We received the following question today:
"Can students that attend public school do this? And how would they get started for say 9th grade?"
First, thanks for asking about HomeSchool Advantage!
Yes, our system should be valuable to almost any grade school or high school student, regardless of whether they homeschool or attend private schools or public schools. Moreover, in our experience, any given student could benefit from at least a couple of our subject areas.
To get an idea of the courses we have available, take a look at the course listing, which is available from our home page. For a really detailed look at the facts in all of those courses, we would encourage you to sign up for one of our free trial subscriptions. Once you have done so, you can see not only all of the courses, but all of the facts, images and sound clips which go into those courses.
Regarding what to assign for a ninth grade student, I can make a few recommendations. First, I would suggest assigning some courses from Geography. Many students are woefully ignorant of the names and places covered in those courses. Quiz your student a little and see if he or she knows the names of the U.S. States and Canadian provinces. If not, you should assign the courses for those topics. And I would be very surprised if your student knew the names of more than a handful of countries on any of the continents. Assign some more courses based on what you find.
In History, I would recommend at least the U.S Presidents course (if you are American) or the Canadian Prime Ministers course (if you are Canadian). These courses, together with the other history courses, provide a very useful foundation for learning more history.
In Social Studies, I would recommend the courses on the U.S. government (if you are American) or the Canadian government (if you are Canadian).
Unless your student is an unusually strong speller, you might consider whether some of the upper level Spelling courses might be helpful.
Finally, I would strongly recommend the Vocabulary Building and SAT/GRE Prep subjects to improve your student's vocabulary, which is an absolutely critical part of one's education, regardless of what one is going to do.
Depending on your other goals, some of the other courses may also be valuable.
We are continually adding more subjects to our catalog, so it's always a good idea to take a look at what is available every so often.
