Anyone besides me planning a high school homeschool to be enacted if needed?

[Ginevra]

I really and truly thought I would never homeschool high school and I don’t relish the thought, but if 10th grade has any likelihood of looking like the past two months (which I think it does), he absolutely cannot go the whole next year with such totally sub-par instruction. I do think it’s bound to be better next school year because, at minimum, all the teachers are almost surely planning lessons with the idea of abnormal structure in mind. Still, though...his teachers have given him so little work and two of his classes are practically a total loss (an electronic music class and Spanish 1). 

So. I’m thinking: can I come up with an alternate plan for 10th grade, which will only be enacted if the PS is just too disrupted or is similarly inadequate to what he’s getting now? In a perfect iteration, these classes/subjects would have large on-line components and would be a fixed time “class,” not so much as self-guided. Being totally honest, I do NOT want to spend hours a day nagging him to work or being the actual teacher. So, essentially, here I am saying exactly what has annoyed me in perspective homeschoolers for the last several years: what programs can I use that my kid will be able to do mostly on-line and mostly self-guided? 🙄 I also don’t know how to deal with the fact that I want this as a back up plan and not a primary plan. 

[Arcadia]

Afterschooling plan instead of homeschooling plan? What’s your budget?

Dual enrollment has been good for DS15 while I was going through the radiation treatment part and infusion part of my treatment. His Japanese switch to online, and while it’s not as great it was still good because they are using textbook and workbook and the teacher grades the work promptly. He has to tape and submit for the reading part. 

[Storygirl]

Our school does not have a plan in place yet but has announced that remote instruction will be an option for those who don't want to come to the building. My youngest three will all be high schoolers in the fall. I did homeschool them for most of the elementary years and would not go back to it (there are reasons that we switched to brick and mortar school that remain important). My kids want to go back to school, and as long as I feel that our district is doing its best to keep people safe, we will send them. I'm hoping it will be a half-home and half-at-school hybrid, which should work for us.

Our public school did a decent job with remote learning, although it did vary by teacher, and DH and I had to step in and teach the kids some things that they normally would have received instruction for in class. I probably should say that most teachers did a good job giving assignments; there was very little actual instruction provided. Having more videos of lectures or virtual class meetings would have been helpful for instruction, and I would hope that teachers will be better at delivering content by this fall, since they know they have to be able to offer remote learning to students who need/want it.

Two of my kids have LDs and IEPs, so I would say that choosing something like online public school would be our back-up option, but I actually think that would be a worse situation for them than the remote learning that our current public school has been able to offer.

Socially, my kids are doing unexpectedly well with staying home all of the time for these past months, but doing it for another year would not be good for them (personal reasons I won't bother to go into). I think that seeing their friends in the classroom will be less risky, health-wise, than if they socialize on their own outside school hours, because there will be structure and guidance at school about social distancing.

 

[Storygirl]

I also think that people need to be aware of their local school regulations. If a high schooler is pulled out to homeschool, can they re-enroll a year from now, or does it mean committing to homeschooling all the way through?

I actually don't know what the rules are about that, here, so if I needed to seriously consider homeschooling, I would need to find out.

[Ottakee]

Does your local school offer K12 or other online learning?  In our area, you can sign up through the local public school and do everything online but yet still be enrolled in the local school 

 

As mentioned above, you would want to make sure that the classes you do at home would count towards public school if you want to enroll again in the future.

[Guest]

16 minutes ago, Arcadia said:

Afterschooling plan instead of homeschooling plan? What’s your budget?

Dual enrollment has been good for DS15 while I was going through the radiation treatment part and infusion part of my treatment. His Japanese switch to online, and while it’s not as great it was still good because they are using textbook and workbook and the teacher grades the work promptly. He has to tape and submit for the reading part. 

Probably around $1200 for classes and materials total. If they were dual-enrollment classes, I would expect to may more but I could tap his college fund for that. 

Afterschooling plan is a good idea, but I am also thinking I will completely pull him if I’m not comfortable with management of the schoolyear plan. 

[kbutton]

Our local schools take homeschoolers. I think they might have to test in, but they don't seem to make people start all over again. Quite a few people here have made the transition to online public school or public school midway through high school to gain access to more college classes (it's harder for homeschoolers to get as many college classes, and they pay for some things that public school kids don't have to pay for). Before they started including homeschoolers in the DE state program, lots of kids transitioned for 11th and 12th grades. 

