Study skills are important for all students, especially as they get older and are dealing with high school and college courses. One thing I have learned from my two oldest kids is that while some children are good at organizing and studying others need to be taught the skill explicitly! So when I had the chance to review the Victus Study Skills System for my fourteen year old son I figured it was excellent timing. My son is in 9th grade, so classes are getting harder and this is perfect time to establish good skills that will carry him through more difficult course work.
The Program
I received the Student Workbook and Teacher Edition to review. This course is designed for children in grades 5-12, and the Student Workbook retails for $20, while the Teacher’s Edition costs $40. The program is designed around three foundational cornerstones, which are designed around three questions that the student needs to answer: