She taught him at home four days a week, and he attended a cooperative once a week. As older children tackle more difficult subjects, parents are tapping into programs that offer such topics as algebra, Latin, Spanish, biology, art appreciation, and literature. If a mother or father remembers how they personally struggled through high school math, they might not have the confidence to teach it. Taylor faces a similar situation with her eighth-grade daughter. The parents take turns instructing the students in a private home, so it s free.
Tutorials usually cater to junior high and high school students.
Typically, a group of parents chip in and hire someone to teach calculus, physics or some other subject parents may feel underqualified to teach. Enrichment schools are for all ages. Many of these schools offer a range of topics from foreign languages to physical education. The schools usually charge per class and fees vary from school to school. These options in no way take the place of the parent as the primary teacher, said Colleen Whitver, administrator at the academy in Green Hills.