watertribe Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 I've read through a few comments I've found on here, but looking for some recent comments. If you've used FLVA, what courses did you take and how did your dc like it? I've been thinking about history and maybe a language Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2bee Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 For what age/grade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watertribe Posted October 6, 2013 Author Share Posted October 6, 2013 8th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa B Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Are you talking about the same thing as Florida Virtual School, or is this something different? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thowell Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 My older kiddos used a bit of it and it was ok for them. My oldest dd had to drop the Spanish II as she didn't feel it had enough instruction. Last year dd13 started the year with their math. At first it went pretty good but after about a month she started to struggle. Now with all fairness, I think it was more her teacher than anything. She was always going out of town and when dd13 would get stuck it would take her 3-4 days to get back with her. The presentation of the program seemed ok. One of my closest friends has a daughter who is just now 16. Unfortunately, Mom, didn't do a great job of instruction. Her daughter chose FLVS complete last year and did awesome! She is doing it complete again this year and says it is great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watertribe Posted October 7, 2013 Author Share Posted October 7, 2013 Well, I messed up. Melissa B you are right - it's not FLVA (which is k12 associated) but FLVS that I'm talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watertribe Posted October 7, 2013 Author Share Posted October 7, 2013 Melissa B, I see that you are using several of the FLVS classes - how do your kids like them? Is this your first year using them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjbeach Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 My now 7th grader did well in a few FLVS classes last year. He is an Aspie and the digital interaction was great for him. We opted out of it this year, though we positively did had a good experience with it, primarily to decrease screen time. My son had some very, very good teachers. His only struggle was in the oral DBAs (Discussion based assessments, AKA oral exam). He has auditory memory issues which reared its ugly head during a Math DB. I would ask him to write down whatever question the teacher was asking him but you could just see his anxiety mounting, then he would shut down. And he did meander off into the internet between lessons, so to cut down on screen time while I have his younger siblings home this year homeschooling, we opted out of it. He enjoyed 6th grade Math, Science, Reading, Keyboarding, and Digital photography. We dropped History and Language Arts because they were not good fits for him, however a friend's son is excelling in those 2 classes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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