There are many benefits to homeschooling children: as costs of private schools continue to climb, homeschooling is a more affordable option; homeschooling allows more educational flexibility and can be scheduled conveniently around other family activities; and the curriculum and learning environment can be tailored to suit your child's individual needs.
When you decide to homeschool your child, you must have a clear curriculum, plan and goals. Homeschooling allows you a great deal of flexibility, in that you can teach a child something in many different ways, and teach many different things for a given subject. However, this very flexibility can also be your downfall if not handled properly, as you run the risk of providing an inconsistent and sub par education that leaves your child lagging behind his or her peers.
Setting a clear educational plan means you have a better chance for effective homeschooling. To set your plans and goals, it is a good idea to first take a look at your child's standard curriculum for his grade in a public or private school. See what the standard expectations are for a given subject level, then set your targets, timeline and curriculum for your child. Once you have decided what your child is going to learn, you can allow for some flexibility in how your child will learn best.
Homeschooling also requires discipline, as it can be difficult drawing a distinction between home and schooling at home. There are plenty of distractions in any household and when you get busy you may be tempted to try and multitask, that is, to educate your child and also do some other chores at home. Parents may even be tempted to give an assignment to their child and then leave to complete some other activities. By doing so, you are sending a negative message that his schooling is not a high priority for you, and this will seriously undermine the child's attitude towards his own education. So make sure to do household duties "after-school" hours and when "school is in," you and your child are both focusing 100 percent on learning. This will communicate to your child that education is important and top priority.
Homeschooling not only allows you to tailor education to your child's individual needs, something that is lacking in both the private and public school systems; it also allows you and your child to learn together, thus helping to create a valuable learning experience, and also to strengthen family bonds.
Frequently Asked Questions
QUESTION:
What is the transition from home school to public school like?
I'm writing a story, and one of my characters has been home schooled all her life and, due to her mother's career change, has to start public high school as a freshman. Does the curriculum differ? How does one adapt to the social structure of public school? Do home schooled kids ever feel "sheltered" compared to their public school counterparts? I would appreciate help from anyone who has gone through a similar transition.
ANSWER:
I have recently made friends with a homeschooling family, and also judged a debate competition for homeschoolers and got to know some of the kids. Here is what they told me about dealing with the large groups necessitated by the competition (which is similar to school) and how they felt socially in other circumstances when with non-homeschooled kids.
One girl told me that it was startling to have to deal with lines (e.g. for food at lunchtime). She wasn't used to being in such a large group that they were treated as a group, not as individuals. I found all of them to be quite social and socially adept. I asked about how they felt when dealing with public school kids. Several commented to me that they found it strange that public school kids based so much on chronological age, eschewing contact with kids even a year or two different: most of them came from large families and, even those who didn't, were just as comfortable talking to adults and children far older or younger as they were with those of the same age. When pressed, they confessed that they found public school students to be rather rude and judgemental: they had, for the most part, been raised such that they were not permitted to exclude people (something schools claim to do, but don't really follow through on) and were never permitted to say rude or unkind things to others, even when others are rude to them (which, apparently, is quite often as being from a large family and being homeschooled is often ridiculed).
The ones I spoke to did feel that they were quite unknowledgeable about pop culture (not being permitted much TV or pop music), but they didn't see it as being sheltered. They knew they were missing it, but they viewed it more along the lines of the way I would view someone with a bizarre hobby, i.e. "Why do they spend all of their time doing that?" rather than "Boy, I wish I could do that" or "It's not fair that I can't do that". On the other hand, they were much more knowledgable than their public school counterparts when it comes to academic subjects. Even the ones where their levels were similar, the subject matter was quite different: they focused on different parts of history, they may have done math and/or science in a non-traditional order...they would have a hard time if suddenly switching to a public school (in a similar way that someone who moves from one state to another and has to attend a new school system would have a difficult time).
QUESTION:
How can I be home schooled for only one quarter of the school year, then start up again?
I am in tenth grade. I recently broke my foot and have been on crutches for eight weeks. Being on crutches it is difficult to get around school. If I re-brake my foot, I'm going to be home-schooled. Can I be home-schooled for only a quarter? Also, how do I get started?
ANSWER:
It depends on your school, but it shouldn't be a problem. They would be more inclined to allow this if you found a certified teacher to school you at home. A lot of retired teachers do this for extra cash. This is pretty common. Two kids at my school did it last year, one of them when they had mono and the other when they had pneumonia. Have your parents meet with your principal and work out the details.
QUESTION:
How do I start home-schooling in high school?
Is it possible to start home-schooling now, when I am in high school? If so, how can I learn more about it? And also, does being home-schooled hinder my chances of being accepted to a good university?
ANSWER:
You can definitely start homeschooling in high school, many kids do. There is a great book on the subject, Homeschooling the Teen Years by Cafi Cohen. It can be found here: http://www.amazon.com/Homeschooling-Complete-Successfully-Year-Old-Learning/dp/0761520937/ref=sr_1_2/102-3631082-0686509?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1188844705&sr=8-2
(It's also most likely at your public library.)
Here is a site that will tell you exactly what you need to do to homeschool in your state, as every state has different rules and laws: http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/default.asp
Homeschooling does not in any way hinder your chances of being accepted to a good university, unless you just plain don't choose to do the work. Actually, it can help your chances...pretty much all universities (including Ivy League schools) accept homeschoolers without a problem, and many actively court them (read: scholarship/grant money) because they have shown, on average, that they are more socially mature and academically ready for the rigors of college.
I would suggest to get a copy of the catalogs from your prospective colleges to find out exactly what documentation you'll need to provide, they all have their own regulations.
In homeschooling, you can take AP classes, concurrent enrollment, and be involved in whatever extracurricular activities you like. Many areas have things like homeschool bands, sports, etc., and because you have the ability to structure your own time, you can also take on an internship and/or develop your own studies to prepare yourself for your future goals.
Hope that helps!
QUESTION:
How can home-schooling parents start a real school?
My Mom is trying to find out how to start a school so she can paid money for home-schooling my sister and I. How do you do that? Does anybody know? She's been looking online but can't figure anything out. Help?
Somehow scholarship pays for it. She heard about it.
ANSWER:
Just because she starts a "school" doesn't mean she'll receive money to teach you and your sister. The only way to receive money like that is to work at a public or private school.
In most states, homeschools *are* considered schools - private schools. But no one is going to give her money because she teaches both of you.
Is she thinking of teaching *other* HS'ed children? That is called tutoring or a private school. It would not be homeschooling, as the students wouldn't be taught/overseen by their parents in their own home.
You and your sister can attend a public online virtual school. In that case, the government will pay for your curriculum just like it would any other public school. In that way, your mom is "paid" since she wouldn't have to spend the money on your curriculum. You'd have public school teachers overseeing your work, and your mom would act as a mentor over your daily work.
There are homeschooling education cooperatives. In them, HS'ing parents come together to teach classes, or hire professional teachers (in our co-op most parents are "retired" teachers who decided to HS). It is a sort of "school" as you'd have different classes and instructors. If your mom taught a class at one, she may be paid a small stipend.
If you give us more info, we can help better. Info like are you currently being HS'ed, who does your mom want to teach, why does she think anyone will give her money to teach her own daughters, etc.
QUESTION:
How do I convince my parents to home school?
I'm 5th grade and I want to be home schooled. I want to be home schooled because I'm already doing high school work, so I get bored in school and I want to graduate early, probably when I'm 13. Anyway, I've done a ton of research, made a power point, and made a portfolio about home school. I've never asked my parents, so how can I sure them my research, I don't want to talk unless they bring it up.
ANSWER:
Just go ahead and do it. Don't be afraid, the worst thing that is going to happen is that they may say no. One thing to include if you haven't, is that most colleges, including community colleges won't allow a 13 year old to take classes, regardless of if their parents have said they have graduated. What is it that you want to do, and where do you want to go to college, will they allow you to enroll? Find all that out *before* you go to your parents. I personally wouldn't want my 13 year old to attend college courses. Regardless of how mature my child felt he was, he still would be about six years younger than the other students. The quality of their social interactions would be questionable, and I remember my freshman year at university. Those aren't experiences I think are good for young teens.
QUESTION:
How is home schooling compared to public school?
Im a freshman in high school and i am considering being home schooled. I have very low grades and i think it might help me if i am able to move at a slower pace. Can any one tell me there opinions on transitioning from regular school, to home school?
ANSWER:
Both of the above answers are actually speaking of a type of public schools called virtual charter schools. Neither one is homeschooling.
The general consensus is that you need to deschool for awhile instead of going straight into homeschooling.
Just take it slow, research the different methods and find what works for you.
A to Z is a good place to start: http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/
You can search yahoo groups to find other homeshoolers in your area.
QUESTION:
How do I become home schooled midterm in the state of Alabama as a junior in high school?
Hello. I am a sixteen year old junior in high school. I have made the decision, with approval from my parents, to become home schooled.
I've been researching hours and hours for the past few days and have found some interesting facts.
But can someone tell me what the first step is?
Do I order the curriculum first? Or arrange a conference with my high school principal? Help.
ANSWER:
If you are going to homeschool privately-look up your state laws at http://www.hslda.org
If you are going through an online free homeschool program, contact them and get the admissions process started. Try kaplan, K12 and Connections Academy.
http://takecontrolofyoureducation.blogspot.com/
Best of Luck!
Jana
http://www.purehomeschooling.com/
QUESTION:
What does it take to home school children & how much does it cost?
What does it take to home school your kids & how much does it cost? I just need a ball park figure of cost. I would like to home school my son. I would rather he not attend public school anymore (It is a long story that I dont' want to get into right now). Yes, I now I am not using proper language, spelling, or punctuation right now, but I am upset and crying while I am typing this.
Thank you ahead of time.
I live in Ohio.
ANSWER:
What it takes is the desire to do so and the commitment to do whatever it takes to give your son the education he deserves. It sounds like you have both of these, so you're good there
How much it costs depends on a lot of things - the age of the child, any special needs, and the approach you want to take. You can spend less than 0 per year, or you could spend ,000+. It also depends on your budget and on what you are willing to pull together.
To give you an idea...I homeschool my highly gifted & dyslexic 10yo for around 0 per year, not counting activities like sports and lessons. (We do these as his interest appears and as our budget allows; when necessary, he earns the money and pays for it himself.) For some of his classes, we co op with friends and split the cost; for others, I find great deals on the curriculum.
The few things that we spend money on include:
-a subscription to http://www.cosmeo.com/ - it can be paid monthly or annual, completely worth it at per year. We use it daily for a number of different subjects.
-late fees at the library (oops!) Even if I had to make a quarterly donation, the money would be well spent. Well over half of our curriculum comes from the library. I would say this amount to around per year, but hey - my son loves to read
-math curriculum - for pre-algebra and above, we went with VideoText. I get them used (great condition) at discount, so we probably spent 0 for the 6 module set. Even if we paid full price, it would be worth it.
-writing program - IEW. This was a one-time investment of 0, which will carry us from grades 3-12. Again, very flexible and completely worth it.
-science curriculum - my son is a total math and science nut, and I found curriculum at http://www.vegsource.com/homeschool/ swap boards. You can find great deals there on whatever you need. (Just research what you want to use first, then look for it on the swap board.) I found 3 full years of 7th-9th grade science for less than the retail cost of the 7th grade science textbook by itself.
Everything else, I trade for, borrow, or put together myself. I would suggest getting in touch with a homeschool group in your area; the moms there will answer your questions and let you look through various curriculum choices.
Question - what state do you live in? A few states will require you to register either before or shortly after pulling your son, and will require you to list your curriculum for the year. If you live in one of these states, you'll need to pick a curriculum before pulling him. Otherwise, you can go ahead and pull him, give him some time to transition, and use that time to get things figured out. There is no need to pull him on Tuesday and start school on Wednesday - you are allowed to take as much breathing room as you need.
Hope that helps - let us know if you have any more questions. Also, let us know what state you live in and we'll give you links to the laws that apply to you.
QUESTION:
How do i convince my dad to home school me?
Okay im 14 and in 9th grade. the problem is i don't really like it. its to much for me i think and i want to be home schooled. high school is a bit intimidating and also i want to learn more but at home. my dad doesn't think home schooling is a good idea. even though i think it is. i know many people who are home schooled and love it more then regular school. ive looked up many things about home schooling . but my dad just wont agree please help.
ANSWER:
I currently home school online. I am 15 and in 10th grade! Depending on what state you live in they probably have an online school in your state. You can go into the school place and meet you teachers still and stuff. The school I attend is bluesky charter school. Good luck!!
QUESTION:
How can I start my home school year late?
I home school 3 children in kindergarten to high school. Due to stressful circumstances, we were not able to start our school year until now, I am freaking out because I don't know how to catch them up, We are required 180 days, and school here started mid august. Does anyone have any suggestions or been in this same situation? PLEASE HELP!! Thank you.
ANSWER:
Calm down, you're fine.
School half days on Saturday, but make it fun, go longer in the summer and take a shorter winter break. Send the kids to educational day camps for spring break and you'll be fine. If that is not enough, tack an extra hour to 3 out of 5 instructional days, and you'll get to add an extra day to each working week. Also, document anything educational that your kids did while your family was unable to get organized. Think like an unschooler.
We had a similar issue at our house this year, as serious life issues kept us busy through most of August and some of September.
QUESTION:
How do I get a home schooled child back into the public school system?
My step-son has been home schooled by his mother but now will be coming to live with us. How do I go about getting him ready for public school and back into "mainstream" public school?
ANSWER:
just go talk to the principal of your local school. it is easy.
QUESTION:
How do I put home school teaching on my resume?
I am a certified teacher who is currently home schooling my children. I know this is not giving me actual classroom experience, but I am getting experience teaching 4th and 6th grade curriculum. I am also continuously doing my own professional development online. In my state, if you home school your children, you are legally considered an employee of the home school program you go through (Home Life Academy, Gateway, etc). I'm trying to figure out how to put this on my resume. Any advice?
ANSWER:
Home school teacher
from (insert starting year here- present)
QUESTION:
How do you choose the best home-school program?
I am thinking about home-schooling my children, ages 7 and 11, and I know there are different curriculum's for homeschool. I don't know where to go to find out about homeschooling resources or how to compare the different programs. In addition, what resources are available to home-school parents? How can you suplement the social aspects, art, PE, and other programs offered in school. I would like to find the program that is right for my children and encorporate all of the additional activities to create a well rounded education for them.
ANSWER:
The first thing you need to do is figure out what your kids' learning styles are. For example, you might have a visual-tactile learner, who needs lots of hands-on work. The other child might be an auditory learner who needs to hear the information.
