Reply #13: Did a mix of 1/2 homeschool/public-his HS teacher just showed Corporation [View All]

He opted for what is called "West" program in his high school which is really a school within a school, about 200 kids have the same teachers for two periods a day for all 4 years of high school. The kids bond with the kids and with the teachers. They do a lot of team activities and presentations.

Son chose this over the AP college prep program where it is read/memorize and spit back out. He has learned how to think independantly and how to get up in front of a group of 200 students.

He also did two years of classes at the junior college (worth one year of credit) when he was a HS freshman and sophomore. The health, sociology and Japanese classes were great at the college level!

Sometimes he hates HS clicks, immature students etc, but overall I am glad he got to sample both worlds.



Looks like the Ignite program is just a bunch of videos, so much for human interaction with a teacher...