Ok...this is just TOO weird. My daughter, TOTALLY unsolicited, just said, "I like problems with orders of operations...In fact...I LIKE math now."

If that isn't worth $19.95 a month, I don't know what is. VERY cool.

Ok, if that doesn't tell me something HUGE, I don't know what would.

We planned on starting the day with our Bob Jones DVD Bible lesson. However, the DVD player is on the fritz. Upon seeing my consternation, Michaela eagerly said, "Should I start with Math?"

If Time4Learning can actually turn my non-Math appreciating daughter into a student so eager to do Math, then I am hooked as well. WOW!

Now to convince my husband that it is worth $20 a month to continue it, even if we *have* just paid out the wazoo for Bob Jones DVDs and curriculum!

All for now!

It amuses me that just a few days ago I said we were beginning to coast a bit!  That was optimism!

Truthfully, we are still in transition. Or transition again.

After ordering new materials for my daughter two weeks ago, we were concerned about what we would do in the interim while we waited for her new materials from Bob Jones to arrive. I did a search on the internet for "online lessons homeschool pre-algebra" hoping to find something that could challenge her but not defeat her. She is very bright and can be very critical as well. I don't mean to say she is not a great kid, because she is, but she evaluates teaching methods and philosophies that are integrated into the presentation of material and a host of other things. She can be a VERY tough audience!

Our biggest concern was math, thus the reason for my search. I wanted to be sure she continued progressing in some way, filling in the holes in her understanding. In fact, this was *her* request as well. She skipped two grades last year and got A's in Pre-Algebra, but somehow, we felt that she had missed some things...or hadn't become confident enough in some aspects of the math curriculum that she needs to master. Math is her least favorite subject.

Anyhow, back to our search and the results. I clicked on the first link that was posted and it was a site called Time4Learning. At first, I had the impression that it was mostly for younger children. Browsing around a bit I realized a pre-algebra and even algebra option was offered.

Michaela and I tried out a sample lesson and I asked her what she thought. It passed her scrutiny! I evaluated the requirements to sign up and noticed that while it costs $19.95, there was a no risk guarantee. I could unsubscribe any time I wanted, too. That worked for me.

We signed up for what I assumed would be only a month--until her new curriculum arrived.

The thing that amazed me immediately was my daughter went from putting off Math to do until after all her other subjects to flipping on the computer and doing math first thing. Suddenly, my student who didn't like math, was starting her day with it by choice! Not only that, but she was building on concepts that she had a basic understanding of...and was challenged at the same time. It was a perfect combination...but how long would it last?

Today is Monday. She has done Time4Learning pre-algebra lessons for about 2 weeks now. Last week, the lessons *really* challenged her. So today, I will be watching to see what she starts her day with...if it is still Time4Learning or if she decides once again that Math isn't worth starting off with.

Add to that...we received her new curriculum two weeks early. It is here. Frankly, I think the new material looks *too* easy. This week will be interesting as we evaluate what we really will do next.

Big question for today...will she or won't she...start with Math and Time4Learning? I will post here what happens! Personally, I can't wait to see.