Life is Like That

Survival Tactics for Life's Unexpected Foibles

2005-09-08

Good Hope for ADHD Kids

My son started his 2nd year (10th grade) of Florida Virtual School. He has 7 courses from Web Design and Business Systems Technology to Life Management Skills, Biology and Algebra.

Each time I see the topics discussed and the layout of each class, I only wish they had something like this available for us when we grew up.  

I like that he has a pace guideline to follow, yet can basically set his own schedule to handle the workload. We had 7 teacher phone
conferences to attend as he was activated in each course.

I feel the opportunity to truely learn and at his own pace is remarkable.
With ADHD and a Visual Processing Deficit, this has really turned around alot of the issues he was facing in a normal highschool setting.

I also like very much that he has online access to all the other students in his classes, within secure setting and they often have group discussions as well as the ability to socialize with other students his age, from not only Florida but all over the country.