You do not need to buy a packaged curriculum for your kids, although many people do. The advantage of such curriculums is that they do the work for you - in a sense. Everything you need - if you like the curriculum - arrives in boxes at your home. The disadvantages are that they are expensive and might night fit your child's learning sytle or the subject matter you wish your child to learn. Here is a site with many reviews of such materials: http://www.homeschoolreviews.com/
Socialization is easy. There is a big, wide, wonderful world out there. If you let your children find their own interests, you will be able to provide many, many opportunities for socialization. Clubs, teams, volunteer work, and homeschool park days (google your town and the words "park day) to find the one closest to you. Your kids can also keep any friends they have from school. It's not an either/or situation.
For PE, you again follow your kids interests - soccer, martial arts, other team sports, swimming, bike riding, ballet, hiking, etc, are all wonderful ways to stay physically fit. For example, my child does martial arts, horseback riding, and plays a mean game of soccer on park day.
Art - museums, concerts, videos and my favorite - the library.
Remember - this is real life, not the artificial "life" offered by schools. Anything is possible.
Enjoy!
QUESTION:
How do I get back into public school from being home schooled?
I left high school to get home schooled at the end of my sophomore year in high school. And the rest of my junior year. And I want to go back to public school to get my high school diploma. Plus I would like to be around a familiar environment. What kind of requirements are there on Florida? If possible i would like a detailed answer.
ANSWER:
Your parents will have to contact your school district to obtain the information, and the documents required upon attending the public school system again.
QUESTION:
How come home school is way eaiser to get to college than Public school?
I've been in public school for 7 yrs and I started home school a few months ago & I would just like to get others opinions on this question. Thnx
ANSWER:
It isn't necessarily easier to get into college for a home schooled student. Colleges are looking for stand out students regardless of how they were schooled, be it home school, private school or public school. They are looking for grades, test scores and extracurricular activities. Colleges actively recruit home schooled students. They also actively recruit outstanding public and private schooled students. Colleges set booths at home school conventions. They do at gatherings of schooled students as well. The only overall statistic that I've read is that 60% of home schooled students attend college and 90% of schooled students in honors courses do. I'm certain that less than 60% of high school students attend college, so on average a home schooled student is more likely to attend college. But this comparison isn't complete since not all high school students are in honors courses and not all home schooled students report what they do after finishing high school. The home schooled students who attend college are going to report more often than the ones who don't.
The real statistics to look at are what percent of the entering college freshman class at any given university was home schooled and what percentages of home schooled and schooled applicants are accepted at a university. If the percent of students at a university who were home schooled is higher than the percent of home schooled students to the student population, your chance of attending that college as a home schooled student are excellent. At Columbia University there are 12 home schooled students in a population of 1,000. That is a smaller percentage than the percentage of home schooled students in the US population. Swarthmore college states that it accepted 1 in 4 home schooled applicants, the same ratio as schooled students. I found an article in the Harvard University student paper that followed three freshman home schooled students. The article didn't say if they were the only three students, or if any others wouldn't participate.
By looking at this critically I'm not saying home schooled students don't have an excellent chance of getting into college. IAll things being equal, home schooled students who excel stand out But ultimately what really stands out to universities are students who excel, period. Home schooled students excel, but so do other students. There are students from every type of school who are national merrit scholars. Not every schooled student slides by with C's and D's. Those aren't the schooled students who go to college anyway. The idea that all students who attend public school are failures is just as silly as the idea that any student who is home schooled is socially stunted. Neither all or nothing statement is even close to true. You cannot assume that if you're home schooled you'll beat out a schooled student with better test scores, more rigorous coursework or a higher GPA in the entrance game.
Do the best you can and everything being equal, you will have an excellent chance of getting into a university. Universities aren't going to look down on you for home schooling.
Edit: Three thumbs down for doing my own research and comming to a conclusion of my own? In deciding on home school for one of my kids that's what I did. I thought that's what well educated people do. Guess not here.
QUESTION:
How do I convince my parents to home school my younger brother?
He's 11 and he hates school. He earns really good grades but he feels like he's not learning anything because his teachers spend more time trying to get their students to hush up then teaching. So now he wants to be home schooled.
How do I convince my parents to home school their youngest child?
ANSWER:
I don't know that you would be able to convince them, it is a huge commitment! But, I do think your reasons for wanting him home schooled are legitimate, it is why alot of people decide to home school. Things to think about: are one of your parents home to home school him, do they have the money to buy all of the curriculum, do you live in a home school friendly state? It takes alot of work, but is very rewarding.
QUESTION:
Being home schooled is extremely depressing. how to convince my mom to put me in school next semester?
I am sick of being in this depressing environment. How can I convince my mom to enroll me in school? I am super grateful she used to sacrifice her time for me, but now she has a job and I am teaching myself with this stupid program which is full of information I already know. I have problems motivating myself to do my work. I lack the incentive to succeed, since my competitive nature isn't being stimulated. She won't enroll me in any sports and its a rare occasion I leave home without my equally as depressing parents.
ANSWER:
Public school is definatly a smart move. I saw a large amount of people in the Navy that were homeschooled, and it was obvious. The social skills a person misses out on are very significant. It doesn't matter how smart you become if you can't properly socialize with other people. You also miss out on several opportunities for learning and fun that you'll feel a need to catch up on later, and your future friends will probably be too mature to want to do many of them again. Let her know that she is setting you up for being behind the power curve. Good Luck!
QUESTION:
How many hours do you home school your 1st or 2nd grader?
He is 7 and currently in a public school he is reading on a 3rd grade level and he loves math addition subtraction and multiplication!
I want to home school but need more info on other parents day. Is it scheduled?
ANSWER:
My six year old is reading at about a grade 2 level. He schools four days a week from about 9:00-10:30. Sometimes we go a little later but we are rarely as late as 11:00. That's more than enough time to cover all of the subjects. My kids do the same science and social but their L.A. and Math are geared to their age. If you're worried about scheduling, look at this link:
http://www.sonlight.com/
My kids love this program. It's especially great if your family loves literature.
After the "schooling" is done, we usually spend the afternoon outside or on outings. This week, we've gone on a hike, visited a senior's home (we do that monthly, with a group of homeschoolers), and gone swimming at a hotel with a water slide. Tomorrow or Friday, we're going to go to the woods to find things for the kids to put in their nature journals. They get to do so much more, and they are leaning so much more as well. I found out yesterday that my four year old can name almost twenty five different local birds! That alone makes it worth it for me.
EDIT: I just wanted to add...the only real negative I've experienced is that my housework sometimes suffers. Many people get their housework done while their kids are away at school. My kids are here with all of their glue and paint and glitter and leaves and pencil shavings and what not. We resolved that by having daily twenty minute tidy ups and mass cleaning on Saturday mornings. Everyone helps.
QUESTION:
Where can my 16 year old home school student take her GED?
In Illinois, a home school is considered a private school, so I may home school anyone. My student is a 16 year old, soon to be an emancipated minor. Illinois does not recognize emancipated minor status educationallly. My student would not be allowed to test for GED here until 2009! Even though she is legally an adult!
Please advise. Are there any states that will test her early?
Also, does anyone know how to get a pell grant with a home school diploma?
ANSWER:
Since you mentioned Pell Grant, I am assuming this student is aiming for college.
I would skip the GED idea all together and focus on preparing solidly for the ACT or SAT test. A GED is not required of a homeschooler. A homeschool diploma, a rigerous course of study, and a good ACT or SAT test score to back up that high school transcript is all that is needed.
A homeschooler does not need a GED to get a Pell Grant. My son is a sophomore in college now with a Pell and scholarship. He did not take a GED test. Since your student will not likely have the financial support of her parents to go to college, she will definitely need to invest her time now to make herself a perfect candidate for a full scholarship. She should pursue a solid and rigerous course of study and make sure that ACT/SAT test score will shine. A Pell has an upper limit of about ,000/yr no matter how much financial need is involved. There are colleges she can go to for less than that, but if she has one in mind that asks more per year in tuition (the average for a private school is ,000/yr), a scholarship will make life so much easier (better than debt or trying to hold down a full-time student schedule while working full-time). Going to a community college for the first two years and then transfering to a four year college may be a good path for this student to look into. Most community colleges are only about 00/yr. Research is needed to be sure of what credits will transfer, but a community college is much less expensive than the first two years at a four year college.
The procedures for getting a Pell Grant are pretty simple. Most colleges will do most of it for you or the student can do it for themselves. To do it independently, an electronic PIN number must be applied for via the web. You can get the link at the Pell Grant Wesite. Be sure the website is the dot gov one. There is a mimic site that is a dot com site. You DO NOT want that one. Once the PIN is received, then the online Pell Grant 'paperwork' process begins. NOTE - keep the PIN number, it will be needed year after year for the process and anything government oriented for the rest of your life done online will use it. LOL. It is also to be kept confidential as you would keep your social security number. It is essentially a digital signature. This student will benefit by waiting until all the emancipation issues have settled for a year. She or he will need tax return information for any employment or money recieved over the tax year preceeding college admission and social security number. The Pell form, even online, is a bit of a hurdle. LOTS of pages, so set aside a good solid hour of quiet.
A word about scholarships, try for the essay ones. Most students will shy away from having to write an essay to get a scholarship so the competition there is less intense. There are some essay-based scholarships that end up not being given away because no one tried for it.
QUESTION:
How do I convince my mom to home school me?
I've looked up so many programs for online school.I've written paragraphs about the benefits. I've weighed the pros and cons. I have a lot of websites written down, but she still thinks she'll have to get involved. I am terrified of public and private schools. So, I want to be home schooled. I think it would be best for me cause I get really anxious when I just think about school. I need answers to convincing her and fast!
ANSWER:
Tell her about all the bad things that can happen in public or private schools. Only tell her the bad stuff though.
QUESTION:
How much does it cost to home-school in Tazewell, Tennessee?
So my daughter is going to be a freshman in high school next year. We live in a town, with a bad high school. So I want to home-school her for her first year, until she can drive to a better school. So how much money will it cost to home-school her?
ANSWER:
Try one of the online high schools. K-12, Connections Academy and Kaplan have free programs in many states. http://takecontrolofyoureducation.blogspot.com/ They often provide a free laptop too.
Best of Luck!
Jana
http://www.homeschooljungle.com
QUESTION:
Is it possible to home school a middle schooler while working full time?
I'm debating home schooling my son after this school year (he's in 5th grade). But I work full time and cannot be a SAHM even though I'd like to. How hard do you think it would it be to home school him and work full time? Thanks!
ANSWER:
I homeschooled my son through middle school while working full time. It was the right thing for him at the time, and it was actually much less stressful than having him in regular school. If he had been in school, I would have spent my evenings helping with homework, trying to keep up with what he was being taught by other people, trying to communicate with teachers either from work or in the evenings, missing work for school conferences, etc.
It was quite a juggling act, but we worked it out. You can hook up with other homeschooling families so your son has people to be with during the day; even get some homeschooling time in with them. You can work with him in the evenings to go over basics and give him some projects or assignments to do the next day.
If your job skills allow, and you can manage it financially, you might be able to work from home, either for an employer or for yourself. Additionally, you may be able to bring your son to work with you now and then.
Home school is not just doing school-type work at home. It can involve project time, field trips, self-directed learning, time at the library, work study, apprenticeships, and more. And, unless your state laws require it, you don't have to do all the teaching yourself. There are many homeschool co-ops where parents take turns doing different things with a group of kids.
For instance, a co-op might be set up where one parent does math projects on Mondays, another one does reading seminars or book clubs on Tuesdays, another does history workshops on Wednesdays, another does art projects on Thursdays, another does science labs on Fridays, and another does cooking and shopping classes on Saturdays. Just as an example. There are lots of ways to do this, and it is very successful to work with kids of different ages.
If homeschooling is the right thing for your child, there are a lot of ways to work it out.
QUESTION:
What is it like to transition from a home school to high school environment?
Hi! I am doing an assignment on home education and would love to hear about your transition from the home schooling environment to a high school environment. In particular, how did your new teachers help you to feel welcome? Thanks!
ANSWER:
I can only speak of my daughter's experience going into 9th grade after home schooling her entire life.
How did the teachers make her feel welcome? Well, in most cases they didn't know she had been previously home schooled her entire life. That is because she had been well-educated at home and was not behind in any subject.
In one case, the teacher would go out of his way to make snide comments on how she didn't know how to do things since she had been home schooled. Like when assigned to hang drama posters, "I guess you know how to hang a poster, since your home school put on so many dramas! Ha Ha Ha." He meant it as a joke, but after a while it got a little old. In fact, she had already starred in 4-H productions, as well as parts in adult community theater. Plus the home school group put on plays at a school campus. Some of the other drama students picked up on his "humor" too. Trying to convince her she didn't know how the "real world worked." Calling her "stupid home schooler." The teacher thought they were hilarious. No, he was not much of a teacher.
She stayed in that school from 9th to half way through 10th. It was a waste of her day. Too much time wasted. Needless assignments and homework. After home schooling from age 4 on, the cookie cutter methods of the classroom just didn't work for her. She wanted to learn more, in a shorter time period. Without cliques, and teen drama. Unfortunately some of those same drama kids are now at the community college she goes to. Oh well... she learned to deal with them before. (She is 2 years younger than they, but in the same class at school. So, who says home schoolers are stupid now? The joke's on them!)
QUESTION:
How to finish a public school at home?
I am home schooled;and I am going to high school next year, and I wanted to know how can I finish a public school at home? I know that I would have to go to school to take state exams and stuff like that, but I wanted to know how do I go about doing that? I am not looking for a online home school, I want to go to a public school but at home, and I would like turn in my work every week or however that works. Please help.
ANSWER:
Hi--the first thing you need to do is find out your state laws. In Michigan, where we live, you can do high school at home (homeschool). We are. There are plenty of websites that give instruction (go to math.com for lessons in Algebra or Geometry).
If you type in your state and homeschool, you will find a group in your state to answer your questions. If that doesn't help, post your state or send it to me and I will look it up for you. You can also go to your state government's website (consider this part of your social studies or civics or political science). Once you are in state government (here it is Michigan.gov) , go to education department and look up homeschool. If all else fails, send Education Dept an email. They work for your parents' tax money and can answer you.
Also, if you plan to go to college, you can look at colleges and see their requirements. All of the ones I've looked at don't say diploma. They say ACT or SAT exam. If you don't plan to go (and plan on other training for a job) you can always take a GED test when you are ready.
Good luck! I hope this helps.We've been homeschooling for 5 years and I taught for 30
KTC
QUESTION:
How do i get the book to home school for a 6th grader.?
I live in a Albuquerque N.M. I have to home school my child becouse he was beatup at school. How he is a afraid to go to that school. His grades are D and F becuse he did not thinking about his school work. So I diecided to home school.
ANSWER:
Good for you.
Go to the website for the laws for your state.
If your state is liberal in the laws, you can create your own curriculum by using the library and online reading and resources.
QUESTION:
How can i drop out of high school and get on home school?
In school there is this school psychologist that is really strict & hard on kids being absent & dropping out of high school. I want to get on an home schooling program because i have severe medical problems and i can't attend school a lot. How can i get my parents to agree with this? How can i drop out and get on home school and get a high school? Please help me!
