Homeschool High School - What If Science Isn't Working?

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What if you've decided on a science for this year and it is simply not working, what should you do?

It is often difficult to determine when to stay with a subject not to mention when to quit and attempt something else. Jay Wile of Apologia says that because biology, chemistry, and physics are such diverse sciences, it is possible for a kid to enjoy one and dislike the other two. Dr. Wile said that it is our job as parents to make sure they dislike all three (smile! )#)

Biology has a great deal of memorization, but little math, and it is very hands on. Chemistry has a great deal of math in it, and it's a very mathematical, logical science. Physics is even more mathematical. Until your student has plenty of math, Physics can really be aggravating. Since they are so distinct, it is normal for children to not like all three.

When you realize a child can't finish a curriculum, it is a good idea to drop it. Our job is to make sure our children do well in learning, and often that means waiting. When you get stuck like this, seek out clues in your child, to see what they want to do. I know a number of teens who ...
... have done some wonderfully unusual sciences: ornithology, mycology, geology. Do not avoid science, simply change it so it is a more effective match for your child.

If you are in the middle of the year, have already settled upon switching to a different science, then try to look for options that attract your child. I encourage you to talk to your child what would be fun to study for science. Give your child the Apologia Catalog, or the Home Science Tools catalog, and ask them to check out the options and decide on a science. If absolutely nothing looks exciting, you can take a look at the Lego curriculum products or a Teaching Company course.

Teaching Company lectures tend to be available at the library. You can often determine a science interest, and then do the particular research of the topic at the library also. However in our home, for things like this, we wound up getting the desired subject to our children for Christmas. For instance, if he likes to do Lego science, give him a kit for Christmas. When your child wants to do astronomy, give a telescope for Christmas - that sort of thing.

Colleges want to see three years of science, and one year at least as a lab science. Still, I can locate nowhere in the Bible where it says "Thou shalt do Biology first, then Chemistry, then Physics. " I have searched... it is not there.

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