Lisa M wrote: ↑Tue Aug 04, 2020 11:47 am
My daughter wants to have her own course this year because things were often held up last year attempting to work with her younger brother who would not often cooperate or work well with her to get something done. So I don’t know yet whether combining or having an additional guide (4 total) to go through this year is best.
That totally makes sense. At this point I will defer to HOD to make a recommendation for how to separate your children so that your daughter can move ahead at her skill level. Whether that means skipping a guide or not will need their guidance, so that you can support her in any skills you would be missing by skipping. It isn't easy to do, but is sometimes the best.
Lisa M wrote: ↑Tue Aug 04, 2020 11:47 am
I have looked ahead at HOD high school and I’ve wondered how to include some of the wonderful books and courses covered into only two or three years of high school. The economics, government, and boy/girl devos that I wouldn’t want them to miss out on. Is it easy to combine one or two high school years or move electives and courses around after they have moved up through the younger guides? Do some parents just end up holding them back another year so they can complete the HOD guides?
I have had children placed in HOD lower than may be ideal (one for executive functioning/organizational challenges, the other due to Irlen Syndrome affecting her reading, though not comprehension, level), and we have found HOD easy to switch things around in to give them the electives they needed/desired.
For example, while they were in RTR they did the Nature Study from MTMM; while in MTMM, they did the Logic elective in WG; and in WG they did the Personal Finance from US2. (He graduated after WG; she will graduate this year after WH.) We also moved Lit around for him - WG's in RTR for 10th, WH's in Rev2Rev for 11th. And science - WH's Biology in 10th with Rev2Rev.
I would not recommend attempting to combine any guides, though. HOD's high school guides are VERY full. For each elective/course that you bring into a guide, you need to drop something else to make room for it.
I am not keeping either of them home an extra year to finish HOD; they have had the requisite number of years of school and are ready to move on. They have had an excellent education - far surpassing what they would have received in PS, partially because they would have been given passing grades, even if they weren't capable of doing the work. Since they were placed for their skill level, I am confident that they learned the most that they could (instead of passing courses they didn't grasp), and have the skills to complete whatever is thrown at them in the future.
Blessings,