Back when I was a Teacher Assistant for middle school ages while going to college to earn my degrees, I read this book to my students along with assigning them some homework and discussing how the story defies the challenges and odds of life in general. My students had seen the classic "The Wizard of Oz" movie but had no idea how good the book was over the movie. It was my job to get them reading, to use their imaginations, and to comprehend some deeper meanings within the book and how to apply that to their daily lives.

How I teach:

I have taken several EDU college credits while obtaining my undergraduate degrees and have earned a graduate degree in education. These classes have taught me how to teach using education-based constructiveness, humanist, realism, and idealism theories as well as brain-based learning. As a high school teacher for many years, I am a guide, a coach, and a mentor. This means that I review over what has been learned in the previous week, answer any and all questions that come up during our group discussion about the previous week for full comprehension and conclusions, and then proceed to give instruction, guidance, and a lecture with a discussion to introduce the new week's lessons, readings, and homework at the beginning of each week. I am always available to give help, more guidance, and answer questions via private message for students under the "teacher" tab on the Outschool dashboard as well as for parents under the "parents" tab. I usually respond the same day if not by the next morning. 

These academic courses are a bit advanced and accelerated and students will need to practice good time management skills and be very motivated to learn. I not only teach the material through homework such as the chapter questions, assignment projects, and review quizzes but also through lectures, videos, and instruction and discussion in our live meeting, but I also teach students how to learn. Sometimes when I am asked a question, I will ask a student to do some internet research to find the answer. I help them to find answers using legitimate online resources. I sometimes vdo the same thing when students post their answers on chapter questions, assignment projects, and review quizzes as I am grading them. I may ask them a few more questions that aren't found in the textbook, but by doing light internet research. By teaching using these methods I have found it strengthens students' ability, and desire, to learn and how to learn as adults. They have control over their education- which is a great power if taught how to use this power correctly.

Homework Offered
Weekly Schedule:

Week 1: Chapters 1 - 4 
Chapter Questions, One Assignment Project, and a Review Quiz for homework due next week
Live Class on Thursday, to begin the class, instruction, and discussion

Week 2: Chapters 5 - 8
Chapter Questions, One Assignment Project, and a Review Quiz for homework
Live Class for Review, Instruction, and Discussion on Thursday

Week 3: Chapters 9 - 12
Chapter Questions, One Assignment Project, and a Review Quiz for homework
Live Class for Review, Instruction, and Discussion on Thursday

Week 4: Chapters 13 - 16
Chapter Questions, One Assignment Project, and a Review Quiz for homework
Live Class for Review, Instruction, and Discussion on Thursday

Week 5: Chapters 17 - 20
Chapter Questions, One Assignment Project, and a Review Quiz for homework
Live Class for Review, Instruction, and Discussion on Thursday

Week 6: Chapters 21 - 24
Chapter Questions, One Assignment Project, and a Review Quiz for homework and a Final Project watching the play and comparing it with the book for homework

The amount of work a student put into the class dictates the amount that they will learn from the class (smile). This class is condensed and slightly accelerated per the assignment schedule listed above. The due dates are set to help students keep on track. With that being said, I am flexible with the due dates and the amount of work posted weekly for each individual student's abilities and needs. This is known as differentiated instruction and assessment. After all, we're not in school, we're OUTschool. If this applies to your student I ask that you reach out to me via private direct message after trying the schedule out for the first week. We can then have a productive conversation about what will work best for your student for their maximum retention of the material, having fun, and not feel stressed or overloaded with work. I want all students to enjoy the learning process without feeling overloaded so I will make specific changes for your student if needed. 
2 - 4 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Students are assessed by their active participation in live meetings, or making comments of their thoughts on a recorded meeting, how often they actively participate in their weekly homework: the chapter questions, their assignment projects, and their weekly review quizzes.

This class is informal and therefore does not give a letter grade, percentage, or written report. If a parent requests some type of assessment, simply send me a private message through Outschool and I can reply with "Excellent", "Satisfactory", "Needs Improvement", or "Unsatisfactory" with an explanation.
Grades Offered