fourisenough Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 (edited) I'm considering enrolling my DD11 (turning 12 in October) in DO's Physical Science course; she will be an old 6th or young 7th grader who is generally a very strong student. She'll be taking Algebra concurrently. I have a few questions about time commitment and number of lessons for anyone who has experience with this course. I see that there are 11 chapters. Does anyone know how many individual lessons there are? We do one day of co-op per week, so we only do four days of work per week at home. I'm trying to determine whether I can expect to finish the course in a 9-month school year working only four days per week. Further, how long would you say your child spent completing each lesson? What was overall time commitment weekly? I'm leaning toward the half-priced option of access to the videos and homework/tests/answer keys without any grading support, primarily to enable us to be more flexible. Any thoughts on this? Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. Edited February 9, 2016 by fourisenough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaSprout Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 I would say we spend 4-5 hours weekly. I think there is a syllabus at the lucid education website. We kind of eyeball how much for each day some days are longer than others. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie of KY Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 The time commitment is roughly 4-5 hours per week. I'd have no problem doing it over 4 days per week even if you go a little slower. It is scheduled over 32 weeks with additional weeks for holidays making it nine months. Some of the weeks are less intensive than others. Take a look at the schedule online for an idea of the weeks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie of KY Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 As far as the half-price option, if you feel comfortable giving feedback on the formatting and mathematical side of the problems then I think you are fine. I only do the half-price option as I'm well versed in math and physics, but need some outsider to do the basic instruction. I can give the feedback. (I can't give feedback on writing so I pay dearly for that :) ) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourisenough Posted February 10, 2016 Author Share Posted February 10, 2016 As far as the half-price option, if you feel comfortable giving feedback on the formatting and mathematical side of the problems then I think you are fine. I only do the half-price option as I'm well versed in math and physics, but need some outsider to do the basic instruction. I can give the feedback. (I can't give feedback on writing so I pay dearly for that :) ) Well, no not really, but I was thinking that with an answer key I'd at least be able to tell what's right & wrong!? I can teach through algebra 1, so I'm not a completely lost cause, but if I ever had physics, I've forgotten all of it. Maybe I should opt for the full-priced option? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie of KY Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 You can always start with the half-price option and switch later if you find that you are not a good intermediary. The solutions are good and provided. I guess I'm thinking more about feedback of physics rather than physical science as to needing some background. However, I do think it is important to give some good feedback as to the format of answers and such (mostly in the upper level sciences). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staceyshoe Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Ds1 did Derek Owens' Physical Science a couple of years ago. I don't recall the time commitment, but it didn't seem unreasonable. There is a published class schedule/syllabus that we followed. I have no background (or confidence) in science or math. Ds was able to complete the course independently. I graded his work using the provided answer keys, and I didn't have any trouble with doing so. It's very doable even if the parent isn't knowledgeable about the subject. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourisenough Posted February 12, 2016 Author Share Posted February 12, 2016 Ds1 did Derek Owens' Physical Science a couple of years ago. I don't recall the time commitment, but it didn't seem unreasonable. There is a published class schedule/syllabus that we followed. I have no background (or confidence) in science or math. Ds was able to complete the course independently. I graded his work using the provided answer keys, and I didn't have any trouble with doing so. It's very doable even if the parent isn't knowledgeable about the subject. How old was your DS when he took the class? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
................... Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 DO has Science classes??!!ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ how did I miss that? Definitely going to check that option out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staceyshoe Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 How old was your DS when he took the class? He was 8, but he's crazy advanced in science. This course was more than adequate preparation for high school physics, and he adored it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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