Home Schooling: Teen
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Homeschooling
Asked by A.M. from Phoenix
on April 17, 2011
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I would like comments and suggestions from people who have been personally homeschooled. I've read the general pro's and con's. I have also read a lot from mom's who ...
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- I am was not home schooled but I am a teacher. It never occurred to me to home school my children. I tried to find good schools for my kids and was so very disappoin...
- Are you trying to shelter your children against people who tell them they could never be anything or do anything or have a dream? Are you trying to shelter them agains...
- I just want to counteract the last response (toddlermom) with a little positivity, because I think you need some following that. Personally, I was not homeschooled....
To Homeschool or Not to Homeschool
Asked by M.W. from Des Moines
on April 3, 2008
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I have a 15 (almost 16) year old daughter. She has always loved school and worked hard at getting really good grades. Her freshman year last year didn't go too bad, ...
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- Oh, I feel so bad for you and your daughter- that could have been a description of me in 10th grade... My advice to you is to bring her in to a psychologist to dis...
- I do know of a couple of families with children who have social phobia. However, if your daughter hasn't had many problems up until now - SOMETHING ELSE may have happ...
- Marjo- My initial thought about this is that your daughter is really crying out for help. I am wondering , if she really liked school up until this year, what has h...
Home School
Asked by S.D. from Atlanta
on December 16, 2009
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Debating if I can home school my young child, with everything else I've got going.My 5 almost 6 yr old has been having a hard time in school.He is bright,charming,has ...
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- Just make sure you have exhausted everything the state is required to give you. Talk to your son's school to get a direct line to the special needs coordinator. Mayb...
- I have homeschooled for over 20 years and my kids are grown now. I have several blogs to help with home schooling or you can contact me privately. There is a ton of...
- I agree with what everyone has said. When they are young, it is so easy. It does not take that long. Once they become independent and go do many things on their own, y...
Homeschooling
Asked by C.B. from Los Angeles
on May 27, 2010
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Hi moms,
I am very frustrated with the decline of my children's school and am interested in homeschooling my eight year old daughter. She will be a third grader nex...
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- Hi C. I have home schooled my 3 children for the past ten years. I am so glad that we chose to do it.....it has been an incredible journey. Not only have my kids ...
- Hi C., I have been there ....... in the process of making a decision to home school my children. It was not easy at all, but it turned into a wonderful and rewardi...
- My older 2 children graduated with honors from public school and went on to graduate from the college and university of their choice. We are homeschooling our younger ...
Beginning to Homeschool
Asked by J.K. from Chicago
on February 15, 2008
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hi, are there any homeschoolers out there? i have made the decision to homeschool my 2 youngest, and am just wondering how to get started. please don't tell me all t...
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- HI J., IL and Texas are the best states you can be in if you want to home school your children. I have 6 children and home schooled 3 of the children for years. T...
- I think that if you do a google search or yahoo search for your area, you can find guidelines that you will need when teaching your children at home. Also I think tha...
- I would recommend Homeschool Legal Defense Association. Join that, and they have all the information you need to help you get started. They have a terrific website. ...
To the Homeschooling Moms
Asked by B.L. from Missoula
on July 19, 2011
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So, I have a 3 year old son and a 1 year old daughter that I want to homeschool. There is a head start opening up this fall and I don't know if I want to put my son in...
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- I did homeschooling just teaching my 9 yr old then we used iQAcademyTX and they had things setup for the kids to meet and even see the teacher online 3 times a week. ...
- I am not a homeschooling mom because we have a great ISD system in my area of TX. I know of very few people in my area who home school and there is nothing wrong with...
- Choose activities. Mine do soccer, fencing, art classes, cub/girl scouts, youth/church group, swim team, sewing lessons at Joann's, sports camp this summer, youth ba...
Homeschooling Questions
Asked by H.T. from Anchorage
on April 11, 2008
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Homeschooling moms. What's your favorite thing about homeschooling. What made you decide to start? Why do you believe it was the right choice for your family. Do you p...
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- Hi H., I decided to homeschool after reading some books by John Holt and Dorothy and Raymond Moore. I liked their "natural learning" approach. But it's what you di...
- I love homeschooling for the flexibility and freedom. And also I just love being w/my kids. My kids are both very smart, imaginitive and active and are not limited t...
- Hello H., My favorite thing about homeschooling was getting to spend more time with my only child. He attended private school until eighth grade and time was just m...
16 Year Old Daughter
Asked by M.S. from Pittsburgh
on October 13, 2009
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My daughter has just turned 16 in September. She is for the most part a good kid. She has her head on straight (most of the time), but loves to give me a hard time. ...
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- Dear M. - SO sorry about your trials w/ your 16-yr-old. From what I've read, it seems like she's going through a LOT of things on her plate all at once, and it's just ...
- Does she also have friends at the prep school ? Do you ever invite her to have them come home with her on a weekend ? Do you have an opportunity to talk to a guidanc...
- the local school district is not a good one? Maybe she wants to be close to home while she can be. She is getting older and yes friends do become more import...
Am I Smart Enough to Home School?
Asked by F.H. from Phoenix
on January 17, 2012
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We met a couple at church that home school their kids and have had great luck with it. Their oldest is graduating from college and getting married this summer. Anywa...
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- Homeschooling is not about being smart or passing along your "smartness." It's about teaching your children to be independent learners. It's giving them the skills t...
- The smartest thing anyone can ever do for their children is to teach them "HOW to LEARN". It's not you sitting down and showing them 500 times how to multiply and dem...
- I am planning on homeschooling mys children. We are doing it for a two main reasons: (1) we do not want our kids to be "standardized" and (2) all quality learning is ...
Home School Advice
Asked by N.H. from Dallas
on January 5, 2009
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Hi Ladies,
I'm seeking advise from those of you who are or have ever home schooled. I have been praying about taking my boys out of the public school system to home...
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- Hi N.! My name is K. and I've been homeschooling my two boys, 9 & 6, since their Pre-K years. I've used Sonlight for all but one of those years and absolutely love i...
- We were having problems with my 15 year old son last year and we did home schooling, he finished the year in six months and is now back in school. I think it was a go...
- I say do it and good luck to you! It's been my experience from friends who homeschool their chilren they also enroll their kids in additional activities with YMCA or ...
