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folklaur
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Hi!
So, here is the thing -- I am totally stumped with what to do for high school for the next three years. I keep thinking I have it figured out, but, in fact, I don't. At all.
How do you all do CM for highschool? Especially with a child who hasn't been learning all along with this method?
I only recently started learning about CM and guiding our homeschool that way, mainly through the use of the Real Learning book. Which isn't an issue for the younger ones, as they are 6 and 3.
However, dd is 15, and is a sophomore.
For the past few years I have been using Sonlight, with some success. Some. Not tons, but far better than in previous years, with things like Seton.
But I only have three more years with her, and I want them to be good.
Science is taken care of, as is Math, as she is taking those classes at the local high school, and is really enjoying herself ( though certainly not enough to want to spend the whole day there :-)
I am lost lost lost as what to do for everything else. I haven't felt like this since I first started homeschooling years ago. I feel overwhelmed and have very little idea what to do to pull together this coming school year....or the following ones.
So, again, how do you all do CM for highschool?
Thanks for any ideas, suggestions, etc.....
~Laura in AZ
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Laura, might I suggest humbly that you check out Brave Writer? I know it's my own thang, but I work hard to help high schoolers with writing and literature that follow a CM style of learning.
My daughter is doing just what yours is: she takes foreign language and science at the local high school, is tutored for math and does history and English at home. The way she continues ala CM is that she reads widely (we're doing American lit this year) and she writes (based on my materials for high school). She also keeps an online journal, posts to lots of forums, writes poetry for fun etc. She's also going to be part of a high school Shakespeare acting company.
I'd say that if the math/scienes are covered, you might want to think about a commonplace book (copywork), poetry, literature and some academic writing courses (online, if she's the type who likes that).
Just for your perusal:
Brave Writer
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I think Brave Writer would be a great help for you and your dc. Julie has done a fantastic job there, imho. 
Also, the site below has some interesting notes on CM and high school. Here is my favourite bit -
By Lynn H. http://homepage.bushnell.net/~peanuts/CM highschool.html#
The difference is the presence of a plan. Traditional or relaxed, may both be part of your plan, but you must have one. Allowing the children to request particular instruction, including courses, books, or apprenticeship, can also be part of the maturing process - but I would not recommend it without guidelines. For example, you should discuss with your teen goals for schooling and allow them to help choose the method - and expect some mistakes! Do you always choose the right books? Why should they? Let them choose between this book or that one, as long as both fit the plan. Allow flexibility - if you are planning to do Egypt, Greece, and Rome this year, but PBS offers a wonderful series on Viking Ships and there is a display at the museum allow a detour. Do a unit or a year on Vikings, but come back to the original later. Does it really matter whether you study Vikings or Egypt first? Both are in your Plan.
A Charlotte Mason education operates with a plan, individualized for each child. Copywork and Narration gradually move into Grammar, Composition, and Journalizing. It isn't a sudden change- it is gradual, step by step. If your 14 year old has been doing copywork for several years, it is time to add a lesson or two a week on composition - showing them the patterns for the copywork and allowing them time to experiment with them. Grammar can be introduced with composition, and when the child is familiar with basics then include a lesson or two a week of more formal work. We did the Daily Grams sheets for several years of elementary work, and now I find my son has covered all the material in the introductory text "Simply Grammar" that I expected to use this year. Fine - we will go on, stressing the grammar with his composition and language studies. I may add some Grammar drill sheets later.
It has been described as The Grand Experiment. What a wonderful way of describing it! CM said we should give the children as wide an experience as possible, a platter full, from which they serve themselves with ideas. Now it is time for you to examine what they took - for example: is one child fascinated with clothes, colors and textures and fashions? This child will probably do well with History studied through fashion. Even museums often have displays this way - showing the costumes of the various periods in order. The child may turn this into an avocation of History, Theatre, or Fashion. I can't tell, and neither can you - we may only offer. Your Plan still includes History, this is merely the individual approach.
CM high school
Leonie in Sydney
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