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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I did classical homeschooling with my similar child -- he is now at a private school for high school. Homeschooling brought back his joy and preserved his love of learning. It is the best decision I have ever made.  (My other kids didn't want to homeschool and I would never force them. For the right child, it can be wonderful.)

I used Susan Wise Bauer's Well-Trained Mind: Guide to Classical Education at Home. I loved this book and all her resources. Her website has an active forum that has a section for parents who homeschool their highschoolers. These are very focused, driven students. You will get tons of ideas.

By the time my son was in middle school, he started taking a few classes at the Well-Trained Mind Academy, which has live on-line classes. Every single one of his teachers was first-rate (most had PhDs) and in every way were better than the classes my other kids take and have taken in FCPS public/AAP... Very rigorous, very well-taught classes, and extremely bright and motivated kids. My son loved it and would have wanted to continue but, for different reasons, he switched back to brick and mortar.

Most people I know homeschool until high school and then send their kids to school. I think you'll find that to be common. If I had stuck with homeschooling I would have continued to use the WTMA and possibly enrolled him in some community college classes?

For math, if your child is very into math, I strongly recommend Art of Problem Solving material and classes. They actually have a school in Vienna -- all the classes are weekends and after school so we didn't use them. My son was able to take a math AOPS math classes at WTMA--very challenging classes and highly stimulating.

Good luck on your journey! I wish you the best of luck![/quote]

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