ANSWER:
You wouldn't be "dropping out", you would simply switch from public school to homeschooling.
First, check out your state laws at www.hslda.com .
I suggest an online school.
You could check to see if www.k12.com or www.connectionsacademy.com is available for you. Those two are free, it's just public school online.
To get your parents to agree you need to do research and present it to them in a mature way. Show them that you are serious about your education and that you think homeschooling is what's best. Maybe show them pros AND cons about it. You can't entirely convince them to homeschool you, after all, they ARE the parents, but you can steer them into choosing it.
I wish you luck!
QUESTION:
How do you obtain credit for home schooling when returning to high school?
I am homeschooling my 16 year old son this year to catch him up because he's very behind. He intends to go back to high school next year. What do I need to do to make sure he gets credit for the classes he takes while at home?
ANSWER:
yes, i agree
QUESTION:
How can I get my parents to home school me?
I would like to be home schooled as my school offers little separation between high scoring kids and low scoring kids. However, my parents say I am too smart for them and say I should be in school. It's driving me insane! I need to be with either higher scoring kids or my parents or I will go crazy! Please tell me how to approach this.
ANSWER:
There is no reason why you can't learn yourself with your parents acting in more of a supervising role to make sure you are getting your work done. Your parents could also enroll you in online school, where you can move at your own pace, and also act in more of a supervising role.
QUESTION:
How do I find information on home schooling for a high school student that isn't gonna break the bank?
My sister-in-law is having trouble with her 16 yr. old daughter and the school she is attending. She wants to finish her schooling from home but does not have alot of money to spend on curriculm and supplies. She is a single mom and just wants to help her daughter to finish school without the interference from the cruelty of her peers at the school.
ANSWER:
She should check first with the school and school district to find out about any alternative programs available. There may be something free that she can do, like online or independent study. Except perhaps for a small registration fee, everything is provided because it runs out of the public schools.
They may even have http://www.k12.com where she lives.
QUESTION:
How would i tell my school i want to be home schooled?
Could any one who wants to be home schooled be home schooled? My school very well is aware that public school is not working out for me.. I have done ALOT of research and got many people point of veiws who have been homeschooled and not homeschooled's oppinions and i know that this is what i want.
ANSWER:
Usually your parents just go to the school and sign the papers to withdraw you from the public school--they shouldn't have to give them the reason.
After that, it depends on the state you live in. In Florida, for example, your parents would send a letter to the school district (not the individual school) giving the student's name, birthdate, and address and tell them that the parents plan to homeschool the student. That would be it to officially be homeschooled. (Then you'd have to keep records of what you learn and such...)
Other states will have other ways of starting. In some states, your parents wouldn't have to notify anyone. In others, they might have to give a description of the curriculum that you'd be using to the school district.
Main point--Find out the laws for the state you live in. Once you know those, you'll know what to do after your parents officially withdraw you from your public school. Searching online for a homeschool support group for your state is a great way to get the detailed information that you'll need.
Good luck.
QUESTION:
How do you go from plublic school to home shcooling your child?
Well my daughter goes to public school but lately she has been missing school do to her asthma she has always had this problem but it never occur to me that maybe we should do home school but How do you start to home school ?I really don't even know where to start
ANSWER:
You have several options.
Homeschooling is regulated differently in each state (I'm assuming you are in the US?). To find your state's laws and regulations and learn more about homeschooling visit
http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com
You might also like the articles at homeedmag.com
Another alternative is public school at home. Your child is enrolled in a public school in your state but learns at home receiving their lessons on the computer. It is free to you if you live in a state that permits 'distance learning'. To find out if your state permits distance learning google 'your state' and 'virtual schools'. This type of school has to meet the same legal requirements as every other public school in your state.
There are also private and religious schools online. They are not paid for by the taxpayer and are subject to very little regulation. Some are excellent private schools, others are get-rich-quick-schemes. If you choose this alternative, do your consumer homework before sending them any money or giving them your credit card.
best wishes to you and your daughter.
QUESTION:
How can I home school my son in english?
We just moved to Costa Rica.My son is suppose to go to 1st grade next year but I want to put him in french school.He speaks only english so far and I want to keep that up.Any good websites that can give me ready lessons for home schooling?
ANSWER:
Calvert School has a great homeschooling program.
Morning Star Academy
QUESTION:
How much would a tutor for home school be?
I live in Canada. I'm debating whether to be home schooled for one year and that's it. How much would a tutor cost? If I am home schooled it will just be for the next grade and then I'll go to public school again next year.
ANSWER:
Most tutors have their own rates per hour.
QUESTION:
What sort of placement test is there for a home school to public school transition?
My school requires you to take an exam before re-entering a public high school from home school, so they can decide where to place you. I am going into the ninth grade, and I was wondering if anyone knew if there was a general set up for these types of tests; if there is, how can I prepare for it? Thanks!
ANSWER:
QUESTION:
How fast can i possibly finish high school through being home schooled?
This year im supposed to be home schooled. I am a sophomore this year, and i was wondering how much faster would i graduate by homeschooling. I would just like to get school over with so i''ll go right through the summers with it also. I guess what im asking is how much faster can i graduate by homeschooling!
ANSWER:
There is a online high school called Virtual Edu. You work at your own pace. So, its completely up to you how fast you will be able to finish high school.
QUESTION:
How do I start a successful home school?
I would like to home school my own children, and invite others to attend as well. What are the requirements for doing this (any special licenses, etc.), and what steps should I take to get the ball rolling? Where do I get the supplies to begin?
Any information would be greatly appreciated!
ANSWER:
Ok well you didn't say if you have a degree in teaching or not so that may be an issue if you are going to have a formal school. If you don't have a degree or teaching experience, and it sounds like you have not yet tried homeschooling your own kids, my advice would be start with your kids and see how that goes first. It isn't easy and it takes a lot of time to keep on top of more than one child and maintain a household. Are you well informed about the different curriculums, do you have a room in your home where you can accomodate a number of children? How are you going to teach different children at different levels with different abilities? What age are you going to start at? How high will your school teach to? How will you handle behavioral problems or children who refuse to do the work? How will you handle it if a child gets sick? How will you handle it if YOU or YOUR child get sick?
There is a lot to consider. And the cost outlay might be very expensive. To me homeschooling is not easily turned into a business. Then it is just your private school that your kids attend. Homeschool is sometimes about having a day off in the middle of the week to go to the Dr or taking an odd couple of days off because Grandma is in town. Or going on field trips. How would you transport everyone?
I wish you luck.
QUESTION:
How do I prepare from going to home school to high school?
My parents seemed really against me going to school, but then I asked about this 1 week attendance thing (Im home schooled btw) and it turns out they don't have that (My dad called for information) And I said I wanted to tour the school (assistant principal invited me) and my mom said I might as well make an appointment with the principal instead. Do you think I'll get to go to school?
ANSWER:
yeah because it should be part of you choice too not just your parents. and dont they want you to have a high school experience and have friends that you will keep for ever. tell them that. and if you really like the school i say it should happen.
QUESTION:
Have you noticed how home school naysayers only want to talk about socialization?
They cannot talk about educating the children because by now everyone knows, even though they are only a small percent, that home schooled students are winning all the spelling and geography bees, and that they are getting into the best colleges and graduating with honors. They also know that public schools do such a poor job of teaching that students fail to learn good study habits they need to do well in college and they are graduating from high school unable to read their diplomas.
By any standard it is obvious that home schooled students are far better educated. Therefore, the naysayers talk about learning social skills because social skills are almost impossible to qualify and measure. It makes you wonder how, when the country was lightly populated and most people lived on farms, how their great great grandparents and men such as Washington, Jefferson, and the other founding fathers ever developed social skills.
ANSWER:
MS.veronica_J makes the argument that sex education is one of the advantages of public schools. Per the "Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance --- United States, 2005" by the Center for Disease Control, Department of Health and Human Services, almost two thirds of 12th grade high schools girls attending public schools have had sexual intercourse and over half are currently sexually active. See Tables 44 & 46, of the reference shown below.
Isn't it wonderful that public schools are teaching students to have sex. No doubt MS.veronica_J would prefer that sex education in public schools was even more effective so that 100 percent of the students were having sex. How dare parents of home schooled students not encourage their school age children to have sex.
Takeashot makes the silly argument that home schooled can’t get math and science. My father is a scientist, physics, Ph.D. I guarantee he can teach those courses far better than public school teachers with the educations degrees they are required to have. He also claims that bees don’t pay the bills. The following proves otherwise:
The geography bee grand prize is a ,000 college scholarship. The runners-up are awarded smaller scholarships and the top 10 geography whizzes take home 0 prizes.
The spelling bee winner hauls home ,000 in cash, a trophy, a ,500 savings bond and a set of Encyclopedia Brittanica reference books. All other contestants get an electronic copy of Merriam Webster’s dictionary and a cash prize that varies depending on when they were eliminated.
QUESTION:
Do you view home school martyr David Koresh as the standard by which all home school parents should be judged?
Do you view now deceased home school leader David Koresh as a martyr for our cause? Is Koresh the "gold-standard" that all other home school parents should be judged by? How common is it for middle-aged parents to marry pre-pubescent girls in their home school group?
ANSWER:
You must be joking. He was hopefully no standard for anyone. I think those poor people were truly
mislead, misinformed about the truth, abused physically, mentally, emotionally and psychologically.
No,there should be NO modeling of that kind of conduct by any mature adult anywhere. It is against the law to engage in those types of marriages with children.
Wake up and read the papers. I hope David is no martyr for any educational cause.
QUESTION:
How I am supposed to get my parents to home school me?
I am currently in public middle school. This was my first year in public school! I have been to 1 private school for a year and was home schooled the rest of my life. I hate public school but my parents say I have to deal with it! I am really great with the work(home schooled or not) but they won't home school me. How I am supposed to get my parents to home school me?
ANSWER:
I agree with your first reply that you need to explain exactly how you feel to them. Then listen with an open ear to why they chose not to continue to homeschool you. I know that is going to be hard to do but the more mature you are in the discussion the better it will help them to see how serious you are. I think a main point is going to be you showing them you will buckle down and do the work. No parent wants to homeschool a child that is unappreciative or lazy in work ethics.
If the reason they quit was money then I would suggest looking into a charter school. These are typically free, include everything you need for the year and often times include a free computer if you need one.
If the reason they quit was their fear of your higher subject matter then suggest that you can try it yourself. If you feel this strongly that you want to homeschool then be willing to read the teacher guides yourself, go online or to the library if necessary to find your own answers. Between a teacher guide and the internet there isn't much that one couldn't learn.
If it was due to attitude or lack of motivation then this is the time for you to correct those issues and prove to them you want this. Start to help out around the house more, be more obedient if necessary. Show them you will be an asset to have home all day. )
If it was due to social issues then I would check into local youth activities, sports, church youth group, homeschool groups, or any other organized group you can find. This might help ease their thoughts on the socialization issue if you have scheduled time with other kids.
I wish you the best of luck in discussing this with your parents!
QUESTION:
How to get involved as a home school student?
How would a home school student make friends, and get involved with things if there isn't a good active home school group in the area?
ANSWER:
You don't need a homeshool group to stay active.
The first question to ask yourself is, "What am I passionate about?"
You have the freedom to decide what you'd like to do with your life and time.
Do you want to work with people/animals? Do you want to travel? Do you want to get involved in the performing or visual arts? Saving the planet? Engineering or software design? Do you want to learn/teach/sell crafts or some other product? Would you like to intern at the company of your dreams? Would you like to become extremely proficient at a physical/mental activity? Do you like competition/cooperation/a combination of these two? Do you want to bring justice to the world? Save the oceans? Spent a year learning in a culture vastly different than your own?
My daughter asked herself these questions and started exploring the answers. Currently, she is a black belt, a Tae Kwon Do instructor, a crochet artist with an online shop, she is writing a novel, and is considering whether to begin a class at our local public access television station.
The world is yours. Jump on in.
Read The Teenage Liberation Handbook to get you going.
All the best.
QUESTION:
How do you home school parents keep things organized?
I am looking for ways to organize our home. Seems that my dinning room has been swallowed up into a mess of bills and school stuff! I need some help! Any ideas?
ANSWER:
If anyone figures it out, let me know, LOL!
I have a dresser stuffed with supplies (math manipulatives, scales, microscope and slides, rocks and minerals, books, paints, flash cards, magnifying glasses, mirrors, blocks, etc.), plus the cabinet and bookshelf of the computer desk...and my dining room is STILL overflowing!
Heard of the Workbox system? A lot of people seem to like it.
QUESTION:
How do i get a Signed Home School Program Certification form and Transcripts?
i was home schooled.i found a really good university and all i need is Signed Home School Program Certification form but im not sure how to get one.can someone help?and what are the requirements to get this?
ANSWER:
If you homeschooled through an online school, correspondence school, or other kind of umbrella school, contact that school and they will send one. If you were just home schooled by your parents then your parents need to create and sign one and send it to the university.
QUESTION:
How do I start my kids with home school?
I was wondering do I have to have some kind of training or certificate to do home school for my children? Would that be a good idea? The reason is because this society is so bad that I don’t even want my kids around other kids because they might teach my kids bad things. So is it a good thing. People with experience only please.
ANSWER:
call the education department
mark k
QUESTION:
How can I find a home school teacher in Oakland?
Me and my friend are in the 12th grade and we do not want to go to school again for personal reasons. So we wanted to look for a teacher to come to my house and home school me and my friend.
ANSWER:
If your school district has a home study program, then that is what you want. It isn't for ill or injured students, that is Home and Health. It isn't Independent Study, that is where you go once a week and meet with a teacher, and pick up your weekly work and turn in the past week's work. Call your district office and see if they offer it. Or, Independent Study might work for you too. If your district doesn't, some neighboring districts might let you in, with a transfer from Oakland. Districts don't like to give them lately, they lose the money when you leave!
Other than that, you would have your parents home school you, or do an online school. But, to have a teacher come to your house means a district program.
QUESTION:
How do I go about finding a registered elementary school teacher to work part time and home school my kids?
I want to home school my two daughters who are going into 2nd and 4th grades and want to hire an elementary school teacher part time to do this. How do I go about finding someone? I have absolutely no idea how to find someone who can come to our home and teach the girls under the California curriculum and who has all their own teaching materials etc. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
ANSWER:
Do you work full time? If you want your girls to be home schooled so that they can learn more than what they're taught at school, then I suggest you teach them yourself. Otherwise, try posting an ad on Craigslist.
QUESTION:
As a home school student should you be cooperative with the plan of education that your parents have for you?
I notice quite a few students (?) making comments and disparaging remarks about their parents and home school. Do you realize how much better you could do for yourself if you made it your goal to excel in your studies? I can't imagine how difficult it must be for your parents to have to deal with your bad attitudes.
Home study is a great blessing -- it can be your best ally for a strong and smart future. Don't waste your time fighting about it --- study and get on with life.
