Q: In Texas, child is 15, wants to work toward Entrprenurship or trades.
A: Here is your bare minimum guidelines per the state of Texas:
"The instruction must be bona fide (i.e., not a sham).The curriculum must be in visual form (e.g., books, workbooks, video monitor).The curriculum must include the five basic subjects of reading, spelling, grammar, mathematics, and good citizenship. "
I recommend covering what your local community college wants for admission in case she desires to do some formal instruction at some point.
Online math like Khan Academy or ALEKs is a good place to start. Start reading for enjoyment... constantly. A couple books a week, at least. Write about those books. Get a chart on different styles of essay writing and choose vary essay styles while writing about the book or comparing the book to real life, or writing and contrasting an issue in the book.
I recommend covering what your local community college wants for admission in case she desires to do some formal instruction at some point.
Online math like Khan Academy or ALEKs is a good place to start. Start reading for enjoyment... constantly. A couple books a week, at least. Write about those books. Get a chart on different styles of essay writing and choose vary essay styles while writing about the book or comparing the book to real life, or writing and contrasting an issue in the book.
Khan Academy also covers spelling... and some grammar, reading will take care of that, but some workbooks also might be good. Good citizenship... uh... don't be a crook, don't kill nobody (seriously though, there are probably texas workbooks for that, you might want to do one). Besides that, start finding opportunities for her to try out her interests, and to weave the subject matter into her curriculum. There is no reason to not start working toward her trade or business.
~posted by Andrea from Nearing fifty and having moments
