I should have searched the archives (and I will later), but just wanted to get some advice from you guys. I won't go into the details, by one of my best friends' sons is "suddenly" going the home school route (a good move IMO considering what he's getting away from), and he seems to be absolutely motivated so I've offered to help. I have no formal teaching experience, but school always came easy for me (particularly math) and I did a lot of informal tutoring during college a long time ago (computer science, logic, stats, etc.) and was always able to explain things in a way that "worked". I took a look at his 11th grade math stuff yesterday (LifePac) and was not impressed. I'll admit that my math might be a bit rusty, but I was always in the 99th percentile, and I was struggling with their "approach", so I understand where his frustration is coming from
. The kid's no dummy, he's got a really good grasp on some of the concepts, but we just need a better plan, materials, etc. I knew immediately where I could probably get some really good advice, so I'm open for suggestions from you guys. Thanks!