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I am not even sure that I am gonna worry about the grade "labelling." The way I see it, my children will be learning for life!! My goal is to make sure that the learning journey is fun and enjoyable and most of all brings glory to GOD!! We have been doing Kindergarten level stuff for 6-9 months now and my 5 year is way beyond his peers academically. He is even learning stuff that 8-10 year olds don't know. Mostly we learn through exploration and conversation and books. This is sooooo much fun.
Thanks again to everyone in this thread!!
Blessing, Robin
Statistics: Posted by sparkie12 — Sat Jun 10, 2006 10:02 pm
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The oldest two did high school in 3 years. We decided what they needed to do to apply to their preferred colleges, and we worked with that goal in mind -- starting in high school.
Before high school (K-8), you can go as fast or as slow as you want! It's completely your decision based on your child's abilities. Why keep them toiling at stuff that's a cinch, and boring, when they are ready to move on? Especially in Reading, home school kids are usually well ahead of peers. However, don't neglect fundamentals and skills when they are in elementary school years. Math is based on foundations; each year builds on the previous year, BUT generally, the new material is learned in the odd-numbered years (1, 3, 5, 7, etc.) -- so be sure to get your books that cover those years.
History repeats itself every few years (American, World, Ancient, etc.), so make it a level your child feels slightly challenged in reading. Foreign Languages are good at any year; Sciences are mostly exploration and learning the vocabulary.
When you get to high school is when you have to do some conforming to make sure your child has what he or she needs to get to college (if that's where they're headed). My current h.s. soph is going to take 4 years to get through his material, just because he is not as avid a student as the first two were...but they have all covered the necessities, plus some -- the joy and benefits of home schooling allow for this!
Statistics: Posted by EllenP — Fri May 19, 2006 2:47 pm
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I am still so unsure about all this and I get a bit nervous about the different choices we I have to make.
My husband liked the idea of her doing it in Summer just to say she did it... I guess that is what I will do. I know she will blow through it like it was play time anyway.
Thanks again,
Nancy
Statistics: Posted by Nancette — Mon May 08, 2006 8:11 am
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To answer your specific question, feel free to skip anything that your daughter knows well already. Just supplement with more advanced, subject-specific materials in the areas that she's good at. You'll probably want to go with Saxon 3 and whatever reading material your daughter can handle, in addition to the regular curriculum for history, science, etc. - and if grade level 1 seems too babyish for her, just skip it entirely and move on to grade level 2. Why waste time when you don't have to?
Statistics: Posted by Theodore — Sun May 07, 2006 4:35 pm
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Statistics: Posted by ccmmum — Sun May 07, 2006 1:18 pm
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I ask the school if they would put her up into the next grade and they would not work with me.. her teacher even said "well she would be bored in the first grade too
" So I am thinking she is reading at a second grade level and she tested in level three math for Saxon math.... my question is do I have to put her through the first grade as a homeschooler or can I just start her a the level she seems to be on? We have gotten the grade 1 LIFEPAC curriculum (all five subjects) and I was going to have her cruise through them just to say she did first grade but now I am wondering if this would be a waste of time... any advise would be appreciated,
Thanks Nancy
Illinois
Statistics: Posted by Nancette — Sat May 06, 2006 8:11 pm
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