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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 101206" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I can't help much in any formal way with the US system, but you should be able to fill in his time with some solid WORK before the curriculum stuff is finalised.</p><p></p><p>What worked for us - "school work during school hours" is our Rule No 1. And "school work" is what I define it to be. </p><p></p><p>We have a website called Mathletics. It is available worldwide, it costs A$99 a year (for access 24/7) to join and should be up and working within days (or less) of registration. There should be other similar stuff in the US, but this is cheaper (by miles) and as far as I can see, just as effective in practical terms, as the ones charging thousands.</p><p></p><p>When difficult child 3 spent so much time home sick from school, I got work sent home from school and when he had done all that, I found stuff for him, mostly computer software. I bought a high school maths revision CD ROM, it was about A$40 (our software is relatively expensive, to us) but it has been marvellous.</p><p>I set him some tasks - a photo assignment. </p><p>A practical maths etc project, such as going shopping and finding the most economical baked beans or tuna or whatever, from the selection available. He can use a calculator if his mental arithmetic still needs work. </p><p>A science experiment - determine the various inks combined in water-based felt pens by putting well-inked dots on blotting paper then letting the blotting paper stand vertically in a dish of water, and slowly wick up. The individual inks will separate out as they rise, because they are different molecular weights.</p><p>Or you can macerate some leaves in alcohol, then strain it. Dip blotting paper in the strained liquid and let it stand vertically to wick up. Using evergreen leaves, you should see two different types of chlorophyll separate out (although one is very pale yellow, hard to see). Then do the experiment again, with autumn leaves. I can't remember what happens - it will truly be an adventure to find out.</p><p>Or do a study of plants and what makes seeds germinate. Make him write up procedure, method and then results. </p><p>Do a photo journal/diary of a special day, such as an excursion to a museum or the zoo. </p><p>Give him an assignment on global warming. Whatever his view - make him defend it.</p><p>Give him a cooking lesson - let HIM choose what he wants to cook, then let him cook it. Remind him that some of the world's most famous chefs are male, and when he's looking for a girlfriend he will value being able to impress her with a really top notch chocolate cake or other specialty. And to extend the cooking assignment - get him to budget for it, shop for it and even modify the recipe if he wants to (to change a cake recipe to a chocolate cake recipe, you can substitute up to half the plain flour with cocoa - I tend to not substitute more than a third, it's way more than enough).</p><p>Whatever you do, document it. It can be used as extra credit by whatever online curriculum he joins.</p><p>Teach him to touch-type. Use a computer program.</p><p></p><p>You could also post this over in Special Education, they know more of the practical stuff there.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 101206, member: 1991"] I can't help much in any formal way with the US system, but you should be able to fill in his time with some solid WORK before the curriculum stuff is finalised. What worked for us - "school work during school hours" is our Rule No 1. And "school work" is what I define it to be. We have a website called Mathletics. It is available worldwide, it costs A$99 a year (for access 24/7) to join and should be up and working within days (or less) of registration. There should be other similar stuff in the US, but this is cheaper (by miles) and as far as I can see, just as effective in practical terms, as the ones charging thousands. When difficult child 3 spent so much time home sick from school, I got work sent home from school and when he had done all that, I found stuff for him, mostly computer software. I bought a high school maths revision CD ROM, it was about A$40 (our software is relatively expensive, to us) but it has been marvellous. I set him some tasks - a photo assignment. A practical maths etc project, such as going shopping and finding the most economical baked beans or tuna or whatever, from the selection available. He can use a calculator if his mental arithmetic still needs work. A science experiment - determine the various inks combined in water-based felt pens by putting well-inked dots on blotting paper then letting the blotting paper stand vertically in a dish of water, and slowly wick up. The individual inks will separate out as they rise, because they are different molecular weights. Or you can macerate some leaves in alcohol, then strain it. Dip blotting paper in the strained liquid and let it stand vertically to wick up. Using evergreen leaves, you should see two different types of chlorophyll separate out (although one is very pale yellow, hard to see). Then do the experiment again, with autumn leaves. I can't remember what happens - it will truly be an adventure to find out. Or do a study of plants and what makes seeds germinate. Make him write up procedure, method and then results. Do a photo journal/diary of a special day, such as an excursion to a museum or the zoo. Give him an assignment on global warming. Whatever his view - make him defend it. Give him a cooking lesson - let HIM choose what he wants to cook, then let him cook it. Remind him that some of the world's most famous chefs are male, and when he's looking for a girlfriend he will value being able to impress her with a really top notch chocolate cake or other specialty. And to extend the cooking assignment - get him to budget for it, shop for it and even modify the recipe if he wants to (to change a cake recipe to a chocolate cake recipe, you can substitute up to half the plain flour with cocoa - I tend to not substitute more than a third, it's way more than enough). Whatever you do, document it. It can be used as extra credit by whatever online curriculum he joins. Teach him to touch-type. Use a computer program. You could also post this over in Special Education, they know more of the practical stuff there. Marg [/QUOTE]
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