There are a number of other courses I could have him take after highschool, from building post and beam homes, to basic plumbing and electricity, engine repair, to gunsmithing and others. many are available to adults and provided by the private sector.
I would love to be able to provide him with a post high school experiential program which would be tech college oriented and not particularly tied with any one program.
In order to stay my dependent I understand he needs to be in a college program or some sort. And if he remains my dependent I will have the monies via the deduction to send him to the programs.
Any ideas of experiential college programs with distance learning components? Affordable is a key word.
The homecshooling ping list will find this very interesting.
I would send him to a community college. That is what my friends and daughter did. Message me for additional info if you want.
Search distance learning/blended learning classes at community colleges in your state. Less $$, and there are some good skills to be learned from people experienced in the trades. Some courses end up as capstone/internships.
He might can get the book part of CDL online, but it takes real practice on the road to be able to pass the driving test. Not to mention the preinspection which is a detailed part naming of the entire vehicle.
Trade skills like electrical and carpentry also requires at least SOME hands on training.
My local community college offers degrees completely online with classroom testing, it’s not totally uncommon. I guess you could call online classes ‘homeschool’, but it’s not something new.
Seriously though, you need to make sure you have access to a commercial vehicle to practice in. Those turns are something that requires HOURS AND HOURS on the road. Not to mention parallel parking a tractor trailer.
Hiredhand do ya have any words of wisdom for Chickensoup on this ?
Stay safe !
Sounds like you may have all the tools, a drill, hammer, pliers, vice grips and a chisel.
Hm, I’d say that gunsmithing and engine repair would be a good combo.
Even better if you put machining in there too.
In that case he’d be able to fix all sorts of things; and good ‘fixers’ (mechanics, smiths, etc) are always in demand.
Get him on track to be a Wire Line Operator in the oil and gas industry...those guys make top dollar
Get him on track to be a Wire Line Operator in the oil and gas industry...those guys make top dollar
My cousin got his electrical contractor course almost the same way but it is 1 year of education, even in the evenings. There is always work. HVAC, plumbing, electrician courses with contractor exams afterwards are in high demand than say...Peace Studies or some other lib crap and useless diplomas.
However, the only distance-learning courses that I know of that should not be hands-on are web developer courses which pay good money.
Have him join the Navy or Air Force, He will be tested for knowledge and aptitude and placed in a field where he will receive the best training available while he is receiving room and board and pay. He will also be earning money for a college scholarship.
The best advice I ever received was “ don’t reinvent the wheel “.... Get your son a good career aptitude test and find out where his interest lie and get training in that feild. Other skills he can pick up as he wants to when he wants to. Having training where your interests lie is better than being trained in something you later realize you are really don’t like..—..
Can he help spell check your writing? /S
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I think that some community college or occupational center classwork would help you keep him classified as a dependent, but, when my homeschooled son was 14 he started in an apprenticeship type situation.
He worked (for very little money) and gathered actual world experience. We found his “employer” at our church. I don’t think that the entire situation was exactly according to Labor Department rules, but we didn’t care.
He left home at 18 with 4 years of practical experience on his resume. It was a great head start for his career.
What does the CDL acronym stand for?
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Here’s my modest proposal for education reform.
We have been discussing ways to fast track kids through high school to avoid the liberal agenda and other idiocies:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1315730/posts?page=84#84
Proposal for the Free Republic High School Diploma.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1316882/posts
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