Jay is not doing any of those things ;0) He is doing self-directed studies - no set university courses for him - and is studying diligently. As a family, we are continuing to work on building our new home and that keeps us all busy outside of learning hours.
Home educating has definitely gifted Jay with the drive and passion to be a lifelong learner and it's encouraging to see him set up reading schedules, makes my planner's heart skip, and create course outlines and end goals.
I have to add though, that the two years we spent doing some schoolwork via Te Kura was not fun for him, or me. It drains all the joy out of learning when you do not gel with the way lessons are being taught : not much actual teaching happens with Te Kura's course work, and the content is presented in the driest, dullest (!) traditional schooling format.
So for others that feel like they are going through teeth pulling times with their highschool level students, be encouraged, most people work with much more enthusiasm over tasks that are centred around something they are keenly interested in. It's where we are with Jay now: he's keenly interested in his current studie.
Here is a small glimpse into the reading area of his self-directed studies.
Jay’s Reading list for 2018
The Book of Proverbs (KJV: Life Application Bible)
The Art of War ~ Sun Tzu
The Prince ~ Niccolo Machiavelli
Communist Manifesto ~ Karl Marx
Communication / Literacy
Speed Reading for Dummies ~ Richard Sutz
Business Biographies
Elon Musk ~ Ashlee Vance
Hatching Twitter ~ Nick Bilton
The Everything Store ~ Brad Stone
Business / Management/ Economics / Personal Finance
The Law of Success ~ Napoleon Hill
Managing Oneself ~ Peter F. Drucker
The New Case for Gold ~ James Rickards
How Google Works ~ Eric Schmidt
The Rise of the Robots ~ Martin Ford
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