Can homeschooling be like a correspondence course-load where you go as fast or slowly as you'd like? Like if you had a really bright kid who flew thru work, could you potentially go faster than the curriculum standards and do a couple of grades a year if the kids wanted to?
I don't homeschool or have kids in school but the other post got me thinking about this.
Yes. This is actually one of the major benefits to homeschooling, that you can work at your childs pace. My daughter is about to turn four, and we are working at a mostly first grade level. She did preschool and kindergarten in less than 6 months each. I expect she'll probably slow down now that the work is tougher and we'll be at first grade for a year, maybe 18 months-2 years, however if she continues to work at the same pace and is ready to move up to second grade (which I highly doubt at 4.5) I will move her up.
I also know many homeschoolers who work at different levels for different subjects. For example, a child can be behind in math, but ahead in reading, and with homeschooling it's possible to modify the curriculum to reflect that.
Of course, this depends upon what type of curriculum your using. With my daughter, I build my own curriculum using the library, educational supply shops, and items bought from various sources. Some people buy a pre-packaged curriculum, which is a little harder to mix-and-match the subject levels, but can still be worked through at a quicker or slower pace.
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