The answers that are pouring in are showing some real progress. Someone asks: "....but how can they offer an entire education? " it seems to assume that 'they' can't offer enough --- it's now time to find out just HOW they do it.--- THAT is my next question so be watching this forum!
ANSWER:
I agree wholeheartedly with this statement. I homeschooled for several years and recently graduated highschool. The first year I homeschooled, I hated it and gave my parents a really hard time about it. I was complaining constantly and as I look back at it now, I can't believe that I acted like that. The summer after my first year of homeschooling, i went to a christian summer camp and God really spoke to me about my attitude and behavior when it came to homeschooling. I decided that from that point on I would control my attitude not the other way around, and guess what, I love all of the rest of my homeschooling years. My motto in life is "it's all about the attitude" this is so true. By the way, on a side note, i am a college freshman now, and for all you people out there that think homeschoolers are socially unprepared and academically behind, you are wrong. I'm doing just fine.
QUESTION:
How to find a home school group in my area?
I live in Henderson, Nevada and am homeschooling my 5 year old daughter, Emily. I have a total of four of them all under the age of six. I want to have Emily in a home school group and other activities so this can encourage socialization. How would I find one in my area?
ANSWER:
Here are 7 that popped up in a search of yahoo groups for Henderson Nevada Homeschool
http://groups.yahoo.com/search?query=Henderson+Nevada+homeschool
You can also try searching for your county instead of city, or the nearest large city.
QUESTION:
How does high school home school work?
Im interested in going to home school for certain resons. Im like on the 2nd quarter of freshman year. How does moddle school work? Do you do all the work on a computer or do they send u worksheets to wok on?
ANSWER:
There are many different ways to homeschool. You can homeschool through a correspondence school where you mail, email, or take online tests and have teachers that grade your work. You can "homeschool" through an online public school, if that is available in your area. You can purchase textbooks through various curriculum providers that come with keys so you or your parents can grade your work. You or your parents can create custom curriculum that fits your needs, interests and strengths. You can unschool. Or, you can do a combination of any of the previously mentioned methods.
Example Correspondence School - http://www.laurelsprings.com/
Example Online Public School - http://www.k12.com
Example Curriculum/Textbook Provider - http://www.mathusee.com
Example Custom Curriculum - http://blog.denschool.com/2011/09/interest-based-learning.html
More About Unschooling - http://www.sandradodd.com/unschooling
QUESTION:
How do i home school my child in michigan?
What are step by step instructions on how i go about home schooling my child. I have no idea on how i do this or anything i just know i want to home school my child. Like do you have to go to the high school that they are attending right now and tell them you wanna home school your kid or what??
ANSWER:
To homeschool a child you just need to become compliant with your state laws. Here is a complete legal analysis for the State of Michigan:
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QUESTION:
Homeschool?
Hello my husband, son and I will be stationed overseas, because husband is in the military.When we first get overseas Im gonna homeschool my son for a year, and I wanted to know do I have to have a progress report for my son when I do put him in public school, or will they just test him to see how much he knows, and decide what grade he belongs in. Wanted to homeschool him online, but its very expensive. But I know that it wont be if I home school him, alot of people told me that he would not need a progress report not unless he was in middle school or high school. My son is only in the first grade. Do you have any advise, or do you know about any free online schools for him, and would I need a progredd report.
Thank you and God Bless
ANSWER:
Every school district/system is different. Some schools will simply place your son in the 2nd grade and other schools will do some type of an assessment process. If you know which school he will be attending for second grade, you might want to find out what they teach their first graders. You could then teach your son these things to assure that he will be at the same knowledge level as the other public school children when he reaches 2nd grade.
Time4Learning is an online home education program that is not very expensive. The cost is a month (even less if you pay quarterly or yearly), and they use the same learning software that public schools throughout the U.S.A. use. The program covers core subjects, i.e., Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. Social studies is available for 2nd graders, but if you request it for your 1st grader, they will allow access. My son enjoyed it when he was in 1st grade.
There is some free online curriculum for a child your son's age. Some links are below:
http://www.starfall.com/ (Reading for Pre-K to 2nd grade)
http://www.letteroftheweek.com/ (Reading and literacy for 2 to 11 year olds)
http://www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org/aunty/index.html (Math challenges for K to 5th grade)
I also own/moderate an online resource list/support group with many links to free/low cost homeschooling resources, i.e., websites, worksheets, etc. Please free free to join and access these links:
If you want to keep records of your son's learning/progress reports, there is a free software program you can use for this. Although our school system would not require it at my son's grade level, I like to keep records/progress reports anyway. The link to Homeschool Tracker is below:
There is always the "public school at home" option of a virtual/cyber school. Find the website for your city's school district and see if they have any programs like this. If they do, you may qualify, and it would be free.
God bless you and your family, and thank you for the sacrifices you are making for our nation as a military family.
QUESTION:
HomeSchool???
I was thinking of getting homeschool, but i don't know how much it cost for a semester, and my other question is could i still go to college after i finish homeschool all the way to 12th grade???
ANSWER:
The cost to homeschool completely depends on what curriculum you use and how many extracurricular activites you do. The library is free and you can find most anything at a good public library. As for college, I personally don't know any homeschool graduates that didn't go to college. And most of those kids got a ton of scolarships because of high test scores and community service-type stuff. I was homeschooled K-12 and am now in my senior year of college. I get most of my college paid for by my music scholarship and a scholarship I qualified for because of my ACT score.
QUESTION:
homeschool?
ok, so i am talking to someone on AIM and he says most church school aren't accredited so i basically get a GED.
by my consuelor said when i complete all the work for homeschool they give me a diploma.
i am trying to get up to the school and talk to them but i can't go after school.
so how do i know if its accredited
cause i want to do homeschool so i can graduate fast and they don't reall accept GED"s much and it limits your choices
also can you start homeschool anytime?
like lets say i wanted ot next weel. could i
ANSWER:
It really does not matter if it is accredited or not. Just like in home school we write our children diplomas and they take that and the test scores for SAT's and ACT's to the college for consideration. Just make sure you have a good transcript and keep your grades high as well as a good score on Sat's and such.
Good Luck
QUESTION:
MY MOM WONT LET ME HOMESCHOOL?!?!?!?
badly wat to home school. I have my reasons so if your just gunna say i shouldn't then go away because i dont need to hear that and i will seriously report you if you say and mean comments or comments about how i shouldn't do it.. And i have alot of friends who i would still text and facebook and hangout with and have sleepovers with even if i home school. I get horrible headaches every day and that's part of the reason... I asked my mom and she said no. However my step dad is coming home tomorrow (he works away) and he may be more open to the idea as my mom see's thing very "straight forward, and only one way and my dad thinks more like me. I could ask to homeschool after the christmas break, cuz then i only have like 5 months till summer and in that time i could try it and see if it works.. What do i do to convince her? Im in grade 8
ANSWER:
QUESTION:
How can a homeschool student qualify for college scholarships?
We successfully homeschool but don't know how to obtain scholarships. We know of traditional students who have obtained scholarships for their ACT scores and musical achievements and basketball achievementments. What are available for homeschool students?
ANSWER:
Home schoolers can qualify with high scores on ACT and/or SAT scores. Also, check within your state for available scholarships, many like Florida have groups that specifically grant scholarships to home schoolers.
Depending on whether or not you live in a home school friendly community, many home educated are allowed to enter into public school sporting activities as well as music and some are able to earn scholarships from those.
Then of course there is the National Merit Scholarship http://www.nationalmerit.org/ and finally, here is a whole slew of choices http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/olderkids/ContestsScholarships.htm
Hope that helps ~
QUESTION:
How does homeschool work in the state of Washington?
Im in high school and thinking about starting homeschool this year. I know theres a bunch of different ways and it all depends on the state/city. Im in Federal Way, WA. Can someone please tell me if you get a booklet to do or is it all up to the parents. I just wana know what method they use here. Thanks
PS. I know I can call and ask but I never get a straight answer from them.
ANSWER:
You just have to get your parents' permission. You will probably have to sign up and talk with a school that you are going to take your standardized testing at. It's good to know the people you will work with.
Good Luck
QUESTION:
How do I homeschool my 6yr old as we travel up the coast of Australia?
We are travelling up the coast of Australia from Sydney in a boat. I need to know the best way to educate my 6yr old, best way to homeschool, over the internet or correspondance?
How do I do it? Can anybody help? Has anybody done it?
ANSWER:
I am going to guess that you have not already been homeschooling. One approach...especially since your child is so young is to unschool and enjoy your surroundings. What a fabulous education just learning about all there is to learn about Australia. I would focus on that and just "live" the whole experience. I have a 5.5 year old and started this year trying to do "school" at home and found us both very frustrated. I talked with lots of HS parents and did lots of research and although I don't like the word "unschool" basically that is what we do. Type in "unschooling" into google and you will find several sites that have lots of info on how to go about it and how it works. Enjoy your trip and don't stress over your childs education when you are going to have the educational experience of a lifetime.
QUESTION:
How to buy a homeschool kids microscope?
Any of you who may have bought microscopes for your homeschool kids, what was the price range you paid, features you looked for and what did you use it for? I was a veterinary pathologist so when I look at one I am looking for way more than my kids need. Thanks for the advice. Oh, any good sites to shop?
ANSWER:
Hi! I live in a college town and have seen a lot of microscopes go through Goodwill for a fraction of the price a new one would cost. Glad you are homeschooling. I really feel it is a way for children to get a superior education. Teach on!
-Spec
QUESTION:
What are the similarities and differences in homeschool verses public school?
I have to write a comparative/contrast essay on homeschool vs. public school. I was just wondering if I could get some imput on the subject. I have a friend who homeschools her children and so I got a statement from her, but of course, she is pro-homeschool. I have several differences. How are they alike?
ANSWER:
they're not much alike.The home school child misses out on so much.
Like socialisation with peers. Learning how social relationships work in the everyday world. Learning to get along with a variety of people - even those you don't like.
Exposure to different teaching and learning styles. Exposure to different personality and behavioural types.
Life in the wider world.
They just miss out on so much.
I can see for some children home school is the only option. But these cases are rare. Home-schooled children are missing out on so many experiences - in my opinion.
QUESTION:
How can I start a homeschool for my 12 year old daughter?
My daughter who is now sitting in 6th grade and is not happy about her school. She complains about her teachers and friends and tells me that she wants to homeschool next year. I'm a single parent and barely making it through financially. Please help. thank you.
ANSWER:
Many single parents home school their children successfully, and it also depends on how motivated your daughter is in doing her work, and working with you; it is going to take the two of you.
Check the laws, and requirements of your state here;
http://www.hslda.org/
You may also see if there is a grandparent, or other relative can help for a few hours a day while you are at work, or you may consider changing up/adjusting your hours, or work from home.
If you are going to wait until next year you may want to check out this web site.
They will send you the books, and materials you need/request for free; they do this for those who cannot afford books, and curriculum's.
http://www.booksamaritan.com/
There is a deadline for requesting the books, so contact them early.
Home schooling can cost little to nothing; there are so many resources available it is mind boggling.
On the end of this post I will give you a long list of web sites that have many free resources, and others require a nominal fee for their services.
You can make up a whole curriculum for less than .00 per year.
We use Christian Liberty Press, you can check them as well; they are just about the least expensive, and are great academically.
http://ebiz.netopia.com/clpress/
Do connect with a local home school group, these families get together for support, field trips and group classes, or coop's.
They may also be able to help you by loaning you some basic books to start with, so you can see what works for your daughter before you both decide what to request from the Samaritan, or buy them.
The library can be a valuable resource as well, if they do not carry a book you would like try the inter-library loan program.
The sky is the limit.
This site does require a .00 yearly fee to have full use of all their printable materials, but it is well worth it.
You can check them out for free, but it is a lot of curriculum in one place.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/
Free computer software; just pay a nominal fee for shipping.
http://www.planetcdrom.com/free-homeschool/
Mr. Donn's history site - unit studies.
http://members.aol.com/donnandlee/
Free Audio Books.
http://www.free-books.org/
On-Line e-mail and communication etiquette.
http://www.onlinenetiquette.com/
http://www.emailreplies.com/
Natural Living, and Environment.
http://www.eartheasy.com/article_enviro_sites_kids.htm
http://www.nrdc.org/reference/kids.asp
http://www.bellaonline.com/subjects/9489.asp
Health and Science.
http://kidshealth.org/kid/
http://www.exploratorium.edu/imaging_station/index.php
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/kitchenscience/
QUESTION:
How do parents afford to homeschool their children?
If a family is not wealthy and living on one income, how do they afford to homeschool their children? Do they get a stipend from the state government per child? If so, does that differ according to state? What about Minnesota, where I live? Is there a website with this information on it?
Thanks!
ANSWER:
In Indiana it was far less expensive to home school that it was when my son was in public school. The book fees and registration fees alone were almost 00.00 per year in our district. My son's curriculum for his last year were only 0.00. Many of the public libraries have the text books used in the public schools. There are also websites where you can print worksheets. If you google home schooling you will find a lot of information.
QUESTION:
How do I homeschool my child without going into debt because of unemployment?
I really want to homeschool my child but the problem is, is that my ex and I have to work. How can we homeschool our child and still have money to pay the bills etc?
ANSWER:
Hire someone or homeschool her at night and on your days off. If you hire a babysitter for the daytime then have the baby sitter go over the workbooks that you use for homeschooling. That could be the time that she does homework or even have the babysitter teach her. Thats a good job for a college student and most would be free some times of the day. She could help you educate. It would be good for an education major.
QUESTION:
How much should I charge for homeschool?
I used to teach at a preschool and since then I became a part of a play group program thats based on preschool structure. I am getting paid 0 a day to teach 4-5 children once a week. If i was to homeschool 1 child apart from the playgroup how much should i charge?
ANSWER:
I don't think there would be any particular set price, but it would depend on your area. Some comparisons might be music lessons, which are generally -40/half hour. You might check the costs for tutoring (which are about the same as music lessons). Finally, you need to consider the cost of materials. If you are purchasing a curriculum, that would need to be included.
Many parents swap teaching responsibilities in homeschool groups for free (maybe moreso in Indiana but I think charging for teaching isn't a bad idea at all.
QUESTION:
How do Oklahoma homeschool children move up a grade?
How do you move your homeschool child up a grade if you started homeschooling in the middle of the year. Also, how many days do they have to attend homeschool if they were homeschooled in the middle of the year?
ANSWER:
I really don't understand the first part of your question. There is no need to "move up a grade". You work at the appropriate level for the student and move to the next level when they are ready.
As for number of days, OK requires a minimum of 180 per yr. Subtract the number of days the student was enrolled in school and you have the min number of days you need to cover.
QUESTION:
Do any of you homeschool parents work outside the home as well?
I am just wondering how feasible it is to be a homeschool mom (or dad) and work outside the home full time as well. Isn't being a homeschool parent a full-time job?
ANSWER:
Homeschooling should be a full-time job but some parents just leave their children home alone to flounder. You will see them on YA a lot, anxiously begging for canned answers to the simplest work from completely unreliable strangers. The fact that the children feel the need to cheat is not really their fault, since they have been set up for it by their parents, but it will affect their whole later lives.
