The importance of electives

j

March 22, 2017

In a recent article published in The Old Schoolhouse magazine,  Carol Topp wrote a wonderful article entitled, “Preparing teens for their future through electives”.

CHESS is grateful to Carol for allowing us to republish her article. CHESS is dedicated to bringing homeschoolers a wide variety of both core and elective classes, so that each student can be prepared to face the broad academic challenges of high school, college and adult life.

~

Preparing teens for their future through electives

As my daughters approached high school, I looked beyond those four years into their future after graduation. I asked myself, “What do they need to be prepared for adulthood?” and I wondered if I could create elective classes to impart the knowledge and skills they needed. I knew that if I created a class, it was more likely to get on my daughter’s daily schedule. What gets scheduled gets done!

[Read more…]

 

Related Post

0 Comments

Submit a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Pin It on Pinterest

Share This