Insertcreativenamehere Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 (edited) My daughter is in 6th grade and this is likely our last year of homeschooling; her older brothers are now in high school and she wants to go to school, too. We've had a bit of a rocky start to the year with interpersonal dynamics (think preteen hormones) and I think it might be a good idea to start transitioning away from me being her primary teacher. She works harder for other teachers than she does for me and she has started to resent me requiring her to do her work. Her workload is quite reasonable for her age, perhaps even a bit light. We have a co-op but it is only twice a month and I'm actually teaching two of her three classes, by her choice, so that doesn't help. She isn't interested in other co-ops unless she can go with friends which isn't a possibility at this point. I realize it's probably too late to sign up for any middle school online classes for the current semester, but maybe 2nd semester? I'm not looking to outsource everything, but maybe just one or two things so that she can work on some executive function skills and take some pressure of our teacher-parent-child relationship. We are Christian, if that influences any recommendations. Edited September 17, 2021 by Insertcreativenamehere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caffeineandbooks Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 You might try lit classes from www.centerforlit.com. Kids read one book per month and discuss it in a single 2 hour live class, writing class is optional and runs weekly. They usually have a semester 2 intake but they only just started their school year this month; you might be able to just join in from October? Instructors are deeply Christian but the books and not their faith takes center stage. Website has sample discussions you can listen to to get a feel for their classes. Their approach teaches kids how to read a book and understand the author for themselves and is great prep for high school, college and just lifelong reading. You might try their elementary (gr 5-6) class or middle school (gr 6-9). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resilient Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 You might look at what is available at WTM Academy. https://wtma.geniussis.com/publicstudentcourseregistration.aspx?_ga=2.165979582.1684826140.1632865213-1488973890.1632865213 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarter Note Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Just found these: https://bravewriter.com/online-classes I don't have any experience with Bravewriter, but I'm also looking for an online class for one of my kids. These classes seem to go by the quarter, so some of them are still open for this fall! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristin0713 Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Debra Bell’s Aim Academy has some classes starting next week and next semester. Open Tent has some as well (I’ve never used Open Tent, just have been looking.) Lantern English has quarterly classes that are correspondence, not live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourisenough Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 I’ve been really happy with the middle school online classes we’ve done through Aim Academy: MS French, Art, and Life Science. Most/all can be started at the semester break, I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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