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Originally Posted by klmmc13
He's in 7th grade, but has learning difficulties / social issues. He can read and comprehend at HS - College level in some things, and down at 3rd grade at others.
As Dickloraine pointed out, it's REAL Old Fashioned Education. It's also why I've combined items from other systems as well. The 3 R's are what's important. Once you can master READING and COMPREHENSION, the World lays open before you.
Literature is no longer an offering in Grade Schools, so ANY "Great Books" I can put in front of him will be a bonus. The reading lists we all got as part of our High School years don't even exist anymore. I'll probably start with Twain.
He's got to go back over the Grammar & Composition books for grade-school for a quick refresher on the mechanics of writing; (I had to go track those down separately.)
retake the tests for the Mathematics books to determine new placement, and if he has "holes" in his math skills. His math books are a system developed in Eastern Europe and used in the UK at present. (Here they teach how to operate a calculator, not a pencil and paper to actually DO the math.)
History is no longer taught as such, but rather combined with "Ethnic & Cultural Studies." [those who forget history are doomed to repeat it] Put the materials in front of them as a textbook, and watch em go to sleep... Make it a biography and newpaper / magazine articles of the day, and they'll gobble it up and ask for more. Add just enough textbook to use as a guide.
Physical & Natural Science doesn't change much at the grade-school levels. And cooking teaches as much or more chemistry and math & science skills than any other offering at this grade-level.
I'll be going over the CK12 materials, as well as Kahn Academy, TED lectures, and some of the other High School options available, depending on what interests him this summer.
(He's learning programming thru MineCraft of all things....so is mama for that matter)
Mama gets in and studies right along with them, If mama can't do it, she'd better learn in a hurry, or change what needs to be taught. I've learned more getting into the HomeSchool materials we use than I learned in College for the Liberal Arts & Sciences degree I got in the 80's. Yes, I'm dating myself.
The Dumbing Down of America continues. Some of us are fighting it tooth-n-nail.
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Do not get me started on the "education system".
I worked as a math tutor and it amazed me the number of college students that didn't know basic math.
Oh grocery shopping is another good place for learning math.
Good luck with your son.