QUESTION:
How can I go about advertising my homeschool group page for my area?
I have just started a homeschool group in my area and I am trying to find ways to get the word out there, but have not have much luck. Please help!
ANSWER:
Do an online search for homeschooling in your state. You may find groups where you can list it. For example, in our area there are statewide groups that list homeschooling support groups, there are homeschooling announcement groups, and general homeschooling groups.
You can join state and national online homeschooling groups. Then occasionally answer questions and list the link to your homeschool support group as a signature line, if the group allows that.
Check online for local bulletin boards. Craigslist.com is a free group that has classified-ad-type listings. You might be able to list it there. There may be other bulletin boards for your area where you could list it.
Put an ad on the bulletin board at the local public library. And ask if you can give the librarians a stack of fliers (if you have the money to print some up). Most homeschoolers spend a lot of time at the library.
If the group is a religious one, try putting up fliers at local religious organizations that are compatible with your group.
Contact your school district and see if they keep a list of support groups to refer people to. A lot of people who are interested in homeschooling will ask for information there first.
If you are really ambitious, try sending an announcement to the local media (radio, tv, newspapers) about the group. They might post it in a community calendar, or even do a story on the group.
Make sure the homeschool support group's webpage clearly explains the kind of group you are and makes it easy for people doing an online search to find it. For example, include the town, county, state, and area names; spell homeschool (home school, home education) a couple of different ways; try to think of anything else that people might search under.
Good luck.
QUESTION:
What is the best internet site to homeschool my 6yr old in Australia?
We are going to be travelling up the coast of Australia in a boat and I need to homeschool my daughter over the internet.
How do I go about it?
ANSWER:
just browse .Homeschool australia.I think all are more or less the same
QUESTION:
What do you look for in a homeschool program?
What kinds of things make a homeschool program valuable to you? Do certain things (like cooperative classes or playdates) determine how interested you are in something?
What kinds of things will totally turn you off to a program?
Program meaning club, group, co-op, event.
What do you look for in a homeschooling group? Do you look more for things like classes/playdates/etc.
ANSWER:
One of the biggest thing I consider when looking for a group is how well it fits our personalities. We are not religious and are unschoolers, so finding a group where we feel comfortable and free to be ourselves could be challenging. We got very lucky when we found our teaching co-op. It is really great; it has a family atmosphere and is fun and relaxed. It meets once a week in a church (because of the size and the facilities available there) but is not a religious co-op. It also has an impressive array of classes offered each year. And the people there are absolutely wonderful.
I like the fact that if my daughter doesn't want to wear her shoes in class (or all day, which happens a lot), no one minds. I like that there are a lot of families there that believe in natural learning. I also find that the moms who teach in our co-op are very patient and willing to find creative ways to make their classes fun and engaging. The kids are all great too; we haven't found any (even newbies) who have had trouble or caused trouble with anyone else.
There are other co-ops local to us but they don't seem to offer what we're looking for. One is religious, and although that wouldn't keep me from joining in and of itself, it's much smaller and doesn't offer much variety. The other is a very structured program, which might work well for a family that is less relaxed than us. They have their prescribed courses for each grade level and that's all there is. There is no choice as far as which classes to take.
So I guess flexibility, atmosphere, and good personality fit are the biggest factors influencing our interest in a homeschooling group (or any group, for that matter).
QUESTION:
How do you homeschool a 9 year old who is very oppositional and has very low tolerance if she doesn;t?
understand something new? I am very frustrated. I made this choice to homeschool and am having a hard time becaseu my daughter gets so mad every time I want to show her a new math concept. Besides counceling what can I do, I know I have to be extra patient with her but I am slowly losing my mind!
ANSWER:
I had this same problem with a homeschooled daughter of my own, at the same age as your daughter is now. I know how frustrating it can be, and I also know the panic that can set in, when we, as homeschooling parents, wonder if we are up to the “task” of educating our children, in the face of such unexpected “opposition.” (We most certainly ARE, but more on that in a moment.)
I want to reassure you that it is perfectly okay to let up on things that are stressing your daughter out right now. I don’t know yours or your daughter’s situation—whether she was previously institutionalized (i.e. public schooled) or not. I suspect she *was,* only because children who are homeschooled from the start don’t tend to react the way your daughter (and mine) react[ed] when presented with new lessons and concepts. Public schooling methods unfortunately have a way of turning off otherwise highly intelligent students. (By contrast, children who are homeschooled from the start tend to retain a certain eager curiosity that public-schooled students all too quickly lose.)
When we withdraw our children from public schooling with every good intention, but nevertheless continue, at home, to *replicate* the very sort of institutionalized “learning” that managed to turn our children “off,” we are bound to run into some serious problems. I’m not saying that this is what you are doing with your child. I am only suggesting that you think “outside of the box” when it comes to your child, so as to encourage and maximize her *innate* and inborn potential (with which EVERY child is born, if we would only earnestly listen to, take seriously, and carefully observe in our own children).
In the case of my own child’s opposition, I darn near gave up, but not before doing a good deal of research. In the course of such research, I ran across the concept of “unschooling” (i.e. de-institutionalizing). I can’t begin to tell you how much this concept reassured me and led to my child’s success. Whether or not you yourself have any affinity for Unschooling, the concept itself should reassure you that your daughter will surely succeed in life, regardless of whether or not she wants to, at this point in time, hear about a “new” math concept.
http://www.unschooling.com/
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/8259/unskool.html
http://www.homeedmag.com/HEM/171.00/jf_art_unsch.html
Keep in mind that children are BORN with a frantic desire to learn. If you can recall your daughter’s early days, you know well how frantic you were to keep her “safe” during those early years when your daughter was so intent upon learning that she routinely put herself, however unwittingly, in danger. Trust that she still has somewhere inside of her a passionate desire to learn. You needn’t “force” such learning upon her anymore than “institutions” need do so. Children really are innately curious and eager enough that they will pursue knowledge of their own volition, AS LONG AS we don’t convince them that they are so “stupid” as to need to be “spoon-fed” knowledge, whether by institutionalized schooling , or by misguided (if nonetheless well-intentioned) homeschooled education.
The upshot is this: When children WANT to learn something, they will let you know. Teaching them anything in which they have NO interest at the time is a waste of time—theirs and yours. In such cases, they are not likely to cooperate, and, further, they won’t retain the information, no matter how earnestly such information is imparted by the teacher.
Listen to your child. Whatever her interests are, those likely will be her inborn gifts/and or talents. The best thing you can do for her is to encourage her gifts/talents and to relate any academics TO those gifts/talents.
In the case of my own (homeschooled) child, she took an early interest in cooking and baking. Yet she HATED math lessons, and most especially math memorization. Nevertheless, when cooking and baking—and having to either halve or double the recipes—forced her to deal with some serious mathematics—she loved every minute of it, because it related to something for which she had a true passion—cooking and baking. This child learned math, not from my having to sit down and actually “teach” her math, but from my simply following her interests and teaching her “math’ as she needed and *begged* for it.
In short, you can trust that your child is going to gain all the knowledge she needs, simply because that’s the way she was born.
Wishing you and your daughter all the best.
QUESTION:
Do you find homeschool kids to be socially stunted?
I am a work with families in the middle ga area and find so many of the families I come into contact with that homeschool have very socially stunted children. I'm concerned for them as they grow into adult. Any suggestions I can offer to help them. How do you give your children social experiences to prevent social awkwardness.
ANSWER:
Some of that might be the area you are working with. Isn't that a very rural farm type area? I live in North Florida and drive through GA to North GA, and driving through that area it seems like a lot of farm land. I could be wrong, but it may not have a lot of social activities and cultural activities that cities offer, but possibly different social experiences that are more familiar to farm families and farm towns like horses, animals, etc.. I would also expect that families in that town from the public school also are probably more "socially stunted" or whatever you want to call it, less exposed to city experiences as much as the homeschool families.
QUESTION:
How do you help people accept your choice to homeschool?
My ex lives in Canada and wants to be able to take our kids for a month or more at a time. My parents say only teachers should teach children and are very negative about the whole idea. I also want to homeschool to instill values, morals and spiritual beliefs in my children they wont necessarily learn at a public school.
ANSWER:
They don't have to, but it does make it easier. The best thing is to just honestly explain you're reasoning. We've been homeschooling for 5 years and most people are fine with it, those that aren't, we just smile and keep on going. People don't like what they don't understand. Don't make a decision to make others happy, it is hard, but well worth it. I hope things go well.
QUESTION:
How to convince my parents to homeschool me?
Well it's not actually homeschool, but it's kind of like homeschool. It's a online school, it's called Connections Academy. The reason why I wanna do Connections Academy is because I'm doing bad in school cause of distractions and drama, and so it's very hard for me to learn at school. Anyways, how do I convince my parents to let me do it?
ANSWER:
Straight up ask them.
Start off with "What do you think about instead of regular school I try out an online one?" Explain why you think that you would be better off doing an online school rather than traditional school. Also make it clear to them that you care about the quality of your education.
QUESTION:
How do you say homeschool in spanish? ¿Cómo se dice homeschool en español?
I am writing a paper on homeschooling in spanish and am not sure how to talk about it.
to homeschool = enseñar en la casa/hoger
homeschool or homeschooling= escuela de la casa
a homeschooler = un estudiante de la casa
Not sure if any of these are right, and they are all pretty wordy.
Are there an exact equivalents for these word in spanish?
ANSWER:
There isn't an exact translation for "home school," but you can say these:
Educación escolar en casa
Educación escolar en el hogar
Escuela en casa
Escuela en el hogar
For the verb "homeschool," you can say:
Enseñar en casa
Enseñar en el hogar
There are also other ways of saying something similar to this like "él/ella es mi maestro/a en mi casa," which means "he/she is my teacher in my house."
A homeschooler would be something like these:
un estudiante de educación escolar en casa
un estudiante de educación escolar en el hogar
un estudiante que tiene escuela en casa (o en el hogar)
I hope this helps.
QUESTION:
How do I convince my parents to homeschool me?
Well it's not actually homeschool, but it's kind of like homeschool. It's a online school, it's called Connections Academy. The reason why I wanna do Connections Academy is because I'm doing bad in school cause of distractions and drama, and so it's very hard for me to learn at school. Anyways, how do I convince my parents to let me do it?
ANSWER:
QUESTION:
Must be certified teacher to homeschool your children?
I just heard something this weekend that one of the states (I think California) has just passed a law that you must be a certified teacher to homeschool your children. Has anyone else heard this? If it is true, how is this going to affect homeschooling laws/criteria in other parts of the US?
ANSWER:
There are quite a few open questions about this very same thing.
It is true that a panel of 3 judges ruled that a family in LA is not allowed to home-school their youngest children. It is not a law -- it is a poor interpretation of an old law. It's all over the news. You can find plenty of articles about it by using an internet search engine.
It may or may not affect home-schooling laws. We will see what happens next.
Home-schooling has proven to be an excellent method of education for many years. There is no reasonable foundation for anyone to purport abolishing home-schools.
Many people make unfounded claims about students that have been homeschooled. They are typical lies and should not be retold. These lies say that the children have no capability to think for themselves. The lies also say that parents do not have the intelligence to teach anything to their children.
I feel so sorry for the people that think like this. They may have been raised by very bad parents and don't realize that everyone else is NOT like them.
Some people tend to think that parents have had no training in education. I wonder what our own 12+ years of study were all about? A person doesn't lose all of the knowledge they gained in 12 years by merely becoming an adult. It doesn't take a skydiver to teach reading. And it doesn't take a dentist to teach math. All it takes is someone that knows how to use their mind.
QUESTION:
How to register a sibling for homeschool?
I live in texas and my sister is going to be living with me. This is her senior yr of high school but she wants to do homeschool. we already went to the high school shes suppose to be going to and they said we had to go to the internet and look for schools. every website ive gone to says nothing about how to register her or how to get the work she'll be doing....Please Help!
ANSWER:
I am going into my junior year of high school and I am using K12 academy. This is my first time using it and my first time being out of public school. It seems like a great program and in most states it is free, but if not then you have to pay a fee.
QUESTION:
Where can I find a good Homeschool group in the Detroit Area?
I'm new to this area and live in a suburb ... I'm looking for a homeschool group as that's how my own children are schooled. Where we used to live I belonged to one, but here ... I can't seem to find any very easily. Any ideas?
ANSWER:
I hate that part of moving. It takes time to find other homeschoolers you connect with.
I found a group on Yahoo Groups that in the detroit area.
If you are okay with a Christian focused group...
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/novi_christian_school/
This is what I found on the web
http://homeschool.meetup.com/cities/us/mi/detroit/
Evidently the Detroit Zoo has a home education program
http://www.detroitzoo.org/Visitors/Nature_Center/Schedule/
that might be a good place to meet other homeschoolers.
If there is a local kids museum, going around 2 in the afternoon during the week can be a good way to meet other homeschoolers as well. The schools usually have to leave by ab out then, to get back to get the kids bussed home, so it's usually a pretty good way of meeting other people.
http://www.homeedmag.com/groups/6.html#Michigan
that is a list of homeschool groups in Michigan from home education magazine.
Here is a link for a state wide online group in Michigan
http://nmhe.tripod.com/
Hope this helps.
QUESTION:
What should I put in my homeschool magazine?
I'd like to try starting a magazine for homeschooled teens, but I need ideas!
-how to advertise
-how to get contributors
-what kind of stuff to put in; I've thought of stories, contests, pen-pals(eventually), articles about homeschool students in the past; feature story about a homeschooled student
Any and all ideas are welcome!
ANSWER:
It might be more feasible at this time to start it up as an on-line magazine and then see what kind of readership you get.
As far as what to put in... you'd probably want to put in ideas on how to make connections with other teens, interesting things for teens to study, information about how to apply to college as a homeschooler, businesses teens can start on their own, and throw in some things about popular bands and such.
The reason I say on-line first is because you can do it very cheaply, but printing a paper magazine will call for a lot of capital. If you started it online first you could see if there is an interest before you invest a lot.
QUESTION:
How do I take my child out of public schools to homeschool in alabama?
We live in shelby county.
She started kindergarten in august and I've decided that I would rather homeschool her. How do I go about taking her out of public schools?
ANSWER:
Go to the HSLDA website page for homeschooling legally in Alabama, which I've attached, to learn what you need to do in your state.
Join a Yahoo Group for Alabama Homeschoolers. Families there can give you more details on what to do and point you in the direction of a local group where you can meet families in person.
Withdraw your daughter according to Alabama law and get started homeschooling.
I've included some other web sites that are also very helpful.
QUESTION:
How to convince my mom to homeschool me?
I want to be home schooled for alot of reasons.
Anyways, she won't even research it because she thinks it will
interfere with her stay at home (3 hours) job. How can I convince her
to home school me? Can you give me a link to a home school information
website or something?
And tell me the way you homeschool, so I can show her your answer!
