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How Can I Teach High School?

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Alot of parents shy away from teaching the high school courses because they see no viable way that they could personal do the job. Yet, with all of the great resources at the homeschoolers fingertips, there are alternatives everywhere. Here are a few tips on finding the right resources for your high school students.

  1. Use tutors or mentors – Just because you are dedicated to homeschooling doesn’t mean that you can’t appoint someone else to teach a one or two courses.
  2. Use online courses – this is a growing option. The variety is almost endless… great subject choices for this would be English courses with online tutors, science courses, a few math courses. You can even enroll in college level courses that would count for your child’s high school courses, but at the same time count toward college credit.
  3. Software courses – Rosetta stone is an awesome example of this. They are one of the best methods for learning a foreign language that I have found.  Also, software based school courses such as Switched on Schoolhouse are great for those courses that mom or dad just dosen’t feel comfortable with.
  4. Use video courses. Most homeschoolers say that an entire day of video school is just over the top… but a few courses on video can be great. Each child’s ability will vary, but you can find high quality video lessons at ABEKA.com.

Here is just a general list of some online and mail correspondence course schools

Teaching Science part 2

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The study of science is not a subject to be taken sitting down. Science should be approached with activity and a mind to discover. Children are amazing and can learn vast amounts of information, yet it needs to be obtained in kid and science friendly ways.

  1. Science must be hands on and discovery based. Humans remember so much more when they actively participate in obtaining the knowledge.
  2. Learning must be discovery driven, just as science projects usually have a question they prove through experimenting. The study of science should be question driven. Let’s find answers!
  3. Science needs to be fun. Children remember so much more when they have a gret time learning it. The key again – enjoy learning!