My boy didn't even start reading well until he was 12/13, now he knows a lot of Latin, writes large essays every week, and his comprehension is very high when reading. Homeschooling doesn't focus as much on the instant results or having a child hit all the same markers another child hits, but rather on raising a child to be a productive part of society. Once my boy understood the actual structure of words/sentences/ paragraphs/ chapters, he started to thrive. What's funny is had I got the same instruction he did(through the curriculum we used), I would have done much better too, as most of what was being taught in English classes just went innocent ear and out the other, part of that was the teachers sucked too.
I took a lot of shop classes, small engines, wood, metals, then went to a skills center off site for sheet metal fab and ARC(air conditioning, refrigeration, cooling), just getting out of my school helped me a lot. Doing sheet metal fab helped me to excel in geometry as I was actually applying it.
Didn't graduate with my class because I failed Government twice back to back with the same instructor, couldn't stand him and he felt the same for me, still don't like the government lol.
Took the GED and went to diesel college in TN, but rarely use that although i did manage a muffler and brake shop for a time. Have had multiple successful businesses and still do side work with the tractors and the tree work.
As you said about teaching him how his boy learns is key, unfortunately most public schools/teachers don't as they have their curriculum and they teach how they were taught. I'm sure his boy will do just fine in this world just having good people skill/character, common sense, and mechanical aptitude.
Oh, I did go back and get my diploma, just because, but its never helped me in any way...
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