Is home educating a child expensive? How do you know what to teach the child?

Question

is home educating a child espensive? also...how do you go about organising home education? Who do you need to contact? How do you know what you need to teach the child?(within England)

Answer 1

Home education can be as expensive or inexpensive as you make it. There are tons of free resources but tons of paid resources. I don't know what the laws in England are. Here are a few websites that may be helpful to you.
http://www.primaryhomeeducation.co.uk/
http://www.home-school.com/groups/england-uk.html
http://www.hslda.org/hs/international/UnitedKingdom/default.asp

hope that this is of help to you. Find a group in your area for support and ideas.

Answer 2

It can be as cheap or expensive as you decide. We personally teach our little boy according to his interests at the time so far he has learnt all the main internal organs of human body and is interested in magnatism, he knows that not all metals are magnetic (he is only 4). Teaching him this way is easy because he wants to learn so we don't have to worry about organising him. Other people choose to use an online curriculum which is more costly and more structured. It does cost whatever you decide to do but with membership to education otherwise or heas you can get a discount card to many museums etc. Also if you have a home ed group near you they often have activities which you can participate in. If your child is in school at the moment then you have to notify the school that you will now be educating your child otherwise than at school. They will then notify your lea, who will contact you in the future. If your child isn't at school age then you don't need to tell anyone. There is no compulsion in UK to follow the national curriculum if you home educate so you and your child can decide what you need to learn. Many home ed children don't learn to read till 7/8 but generally by the time they are 11/12 they are on a par or better readers than their schooled counterparts.

Answer 3

It is a little expensive but a much cheaper alternative to private school. I use a complete curriculum for my children so that way I know I am not omitting something important from their education. Abeka is the curriculum I use, and it is great! There are many others that sell complete sets with everything your child needs for the year. Make a monthly schedule to help you get organized. Write down test days, reminders, etc. I bought a large colorful calendar from a teacher supply store and laminated it so I could write on it and then erase it. I also keep a spiral notebook and each day I write down what we went over and any other information. I can't really tell you who to contact, but start with your elected officials, public school systems will 99.9% of the time will give incorrect information because they want the children on their rolls. Many people mistakenly believe that teaching with public schools curriculum under the public school authority is considered homeschooling when it is NOT. True homeschooling is the parent making any and ALL of the decisions on curriculum, not the government. For the cost on curriculum, On my older daughters kindergarten year, I spent about $120(USDollars), but $25 of this included flashcards, and other items that could be used for several years. (With the Abeka curriculum) it can vary anywhere from $95-150 per year as they get older, but a big plus is that when your other children reach that grade level, many of the books(that don't have to be written in) can be used for them, saving you money later down the line. This year I only spent $43 on my son's kindergarten books!

Answer 4

Home Education is as cheap or expensive as you want to make it.

Take advantage of the 3 for 2 Offers in Waterstones or WH Smiths when it comes to books, CDs and Stationery. Also sign up to the Local Library - not only can you borrow books, CDs, Videos etc, but over the summer holidays they run book based activities so your child can mix with other children.

Teach Maths, English, Science, Art and visit the local museums for History and Grography.

BBC2 shows programmes that are aimed at school age children - usually just before lunchtime.

The Education Department will also advise you on what you need to do.

Answer 5

I home school my two children. I happen to be a former teacher but one doesn't need to be. It does take up quite a bit of time and increases with the age of the children. It can get expensive but we belong to a program that gives us $1200 per student per school year. That covers all our supplies and them some. But belonging to this program requires that we turn in lesson plans, progress reports and the kids have to take standardized tests when they reach the 3rd grade. But it is worth it because we'll have transcripts and the kids will get diplomas. It is an accredited agency so their diplomas will be as good as any high school diploma. If you decide to home school you will need to decide what kind of things you plan on teaching. You'll need to figure out which materials you'll want. Will you use a curriculum? Will you design your own? Then you'll need to come up with a schedule..or maybe you'll play it by ear. I know some families who don't follow a set schedule and their kids do just fine. I, personally, like a schedule. I use curriculums for math and reading but for other subject areas I create my own lessons and most of it is hands on. I don't think working is a problem but it will require some planning. It also depends on the age of your children. If they are old enough they can direct their own learning--if they are responsible enough to do it. If you have any more questions feel free to contact me.

Answer 6

On average, homeschooling costs less than $1000 per year for each student.

Your state homeschool organization can help you explore curriculum options and explain how the homeschool laws in your state work in practice.

A local homeschool group provides a support group and aa built in network of friends for both you and your kids.

The Home School Legal defense association provides information on state laws as well:

www.hslda.org

Answer 7

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Answer 8

You need to go on the web and search for what requirements your town needs to home school your child . Each state Vere's. I've been home schooling my autistic son at home because the school system could not handle him. I spoke to some teachers and the board of ed. who gave me help with what curriculum to follow.
good luck

Answer 9

You go to the child's current school and talk to the homeschooling teacher. Most schools have 1-2 at least in US. It's free if you go thru the school. They get paid for you teaching with their curriculum. The teacher gives you all the lessons and then you check in with her at whatever schedule she gives you to call in and return the work. I did it for three weeks with my daughter as we moved to a different school. She loves math and all academics and started to not enjoy it with me teaching so we put her in school asap. Good luck.

Answer 10

The expenses involved depend entirely on what types of materials you want to use. My son and I spent a lot of time at the library (FREE), going on field trips (mostly free), and we found tons of useful materials on the internet (FREE). I met with a dept. of ed. liasson on a regular basis to check what topics we needed to cover for his age and ability level. My school system also had a web site that listed the curriculum for his grade level.