My son is planning to go to the vocational school PT while taking regular classes at home (traditional homeschool). He has tutors (it's an option in our state with IEPs). I am also hoping for some kind of school and home hybrid for the carpentry classes, such as having longer days in those classes and then having days at home. We can't completely replicate the training he'd get there, though he does actually have a lot of experience for his age with applicable skills, and we're planning a building project this summer if all goes well.

[YaelAldrich]

I am coming to terms that I might have to do this with my DD, going into 9th grade.   She moved to the school after being homeschooled until then. The high school she will be going to had a horrendous COVID-19 transition .  They are not teaching much even now and it is PHONE based for a couple of hours a day (for both secular and Jewish subjects).

My son's high school on the other hand transitioned within a week of closing and have the teachers (both Jewish and secular subjects) doing a fabulous job.  His school day is from 9:30am-4:40pm (regular was 7:30am-6pm) and my son is thrilled by the fewer hours and online education.  If I have to transition him out of his school I'll be surprised but I think he'll be ok with this going forward when we have to move from in person, school-based education (which I assume we'll start the year) back to online education.

We asked her potential high school if they had a plan for next fall/school year and they admitted they hadn't even started planning for next year (my son's school is deep into planning for next year).  During normal times the education was pretty good.  But between the chaos I have seen from DD's middle school class (literally the girls have motivated multiple long-time teachers to quit during or after the school year in which they have been students over the years) and the lack of planning I am convinced I cannot let her 9th grade year to go to pot.  She is not the kind of student who wants to learn but will do the schoolwork if prompted.  She and I butted heads during her last year with me so I am really hoping that I can make a decision before the school year begins because I would rather her in synchronous classes and not being taught by me, nor asynchronous classes (she is a Social Suzie).

She said to us that she may be able to handle going back to homeschool but she wants the social experiences as well.  

 

[EmseB]

I kinda want to tell my friends that a planned out homeschool year might be easier next year than...whatever the alternative is. But I feel like they are all still traumatized by this school year and it would not be well received.

[Guest]

26 minutes ago, Ottakee said:

Does your local school offer K12 or other online learning?  In our area, you can sign up through the local public school and do everything online but yet still be enrolled in the local school 

 

As mentioned above, you would want to make sure that the classes you do at home would count towards public school if you want to enroll again in the future.

I don’t think so, unless they are creating something to meet the current crisis. 

I know homeschoolers here have had difficulty getting a high school to award credit for homeschool high school work if they return to school, which is not to say it’s impossible. I would also expect them to be less stringent in the aftermath of CV19. I think they usually do placement tests if one wants credit for doing a year of homeschool highschool and then wants to re-enter public. 

[BusyMom5]

We are still homeschooling for high school, but my HS senior planned to take all DE classes- on campus at the local 2 year college.  That looks like it won't be happening, so we are trying to come up with a hybrid plan.  Mostly online college classes, but will need a few classes at home.  She needs a lab science, and I don't see that happening this fall on campus.  Right now all summer classes are online, but they have no final decision for fall yet.  They said expect online and hybrid classes (I'm  guessing that means 1x per week, about 10-15 students in a class at a time).  It's kinda sad- the part she wants is the interaction, the hanging out in the lounge areas, the independence of driving herself around, going to a few clubs- and I don't see any of that happening.  

[MEmama]

No. Even if next year ends up with virtual classes only, DS's public school will do a far superior job giving him what he needs for his senior year. There is zero chance I would take on AP Calc BC, APUSH, a computer engineering ELO, Honors physics plus Physics C concurrently, and so on. Nope. His teachers know their stuff completely, have a passion for it and truly love inspiring their students. Not to mention it would be a nightmare to cobble his courses together to meet the requirements of universities...sure it can be done, but I have no interest. And most importantly, neither does he.

Although next year through the school certainly won’t be the normal senior year we had assumed, but he will have far more opportunities enrolled in his current courses, with the support of teachers he adores and a terrific group of friends mustering through the experience together. Sitting alone at a dining room table with me looking on helplessly is simply not an option. 😂

 

[Guest]

15 minutes ago, YaelAldrich said:

We asked her potential high school if they had a plan for next fall/school year and they admitted they hadn't even started planning for next year (my son's school is deep into planning for next year).  During normal times the education was pretty good.  But between the chaos I have seen from DD's middle school class (literally the girls have motivated multiple long-time teachers to quit during or after the school year in which they have been students over the years) and the lack of planning I am convinced I cannot let her 9th grade year to go to pot.  She is not the kind of student who wants to learn but will do the schoolwork if prompted.  She and I butted heads during her last year with me so I am really hoping that I can make a decision before the school year begins because I would rather her in synchronous classes and not being taught by me, nor asynchronous classes (she is a Social Suzie).

