home education?

Question

Can anyone out there tell me about home education for children who are taken out of high school? How many hours per week and what subjects do they need? who would teach the child?(would it be the parents or would it be a tutor) how expansive is it?How should someone who doesn't have a CLUE about home education go about organizing it?Who do thay need to contact? How do they know exactly how to arrange it? Is it possible for a parent whodoesn't have a CLUE about home education or how it should be structured/what materials are needed(basically doesn't know ANYTHING about it) to learn how it should be structured/howthe child should be educated? can ordinary parents home educate their child? even those with not a broad education?
how can they learn how home education is structured?
Is home educating very complicated?and if someone wanted to home educate 2 children...how could they go about this?
How many hours per day should the child be taught for? how does the child keep up with their peers?and how are subjects such as music or P.E organized?(since they are quite social activities and require other people in order to do properly)??

Answer 1

anyone can home educate , the parent can do it,,,,, its really encouraging and supervising, and going over work,,,,,,, most school districts have a program set up, everything from the child going in for testing and providing the books, to allowing them to participate in pe and music,,,,, but you can still do pe and music with one child, at home,,, exercise,, studying the body and whats healthy for it, learning how games are played/the rules such as baseball etc, is all pe,,,,,, as to music, music isnt a required subject in many high schools, so just studying a little music appreciation, or going or listening to a concert on tv, would work, if you child was interested in an instrument, music lessons are usually fairly inexpensive,,,,,, if in the usa, your local school board can give you info (accept that ofcourse they want to discourage home education, but they are legally required to provide you with info),,,, also, many cities/towns have local homeschool associations, so do many churches (home school associations base out of chruches often do not require you to be homeschooling for religious reasons ),,,, belonging to a group of homeschoolers will give you great support and advice, and interaction for the children, as they often have events or meetings ,,,,,,,there is alot of help and support, both in your state or country to know the rules and requirements, and also to lesson plans,, the internet will have lots of info also,,,,,,,,, good luck

Answer 2

I'm a homeschooling parent. Have been homeschooling for 4 years (unless you count K, preschool and before that!). Negatives: Number 1 negative is ignorant people's reactions. They think that homeschoolers stay home all day and parents force feed opinions on them. You have to learn how to deal with people who will put down your efforts despite all evidence to the contrary. You can tell them about your busy week with all your activities and they will turn around and say, "You know, the problem with homeschoolers is they don't get interaction with other people. Staying at home all the time isn't good." They also think that because they grew up socializing that that is how people are *supposed* to socialize. They don't think about how this new way of socializing is just that: new. It's only been like that, age-segregated, for about 100 years (and in many places, less than that). After that, it's day-to-day stuff that can be potentially problematic. They are only really negatives if you aren't the type of person who handles them well: finding and planning activities for your kids; driving places (often several times a week); picking and paying for curriculum and other resources; being with your kids most of the time (if your parenting skills are suffering, being with your kids a lot may be very difficult on you); have people test your kids to see if they know 'what they should'; you have to be willing to be creative and work hard to provide them with the best. Other things are that sometimes you reach burnout or frustration. It can be very discouraging, but if you take a break, it gets going well again. Please don't worry about all the comments about not getting social skills and friends. The only homeschooler I've met so far who complained about not having enough social interaction and friends was an only child, 13, with a single mother and the mom worked days. And let me tell you, I've met a lot of homeschoolers in the past 6 years or so (started connecting with others before the final decision was even made)!

Answer 3

Newly homeschooling a teen would be completely different than a younger child, and you need to look at the reasons why you want to homeschool. They are old enough that they should be planning what they want to learn, and how. The reasons would indicate if you could just jump into it, or if you needed a break. if a child is burned out, bullied, or something else in school, then they might need an adjustment emotionally and physically to being in a different place all day.

Any parent who doesn't have a clue needs to read the Homeschool Legal Defense Association website (but don't believe their scare tactics!) They have lists of every state's requirements. As far as getting into college, it doesn't depend on diploma, or transcript, almost every university has a different application process for homeschoolers. And really all they care about are ACT or SAT scores. Read the Teenage Liberation Handbook, and then ask yourself the questions again.

It takes much less time to homeschool in every subject than it does in public school because You won't have to be disciplining 30 kids, or trying to teach at five different levels, you're just teaching for your child. I homeschool five kids and it takes less than three hours a day.
The Parent can teach (but is the student willing?) The teenagers would be capable of teaching himself anyway, reading and living life are the best ways a child can learn anyway.
Bookstores abound with homeschooling information, organizers, there are systems online you can purchase.
Parents without the memorized knowledge that they want their child to learn can be grateful and rejoice in their abilities to revisit those subjects and learn what they want. And if there are things you don't know, ask yourself why, if you haven't needed it as an adult, it is so important for your teen to memorize? Most people these days depend on computers and resource books. I still remember my first day on a hospital floor and sitting in a doctors meetings, none of them knew the answers for everything!!! They met once a day to talk about cases, they met to look up appropriate interventions, they used COMPUTERS to figure out which meds and how much to give. THere is more need to teach a child HOW to learn and find the knowledge they need than to make them memorize a lot of knowledge that they'll scuttle as soon as the test is over.

Music and PE are not completely social activities, that's why there are solo's, that's why there are people who are in track, tae kwon do, mountain climbing, cycling, swimming. Let go of your preconceived notions and be glad that you can let your child learn in a manner that suits them. If you insist on groups for those things, there are homeschooling groups in every state of the country, and most have organized these types of activities.

Answer 4

Well, there's a couple different angles to look at here-- there's what the law in your state requires (Google: homeschooling laws *your state*), and then there's addressing what you want to learn and how you learn best.
Anyone can home educate their children. But as a high schooler, you can probably educate yourself. You can look into cyber-schools if that's your persuasion -- often they are paid for by the state.
What I would suggest to start is to get The Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education, and then to find homeschooling 'playgroups' in your area. In my city, there are at least 8 and they have kids from toddlers to highschoolers and lots of parents who can help. I would also suggest researching the many different styles of homeschooling to see what makes the most sense to you -- some people make little classrooms in their homes and work from 9-5 every day, others use cooking & museums and real life experiences to get an education, and then there's a bunch of other options in the middle.

Answer 5

Does it make you feel big and bad that you can con people in to giving you heart felt answers so you can laugh at them.You should be ashamed of yourself.
This person was suspended for asking the same question 98 times on their last account.
You should not fall for this.
And clarence, linda whatever your name is, if you are seriously interested in learning about home education, which I seriously doubt, read the answers from the last 98 times you've asked this question.
Oh yeah, i forgot, you got that account deleted didn't you?
hmmm...

Answer 6

Read, Read, Read. That is how you will educate yourself.

Maybe you could start by reading all the dozens of answers to these same questions that you have been for ages now.

You have been reported (again)

Answer 7

You need a local homeschool support group.

Answer 8

Check in your search engine for "School of Tomorrow". It is Christian based, accredited, and informative.

Answer 9

Stop wasting people's time with your repeated questions!!

You have been reported Clemence J/Linda J.

Answer 10

You're wasting everyone's time..