According to one recent article, three states are now considering legislation that will allow 16 year olds to enter college to continue on with their education simply because the current offerings at their local high schools no longer meet the needs of so many. There is also the explosion of early entrance college programs awarding admission to youth who have exhausted K-12 options at earlier than expected ages.

So what can other parents do to ensure that their children won’t be left behind? Well in the previous article “You can Teach Your Child Accelerated Learning – Part 1″, we’ve identified some valuable pointers parents can use to assist or even accelerate their child’s learning experience. However for the benefit of review, the first policy is to demonstrate respect for the child. Others include setting a positive tone for the learning experience; introducing advance concepts that expand upon the material under study and a few other suggestions. These are all effective ways to promote academic achievement in the home.

Many parents however, tend to shy away from taking such an active role because of a lack of confidence in their ability to work with their child or the absence of time. Fortunately, there are full-proof resources available to address these challenges. One of course is the use of multimedia. The use of an educational DVD not only interjects another expert on the topic but tends to offer new perspectives and approaches that may connect with your child in ways never imagined. In my family, there is a line taken from one educational DVD series that my son and I still toss around jokingly several years after he had studied its content.

Computer software programs are another excellent means to assist your child with new concepts and reinforce old ones. Currently there exists extremely sophisticated software programs designed to break down subject material once thought to be intimidating to the average student. Take for instance a virtual dissection software program. It enables the student to virtually dissect animals without the burden of handling an actual specimen. The graphics and interactive tools are highly developed giving the sense of an actual real life dissection. There are other tech savvy programs available in mathematics and other subjects. A parent’s and student’s imagination combined with the use of good software programs will most certainly enrich the child’s learning experience and cover material that may very well be reserved for upper grade levels.

Obtaining educational resources from the local library, a teacher resource store or from the internet takes planning yes, but it doesn’t have to require a great deal of your time. In fact, teaching methods of certain educational concepts can require minimal effort if done effectively.

Ultimately, you as the parent will have to decide the level of importance of your child’s education and commit to whatever effort is required.