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					<description><![CDATA[&lt;div style=&quot;color:#1A1A1B&quot; class=&quot;_292iotee39Lmt0MkQZ2hPV RichTextJSON-root&quot;&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM&quot;&gt;Khan Academy is great - I&#039;m using it to relearn algebra and geometry as an adult.  Check out &lt;a href=&quot;/r/khanacademy/&quot; class=&quot;_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener nofollow ugc&quot;&gt;r/khanacademy&lt;/a&gt; on Reddit, too.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM&quot;&gt;I&#039;ve also found some great free lessons on Youtube.  Like, for middle-grade math, try &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC28MYq5TxXKT4qDYg6aMQiA&quot; class=&quot;_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener nofollow ugc&quot;&gt;Yaymath&lt;/a&gt;. His lessons are fun, easy to understand, and not boring.  &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBuMwlP7kHkNxdPAqtFSJTw&quot; class=&quot;_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener nofollow ugc&quot;&gt;Mathantics&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtBtcQJ8_jsrjPzb8i1tOsA&quot; class=&quot;_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener nofollow ugc&quot;&gt;MashupMath&lt;/a&gt; are also good for basic math review.  All have humor pitched to middle-school kids, which can be a little weird as an adult, but sometimes I still prefer them to Khan. The last 2 feature helpful graphics and animations.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM&quot;&gt;I also really like Fort Bend Tutoring on Youtube, especially for Algebra word problems. He has a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgdRmCGbsTA&#038;list=PL3Ip1JQi4mmLcLFyh841dsq4-fv9p_M_I&quot; class=&quot;_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener nofollow ugc&quot;&gt;Basic Math&lt;/a&gt; playlist that might be a good place to start. He explains everything really clearly and he has a really calming vibe. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/user/TheIntegralCALC/featured&quot; class=&quot;_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener nofollow ugc&quot;&gt;Krista King&lt;/a&gt; is also great that way and has a pre-algebra playlist.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM&quot;&gt;Sometimes I type the Khan lesson title into Youtube  and see if one of my favorites has a video on it, then watch that for the lesson instead of the Khan video, just because I like their teaching styles better. The Khan guy can be a little boring. Or I watch both. Then I do the problems on Khan for practice.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM&quot;&gt;I&#039;ve had some test anxiety in the past, although luckily not as bad as you. One thing I have noticed with Khan Academy is that I don&#039;t get as anxious when it&#039;s the computer scoring my work - I guess because I know that it won&#039;t think of me as stupid.  Maybe learning online will help your test anxiety, too.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM&quot;&gt;Just this week I signed up for &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ixl.com/&quot; class=&quot;_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener nofollow ugc&quot;&gt;IXL.com&lt;/a&gt; to get more math practice problems. You can actually work on the entire K-12 curriculum here online.  I don&#039;t know if you can afford it - it&#039;s $10-$15/month, depending on how many topics you study, and they have cheaper yearly plans.  But you can also do a small number of free problems on their site each day and look at their outlines for a really good idea of what you need to study.  And you could see if your local library has textbooks you can borrow, and work on the problems they have solutions for in the back of the book. You can also get free worksheets with answers here; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kutasoftware.com/free.html&quot; class=&quot;_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener nofollow ugc&quot;&gt;https://www.kutasoftware.com/free.html&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM&quot;&gt;Also, see this post; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/bibliographies/comments/36ltzk/math_basic_algebra/&quot; class=&quot;_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener nofollow ugc&quot;&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/bibliographies/comments/36ltzk/math_basic_algebra/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM&quot;&gt;I know what you mean about motivation - that&#039;s really the hardest thing when you are learning on your own.  I think your idea to do 2 hours a day is great.  (And break that down into 15-20 minute chunks, with 5-10 minute breaks between them to move around/exercise/listen to some music.) Do you think it would help if you joined a GED program? If you call 211 they can help you find a local GED program. Maybe you can even find one that you can do online. Also, check out &lt;a href=&quot;/r/GED/&quot; class=&quot;_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener nofollow ugc&quot;&gt;r/GED&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;/r/GEDPrep/&quot; class=&quot;_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener nofollow ugc&quot;&gt;r/GEDPrep&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM&quot;&gt;One thing I like to do for inspiration is watch or read short videos that inspire me to learn more, even if they don&#039;t teach me a specific skill I need to cover. Here are some of my favorites;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;_33MEMislY0GAlB78wL1_CR&quot;&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;_3gqTEjt4x9UIIpWiro7YXz&quot;&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM&quot;&gt;Math : &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/ahXIMUkSXX0&quot; class=&quot;_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener nofollow ugc&quot;&gt;https://youtu.be/ahXIMUkSXX0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;_3gqTEjt4x9UIIpWiro7YXz&quot;&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM&quot;&gt;Science : &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/BickMFHAZR0&quot; class=&quot;_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener nofollow ugc&quot;&gt;https://youtu.be/BickMFHAZR0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;_3gqTEjt4x9UIIpWiro7YXz&quot;&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM&quot;&gt;Tech: &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/t4thhWiWnqI&quot; class=&quot;_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener nofollow ugc&quot;&gt;https://youtu.be/t4thhWiWnqI&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM&quot;&gt;Also see SciShow, Minute Earth, Crash Course, Periodic Videos, TED-Ed, Simple History, It&#039;s Okay To Be Smart, and Tom Scott for more inspiring YT videos.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM&quot;&gt;Good luck to you!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM&quot;&gt;P.S.  Maybe try the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.grammarly.com/&quot; class=&quot;_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener nofollow ugc&quot;&gt;Grammarly&lt;/a&gt; browser extension for English help?  &quot;Grammarly isn’t just a safety net. You’ll get detailed explanations for all your mistakes and weekly progress reports to keep you on the ball.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;]]></description>
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<p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Khan Academy is great &#8211; I&#8217;m using it to relearn algebra and geometry as an adult.  Check out <a href="/r/khanacademy/" class="_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">r/khanacademy</a> on Reddit, too.</p>
<p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">I&#8217;ve also found some great free lessons on Youtube.  Like, for middle-grade math, try <span class="wbcr-clearfy-pseudo-link" data-uri="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC28MYq5TxXKT4qDYg6aMQiA"> Yaymath</span>. His lessons are fun, easy to understand, and not boring.  <span class="wbcr-clearfy-pseudo-link" data-uri="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBuMwlP7kHkNxdPAqtFSJTw"> Mathantics</span> and <span class="wbcr-clearfy-pseudo-link" data-uri="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtBtcQJ8_jsrjPzb8i1tOsA"> MashupMath</span> are also good for basic math review.  All have humor pitched to middle-school kids, which can be a little weird as an adult, but sometimes I still prefer them to Khan. The last 2 feature helpful graphics and animations.</p>
<p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">I also really like Fort Bend Tutoring on Youtube, especially for Algebra word problems. He has a <span class="wbcr-clearfy-pseudo-link" data-uri="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgdRmCGbsTA&amp;list=PL3Ip1JQi4mmLcLFyh841dsq4-fv9p_M_I"> Basic Math</span> playlist that might be a good place to start. He explains everything really clearly and he has a really calming vibe. <span class="wbcr-clearfy-pseudo-link" data-uri="https://www.youtube.com/user/TheIntegralCALC/featured"> Krista King</span> is also great that way and has a pre-algebra playlist.</p>
<p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Sometimes I type the Khan lesson title into Youtube  and see if one of my favorites has a video on it, then watch that for the lesson instead of the Khan video, just because I like their teaching styles better. The Khan guy can be a little boring. Or I watch both. Then I do the problems on Khan for practice.</p>
<p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">I&#8217;ve had some test anxiety in the past, although luckily not as bad as you. One thing I have noticed with Khan Academy is that I don&#8217;t get as anxious when it&#8217;s the computer scoring my work &#8211; I guess because I know that it won&#8217;t think of me as stupid.  Maybe learning online will help your test anxiety, too.</p>
<p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Just this week I signed up for <span class="wbcr-clearfy-pseudo-link" data-uri="https://www.ixl.com/"> IXL.com</span> to get more math practice problems. You can actually work on the entire K-12 curriculum here online.  I don&#8217;t know if you can afford it &#8211; it&#8217;s $10-$15/month, depending on how many topics you study, and they have cheaper yearly plans.  But you can also do a small number of free problems on their site each day and look at their outlines for a really good idea of what you need to study.  And you could see if your local library has textbooks you can borrow, and work on the problems they have solutions for in the back of the book. You can also get free worksheets with answers here; <span class="wbcr-clearfy-pseudo-link" data-uri="https://www.kutasoftware.com/free.html"> https://www.kutasoftware.com/free.html</span> .</p>
