homeschooling
Posted By: mnmt on 2008-03-11
In Reply to: Homeschooling Outlawed - !!?
I don't agree with homeschooling being banned, but I do think there should be some kind of oversight to see that the kids are actually getting an education. I had a neighbor in Nebraska who supposedly home schooled her kids. The 10-year-old didn't know anything about a state versus a city versus a county, how to tell time on a non-digital clock, history, etc. He could read and do basic math. Did I think he was getting a proper education? No way!!!! The mom had all good intentions, but had 4 other younger kids, was totally disorganized and her house was mass chaos. No type of structure, organization or schedule. So who's the one losing out? Nebraska had no program to test these kids to make sure they were getting adequate instruction, that the curriculum was pertinent, that the kid would ever be ready for the real world. I think if parents choose to home school, fine, but somebody has to make sure they're getting the job done so the kids are ready for life out of the home. The parents can't be with them forever!
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I homeschooled my daughter all the way through high school. I would say that with only 2 years left you are best off going through a distance learning high school, and there are many of them available. If you want to homeschool, you should check on the state requirements where you live. There are online resources for all states available to let you know what the requirements are for notification, etc. The age of reporting to your school district or state for homeschooling ends at various times in different states, from 16 to 18 years of age. I would say the easiest thing now would be an online high school that is accredited and will issue a diploma after all credits are met. That way you won't have to be pulling together your own transcript and portfolios when it's time to apply for college. Be sure to get all previous records from her high schools thus far, because an online program will take those credits and grades into account to determine what requirements still need to be met. The online program tuitions are all much less than any private school. If she is as diligent as she sounds, she may be able to finish high school a year earlier this way, as she would be allowed to work at her own pace. (There is sometimes an extra fee if you are only enrolled for the final year of high school, because they have to prepare the transcript working mostly from her previous work. Still a bargain, given the cost of 2 years of tuition at a school.)
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We used to up until 10 years ago. It wasn't easy, but the fact that my husband helped, as he is disabled, we managed. That is all I will say for that. A lot of prayer went into it. My daughter refused to go to school at that time.
I am homeschooling my 15 yo son now. SM
Not by choice but because I had no other viable alternative. He went from a Christian school to public school last year and has been failing miserably ever since. He went from a classroom of 10 students per teacher to one with 30 students per teacher and he got lost in the shuffle. His grades started to slip and I was told constantly they didn't have to time to deal with him when they had 30 other students to deal with. Not to mention, the "society" he has been exposed to in public (a rural public school as a matter of fact) have been a bunch of undisciplined, foul-mouthed, druggies who's parents could care less what they are up to.
My son was expelled from school for defending my nephew after another kid threatened to slit his throat over a girl! My son was put on long-term suspension for threatening to kick the other kids butt, but the kid who made the threat, was coddled and only got a stern talking too. His father died of cancer four months ago so apparently he is allowed to behave however he wants with no repercussions.
I started homeschooling him in January and he is on his way to passing the 9th grade whereas before he was going to have to repeat.
My opinion is this, if states want to start regulating homeschooling parents and requiring teaching credentials or certificates, then they should start paying the teachers in their public school system more. How can they require me to have a teaching certificate when I make more than a school teacher does right now?
Public school is a joke. Yes, I went to public school. I grew up in a small town and was successful in school, but not all students learn at the same rate or in the same way. My son is a visual learner. If I sit him down in front of the computer with a software package that he can play with, he will learn twice as fast as he did sitting in a classroom of 30 kids staring at the board and listening the teacher drone on and on.
I have a first grader and she attends public school and she does amazingly well. She loves school, makes good grades (1s, 2s, and 3s can be considered grades!). Every child is different and approaches learning differently. I will let her stay in public school for as long as she is successful.
That's my 2 cents on homeschooling.
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If you are experiencing indecision and questioning if you can do this, let me tell you that this is normal. Everyone who has every homeschooled has felt that way in the decision-making process. Once you "step into the water" things will start to fall in place and give you confidence that you can do it. I have homeschooled since kindergarten with both of my children. One will graduate next year and the other is in 9th grade. You can do it. You just need guidance of where to look. I would also investigate to see whether your state has an association or convention like the state of Indiana does. I have been told that most states do. If you can get to that convention, it will make a world of difference in understanding how to go about homeschooling. Contact me by email if you need to.
Have fun--homeschooling is an adventure! nm
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Ours go back Sept. 4 but we're homeschooling this year.. first timers (nm)
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I LOVE it! On most days..
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