angel marie Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 is it hard for a highschooler to learn spanish online? i have a 9th grader doing it online starting in fall. the online school uses a combo of rosetta stone and some other sources. will he get a good education with this being online versus a classroom? angel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ester Maria Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Are you looking into fulfilling the high school language requirement or you would really have him learn Spanish as well as he can? If the latter, I do think you need to consider some serious supplementing, especially if his course will be RS-based. I would look into some more traditional, grammar-based courses (not necessarily as a spine, but as a supplement, sure) AND I would look into additional ways he can incorporate Spanish into his daily life to enhance learning (how about starting with films in Spanish, music, reading Spanish newspapers, etc.)? The key is to get a solid base, but find a way to use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle in AL Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 My girls both took Spanish from Veritas Press. The teacher Mrs. Pliego is fabulous, very excited about teaching and has them writing stories in spanish by the end of the first yr. They use BJU. IT was not easy, they had to work hard, but not impossible by any means either. A very solid spanish class! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 My daughter is finishing up Spanish 1 from Oklahoma State University. It is a very demanding class but she has learned a ton and is extremely well prepared for Spanish 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkholland Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 I have had two dss take SpanishI through The Potters School. The teacher, Sra. Alfaro, was fantastic and they both did well even though they are different learners. They had class once a week for 1 1/2 hrs. The first level of a foreign lang is a lot of vocab memorization, so online was fine. Spanish II was a lot harder and I found that the boys did better with a live class, more than once a week, as the language got harder. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2cents Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Mine are in FLVS High School Spanish 2 and it is fabulous! The teacher is great and they are learning so much! Maybe your state offers online courses? Ours are free to homeschoolers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBCaroline Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 My daughter is finishing up Spanish 1 from Oklahoma State University. It is a very demanding class but she has learned a ton and is extremely well prepared for Spanish 2. :iagree: In addition to the daily online work, Senora Klopp spent a minimum of 30 min. on the phone with my daughter every week, making sure she understood all new concepts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAR120C Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 My daughter is finishing up Spanish 1 from Oklahoma State University. It is a very demanding class but she has learned a ton and is extremely well prepared for Spanish 2. We've been very happy with OSU Spanish. DS is halfway through Spanish 2 right now and I'm still impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nissi Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Another option Spanish I and II with Scholars Online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angel marie Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 thanks so much for your info. vp's class was full, but got in to osu with senora klopp. we start in aug. :D angel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
profmom Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I have had two dss take SpanishI through The Potters School. The teacher, Sra. Alfaro, was fantastic and they both did well even though they are different learners. They had class once a week for 1 1/2 hrs. The first level of a foreign lang is a lot of vocab memorization, so online was fine. Spanish II was a lot harder and I found that the boys did better with a live class, more than once a week, as the language got harder. HTH Glad to hear this! My dd is taking Spanish 1 at TPS in the fall! They've added an optional second session each week for a language lab, which she will take too. (Begins 2nd semester for Spanish 1 and goes all year for higher levels.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovemy4kids Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 My girls both took Spanish from Veritas Press. The teacher Mrs. Pliego is fabulous, very excited about teaching and has them writing stories in spanish by the end of the first yr. They use BJU. IT was not easy, they had to work hard, but not impossible by any means either. A very solid spanish class! About how much time on the non class days did they have to spend on homework? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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