Thanks!
ANSWER:
Here are some tips for talking to your mom about homeschooling. If she is fearful and uncomfortable about planning out your work-consider one of the free online schools like k12, Connections Academy Kaplan and Insight. http://virtualonlineschool.blogspot.com/
Best of Luck!
Jana
http://www.homeschooljungle.com
QUESTION:
What are the legal requirements in the uae if you decide to homeschool?
I have searched for information about homeschooling in the uae, but all that I could find was that there are other families doing homeschooling. If I do homeschooling, what are the legal requirements in regards for registration? How can I find others that also homeschool in the uae to compare notes?
Any information would help, thank you.
ANSWER:
You need to check with the superintendant of your public school system or the local government. I plan on homeschooling my sons as well.
QUESTION:
How can I convince my parents to homeschool me within a week?
My best friend finally convinced her parents to homeschool her. Next week will be her last week in public school. I will be totally depressed and alone without her considering she is my only friend. I'm not a people person so I don't want to talk to the counselor and she is really mean anyway. My mom said I can be homeschooled next year but I need to be homeschooled now!!!
School gives me a bad feeling and makes me and my friends anxiety act up big time.
I need help here people and advice ASAP! I need to be out by next week!!!!!!!!!!
ANSWER:
i disagreee with that other guy home schooling does not " socially cripple " anything iv been home schooled for the past 3 years and i graduate in 2 weeks and leave to be a Army ranger, i was pulled out of school because the schools dont know how to but out , they think they can tell parents how to raise their children,lol not ah, didnt slide with my folks. if your already in high school you might not want to switch over between 9 and grade 12 because it messes with credits depending on your state laws.
QUESTION:
How Can I convince my partner to homeschool?
I really want to homeschool my two children, but obviously i need their dad to agree to this before going ahead. I've discussed this with him and, although he has said he will look into it, he's quite resistant to the idea. Any advice?
ANSWER:
Many people don't consider home schooling thier children, because they are afraid thier children will miss out on socialization. According to the U.S. Department of Education, it is estimated that 1.7 percent of all students participate in a home schooling program. A greater number of parents are turning to home schooling as an option for educating their children.
This concept once only included the idea of parents assuming the responsibility of educating their own children. Today, the modern home school has evolved to include the use of computers and other technically-advanced equipment. Although home schooling has the predominant form of education throughout history, many people consider it to be a new concept.
Why are parents choosing home schooling more and more? There are many benefits. You can customize your curriculum (just as k12 does). Home schooling enables students to participate in a curriculum that is tailored to their needs. They can focus on specific areas of interest or other areas that require extra attention.
You can use different learning methods, so students don't have to sit at a desk all day. They might go on a field trip to a historical place, explore nature at a park, or visit a science camp.
Most home school based curriculum is self-paced, so if students require extra help on an assignment or want additional challenges, they can learn as fast or as slow as they choose. In a traditional school setting , the teacher can't always slow down and go over an area that a few students may not understand as well as the rest of the class. This is how so many kids today "get lost" and are left behind. A situation like this is easily avoided at home.
Having a flexible schedule is a great benefit. Home schooling provides students with more options than a traditional classroom. Students can set their own schedule and learn at any time. If they want to take a test at night, they have the freedom to do so. They are learning on their own terms.
There are fewer social distractions for children at home. Home schooling allows students to learn without the worry or interference of social distractions. They are not faced with the social pressures of regular school. They can focus on their work and not what another kid in the class might be saying or doing. You don't have to worry about bad influences that your child might have at school (drugs, alcohol, the wrong crowd etc). If you teach your child a certain set of morals and values, they will not learn something entirely different as they may have in a traditional school setting.
Home schooling enables students to get one-on-one attention from their teacher. Whether they are learning from a parent or online teacher, they can get immediate attention for all of their educational needs.
A home schooling program can provide students with choices. It gives them an alternative to the traditional classroom. Whether they choose home schooling for academic, safety or social reasons, they can be in charge of their education. It enables them to create an individualized learning experience.
For many children this is definitely a good option. A student needs to be self disciplined enough to do the school work daily. If a student is dedicated to being home schooled and can appreciate it, they can be successful !
Most online charter schools will also provide you with a computer, printer, books and everything that you will need for free. Options depend on where you live
QUESTION:
How do I solicit sponsors for a homeschool convention/expo?
We are a homeschool support group with about 150 families. We are planning an expo and would like to invite museums, book stores, dance schools, and the like to set up tables and display what classes, discounts, and materials they have available for homeschoolers. I'm in charge of finding a few vendors, what is the proper or most successful way of soliciting support for our convention? I am new at this, and would appreciate advice from some pros. Thanks
ANSWER:
What a task!
I would draft a letter detailing your group and your convention. Be sure to outline the potential customer base they have (i.e. homeschoolers visiting the museum for field trips, etc).
Offer a booth for them to do their thing, but also give an option for them to just send along some materials-free passes for door prizes, brochures, discount information, etc. That way, if they are not interested in being there, you still get something.
In the letter, I might would introduce the idea and then request a meeting to discuss it further. Face to face might get more results. Then, you can mention things such as museums in other areas having homeschool history days (if yours does not), how many homeschoolers there are nationally and locally, etc. etc. etc. Sell yourself to them as a potential customer base.
I hope this helps, and wish you much luck!
QUESTION:
We are homeschoolers moving to southern Rhode Island. How intrusive/demanding are the homeschool laws there?
Also, is there a robust homeschool community in the state?
I guess the community is not very robust.
ANSWER:
For some time, there has been a very robust Christian homeschool community in Rhode Island, but the number of secular home schools is growing.
Rhode Island homeschool laws are stricter than some, but not as strict as others. While no special certification is required of homeschooling parents, in most cases they must first seek permission from the town's school committee to homeschool their children. Standardized testing, while not required by statute, may be required by the local school districts, "as long as they accomodate the preferences of parents for certain mechanisms for measurement."
In addition, Rhode Island's Religious Freedom Restoration Act gives religious homeschooling parents a legal means to protect their right to homeschool their children.
A very good description of the RI's homeschooling laws can be found at: http://www.hslda.org/laws/analysis/Rhode_Island.pdf
There are some home school support groups in Rhode Island. One of them is Rhode Island Christian Home Educators ("RICHES").
http://richeshomeschool.org/
Another active group is The RI Guild of Home Teachers ("RIGHT"), the website for which is http://www.rihomeschool.com/
LEAF-Network (LEAF Home Learners Network) is another active group, and an all-inclusive one. A description of this group, as well as other Rhode Island homeschooling groups can be found at:
http://www.leapingfromthebox.com/hs/elists/rhodeisland.html
An online Rhode Island homeschooling group can be found at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HENRIhomeschool/
For additional information on Rhode Island homeschooling in general:
http://www.thehomeschoolmagazine.com/Homeschool_Nations/states/rhode_island.php
Best wishes to you in your homeschooling endeavors, and in your new home!
QUESTION:
homeschool how do i get my child to homeschool whats the process?
ok im having problems with my child and his school, the children are out of control, children bringing guns and fighting your child for no reason. whats the process in getting my child into homeschool, does it cost, what do i need tell me please.
ANSWER:
What you need is info on:
1. Homeschool laws in your state (legally how to start) &
2. Getting materials that work for your homeschool
Here's a good website on state laws: http://www.hslda.org/laws/default.asp
You can also do some hunting on your "state name & homeschool law" and find some great local sites. These may also have a local homeschool group to contact with more 'hometown' answers on how to start and where you can get together with other homeschoolers.
Now... materials. You need to find the right materials for you and your mother. Don't worry if this takes awhile... its kind of like choosing a major in college. There are *so* many choices and you really have to take some time to know yourself so you can see how you work and learn. You can always change your mind and try something new if your first choice isn't working.
There are two ways to go:
1. Research your 'learning style' and find a curriculum that fits it. Here's a page on learning styles that could help get you started: http://www.time4learning.com/blog/index....
2. Start with a very 'school at home' curriculum... nice easy 'box set' to get you started... and then change what isn't working for you as you go. Here is one of *many* you could try: http://www.schoolhousesource.com/lifepac...
Now it's going to cost more to get a 'boxed set'... and you may even decide to ditch it and get something else! So you may want to search 'free homeschool' or some such and look for ideas to homeschool *very* cheaply. They are out there. You can also ask a local group for info and to see used curriculum that you could possibly purchase from them.
Good luck!
QUESTION:
How can I convince my parents to homeschool me?
I really want to be homeschooled and I asked my parents if I can and they said no.I have no friends at my public school,everyone makes fun of me.I told them I am unhappy at school but they still make me go.How can I convince them to homeschool me?
ANSWER:
I had the same problem when I was a kid. If you want to be homeschooled then you are going to have to convince your parents that it is the best option for you.
Show that you can learn on your own. Set out to learn something that is not being covered at school, write a report about it and give it to your parents.
You should also find some group activities to get involved in which will replace the social interaction your parents seem to be worried about.
QUESTION:
How long is the process to do homeschool?
I heard that it takes long time to get someone (high sschool student) do homeschool
is it true? or is it just go register or sumthin and done?
ANSWER:
You need to look up the requirements for your state. Some you do nothing, not even notify the local schools. Some have you do paperwork, register etc. In CA you fill out an online form every Oct. registering your school as a "private school." That is all. There are paperwork you need to keep in a file, but there is no time spent getting registered. Since it is home school, there is no specific place you go to register.
The time element is the parents planning the lessons! That can take a long, long time!
Even if you decided to start now, unless your state has some paperwork that takes a while to process, you could. If you want to enroll in an online school, that might take time to process, or be on a waiting list. Some of them, or the charter schools fill up.
QUESTION:
How could mom homeschool me if she is a single parent and already working?
Mom is a pre-k aid and works during school hours during the week.
Due to some bullying that I can no longer handle, mom and I are thinking about starting homeschool.
But...how?
ANSWER:
You and your mom together work out a schedule of assignments - may take some adjustments so they are the right length - then work out a calendar, with class length times for each day - then schedule a time each day when you go over what you have done - YOU then have the opportunity to prove that you are reliable and dependable and responsible by actually doing the best you can to follow that program by yourself during the day - you must schedule breaktimes and lunch as well and stick to it. If you are at grade school level, you might consider using ACE materials since they use "programmed" learning techniques which are designed for individual study - There are also in most towns, organized groups of home schoolers who get together to share ideas, and sometimes share teaching where there is someone with a specialized skill, such as higher math or languages.
Good luck - and God Speed. - If you are of HS age, you may also plan on taking AP classes at a local community college for which you get both HS and COLLEGE credit - I was able to do this with my son at the start of HS, and he was able to enter college with one year already completed, and, in
fact, when his former classmates graduated from HS (those that did), he got his AA that year.
QUESTION:
When and what is the best way to begin really teaching my son for homeschool?
I knew before I even had kids I would homeschool, as I have been on both sides and know that the schools where I live are some of the worst. I know i'm starting research early, my son isnt even one yet, but thats my style. Because I know I'm homeschooling him, when and how should I start? I do not want learning to be a foriegn thing, or to just start suddenly...I will always teach him whenever I have the opportunity, so when and how should I transition it to a more school-like setting?
Any hints and tips would be appreciated, thank you.
ANSWER:
Actually, you started the day he was born! There is no golden moment, or golden method. By the time your child turns 5 he will have made the most important learning accomplishments of his life in the most natural manner. Interaction with you, family and friends will teach him important social skills. You will hold his finger and he will walk. You will ask him to say Mom (and he might say Dad) and he will learn important language skills. Formal education? Well, why not just follow the same pattern. When he says, "Mom, bug." Say, "Yes, lady bug. They eat the pests in the garden so we can have good vegetables." When he says, "Why is the grass green?" Tell him because the blades have chlorophyll. If he has asks what chlorphyll is, just keep going. If he asks something you don't know, teach him the most important thing of all, how to find the answer to his question.
At some point you may or may not transition to a school like setting. Many homeschoolers "unschool." This is basically just continuing to educate in the natural manner we did before the government said our children were of age to educate by professionals. To avoid the 1st year jitters that most homeschool parents suffer, contact your local homeschool group now. Tell them you plan to homeschool and you really want to interact with the community since homeschooling is a lifestyle so you can learn from the veterans before you actually get into formal schoolwork. They usually have book fairs, field trips and other meetings that it would be easy to participate in. You can get great information without having to do the total immersion at age 6 - which seems to be exactly what you are thinking! I applaud you for that.
In the meantime, enjoy him and keep up the research. There are as many ways to homeschool as there are children. That is the beauty of it all . If I might add to your reading list, check out Raymond Moore's "Better Late than Early" and John Taylor Gatto's "Dumbing Us Down" (actually, read everything Gatto, it will help you develop an idea of what your unique educational model should be by debunking the myths of our current publc education model). Here is online Gatto: http://www.johntaylorgatto.com/ I find that just as important as the actual education process is a firm foundation in your belief of what education is and its purpose.
Best to you and your son! Congratulations and wishing you great decisions.
QUESTION:
How could I convince my mom to let me homeschool?
I'm really fed up with my school, and the people at my school, and would like to be homeschooled.
My mom won't even consider letting me go to a different school. She thinks it'd be 'dropping out of school'. My mom said she wouldn't homeschool me because she doesn't want to teach me.
Can anyone help?
Or if you are homeschooled, tell me what you think the plusses and minuses are.
Thanks!
ANSWER:
I am homeschooled and I LOVE how I am Nerver late. You could tell her how great that will look on college application. Classes will end when YOU finally understand the class and not when the bell rings so you tell her that you wont have problems understanding the materials And some schools offer 24-7 tutoring! You can ALWAYS see how you are doing in classes. Then there is the safety advantage. If you dont leave to go to school then you dont run the risk of getting hurt or abused or something and you can use the homephone and save money by not having a cell phone but nthats your decision. The minuses are lack af activites But you qualify to participate if your nieborhood school. Also the lack of of socialization but some schools offer chat rooms for thier students. AND 100%free and a laptop printer/scanner/fax combo- at least at my school. (agora) powered by www.k12.com
Anything else just let me know
QUESTION:
Homeschool? How do I skip two grades in a short amount of time online?
I'm a sophomore and I am currently attending a public school.
I want to graduate high school within the next six months.
I want to do online courses that I can do at my own pace (I'll be doing roughly ten hours of school everyday). I am very smart, I just need to know of a good accredited, online homeschool thing.
Money is not a problem, I just need a reliable website. Thank you!
ANSWER:
I do not know of any online school websites that have that advanced of courses, or that would allow you to take enough courses to *graduate* high school. Furthermore, most online schools, with the exception of a few, do not give out diplomas.
If you want to skip grades and go onto college/university, the best idea would be to study for the SAT/ACT and get a good score. Then you can apply for college. You do not need to have a diploma to apply for universities.
If you simply want to go into the work force, a GED may be good enough.
QUESTION:
how hard is transferring from homeschool to public school?
