riotgurl_1
It's been so hard finding a job these day's, and I've been wondering about trying to find out about these "work online from home" sites like filling out stuff, but not completely sure. Like, how would I know if it's really a scam or if it's the real deal? And which sites should I look into?
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I have seen some scare statistics regarding the percentage of online job offers that are some kind of scams, take care, don't pay for work, not even $1.
The survey sites for the most part require you to participate in product trials, the quiz operators and product merchants expect to profit from your participation in the long run. Stuffing envelops, still offered online occasionally is a scam older than the internet.
The work at home for Google sort of fake new advertisements pages about a mom making some $6000 a month "posting links" is mostly BS, re-billing your credit card for some $80 after you first pay a minimal shipping fee for 'free' info. Google sued about 50 sites using this style ad a while ago, they have taken the Google text out but still shows their picture (just saw an ad with a token blurring applied to the Google images)
Some make money selling products directly or affiliate marketing others', after a lengthy trial and error learning process, a significant number fail to profit but don't lose anything like someone starting a brick and mortar retail business.
There may be more straight forward ways to earn money online, have a look at the job lists on freelance marketplace sites like freelancer.com and odesk.com, many web site operators use these sites to pick up assistance, you can earn about $5 for writing a 450 word article for a web site, while there is worldwide competition, a native English writer has a big advantage. Workers sign up for free, you end up working for various different 'employers' so the experience can vary, at worst getting occasionally scammed out of your time rather than money.
There are also micro task sites that pay small change for a few minutes work, popular with 3rd world countries, some in the U.S. do them instead of crossword puzzles, the original was created by Amazon, the online store to 'automate' tasks a computer couldn't do, like pick the better of 2 pictures they named mturk.com after the 18th century Mechanical Turk chess playing machine that had a man hidden inside. ShortTask and microworkers have similar micro tasks, some individual jobs are a bit shady, like signing up for product trials, doing surveys, clicking ads you shouldn't, but you get to choose which tasks to perform
I have seen some scare statistics regarding the percentage of online job offers that are some kind of scams, take care, don't pay for work, not even $1.
The survey sites for the most part require you to participate in product trials, the quiz operators and product merchants expect to profit from your participation in the long run. Stuffing envelops, still offered online occasionally is a scam older than the internet.
The work at home for Google sort of fake new advertisements pages about a mom making some $6000 a month "posting links" is mostly BS, re-billing your credit card for some $80 after you first pay a minimal shipping fee for 'free' info. Google sued about 50 sites using this style ad a while ago, they have taken the Google text out but still shows their picture (just saw an ad with a token blurring applied to the Google images)
Some make money selling products directly or affiliate marketing others', after a lengthy trial and error learning process, a significant number fail to profit but don't lose anything like someone starting a brick and mortar retail business.
There may be more straight forward ways to earn money online, have a look at the job lists on freelance marketplace sites like freelancer.com and odesk.com, many web site operators use these sites to pick up assistance, you can earn about $5 for writing a 450 word article for a web site, while there is worldwide competition, a native English writer has a big advantage. Workers sign up for free, you end up working for various different 'employers' so the experience can vary, at worst getting occasionally scammed out of your time rather than money.
There are also micro task sites that pay small change for a few minutes work, popular with 3rd world countries, some in the U.S. do them instead of crossword puzzles, the original was created by Amazon, the online store to 'automate' tasks a computer couldn't do, like pick the better of 2 pictures they named mturk.com after the 18th century Mechanical Turk chess playing machine that had a man hidden inside. ShortTask and microworkers have similar micro tasks, some individual jobs are a bit shady, like signing up for product trials, doing surveys, clicking ads you shouldn't, but you get to choose which tasks to perform
A Beka just arrived and I am overwhelmed! Any suggestions on getting used to it?
toonew2two
This is the first year we will be using A Beka and we are using it for the fifth grade. We haven't used a formal program before.
I knew there were lots and lots of books and teacher work but now looking at it, it is pretty intimidating!
Do you have any suggestions for getting used it? Any tips of how to keep it all organized? The books do a great job of telling you so much about time and schedule but when you aren't used to it, it is scary!
I guess a lot of what I am looking for are little things like do you leave all the teach books spiral bound or do you stick them all in a notebook? How do you actually use those teeny tiny little calendars at the front?? We put stuff on to an excell!
Any tips would be appreciated!
