Guest guest Posted December 15, 2007 Report Share Posted December 15, 2007 Look at K-12 curriculum it is a virtual school for I think almost every state and they get credit for it. I have heard this works for children who are able but just do not like the school setting for whatever reason. We home school (7 year old) but we have our own classroom in a local church (guess we just made our own private school) and I hire someone for $10 an hour to run our program. He gets 1:1 instruction and it is AWESOME! I have spent a fortune outfitting it with the latest and greatest and it puts what the regular school has to offer to shame..This is So much better than public school. He has progressed more in the past 4 months than he did in Kindergarten and First Grade combined. AND he is anxious to go every day. If you can afford to hire someone to tutor you can look to your local colleges for students who are just happy not to be working at Burger King part time. Chris _____ From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Jennie Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 8:15 PM Subject: OT/Homeschooling??? First, any Nevada homeschoolers(I realize the laws are different in each state)? I have been considering for years homeschooling my oldest son! He would be considered adhd and it just seems the public school setting just isnt working for him. I am a little nervous and wonder if this is something I could handle and do with also having the care of my ACC son!! I feel I need to try for my older sons sake(I honestly dont see him making it through high school to graduate at this point) and want to take other measures. Parents that do or has homeschooled, can you give me your inputs on. Was/is it worth it in your opinion? Is it going to require so much time on my part that it could affect my ACC son's needs? He needs full time care, it is unpredictable day to day! This is something I have struggled with since my older son was in elementary school. Elementary and middle school he managed through barely(we get frequent calls from the schools also), but high school is a whole other ball park as we are learning! He needs to graduate/get a certificate of sorts for his future and I dont think it is going to happen if he stays in public school!! Any info/thoughts would be so appreciated!!! Jennie<>< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2007 Report Share Posted December 15, 2007 Jennie, I homeschooled for just 1 semester when my daughter was in 4th grade. She had been 'discharged' from a private school after only 4 weeks. Public school was just letting her rot in do nothing land. It was without a doubt THE BEST schooling decision I made. It took us about 4 weeks to get into a routine. From then on, she sailed through each day's work in a couple of hours. We were not wedded to getting it all done at once. I was able to include many other things piano, sports, outings with other home schooled children etc. She had none of the distractions/bullying of the classroom setting. The district here said they wanted an accounting of work done. Other than filling out a few papers, I didn't hear boo from them. Her dad, a public school teacher in another district who could not bear the thought of his child outside the formal setting, objected strongly to the homeschooling. I agreed to send her back. I regret it. She did graduate from high school but the 'learning' factor was ? We have a U curriculum lab nearby. I was able to find materials on every topic that fit her learning style when we home schooled. Once she was back in the formal setting, I supplemented every year with many home units of study. Our community now allows a combined course of study where a student may spend some time in 'school' even if the bulk of study is at home. Music, art, sports, speech/ot can all be accessed this way. Once you locate the materials you like for your son's learning style, get the routine established, the time factor is not overwhelming. You may be able to get some of the materials through the local system, a private system, the local AEA or even on line. Good luck with your decision. , an Iowa Mom > > First, any Nevada homeschoolers(I realize the laws are different in > each state)? I have been considering for years homeschooling my oldest > son! He would be considered adhd and it just seems the public school > setting just isnt working for him. I am a little nervous and wonder if > this is something I could handle and do with also having the care of my > ACC son!! I feel I need to try for my older sons sake(I honestly dont > see him making it through high school to graduate at this point) and > want to take other measures. Parents that do or has homeschooled, can > you give me your inputs on. Was/is it worth it in your opinion? Is it > going to require so much time on my part that it could affect my ACC > son's needs? He needs full time care, it is unpredictable day to day! > This is something I have struggled with since my older son was in > elementary school. Elementary and middle school he managed through > barely(we get frequent calls from the schools also), but high school is > a whole other ball park as we are learning! He needs to graduate/get a > certificate of sorts for his future and I dont think it is going to > happen if he stays in public school!! Any info/thoughts would be so > appreciated!!! Jennie<>< > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2007 Report Share Posted December 15, 2007 > > First, any Nevada homeschoolers(I realize the laws are different in > each state)? I homeschool all four of my kids, I am in CA. Here is my homeschool site section http://www.danasview.net/parent2.htm#homeschool Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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