If you are interested in what we are using this year, you are in the right place. Here is an overview of what we are doing for the 2020-21 school year. (See also the update as brought to us by #CoronaVirusPandemicQuarantine2020 )
Derek is a 9th grader this year.
Jodi and I are sharing the teaching time again this year with Derek. She teaches reading and writing and I cover the rest.
DEREK:
- We are continuing to use our beloved My Father's World for our core curriculum. It covers Bible/character training, geography, history, science, art, music and our read-aloud books. We are in year 4 of the 5 year cycle called Exploration to 1850, which is the time period covered for history. It can be found here. It was generously given to us by one of our homeschooling friends a few years back. I've filled the gaps from used book stores, eBay, and a few purchases from the MFW site.
- Math is covered by real life (cooking, shopping, etc.) and Khan Academy.
- Derek is learning some Spanish this year and we are using the DuoLingo phone app.
- Extra Curriculars include: Cooking once a week, Game Night, visits with friends, hanging out with the brothers, and working side jobs and playing Minecraft with Dad. (Can I give a Minecraft credit?)
Updated Jan 21: Let me also say that 2020 has been a challenging year for teaching school. Everything is crazy and weird, and shut downs and lock downs have made everything far more work than before. When we started lock down way back in March, we foolishly thought it would quickly pass and so we just took a break as Spring Break was already underway. Then a few weeks turned into a few months, and as of now (January 2021) we've been under lock down #StayAtHome orders for nearly 40 weeks. We are finally really starting to buckle down and work on school again. Jodi is tutoring him via Zoom meetings twice a week and I'm directing at home studies a few days a week. Derek has enjoyed his long break, hence forth called his gap year, but I think he was ready for a little more structure to his days.
