A blog for anyone who needs to know they are not alone in raising a bipolar child.
Monday, August 26, 2013
Online High School
So far, with one week into the experiment with the online high school offered through our school district, the verdict is a good one. Caroline loves it. She is still having trouble with math, but that isn't anything new. The good news is that she can go to the district offices (two blocks from our house) where the online high school teachers have office space and get help one-on-one whenever she needs it. Couldn't get better than this! Most of the classes have weekly assignment deadlines, so she can decide on a daily basis which subjects to do first. She could finish everything by Friday if she wanted to so that she has the weekend sans homework. I really, really hope this works. She can still participate in lacrosse with the local high school too. And she has daily discussions about the subject material with the other teens who are enrolled in the online school. We are so grateful to be in a school district with this kind of option. The program seems quite organized and well-run. As the semester progresses, we will see if this turns out as we all hoped.
I have 11yr old twins. One is bipolar on a med, the other is at least ADHD (doc called it borderline), and they're having trouble in school. They want online school but I just don't know how they'll do at home. Have you had to stay on your daughter to get her to complete assignments? How do you like online school? What don't you like? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry Shesa, for the long delay in answering this question. Online school didn't work very well when Caroline was pre-high school. I think she just longed to be a "normal" kid and be in school and it was depressing to be at home with me. But I think you just have to try it. You won't really know if your twins will be successful at home or not until you do. It could be the best thing ever.
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