Deciding to put daughter back in eighth grade

[luvbnhome2]

We began high school this year for my dd for several of her courses as she finishes up a few 8th grade classes. We planned for her to end up with about 4.5 credits by years end. She just does not seem to be up to par to do a high school work load just yet and I do not know quite what to do. Part of my concern is that our state has been approved for online public school which my younger dd is already a part of. We are loving it and it works very well for us. They have the plans to start 9th-10th grades next year and I know my older dd will not be ready for k12 10th grade at that point. So should I put her back in 8th this year, or keep slowly trucking with 9th grade but keep her in 9th grade for next year. I need to have her registered asap with our umbrella school and am very late doing so this year because I do not yet know what I should do.. Any advice?

[BlsdMama]

What state are you in? My thoughts are that you probably like K12 because it fits with youngest DD but that it isn't going to fit with oldest DD.

 

Is she behind across the board or just in areas? My biggest concern, if I were you, is not being "grade level" but getting her reading (comprehension and analysis) and writing up to par for her future.... And I just don't see K12 giving her opportunities to do this if she's struggling already. She's going to need the one on one interaction and feedback. Must you register with an umbrella school in your state? Is it your only option?

[luvbnhome2]

We are in TN and do have to register with an umbrella school. She is generally speaking a year behind across the board. I have never stressed for her because she has more common sense than most adults and is a very determined child in other areas of her life. She will make great strides when she finds her passion! Having said that, I know that she needs the tools to get to where she will need to go. I do not want to issue high school credits until she is able to fully understand and learn. That is why we homeschool!!! I do think that k12 will eventually be our answer just based on the fact that they are so open with working with students who struggle and our family really needs the accountability factor. My younger daughter is a reading whiz but struggles with math. She has extra classes geared towards herself and a few other strugglers. Her teacher really works with her and myself to get her up to par. I totally agree about my older dd's writing skills and comprehension. That is what I am thinking of doing with the rest of this year is just to focus on these skills to get her where she needs to be. High school gets pretty regimented in TN and is different than what we are used to. Thanks for your thoughts!