2006-10-01 12:20:52 · 15 answers · asked by Julie M 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
there's this program called k12 and they giveall the things u need and they give u a laptop that u don't have to pay for but u have to have internet and it's $97.00 a year.
2006-10-01 15:19:04 · answer #1 · answered by TT 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No home school is not free. There are alot of free resources and there is even a book titles "Homeschool Your Children for Free", but there are the normal school expenses - notebooks, pens, pencils, computer... and while this book gives many free resources, I am not entirely convinced you can recieve a proper education without some expenses. The internet is great, but there are plenty of educational opportunities at museums and libraries that have a small charge.
2006-10-01 13:06:47 · answer #2 · answered by Gypsy Girl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most people buy a curriculum from somewhere - Abeka, Bob Jones University Press, Rod and Staff.
There are many resourceful parents who use the Internet and the library and who can end up paying almost nothing for the educational materials. You will, however, have the cost of paper, notebooks, pens and pencils, and so on, so it is never totally free.
2006-10-01 13:09:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can be done but as someone wisely pointed out; you still have expenses like paper, pencils, folders, etc. We use a literature based program from http://amblesideonline.org (tweaked for our secular homeschool). They have free lesson plans, and numerous books can be read online for free. However, I choose to print them off and put them in binders. I also purchased Ray's Arithmetic for $59 that covers elementary-highschool math including Calculus and Navigation. My children are ages 8 and 12.
In all, I spent about $80-$100 on the math program and a few books we didn't have that I got for a steal on Ebay.
2006-10-01 13:24:00 · answer #4 · answered by FreeThinker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am home schooling my teenage boys,They wanted to be home schooled.We purchased a legitimate curriculum.It was about 170.00 per kid and then pencils,pens,paper and all the other stuff you would normally use in school.That's if a parent teaches you.You can also pay to finish school over the Internet.
2006-10-01 12:35:41 · answer #5 · answered by kelliekareen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe not exactly free, but there are different resources you can use to make it very inexpensive. True, there are good curriculums out there that cost quite a bit, but you can use your library and other great resources as a main curriculum, doing unit studies and the like. Good luck! =)
2006-10-01 12:46:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's free in the sense that you don't have to pay for some special license to do it. There are expenses, though, depending on what types of materials you get for your curriculum.
2006-10-01 12:31:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you have to pay to have the books and supplies sent to you. I believe you also have to pay some fees just like regular school. They send you videos and things that they also make you pay for too.
2006-10-01 12:29:17 · answer #8 · answered by Nintendo Rose 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine in Australia is $30 per year, it is correspondence where you have a teacher and a parent to help.
2006-10-01 14:48:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need supplies and materials to teach with.
2006-10-01 12:23:55 · answer #10 · answered by Melissa C 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