My son is 14 now and we are running into some problems with his homeschooling, keeping him focused. I am new to San Antonio and am wondering if there are any homeschool organizations out there that I can get him involved with to provide interaction. Any classes, meetings, group gathers, field trips, etc...
I don't live in the San Antonio area, but here are some sites I found:
http://www.lifehomeschoolco-op.org/
http://www.homeschool-life.com/tx/homeschoolfeast/
Hope that helps some.
Check with the churches and see if they have a Classical Conversations group that meets. It's a little expensive but I have heard great things about it.
Mine do not go, it is $$. They can tell you though if there are groups in your area.
I can't help you with the question regarding your area but as for the focus can you figure out what it is that is making him stray from his studies? Maybe something he is working on is too difficult and he would rather put it off then attempt to do it wrong? (My son is that way) Have you had a conversation with him and asked him what's going on? Also I know it's hard when you've been doing things a certain way but is it possible it's time for a change? My daughter gets really bored if we don't switch her cirriculum often. I hope that you can figure it out before he slips behind. Good luck!
J., think of other ways to teaching him, change places (besides home, the library some recreation center, etc..) Let him choose the subject he wants to start with every day. When he is distracted, try to give him some other projects or "light" subjects, or may be subjects he likes better. Mix and make it a little more fun. In homeschooling, no day is lost, every day the kids learn something. When my kid is bored or out of focus, I let him watch a DVD about any topic we are studying, that changes the routine.
Just ideas, good luck!!