She said to us that she may be able to handle going back to homeschool but she wants the social experiences as well.

Same here, on the bolded. I have already picked his brain a little bit to see how acceptable returning to hs for a year is to ds. He is not overjoyed. The social parts, though, which is about 80% of the reason he went to B&M school, it seems unlikely he will get much of this coming year anyway. I doubt there will be football games or pep rallies or go-to-Panera-with-friends or any of those things he wanted out of school. 

[prairiewindmomma]

We put Ds into the district’s online program and plan to afterschool in key areas. The brick and mortar version of schooling at home has been awful here. Our district allows dual enrollment between their online program and brick and mortar so if the crisis eases we can fluidly move him back in.

If I do anything other than a state accredited program my kid won’t get an “official” diploma nor will he get his IEP services. 

[EmseB]

12 minutes ago, MEmama said:

No. Even if next year ends up with virtual classes only, DS's public school will do a far superior job giving him what he needs for his senior year. There is zero chance I would take on AP Calc BC, APUSH, a computer engineering ELO, Honors physics plus Physics C concurrently, and so on. Nope. His teachers know their stuff completely, have a passion for it and truly love inspiring their students. Not to mention it would be a nightmare to cobble his courses together to meet the requirements of universities...sure it can be done, but I have no interest. And most importantly, neither does he.

Although next year through the school certainly won’t be the normal senior year we had assumed, but he will have far more opportunities enrolled in his current courses, with the support of teachers he adores and a terrific group of friends mustering through the experience together. Sitting alone at a dining room table with me looking on helplessly is simply not an option. 😂

 

I wouldn't take those on myself either, but if I had the means I'd definitely be paying for the class through an established online learning platform (live classes with excellent teachers and other students as well, of course) rather than rely on what our district would cobble together online for those things, even given this amount of lead time. If what my friends say is true, the online learning was not done well here at all, but I expect your school district is different.

[MysteryJen]

Honestly, if you don't have buy-in from your teen, homeschooling high school doesn't work well and might be hugely damaging to your relationship. 
Teens are going to figure out social things. Mine have all figured out picnics with take-out, bonfires at farms, hikes etc.  

If you have a social kid and that is the reason they chose b&m high school, that is not going to change even if school is slightly abbreviated. They will still want to be with their friends, even if it is shortened.

I have graduated 3 and am homeschooling one more through high school because he asked me to do it. But my one who chose public school has never regretted her decision and I know that it saved our relationship, as I could never have provided for her social needs at home.

[Sherry in OH]

My high schooler attends a charter school. If I pull him he is unlikely to be able to return to the school.  He has thrived at the school and wants to continue.  His school handled online coursework reasonably well.   While I don't like that he spent so many hours online, I don't see a feasible alternative.  I do not feel confident teaching advanced math, science, or technology.  I would have to outsource which would be replacing one set of online classes with another.  

[SanDiegoMom]

We are moving to a different state, so I called the high school they would be going to and asked if there was a process for homeschooling and then transferring back in.  This is a big charter state (CA) and she said that as long as they are in an accredited charter the credits would transfer.  So I am enrolling my kids in a charter for now and will be waiting to see.  But it also means I had to enroll them in all the classes early (WTMA, Onlineg3, etc) that we would be using charter funds for because I am afraid the HS level classes will fill up. 

 

[Terabith]

I wound up pulling my current tenth grade from school this year when she had a nervous breakdown, but she was significantly above average scholastically and we basically took a quarter off and then took her to the community college and enrolled her.  She is going to a private school next year, whether in person or online, I don't know, but she needs peers.  Issue is upcoming ninth grader.  If it was up to me, I'd homeschool her next year, but high school is an all or nothing proposition.  She's an Aspie; social stuff is huge for her, and she doesn't want to be homeschooled.  Being stuck homeschooling a kid who can't be farmed out to community college any time in forseeable future, against her will, doesn't sound like anyone's idea of a good time.  So I'm hoping the school district figures out something safe and effective.  

