — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 14:36:02 GMT

Hi. I am kind of just starting out. I have been homeschooling for a term but now have to meet the legal requirements for home schooling and have spent many hours preparing for my interview which is in a week. I am in Australia and each state here is different but I am basing everything on my state's curriculum. Any ideas specifically about record keeping would be appreciated.

Anyone homeschooling a kindergarten age child with Down Syndrome?

Tigtigadig — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 14:32:56 GMT

Just wondering if anyone is homeschooling a kindy aged kid with Down Syndrome. I am homeschooling my two older kids but not sure what I want to do when my little one (who has DS) is due to start school next year. I would appreciate hearing about anyone's experiences or ideas.

How to adjust a subject after it has been added.

txamfamily — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:14:01 GMT

I am new to this site and when I set up my first subject, the subject showed up twice under each of my children. I cannot figure out how to erase one of them. I also made some typing errors on another coarse that I need to correct. How do I edit the data of a coarse? On the Coarse at a Glance, when I scroll over the edit button, I only get a blank white drop down box. I cannot do anything on this page. Does someone know what the problem is?

Thanks!

Copying a semester over

lizogden — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:21:18 GMT

I am starting my last semester today. I remember when I started the second semester I was able to copy the schedule from the first semester over to the second. Now I can't seem to figure out where I did this. I don't want to have to enter all the curriculum again. Can anyone help?

Any chance of a non-online version?

Kaerie — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:40:06 GMT

We love the program, but are having more and more issues lately with having difficulties connecting to the site (slow connections, timed out, etc).

Any chance of a local version going on sale?

Student cannot view feedback

icyhill — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:51:24 GMT

When I send an assignment back to my son with feedback, he gets a message, but no information - what I wrote seems to dissappear. Any ideas?

Also, any projected date for a new version? I'm leading a discussion on homeschool organizing at my co-op and I'd like to mention different options.

Thanks! Julie

I skipped days I should have kept!

jenhaney — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:09:44 GMT

Does anyone know how to get back deleted or skipped days on the calendar w/o doing it day by day. I deleted or skipped all of my calendar, because I didn't know what I was doing, and now it is taking me forever to get them back. I am doing it day by day but I want to retrieve all of them.

New to PER - ?s & Ideas

icyhill — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:39:28 GMT

I love the concept of PER! It is great to give my kids more responsibility over their work and to assist me in focusing on teaching. We've used it for a full week. The internet base lets us use it on several computers. My kids (3rd & 4th grade) have loved it. I have been asked to talk about homeschool organization for my co-op next month and so had been looking for a way to streamline how I plan to make it easier each week. If the PER system had just a couple tweaks, I'd wholeheartedly recommend it. I hope a update will be out soon to address a couple items that would make it a more complete system. Here's my top needs that are not met: 1. Ability to list and print coursework for the day in a checklist format either by time or sequence. At the table I work from paper usually. This is especially important for people with younger kids. 2. Lesson plan printout for my records similar to the Completed Coursework Report. Since most of my courses include both students, being able to choose ALL students would be extremely helpful. Being able to put in a date range and which courses for the report (new page for each course) would also be helpful. I have needed to create a separate document with the overall course lesson plans to work with the PER system. Currently, it is a pain to remember which courses are missing lesson plans. 3. Most people and curriculum schedule by week. Adding a way to see week breaks in the add/edit coursework screen - perhaps by color or larger date/day of week to help not to loose your place. THANK YOU for all the work already put into the PER system. I hope that it will become the premier homeschool planning & recording system! Julie

How come my report card from last quarter doesn't show any grades?

princesslea — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:20:44 GMT

All of the class work and days are completed and graded for last quarter. How come when I go to run a report card it only shows the classes but not the grades. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks. Lea.

Scheduling a course at a specific time

lschultz31 — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 03:25:53 GMT

What good is it to put the time a course is to be done if it doesn't show up on the students "today" schedule with the times posted? I really don't see the benefits of not having this on a schedule.

hi there

homelygirl — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:41:30 GMT

I am new here,I have 2 boys5 and 8 years old.we have always homeschooled.

good to meet you

New to homeschooling

tme — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 15:33:33 GMT

First time I will be homeschooling. We took our children(5th and 6th grader) out of the public school this Dec. Just moved to Alaska from Minnesota so the differences of what they learn is so different. I am not very happy with their teaching and also what they teach about, especially the big bang theory. Just looking for advice from some of you who have been doing it for a long time. We are going through a charter school for homeschoolers which seems to be a big help. They will help us buy books as long as they are not religious based( I can buy those on my own). I would have done it at the beginning of the year, but thinking again and again can I do this stops you. We're the ones who have their best interest at heart. Then I read on a website all you have to do is START and you can do it. Any advice would be great. Thanks