Lucas Cruz is a creative 7th-grade Homeschool student who is skilled at drawing and creating cardboard comics, reported his ES, Ashley Hughes; when Lucas has a history lesson or a read-aloud, he recreates it in comic form. He developed his talent by watching instructional YouTube videos and has since added to what he learned by creating his own patterns and designs with a focus on superheroes.
His room is covered by his projects, Ms. Hughes noted, but his mother doesn’t mind the mess as she loves his artistic expressions and the math, geometric, and engineering skills they entail. Both Lucas and his mother enjoy the flexibility of time and creative learning that homeschooling provides, and his mother especially likes that he is able to dive into the passions in which he delights.