For those of you teaching high schoolers - listen to your kids!  Of course, this is dependent upon what they're talking about.  What I'm referring to is their learning style.   My 14 yr. old has expressed several times in the past 2 years, that he prefers a straight forward style of learning - one with a beginning and an end.  In other words - he prefers a traditional style where I say "start here and finish here." 

Here I am trying to work with an 8 yr. old and a freshman.  This causes you to try mixing hands on with traditional .    I'm trying to make learning fun for the 8 yr. old by doing lapbooks and a mixture of fun things along with workbooks for the basics.  And the older child is saying "just give me something structured."

So after trying to make learning fun for him and floundering - I listened to what he was telling me and I bought him the Alpha Omega Switched on Schoolhouse.   We've used this before and have always done well with it (excluding the frustrating aspects of the program) but I've always tried to mix it with other things.  This time he is doing the majority of his work on the computer and it's going great!

It's so structured that he knows exactly what to do and when it's due.  If you've never seen this program before, it's well worth looking in to.   I won't go into all the details about the program here (you can read that on their site) but it's much more interesting than textbooks, and has enough perks to make it worthwhile. 

Wow! Who'd a thought our children might actually have  a say-so in what method we use!!

I learn something new everyday and alot of times God uses my children to teach it to me!

What a blessing!

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Posted by boysrus

Isn't that what is so wonderful about homeschooling? We can tailor their education to their learning style. More work for us sometimes, but they will thrive in a environment which lets them learn the natural way God created them to learn. Blessings, Dee

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