could this program be used for a complete home school curriculum?
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No. I really like this program, and it has helped my daughter immensely. She likes doing it and that is, from what I've learned, about 60% of the battle. But it can't be a complete curriculum. My opinion is that it is the best reinforcement for what you teach at home. I'd go with AlphaOmega and when the days coursework is done, turn them loose on this as a "treat" for as long as they want. With my daughter I don't allow any TV until she "goes up a level" in something. The pleasant surprise is that she forgets that she only had to level-up one and keeps going for a long time.
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I think so. I actually sent it to school to my grandson's teacher to use for him.
23675
This program will help a lot, but you have to spend time learning how everything works. Some of the steps explanations are really drawn out and there are easier ways to solve the problems. I personally love the program and my teen uses it too. We both are terrible at math.
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Yes and no. Yes, this set enable you to educate student about many simple mechanical principals. No means buying all the individual simple machine kits, you will have a whole lot more educational toys and spend a lot of money for them.
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I think it could work, but it would depend highly on the mental age of the child; if you're coming from a non-pictograph language, the first problem you will have is that you hear a lot of sounds but no distinct words and following along with the printed text doesn't help because you can't read it. I found I was really struggling with Rosetta Stone until I took a few days to learn both Hiragana and Katakana phonetic writing systems (46 characters each, but the sounds are the same). Once I did that, the whole thing made complete sense because I could match up what I was hearing with what I was seeing. Japanese as a whole is not an overly complex language; it doesn't have a lot of exceptions to the rule, but there are some significant differences with a language such as English. Before you spend this kind of money on something a child may or may not stick with, I would strongly suggest using the web to see how they take to learning Hiragana and Katakana. There are some excellent apps out there for iOS (Dr Moku's Hiragana and Katakana apps, for example).
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If you are able to commit to some practice time every day with this program over the course of several months, you'll do fine. The only complaint I really have is that there are key survival conversations/words (like numbers or directions) that you don't get into until way later in the lessons. Therefore, I would recommend at least studying a vocabulary list on the side (of a few dozen important words, numbers, foods, etc...) along with doing the Rosetta Stone system. This will ensure you have key concepts in place if you don't get far enough in the system before your trip. Good luck!
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I think it can be done . I am a senior and did it just follow the directions . not too difficult
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Hi Leah... I am not sure what you are asking? This product has a description::Rosetta Stone Homeschool teaches your student a new language naturally, the same way they mastered their first language. Innovative solutions get them speaking new words, right from the start. Rosetta Stone Homeschool moves forward only when your student is ready--you set the schedule and your student drives the pace. Parent Administrative Tools allow you to formulate lesson plans, manage your student's progress and track their success. Audio Companion CDs let them reinforce the Rosetta Stone experience anytime, anywhere. My daughter hadn't taken spanish for about 4 years and used this to brush up so she could take spanish in college. She found this very helpful. She continues to use this at higher levels as well. Hope this answers your question.
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The lessons can be done repeatedly, so you can use it for two children. Using the same headset for both of them should not interfere. The workbook is included on a CD with the home school versions and you can print it off or get it printed off at somewhere like FedEx Kinko's for about $10-$15.
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You can only use the code/load the CDs twice. But you can go through the lesson as many times as you want. So you can just put it on one computer and have each child do it separately.
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I don't have a kid, but this program doesn't seem very kid friendly to me. It requires a lot of spelling, like spelling out the word/phrase/sentence you hear. So, my best answer would be no, but maybe someone with children would know better.
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Homeschool version has several different extras; it provides a disc with pdf files for worksheets, quizzes and tests with answers; 36 or 45 week teaching plan, application also has a homeschool panel that displays all computer lessons and grades earned with overall grad average and time spent on each section, and total time used. Application also allows you to select a starting level if you have prior French knowledge.
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Not sure what you mean by the online portion. Also not aware of any time restrictions on it. You might be referring to the forums, where you can discuss problems, questions, etc. and download some extra materials, such as podcasts. Or you might be referring to the web-based version of the program, which is just that, a web-based replica of the program, that's available as a "go-anywhere" learning tool. So, a) I don't believe there's anything time limited in the system, online or otherwise. b) Nothing online is essential, and the only supplementary material can be downloaded all at once anyway.
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I think so. Basic addition helps, but isn't totally necessary. in fact, this game could probably be a fun way to practice addition.
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We have used it in the school I work in with great success, so yes! That and my own children use it as well.
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Yes Jose, I think this would be great for school. Each section does not expand very much so if you have a lot of papers it will not work. It's made pretty sturdy so could last for awhile. Good luck.
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I don't believe it's used for school. But if it was used for research it would be great.