I want to go to public school for my last year, how hard is it to get in? Can they make me repeat a grade? I really don't want to repeat a grade but I really don't want to continue with homeschool. Is there some sort of test you have to take? Are they really biased against homeschoolers? I'm kinda freaking out. please help.
ANSWER:
You mean for your senior/grade 12 year?
It's impossible to tell you. Some schools are fine at looking at what you've done, accepting it for credits and possibly giving you some assessments to determine your math and language abilities. Other public schools won't recognize your work at all. They can not only make you repeat a grade, but make you redo your whole high school grades if you did them all through homeschooling.
You really need to call the high schools in question. If it doesn't look like it will be possible to get your credits recognized, then continue homeschooling, but in a different way. If you are using a particular program, switch programs. If you don't want a program, try coming up with your own program. Homeschooling can practically be anything you want it to be.
QUESTION:
How much does a private homeschool tutor cost?
Well I hate regular school and my parents are thinking about homeschooling me and I want to know how much it costs to hire a private homeschool tutor. Thanks!
ANSWER:
I have no idea how much a full-time tutor would charge in your location.
But I do want you to understand that tutoring is not homeschooling.
Homeschooling is a family-centered form of education. Families may supplement with tutoring if needed. They may use a co-op for some classes. They may share teaching with other parents and/or older students. But the responsibility to determine the program, to locate and choose materials, and to assess skills learned, lies with the family.
Hiring a full-time tutor is to homeschooling as hiring a private chef is to home-cooking. Not that tutoring is bad (nor is having a private chef!), but it isn't do-it-yourself.
You might want to do some research into homeschooling. There are plenty of options that don't require your parents to be your teachers. (I suspect that this is why you're looking for a tutor...?) Consider a correspondence school, an elcectic ("mix & match") curriculum, online courses, local co-ops, or a curriculum set.
Costs range from free (mostly library and internet based) to "prep school".
"Try not to have a good time ... This is supposed to be educational." -- Charles Schulz
QUESTION:
How to find a privite homeschool tutor in Indina?
I am not happy with the schools but do not feel I would be able to fully teach my child. I would like to hire a privite tutor to homeschool my child. However I am not sure how to go about finding the right person for the job.
ANSWER:
Check first with homeschool support groups in your area. They may know of people or there may be former teachers homeschooling their own kids.
Other than that, consider the requirements you are looking for and consider posting churches, in newspapers, etc. I would do that after I had exhausted all possibilities with the support groups.
QUESTION:
How Could I Start A Homeschool Drill Team in my Area?
With the help of a local dance studio i would love to start a homeschool dance team. I've rencently had to be homeschooled due to medical problems, and i miss drill team the most out of alll my classes, and would love to help start a homeschooled drill team for the dallas/Fort worth area. HELP??
Thanks to everyone who answered=] its appreciated!
ANSWER:
Advertising is the key to finding others in your area who will be interested in the idea.
Try putting up flyers at various public library locations (most homeschoolers spend time at the library), churches and other religious groups, and any other place that you can think of where homeschoolers hang out.
Send an email or a flyer to every homeschool support group that you can find for your area. (Ask your friends to tell you about all the ones that they know about. Search online for ones in your area, using a few different combinations of search terms.)
See if there are community calendars or free bulletins boards (online or in the local newspapers or even on a local tv station) that will let you advertise your group.
In your flyers and emails, give contact information for the person in charge. Also set up an initial meeting where everyone can meet, you can lay out the requirements (time commitments, uniform costs/requirements, etc.) for the group; ask for input to consider, and announce the first practice date.
Ask at a local high school for pointers, information on contacts for competitions (if you want to participate in them). Don't forget to find out about parades and other events where you can volunteer your group to perform. See if there are local homeschool sporting events that you could perform at. Maybe even organize a "recital" event at which the team can show off what they've learned to their parents, friends and family.
In order to make it work, you'll need enough interested people (advertising), someone committed to organizing and training the team, and participation in enough events to keep everyone excited and interested in the whole idea.
Good luck!
QUESTION:
how old do you have to be to homeschool yourself in massachusetts without parental guidence?
I want to homeschool myself my JR year of highschool I am 15 now but I will be 16 before jr year starts. I hate school because all the teachers are nuts and i cant deal with anymore potheads..... I want to learn well, so can a 16 year old homeschool themselvs in Massachusetts?
ANSWER:
Your parents have to have some involvement, but no matter what you do it can be minimal.
When you homeschool your kids, you don't have to stand in front of them like a teacher pouring facts into them.
They can help provide you with materials or a program, tell you what to do next, check your work, etc. and you can do a lot of independent studies that they oversee.
QUESTION:
How can i make up failed credits from public school once im in homeschool?
When i was in public high school i got mostly good grades but failed all of my classes one semester because of medical reasons. This year i will be a junior and i want to be homeschooled i either want to be in a correspondence school or just do traditional homeschool. If i do this how can i make up the failed credits and get my diploma? Thanks
ANSWER:
Just pick up the book for the class you failed at and read. That's the beauty of home school. If your family can help, ask them. If you can find info on the net (make sure its good) and use it. (:
QUESTION:
How can this happen to a supposed homeschool kid?
So my boyfriend's parents did drugs and lived in nearly abandoned houses with 7 children. When he was in 8th grade, and his sister was in 10th they asked them if they wanted to stay home (they told them it was homeschool) so they could watch the other children.
Anyway, they probably didnt have a correct address to their house....and my bf basically didnt have any schooling past half of 8th grade. Now that he isnt a child anymore, he really regrets it and despised his parents for letting him ruin his life.
I dont understand how they could have gotten away with it?
K, he is second oldest and his parents are divorced now (his dad is in jail and his mom does pot still).
Anyway, the oldest sister got pregnant at 18, has no GED, been married + divorced already...and doesnt look like she is going anywhere.
My bf wants to have a future, but at sometimes feels he HAS to take care of the other kids too to give them things he didnt have. Im currently making him study to get a GED and have made it where he wants to attend college for engineering.
The next oldest is in high school (10th grade) and the mother has considered letting her homeschool.
And most all the kids are failing school, and she always has the older ones (well, the one still living there is in 10th grade) watch the younger ones (4 yrs old) and miss school all the time.
I mean, one of them is 8 and cant even count very far or read basic words!
I feel so helpless because I think she shouldnt have the kids, but I cant say anything cause then I wouldnt have my bf. Help?
K, and we are not kids or anything. We both live together, but it seems like he will not move away because he feels the need to be here for his mom and siblings.
Yet, I think everything would be easier if the children got away from the mother. But I cant say anything due to the fact, that the whole family will be against me and I'll lose my boyfriend in the first place.
I mean, the mom will spend a few days at her boyfriends house. Or he will stay in their 2 bedroom trailer while they have *** together, and the rest of the kids have to pile in the one other bedroom and living room. I mean come on! Its driving me crazy how pathetic she can be.
ANSWER:
When you go on an airplane, with kids, one thing they tell you is that, if you are asked to put your oxygen on, do yours before you do your kids, because, if you can't breath, you can't help them.
So he is definitely doing the right thing taking care of himself, getting a good education, finding a good job.
It won't help him to despise his parents. Maybe he can even thank them for the fact that he is alive.
I know what it's like to feel responsible for a large number of children. I completely understand the responsibility and the pressure when someone inadequate is in control. [( I am the oldest of eleven children. My mother, who is mentally ill, left when I was seventeen. My father is crippled.) I didn't however help out at home or anything because I had to. I did it because I wanted to, because I love my little siblings and my dad and I wanted us to stick together. I didn't want anything to break us up.]
Your boyfriend sounds like a really great guy, but if he feels it's time for him to leave and start a family of his own. He needs to do whatever it takes to get someone else taking care of those children, be it children's aid or whatever.
If he doesn't feel he could stomach radding on his mom and he wants to be the one bearing the responsibility.
He needs to hold a threat over her head. Do this... or else. Send Joey to school or really homeschool him or I'll call child services. Get your act together or I'll call child services. Go to a rehab clinic and stay clean or I'll call child services. I've had enough of your irresponsibility mom. This is it. You asked me to stay home from school in grade eight and do your job. Guess what, "Unless you get your act together I'm doing all of it, including deciding where the kids are going/how they're going to school."
Truth be told if the kids are behind in school and they aren't motivated to work, the school probably isn't going to do much to help them catch up.
Still, that doesn't sound like the primary concern at the moment. The primary concern seems to be for him to build himself a livelihood, and or delegate the responsibility of raising these kids to someone else.
Hope all works out! Blessings!
QUESTION:
How should i convince my parents to homeschool me?
I am always getting bullied at school and everyone is disrespecting me. I want to convince my parents to homeschool me, but they say i have to finish out the five months left. What do i do? And what are some ways to convince them to homsechool me
ANSWER:
Wow. There are some seriously ignorant comments on here...especially the religious thing. I'm a homeschooling atheist who fears neither evolution nor condoms. Get over it.
Here's my typical Homeschooling 101 diatribe...it basically covers your various options. You're under no legal obligation to either stay at that school, another school, or start the year over. I was bullied horribly, and left that school and transferred to another after the holiday break. That helped a lot...it knocked down the bullying from physical assaults down to mere teasing and more typical stuff like that. YMMV. And since I didn't associate with ANYONE at the old school outside of the campus, it didn't matter whether they thought I was a coward or won the Nobel Prize. I was gone, that's what mattered to all of us. (Whew!)
Be sure to look up the homeschooling laws in your state...each state gets to decide their education laws, so what works for you in Ohio is gonna change once you move to Georgia or for your buddy in Michigan.
The next thing to realize is that there's a whole spectrum of what's called "homeschool." Some people sign up with an online version of public school; that’s really technically not “homeschool,” since you're counted as public school student and you have to have regular contact with teachers, submit work and tests, etc. The dirty little secret here is that the school district gets to keep the federal funds for you, as you’re a public school student this way. (Quite obviously, your school district will like this option best. Often when one queries the school as to the options available for “homeschool,” the school administrators will smile sweetly and mention just such an arrangement, conveniently omitting the rest of your options. This “lie by omission” quietly implies that this is the one and only way “homeschooling is done.” There’s a quite a debate in the homeschooling community about whether or not this constitutes an effort by the educational bureaucracy to redefine the meaning of homeschool, and what effect that would have on legislation and regulation of more traditional homeschool. But I digress.)
Other people may choose to buy materials from companies and enroll with online schools, but they're "independent" of the school districts, and they don't owe anyone a darned thing...their test scores (if any; few homeschoolers in the traditional sense are obligated to take state standardized tests) are their own business, as is the pace, order or depth at which they choose to go through the material.
Other people make up their own curriculum, based on their own personal criteria. Some states want you to keep a portfolio of material to prove you're doing something there at home, other states want you to submit your curriculum for the year for approval, others may require testing that could send you back to public or private school if you fall below a particular percentile...just in case. Again, depends on the state.
Still other people endorse what they call "unschooling," and they throw out all books and tests altogether and simply follow what interests them. (See the writings of John Holt, or Google "unschooling" for more on that theory of education.) A good book for anyone over 12 years old is “The Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education,” by Grace Llewellyn. Here’s an excerpt:
"Did your guidance counselor ever tell you to consider quitting school? That you have other choices, quite beyond lifelong hamburger flipping or inner-city crack dealing? That legally you can find a way out of school, that once you're out you'll learn and grow better, faster, and more naturally than you ever did in school, that there are zillions of alternatives, that you can quit school and still go to A Good College and even have a Real Life in the Suburbs if you so desire? Just in case your counselor never told you these things, I'm going to. That's what this book is for."
Even if you don’t hold with what the author has to say, the point of view she has is dramatically different and can be a great springboard to help you get in touch with what you believe school and learning should be like. As with many things, there’s a wide spectrum of “unschoolers,” as well. Many of them have a certain set of concepts they want their kids to get and don’t care HOW they get the information, while others take a much more laid-back approach and allow the student to set the list of concepts themselves...or not set one at all. All of these people will still consider themselves “unschoolers.”
Homeschooling For Adhd Child - How To Effectively Home School Adhd Child
How do you help your child with adhd at home? A child who has ADHD can be trying at the best times, and is especially onerous for the non-professional, and sadly, there is a severe lack of knowledge, awareness and indeed available information for the parents, 2 key topics which is often raised by parents are concerns regarding medication, as well as the suitability of homeschooling. Because children typically suffer from ADHD at around preschool age, then it is in their best interests to be homeschooled.
Homeschooling children with ADHD shouldn't be that hard. A child with ADHD can be very trying, requiring an even greater investment in energy, patience, and love both on your part as well as the child’s, and so the following is a list of tips and suggestions to make homeschooling for a child with ADHD a little easier:
1. Be Patient: Tough as it is, you have realize that homeschooling a child with ADHD will require a great deal more patience and commitment on your part, taking longer for them to settle and concentrate. If it feels like its getting too much for you, then remember two very important things 1) your efforts are for their benefit 2) a child with ADHD doesnt choose to be the way they are, or act the way they do. Accept the child unconditionally.
2. Fun time before teaching: Engage the child and make sure he is happy, content and satisfied, that he has had an opportunity to go to the bathroom, to have something to eat, and have some fun as well. This will pose less distractions and les demands on the attention of the child, meaning that they will focus more.
3. Hardest things first: start with the subject(s) the child dislikes the most, starting with the most difficult things at the start is a good idea because this is when the childs attention and focus will be at a peak. It also means that if towards the end the child has a subject they enjoy, then they will see that as a “treat”.
4. Place a priority on oral and verbal skills: most children who suffer from ADHD also suffer from other conditions and learning disorders, which impedes their learning making learning more difficult which in turn deters them from learning, and so it goes on a vicious circle. Therefore, concentrate on the oral skills first, once the child has mastered this then move onto the verbal. With the oral skills so developed, the sense of achievement should be enough for the child to be prepared to move onto more advanced things.
5. Make learning fun!: The usual implements and methods of learning wont work with a child with ADHD, you have to engage them and make learning an enjoyable and creative process. Thus adhd child home schooling isn't that bad at all.
6. Positive encouragement and praise whether on its own, or reinforced with a reward of some sort is an excellent tool to help a child with ADHD. This will allow your child to feel more confident and also have a positive goal to work towards, creating routine and this will all help encourage your child study on their own. Let them feel loved and cared for, and always be truthful.
I hope these tips are of some use, and will help you with your child.
A special education teacher wrote to me complaining about the abuse of Ritalin. The teacher said: “My students are on Ritalin. This is a brain shrinking, top tier heavily psychotropic drug, as you know. The authorities KNOW this is their weapon for the most intelligent boys... ”
The teacher believes this is a high-level NWO conspiracy, which is not a road I personally like to go down. But the teacher got me thinking and worrying. What if there is a link, a connection, of some kind?
Here are the two parts of the puzzle I’m personally convinced of:
1) The Education Establishment in this country, for 75 years, has used unworkable methods (i.e., Whole Word) to teach reading. For many millions of children, the result is illiteracy and a collapse of each child’s confidence, with a concomitant increase in anxiety and misbehavior.
