DragonFaerie Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 At what age is Oak Meadow written to the student rather than the parent? I've heard that it's pretty teacher-dependent, but that it does become more independent sometime around 4th or 5th grade. Is that about right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pen Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 In 4th grade as per my samples, much is written to "you" as the student. However, whether the student can actually write a standard book report on Stuart Little, say, if the lesson says to depends, I'm sure, on the student. If the student cannot, there are alternatives such as to make a model of Stuart's canoe. So probably something can be done without a parent's help to get through the lesson. But likely the child cannot actually learn to write a book report etc. without parental help at some point. It also will ask the child to ask the parent to come up with 5 to 10 spelling words, in my sample. So the parent is who is supposed to think up the words, but the child initiates the request. The math part in the 4th grade sample still appears to be written to "you" as the parent. In my 5th grade sample, "you" in the math part appears to mean the student. And in many places the instructions tell the student to discuss something with the hometeacher, etc.. So the hometeacher (parent) would still have a big part to play, but it seems to be trying to move the initiative for the discussion over to the student, increasingly over those two years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkateLeft Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 It's written to the student in fourth grade, but honestly, I doubt many students could do the work on their own without assistance. It's still very teacher dependent until about 6th, in my opinion. My son used OM in 4th. It's very project oriented, and quite a bit of adult guidance is required. He needed help gathering materials, building things, organizing things, finding resources, etc. There are samples on the OM website that offer a pretty good sense of the curriculum. If you're looking for something that a 4th or 5th grader can do pretty much independently, then Oak Meadow probably isn't the best choice. If you're looking for something to encourage your student to take the lead, but you're willing to do the leg work and learn alongside them, then OM is a solid pick. Hope that helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 We are using OM6 and I still do a lot of it with my daughter, but it's fun! The social studies and science lessons are pretty brief so it doesn't take long to read them with her. Then we will look over the assignments and some she just does on her own with me checking in or looking it over afterward, and some I hang out with her for and help, watch, or offer guidance. It depends what it is. If the literature is something I'm interested in, I might read it with her, other times I have her do it on her own. It all depends on the kid, and on you, but we really enjoy it, and she does get more independent every year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFaerie Posted September 23, 2012 Author Share Posted September 23, 2012 Thanks for the replies. It does look like fun, and the assignments look much more interesting than the usual stuff. But, I need something really independent as I have two kids and I'm working. *sigh* And, let's face it, my children are not the "we want to learn everything we can get our hands on" types. They want to just get school finished and go off and play. Bummer. I like the look of this so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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