Home Schooling - Three Major Principles Of Education

Song:  Sky High

Group:  Jigsaw

The Davidson Academy Of Nevada

Premier School in the USA for Profoundly Gifted Children

What does this Academy do that allows greatly accelerated learning?

How does it challenge the best and brightest?

Most importantly...

how can these principles apply

to you teaching your children?

The three most important in my mind:

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Allow children to accelerate by subject.

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Some children have an exceptional

drive for a particular subject.  

A child grows at an accelerated pace by

allowing his drives to carry him forward...

unhindered.

His weaker areas can be worked on without

sacrificing his upward growth.

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Group students by ability, not by age.

(Meritocracy)

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While I think all schools should operate on this principle...

it simply won't happen until people 

get their priorities straight.

With Home Schooling...

a parent does not have to wait

for society to catch on to what is the most

efficient and effective mode of operation.

All children in the public school system

would learn at a much greater rate...

with a much greater thirst for learning...

without nearly the frustration...

and with far...far fewer dropouts

if they would just adhere to these principles.

I must say this again:

Plato learning online

in blocks from...

 K - 6th

and 

6th - 12th

all subjects...24/7 access

Accredited for home schooling.

Many gifted students use this

as their primary learning source.

Some as an adjunct to regular school

to allow them to work far ahead of their peers.

Alex has been using Plato for all of his subjects

except math...

we use Thinkwell...

 as he likes it more.

Please note that I have not included links to these

as I want to assure you that I have no ulterior 

motive for listing these particular courses.

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(My Principle)

The third...

the most important...

100%

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In addition to the above principles...

as a Home Schooler...

you may operate at the 100% level.

Should the child miss some of his problems...

simply explain the concepts...

have him go over similar problems

until he has a complete grasp of the problems.

Just as an azimuth may only be one degree off initially...

many miles away can mean being off target by 

an unrecoverable amount.

Missing a problem can mean not having fully grasped 

an important principle...

which would lead to unrecoverable mistakes

much later on.

Nothing gives a child supreme confidence

 in his area of study like

100% understanding.

With Home Schooling...

this can be your normal mode of operation.

As concept builds upon concept...

a rock solid foundation is essential...

if his skyscraper of knowledge

is to reach the sky.

Our immediate primary objective 

is for Alex to qualify for...

and achieve entrance to...

the Davidson Academy.

While he has met many of the qualifications already...

we must still meet some very stringent requirements.

We are...and have been... in preparation mode.

You know how the old saying goes...

shoot for the stars...

should you fail...

you shall, at least, hit the moon.

We actually visited the Academy last year for a few days.

Alex has a solid shot at making it...

but should he not...

we have many contingency plans on stand-by.

I am officially retired now.

We shall remain liquid in our capability

to relocate...

anywhere in the world...

to give Alex the best school...

one that allows for unlimited upward growth.

In the meantime...

it is Home Schooling...

and S.A.T. preparation.

We are now on the launch pad...

our rocket is fueling...

the launch window is approaching...

countdown is imminent.