TENTH GRADE CURRICULUM CHOICES | Homeschooling High School 2022-2023
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- Homeschooling high school 2022-2023 - let's chat! Today I'm sharing my tenth grade curriculum choices. Through our experience homeschooling high school last year, we learned a lot about the best way to move forward with our tenth grade homeschool curriculum. In this video, I'm sharing the science, history, english, math, and elective choices for my niece Keira's 10th grade curriculum. We're switching things up quite a bit this year, so her 10th grade homeschool curriculum is looking a lot different than the high school curriculum she used last year. We're both excited about these changes, and I look forward to seeing how her homeschool high school experience looks this year!
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If she has off in between in December and she's taking quite the load, maybe you could actually give her that time off. A mental break from heavy subjects and curriculum. Not to mention it is the holidays. Maybe some family time working on things like cooking/baking, reading her choice books, being out in nature, play her instrument, etc. You do not need to "fill in" every second of every day. She is already doing a lot!
We do take a winter break for a couple of weeks, but she’ll have more than six weeks off between classes. We school year round and take smaller breaks throughout the year, and taking breaks more than six weeks long doesn’t really work well for how our family operates. We do better with routine. She’ll definitely have a much lighter load during December and the beginning of January, and we will absolutely slow down and do some themed things as a family, but continuing a little math and language arts during slower seasons is what works for us.
We’re in PA and my 5th and 9th grader attend a similar Homeschool Christian Academy and absolutely love it ! It’s been a blessing to our family and it’s given them a lot of options. They are scheduled with 1st semester and then in January starts 2nd semester . So we have a 4 week break around the holidays and we do our “ Christmas schooling “ which is so much fun ! We have switch from TT to CTC Math for high school. What I like about this is your student can work through different Math levels through the school year. My daughter is taking Algebra I this summer and will start Geometry this Fall. TT locks you in to me grade level in membership. I hope this is helpful . Love your videos have a blessed school year😊
Thanks for the recommendation! I’ll have to look into it!
CTC math also has a homeschooler discount !
Love Notgrass!
"Confirmation from someone who wasn't me" were the words that stopped me! I've been there. At some point, grades aren't the issue. Rather, a different voice-of-authority. I had my 14-year old submit speculative articles to local newspapers. Some got published. Editors were thrilled to speak with him. Eventually, he got an assignment to interview candidates in local political campaigns. We continued homeschooling, of course, but feedback from an outsider went a long way in motivating him in an otherwise boring subject.
Love that! Thanks for sharing.
Good video….seems like so many coops do apologia for there HS science, wish they would offer another option. We loved the 101 series. When your niece has that Dec break, I’d let her self learn …she’ll have that time to not to an assigned something but just spend time learning other things. TT math was too busy for us, we switched to Learn math fast in pre algebra and loved it. Short lessons ,to the point, answers worked out in back(can cut,spiral bind)
Thanks for the math recommendation! We school year round, so taking six weeks off between semesters doesn’t work well for how our family functions best. She will get a holiday break though, and I definitely intend to include her on the choices for how she’s learning while between semesters.
I love hearing that your niece is serving at your church! That is such a valuable way for kids to get connected in the church from an early age.
Thank you! I agree! Service is very important to our family culture.
@@TheHomeschoolConvert Same. My daughter who is 8, started helping in our church coffee shop by sweeping and taking out garbages. Sometimes they even let her take orders and give people their change. She’s in love with it!
It was great seeing these choices for 10th grade. We are still a few years off since my oldest is now in 6th, but it is quickly approaching!
The years go by so fast!
I'm thinking about leaving public school to homeschool, mainly because of my mental health, thanks this video.
My rising 10th grader will be trying teaching textbooks for the first time this year, so excited. Love that you have good homeschool resources in your area. Gonna look into that foundations course, thanks. I'll be sharing my 10th graders curriculum picks soon.
We've not loved Kahn Academy. Teaching Textbooks and Aleks have been great for my high school student. Also Life of Fred has been amazing!
We started the school year with Khan but switched back to Teaching Textbooks! We definitely prefer it.
I'm so excited for your niece. It sounds like this is going to be a great year! Can't wait to hear updates!
Thank you! I’m feeling very optimistic about this school year for her!
Hi Jess,
Please be careful with Khan Academy, I use to use it for my kiddos years ago and never had any issues, however, when I went back to use it a year ago it was sprinkled throughout with same-sex math examples. It was enough that I could not overlook it. I know one would ask how can there be anything like that in there it’s math, but trust me it’s there. Just be warned! Sorry 😞
We’re exploring our options! I think we need to use some free tools to evaluate Keira’s needs for math. If you have any recommendations, I’d love to hear them!
@@TheHomeschoolConvert Another great math is Shormann Math Online.The geometry is integrated into both Algebra 1 and Algebra 2 and Pre-Calculus.
I was going to say the same thing. Khan Academy has apparently gone woke. I have also heard that it is data mining the kids just like in school.
