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Home Schooling Anxiety
Read all 12 responses: "Hi, Can you all give me some advice on homeschooling. I strongly desire to homeschool my children, but I am fearful I don't have ...
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- We are in our 12th year of homeschooling. It is a big job, but you have to just take one day at a time. Concentrate on the basics, first (reading, writing, math.) Yo...
- Hi J., I am not homeschooling yet but I also will be once my kids are old enough. I was homeschooled from 4th grade on. My mom homeschooled my brother and I and is n...
- We homeschooled our 2 boys using a variety of methods. One method that worked well for us was using an online charter school. It is a public school, but you educate ...
Need General Information About Home Schooling
Read all 11 responses: "My husband and I are looking into the whole idea of home schooling. Can you give any recommendations on resources to help us ...
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- Check out the website K12.com. It has an excellent curriculum! And, it makes homeschooling easy and fun. There are lots of extra activities for digging in deeper in...
- Hi M.! In Texas, homeschooling is pretty simple - you choose what and how you want to teach and you don't have to report to anyone. It's great! I think it may h...
- A really great resource is the book, "The Well Trained Mind." The website is www.welltrainedmind.com. Also read the reviews on Amazon to see if it sounds like somethin...
What Do You Think About Home-schooling?
Read all 14 responses: "I was just wondering what the other moms out there thought about home schooling. Are you home schooling your child?
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- While home-schooling can be wonderful, please remember that there are drawbacks. I have friends who home-schooled and when both children entered high school, both were...
- Just wanted to add that I'm 35 and was home educated in the 70s and 80s before it was well known/accepted. The socialization aspect was met by playing with kids in my...
- I homeschool my kids (ages 7 and 2, yes even my 2yo because for me homeschooling is more about creating a learning environment that it is about formal lessoning.) I lo...
Home Schooling Schedule
Read all 15 responses: "Hi moms! This is my first question on Mamasource and I'm hoping I can get some valuable information from some wise moms or dads out ...
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- The one thing I want to point out is that this is homeschooling. You do not have to follow a schedule that public/private schools follow. You must realize that you a...
- I home schooled my 2 children and after talking with other partent who did this before I used their schedule 8am to 12 noon. The reason for half a day is because in t...
- Well, what I'd try to do is since you're only spending "two hours in school" what I'd do is the first two hours then a break, maybe the computer lessons then come back...
Seeking in Info on Home Schooling
Read all 31 responses: "I have a 15 year old godchild who will not go to school. She wants to be home schooled. Her mother does not have time so I have ...
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- There are many resources for home schooling on the internet. Try googling 'homeschool textbooks' or something of the kind. I recommend that you then check out some of ...
- I would suggest Alpha Omega's switched on schoolhouse. I've used it for 6th -9th and 11th and 12th grades for my daughter. She went to a private school in 10th grade....
- Dear L. My husband and I homeschool our 16 year old son. We operate Educational Rescue Online. My husband would like to talk with you about homeschooling. One of his ...
Possibly Interested in Home Schooling
Read all 6 responses: "I never thought I would even consider home schooling our children. They are very small still (4 and 2). However, after hearing about ...
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- Think of it this way...what have you already been doing for the last 4 years? Homeschooling! My daughter is only in K this year and we had a rough start to homes...
- I homeschooled my 5 children for many years, 2 graduated from homeschooling in fact. This is my advice. As many people that reply here that's how many opinions you'...
- I was at home for the last part of my school years. And we will be teaching our children at home when they reach school age. I really think it's a great opportunity ...
Need Guidance on Home Schooling
Read all 6 responses: "I am considering home schooling our son. He will be ready for Kindergarten next August. I have not started the research process yet ...
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- Hi A., My name is M. and I too live in the Northland. I currently homeschool my son who is going into the second grade and an eager 4 year old who is going to start k...
- Good Shepherd Academy is a great resource for homeschoolers. Their bookstore offers a "curriculum consultation" to help you sort through all the choices and figure ou...
- Hello I am close to you in Independence, MO and am home schooling my children for the first time this year. (Ages 9,6,2,6 wks) I will have my hands full and love it...
Considering Home Schooling but Need Input.
Read all 6 responses: "I am looking for other families that are currently home schooling more than one child. I have heard alot about home schooling but I ...
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- Hi H. I live in west palm and am homeschooling a 12 year old a 7, 2, and 10 month old. It has been a great experience I belong to a group called flame which is a group...
- I thought I was to old when I joined this chatting source but obviously today I have something to say. I am a Math teacher and I have tutored children as well.Home sch...
- Hi H., If your 'mom instincts' are telling you that home schooling might be in the best interests of your children, go for it. You know them best, and I'll alwaays tr...
Home Schooling for 1St Grade
I'm planning on home schooling my son (1st grade) and was wondering what programs you would recommend as well as what websites I could refer to, ...
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- I use WAVA which is online public school. I love it! It gives me all the curriculum and supplies for free and I have the choice to teach the lessons however I want or ...
- We are using the Robinson Curriculum. It has a religious background but, of course you don't have to follow any of that if you choose not to. Our grandson, who is 9,...
- I use Sonlight Curriculum. It is a fantastic curriculum and comes with a teacher's guide that is set up for 4-day or 5-day school. To get a look at it you can go to ww...
Home Schooling My 13 Year Old.
Read all 18 responses: "I have a 13 yr. old son who is just not working up to his full potential in school. Mediocre is more like it.
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- Hello! I am a mom of 2 grandmother of 3 and and a public school teacher for families that homeschool! I find that the middle school age is often a time when children...
- This is late in coming! =) There is a great book called Raising Self-Reliant Children in a Self-Indugent World by Glenn and Nelson that is fabulous.
- I would pull him out of school in the blink of an eye. You need to get him involved in all kinds of stuff, get him an instrument/lessons, get him into sports, into a ...
