ValRN Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 My 15y/o DS has struggled through his 9th grade year. He worked very hard every day (Monday through Sunday) for very long hours to complete assignments and is working through the summer to complete 3 courses. It takes him forever to complete what I would consider the average amount of work for a 9th grader. Long story short - recently diagnosed with learning differences, but high IQ. Many discoveries: ADD, dysgraphia, dyspraxia, weak auditory, slow processing, etc. Neuropsychologist said that ds was able to maintain high grades because of his high IQ. Anyway. This year, I want ds to be able to take some fun elective courses in addition to the 'norm'. He has chosen robotics and film making. I looked into TPS's & Landry Academy's robotics courses. I listened to a sample class from TPS and was not impressed at all. It seemed that the there was no real instruction going on, that the teacher just kind of felt his way through the class, and that he was just clicking around on the computer program to figure out what to do. Now, I acknowledge the fact that a robotics class would not be taught in the same way as an English or history class, and that this sample class was probably an extension of a concept covered prior and probably was not a good representation of the entire courses. So...I'm open to considering it for ds, but I'm also considering the robotics course at Landry Academy. DS also requested to take the film making course at Landry Academy. Does anyone have experience (good or bad) with these courses/teachers? We have used TPS for several courses over the years and LA for biology (when Greg taught all the courses), so I don't really have questions regarding the companies. My inquiry is specifically about the courses and the teachers. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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