Okay,I live in the small town of Lowry.We have only one school to pick from other then the Christian School that they already attend!My problem is that this school does not have all Certified teachers!They work in paces and sit in a little office like seat and get in trouble if they turn arround to stretch.K-12 are all the same!The school here is racist! My eldest son is half mexican and where I live there arent many other hispanics around.He suffered!He was beat up and came home with bruised ribs,and this was grade K!I love my children and I cant just move!We live on a farm and we have alot of things to learn even from here!I do have more reasons for wanting to take them out then the reason I provided.And because we only have 32 kids in our small school I know that there is only one certified teacher.They really dont teach ,the kids have paces.I use to volunteer also!!One thing is for sure I do have back up from my husband and I do not have to quit any job!
2007-01-05 10:24:25 · 7 answers · asked by Daniels Baby 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
Laws vary from state to state. Try this website to find the laws in your state.
http://www.hslda.org/laws/default.asp
Next contact your state and local homeschool organizations to ask about homeschooling in your area.
Attending a homeschool convention is also a good idea as they allow you to view lots of different available curriculums and meet other homeschoolers.
2007-01-05 10:42:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I recommend looking online, they have Christian homeschooling, public homeschooling, all different kind of homeschool organization! I recommend Seton Homeschool, www.setonhome.org They will give you all the information and you can enroll right then and there if you want, they are a very good homeschool organization that will teach your chldren so much its teaching mind right now! So I recommend it! It also send Report cards and gives credit so your children will be able to have a High School Deploma and credits for college! ITS SO GREAT!! Its a catholic homeschool organization but you don't have to enroll them in the religion course. Or there is E.C.O.T Educational Classrooms Of Tomorrow, if you enroll your children in that they send you a computer for each child and everything but you do need roadrunner internet for that but my older son is in it and it works great! There are teachers and everything that can teach your children online almost like instant messaging! ECOT also pays 40 dollars a child each month if they do there school!!! And Seton isn't really that expensive but you have to pay for the book and the English course is just a bit hard!
I hope I was a big Help
George H.
2007-01-05 21:03:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When people send their kids to Christian schools that use paces, one thing I tell them [when it is appropriate] is that if the school is going to use paces, you might as well order the paces yourself and have the student do them at home and save yourself a ton of money!!
Having said that, I will say that the catalog for paces will tell you on the back [or at least it used to] that your child will test out at 1-2 years BEHIND the grade you think he should be in if you use their system. Because of that, I only recommend paces if a parent can't teach ANYTHING to their child, or if the parent has a LOT of kids. It sounds like your kids are still small and it won't take that long to teach them anyway. If you are driving the child/ren to and from school, then you can probably teach them in the amt of time you'd have spent driving. The student/s might still have a little bit of work to do after you teach, but then will have a tremendous number of hours to follow their own interests. Good luck to you!
2007-01-05 19:39:27 · answer #3 · answered by Cris O 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Find out what the requirements are for homeschooling in your local community. Next go online to fine out what the state standards are for each grade level. If you decide to homeschool make sure you are committed and dedicated. Also, network to find a homeschool organization that you can join. I'm a supporter of homeschooling if conducted appropriately. Don't let people tell you that your kids want get to socialize if they are homeschool. Because, in public school there are so many restrictions put upon kids that they are not really allowed to socialize anyway. Hope this helps.
2007-01-05 18:51:47 · answer #4 · answered by mead1973 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can visit hsdla.org (Homeschool Legal Devince Association) (Or .com...I can't remember) to learn almost anything you need to know about how to start, what to do ETC. Or, you can find an E-School in your area. It is public school, but completely over the internet. They have no un-monitored association between other students on a message board or chat room. The teachers set them up and preview the messages before they are sent. If the school decides to have them. They still have optional extra-curricular activities, proms and workshops.
2007-01-05 18:46:08 · answer #5 · answered by 7111990 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can understand how you feel right now.
follow the instructions given by the school in the state you live in,have some useful info/resources pull out from the Internet,then meet with any school who could give out their school schedule/curriculum to you.
make out a time table that will be suitable for you and your child.
get started,let your kids understand the fact that you are going to be teaching them at home and they have to take every little time they have serious.
have one of the school teacher visit them once in a while,keep track of their progress,attend or join some on line forum to learn more on how you can be consistence.
i wish you luck,cheers.
2007-01-07 16:18:29 · answer #6 · answered by bright 247 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just ask the state you live in for suggestions for home schooling sites. You can also find them on the net.
2007-01-05 19:49:51 · answer #7 · answered by dee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