My daughter is 15 and is a freshman in high school. She's a brilliant student and has made nothing but A's her entire life. She's in advanced math, english, and science classes and has been since 3rd grade.
However, she isn't challenged. It's almost as if she's already got the knowledge. She took a test put out by ACT in the fall. She explained that it was something like an ACT equivalent for freshmen.
Her scores are phenomenal. It says that she's in the top 1% of her high school but that she's also in the top 2% in the nation. In math, NOBODY scored higher than she did, even in the nation, as her score indicates a 100%, meaning that 100% of everyone who took that test scored at or below her score.
My problem is, how do I advance her thirst for knowledge? I considered having her start college this coming fall, taking a night class or two. She can handle it, but she's also active in her school, and I'm afraid that it would cause conflict in areas she needs to be involved in so she can obtain scholarships.
Her goal is to have a couple degrees, probably doctorates, in the Engineering and Technologies area. She hasn't narrowed anything down yet, but it will be scientific in nature.
She's already has her planning portfolio finished, where she's mapped out what classes she will be taking from now until the end of her senior year.
Can someone help me out? I'm not even sure what kind of advice to ask for! I'm just frustrated that the school doesn't seem to be able to keep up with her to challenge her more.
Thanks.
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Not to worry, just have your daughter stay home & cook & clean for her future husband--she won't need school!
J/K!
Seriously, do you have schools where a child can learn at thier own pace?
We have some in Vancouver, one is called Total Education, a child can learn at thier own pace & can even enter College or University as a mature student!
Another suggestion would be to look in your area as to what compaines hire high school interns. When I was in high school my senior year I went to school 1/2 day, then worked as an engineering intern the other half. I also worked every summer....so I could decide which field of eng. I wanted to go into before college.
Its not a bad idea to take some general college classes as well, but I would also like to bring to the front that college is just as much about personal development and maturity as it is about scholastics. I wouldnt rush through college or high school if I were her.
I was bored as a child in school as well, graduated valedictorian with almost no effort it seems, but I wouldnt give up the "education" I recieved about life in college for the world. I could have zoomed through, but I would have missed so much.
But go ahead and be super proud of your child....that is awesome!
I live in a college town, so any jobs to be had will be filled by them, I'm sure. It's not a very large town either, only about 25,000 people. But thanks for that advice. We might use that in the future.
As for rushing, that's not what she's wanting to do, it's just that she has such a zeal for learning that if school was 12 hours a day, she'd LOVE it! She doesn't even like that she has to take summers off from school! She has so many books that I have to get her another bookcase. She is reading when she isn't doing homework and rarely watches TV. She is also self-disciplined (although that might change as soon as she gets home because she failed to take the garbage to the curb before school!) and I've rarely had to ever punish her more than a scolding.
My son, on the other hand.......LOL!
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Not to worry, just have your daughter stay home & cook & clean for her future husband--she won't need school!
J/K!
Seriously, do you have schools where a child can learn at thier own pace?
We have some in Vancouver, one is called Total Education, a child can learn at thier own pace & can even enter College or University as a mature student!
I live in small town, USA, so I doubt anything like that exists here. There is a Christian High School, but I can't afford the tuition to send her there. In addition, I don't think they could help her more than the public HS can.
And she isn't planning on getting married or having children (something I'm not trying to talk her out of at this point!), but she does cook! Cleaning we are still working on...LOL!
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I live in small town, USA, so I doubt anything like that exists here. There is a Christian High School, but I can't afford the tuition to send her there. In addition, I don't think they could help her more than the public HS can.
And she isn't planning on getting married or having children (something I'm not trying to talk her out of at this point!), but she does cook! Cleaning we are still working on...LOL!
I am praying for you & your daughter, God will lead ya!
I live in a college town, so any jobs to be had will be filled by them, I'm sure. It's not a very large town either, only about 25,000 people. But thanks for that advice. We might use that in the future.
As for rushing, that's not what she's wanting to do, it's just that she has such a zeal for learning that if school was 12 hours a day, she'd LOVE it! She doesn't even like that she has to take summers off from school! She has so many books that I have to get her another bookcase. She is reading when she isn't doing homework and rarely watches TV. She is also self-disciplined (although that might change as soon as she gets home because she failed to take the garbage to the curb before school!) and I've rarely had to ever punish her more than a scolding.
My son, on the other hand.......LOL!
I think if I were her I would apply for some of those internships anyway! You never know what could happen. Even if they are unpaid (since she still lives at home) it would be an awesome experience and exposure. Could even open up some scholarship money for her.
Hahahahaha....boys are from puppy dog tails right? Hahahahaha
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Yes, but they call them advanced courses. She's in them for English, Math, and Science, but in regard to Math, she already has that knowledge. She wanted to take a higher math class when she started last fall, but they wouldn't let her, thinking it would be too difficult. She now wishes she'd have insisted...LOL!
Last year, I was leaving for school and saw her doing homework...it was 6:15am. She never does homework in the morning because it's done at night, so I asked why she was doing it so late. She looks up at me, shrugs and says, "No big deal, it's just trig."
Silly me. That's like 2+2, right? LOL!
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Or, if you'd rather her not be around "college-aged" students - let her sign up for online college courses.
I don't mind that she'd be around them, as she's quite mature and looks older than her age (to others, NOT to me!). She's also not a follower but does her own thing. Even in regard to attending college elsewhere, I'm not worried about her getting in with the wrong crowd. She just doesn't care for people like that.
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My kids are all earning college credits for advanced placement courses while still in High School. That's the way to go, if a similar program is available. I took the old CLEP tests back in the day and earned two years of undergraduate study in two days that was accepted in a major university.
The thing to do is to keep her growing and keep her excited about learning. That's the best attitude to have. Maybe the state parks or wildlife depts have volunteer programs. If she's into biology and likes critters she could be mentored by folks with Master's and Doctorates. Or perhaps a local natural history museum has a volunteer program.
I think the key is finding what you really like to DO and to do that. In time, you will become the kind of person you admire. Selling yourself short will only land you in a role of posting whimsy on the Internet.
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