Prodigy has some of that kind of stuff, too. Just an FYI.
Hi jess im martin thanks for help
Hi, I’m a mom of 7 homeschooling from the beginning. My oldest 2 will start high school next year.
Hi, Mary! I love that you've homeschooled since the beginning! What ages are the rest of your kids?
@@TheHomeschoolConvert 13,12, 10, 9, 6, 4 & 2 months.
I don't have any experience with Teaching Textbooks or Khan Academy for high school, only elementary. However, I have seen my comments in Facebook groups from parents saying that they didn't feel like Teaching Textbooks fully prepared their student for college math. I don't know if there is any validity to that, but I thought I'd share anyway. It's possible though that Khan Academy could fill in the gaps.
Thanks for sharing! I've always seen very mixed reviews for Teaching Textbooks. I really appreciated how straightforward it was for us last year, that it took care of "teaching" for me, and that it tracked grades, etc. Math is the subject Keira struggles with most, and so I think I want to take some time to determine where we need to fill in gaps. Because of that, I think we'll be doing Khan Academy to figure out if she's even ready for geometry or if we need to have some time to master other concepts first.
@@TheHomeschoolConvert Having used TT for high school, I can tell you the main reason kids won't be prepared for college while using it. If they aren't held accountable for solving problems on paper, the won't retain anything. There are many ways to use logic to get answers (or an online algebra calculator) with TT, so if they don't solve problems on paper they won't learn what they need to learn. I learned this lesson the hard way and had to make one kid start over after 60 lessons, and the other only lost about 3 weeks of lessons. Once I made them more accountable and helped them with missed problems (by going over their written work - which had to be neat and in order), things went smoothly and they learned algebra very well. This is, however, why I don't recommend the geometry with TT - if they don't memorize the proofs (as instructed to do by the program) they won't retain anything, even though it's a good program.
People get really frustrated with Kahn academy - if you really want to be hands off I'd recommend Nicole the Math Lady or Mr. D. Math.
Miss you on youtube....how's your year going? Would love to hear how Notgrass is going for your 10th grader. Hope you're doing well! Blessings! ♥️
It's been a wild ride! So much I hope to share soon. Life became very, very full, and I had to scale back my obligations.
@@TheHomeschoolConvert I can definitely relate! I had to change what thought were my "perfect" plans, but what we landed on now feels really right for us. Not my ideal choice, but a good fit for our new season. Praying your year is blessed, and looking forward to what you share when it works for you! Blessings! ❤
What is the digital class she is taking? My son has been volunteering on the Soundsystem for at least two years, and I would love for him to learn some more!
She took a class at a local academy for homeschoolers called Digital Tech.
I’m commenting at the beginning of the video, so we’ll see if I spoke too soon, but have you shared how you’ll do transcripts?
I haven’t yet. Maybe at some point! 😁
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Have you considered Saxon math with Nicole the math lady? I've heard really good things.
I haven’t looked into Saxon a whole lot, but I think we’re going to use the first part of the year to figure out what exact gaps need to be filled in for Keira. I don’t think she has a very good grip on some of the fundamental math concepts. She public schooled through eight grade before coming to live with us, and it’s been pretty evident this past year that some things need some re-teaching.
@@TheHomeschoolConvert we use Saxon and are pandemic homeschool converts too! My son is going into 9th and taking Saxon Algebra 2 with Nicole the Math Lady- its great if you need it. I have my rising 3rd grader in Saxon and she loves it and my rising 5th grader hated it (she fell behind in public school) so we switched to TGTB Math last year and while math is still not her favorite she likes it and is learning a ton! We are also doing Apologia Biology!
Also saxon math with 'my math assistant ' has been a game changer for us (teaches the lesson and grades as you go)
@@TheHomeschoolConvert This is not free, sadly, but ALEKS math is designed to do exactly what you're talking about. There is a placement test and then the course automatically adds lessons to her 'pie' to review and solidify the skills where the gaps are. As she fills in her 'pie' (lessons on various math concepts), she is retested for retention. If problems are missed, that concept goes back into the 'pie' to review again. I think it moves too fast to be a stand-alone program for most people, but it's perfect for filling gaps.
If you already know that Teaching Textbooks is working, why change it? We love TT. I vote to stick with that. It is very independent too and since you have more than one student, I'd go with what is easier with your family.
Since filming this, Keira has vocalized feeling like she needs some gaps filled in her math education. She was public schooled through eighth grade before coming to live with us, so it’s taking some time to figure out the best approach to math. Before paying for another year of a course, we’ve decided to take advantage of some free online programs like Khan Academy to identify where she needs additional help. Math is not her strongest subject anyway, and I’d hate for her to go into Geometry feeling in over her head.
Do you mind sharing what fine arts academy she goes to? We are moving to DFW in the next month or so from Tucson. Here my daughter went to Quest for Education and the Arts and it sounds very similar. We also pulled our daughter from public school (she went her Freshman year) and I having a few outside classes helped her so much. She took classes I’m not able to teach. I was really hoping to find something similar, but so far I’m seeing parent co-ops that don’t have many options for high schoolers. Thank you!
