Comments on: Homeschooling Independent Learners https://homeschoolinnovation.com/blog/homeschooling-independent-learners/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=homeschooling-independent-learners Tips,Tricks, and Help from one homeschooling mom to everyone Mon, 09 Dec 2013 19:30:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8 By: Angela Hoffman https://homeschoolinnovation.com/blog/homeschooling-independent-learners/#comment-8604 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 22:01:10 +0000 https://homeschoolinnovation.com/?p=1688#comment-8604 Science experiments are a great way to have everyone be together and learn from one another! Keep having fun!

]]> By: Angie Y. https://homeschoolinnovation.com/blog/homeschooling-independent-learners/#comment-8476 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 20:52:46 +0000 https://homeschoolinnovation.com/?p=1688#comment-8476 One of the things my oldest likes to have me involved in is math. He just feels like he needs the extra help to make sure he does everything right. My youngest kind of likes having me involved with everything. He just doesn’t think he can do it yet on his own. And one thing that we all three are involved in together is science experiments. Be it experiments from my oldest’s Apologia Biology, or just some fun experiment kit we may have picked up from somewhere.

]]> By: Angela Hoffman https://homeschoolinnovation.com/blog/homeschooling-independent-learners/#comment-5040 Mon, 13 May 2013 21:33:54 +0000 https://homeschoolinnovation.com/?p=1688#comment-5040 Hi Janet,

Sounds like you have some great discussions in your home!

I am happy to hear you enjoyed this post!

]]> By: Janet https://homeschoolinnovation.com/blog/homeschooling-independent-learners/#comment-5008 Sat, 11 May 2013 04:51:56 +0000 https://homeschoolinnovation.com/?p=1688#comment-5008 My daughter does a lot of independent learning with Time4Learning. I love that she enjoys learning with T4L and that she can work at her own pace, especially since she is at a lower level in math than in Language Arts. So she gets to repeat the math lessons as often as necessary. But like you said, it’s also important to work with her, especially in the weaker areas, like math. I mean, that’s why we homeschool, right? It’s good that she’s learning to work independently, because it’s what we strive for as they get into the high school years. When I’ve looked at her progress report or when she calls me over to ask me about something she’s not understanding, I can find other ways to help her understand concepts.
Same with my older kids. My oldest son likes to work independently, but I’ll often have him explain something he’s read in his apologia book to make sure he is really grasping what he’s reading. You mentioned on #10, we might learn something new. I never thought of it, but yes, it’s true. I’m going to be doing this with my older son more. I love the Apologia books, but don’t get to read the unit he’s on as regularly as I’d like. I’m going to start having him tell me what he’s learned more often. I’m sure I’ll learn something new, and I’m sure he’ll learn more by having to explain it to me. Thanks for sharing!

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