I have a question about homeschooling...?

Question

I want to find out more about homeschooling! I'm from Romania, and it's not yet legal this homeschooling thing, but by the next year it will surely be! So I want to know more about home schooling! I hate public school! I always did! So I need to find out about homeschooling. I have a few questions:
1. Do you get to choose the teachers that will come at your house for the lessons, or they are sent by someone else?
2. Do you have an exact schedule or you can change it the way you want? I read on a site that you can choose how long every class will be. Is that true?
3. Is it expensive? How much would I have to pay?
4. What exactly do you have to do to pass from public school to home school? What do you have to do? Can you tell me step by step? I really don't know!
And, if there is anything else you have to say about homeschooling, say it! If there is anything else I have to know, please tell me about it!

No, dragonfly9151974! I already contacted him! But I want to know more things about homeschooling! Because it can't be too different from a country to another.

Answer 1

This is who you need to contact to find out about Home Schooling in Romania.

Gabriel Curcubet
Str. Santimbru Nr. 55/A
Odorheiu Secuiesc
535600 ROMANIA
Phone: [phone]
Cellular: 407 262 65566


Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
http://www.homeschooling.ro/en/home.html

Answer 2

You are going to have to wait until the Romanian laws are solidified. Everywhere has different laws! You never know what they'll decide in Romania.

1. Usually, however, homeschooling means that your PARENTS teach you. There is no teacher who comes to your house. There are no lessons sent to your home. The parents are responsible for choosing curriculum. There are some people who do online or correspondence, but I don't know if Romania has anything like that, where you do school online.

2. The PARENTS determine the schedule, although in some places, the government says how many hours per year need to be done in each subject.

3. I have never heard of anybody having to pay just to homeschool. I've heard of costs for online programs or to purchase books, but not just to homeschool. Your PARENTS would have to pay for whatever materials they would want to buy--maybe. It'll depend on the laws. In some places, parents are entitled to use school books.

4. To move from public school to homeschool will depend on the laws where you live. Every place is different. In some places, you don't need to do anything, in others you need to send a letter, in others you need to formally register...

Keep on top of when those laws are coming out in Romania and make sure you understand them when they do to see if homeschooling will work for you there. If you hate public school, then homeschooling might be great for you!

ADDED:
Actually, it CAN be very different from one country to another! Even from one area of a country to another. I live in Canada, and each province here decides how they will go about it. Some require you to follow the provincial curriculum and do testing. Others don't. Some provide funding, most don't. Some require schools to provide access to parents for classes or resources, others don't. Some don't even really have any regulations. In the States, it's even more varied. Some places require yearly testing, others every so often and others none. Some require that the parent doing the teaching be certified. Some will allow someone else to do the teaching, others won't. Some require registration, others don't. There is NO consistency, other than being at home!

Answer 3

Homeschooling differes everywhere. Once your area makes it "legal", you will know more of what you can & can't do. In the US, homeschooling is legal some places and doesn't exist in others. In my state - we don't "homeschool" we "private school" and our rules and regulations are the same as any brick & mortor private school. We file annual paper work telling them we've established a private school, then we are left to school the way we see fit. Some place require testing - some don't. It all depends on where you live. So to answer your specific questions:
1) Again - depending on where you live, you may or may not be required to use "teachers". Most places require that the parents are the teachers (usually, no formal teacher training required). They determine your curriculum and your schedule.
2) Your schedule is your own. Depending on your age, you or your parents will determine your schedule. There is also a thing called "Unschooling" which allows kids to find their own educational path. So this is a less structured method than most. It's all in what works for the family. I teach my 6 yr old for about 1 hour per day. As a student gets older, that time will be longer. But when to do it is still up to the parents/child.
3) it's as expensive or inexpensive as you want it to be. It's less expensive in that you don't have to pay tuition, but any and everything you do other than sit at home, come out of the family budget. museums, field trips, science experiments, art projects, extra classes - must be paid for. You can do many of these things very cheaply - and you can get group discounts if you participate in a group with other local homeschoolers.
4) how to pass between the two will largely be determined by the laws where you are. Many areas require that you simply notify the previous school that you are attending another school (be it homeschool or any other private school) and request the trascripts. If you have the opportunity to join a private independent study program or a public school charter that focuses on homeschoolers - then they may take care of some of that paperwork. Otherwise, it's up to the parents to do it. Again - you'll have to wait to find out what the laws are where you live.

In short - homeschooling isn't for everyone, but for those who choose it and really work at it - it's a fantastic learning opportunity. It allows parents and children to reconnect, know each other and follow their hearts while learning. Familiy lives are often stressed to the max with too many things to do because the kids have that thing called 'school' that takes up so much of their day. A homeschooling family can set the pace that THEY want and enjoy their life.

Answer 4

Homeschooling differs from place to place so you would have to look up the exact rules of the area that where you will be learning, but...

1) You will get to choose your teachers, but you will also most likely be responsible for paying them. I have never heard of a program where students get free teachers for homeschooling unless they are "special needs" students. Special needs are physical or emotional problems that make attending school a problem. Not liking public school will not be considered a special need.

2) Yes, you will be able to choose how long and when you take each class if you are doing the class on your own or with a private tutor. If you decide to take a formal class at a college, museum, homeschooling center and so on then you will have to abide by the rules set by the people running the class.

3) It depends on a lot of things, are you using a scripted program bought from a company? Are you taking classes from a local college, museum, homeschooling program, ...? Are you paying a tutor? Additionally, there may be a fee that you need to pay to your school district. Again, each district is different and you will have to check the rules for your area.

4) As with the other answers, you will have to check the rules of your district. Most places require you send in lesson plans and class work to be reviewed. You most likely will have to pass a test before getting credit for a subject, grade level, or graduation. Yet, as with the other answers, it depends on the rules of your district.

Obviously you need to do a lot of research before you decide to get involved in homeschooling. Homeschooling can be a wonderful option if it is done correctly, but it is not the "easy way out". It is certainly not a panacea for the social problems one faces in high school, or for someone who doesn’t feel like working or learning. Additionally, the simple fact that someone was homeschooled does not mean a thing. I have seen children homeschooled who are highly educated, concerned, active, aware citizens. I have also seen children who were "homeschooled" who were illiterate, narrow minded, unaware, and had no ability to interact with the world around them. Homeschooling, like most other things, is not innately good or bad, it is what you make of it.

Answer 5

Usually the parents are the ones who teach the subjects. However, you can have a private tutor. You can choose the curriculum, schedule, and activities. But still you need to wait how the laws will be in your country, coud be that you must be supervised by a school district; or you can declare your home a private school and decline any government interference. This website have a lot of information about homeschooling. http://www.homeschoolingplus.com/

Answer 6

Home schooling is when your teachers are your parents. So insted of having tons of teachers you have to main ones. You can do homeschooling groups that do P.E., music,latin and lots of other classes.Your schedule depends on how busy you are. If you want to spend the day with your bf u can take off and make up for it the next day in the us the equiptment u buy u can write it off as a tax deduct hope this helps

Answer 7

i guess some of those quistions depend on the laws from place to place.but here,it only cost if you purchase a curriculum.you pretty much teach what you want the way you want.you make your own schedule,there is no law that says you can not homeschool.you just have to send a " letter of intent to homeschool" to your education board.

Answer 8

Ok #1 your teachers are your mom or dad.
#2 you can do it wen you want unless or mom or dad tell's
you to do it.
#3 i don't now my mom got it for me.
#4 umm at the end of the school year of public school that's wen you can swich to homeschool.