Is it okay to brag a little???

[mom31257]

I'm just bursting and want to share with other homeschoolers about my dd test scores on her ITBS. I don't know if people mind you doing that. I've really been questioning my ability to do this and I guess I'm just so happy that it's working WELL!

So here goes:

DD just finished 5th and she tested in the top 1% nationally and had a 12.3 grade equivalent. 5 areas were college grade equivalent. None were below high school equivalent. She actually is testing higher percentages than when she was in private school (we've homeschooled for 3 years).

I'm just a proud mother, please don't be upset with me.

Amy of GA
Darin's wife for 17 years
11yo dd
5yo ds

[Pam "SFSOM" in TN]

:001_smile:

Super!

[Kathleen in VA]

Of course you are proud - well done to both mom and daughter!

[ncmomo3]

That's great! Congrats to you both.

[Dayle in Guatemala]

Way to go teacher! Congratulations!

[Scarlett]

Wow! That is excellent. Whatever you are doing, keep doing...and your dd too.:)

[Brigitte]

You have every right to be proud. Brag away. Dessert for everyone tonight!

[wide eyes & laughter]

[quote=mom31257;373545]DD just finished 5th and she tested in the top 1% nationally and had a 12.3 grade equivalent. 5 areas were college grade equivalent. None were below high school equivalent. She actually is testing higher percentages than when she was in private school (we've homeschooled for 3 years).

...my only "beef" is that you haven't posted the curricula you are using:D and any other helpfuls.

*Congratulations* to you & dd!

[JFS in IL]

Excellent! The apple does not fall far from the tree, right? :001_smile:

[LauraGB]

Congratulations! That's fantastic! Here is certainly the place to brag!!

[mom31257]

...my only "beef" is that you haven't posted the curricula you are using:D and any other helpfuls.
*Congratulations* to you & dd!

Well, I have to say we've done pretty much traditional school up to this point. I'm just learning about classical education since finding this board a few months ago. This past year she did BJU (not Homesat) Reading, English, Math, Social Studies, a variety of stuff for Bible, SOS Science. She also attended Master's Academy of Fine Arts, a one day a week program for history, music, art, and drama. She is an avid reader, and we let her do as much of that as she wants, which is a lot of her spare time.

I give my kids lots of spare time so they have time to use their imaginations. She goes through a lot of paper. This summer she's been rewriting books she's read, or putting them into script form. She's also been writing histories of imaginary countries.

I'm going to do MOH Vol 1 with both of them this year and Roots and Fruits Vocabulary for some intro to Greek and Latin roots/prefixes. I'm going to enrich it for her with lots of time period reading. The rest will still be traditional school. My ds LOVES workbooks, so I feel like I should give them to him. My dd doesn't, but has a few issues with not wanting to do what's required of her, so I feel like having just a few might be good practice for life. Not everything is fun to me either, but some things you just have to do to survive.

Amy of GA
Darin's wife for 17 years
11yo dd
5yo ds

[4pillars]

:party::party::hurray::hurray:

Rejoicing with you. It is always nice to know that they are actually doing just fine, and we aren't ruining them!!

[WTMindy]

Congrats to your dd!!!! Good job to her teacher, too!!

[kailuamom]

Wonderful!! Congrats to both of you!!
:party:

[Jean in Newcastle]

Congratulations to you and your daughter!

[Frontier Mom]

You can definitely brag here. I just did it about winning a baseball tournament.

[Tracy in Ky]

Wow! That is wonderful. I am so happy for you:party:

[Sweetpeach]

If you can't brag here about your homeschooling success stories, then where would you ever feel safe to do so????

We all rejoice with the success of another!

I'm happy to share in your excitement! Great job!

Warmly, Tricia