I am homeschooling my child and I need to know what he needs to do to ensure his success in 6th grade so the if we move back to our home state next year...he will be ready.
2006-09-24 13:50:37 · 5 answers · asked by spirit light 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
1. He should be able to master math at his current level. Slow incremental work through his lessons with an error rate of no more than 5% will prepare him for the next level.
2. He should be able to write a full page essay every day with minimal errors in grammar, punctuation and spelling.
3. He should be able to read at his current level for a minimum of 2 hours. The books should be of high quality in moral content and in historic value. Historic fiction, autobiographies of important people in history, science texts, and classic literature is a good place to begin.
His total academic time should be between 5-6 hours.
Additional comments:
Don't fret about not knowing things along the way. You are wise to ask questions. Be sure to find an home-school support group in your area. www.hslda.org has links to many groups throughout the USA. You can learn anything you want to know if you find out where to look.
This forum is kindof a shaky place to find encouragement because there are so many people trying to sound as if they know that home-school is *bad* when they don't realize how it really is good.
Do a search on Google or your favorite search-engine. There are millions of sites available that will answer all of your questions.
If you are interested in a Self-teaching method for your son you can look into the Robinson Curriculum at www.robinsoncurriculum.com
It is what my children use. They have always tested above their current grade level. My 20 yr daughter is in college and taught herself nearly ALL of her academic work in kindergarten through 12th grade. She studied into Calculus in math. She gets A's in math, writing, and reading courses. She gets A's in her other classes too. It is because she learned HOW to study at an early age. She also knows how to work to get a job done.
Self-teaching is a great method and a super option for home-schooling.
2006-09-24 14:02:43 · answer #1 · answered by Barb 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
putting aside what has already been suggested....it really isn't any longer precise. How can a baby be a loser at something? till they enter some competition the position a winner and loser are anticipated, the time period is immediately call-calling...it really is it. youthful toddlers are distracted...maximum likely; youthful toddlers are problematic to coach....possibly. yet for an man or woman to slump to a grade college bullying tactic is only reprehensible and by no skill something a mature man or woman ought to interact in. i have had sturdy instructors and undesirable...and the sturdy ones spark pastime and connect with the students. in spite of the indisputable fact that the undesirable ones alienate, are obtuse, or do their suitable to be unintelligible. This instructor failed on a large aspect, and must be despatched again to sixth grade to be harrassed through each bully contained in the college. Then they'd get it.
2016-11-23 19:51:24 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
math, history, grammar, spelling, science, writing, reading, ...
I'm not trying to be funny - if you work with him daily in each of these subjects, I'm sure he'll be fine. If you want more specifics, you can check what the scope is for 6th grade in the local public school (what's expected), or Rebecca Rupp has a book called, "Home Learning Year by Year" that defines, by grade, what you should cover. You might also check out, "What Your 6th Grader Needs to Know" - part of the Core Knowledge series by E. D. Hirsch, Jr.
2006-09-24 14:16:14 · answer #3 · answered by homeschoolmom 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I give honest answer. If you do not know, you should not homeschool.
(Your teachers at your school know! And have the great advantage of having A LOT of experience with kids at that age level).
2006-09-24 20:50:48 · answer #4 · answered by MrZ 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
www.hslda.org
2006-09-24 14:53:38 · answer #5 · answered by shyhonney 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