| We have been part-time home-schooling for a while, because we think the school curriculum is not fulfilling our children's (8 and 13) education needs, since it is not individualized. You can make a schedule for our children's day, including study, exercise and free times. For the study time, you may choose some subjects in these three areas: 1. A couple of (or maybe just one if obvious) subjects, that your child is good at, or really likes. Find resources and make a program to ensure your child progresses in this subject. If there are contests, or certifications in this subject you may aim them. If your child gets a chance to experience the rewards of their work, this will motivate them. He/she will also meet with tutors/peers this way, further resulting in more progress and also joy. 2. Determine the subjects that your child is weak, or not especially interested, but has to develop because they are very basic, like math or writing. 3. Find some enrichment areas, like a subject that you or a family member knows well, or find resources easily. This may actually not need to be a certain subject/area. This may include watching a certain YouTube channel everyday. When it comes to resources, there are tons of. But it may take some time to spot one that your child needs at that specific progress/interest level. They may get bored at times, but you may always find a new book/web site/videos/etc that work. We re-schedule, try easier/more difficult resources, make a rewarding system for a true bottle-neck. As long as you don't get bored and completely give-up, there will be progress. We do many things to help them study more efficiently, but we always vary when it comes to changing subjects for the first two areas, of course it is sometimes the right thing to do, but not easy to determine. I'm adding some of the resources that I can't end my comment without mentioning: - Duolingo for learning many languages - Khan Academy - Scholastic books for English (not for ESL, but for fine tuning academical English) - https://www.ixl.com/ for American curriculum practice - Youtube channels: TED Ed, Crash Course, CGP Grey - Anton for German (1-10th grade) https://anton.app/de/ (a recent find via https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22596290) - Math Olympiads for a really advanced math learner. There are lots of books, contests. You can begin with https://artofproblemsolving.com/community |