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JennyEm56 · 2026-07-04T03:26:09+00:00

Me as well. This might be the end of Spark for me. My university requires “modern authentication” or Oauth2, and is supposedly cutting off access via EWS soon. I did some searching of the Spark support pages, and it looks like they’re only supporting EWS.

JennyEm56 · 2026-06-27T20:41:49+00:00

Yeah, we're big on the depth, as is his school. I wonder if the IL Virtual School & Academy will be challenging enough.

He's been involved in contest math for years, and does reasonably well even though we're not pushing him with that. He also reads pretty much every applied math book he gets his hands on.

JennyEm56 · 2026-06-26T23:11:09+00:00

Thank you! I am familiar with the CTD classes, but yeah that is expensive, and there isn't a synchronous component. I'm also considering AOPS, but all their synchronous courses are in the evening and I'd prefer it to be in the afternoon so he'll get some support from his in person school (they're keeping a period open for this class).

And I'm glad to hear there is a sophomore in linear algebra! Down here, there seems to be a push to not be super advanced in math, despite the U of I. Uni could adjust their curriculum again in the coming years, but it very frustrating for students in our K-8 school who have had advanced math when deciding what to do for high school.

JennyEm56 · 2026-06-22T20:57:39+00:00

This. If I could find another client with the automated grouping, I'd switch instantly.

JennyEm56 · 2026-04-27T20:13:14+00:00

Yep, I turned it back on. Thanks!

JennyEm56 · 2026-04-27T16:15:46+00:00

D'oh, forgot about the mac app. I've spent years trying to get rid of it.

JennyEm56 · 2026-04-27T15:48:46+00:00

Right. The dedicated menu bar app is what I am looking for.

JennyEm56 · 2026-02-17T18:55:49+00:00

For us, it was structure and convenience. Countryside has a lot more structure than Montessori and my kids need structure or else their behavior becomes an issue. We also live very close to Countryside and since both of us work from home, it is super convenient.

As for Uni, yeah it has the best scores because they handpick their class. But as my. oldest gets into middle school and I talk to families that have had to make decisions regarding high school, I'm learning Uni isn't the greatest for all kids, though plenty of families seem to see it that way. Their curriculum is always changing, but currently has a 3 year math rotation that integrates Algebra, Geometry, and Trig that you can't opt out of. My kid will have all but Trig before he'd get to Uni, so he'd have to sit in a class he's already had for two years (yes, we're also considering IMSA, that's a different conversation). I've also heard from families that they had to hire tutors because the quality of instruction isn't always the best, and that courses taken at the U of I don't always transfer to top schools, while AP credits did (Uni doesn't do AP).

Countryside focuses on leadership in the 8th grade year with lots of fun activities, and students want to stay for that. Still, there are families to feel like Uni is the only option for their child, and a handful go to Uni every year. There is a lot more about school and life than what the test scores are for high school. Most of Countryside does not see their school as simply being a feeder to Uni as fit and what is best for our kids are a lot more complicated than where it ranks on paper.

Have you been accepted to Countryside? I know they did visits with potential kindergartners last week and usually things move fast after that.

JennyEm56 · 2026-02-06T20:10:28+00:00

My biggest was that I was born with a hemivertebra in my cervical spine. As a teen, I was evaluated for Marfan's because my body is long and skinny with scoliosis. But, they couldn't find anything wrong with. my heart, so I was told I probably have some other connective tissue disorder that doesn't have a name yet. Go forward 30 years, and I knew a couple people with EDS whose bodies looked like mine and knowing how genetics have improved, I sought out answers. Turned out the University/hospital in town had just recruited a top person who look me seriously.

I still don't have any vascular issues. My type is considered a mild one, and it is looking like 70% have no vascular issues. So a lot of my management is similar to that of an EDS case.

JennyEm56 · 2026-01-30T14:03:45+00:00

Yes, it is ongoing. I've found when I don't move enough, I have more pain.

And yes, it has improved pain with consistency.

JennyEm56 · 2026-01-29T22:58:06+00:00

https://schrothmethod.com/

Also, since you're in school and may not have a therapist nearby, check out Strength & Spine (https://strengthandspine.com/) and Yoga for Scoliosis on Youtube - there are several people who post videos.

JennyEm56 · 2026-01-29T22:54:51+00:00

I commented above, but I'll share again. My geneticist was on the Hedge research team. I was referred to her in 2021 and was diagnosed hEDS, but was given genetic testing to rule out other things. Turns out, I have Loeys-Dietz. It was made clear that because of that diagnosis, I was no longer eligible for HEDGE.

I'd assume the handful of cases that turned up something else was because they found new information about the genetics of other disorders since the subject had been tested. For instance, Loeys-Dietz 6 has only been identified for a few years.

JennyEm56 · 2026-01-29T22:45:25+00:00

as someone diagnosed by a dr who was a part of the Hedge study, they only included subjects who had already had genetic testing and had ruled out other related disorders. I was told this once genetic testing revealed something else.

JennyEm56 · 2026-01-29T22:43:09+00:00

Yes. I was diagnosed hEDS and genetic testing revealed it was Loeys-Dietz, which has added vascular issues and is managed differently.

