What happens if Homeschooling High School Isn't Working?

One of many great things about home schooling is the flexibility to make adjustments whenever things are not working. With high school, keep in mind that if it works you use it. In the event it fails to work, then discontinue using it and consider something different.

One more significant concept: You do not need to teach. They simply have to learn. You won't necessarily need to teach ANYTHING in high school, you just need to make sure that your children learn it. I did not know the solutions to a great deal of the math or science. You would probably suppose I would given that I am a nurse, however it is not true! I thoroughly lost it with math approximately a month into Algebra 2. Everyone seems to lose it in high school math - everyone. But, once again, it is not our job to learn the information. We basically have to be certain our student understands the stuff.

My boys did chemistry and physics entirely by themselves. They did Algebra 2, pre-calculus and calculus entirely independently. I simply provided them the tests, and had to check the solutions. By the time we reached calculus, I failed to even recognize what the symbols meant any longer. I only knew that the solution needed to be like the solution in the book. I had one mom say to me her high school was not working as she could no longer teach them writing. She claimed "they are better writers than me - and I'm a professional. " I just had to point out to her that homeschooling seemed to be doing the job since they WERE being successful. When you enter high school, writing is mainly about practice. Edit the papers for spelling and grammar, yes, but it is mostly necessary to practice, practice, practice.

I could hardly keep up with the books either. I have confessed before that I just didn't do "literature analysis" with my kids. I simply asked them if they enjoyed the book (to which they in most cases said "yes" and not much more. )#) They have grown up and performed wonderfully with the honors literature courses in college, so I know they weren't affected by my weak spots. I could not keep up with my kids reading either, but you know what? They were reading thousands of books for pleasure, and I did not worry out about reading those books before them. So why did I worry out about reading their school books before them? I don't know! Think about public school for a minute. Would the teacher pre-read every book? No, only the one or two they used in a year. Would the teacher have the ability help with writing more than you? No, in all likelihood it would be only grammar and spelling.

What about science? I did not help my kids at science in any way, but my boys each received straight-As in college science after home schooling, so I know that it worked. My problem with the remarks that "Homeschooling isn't working" is that people ignore the alternative. Home schooling can be difficult (OK, it absolutely IS difficult) but it is much more beneficial than a public or private school. It is the 1 to 1 tutoring, the mastery prior to moving forward, the complete love for the student that make home schoolers do well. Not one of those elements are available at a public or private school. There are actually many resources for home schoolers. Online classes, tutors, co-ops, video programs, and curricula for every learning style. You might need help, but that does not indicate that home schooling is not working OR that putting your child into school is THE only remedy to challenges.