Home Schooling
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How Many of You Home School?
Asked by A.H. from Detroit
on March 10, 2008
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My husband and I are in the process of deciding what we want to do. How did you come to your choice to home school? Do you use a support group/program for play dates/t...
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- Hello, I'm a sahm to four wonderful children. I am currently home-schooling two of the four, my 10yr dd and my 6yr ds. I began my home-school journey by reading some...
- Hi, I am a sahm and homeshool my children, the oldest being 5. We had him signed up and paid for in a private school for kindergarten, and also my daughter. But then...
- Hi A., How did I come to deciding on homeschool? God was preparing me as I stuggled greatly putting my two children in school. I kept asking myself, "Wait a minute, ...
Contemplating Home School
Asked by V.R. from San Francisco
on November 9, 2008
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I was just wondering other moms thoughts about home schooling? I have 3 kids and i have been seriously thinking about home schooling. Does anyone home school in sj, ...
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- HI V., I am home schooling my 1st and 3rd grader. We just started this year. We chose CAVA (California Virtual Acadamy). My kids love it and I am glad to be away fr...
- My late husband had a daughter with 6 kids who decided to do home schooling. The 21-year-old still hadn't graduated from high school. These children had no social sk...
- I was home schooled for nine years. I was able to skip 6th grade and graduate high school at 16 years old. I got tired of my friends teasing me that I was only getti...
Homeschooling in NY
Asked by S.C. from Syracuse
on October 15, 2009
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I am considering homeschooling my daughter who is 3 and because preschool is not mandatory where we are I am thinking about giving it a trial run next year. I would li...
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- First thought... preschool isn't about curriculum. Preschool is about learning to negotiate the social world and to start developing readiness behaviors and skills (w...
- Not to sound unsympathetic, but at age 3 you are doing this more for yourself (to be a stellar parent, etc.) I think than for your daughter. It's great that you want ...
- Hi Sara. I found curriculum choice to be overwhelming at first also. Our first year of homeschooling (2nd grade) I just picked one and used it. We figured out what m...
Info on Homeschooling
Asked by M.C. from Dallas
on October 10, 2006
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I am considering homeschooling my children. My kids are very young 15 months and 30 months, but I would like to start getting them on a daily routine or "curriculum" ...
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- I know many people that home school that I work with selling Usborne books - they specialize in educational resources and learning kits for all levels. Many consultan...
- Hi, I am also new to homeschooling, but my kids are 5 yrs. and 11 yrs. Since beginning, I have found a great many resources on the internet that are free. A good one f...
- Hi M., You should look into Before Five in a Row: http://www.fiveinarow.com/before/ Basically it talks about how to use classic children's literature and everyday l...
Homeschooling or Not...how to Know?
Asked by S.S. from Milwaukee
on January 5, 2009
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I have three children...the oldest will be 5 next month, a boy. He's extremely smart and individualistic...that coupled with the fact that my husband and I both were ...
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- As a school teacher--I am mostly against homeschooling. And not just because I am a teacher! I have seen children who have been homeschooled, both through my second ...
- Hi S., I have been homeschooling my son all his life, he is now 14. I am also president of our local homeschool group. There are many people in your situation who h...
- I've been homeschooling my my daughter, but I put my son in a Montessori charter school for kindergarteren (he is more stubbern and makes learning difficult for his si...
Homeschooling Question
Asked by J.S. from St. Louis
on December 20, 2010
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We are having a rough year with my 5th grader. He's a gifted kid who is not being challenged at all this year. We've always played it year by year, and it's never be...
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- I pulled mine out at the beginning of fifth. It was the best decision I ever made. Look for a challenging curriculum. Have him tested on the math websites. Both Sa...
- What about his GIEP? Can you use that to get him more challenging coursework?
- We pulled my daughter out the same year! She's now in 7th grade, we're still homeschooling, and she's flourishing. I have her take standardized tests every year to m...
Starting to Homeschool
Asked by N.W. from Honolulu
on February 13, 2008
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I was wondering if anyone has any advice on how to start to homeschool my son. I really would much rather teach him myself and I am running into walls on how to start ...
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- Hi N., I know that there are families homeschooling in your area. My advice would be to find a homeschool group so that you can be under their umbrella. Groups usual...
- N., here is a website that might help guide you through the process. I home schooled my son for part of a year before we moved and I was able to put him into a decent...
- Hi N., I just started homeschooling back in November and was overwhelmed by all of it. I found a great charter school that lets you school from home, but they pro...
Considering Homeschooling
Asked by B.R. from Evansville
on June 23, 2010
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We are moving to a bigger city, where the schools are a little more liberal and we can't really afford to send our son to a private school. Also, his birthday is in O...
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- First get acquainted with the homeschool laws in the state that you will be living in. You can find laws for all 50 states at http://www.hslda.org/laws/default.asp ...
- I'm assuming you are talking about starting with Kindergarten? First, yes - look up your state's laws on homeschooling. They vary greatly! Some states have no requi...
- 1st check to see if there are any charter schools (church formed and state accredited) in your area, which will be free. 2nd check into the home school groups in the...
Homeschooling, Montessori
Asked by C.L. from Dallas
on March 16, 2010
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hello i am a stay at home mom of two children and one on the way. i would like to home-school my three year old son and was wondering if anyone had any advice on how t...
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- <grinning> There was a similar Q just yesterday... So I hope you don't mind but I'm going to cut and paste :) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/playschool6/ is a Mont...
- I would suggest saving a "little money" some other way. Good Montessori schools give your child something they can't get anywhere else - relating to peers with respec...
- I disagree with Vikki that they learn to relate to peers with respect in a Montessori school, but won't learn at home. My experience has been the exact opposite. I w...
Researching Homeschool
Asked by A.C. from Odessa
on May 23, 2009
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My husband, of almost 11 yrs., and I are trying to decided whether or not to homeschool our daughter. She is not quite 2, but we want to make the most informed decisi...
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- Hello, I just want to say that I homeschooled my son for 10 years . From 3rd grade to 12th grade and it was great. At least you know what she is learning and who she i...
- I used to teach in the public schools here and in different parts of Texas. My suggestion is ......Homeschool or private Christian school! The downfall to homeschool i...
- I have two children--one is homeschooled and one goes to public school. The public school has worked out fine for my daughter, but didn't for my son. He is on level wi...
