We have a homeschool that has two children enrolled. My youngest son is
7 and my oldest son is 17. Both children use online programming in
their homeschooling. Of course my older child uses much more than my
youngest. When I was offered to do a homeschool review of Standard
Deviants Accelerate I was really excited because I knew my oldest son
would be interested in trying out something new. This review focuses
in on my oldest son and what he has experienced as an online student
with this particular program.
His
four classes in the program are AP US History, Chemistry, Algebra,
and Nutrition. We would like to share some positive aspects to some of the courses that he is enrolled in this school semester.
For AP US History the diagram was very useful for him
as well as the videos and notes. Also at the end of each topic there
is a short quiz. There was only one week for AP US History, and each
topic helped him learn extensively about the AP test for history.
For
chemistry there is a nine week program and each week the class goes
more in depth with chemicals and elements on the periodic table. In
each topic there is also a video along with notes that my son liked.
The videos reminded him of PBS Kids programs when he was younger and
he really thought that was cool. It brought back an old school style
of learning for him.
There is also a vocabulary, as well as a diagram which is a
pretest before the quiz that alerts you if you need to study more or
not. Also, there is an actual quiz for the student and after this quiz there is also
a written answer for extra practice, if you need it. He did not feel that this was
asking too much, but the written answers section is not available in the AP US
History Course, which he understood since it is not that long of a class.
Overall
he feels that Standard Deviants Accelerate is set up perfectly because it helps
students get right down to business. Another positive aspect to this online school program are the subtitles that are
available on the videos. This is made like this so that the student can read exactly what
they are saying in the videos in case the volume is not working or
if a student may be deaf. Also, another positive aspect to the program is
the feature of saving personal notes to your online personal locker.
This feature really helps you to stay on track. Overall our homeschool rates Standard Deviants Accelerate with an all star
rating. We would definitely recommend this program to all our fellow
homeschoolers and even afterschoolers alike!
