What if my child is advanced? - 

Similar to the concern of how to teach your student advanced subjects is the question of how to teach your advanced student. For instance, how do you teach a six-year old who is already reading, performing fourth-grade level math, and is moving through science at an accelerated rate?

One of the greatest benefits of homeschooling is that there is no pre-determined or preset pace at which you will guide your student through the curriculum. Your student is a class of one (or two or a few); they have no one to hold them back. So, if your first grader completes their first grade math book by December, get the second grade book and keep going! There is no reason to make your child wait; let them move as quickly as they wish.

As was mentioned earlier, if you come to a point as the parent where you are unable to keep up with them, then find resources so they can keep sailing along. If your student is college bound, their accelerated learning path will serve them well; you can look into how your student can earn college credit while in high school. Or, if your student has a career goal, they can graduate early and begin training and/or certification in their chosen field. Your advanced student could conceivably be an accountant, or a nurse, or any number of jobs, before their 20th, 19th, even 18th birthday. As long as your student is meeting your family’s personal goals, as well as the state’s requirements, the sky is the limit.