Homeschooling in Los Angeles

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Welcome to the wonderful world of homeschooling!

Homeschooling is just such a great way for asperger's teens to get time to rest, eat, fresh air. Extra 1:1 attention, guidance. . . they can strongly develop their interests.

Here is a site which lists what the requirements are. I know a lot of people in California use an " umbrella " school; it can be quite restrictive about what you do on your own. . . On the other hand, it's a state with lots of " unschoolers " ; and while that was our philosophy, attending a camp hosted by one of their leaders was a disaster-- I question its healthiness for any kid, but esp for a disabled kid.

The nice thing about unschooling is your child can spend more time pursue their interests and strengths, and at their own pace. What we did in a state where we needed to do testing or submit a portfolio was to go over the stuff she couldn't get too well,at least. And document we did it. And spend more time on what she loved. . .

I believe a lot of families in California use an " umbrella " school, to get transcripts.

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Rather than open the site for CA, I left it at the map page, so that people could see where to look up for their state.

Be sure and find a homeschooling group. Always good advice about getting started, stress reduction, and also they organize so many activities, classes, and field trips for each other. I made great friends among the other mothers over the years.

Also, be forewarned, many kids don't want to do much for a few months after leaving public school, they've had! to learn what was the curriculum of the day; and this will pass. Try to start out doing fun stuff together, and sleep a lot. And find some kind of learning activity in something they like to do. One of the great things about homeschooling is you can do learning experiences by utilizing everyday activities-- in the kitchen, on PBS, in your neighborhood, even thru some video games and the like. . .

Nina

On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:59 -0700, " jennifer " <jb91604@...> wrote:

Hi, Our son is aspergers and will be 15 next month. He is mainstream with additional support and will be in 10th grade. we want to home school. We are in the Los Angeles School district. does anyone know of any good programs and what is required as far as how many visits for testing or preferably a virtual school? Thanks.

-Son B 15,ASP Starting 10th grd in Sept

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Nina Forest

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