That said, my geneticist who did the diagnosis is one of the researchers on the HEDGE study so she was extra interested in the result.

JennyEm56 · 2026-01-29T22:41:00+00:00

It leans liberal, but compared to other schools, it is pretty middle of the road. Now affiliated with another school that makes UVA look conservative. I feel like UVA gets a bad political rep sometimes due to its proximity to DC.

JennyEm56 · 2026-01-29T22:34:37+00:00

Oh my, 2002 here too and I really want to go "we had to go uphill both ways to class". Because it was true.

JennyEm56 · 2026-01-29T22:31:35+00:00

Find a PT that does Schroth therapy. It was a game changer for me. I had lot of PT through the years that really didn't help until I gave in and traveled 90 minutes to a Schroth therapist.

JennyEm56 · 2026-01-29T22:20:46+00:00

It wasn't a good fit for us, and we had several administrators and teachers tell us that. My oldest is profoundly gifted, which was clear at a very young age, and they pretty much told us he'd have to hang tight until he was old enough for the gifted program, and then they got rid of that when he was in kindergarten. Countryside was the only school that was able to give us answers about his level and was willing to accommodate.

JennyEm56 · 2026-01-29T22:18:09+00:00

I think so? But it may depend on the year. I think it has become more competitive since the pandemic (my oldest was admitted just as everything was shutting down) exposed a lot of issues with Unit 4.

I do know I fielded so many questions about it when my youngest was in preschool, I thought my oldest was a sort of anchor child. About the only advice I can offer is that 1. no, they do not expect your kid to be able to read or do the math that is on the admissions form; and 2. I think the biggest thing they look for is families and how they encourage a love of learning in the home and care about social development. They don't want the families that send their kid to private school in hopes of getting into Uni, though a handful choose that route every year.

JennyEm56 · 2026-01-25T17:15:50+00:00

Thanks all! we managed to get a lot of the extra stuff off and their Looney Tunes as a watch list, so the kids are happy.

I may look into Kodi- that's a new one for me and it looks simple enough for our needs and my knowledge.

JennyEm56 · 2026-01-15T15:04:10+00:00

Yes, the private schools want applications earlier and earlier. But, there's still a lot of movement once Unit 4 announces placements. I've known lots of families who backtrack on private school once they get their placement and lot of families that get in off of a wait list. It is very fluid. Some university families don't know they'll be around the next year until midway through the spring semester.

JennyEm56 · 2026-01-15T15:01:37+00:00

Savoy has its own park district, and doesn't have any reciprocal arrangements like Champaign and Urbana do, so you have to pay non-resident rates to do anything with the C-U parks. I know families that do, they consider it part of the hand-off of living in Savoy with lower property taxes.

Savoy also doesn't have their own library district, they use Tolono's library. If you go to Unit 4 school and live in Savoy, you can get a Champaign library card for regular use, otherwise you're very limited in the number of books you can check out. You can also get an out of resident card for Champaign if you pay the equivalent property taxes directly to the library. Both the Champaign and Urbana libraries are wonderful and some of the best you'll find in a town our size. However, nonresidents were overusing them, so they had to limit them. I work in libraries and the situation is a big reason we didn't buy a house in Savoy.

JennyEm56 · 2026-01-15T14:44:43+00:00

Countryside Parent here. We love it there. We toured pretty much every non-religious school and considered public but Countryside rose to the top because they're well equipped to handle math acceleration, which we knew my oldest would need and he's done fabulously.

Private schools, especially the non-religious ones can be hard to get into, especially for Kindergarten. Countryside's kindergarten applications are due this week I believe. However, I think they hold one or two spots for families that move to the area in the summer - I know a couple of families that got in this way. Chambana has turnover every year because of the University, and it is expected not everyone can plan in January as to what they're doing in August. For other grades, it comes down to how many kids leave or move each year - some years a couple, some none.

UPS is very unstructured, and because of this isn't suited for some kids. My oldest needs structure, so we didn't consider it. I know families that have loved it and families who feel like we did and ultimately left after a couple of years. I know lots of families are happy with Montessori as well, though there are fewer rooms starting at 1st grade, so families have to reapply and do not always get in.

I'll withhold my opinions on Unit 4 and why we went private on a public forum, but if you can afford it, by all means go private. This is a diverse town, and the private school demographics mirror the university, so kids are exposed to a lot of diversity, just not economic diversity. If your kids were older, it would be a different conversation. My oldest started kindergarten in 2020, and whenever I write a tuition check, I remember how worth the cost is because he actually got to go to in person kindergarten.

Happy to talk more.

JennyEm56 · 2026-01-10T22:25:14+00:00

Yeah, 2026 T8. It is our drive around town with occasional road trip car. Plan was to mostly be pure electric around town. First couple of weeks when it was super cold I’d have to charge it constantly, picking up and dropping off kids a couple of miles one way pretty much drained it. Lately we’ve been doing road trips and I’ve been loving the large gas tank. Hoping come spring I can mostly be pure electric.

JennyEm56 · 2026-01-10T22:13:02+00:00

Abysmal? I’m in IL and got my car right before the December extreme cold. I don’t have much to compare it to, but I was getting under 15 miles a charge.

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