2) Running parallel to this, a separate set of experts (the psychiatric community) diagnose millions of young children as having something called ADHD. The common treatment for this hyperactivity is Ritalin. (Interestingly, according to a government site, “This pattern of behavior usually becomes evident in the preschool or early elementary years, and the median age of onset of ADHD symptoms is 7 years,” which just happens to be the age when children, taught with Whole Word, wake up to the fact that they are falling behind their friends and seem in some way to be damaged.)
So those are two well documented worlds. Question is, do they exist independently of each other, or is there some synergy, some cross-linkage? And is that connection, if it exists, coincidental or purposeful?
I would like to think that these two groups of experts are separate and sincere. The thought that the two groups are actually working together (as in conspiring) is almost too horrible to think about. But isn’t it obvious that continued use of a bad method (Whole word) creates behavior that can lead to a perceived need for Ritalin?
Here is my question: does anyone have solid evidence or personal anecdotes that can help illuminate whether there is a sinister connection between reading and ritalin?
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Final thought: Inability to read will usually destroy a child’s sense that he is smart and in control. AT THE VERY LEAST, shouldn’t all those highly-paid medical professionals assess the reading abilities of their patients, and then demand that the education experts do more to make sure these children can actually read by the second grade?
Even if these groups are separate and well-intentioned, it seems to me you still have a serious dereliction of duty if doctors are prescribing powerful drugs to children without understanding the actual cause of their anxiety and misbehavior.
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(For more on why Whole Word causes illiteracy, see “42: Reading Resources” on Improve-Education.org.)
Children with autism have strong emotions, and it can be tough for them to know how to let out their feelings appropriately
Children with ASD may fail to respond to their names and often avoid eye contact with other people. They have difficulty interpreting what others are thinking or feeling because they can’t understand social cues, such as tone of voice or facial expressions, and don’t watch other people’s faces for clues about appropriate behavior. They lack empathy.
Children with autism face enormous struggles when attempting to interact with their typically developing peers. More children are educated in integrated settings; however, play skills usually need to be explicitly taught, and play environments must be carefully prepared to support effective social interactions. This is for instance done in ABAautism treatment.
Children with autism often behave in unusual ways. Their activities are limited, and they may become very upset if there is some change in their environment or daily routine. For example, some may have temper tantrums if a piece of furniture in their room is moved or if they are put at a different place at the dinner table.
Autistic children are often withdrawn and quiet, and usually have a very difficult time expressing themselves, so much so that they rarely try. It was long believed that autism was a form of mental retardation, but this is not the case. Autistic children are often extremely bright. ABAautism treatment helps the kid to again try to express themselves and encourage to get out of isolation.
In both children and adults, the signs and symptoms of the autism spectrum disorders include problems with social skills, speech and language, and restricted activities and interests. However, there are enormous differences when it comes to the severity of the symptoms, their combinations, and the patterns of behavior.
Autistic children benefit the most from programming that introduces new materials as quickly as the child's patience and attention span will allow. Pictures may be employed in order to visually show children the action or explanation for a word.
Parents of children with autism - particularly those with newly diagnosed children - face a dizzying array of options that can be absolutely overwhelming. Parents of children with autism deserve all of the information needed to consider possible treatments carefully and to make the most informed decision for their child. As a very effective treatment method the information should include ABAautism treatment.
Most children with autism either become overwhelmed by too much sensory stimulation, or get frustrated because they crave it. Learn to read your child's needs and accommodate their environment accordingly. For instance, if your child is screaming and blocking his or her ears, create a quiet environment.
If there is an upside to the attention that bullying has been getting recently, it is that it seems to have galvanized educators, parents, and community leaders to take action. The concern about bullying has led many local and state governments across the country to require schools to implement anti-bullying policies and programs. Unfortunately, the time, effort, and money allocated to reducing bullying is not matched by a corresponding level of concern for ensuring that these programs are actually effective in reducing bullying. In fact, there have been very few formal evaluations of bully prevention programs.
Recently, two studies in both a large urban district, and the other in a small rural district (1, 2) reviewed the effectiveness of anti-bullying programs. Vernel and colleagues synthesized the results of 16 evaluation studies of whole-school anti-bullying programs, examining rates of victimization and bullying reported by children. The results indicated that only one program yielded outcomes that were consistently positive. The remaining programs that were evaluated yielded little or no improvement. Similarly, Vernel and Smith (2) reviewed the outcomes of 26 programs across the state (some of which were also reviewed by Smith et al. (1)). Only three of these programs yielded consistent reductions in bullying and victimization, ten yielded some modest positive outcomes, and sixteen yielded no positive results at all.
These reviews underscore several important points that should be of concern to educators, parents, and researchers alike. The first is that there has been very little research on anti-bullying programs generally, and more evaluation studies are urgently needed. Second, there is currently only limited evidence that anti-bullying programs are effective in curbing this problem. Third, the positive results obtained in several studies suggest that prevention programs have the potential to significantly reduce bullying, but more information is still needed to understand how they can be improved and made more effective.
I believe that educators and parents can and should take a proactive interest in evaluating their school’s anti-bullying program. Evaluation requires some additional time and effort but is undoubtedly a sound investment. Here are a few of the benefits of evaluation:
Schools learn whether or not their programs are achieving desired outcomes and, by extension, if their resources are being wisely allocated.
Despite the good intentions of those involved in implementing prevention programs, research tells us that many are not implemented as intended (3). Instead, interventions are commonly adapted, corners are sometimes cut out of necessity, and some staff members are disinterested or even resistant to doing their part to ensure program success. Evaluation allows school personnel to account for the quality of the program as implemented and subsequently fine-tune the implementation process.
People tend to act differently when they are being observed (as in the context of an evaluation) and typically in a manner that improves their performance. Schools can take advantage of this so-called “Hawthorne effect” to maximize the chances of program success.
Program evaluation represents a learning opportunity for schools, as the people involved learn about the program and how it works. This knowledge often improves the quality of program implementation, which in turn leads to better outcomes.
Evaluation provides opportunities for critical, constructive reflection that are characteristic of schools with healthy climates. A positive climate in the school may be the key ingredient to making bully prevention programs successful (4).
The Basic Evaluation Techniques:
To streamline the work involved in the process of examining an anti-bullying program, it is useful to set up a committee to organize and run the evaluation. Ideally, the committee has representation from the entire school community, including teachers, administrators, parents, and students. The evaluation process is guided by objectives, such as the two listed below:
Verify that the program is being implemented as planned: To address this objective, a checklist can be prepared that includes all of the activities comprising the anti-bullying program. Staff involved in implementing the program can be asked to indicate if and how often each activity is completed. This checklist should be filled out several times throughout the year (e.g., once a month or once a semester). By aggregating this information, a good picture of how a program is being implemented will emerge. Schools wishing to investigate aspects of program implementation in more depth can also organize debriefing meetings with staff and students to probe the successes and challenges of their specific anti-bully program.
To determine if the program is achieving its intended results: To address the second objective, the evaluation committee must first decide what outcomes are expected from the program. Examples of possible results include: increases in anti-bullying attitudes, increases in positive student behavior, reductions in bullying and victimization, and improvement in school climate. It is important that the selected outcomes be feasible and realistic given scope and content of the program and the time allotted for implementation. The next step is to identify and find questionnaires that measure these outcomes. There are many such questionnaires in circulation, and often they can be procured easily for free (e.g., via the web) or for a modest fee from the publisher. The questionnaires should be administered on the following schedule:
a. Just before the program begins (pre-test)
b. Immediately after the program ends (post-test)
c. Six-months (and up to a year) after the post-test (follow-up)
Finally, the anti-bullying school team reviews the evaluation data and makes recommendations for improving program implementation and outcomes.
Educators and parents play the critical role in making anti-bullying programs more effective and ultimately reducing bullying among children. Initiating local evaluation projects to understand and improve programs is an effective way to reach the goal of making schools safe havens for learning and healthy child development.
Youngsters learn through Activities. As a mum or dad you should use several toddler activities to support your children learn when having a good time at the same time. Each child is an active learner.
In this article I give exciting activities to aid develop your little one's emotional, cognitive, physical and social talents.
Allow me to share three favorite Activities for Toddlers.
Out of the house
Get Outside. Nature walks are fun and educational. Youngsters are very busy, so outdoor activities for toddlers are actually always in demand. These walks will make your child develop a fascination with exploration and nature. There is no need to take your toddler to some nature reserve or a zoo to discover nature. Just a stroll around your own neighborhood is really an experience.
While wandering, let your little one take a look at the different corners. Have your child collect leaves, blooms, and sticks. You can ask your little one to collect a big leaf and a tiny one, a dark green and dark one. This will help her grasp the difference between the two.
Search for insects underneath stones and leaves and help your little one examine them beneath a magnifying glass. Allow her to adopt a tree on the walk. Tell her what type of a tree it is, what happens when the leaves fall, can it get blooms, just where it happens to come from. Now let your youngster sketch the tree, the leaves along with the flowers and turf around the tree.
Baking Activities for Toddlers
Baking pursuits may very well be most liked of all toddler activities. Kids really enjoy cooking activities and so do parents. Baking is both fun as well as educational. Decide upon something which wouldn't take too long as preschoolers have got a small attention span and don’t concern yourself with how the food will taste or look.
Involve your child in measuring and mixing the ingredients. For example, tell her to get a cup of flour or an egg. Otherwise you can tell her what you do as you're mixing ingredients together. This will assist with understanding simple arithmetic skills. It will also help them develop language and reading skills. Your 3 year old toddler will love mixing flour, whipping eggs and setting the cooking timer.
Money Toddler Activities
A well liked toddler activity is most likely the money activity. Start by showing your son or daughter coins or notes. Teach her how to count out 4 dollar bills. Help your little one sketch a variety of coins by simply placing a sheet of paper over a coin and then tracing the outline by way of rubbing a pencil across the paper.
Arrange a play toy store with a cash register and gadgets to be for sale. Help the child write the price of each toy on a sticker. Next let her place the labels on the gadgets. Include your family members and her mates as shoppers.
All these activities are fun methods for teaching toddlers about money as well as its purposes. You can also work with money activities to help your children realize that they are unable to get everything they demand.
In Conclusion,
Parenting young kids is a very demanding and rewarding task. By making toddler activities fun and also educational, you help establish a distinct bond with your toddler.
1. Use picture books as a tool for exploring emotions - Choose books that illustrate the facial expressions of the characters in the story. For older students, choose picture books with themes appropriate to young, as well as adult, readers. Read the book to students, noting facial expressions, emotions, conflicts, actions, and reactions to the characters and outcomes. Then, teach students the vocabulary for the characters' emotions.
2. Play emotional charades! - Write many different emotions down on slips of paper and put them in a bag or hat. Have students take turns picking an emotion to portray and acting out that feeling, without speaking, in front of the class. The rest of the class must then guess which emotion is being portrayed.
3. Tell them what they are feeling. It is very important to acknowledge a youth's feelings and give them a vocabulary for those feelings. This technique is just as valid for secondary students as young children. Help students connect how they are feeling, and consequently behaving, with labels for their emotions. For example, when students are angry because they are not getting their way, say, "I can see that you are feeling frustrated right now." Avoid using derivatives of the word angry. Angry is overused. By labeling their emotions for them, teachers and parents can help youth learn to accurately label their emotions themselves.
4. Role-play with students - Using situations that occur in the classroom, have two students at a time role-play how they would act in a situation in front of the class. For example, have one student act as a bully while student acts as the victim. After each role-play scenario, have the whole class talk about how they might feel if they found themselves in a similar situation.
5. Teach students to be aware of their body language and the message it portrays. After students role-play a scenario, ask the audience to discuss what emotions and messages the actors' body language portrayed. Most young people are completely unaware of what kind of message their body language is projecting By pointing it out and labeling the emotion that it portrays, students can become more aware and more in control of their body language and will learn more about labeling emotions in the process.
6. Help students understand that anger is a secondary emotion - Before a person feels angry, they experience another, often unnoticed, primary emotion, such as sadness, jealousy, surprise, or embarrassment. When a student says they are angry, help them to identify and label the primary emotion behind that anger to better understand and deal with their emotions.
7. Teach empathy - When students are involved in a conflict, help them to understand how the other person feels. Ask them how they would feel if they were in the other's shoes. By helping students to identify and understand not only their own emotions, but also the emotions of others, teachers and parents can help young people to more successfully label and understand emotions in general.
8. Help students connect their emotions and their body language - Ask them to recall a situation that made them feel happy, sad, angry, or any other emotion. Have students draw a picture of a facial expression to match the given emotion and then share the pictures with the class. Seeing how students' pictures differ will help to determine how each student views each emotion.
9. To help students better understand their anger, ask students to write a short story - complete with illustrations - that describes a situation that made them "angry" without using the words "anger," "angry," "mad," etc. This will help students determine the emotions that cause anger. Students may use the Moodz poster as a "emotion vocabulary list."
10. Help students understand various emotions by asking them to write an acrostic poem in which each letter of an emotion's name would represent a reason for feeling that way. For example, G in guilt could start the phrase "Gave away my friend's secret."
11. To help students understand situations that cause them to experience a specific emotion, ask students to think about which emotions they most commonly feel and what makes them feel that way. If students realize that the same situation always make them feel sad or hurt, they will likely avoid that situation or learn a new way to deal with it. This will help students develop better ways to deal with conflicts and emotions.
We all know what a prime number is. It is a number that is divisible only by 1 and itself. But do you know how fascinating these numbers are? You could call them the building block of all numbers.
Why do I say that? We all know numbers that are not prime numbers are called composite numbers. But you may not know that all composite numbers can be built from prime numbers in a unique way by multiplication. In fact, this fact is called the “Fundamental Theorem of Mathematics” – that any number can be written as a factor of two or more primes in a unique way (by unique I mean there is only one way to write it as a factor of primes).
For example, take 96. If you factor it in primes, you will get 96 = 2 * 48 = 2 * 2 * 24 = 2 * 2 * 2 * 12 = 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 6 = 2 * 2 * 2 *2 * 2 * 3
So 96 can be represented as 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 3. There is no other way to factorize it using primes. And this is true for all prime numbers. Isn’t it fascinating?
There are many fascinating things about prime numbers and their role as the building block for all numbers. But let me tell you about one strange fact – there is no largest prime number. It is just not possible to have something called the “largest prime number”. A Greek Mathematician called Euclid proved it more than 2000 years ago.
There is an active search going on for finding larger and larger prime numbers. The largest one found so far is 243,112,609 − 1. What is that? It is 2 multiplied by itself 43 million, one lakh, twelve thousand, six hundred and nine times, and one subtracted from that number. That number is 12 million digits long. How big is that? Let me tell you – If you could write 80 numbers in a line, and your notebook page had 40 lines, and your notebook had 50 pages, it would take you 80 notebooks to write down this number. Of course, the search for still larger prime numbers continues.
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