What to do, highschooler with no drive...Help!
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 6:48 pm
Hi, I am new and I will try to keep this short. I am homeschooling all 4 of my kids, 17, 15, 12, 7. We have done traditional type school to curriculum based to the 'unschooled' technique currently. There have been some hard times that have led to the unschooled approach. We have always hs. My oldest dd is my biggest concern, she seems to have no interest in academics or in expanding her horizons so she can get to one of our local community colleges. I have researched the requirements, placement testing etc. She half heartedly practices them or researches them online and with the books I buy. She has no confidence is what I suspect, though she very heatedly denies that. She is probably behind in her junior year level. I am not sure what approach to take!! She is very opposed to going to highschool and doesn't follow up with anything I present to her to help her move forward. We have done the freak out, panic stuff and strict penalty if....type stuff too. She isn't very fond of reading, prefers to listen to books on tape and does 'get' math concepts quickly, just has to be 'her' way! We currently are using a math tutor once a week.