is there anyone who can help me pay for home schooling for my somn and daughter?

Question

they are very bright and need someonw to care enough to get them out of the grip of bad influences.

Answer 1

There's not much to pay for really! Depending on what state you are in, you can probably do it for almost free! A library card, internet access, some paper and pencils are just about all you need!
I'm homeschooling my three children for almost nothing. My 8 year old is doing the most focused work, so I'll tell you what I do with him.

Writing: a $9 workbook from Wal Mart called "The Complete Book of Handwriting." This goes from age 5-10 or something like that. For older kids, they don't need much, just practice.

Reading: Whatever library books he's interested in. We started off with a phonics program from A Beka, but you can find phonics curriculums free online if you look hard enough. A Beka has a book called "A Handbook for Reading" that you can get for about $12, that teaches all the phonics sounds.

History, Science, Social Studies: Look at the WorldBook encyclopedia Scope and Sequence website. They'll have a list of what should be learned at each grade level. Then you can go to the library and find REAL books about those topics. You can look for science and history projects online for your topic. You can watch movies and educational tv shows about your topic.

Math: For math, we use workbooks from Wal Mart. "The Complete Book of Math- Grades 5-6" is what my 8 year old son is using right now. They're cheap (about $9 a piece), and cover everything that needs to be covered. If your child needs extra practice in something, you can look online and find free worksheets. Example: My son needed help with long division. I did a search for "long division free worksheets" and found a lot of them that I downloaded and printed out for him.

I've educated my son for about $40 per year! It's a lot cheaper than most people think. Of course you could go out and buy an expensive $500 curriculum, but it probably wouldn't work for your child, as most homeschoolers tend to realize that the all in one curriculums just aren't for them. Try it the really cheap way that I just described and I'm sure you and your children will love it!

If you need any more help, please email me!! I love helping people with these things!

Answer 2

A few states and districts (Colorado, Alaska...) offer online or reinbursement programs. Check locally if that applies to you or not.

The other answer you've already received: that homeschooling does not have to be expensive!

Many books are free at the library, and you obviously have internet access to incredible free resources on the 'net.

Designing your own courses can seem intimidating, but school'd kids who come home need some down time first anyway, to "decompress" and bond as a family, to find out what learning methods work best for your family. Reading great books and keeping up with math are great minimums until you have prepared something to fill in for each child's other subjects: social studies, science, writing/grammar/spelling, and pe (extras like music or art can be great aren't required :-D).

Just remember, for centuries many children learned to read, write, and do math at home or in 1-room schoolhouses with MUCH less resources than we have today!!

Protect your children from negative influences and peer dependency. :-)

Answer 3

First, check with your school district. The government set up programs that most schools are not using, they pay for some of the expenses, and in most cases buy a computer and etc. When you are finished with the items however you can either buy them from the district or you can return them.
The government has many grants that you can apply for. If you don't know how to write a grant, check with your local Junior College or College and they have teachers that will write them for you sometimes and usually the cost is $20-$25. Sometimes one of their brighter students will be able to grant write for you also.
I agree getting them out of the bad areas. There are more and more bad areas these days. I pulled mine and I don't regret doing so. I don't think some of the things he was learning were in our best interest.
I have him enrolled in an on line high school and this is his last year. He only has 5 more months. He is graduating almost a year ahead of the rest of his class. He is happier and much more at peace.
Check with your local area schools and find out who in your area is homeschooling and sometimes the subjects you can't teach someone else can. They even take field trips together and if your kids still want to play sports or extra activities sponsored by the school they can.....government says so!!! Some schools are rotten about this, but it is your right and make sure they follow the rules.
My son still does theater with the group.
The most frightening part of this is getting them out of the school and making sure you have the right things in place.
Check with your state educational department and get the material information that you have to teach and by what age and when their testing dates are. Make sure you stay on top of what the state requires.
I don't have to do this as my son is enrolled in a high school and they test and we follow the laws of that state and it is an accrediated high school.
Once you start this you will be amazed at what your kiddos learn and how much you were teaching and didn't even know it. ENJOY - you only get one shot at their education, make it count!

Answer 4

I dont mean to be rude but home schooling is a a luxury and not needed, you cannot isolate your son and daughter from bad influences, just teach them responsability, I'm sure there are bright. Consider a Boarding School, or on more drastic mesuares a Boot Camp. Im sure you, as a good parent will find the best way...

Answer 5

Depending on where you located there are many different types of programs, then again there might be nothing as well. Here in Florida some of the home schooling programs are directly linked to the school system, same lessons, same field trips etc...only difference the child is learning under the supervision of the parent and using a laptop provided by the school system. Know of one child that developmental progress has progressed substantially since starting this program.

Answer 6

Some people seem to think that homeschooling is extremely exspensive. It's not. In a lot of ways it is cheaper than public school, in more ways than one. There are lots of resources for curriculum. Do a search for free homeschooling, free curriculum, anything like that and you will find tons of sites. Join a local homeschooling group and you get more help. Many people are willing to share curriculum. Also, the public library is your best friend, all the information you need on any subject, and it's all free. And please don't listen to those anti-homeschoolers who talk about socialization. These people talk without any knowledge. There are many homeschooling groups that have field trips and everything. Plus there are sports and youth groups and all that available. Homeschooling is becoming so popular that many museums and other places offer homeschool discounts and homeschool days. Also, many places that offer discounts to teachers also offer them to homeschoolers. Homeschoolers are not rich, they are just smart enough to figure out ways to do things cheaper and with God on your side anything is possible.

Answer 7

I agree with busymom4. (hooray busymom4! good job with your kids, I can just tell!)

You can do it yourself for very cheap or almost free. You can not only look up programs (meaning online courses or books they'll send you, or a variety of methods) online, but you can also ask your local schools what books they are using in the grade(s) above, and get them somehow (if your school's nice they may lend them to you) and do the same school program at home but at their own speed.

Don't forget to be creative: You can teach some things yourself, hire tutors for other things (maybe math), when they are older they may be able to take a community college class (maybe even for real college credits)... tutors can simply be older kids - high school, college kids who want to make a few extra bucks. Ask the tutor's teacher in that subject if s/he's reliable and gets good grades.

As for socialization - Is it really socialization to sit in a class with only kids your own age and not be allowed to talk anyway? Ok, there's lunch, and recess if they're small. So..... you can't have recess at you local playground if they're young? Sure you can, and getting along with mixed ages in real life is better socialization anyway. If they're older, look for community clubs & classes & sports & music, etc. The whole world doesn't run through the school, believe me!

Good luck!!

Answer 8

I homeschool my 4 kids, and its actually a lot less expensive than public schools once you figure in how much is saved by not having to pay for school lunch and not buying school clothes, activity fees, field trips, etc. I went onto EBAY and bought my whole curriculum for about 150 dollars. Homeschooling is not expensive at all. If your really looking on schooling them at home, go to ebay and type in homeschool. They have thousands of materials. Good luck. Its an investment for your childs future thats well worth the cost.

Answer 9

Consider whether home-schooling is right for your children. Bright kids will learn to make healthy choices even when faced with "bad influences". The bad influences are a part of life, and your children will need the life skills to deal with them once they are out of school.

Think of the social aspects of schooling that your children will be missing out on. Part of schooling is learning to build healthy relationships and make independent, smart choices.

Good luck.

Answer 10

there are definitely ways you can get help. All you have to do is go to a school, show them your income and they will help you get them through school. You can also check out on the Internet for government pages and contact them asking this question. Tell them the situation, why you kid cant go into a school, and why you think he should get home schooling. They will definitely help you find a solution. Hope this helped.