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WJFR wrote:
I went and looked at the LCC site last night and found the forums and the typical days -- (look at LCC Reality Editions parts 1-3), Oh, and here's the
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I'm looking forward to checking out these links, especially the one on "typical days." 
Drew, I don't have your book so I don't know if this is addressed in it or not, but how do you feel about constant review of Latin roots from the book English from the Roots Up? Do you suggest a particular workbook for reviewing Latin root words?
I ask because we've tried taking an offered Latin class twice and couldn't seem to keep up. My two boys were less than enthused and they were the ones taking the class. 
The classical approach might work well with my dd but with my boys I've tried to at least give them some exposure and constant review, even if it's only from English from the Roots Up. We're also using Word Roots this year with my 7th-8th grader.
My question is: What do you think about English from the Roots Up as the only Latin a child is getting?
Lame question I suppose but my boys really do resist a Latin-Classical curriculum. 
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Hi, Cay,
Sorry to be so long in answering!
I would probably review roots on an as-needed basis. If you find that your children aren't deciphering words they encounter in their reading with reference to roots they "should" know  then it would be worth taking a swing back through the material. This is pretty much how I deal with things like spelling, too. Some kids need a lot of it, some need almost none, most seem to do okay with a little help if they reach a sticking point. It really depends on the child! 
HTH!
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Hi Drew,
I'm so thrilled to see you here! Welcome!
I think I've "gushed" enough over at the LatinClassicalEd group about how life-changing the philosophy behind LCC has been for me in all areas of my life so I'll just keep it brief & say thank you for chiming in .
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Coming in late
Hello Ladies.
Seems most of this discussion took place early last year.
I'm curious what become of the LCC type lessons in your homeschool?
I kind of feel like I was "Art Robinson meets Classical Languages" before I heard of Art Robinson or LCC so while we do our own thing, we tend to have a lot of overlap of most of the homeschool methods.
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Well- I'll jump in and say that The latin centered curriculum is the only thing that has really "clicked" with my kids. Of course ours has a Charlotte Mason bent to it. I was really looking to simplify as I know we will be traveling a lot over the next 2 years and so I gave this a full out practice run, and the kids all love it.
Latin, Math, copywork, and memory take up the morning. After lunch we go for a walk and I put the youngest down for a nap. We tackle Composition M,W,F, Read alouds T,Th and our rotating subjects:
Monday-Classical
Tuesday- Christian
Wednesday- Modern
Thursday- Nature Journaling
Friday- Hands on Science
For my own sake I've combined the kids (2,5,7,10th grades)in as many subjects as possible. We spend a lot longer on the rotating subjects because they are at the end of the day. The kids all read to themselves for an hour at night, so read alone time is not taking up any time during the day. That leaves time for soccer, part time jobs, and any other individual interests.
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to Jen
Thanks for explaining that
I'm curious do your 13 and 15 y o 's do similar ? I'm always curious about the older students :-)
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My 13 year old follows this schedule, with a lot of added reading at night.
My 16 year old is enrolled with American School and follows their program.
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