[EmilyGF]

Yes. With the current situation, DS15 is getting the negatives of public school (other people's schedule, busy work, etc) without the benefits (peer interaction, extracurriculars, competition - for him). Add to that a truncated school year, no plan for making next year better, and kids who are going to be being remediated for the first few months of the school year, at least, and things aren't looking that hot for next year.

Then add in the fact that he normally takes public transit to school and it gets even more iffy. I drove him for the last two weeks before the shut down and it was bad. 80 minutes in the car per day with the 20 minutes each way morning and afternoon.

I'm really confident in my higher level math and science ability and we have many strong people in our community we could hire for tutors. Really, the peer interaction was why he went to school. He's super self-motivated, though, he just likes competing.

[Farrar]

I feel like you can get a teen a good education on a budget, including one that's pretty self-guided... but only if the teen is pretty invested and motivated. So I guess that's the question... is he motivated? Obviously there are lots of cheapie online programs... but I seriously doubt they're actually better than whatever the school does. I mean, even if it was subpar, I'm guessing it'll be better in the fall and it won't be as subpar as (gag) Acellus or T4L, which I know are both omnipresent on the Maryland groups right now. Literally any time anyone asks for any resource for any age someone chimes in to suggest Acellus.

With that budget, Quill, and your desire to be hands off, I'd invest in one solid, teacher-led online course. And I'd figure that one out first because the good stuff does start to fill up sometimes.

[Liz CA]

I am way out of this phase of life but what about the Well Trained Mind Academy (is that what it's called?)

Also, around here, several charter school offer a full HS curriculum via online instructions and have done so pre-CV19.

[JadeOrchidSong]

Ds15 homeschooled till he felt so isolated that he went to a private school for this school year for 9th grade. He really enjoyed the peer interaction but then COVID spoiled everything. We are debating if he should go back. He already enrolled for 4 classes online and we paid the the first installment. We would so want the private school to continue to work, but just as EmilyGF said, now there's no benefit -- peer interaction, debate team, theater, and competition. Even though it's a small private school, I don't think it would be normal for at least the fall semester. I don't see how debate can happen that involves multiple high school teams traveling to various campuses to compete. 

And the tuition being very expensive and now without all the benefit he enjoyed when the school ran normally, we think it's best to homeschool with 4 online classes, one subject at home (US history), and one homeschool co-op class. 

I grieved and cried last night for the loss of the benefits he so craved and enjoyed for 3/4 of the school year. He is willing to homeschool for 10th grade and hopes to do DE for 11th and 12th grades, though he could really use a slower normal high school learning  model instead. 

[gardenmom5]

9th grade has been a non-entity, and 8th grade was pretty much a disaster that got worse with each passing week.  (the principle tried to "punish" him for refusing to cooperate by not letting him go to the 8th grade party. - yeah, just throw him in the briar patch.  as far as he was concerned - he won.). 

If they do high school online (and there are rumors) next year, I'm calling it quits and I'll do homeschool with a kid who doesn't want to do anything -but at least I can be more flexible then the district has been with him.   I'll know more after our IEP meeting next week too.

I've got core curriculum that I can work with - he just won't do anything.  He'll sit in his room and starve before doing something he doesn't want to do.

[Guest]

4 hours ago, Seasider too said:

Dual enrollment time!

(maybe somewhere in all the replies I didn’t read, you nixed this idea - but if not, and he’s going to be a junior - yeah, community college online for gen ed classes)

I haven’t nixed that idea and think it’s a good one. He’s only entering 10th grade, though, not 11th. 

[Soror]

17 hours ago, Storygirl said:

I also think that people need to be aware of their local school regulations. If a high schooler is pulled out to homeschool, can they re-enroll a year from now, or does it mean committing to homeschooling all the way through?

I actually don't know what the rules are about that, here, so if I needed to seriously consider homeschooling, I would need to find out.

 

16 hours ago, MysteryJen said:

Honestly, if you don't have buy-in from your teen, homeschooling high school doesn't work well and might be hugely damaging to your relationship. 
Teens are going to figure out social things. Mine have all figured out picnics with take-out, bonfires at farms, hikes etc.  

If you have a social kid and that is the reason they chose b&m high school, that is not going to change even if school is slightly abbreviated. They will still want to be with their friends, even if it is shortened.

