Arithmetic - Grades 3+ Fundamental Math - Grades 4+ Earth Science - Grades 6+ Nutrition - Grades 6+ Algebra - Grades 7+ Biology - Grades 7+ Chemistry - Grades 9+ English Comp. - Grades 9+ U.S. History - Grades 9+ AP Biology - Grades 11+ AP Chemistry - Grades 11+ AP U.S. Government & Politics - Grades 11+ AP U.S. History - Grades 11+ AP Eng. Composition - Grades 11+
Ages 8 through adult
$99 for a year, or $24.95 per month (one student).
AP test prep courses are available for one student for $14.95 per month
I've got two questions for you -
1. Do you have any middle or high school students?
2. Do you have plenty of extra time lying around to search out great supplements and high interest learning tools to keep them motivated and eager to learn?
These are 14 unique, online, supplemental courses in math, science, history, composition and even AP test prep. designed to capture their interest and keep them excited to learn!
I just love this quote about their approach: "It’s simple: Teach, Test, Re-teach, Laugh, Rinse and Repeat. It’s a teaching system that emphasizes both breadth and depth of knowledge, instructing students on a thorough range of topics while continuing to engage them in higher levels of thinking."
The tester from the Bentz Test Laboratory is a 9th grade high school genius (just a bit of bragging...sorry!) It's relatively easy to set up an online learning classroom. Once you have done this, your child needs their own email to complete this step, you can easily add the courses they are interested in.
For our review, my tester used the Algebra and Biology courses, since he is already studying these subjects. Standard Deviants is not intended to be full curriculum, but it makes a great supplement! Since it's online and self-paced, my tester could pick and choose what topics he wanted or needed to spend more time on. A general course outline makes it easy to see what topics are available.
In addition to short 3-15 minute instruction videos, the program offers review activities, quizzes, writing assignments, and tests.
My tester is a tad too serious (keepin' it real) and he found the videos a bit goofy. I'm sure many kids this age would LOVE them - I thought they were hilarious and CLEVER!
One of the best features of the program, in my opinion, is the use of humor and plenty of silly characters to help teach the concepts and make them stick. I wish someone had taught me RAINBOW math during algebra ;-) I love adding some zany humor now and then, just to keep us laughing!
My tester enjoyed the humor, in spite of himself, and really liked getting to pick and choose what suited his needs. This is a fun program, but - there is plenty of serious learning going on as well.
We took a peek at almost all of the 14 available courses. I thought each was well done, and plan to go back and integrate Standard Deviants into more of my student's assignments. One note of caution - Standard Deviants is not produced or taught from a Christian worldview - your students will hear evolution and big bang theory... but, you can also choose to skip those parts easily.
You can choose to print off hard copies, or work online - or both. My tester really liked the flexibility of this program. I was impressed by the depth of information.
The grading for most of the student's work is done online. ALL of the prep work is done for you - you don't have to spend hours looking for high interest teaching tools! Standard Deviants makes it easy on you as the teacher. Check out this video to learn more about how the Teacher Account works:
This is an effective tool, especially for your visual or auditory learners. It's engaging and easy to use. I would recommend taking a peek at it yourself!
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My tester is a tad too serious (keepin' it real) and he found the videos a bit goofy. I'm sure many kids this age would LOVE them - I thought they were hilarious and CLEVER! 
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