Good 1st SL class for a 9th grader to attempt in a month?

[RANSOMSOUL]

Of the two mentioned, Charter Oak State College is a better choice, if not just for the fact you'll have more than 3 days to decide

[bluebooger]

Some people here have suggested Cultural Anthropology or Intro to World Religions.

I have a word of caution for these two courses for a 9th grader. Mom might want to preview the textbooks first to make sure there are no objections to the content for the teen’s maturity. These are college level courses with content that that some teens may or may not be ready for. I recommend looking at chapters 7 & 8 (very closely!) in the Cultural Anthropology textbook. Parents should also be aware that the religion course has an agnostic worldview if that is of any concern for the family.

Check out the Homeschooling for College credit blog about SL courses for Jennifer’s recommendations on courses to start with.

https://homeschoolingforcollegecredit.co...t-to-take/

a 9th grader is 14 years old 

by the time I was 14 I had seen more than my share of Playboy, Penthouse and Hustler magazines 

by the time I was 11 years old I had seen plenty of National Geographic magazines with topless woman 

when I was 14 I would go to the public library and read history books about how the aztecs use to conduct human sacrifice 

we learned that in school before the 8th grade 

we learned about slavery in the US and how some owners forced slave women to have sex with them 

we even learned about homosexuality in ancient greece 

LOL, I first learned about rape and homosexuality in church from the story of Lot in Genesis 19 long before I learned about any of that other stuff in middle school or high school 

yes, there are plenty of gross practices in the world about boys being initiated into manhood  

but SL isn't going to be showing porn movies 
they're going to be reading college level textbooks 

I know I'm going to get a lot of flak for this, but if a 14 year old isn't ready for a some booby pics and a couple of gross "coming of age" rituals then the parents and school have done a disservice to the 14 year old

[dfrecore]

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a 9th grader is 14 years old 

by the time I was 14 I had seen more than my share of Playboy, Penthouse and Hustler magazines 

by the time I was 11 years old I had seen plenty of National Geographic magazines with topless woman 

when I was 14 I would go to the public library and read history books about how the aztecs use to conduct human sacrifice 

we learned that in school before the 8th grade 

we learned about slavery in the US and how some owners forced slave women to have sex with them 

we even learned about homosexuality in ancient greece 

LOL, I first learned about rape and homosexuality in church from the story of Lot in Genesis 19 long before I learned about any of that other stuff in middle school or high school 

yes, there are plenty of gross practices in the world about boys being initiated into manhood  

but SL isn't going to be showing porn movies 
they're going to be reading college level textbooks 

I know I'm going to get a lot of flak for this, but if a 14 year old isn't ready for a some booby pics and a couple of gross "coming of age" rituals then the parents and school have done a disservice to the 14 year old

Totally depends on the kid.  I was very sensitive at 14 to many of these things, they would have bothered me terribly.  To the point of not being able to sleep at night.  I was in public school from K-12.

My kids, on the other hand, were homeschooled from K-8 and K-6, and neither are sensitive at all.  This would not bother either of them.

You cannot paint all kids with a broad brush, that's not at all how they work.  Telling a parent that there might be some things in a college-level textbook that they might not want their child to see is NOT doing the child a disservice.  As parents, we get to decide what to teach our kids and what not to.  Some kids are more ready for adult things, some aren't.  There is nothing wrong with this, nor is there anything wrong with a parent deciding not to teach their kids some things until they're more mature.

[Life Long Learning]

Not sure if this is relevant to Clackamas taking FEMA credits, but:

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

WAFE DEPARTMENT | AAS - ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE | 2 YEARS

<snip>

WE WILL NO LONGER BE ACCEPTING NEW STUDENTS INTO THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AFTER DECEMBER 31ST 2017

Link?

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Not sure if this is relevant to Clackamas taking FEMA credits, but:

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

WAFE DEPARTMENT | AAS - ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE | 2 YEARS

<snip>

WE WILL NO LONGER BE ACCEPTING NEW STUDENTS INTO THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AFTER DECEMBER 31ST 2017

http://www.clackamas.edu/academics/depar...management

Found it!  That is new!

Looks like FCC, GCC, and COSC are the only ones left.

[cookderosa]

Some people here have suggested Cultural Anthropology or Intro to World Religions.

I have a word of caution for these two courses for a 9th grader. Mom might want to preview the textbooks first to make sure there are no objections to the content for the teen’s maturity. These are college level courses with content that that some teens may or may not be ready for. I recommend looking at chapters 7 & 8 (very closely!) in the Cultural Anthropology textbook. Parents should also be aware that the religion course has an agnostic worldview if that is of any concern for the family.

Check out the Homeschooling for College credit blog about SL courses for Jennifer’s recommendations on courses to start with.

https://homeschoolingforcollegecredit.co...t-to-take/

a 9th grader is 14 years old 

by the time I was 14 I had seen more than my share of Playboy, Penthouse and Hustler magazines 

by the time I was 11 years old I had seen plenty of National Geographic magazines with topless woman 

when I was 14 I would go to the public library and read history books about how the aztecs use to conduct human sacrifice 

we learned that in school before the 8th grade 

we learned about slavery in the US and how some owners forced slave women to have sex with them 

we even learned about homosexuality in ancient greece 

LOL, I first learned about rape and homosexuality in church from the story of Lot in Genesis 19 long before I learned about any of that other stuff in middle school or high school 

yes, there are plenty of gross practices in the world about boys being initiated into manhood  

but SL isn't going to be showing porn movies 
they're going to be reading college level textbooks 

I know I'm going to get a lot of flak for this, but if a 14 year old isn't ready for a some booby pics and a couple of gross "coming of age" rituals then the parents and school have done a disservice to the 14 year old

I'm only speaking for myself, but one of the reasons we homeschool is to avoid that kind of socialization. No offense.

Maturity, in my view, isn't that someone hasn't heard foul language or seen naked boobies. Maturity is a person's ability reflect internally about something and their ability to put it into context and evaluate it in a meaningful way.

College, obviously, will teach a young person opposing thoughts- there's nothing wrong with that, it's a good thing imo. But the typical college student is an adult, not a child. The study of anthropology, by a Christian, needs to be able to intersect and resolve the textbook academic study of hominins with that of Creation. Whether or not a non-Christian thinks that's important or when a non-Christian thinks that debate should happen isn't the point. The point is that the PARENT gets to be the parent until that child is 18. So, for parents here asking about a 13 or 14 year old, those cautions are 100% justified.

Onto the question of first class. I like anything for a first class that has a 30% (or lower) final exam weight. The numbers work to a student's favor in that they can technically pass the class before taking the final exam. Add to this the "retake" feature for most (all?) first exams, and you set your teen up for success.
Also, I don't like the classes (as a first class) that have written or speech components- get a little practice with SL first.
For subjects, History is a good one, especially US History 2 since you've already done US History 1. Stay away from lab sciences for now. My sig has a link to my blog with the list of classes my kids have taken and my comments about them.
While I have a big, fat opinion about what I do in my home - I try VERY HARD to present my comments on my site neutrally because I'm a fan of letting a parent be the parent. Even Booger

[homeschoolmom1]

Well said. What do you mean by the "retake feature"?

[cookderosa]

Well said. What do you mean by the "retake feature"?

So far, all of the first exams in the courses my kids have taken allow for multiple retakes. (I think they all do, but I can't say for sure)

Quiz 1 (retake as many times as you like)
Quiz 2 one attempt
Mid term one attempt
Quiz 3 one attempt
Quiz 4 one attempt
Final exam one attempt