On Thursday morning we withdrew Isaiah from public school. Later that morning he started his assessment testing for the new charter school. He finished the testing on Friday.
Based upon the assessment results, his teachers will develop an Individual Learning Plan that is best suited to his needs. It will be up to us (his parents) and his teachers to help him stick with the course plan.
He is now enjoying his Christmas break, and will start full-time with AZVA in January.
Isaiah is now enrolled in a Online Virtual Charter School. It’s not home-schooling. It’s Home Based learning.
What’s the difference? The difference is that we don’t have to come up with lesson plans and put together learning opportunities with minimal outside support. He will have teachers, school books, classes, assignments, homework, and parents who act as “Learning Coaches” to make sure he has the support and help he needs.
It’s going to be a learning curve for all of us, but we’re looking forward to it. He starts right after the Christmas break.
For 3 months now, I’ve been watching my youngest son lose interest in school. It’s been a very painful process for me. This year he is in a specialized program, 20+1, that is supposed to be the greatest thing for students who don’t do well in classroom settings. The program is designed to be self-paced to a point.
Well, he says that he likes the work, but his grades are slipping. He has problems with a couple of the teachers, and I think he’s given up on even trying.
Over the Christmas break, we’re pulling him from public school and enrolling him in a online, home-based charter school. His mom will be home with him, so she can work with him to keep him focused and on track. He is excited about giving it a try.
We’ll see how it goes.
