As your homeschool student grows up, things become more interesting in the classroom. There’s a number of new skills to be honed, and a lot more independence to be learnt. In the midst of this transition, it is also time for the homeschool teacher to loosen the reigns and let the student explore on their own. Here are a couple of points to consider when your Middle School kid moves up into High School in your homeschool.
Some Amount of Autonomy Is In Order
Offer the homeschool student some choices to make about their education curriculum. Get them more involved in the process of selecting what they need to study for the grade level. Ask them how they want to proceed with the study material. It’s a good thing to get their input on what they would like to do in High School.
That way when you have assignments related to what they want to learn, they are much more likely to cooperate with you in the homeschool classroom. Maybe not all the time, considering that they are now heading into the teenage years, but they are more likely to do things that they have said they would like to do, than what you tell them to do.
Strengthen Weaknesses and Work Towards a Goal
A High School teenager is not going to be happy working on something he is not good at. This is the age that they want to be the best at everything. It will take some fast talking to convince them that they should work on their weaknesses so that they can be transformed into strengths. This is done with greater ease when they have a specific goal in mind.
For those who have a problem with math, it may help convince them to learn better so that they can handle their future finances better. Those with a problem with reading may be convinced about the amount of speed reading they will have to do in college related courses. The homeschool parent would be the best judge of how to motivate their homeschool student to work harder.
