I am thinking about what I could do to make school more interesting, fun, inspirational, and profitable for my son next year. I hate to have him sitting at his desk doing the same boring things day after day in the same textbooks, and feeling like not much of it is really sinking in. He needs to be learning some (hands on) life skills and exploring some things HE enjoys and is interested in.

I am planning to try something new next year for my younger three daughters in the way of unit studies using the Prairie Primer (any comments on those who have used that?); and am wondering if there is a good resource for unit studies for boys in 8th grade (12 yrs old). It would be great to find something that is self-guided...I would like to find some ideas and could probably make up our own unit study if I had to, although I would prefer to find one ready-made. He enjoys taking things apart, models, guns, trains...drawing, etc.

Any suggestions or comments welcome!!!