10th Grade Homeschool Plan

Well,  my wonderful Bug, my 10th grader, is nearly a foot taller than me.  I never put his 9th grade plan on here.  He is my middle child, and he is the child who looks the most like me (except much taller and far more masculine).  Bug struggles to do "homework," and so I attempted to find him online classes that have optional homework and emphasize class discussion and activities.  We do not "teach" him anything, as he thinks his parents are dumb.  Even though he thinks we are dumb, he prefers that we choose all of his classes for him, and he refuses to request to learn anything.   My husband is supposed to badger him about getting his co-op classes done.   Again, I am in seminary/grad school full time, and my time is very limited.  Here is his plan, which may change: 

English:  2 co-op classes.  One focuses on reading The Lord of the Rings, and the other is a Creative Writing Class.  He also reads audiobooks voraciously, often for many hours a day.   

Social Studies:  He will be taking Western Civ at co-op and attempting to pass the CLEP.  

Math:  I signed him up for Algebra II on Outschool.  The class meets twice a week and homework completion is up to the parent (my husband).  Math comes easily to Bug, so I think this will be a good fit.  He does not do well with self-paced classes, so we really needed to find something interactive. 

Science:  I am hoping for him to take core science at community college next year.  I signed him up for 2 science electives, Astronomy and Earth Science, on Outschool, where the course objectives are met during class.  Bug learns well from lecture and discussion.  

Foreign Language:  Bug got burnt out on private lessons, so he is signed up for a group Spanish Class on outschool that meets 4x a week.  I'm sure the teacher is good, but she is not a native speaker.  But I do need to compromise with Bug, who felt anxious during private lessons.  I think the 4x a week will be very good for him, and maybe he will start doing Duolingo Spanish as well. 

The Arts:  So far, I have signed Bug up for an Anime drawing class and an Anime discussion class.  I may add more classes/piano lessons, but I want to get settled into our schedule first.