Self Studying

The Scholar Program is a very unique program, in that you only have classes one day a week. That means that you have much less accountability than most students do to get your homework done. One great thing about homeschooling is that you can learn to self-study. The Scholar Program helps you with this by giving you plenty of time at home to be studying.

Self-study is a great skill to master, as it helps you become a life-long learner long after formal school is done. It takes self-discipline to self-study.

Good students are motivated for many different reasons. Some want to get good grades. Others want to please their parents, or don't want to let them down. Some may just want to get into college. And others just study because it's what is expected. However, the best students are those who learn to study because they love to learn and they've learned to study the things they know they need to in order to become the best they can become. They do it because they know they are the only ones that can give themselves an education.

What type of student are you? If you study for reasons other than for yourself, examine your motives. Believe in yourself and that you are meant to be the best that you can be. And remember, the more you study, the better you get at it. Soon you won't hate some of the subjects you used to think were boring.

It is certainly easier to have teachers telling you exactly what to do and when to turn it in. And that's not necessarily a bad thing. It's just that many people stop learning once they don't have anyone to tell them what to do anymore. That is why it's important to learn the skill of self-study.

It very helpful to have a parent (or other mentor) to help guide you and hold you accountable for doing the work you committed to do, but you're the one that has to put in the work. It's your education, make it worth it!