I have graduated 3 and am homeschooling one more through high school because he asked me to do it. But my one who chose public school has never regretted her decision and I know that it saved our relationship, as I could never have provided for her social needs at home.

I'd love to school ds, but because of these reasons I'm not. I can't pull him and put him back in, if he comes out he can never reenter. Also, he wants to be at school, and any bit of school he has would be better to him than hs'ing. Now, if they don't get online schooling figured out and we end up with months off again I will be supplementing his education but I'm not making huge plans for what is so up in the air.

[MEmama]

5 hours ago, JadeOrchidSong said:

Ds15 homeschooled till he felt so isolated that he went to a private school for this school year for 9th grade. He really enjoyed the peer interaction but then COVID spoiled everything. We are debating if he should go back. He already enrolled for 4 classes online and we paid the the first installment. We would so want the private school to continue to work, but just as EmilyGF said, now there's no benefit -- peer interaction, debate team, theater, and competition. Even though it's a small private school, I don't think it would be normal for at least the fall semester. I don't see how debate can happen that involves multiple high school teams traveling to various campuses to compete. 

And the tuition being very expensive and now without all the benefit he enjoyed when the school ran normally, we think it's best to homeschool with 4 online classes, one subject at home (US history), and one homeschool co-op class. 

I grieved and cried last night for the loss of the benefits he so craved and enjoyed for 3/4 of the school year. He is willing to homeschool for 10th grade and hopes to do DE for 11th and 12th grades, though he could really use a slower normal high school learning  model instead. 

Debate might still be able to happen, though in a different format. DS competes against other schools in something different, and they’ve been having “fun practices” over some program similar to zoom, though they can’t see each other. It’s different, but still fun and competitive. Kids and administrators are getting creative in making the best of the situation.

I hear you on the grieving. This is so, so hard. 😞 

[Lecka]

I have plans to help my son keep up in math and possibly look at a video instruction program.  Something.

It’s the only area where he would want to do something like that.  
 

His school took weeks and weeks off, and now is doing more, and it is only math where he cares enough about the class and has some kind of goal, to want to do something independently.  
 

 

[Pippen]

18 hours ago, Storygirl said:

I also think that people need to be aware of their local school regulations. If a high schooler is pulled out to homeschool, can they re-enroll a year from now, or does it mean committing to homeschooling all the way through?

I actually don't know what the rules are about that, here, so if I needed to seriously consider homeschooling, I would need to find out.

Public schools in the US can't deny students from enrolling. 

[Guest]

13 minutes ago, Pippen said:

Public schools in the US can't deny students from enrolling. 

That’s true. I have heard of instances where they made it difficult and did not easily give credit for the homeschool work. 

[MEmama]

27 minutes ago, Pippen said:

Public schools in the US can't deny students from enrolling. 

But it’s common sense that if a parent decides to opt out of the system, they take upon themselves to know and agree to their local laws.
 

Schools are not required to accept homeschool classes, and they can require that students must begin high school in grade 9 (or 8 or 10, whatever their first year is). Many districts will absolutely allow homeschooling a year of high school and reenrolling the next, assuming proven mastery so the transition is smooth (again, up to the homeschooler to find out what that looks like), but many will not.

I wouldn’t expect it to be much of an issue most places for the younger grades—especially next year—but it understandably gets harder in middle and high school.

[Soror]

57 minutes ago, Pippen said:

Public schools in the US can't deny students from enrolling. 

In theory, but around here it is entirely up to the local districts as to what they accept. The local schools will not accept ANY work done at home in high school, no matter where it is outsourced or what kind of outside testing backs up proficiency, which by default means that you cannot enroll after 9th grade unless you want to redo all your credits.

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[Megs]

I have a rising senior who was in public school for three years, and she is going to be homeschooled this coming year for her senior year. School House Teachers is a website that has tons of courses for high school! Most are interactive, with videos and links, and some are not - just print and go. My daughter is taking a Babylonian History course, Fashions through History (just for fun), and some electives. We haven’t decided on science, but they have so many options. There’s a yearly membership of around $200, but it literally can cover every subject! Here is the link 

https://schoolhouseteachers.com/dap/a/?a=93110

 

[Sherry in OH]

56 minutes ago, Pippen said:

Public schools in the US can't deny students from enrolling. 

