Posted on 08/24/2014 9:58:27 AM PDT by TexasBarak
At the end of her seventh grade year a few months ago, my daughter was of the opinion that she had not received the education that she should have, so she determined to find courses online that she could take over the summer. What she found (completely on her own) turned out to be a full time public school- online! She starts tomorrow at Connections Academy Texas. With her mother and I both working, she'll be attending school at her Grandmother's house for the time being.
I'm very excited about this- my child is *very* intelligent, and with self-paced courses and no children to distract her (or rude teachers), I have a feeling that she will be flying through her courses.
Have any other Freepers taken this particular plunge?
It’s great she’s so motivated. My advice is to get out of her way and let her figure it out. Kids can be a lot smarter than their parents if their parents let them.
You can take public school online, they will even send the materials and computer to your home and give you a discount on internet connection.
It is kind of crazy but it exists or did exist.
If it’s “public” does that mean it’s Common Core inspired?
What you are writing about is called HomeSchool.
I urge you to find and link up with a co-op or local group of folks who also HomeSchool. You will discover wonderful synergy and support in such a group.
Also, I urge you to find and attend a local HomeSchool convention/meeting/curriculum event. You will be astounded at the marvelous resources that are available.
who knows, but at least the parent can peruse all the material they send at their convenience and at home.
My youngest dsu daughter placed her three school age children 13, 12, and 9 in online home school. It did not work well for two a girl 12 and boy 9. Neither had the the displine or motovation. The older excelled and is going to a school for the performing arts this year.
My nice and nephews, three, completed this type of education and two now attend Texas A&M.
It all depends on the parental influence and the child’s dedication.
My granddaughter, who just became a freshman, hates high school and is trying to talk her mom into this.
I hope she succeeds.
thanks for the link!
We have been using K12 International Academy for 2 years now and this looks very similar, but has some language courses we might be able to use
She will probably far exceed the academic background of her peers since so much school time is wasted on adolescent angst about social standing and activities- I have a DD who is in HS and going through this
The thing to remember is making sure your teen has social outlets, like church youth group, Scouts, sports team, dance/music groups, theater groups, and volunteer work. There are active networks of homeschoolers in most areas that provide field trips and social gatherings but it can be a bit tougher for teens
That "school for the performing arts" just screams leftist indoctrination to me. My bias perhaps.
I encountered an alternative school that uses one of these programs in supervised settings, with teachers there to assist students with guidance where they need it. I thought that the curriculum is superior. Another advantage is that it doesn't cut corners, leave topics out, or let students progress until they master material.
Let me know how your daughter does.
That’s the typical modern and public school attitude if I’ve ever seen it. Yes, kids can be smarter than their parents if the parents refuse to let them learn on their own, but how many actually do that?
Our children should be looking up to us, not down at us. Already our society teaches them that their parents are dumb, let’s not join in the chorus.
We used Colorado Connections last year for our 2 Sons. Started out okay, but they didn’t really keep on the ball with the IEPs they needed. We’re going solo this year.
they are almost all “common core” aligned because many state curriculum standards are written that way to issue credits, and diplomas require credits
However as a homeschool mentor you can intervene in the lessons, participate in discussions, and assign work that teaches skills on an individualized basis and choose your own assessments
In homeschooling, “Common Core” loses its value as a tool of mass indoctrination, assuming the parent is sharp enough to teach facts
I recently took many Khan Academy math, calculus, trig, etc. courses to brush up.
Khan Academy is absolutely outstanding. He makes very complex subjects easy to understand.
One of the first, if not the first, thing I was ever told when starting to home educate was “the trick is not to get out enough, but to stay home enough” Boy was that ever true. Home educated children typically have PLENTY of real life “socialization” (put in quotes because I hate that word)
forgive me if I’m wrong, but isn’t that one of the names this phony schooling organization used??
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