Message me on Instagram and I'd love to share more information! Username is thehomeschoolconvert. :)
Hello I’m just starting to homeschool my 10th grader and I’m frustrated…help 😮
Hi, how is it going?
Are you pulling her English credit from the Notgrass World History curriculum?
Yes! I originally covered the assigned literature that goes along with Notgrass in this video, but the instructor made some changes after I filmed this, so I might talk more about that later. It's a combo class that she'll get both her history and English credits from, and she'll have multiple papers to write as part of the English component.. I'll also be supplementing her English credit with The Art of Styling Sentences book I mentioned, assigned reading during her winter break from outside classes, and spelling with a free curriculum I found online, which I forgot to mention in this video. (It's just a pretty traditional worksheet type of thing but is easy for her to do independently and to
I'd love to hear more about the writing component!
I'm a public school teacher, and honestly -- that year and a half off seriously messed our kids up. The lack of socialization and accountability really stunted them. They have no idea how to act around adults. The disrespect and apathy was through the roof. 21-22 truly was the schoolyear from hell. I wonder how homeschool parents are keeping this from happening to their own children.
We had to curtail group activities but our education plans just carried on as usual. They interact with adults in the community a lot more frequently than students that spend most of their day at school. I think it was a lot easier for us than public schoolers.
@@heatherbenza5185How can you be sure that homeschooling your kids isn’t hurting them the way it hurt our students. The pandemic really, really messed them up developmentally. It’s so sad.
@@strangementalitypaperYT I think we all could use therapy to deal with our pandemic feelings. But for people who were always homeschooling we continued to tailor their education to their needs. We weren’t on the edge of our seat waiting to find out what was going to happen. The back and forth of planning to go in person/stay online/teacher trying to teach in person and online. That was so stressful for kids and parents alike. Those parents had zero desire to teach their kids, weren’t mentally prepared to do it and were thrust into with no planning. These videos exist because homeschool people research endlessly to plan for our kids’ education. It was different than typical but we were already researched and mentally prepared. And working homeschoolers already had a schedule in place. The scramble to deal with your job while your kids were unexpectedly learning at home was so difficult to manage for my working friends.
@@heatherbenza5185 I think you're misunderstanding my question. It has nothing to do with how homeschoolers dealt with the pandemic. Only a year and a half of homeschool completely disabled our children socially, developmentally and emotionally -- so I can only imagine what twelve years of homeschooling would do to a child. How do you know you're not disabling your kids by homeschooling them?
Thanks for the inquiry! There are a lot of misconceptions about what homeschooling looks like…and I myself used to have them until I experienced homeschooling myself.
Homeschooling does not mean our children are void of social opportunities. As I respond to this, my children are in a gymnastics class for their PE credit. They take enrichment classes at a homeschool fine arts academy. We are part of a nature group, and we are very active in our church community. When kids were doing online schooling or they were separated by plexiglass with far less contact than they were accustomed to, our opportunities for socialization never really went away. Early on in the pandemic, we took more social precautions, but most people did regardless of their schooling choice.
Obviously, how a family chooses to homeschool is at their own discretion, and while some may not have as much as others, the myth that homeschoolers aren’t socialized is just that - a myth. Even outside of the things we choose to sign up for outside of the home, my kids go to the grocery store and run errands with me, we regularly go to the library, and they live life with me and interact with people of varying ages on a daily basis. They have friends they have over and hang out with just like any other kid.
In the height of the pandemic, when everyone was isolating, that obviously affected everyone. There’s no escaping that. But pandemic schooling is not what true homeschooling looks like for the vast majority of homeschooling families. It was a temporary time when everyone was trying to navigate the circumstances of a global pandemic - no one was immune from that. Now, being frank, my niece was public schooled until the time she came to live with us a year ago and felt the repercussions of pandemic schooling. She did have some social stunting and has had to re-learn accountability and responsibility in regards to schoolwork. Being able to walk alongside her and disciple her through that has been such a privilege though. I’m able to coach and talk through things with her, whereas if she went away for several hours a day five days a week, I wouldn’t have the same number of opportunities to witness those areas where she needed some growth. She has really come so far, and I’m really proud of the improvements she’s made.
I think all kids suffered the effects of a global pandemic to a certain degree regardless of schooling choice. I never thought I’d homeschool until the pandemic hit, and I chose it because it felt like the most stable choice at the time for my family. I fell in love with it for many reasons, but I’ve been blown away by having a front seat not only to my children’s intellectual learning but also their mental, emotional, social, and spiritual growth. I thought I’d homeschool “just one year” to get through the pandemic, but my family can’t imagine schooling any other way now. My children have thrived.
I don’t think homeschooling is the right choice for everyone, and I’m so thankful public schools exist for people who need/choose them, but I’m so glad the misconceptions I had about homeschooling have been shattered apart.