 

The school has to allow them to enroll but is not required to give credit for coursework completed at home.  It also is not required to enroll  a student in AP, honors, or specific elective courses.  In my local schools, students select their next year's classes in the spring.  The school will not bump an already registered student from a course to make room for a new student.  Thus students enrolling in the fall may be placed in the general section of a course even if they are capable of higher level work.   

[Farrar]

For DE, Quill, my 10th grader did it at a Maryland CC this year. They made the rules more friendly toward 10th graders at most of them (including, I’m pretty sure, the one near you). I don’t think it’s out of the question.

Maryland schools also tend to be okay about accepting homeschool credits, though it seems to be a bit individual based on the school and district.

[JadeOrchidSong]

9 hours ago, MEmama said:

Debate might still be able to happen, though in a different format. DS competes against other schools in something different, and they’ve been having “fun practices” over some program similar to zoom, though they can’t see each other. It’s different, but still fun and competitive. Kids and administrators are getting creative in making the best of the situation.

I hear you on the grieving. This is so, so hard. 😞 

I know it could happen via something like Zoom, but it's not the same. And if he can't see his peers except online, and when we pay a huge 5 digit tuition for his private school, it just does not make sense. It would be OK if he were at a free public school. It's possible we may still let him continue with the private school, but it will be just so much below expectation and lack in person peer and teacher interation for the money and sacrifice we put in ☹️☹️☹️

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[Terabith]

19 hours ago, Pippen said:

Public schools in the US can't deny students from enrolling. 

Nope, but they can take students who were pulled out of AP classes, not accept any credits earned homeschooling or even at community college, force them into remedial classes at an alternative school to "catch them up," and deny them electives or honors or AP classes.  This is what we were told would happen if we pulled my kid.  She had straight A's in AP/ pre-AP classes and perfect scores on the standardized testing when we pulled her.

[JadeOrchidSong]

11 hours ago, Patty Joanna said:

One thing to think about...and I'm not personally in the same situation but I have friends who are...and who are involved with private schools and their planning....

It is possible that private schools will have to open up under odd circumstances like online and so on...but be able to segue forward fairly soon...whether that be in the midst of the fall semester or later.  I know that they are doing their best to do so.  They are also *very* aware of the need for personal interaction and are trying with all their might to find ways to make that happen, maybe even not in a classroom setting but in picnics or spacing-possible athletics (golf, tennis--even not on "the team") or  field trips.  They are trying SO HARD to meet the social needs of the students (one end of the gathering spectrum) while addressing the health concerns of the families (the other end of the gathering spectrum).

I am super worried that private schools that have worked so hard to survive and provide a wonderful education to so many students will go under in this (proportionally) shorter amount of time.  Please know that I am *well* aware that that the expense is not nothing...it is a lot!  But I also know that there are many people who are stepping into the gap to pony up funds--people whose children have graduated, who have moved on--so that continuing generations can benefit.  So are alumni...even the millennials!

I know you will do the right thing, JadeOrchidSong--and I am really using the quote to address the issue, not to chide YOU--it's just that I hope that we have a little time to figure this out.

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I do feel so much grief at the thought of not letting him continue at the school. My heart is very heavy. I LOVE his history teacher who is also his debate team coach that drives them to high schools in nearby cities for debate. He taught one semester world history and will teach AP European history next year, which ds will take. Ds has written excellent response essays that his teacher told us about and I read them and was amazed how well he organized his deep thoughts. His Latin teacher is wonderful and loves ds, I can tell. The English teacher will be the same for next year, too. So the continuation of the same teachers and peers is a huge benefit that is hard to give up. 

At the private school if he continues there, ds signed up for honors English 10, AP Calculus 1, AP European history, AP chemistry, Latin 3, engineering 1, current health issues, Reading New Testament, and digital photography. I do really like this plan a lot. For homeschool if he does not continues with the private school, he enrolled in advanced composition, honors Precalculus, honors chemistry, and Spanish 3 for online classes. I will plan his US history at home, and he will go to a twice a month co-op US government class. Can you take a look at this and tell me what you think? 

The brand new private school just built last year is VERY spacious with only 370 students for 9th to 12th grade. It has many tables, chairs, couches in the hall way outside each classroom for group projects or just hanging out. There are many beautiful spaces outside the building for group activities too by Mississippi River. It's THE most beautiful campus I've ever seen and it's less than a mile from my home. 

I kind of feel that if he continues with this school, he will ride the COVID waves together with his peers, which gives him a more sense of togetherness, as opposed to detachment in homeschool online classes.