Name: Thrive! NCHE Convention
Start: 2024-05-23T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-05-25T23:59:59-05:00
Location: Winston-Salem, NC

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February 5, 2019 at 11:05 am
ErinD
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My 17yo son wants to apply for a program at a local high school for this fall called Electrical Technology. If he gets in, he will graduate from high school as a Level 1 electrician, which is what he says he wants to do. While this is a great opportunity for him, I am having trouble trying to decide what classes and how much to require of him outside this program. It is every day from 9:30-2:30. There is a chance it will only be for one semester, which would make it easy because I can schedule more for the other semester, but there is also a chance he will take two semesters of this consecutively.
How much would you require for at-home classes if you had a kid doing dual enrollment or something similar from 9:30 to 2:30 every day?
February 5, 2019 at 2:35 pm
Monica
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I wouldn’t require anything further from him. 9:30-2:30 every day is a pretty full day, especially if he is going to need some time for studying outside of the program!
February 5, 2019 at 3:00 pm
ErinD
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Thanks for the reply. I was thinking of doing that. I actually found out more about the program today, and it would only be for one semester, so it would be possible for me to squeeze all his classes into first semester, so that he wouldn’t have additional at-home classes while he’s doing the program. I’m quite relieved about that. It would be a full day without anything extra!
February 5, 2019 at 4:39 pm
Monica
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Oh, that works out well, then.
How exciting that he has the opportunity to enter a trade straight from high school. Fantastic!
February 6, 2019 at 3:27 pm
Melanie32
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I agree with Monica! That does sound like a wonderful opportunity for your son, Erin! How exciting for him!
The only thing I would add is to make sure that he is reading every day. If he’s a reader, it’s not something you have to worry about but if I didn’t assign reading to my son, he rarely read on his own.
Also, you might have him spend a few minutes each day keeping his math skills fresh if he will need them for future testing or math classes.
February 6, 2019 at 6:18 pm
ErinD
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Thanks Monica and Melanie!
Yes, it is a really cool opportunity and I hope it works out. I really have no idea if he’ll be accepted because a lot of kids apply for this particular program, but I hope it works. I need to go talk to some local school people about it.
He is a reader naturally, so I don’t think he’ll have any problems in that area, and once he finished Algebra 2, that will be more than enough math, so I think we’re good there.
It’s so odd to be planning senior year for my first graduate!