Another high school placement question
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 1:49 pm
I had this in the middle of another thread, so I figured I'd better star over. My question has to do with the fact that due to many factors, my 8th grader is just finishing up CTC with extensions. She will be 14 this September and a 9th grader. She is a very bright girl and probably capable of much more than what I have required; the slow pace and inconsistency of work has had much more to do with family situations, a difficult pregnancy, birth of my preemie baby, me taking college courses, and my own general disorganization, etc. than with my daughter's capabilities. She can read high school level literature with comprehension. She is finishing up pre-algebra. Her written narrations are detailed and thoughtful, and often longer than required by CTC. She does the extension follow-ups without trouble. She is currently doing Rod and Staff English 6. She does DITHOR 6/7/8 with ease. She finishes her school day within 4.5 hours, including extensions and is quite self-motivated. She does a lot of creative writing and researching topics that interest her on her own time, and often we wind up adding many other things to her day because she wants to. I know that skipping guides is not usually recommended,and it goes against my instincts too, but I am wondering where to go from here with my bright daughter. I want her to be challenged enough but not overwhelmed. Should we go on to RtR with extensions, Rev to Rev with extensions, MTMM with extensions? Or just jump into the geography guide with no extensions? Where can I go from here where I don't have to "beef up"so much that it almost doesn't resemble HOD? I miss the way it was back when we did Bigger and Preparing as written and I didn't have to remember extensions or add other things. In retrospect I should have gone right to CTC when she finished Preparing, but since it was the middle of the school year, I did some "filler"until the next fall to save money. Now she has pretty much outgrown CTC, and otherwise would have been nearly finishing RTR by now, and the path ahead would be clearer. I have even considered leaving HOD altogether Any suggestions? P.S. I may also resume teaching my 15 year old who will technically be in 10th grade next fall, but has spent the past 4 months in public high school.