<p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Also, see this post; <span class="wbcr-clearfy-pseudo-link" data-uri="https://www.reddit.com/r/bibliographies/comments/36ltzk/math_basic_algebra/"> https://www.reddit.com/r/bibliographies/comments/36ltzk/math_basic_algebra/</span></p>
<p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">I know what you mean about motivation &#8211; that&#8217;s really the hardest thing when you are learning on your own.  I think your idea to do 2 hours a day is great.  (And break that down into 15-20 minute chunks, with 5-10 minute breaks between them to move around/exercise/listen to some music.) Do you think it would help if you joined a GED program? If you call 211 they can help you find a local GED program. Maybe you can even find one that you can do online. Also, check out <a href="/r/GED/" class="_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">r/GED</a> and <a href="/r/GEDPrep/" class="_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">r/GEDPrep</a>.</p>
<p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">One thing I like to do for inspiration is watch or read short videos that inspire me to learn more, even if they don&#8217;t teach me a specific skill I need to cover. Here are some of my favorites;</p>
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<p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Math : <span class="wbcr-clearfy-pseudo-link" data-uri="https://youtu.be/ahXIMUkSXX0"> https://youtu.be/ahXIMUkSXX0</span></p>
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<p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Science : <span class="wbcr-clearfy-pseudo-link" data-uri="https://youtu.be/BickMFHAZR0"> https://youtu.be/BickMFHAZR0</span></p>
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<p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Tech: <span class="wbcr-clearfy-pseudo-link" data-uri="https://youtu.be/t4thhWiWnqI"> https://youtu.be/t4thhWiWnqI</span></p>
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<p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Also see SciShow, Minute Earth, Crash Course, Periodic Videos, TED-Ed, Simple History, It&#8217;s Okay To Be Smart, and Tom Scott for more inspiring YT videos.</p>
<p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Good luck to you!</p>
<p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">P.S.  Maybe try the <span class="wbcr-clearfy-pseudo-link" data-uri="https://www.grammarly.com/"> Grammarly</span> browser extension for English help?  &#8220;Grammarly isn’t just a safety net. You’ll get detailed explanations for all your mistakes and weekly progress reports to keep you on the ball.&#8221;</p>
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		By: williAm		</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2022 19:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I would do a bit of spelling and reading before grammar. Work through these online spelling lessons. If there is a lot you don&#039;t know, do the phonics lessons afterwards.

http://www.thephonicspage.org/On%20Spelling/spellinglessonsl.html

Then, read some real books, whatever interests you, plus some science and history, then you will be better able to tackle grammar. I would ask in r/languagelearning for some good grammar resources.

A good selection of readings in book form is &quot;High School Subjects Self Taught&quot; by Lewis Copeland, you can get one right now for $7.93 from Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/High-School-Subjects-Self-Taught-Enlarged/dp/0894340956/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1519773335&#038;sr=8-3&#038;keywords=high+school+self+taught&#038;dpID=4183RTMPPeL&#038;preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&#038;dpSrc=srch

Good Luck!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would do a bit of spelling and reading before grammar. Work through these online spelling lessons. If there is a lot you don&#8217;t know, do the phonics lessons afterwards.</p>
<p><span class="wbcr-clearfy-pseudo-link" data-uri="http://www.thephonicspage.org/On%20Spelling/spellinglessonsl.html"> http://www.thephonicspage.org/On%20Spelling/spellinglessonsl.html</span></p>
<p>Then, read some real books, whatever interests you, plus some science and history, then you will be better able to tackle grammar. I would ask in r/languagelearning for some good grammar resources.</p>
<p>A good selection of readings in book form is &#8220;High School Subjects Self Taught&#8221; by Lewis Copeland, you can get one right now for $7.93 from Amazon:</p>
<p><span class="wbcr-clearfy-pseudo-link" data-uri="https://www.amazon.com/High-School-Subjects-Self-Taught-Enlarged/dp/0894340956/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1519773335&#038;sr=8-3&#038;keywords=high+school+self+taught&#038;dpID=4183RTMPPeL&#038;preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&#038;dpSrc=srch"> https://www.amazon.com/High-School-Subjects-Self-Taught-Enlarged/dp/0894340956/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1519773335&#038;sr=8-3&#038;keywords=high+school+self+taught&#038;dpID=4183RTMPPeL&#038;preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&#038;dpSrc=srch</span></p>
<p>Good Luck!</p>
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		By: RefrainsFromPartakin		</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2022 19:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Khanacademy.org gives grade by grade math and other subjects that would be relevant.]]></description>
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