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They meet once a week for a full day to discuss the course material with a paid tutor. That gives a good time to have those discussions and ask questions. You

They meet once a week for a full day to discuss the course material with a paid tutor. That gives a good time to have those discussions and ask questions. You are completely correct about how hard independent study can be, in the group our younger kids go to, a few of the older siblings have opted to go back to a classroom settings, not all of them, but every kid is different and with a strong academic basis they can thrive in whatever setting you put them in. More importantly if the students choose to go to college that will almost definitely be a traditional college experience so at some point they will need to be acclimated to traditional school. I hope my children can thrive in the independent program, but if not they will have the skills needed to learn in any environment.

jkepler 5y ago
This sounds a lot like my own experiences growing up. We started homeschooling when I was in 3rd grade, and I used Saxon math. When I reached highschool, in nearly all my subjects I had weekly classes taught by other parents with specific domain knowledge, with other students---anywhere from 3 to 10 or so per class. We had ten of us in chemistry, and 16 or so in biology, both with labs. For physics and calculus I found a tutor, a local homeschooling dad who was an electrical engineering university professor, and I had a local Anglican pastor as my Greek tutor. I found that a solid elementary school foundation from my parents, combined with weekly classes and individual tutoring during highschool, was excellent preparation for my university studies.