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Hi! I know EXACTLY how you feel. I started homeschooling my children when they were in 6th(son) and 8th(daughter). (They both were coming out of gifted school programs) We had a really rough miserable first year because I thought I had to do everything in the abeka lesson plans. There were a lot of tears - mine and the kids.We basically just tried to bring the classroom atmosphere into the home. The following year we did Abeka again (because I love how thorough they are) but adjusted things for my son. My daughter (then in 9th) did the accredited DVD course. At first she was so overwhelmed because she couldnt get everything done (she's a perfectionist). When I called Abeka, they gave me the best advice ever that saved her (seems so simple in hind sight)
1. - HAVE THE CHILD TAKE NOTES ON NOTECARDS. (this way, they already have study/review cards).
2. -ONLY HAVE THEM DO THE FIRST SETS OF ASSIGN. IF THEY DO WELL (for example, in English if they ace the first set of sent. don't do the second).
3 -DO NOT LET THE CHILD REVIEW FOR LONGER THAN 5-10 MIN. (My kids were used to "studing". Abeka is designed for info to sink in a little each day. Once my son got a hold of this concept he really did well). I simply could not believe the time savers these 3 things were. This year, we are giving switched on schoolhouse a try and supplementing with the Abeka for my daughter. My son is sticking with the Abeka for most courses.
If there was one thing I could say that might put you at ease (and what I finally realized mid last yr) is that God has trusted YOU with your children and knows that you will do just fine. Don't let a company's lesson plans rule your home - just use whatever you deem necessary to assist you. For exampe, my son has a hard time remembering things so the last thing I would want to make him do is memorize ALL the poems abeka has. I just picked one. The others he read and we talked about them. Or I would have him write his own. Things like that.
Another tip that may help (and I wish I would have know in the beginning) is that when you do the Abeka dvd course they give you a sheet that simply has the assignment numbers only on a calendar. We just used that and then the kids got out their lesson plans that came from abeka with each class. That was so much easier than me making the LPs on the computer. Then I used the little cal. on the front just to hightlight tests for my info (know when to give). Another thing we do is a big 3 ring binder with all subjects in it. This is where we keep all tests/quizes and a recording sheet in the front for grades. Like previous users have said, you really have to find what works for your family. Even if you use the curriculum in part, you'll be amazed at how much your child will learn. Both of my children test each year(Cal. Achieve. Test) and score in the 98 to 99 percentile.
I hope you have a fun school year! God Bless you!
Hi! I know EXACTLY how you feel. I started homeschooling my children when they were in 6th(son) and 8th(daughter). (They both were coming out of gifted school programs) We had a really rough miserable first year because I thought I had to do everything in the abeka lesson plans. There were a lot of tears - mine and the kids.We basically just tried to bring the classroom atmosphere into the home. The following year we did Abeka again (because I love how thorough they are) but adjusted things for my son. My daughter (then in 9th) did the accredited DVD course. At first she was so overwhelmed because she couldnt get everything done (she's a perfectionist). When I called Abeka, they gave me the best advice ever that saved her (seems so simple in hind sight)
1. - HAVE THE CHILD TAKE NOTES ON NOTECARDS. (this way, they already have study/review cards).
2. -ONLY HAVE THEM DO THE FIRST SETS OF ASSIGN. IF THEY DO WELL (for example, in English if they ace the first set of sent. don't do the second).
3 -DO NOT LET THE CHILD REVIEW FOR LONGER THAN 5-10 MIN. (My kids were used to "studing". Abeka is designed for info to sink in a little each day. Once my son got a hold of this concept he really did well). I simply could not believe the time savers these 3 things were. This year, we are giving switched on schoolhouse a try and supplementing with the Abeka for my daughter. My son is sticking with the Abeka for most courses.
If there was one thing I could say that might put you at ease (and what I finally realized mid last yr) is that God has trusted YOU with your children and knows that you will do just fine. Don't let a company's lesson plans rule your home - just use whatever you deem necessary to assist you. For exampe, my son has a hard time remembering things so the last thing I would want to make him do is memorize ALL the poems abeka has. I just picked one. The others he read and we talked about them. Or I would have him write his own. Things like that.
Another tip that may help (and I wish I would have know in the beginning) is that when you do the Abeka dvd course they give you a sheet that simply has the assignment numbers only on a calendar. We just used that and then the kids got out their lesson plans that came from abeka with each class. That was so much easier than me making the LPs on the computer. Then I used the little cal. on the front just to hightlight tests for my info (know when to give). Another thing we do is a big 3 ring binder with all subjects in it. This is where we keep all tests/quizes and a recording sheet in the front for grades. Like previous users have said, you really have to find what works for your family. Even if you use the curriculum in part, you'll be amazed at how much your child will learn. Both of my children test each year(Cal. Achieve. Test) and score in the 98 to 99 percentile.
I hope you have a fun school year! God Bless you!
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